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Its a message to the pro layers on here to get stuck in funny how M
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it's because the people who do the judging are usually the wives or girlfriends of the sponsors. cheers.
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When I used to work for a bookies, I once had to pick the best turned out as well as presenting the winners prize(no one else could be arsed going). I gave the best turned out prize to the horse with the fittest bird walking it round!
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lol i know youre trolling but cant resist .. if i put a hat on ..i wouldnt beat Bolt
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no, but if Bolt had the hat on, he'd still beat you
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Excuse me, but a lot of them do win.
Absolute non-story here. |
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yeah, suspect it's a confirmation bias issue...obv most do get beat but what the record is in terms of P/L is anyone's guess
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Plaits in a horses mane do not make the horse run any faster.but the plaits can win them a prize for best turned out.
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catterick best turned out today
annie rose highland premier let me be next |
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If a horse has the temperament to be tarted up and pampered in the morning of racing he is not in the right frame of mind to run a race.
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I like that Swifty - there might be something in the theory - would love to know stats - as always, in the "trying to put everyone away" process, it probably doesn't help to have your horse look a million dollars ..... Martin Pipe said to me once (apologies for name dropping) see if you can pick the double Cheltenham winner out of those 5 in the field - I'd no idea of course - he pointed to Gaspara - he said "see, you can't pick winners on looks" - she wasn't the prettiest, but quite a machine.
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thanks shooda. In fact some horses may even be embarrassed turning up looking like they do in front of their peers. Again, an embarrassed horse will almost certainly underperform.
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If the mane is platted too tight then that can lead to headaches
And thus, if this happens to a female horsey.............well we know what females are like with headaches. No goers Good laying system for ya there. |
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Firstly, best turned out may be the best chance of winning for a handler leading up a no hoper.
Secondly, the judge - out in the middle of the parade ring - who may not be qualified to judge the wellbeing of horses, will often ask the attending course usher where to make a choice and, again, the course official is likely to recommend an outsider. |
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For jumpers jocks always pull the first few plaits out as they can pull when the horse stretches over a fence. Francombe has a sensible theory re a plaited tail that the tail is the horses balancing rudder hence a tightly plaited tail could be another mistake maker.
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