Why hit poor little Plumpton and Windsor? Why not Ascot & Cheltenham

Does smell a bit , surely its better to strike when the press and public are going to notice it. God this sport is pathetic,seems to be dieing a slow death.

moorcroft racedace is monday .or was !

anaglogs i love plumpton to bits,but thank god they didnt choose ascot on saturday.

i am 50 50 on the whole affair,but it needs sorting quick no festering.

Where has Plumpton been mentioned for strike action ?

Howya doing Jimnast ?  not bad here thanks[;)] apart from this mess that's going on

For you bookies: if you have a pitch at Taunton can you bet at Chepstow and have the Chepstow bookmakers to stand down or is it just tough s***?


Chepstow to take on abandoned Taunton card

By Stuart Riley racingpost.com44

FIRM ground due to a lack of rain, both in recent weeks and in future forecasts, has resulted in Taunton abandoning early its fixture scheduled for October 25.

The British Horseracing Authority has sanctioned the transfer of Taunton's fixture to Chepstow on the same day. The race programme will remain largely unchanged with only minor alterations to race distances where needed.

Bob Young, Chief Executive at Taunton, said: "It is with great reluctance that we have made this decision, but, with the exception of 5.5mm on October 6, there has been no measurable rainfall on the course since September 26th. For us to be able to race on October 25th we need at least 100mm of additional rainfall and there doesn't seem to be any forecast in the near future.

"We had a choice of either sitting on our hands and losing the fixture altogether or accepting that it was very unlikely to rain sufficiently and at least save the fixture and enable it to be run elsewhere. Northern Racing, who own Chepstow Racecourse, has kindly agreed to grant free admission to all Taunton Annual Members."

Jim Allen, Head of Racing Development at Northern Racing said: "We are pleased to be able to accommodate this fixture at Chepstow and I can confirm that all races will meet tariff. The meeting will follow shortly after Silver Trophy Day but the turf is in fantastic condition. There is not much rain forecast so we expect to be watering".

No i suppose not. It'll probably end up as a meeting for the needy and the greedy

So the Chepstow bookmakers can stand. Which will be probably just the big 3 manipulating the s.p.

how ironic that it is a charity that has the welfare of retired racehorses at its heart, that is going to suffer

what an awful shame for moorcroft hope it doesn't come to that

The British Horseracing Authority yesterday confirmed that it was listening to jockeys’ concerns about the new whip Rules and that it had asked for and would consider any formal submission the Professional Jockeys Association (PJA) chose to make on this subject.

We have this afternoon received a short submission from the PJA. The BHA has today invited the PJA to attend a planned Board meeting of the Authority on Monday so that they can elaborate further on the submission they have made before further detailed consideration by the BHA’s Review Group. The PJA has accepted this invitation.

This dialogue will build on constructive talks we held with the PJA on Tuesday. Throughout the process of amending the rules on use of the whip and associated penalties the BHA has worked closely with representatives of the PJA and we are encouraged that they recognise our commitment to thorough consultation.

We will not be suspending the current Rules pending these discussions, but we do commit to resolving this matter as quickly as possible while ensuring that due process is followed.

In light of the positive dialogue taking place between the BHA and the PJA we urge everyone involved in racing to engage with this process and to work with us to take the sport forward with no disruption to the racing programme.