Going report Aintree

Posted 2 hours ago but doesn't actually say what the going is:

53.6mm rain Mon 16th-Sun 22nd Oct, dry Mon, 0.6mm Tues, dry Wed, 3.8mm Thurs, 1.2mm Fri, 2mm overnight into Sun. Forecast: A largely dry day on Sun with just some chance of an isolated shower.

Wincanton:

Soft, Heavy (in places) Monitoring the first chase/hurdle, back straight for some raceable standing water in places. (GoingStick:6.8 on 29-10-2023 at 07:45)

I will be at Aintree today, had an ew punt on Martator 3.45 @ 14s & 16s.

Good luck DG

There's a Royal Ascot winner entered for the juvenile hurdle at Wetherby on Friday, in the Gredley colours too, so one for sageform to look forward to, should Burdett Road take his chance.

Black beauty back out this afternoon
Absolute machine done a tendon
See if he’s grade one still in Old Roan
9/2 4/1 today tempting knowing horse could be anything

Racing post says going stick was 4.8 and 4.7...??

Going/Tracks
Good To Soft (Soft In Places)

MILDMAY Course
Hurdle: Good to Soft (Soft in places) (GSt 4.7 on Sun 9:30am)

Chase: Good to Soft (Soft in places) (GSt 4.8 on Sun 9:30am)

Rails: Rails in innermost position. Distances as advertised. Hurdle 1 positioned by cross fence, leaving 2 flights in the home straight.

Low sun could result in obstacle omission at this fixture


From the bha site, I agree the stick readings do look a bit odd. I suppose its where we are when we are pushing a stick into the ground as a guide.

4.8 and 4.7 would be a complete Bog.

I suppose it depends on the length of the stick

Well strung out in the first

Horses must've missed all the good bits en route

I'm always saying that to the missus dealer

Lol

Not many finishers in the second either

14.00 -different races with the three fences in the home straight omitted.

Absolutely - a farce. And it keeps happening at Aintree. Surely they can move the card around so that the feature chase of the day is run at the start or end of the card and doesn't have to be ruined by low sun. I know that's not ideal timewise, but it must be better than having the race absolutely ruined. The Old Roan Chase is an important race in the pattern.