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I am 5 miles from the course. Temperature here -1 at 9.30, 0 at 10, +3 now. Difficult call for Mr Cornford but probably correct.
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What's your opinion blackbarn. On or off?
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Marginal but on! Hard not to be influenced by it being such a beautiful sunny day with not a cloud in the sky here.
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TY.
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Not far away and the sky is clear, with the sun blazing down.
Thermometer says 4° ('Feels Like' 0°) |
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no news yet so must be close.
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it will be on
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will be loads of nons...............what with the ground and travel chaos........
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pandora - you are guessing or ramping!
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A decision on whether racing at Plumpton goes ahead has yet to be made with officials continuing to monitor the track due to areas of frost on the hurdles course causing concern.
Two inspections were held in the morning at 8am and 10am with a further inspection planned for midday to allow for conditions to improve, but clerk of the course Mark Cornford was awaiting the arrival of BHA stewards – who were held up on their way to the course by an accident on the M25 before making a final call. Temperatures had not risen as quickly as anticipated and areas of the hurdles course on the back straight were giving officials particular cause for concern. Cornford said on Sky Sports Racing: "The temperatures haven’t risen as expected. The frost has been slow to come out of the ground in some areas, particularly the hurdles course on the back straight. "There is also an area coming round the stables on the hurdles course, an area bigger in size than in the back straight, which we think we can get round by moving the course to the centre. "If this doesn’t work out I can only apologise to everybody. Having got this close and gone this far, I’m prepared to give it every possible chance. We’ve got our fingers crossed but we are up against it." |
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Ask the trainer's if they want their horses to run.
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ask the trainer's what?
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What about the jocks?
Wouldn't want to take a tumble on that ground. |
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If they are ok for their horses to run on it. Get the jockeys opinions as well.
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Jockeys, trainers and officials out on the track as Plumpton decision nears - RP a few mins ago.
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ON
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first race so far 6 out
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everything i fancied withdraw.........
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think of the money you saved
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exactly
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sorry lol
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6 nons
poss 2 hurdles jumped 6,s on fav is everyone raring to go |
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still lots of safety officers on the track ........not sure you can run a race only jumping 2 hurdles??
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Might see the Triumph Hurdle winner?
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fav out
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Can't see them completing the full card even if they get a few races in! Let's hope no injuries for horse or human!
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still time for this mornings 5000 shot might get a walkover
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If it is frost then it should keep getting better.
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carnage
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There you go-first race first hurdle first nasty injury! INIQUITOUS!
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Oh dear, the going doesn't look safe
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Feel for the Clerk now. Dead horse in the first but I can't see how the course was to blame.
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Slipped on landing.....unsafe going! Should be called off.
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Not sure you were watching the same race as me, Piccadilly!
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Never slipped on ! landing, took off too early, there are some clueless people on here
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he didnt slip on landing, horse clipped top of hurdle went down and jock off over the top of him.
Such a shame, sad outcome  |
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shadow rather than ground probably the cause there
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Did look like he slipped at first viewing....yeah hit the top of it. Obviously Cufmos has made his way from over from twitter.
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The trainer reaction is sad but predictable. Won't be any runners at this rate.
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Shame they don't read the forum eg my post at 14.54 (13.54 in proper time).
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