'Tea Clipper has put this to bed'

Must have ran into some strong headwinds as he thought he'd sail home.

was he at the course or commentating off pictures ??

Jan 22, 2024 -- 4:47PM, hulk23 wrote:

was he at the course or commentating off pictures ??

I know all the 'modern' commentators commentate from the screen, but I'm sure most still have binoculars for emergencies. Looked and sounded like Harris was commentating from the shed in his garden.

Most of them are commentating from the monitor which is why they are surprised when the runners approach a dolled off fence/hurdle.They often miss a runner that has come down towards the rear of the field.

In reality there's no actual need for them to be on track these days

going out on a limb here, I'm guessing you don't need bins to see the last fence from the top of the stand.

Never been to Warwick but I wouldn't think so. Makes it even worse.

although big drop in class the fav never been a strong stayer at 4 miles always had him mbest at 2m 4 to 2m 6,and in front a longtime,how ever race was run you,d fancy the winner if anywhere near at the last,clipper needed something to stay  with it for a lot longer,if their going hunting for a big festival winner,aintree foxhunters his race

Touch of complacency perhaps in my view, final race of the day and the long odds on jolly a long way clear going into the last with the jockey only nudging away. None of us are infallible.

The poor horse has never stayed the 3 miles, yet his connections are the only ones not to have realised.

walofs..tea clippers ran plenty good races over 3m...2st in hand of winner and 8L clear..dogged it imo.

if he doesn't stay 3m then that's my form book done with, it's lying to me.

3 x 2nd place in a row never looks good

To my mind, the horse easily went 10 lengths clear on the turn in, but the jockey then stopped asking for maximum effort from 2 out and maybe horse thought that was it for the day?

Reg, something's not right, he had 36lb in hand of the winner at the weights, he should've been long gone by then.

wasnt 10L clear imo and never eased up..prob just got tired in the ground and a dour stayer outstayed it.

Swifty, I agree
Unfortunately, either due to the camera angle or something else, he seemed to be 10 lengths clear, then in a split second the other horse was jumping the last only 2 lengths down and with momentum

I was shocked to see him in a Hunter, it usually sounds alarm bells, he's only 9 and ran a blinder at Cheltenham only 10 months ago. Maybe tired but he had race fitness, he's never won as many as he should've done.

OK Wazza, I'll see if I can find a replay and have another look

Correct, swift.
He should have won plenty more, but connections insist on running him over a trip he clearly does not get.

only people at the track or the droners will know the gap, RTV viewers shafted!

was no drone.

brandy, he stays 3miles, it's in the book, but i don't disagree I've always liked the idea of running him over shorter, it's 75 seconds less running 'if' he has issues of some kind.

anyway, did KOI back him or not, we need to know?!

yes..max steaks ... fillet his satchel

KOI said, pick the bones out of that

Wazza, just watched it again
Commentator actually says he's 10 lengths ahead about 50 yards before the 2nd last  and to me it looked about that
Horse in solo camera approaching the last, so, as I said, all of a sudden the eventual winner is almost upsides

strange result..should never had got caught..but,dus anything suprise.

mebbe 6-8L clear..and aye..zoomed in on leader looked bar a fall and winner is upsides wen camera panned out.

Wazza, does this drone thingy give you more than 1 angle, I suppose I mean is there more than 1 drone and can you see all the different angles at once? Basically, how do the drone pics compare to usual TV angles etc?

drone pics are side on last 3f..so you can all forward or backward momentum..just a world apart from conventional tv pics looking at a 30 degree angle.

Cheers Wazza

Why are the racing picture  companies not employing drones?

It's more effiecent ,better images, more accurate, cheaper , less of a carbon footprint, safer, ect ect. Makes you wonder, and why are the punters not asking for them, why are the racing media not asking for them?

Mind boggling why they are not being used, many sports have been using them for a few years now.

The cost side alone of humping all the camera vehicles about must be pretty heavy.
Let's face it most of the current camera angles are down to vehicle access not best possible view.

If weather prevents the drones going up, not exactly good for viewers and turn over. But def a combo of both.

Drones would be good target practice for the clay pigeon clubs…..

weather

What sort of prices/amounts got done on this one, as the comm gave his definite result a bit early?

1.02, 300+ the winner for a few quid.

cheers, maybe could have been worse though still painful if you laid 300