New Posts For Thread: More 'going mad' from the RP reportshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31886059/more-going-mad-from-the-rp-reportsAyrGoing: HEAVY (GoingStick: 5.8)BathGoing: GOOD TO SOFT, Good in places (GoingStick: 5.3)So a reading of 5.8 is Heavy, but Good to soft, Good places is 5.3Yep total sense, as usual...By the time of the first race at Bath if it hasn’t rained will probably be good to firmhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31886059/more-going-mad-from-the-rp-reports?post_id=565020277#565020277By the time of the first race at Bath if it hasn’t rained will probably be good to firmThu, 09 Oct 2025 08:07:14 -0500Tell that to the BHA irons:https://www.britishhorseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Going-Stick-Average-Readings-1.pdfAs you can see they suggest it is an objective measure, and the related goings are listed with the numbers linked.So somethinghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31886059/more-going-mad-from-the-rp-reports?post_id=565020263#565020263Tell that to the BHA irons:https://www.britishhorseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Going-Stick-Average-Readings-1.pdfAs you can see they suggest it is an objective measure, and the related goings are listed with the numbers linked.So somethingThu, 09 Oct 2025 08:00:20 -0500Do they still use the penetrometers?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31886059/more-going-mad-from-the-rp-reports?post_id=565020259#565020259Do they still use the penetrometers?Thu, 09 Oct 2025 07:58:35 -0500Different soil composition makes that suggestion impossible,Stu.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31886059/more-going-mad-from-the-rp-reports?post_id=565020255#565020255Different soil composition makes that suggestion impossible,Stu.Thu, 09 Oct 2025 07:57:50 -0500It's meant to be a universal measuring system for going - so yes, you should be able to compare them...at least more approximately than this!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31886059/more-going-mad-from-the-rp-reports?post_id=565020243#565020243It's meant to be a universal measuring system for going - so yes, you should be able to compare them...at least more approximately than this!Thu, 09 Oct 2025 07:52:14 -0500You cannot use Going Stick Readings from different Courses and compare themhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31886059/more-going-mad-from-the-rp-reports?post_id=565020217#565020217You cannot use Going Stick Readings from different Courses and compare themThu, 09 Oct 2025 07:28:08 -0500AyrGoing: HEAVY (GoingStick: 5.8)BathGoing: GOOD TO SOFT, Good in places (GoingStick: 5.3)So a reading of 5.8 is Heavy, but Good to soft, Good places is 5.3Yep total sense, as usual...https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31886059/more-going-mad-from-the-rp-reports?post_id=565020171#565020171AyrGoing: HEAVY (GoingStick: 5.8)BathGoing: GOOD TO SOFT, Good in places (GoingStick: 5.3)So a reading of 5.8 is Heavy, but Good to soft, Good places is 5.3Yep total sense, as usual...Thu, 09 Oct 2025 07:01:16 -0500