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UK racing to resume on/before 1st June.
UK racing to resume on/before 1st June.
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I hear there could be a morning meeting and an afternoon meeting at the same track.
Derby and Oaks may be Lingfield |
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I think Newcastle will be used initially and I can see plenty of handicaps being scheduled there. Most of the top class horses are down South.
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currently 1.66 for racing before 1 June ... mind you the market has been everywhere the past few days ...
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Hughe price geordie
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Announced guidelines for Ireland racing was mentioned as opening on limited bases from 8th june.......i wouldnt be too confident of UK Being earlier think Johnston will err on side of caution being a victim to co-vid himself wouldnt be lumping on at 4/6........theyve opened up Spain today and theyre out big time watching TV could see it kick off again in Spain will put spanner in play for everyone
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Where’s 8th June come from
That would be second phase wouldn’t it ? Doesn’t fit in criteria for sport that would be 3rd phase Not sure about Agriculture side does it fit in second phase of that ? As long as ambulances aren’t needed by NHS I can see them moving things along over here. If Premier league are looking at 8th June and they will be training for 3 weeks prior to that I don’t see a hold up. Daily Mirror report of 16 or 18 May would be pretty optimistic though. I see last week May or first week of June as decent targets I thought lockdown extended 2/3 weeks and 7 to 10 days on top to get things in place |
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I think countries will decide what’s best for themselves the culture in Spain isn’t the same as U.K. I don’t see too much bearing should be placed on differing health systems and cultural behaviour.
I also think a lot of people over here will struggle to adapt back to how they were, 6-8 weeks of lockdown alters a lot of people’s psychology. They can tell us not to wear fade coverings and we will, they can tell us not to be 2 metres apart and we will stay distanced. I think it’s scared a lot of people, stats are being put out to scare people for too long not for it to have mattered, you can tell by listening to people who just see headlines instead of looking deeper into things, for example they still take daily recorded deaths as meaning yesterdays death toll. We are down now to around 300 tragic deaths a day in hospitals from 800 on the 8th April yet people see 700 deaths recorded which now include a separate environment of care homes. |
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A series of rearranged Classic trials and Pattern races have been scheduled for the last two weekends in May if racing is allowed to resume later this month, as the British Horseracing Authority seeks to rescue as much of the Flat season as possible once the current lockdown is eased.
The schedule, drawn up by members of the Flat Pattern Committee, would see the Greenham Stakes and Craven Stakes, two major trials for the 2,000 Guineas, taking place on different days over the weekend of 23-24 May. The Nell Gwyn Stakes and Fred Darling Stakes, trials for the 1,000 Guineas, would be staged the same weekend, along with five more Group Three events including the Brigadier Gerard Stakes and the Sagaro Stakes, a trial for the Ascot Gold Cup. The weekend of 30-31 May, meanwhile, would include the Lockinge Stakes, the first Group One of the season, along with the Group Two Yorkshire Cup, and the Dante Stakes, the most significant domestic trial for the Derby. The 2,000 Guineas and 1,000 Guineas would then be run on the weekend of 6-7 June, along with the Group One Coronation Cup, which would normally be part of that weekend’s Derby Festival at Epsom. If the BHA is able to proceed with this “best-case” scenario, Royal Ascot would remain in its traditional position in mid-June, starting on 16 June, with the Derby and Oaks being staged in early July. |
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Mmm any mention of the racecourses where these will take place ?
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As attractive as all those fancy race cards look, it is, in truth just more of the same from the BHA, this is what we can do, IF GOVT ALLOWS IT.
What I'd be more interested in is if they are lobbying Govt every single day, Hancock is MP for Newmarket they should have much easier access to him. |
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Would be a great start to the season, with all those great races being run so close together, mouth watering.
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Agreed stewarts
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foxy no idea which racecourses they will use but I think they are planning to use ones with hotels attatched.
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newcastle have today announced the cancelling of the northumberland plate meeting.
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I cannot see any racing until August / September. Too many variables currently to deal with.
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Thanks mmm Newbury has a hotel but I would guess no more than a dozen rooms.so lingfield and wollybags favourites along with Newcastle.
Epsom has a holiday inn express close by |
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Adge any chance you might post some good news at some point?
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Yes. Layed many a filly there. Good, strong, memories of Holiday Inn.
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^^ pizza from room service and the porno channel
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just about to come on sky news , horseracing re start question
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A report on Sky News about this very subject is coming up shortly.
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Hello got there before me.
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foxy ,mr combustible who really does have his ear to the ground at Lingfield posted somewhere that consideration was being given to holding two separate meetings a day there;one morning,one afternoon.
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I've heard that we'll be ready to go once Govt gives the go ahead.
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No new info, waste of my time hanging on for that
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I believe racing only needs 24-48 hours to get racing to go ahead so thats a positive ... the Gov't will need to release some lockdown measures sooner rather than later & giving racng the go ahead will be a little feelgood factor ... i'm optimistic we shall see racing 23-24 May if not before
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says all you ned to no,when your looking for courses.,that attract small crowds with a hotel on site,
 ,or in other words racecourses wityhout pop concerts,trackside hotels and house building on track is fooooked, |
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RSA ready to race, still waiting for government clearance. Germany ready to race, waiting for gov clearance. France still supposedly May 11th but not been 100% approved. After viewing the mouthwatering fixture list in Britain advertised for the back end of May, it would be hugely frustrating if we were still waiting on tenterhooks come the 16th or so.
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I believe racing only needs 24-48 hours to get racing to go ahead so thats a positive
Usually open entries 5 days before race. So either they announce a race date and start entries process before approval is given to race or wait for go ahead, open entries and race 5 days after. |
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Thanks posy I must say in the current situation lingfield does look suitable
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Stupid post firsttimeposter
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It should only last 2 or 3 weeks before we get other tracks putting on fixtures. Obviously it will be behind closed doors but when everyone gets back to work we should be ok.
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Racing in Germany planned for Monday 4th May has been cancelled after failing to get approval.
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Hello Andrew hope your well
They are having another look at things possibly race Thursday |
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Some real optimists on here.
The report about Ireland now suggests the end of June at the earliest. Hard to believe we will get going before then. I suspect Kriskin's dates are far more realistic. Any idea of a second spike and the whole season could be gone. |
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Keeping well thanks Foxy, albeit fed up with the C-19 change of lifestyle, but we're all in the same boat.
Having a few fun lay bets on the Svenska trotting, but it's so boring to watch. |
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Yes fed up is the word many are using now Andrew
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A second spike is a certainty, nothing else is possible. It will make no difference, we will be underway by 1st week in June and there will never be another lockdown (at least not in the near future). The idea that the government (country) can afford another period like the last 6 weeks is utter madness. Does anybody really think that the chancellor is going to give 80% wages for millions of people again? They may keep it going a little longer but once its over its over second spike or not.
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a second spike depends on test and trace
isolating infected and tracing contacts with the aim of breaking covid chains all over uk , till a vaccine its the biggest tool regarding exit , lockdown will be to nearly end of month i rekon so by that time most communities will have testing facilities for public hopefully , then things will resume gradually if racing is staffed onsite and little movement of staff who will live there its possible in june and by then medics should be available also , 4 tracks and double cards |