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Big interview next to a double decker bus about the National weights and "welcoming the huge crowd at the launch". I counted at least 20 and half were kids on half term.
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its a load of bs
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not interested until 24 hours before even then minimal interest in the long distance brush hurdle
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The National may be easier than it was but when you see the so called fences on some park courses it is still pretty fearsome by comparison.
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what aspects make them fearsome?
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The racing media will cover this anyway; no-one else cares, so what's the point in these PR stunts?
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Sageform or anyone for many years I’ve heard the term park course what actually is a park course ?
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wonder, many of the fences these days don't reach the top of a horses legs. MRasen today are a bit bigger than most. The Aintree ones are still much higher but they are softer.
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Sandown Park, Hurst Park, Kempton Park, Prestbury Park, Fontwell Park. Courses built in a park by a big landowner originally. They are typically easy courses although Cheltenham is the exception. They call the Mildmay course at Aintree a park course but that is a misnomer imo.
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there isn't 1 tricky fence on the course now
all drops filled in height trimmed off a few fences might surprise you to hear becher's is now 4ft 10in & that's on the 1st circuit before the birch has been knocked off the top |
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Thanks sageform haydock park use to have stiff fences
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I miss the old haydock drop fences
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Haydock and Wetherby both used to be a good test.
No idea why the h'capper messes about with the weights these days, nonsense of a race |
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Also in hell the quality of midweek national hunt was very good at both tracks
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