New Posts For Thread: when they all gather at the bends to inspect the course..https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31909923/when-they-all-gather-at-the-bends-to-inspect-the-course...they never seem to actually look at the track. They just yap. Can't see the point of them all being there really.It certainly is,saddohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31909923/when-they-all-gather-at-the-bends-to-inspect-the-course?post_id=565555429#565555429It certainly is,saddoFri, 28 Aug 2026 11:15:02 -0500I haven't been to lots of tracks, but when I went to ThirskI was surprised at how tight that bend was.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31909923/when-they-all-gather-at-the-bends-to-inspect-the-course?post_id=565555419#565555419I haven't been to lots of tracks, but when I went to ThirskI was surprised at how tight that bend was.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:08:59 -0500presumably it only becomes clear once the course is negotiated at racing speed. but obviously only amateurs ran in the first.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31909923/when-they-all-gather-at-the-bends-to-inspect-the-course?post_id=565555405#565555405presumably it only becomes clear once the course is negotiated at racing speed. but obviously only amateurs ran in the first.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:00:23 -0500listening to the COC seemed the jocks were more upset/annoyed about the racing line and the realignment of the track from the last meeting ,rather than the ground,how many jocks flagged that up before racing ? and if one didnt slip in the 1st,all wohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31909923/when-they-all-gather-at-the-bends-to-inspect-the-course?post_id=565555397#565555397listening to the COC seemed the jocks were more upset/annoyed about the racing line and the realignment of the track from the last meeting ,rather than the ground,how many jocks flagged that up before racing ? and if one didnt slip in the 1st,all woFri, 28 Aug 2026 10:55:43 -0500Glow wormNo they ran the 4 o’clock race as it was on the straight course simple as that,everyone attending today will be getting a full refund .sorry if that’s not the story you wanted.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31909923/when-they-all-gather-at-the-bends-to-inspect-the-course?post_id=565555395#565555395Glow wormNo they ran the 4 o’clock race as it was on the straight course simple as that,everyone attending today will be getting a full refund .sorry if that’s not the story you wanted.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:54:02 -0500so how does that work if either horse or amateur jock were seriously injured in the 1st,with groundsmen ,COC,pro jocks who are suposed to walk,check,inspect the track before racing,all sat in the stand watching, whilst the canarie,s in the coal minehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31909923/when-they-all-gather-at-the-bends-to-inspect-the-course?post_id=565555389#565555389so how does that work if either horse or amateur jock were seriously injured in the 1st,with groundsmen ,COC,pro jocks who are suposed to walk,check,inspect the track before racing,all sat in the stand watching, whilst the canarie,s in the coal mineFri, 28 Aug 2026 10:52:02 -0500It's a flawed system isn't it, as I allude to, there are various incentives, and they aren't always aligned. If you're scheduled to be riding a favourite and you're usually on rags, it's not the same as someone who gets loads of rides a day and onlyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31909923/when-they-all-gather-at-the-bends-to-inspect-the-course?post_id=565555385#565555385It's a flawed system isn't it, as I allude to, there are various incentives, and they aren't always aligned. If you're scheduled to be riding a favourite and you're usually on rags, it's not the same as someone who gets loads of rides a day and onlyFri, 28 Aug 2026 10:50:47 -0500that may be right Cider, but I am sure I heard that the jockey's representative at Bellewstown said that most of them were in favour of racing on. But the decision went the way of those who didn't wish to. It always will surely. I simply cannot rememhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31909923/when-they-all-gather-at-the-bends-to-inspect-the-course?post_id=565555377#565555377that may be right Cider, but I am sure I heard that the jockey's representative at Bellewstown said that most of them were in favour of racing on. But the decision went the way of those who didn't wish to. It always will surely. I simply cannot rememFri, 28 Aug 2026 10:37:52 -0500why would every jockey and every trainer think the same. connections can pull their horses out if they don't want to run, and jockeys can go home. as TM did at Chester. everyone has got skin in the game, but for different reasons.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31909923/when-they-all-gather-at-the-bends-to-inspect-the-course?post_id=565555361#565555361why would every jockey and every trainer think the same. connections can pull their horses out if they don't want to run, and jockeys can go home. as TM did at Chester. everyone has got skin in the game, but for different reasons.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:29:28 -0500Just like the "low sun" scenario, and for the reasons in the excellent post by Cider at 1601, jockeys effectively exercise a veto. I have no problem with that as they are, as Uptheirons and Cider implied, the people taking the risk. What annoys me ishttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31909923/when-they-all-gather-at-the-bends-to-inspect-the-course?post_id=565555351#565555351Just like the "low sun" scenario, and for the reasons in the excellent post by Cider at 1601, jockeys effectively exercise a veto. I have no problem with that as they are, as Uptheirons and Cider implied, the people taking the risk. What annoys me isFri, 28 Aug 2026 10:26:31 -0500