exeter delayed

hope frost's ok, but why do they start so late.

What is your point knot?

well..last race 4.30, say dark at 5..anything goes wrong and they struggling

whats wrong in starting at 12.45/1.

so they should start every meeting half an hour earlier for the sake of the 1 in 500 that is delayed

Not dark at 5pm imo

my point exactly duncan.

Certainly not dark in Exeter at 5.00, as its almost as far south as you can get, in this country

12 would be my ideal start time. Why is 2pm considered the ideal?

it's to keep the bookies open longer !

spend more money with a two start, financially more viable for courses

all the blokes up and down the land who put their bets on in their lunch break are still working @ 12

It's also because the stable staff have to get to the meeting, but you're probably right it's bookie led. Is 2pm the ideal time for horseracing punters or the ideal time for bookies because they have other stuff to put on earlier?

My lunch break used to be 12-1 I was up for betting during that period :/

any news of the restart ?

Two gets lunh out of the way at the race course hospitality and lets 4:30pm and 5pm workers get to the bookies plus if it was a 12:00am start it would be finished by 3:30pm

just restarted my computer, flying now.

Oceanfinance 08 Feb 15 14:22 

12 would be my ideal start time. Why is 2pm considered the ideal?
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Hate the early starts of late November/December/January

No doubt do TRAINERS, too - who are boxing horses up in the DARK at 6 and 7 am - in order to get them to the Racecourses in reasonable time.

well the 500-1 shot just came in,still feel they could start slightly earlier on a sunday and im sticking to it...so there

thanks for the update foxy ..... I was getting worried

going to be a long delay, air ambulance just left course, mr l drowne taken to hospital by ambulance with a broken ankle.

Any word on H. Frost ?

all those that got to 10am mass would struggle to get to races before 12 unless local 

[i]Any word on H. Frost ?[/inothing apart from a back injury as on ruk i think

runners at the start.

Wish him luck hes going to need it !

Wish him luck hes going to need it !

Most people in racing are up at 6 or 7 anyway, onlooker.

2-25 due off at 3-10.