haydock inspect 2morro

Here we go again. Tellwrong's cat and mouse guessing game part 18 (to be continued)

Conditions at the Merseyside venue are already described as heavy and although there is more rain on the way, clerk of the course Kirkland Tellwrong is hopeful he fixture will beat the elements.

Tellwrong said on Friday morning: "We had 15 millimetres of rain on Thursday but we would be fine to race today. We could get up to 18 millimetres on Saturday but I'm optimistic we'll be racing.

"I think by 7am we'll have had some of the rain, but hopefully we'll be fine to race and we'll try to stagger through an unpleasant day as best we can."

"Hopefully we can get all the works party's into the bars before calling it off"

raining again at haydock

only a shower M8...just checked the radar..........but there is a lump 4/5 hrs away

"Hopefully we can get all the works party's into the bars before calling it off"

"We'll try to stagger through an unpleasant day......".I think he means the horses will do the staggering.

LATEST FORECAST RAIN WILL CEASE BY 12PM SAT,TEMP 11C,VERY WINDY BUT DRY,ITS LOOKING GOOD

ON.

Thank you

great news great card

living close by....i will be amazed if this goes ahead...TBH i can't belive its been given the go ahead

Clerk of the course Kirkland Tellwright said: "There's more rain to come - around 15mm - but we will make a start and hope to complete the meeting.
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so the inspection will be 12.00 noon if true to form , then

is it worth doing me placepot ?, should do a quadpot for first 4 races

I'm on Merseyside and it's just torrential rain at the moment with no sign of it letting up.

Do i set out to go or not? live 20 mins away and it's 'ommering down
I've been done in the past with this fixture, calling it off at the last minute once the punters/works party's are in the course and at the bars

If they run 2...........no money back...............ALL IN FOR THE BOOZE & PIES

Its still chucking it down, I only live a 10 min walk away, I can see just see Haydock Park from my bedroom window. I will be very surprised if it goes ahead.

As long as it's raining they'll race.Ground will obviously be like a quaqmire but as long as it's safe for the hosses they'll get through the meeting.They've got three weeks to put the ground right before the next meeting & by that time they could be under a foot of snow or frozen off.Office parties etc.(good spenders)they ain't going to throw that away,also television money.

The way it is raining now, I would be amazed if they complete the card

Abandoned after 3 races IMO

try 8 days next haydock meeting 30 dec sunday , you know your stuff allpoints

If they got through the entire card at Towcester on Thursday with standing water on the track then today at Haydock shouldn't be a problem.

mmm         has Haydock got hills in the track now

The point is that if they WANT to race, such as standing water doesn't seem to be a problem anymore.

Sorry about that one jrw.I certainly missed that one but I still think they'll race & complete the card.Too much money to throw away.Even in eight days time they may have no option but to call a meeting off this time of the year.As long as the horses are going through it & it's safe they may as well race.

mange • December 22, 2012 10:28 AM GMT
mmm         has Haydock got hills in the track now
The last 2 furlongs are upHILL all the way. Nap.

I did think it was a bit like Towcester

It's not standing water that's the problem, its whether they can actually take off or more importantly land at the other side of the obstacles (hurdle or fence) and stay on their feet, rather than aquaplane on landing. Haydock must be doubtful surely, the jockeys aren't there yet but they will be soon, then we might see a further series of inspections before abandonment.

Maybe its just me being cynical but whether courses abandon seems to have more to do with how many advance bookings they have.

Some "craic" on ere...........Youd struggle to get a orse to aquaplane.........

just bet the horses who's wearing the wellies

Perhaps aquaplane was the wrong word, perhaps slithering would be a better word?

Interesting interview with Tellwrong.

Very keen to commit to start racing.  Less keen to commit to it finishing.