Chester Bend

Which Haggas horse was Maureen referring to at Haydock last year?

May 7, 2026 -- 8:59AM, Poppydog. wrote:

I have a feeling this may last one more race. Taking a hell of a risk

whoever has given the go ahead for this needs to go

Tom won't ride jazz queen in the next race.

Glad oldEgan is getting his pay for the day, Marquand is a wuss, he wouldn’t say that it was unsafe when asked by Trapman

The level of incompetence shown from all involved is disgraceful.

Number 6 described as dinky!

Is it entered for the Greyhound Derby?

May 7, 2026 -- 8:44AM, GLASGOWCALLING wrote:

May 7, 2026 -- 9:01AM, ThePomp wrote:

The level of incompetence shown from all involved is disgraceful.

agree

so according to MARQ and HAGGIS the sports champion jock is currently going to ride 6 horses on dangerous ground

Thats a financial decision thats been made by invested parties, far more need the income than Marquand.

Think I will have a small dabble on Egan, win & 4pl he fancies a go and its a lovely looking horse. At the price not going to cry.

the relevant people have been informed its dangerous by a senior jockey

gl

MURPHY champion jock ids riding in next and 5 booked rides after that,does he need the money ?
will MARQ ride tomorrow ?
will haggis run horse tomorrow ?

geoff m • May 7, 2026 3:03 PM BST
Thats a financial decision thats been made by invested parties

cheltenham trials day 2.0

no lessons have been learnt

All jokes aside hope all is ok, but it is palaver!

They didn’t have to run this sprint, was the easiest thing to do, scratch it. Looks like rain there soon

Morshdi out so another big prize handed to Aiden on a plate.

water palaver, dela

got to feel for COC when MAQU says its dangerous ground but 2 champion jocks Murphy and Moore are currently going to ride on dangerous ground  according to TOM MAQ

Cider • May 7, 2026 3:08 PM BST
water palaver, dela

Tom Marquand would have got that up LOL

Rahiebb n/r, hope Aidan doesn't pull his out.

Well done John Egan money back with places.

Donegal Rose must have had a stone in hand to win from where he was after a furlong.

Kyren Wilson got a big break there.

other than 2nd fav fiddling the bend looked better
see what the jockeys say

https://x.com/AtTheRaces/status/2052369057278566842

oisin saying no problems after race 2

Jason Watson on Koodini ?  Pulled away from a gap to go for one on the rail that didnt exist.?

Well done to the ground staff. Rapid response to the problem.

Maqs a right wuss for downing tools! Not the spirit that made us Great!

John Egan they make us Irish hard or maybe mad or maybe both.

1 mile from the track here, rain looks imminent.

We were watching Murphy on the runner-up there.  Looked uncomfortable the whole way round, he's ridden winners but we dont think he trusts the track.

clerk of the course to decide if to put 10mm of water on tonight or not. waterlogged then tomorrow.

Marq now gonna ride!

Glasgow Calling - Jason Watson on Koodini ?  Pulled away from a gap to go for one on the rail that didnt exist.?

Watch the race again. Gap up the rails was defo there. Fentiman cut him up.

Stewards - An enquiry was held to consider interference inside the final furlong, when FURTURRA, unplaced, ridden by Duran Fentiman, interfered with KOODINI (IRE), unplaced, ridden by Jason Watson. Fentiman was suspended for 4 day for careless riding as he had moved gradually left-handed after the cutaway, at the same time as KOODINI (IRE) had improved to his inside, resulting in Watson having to take a significant check on the rails.

so Tom MAQ now riding on ground he told the world is dangerous 90 mins ago, chase the focker

Delashay • May 7, 2026 3:21 PM BST
Maqs a right wuss for downing tools! Not the spirit that made us Great! Grin

Watch the race again. Gap up the rails was defo there. Fentiman cut him up.

I  appreciate that, my point was he seemed to switch the horse too early, if he waits another few seconds he has a gap to get a bus through.

tale of the tape
tom MAQ with a face like a pish pot told itv the track was like an ice rink and dangerous
tried to convince stewards to call meeting off
when stewards give go ahead
tom MAQ refused to ride a 2yr old in next race
got his retainer haggis to withdraw the 2nd fav from big race
then went back in to see the stewards and beg them to let him ride on the last 2 races on the ice rink and dangerous track
tom maq, AN ABSOLUTE EMBARRASSMENT TO JOCKS AND RACING

They made it through the card without further incident. Well done the ground staff!

Recommend no further watering tonight.

May 7, 2026 -- 11:38AM, jamee1 wrote:

They made it through the card without further incident. Well done the ground staff!Recommend no further watering tonight.

Clerk of the course has said that they are going to water. Quote 'She said: “We were going to water anyway tonight, but we’ll be reviewing the amount we’re going to put down.

"I'd expect we will be putting on more than we originally planned to do, probably in the region of 10mm."

Putting MORE on folks, MORE on. What an absolute clown. Someone from the BHA needs to tell her that its not Chepstow and its not the Welsh National!

To all the 'experts' on here, the jockeys (who put their lives on the line) have TOLD the COTC to put on as much as she likes!!!

Until these poxy racecourses stop watering their courses to affect the going, we are gonna have these issues.  By all means lightly water to keep the grass alive but too many go for this "safe ground" sh1te, the worst culprits being Epsom and Goodwood.
If it is has been wet, they do not extract the water, so when it is dry, we should have fast ground.  End of.

To Aussie Tom p off down under you made yourself look like a mug!

They pick up pay checks and hardly ever agree on the ground, bad judges and tippers, just ride the horses and hush up.

Imagine that the Derby winner and Coronation Cup winner both won on that track today then ask Tom about that!

hector not happy with the bend after the winning post, said that bend is still slippy

You have to laugh a nearly unbeaten 3 year colt is allowed to run for AoB and these guys who put their lives on the line are still complaining!

Not exactly fire fighters are they?

So Wednesday's racing passes without incident...clerk of the course waters on Wednesday night...jockeys on Thursday complain the bend is like an ice rink...so clerk of course announces she'll put another 10mm on Thursday night...makes sense.

Light, daily watering causes the grass roots to stay near the surface, causing the turf to be easily disturbed by foot traffic.
Anyone with basic knowledge of turf management would know that.
The amounts and frequency of watering last week have caused this issue.
I wonder how much training in turf management the clerk has undertaken...

Lanark top right hand bend was considered to be the most sharpest in the country (in all type of weather)….

Ridden on by some of the best to grace the turf,never heard of any complaints tbh…..

Changed days now though……

All this college stuff to learn about grass growth……Yawn…..

Straight grass,tapeta bends,simples !! 

Chester is bends all the way round, have you been on the cheese?

A few years ago they were  considering having "jump" racing at the "RODEO TRACK" Chester.

8mm on last night 7.2 on the stick, gd/s.

! So if you want good or faster you're scuppered.
Still, at least it will suit Lambourn who wants further...

Not the spirit that made us Great!

It's a geographical term as in 'Greater' Britain and just 'Britain'.  Go on - look on a map and see how many 'greaters' there are all over the world. It's amazing how many 'patriotic' people are ignorant of this part of their heritage......

If you hate this country so much, why don't you bugger off?

It’s not ignorance  "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland," it’s what’s written on my passport.

Er….

He's a typical lefty, full of spite and hatred now they are irrelevant.

saddo 08 May 26 10:48 
If you hate this country so much, why don't you bugger off?

Superb !

I was also comparing the situation yesterday to the Weetabix advert and how we are not so , “Great” but more of a shambles. A tongue in cheek joke that you missed.

The comment about Tom Maq downing tools was in my eyes a reflection of the younger generations lack of grit, to roll their sleeves up and get on with things. Which eventually he did!!

Those younger than these are even worse and at least Papa Egan said it how it was and got on with it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2ZZiIeuwRE&t=1s

The rest in the stewards room looked like a bunch of drama queens and it was funny to see Billy in there ahead of more experienced riders giving his view.

....Noticed while watching on TV the COC said " one of the horses slipped " then minutes later one of the jockeys said 3 or 4 slipped. My guess is Elanor knows more about PR than Track management.

... Few spots of rain atm and looking more overcast than yesterday.

Going back to yesterday why do discussions like this have to be secretive? People disagree, that's life. It seems that racing very much likes to hide things away. Just play it out to everyone, at least it would avoid idle speculation.

.... Exactly what Chapman was saying, there shouldnt people in the crowd asking what is going on.
  I have an idea he may have ruffled a few gravy Trainers feathers, good on him for that imo.

He’s done nothing of the sort Glas, he’s part of it

Francesca wearing REFORM Duck Egg Blue today!  Wonder if she meant that?

He’s done nothing of the sort Glas, he’s part of it

You obviously werent watching ITV, In fact if you are prepared to place a wager on it I can get the video up. ???

  Charlie johnston withdrawn in the first as ground is Too soft.

Oh I was watching and thought that racing had been replaced by Carry On Film.

My comment is a reference to him and his cronies saying absolutely nothing regarding The JukeboxMan and his bad run in the Gold Cup on the Opening Show and the day of the race by not asking about the setback he’d had.

It’s all in the Cheltenham section with a thread that put up.

He mentioned every horse that ran in the Gold Cup except Harry’s, he, Rishi the rest they ducked it.

... Ah ok, nothing to do with Chester.

No it’s to do with your comment about him ruffling the gravy train feathers. When he could have asked pertinent questions he and the rest kept stum.

Makes you wonder how often it happens.

He started out as a guy who’d give outlandish statements and opinions sometimes (like when he famously said Pour Moi can’t win the Derby) , now he’s happy to play the clown and collect his paycheck.

Enjoy your racing today.

Chapman wishes to remain in employment and cannot just say what he likes.
Nevertheless,he is very good at his job.

If asking about a setback and respiratory problem that was reported in the Guardian is too risqué then he’s not very good at his job at all.

According to Hoyles ground faster than yesterday,they have moved the rails so what fkn distances are we racing over today?

And Murphy described it as genuinely good to soft!

2 seconds below standard. Good to soft PMSL

It’s a joke and ripping it out of us all! Maybe someone can ask again quoting that?!

on inner line today cropsick

still looking @ g/f on times

looks loose on top as well
loose top & firm underneath...tendon city

Strung out like 3m chasers.
Kicking up big divots.
Winner by Galiway whose only 2 wins came on...soft ground.

under std again 2nd race impossible to be soft ground

wouldn't fancy running anything on this

Is it possible they moved the rail or something and distances aren't correct? The times and the kick back makes no sense

That's what I'm thinking...and with this clerk of the course, anything is possible.

Is the distance of each race physically measured at the start of each day?
Or is it merely based on historical markers on the course that have been there for donkey's years?

Hoiles said they have moved the rail in and it’s shortened up a bit, slightly less distance covered.

So the trip 1 m 1/2 is on the short side for Lambourn and even more so with the movement.

In that case, I await someone with mathematical prowess to unravel what the ground is really like...

It’s shat! Await away and expect to see a lot more of this malarkey throughout the summer!

I'm trying to get into the flat after 25 years watching the jumps (I find the breeding side of the flat quite interesting).
But yesterday's debacle has certainly dampened my enthusiasm.

after wet winter they won't have done much watering
mostly dry spring has left it firm underneath the top few inches imo

Great run from Bay City giving that weight when he wants the ground proper soft, they’ll hope for cut in the coronation.

Fair enough Joh they have tended to do this watering stuff more and more lately.

inner lines today so normal std times
thurs rail out 4-7yds...13-35 yds extra depending on race dist...adds approx 1-2s to std
weds rail out 7yds...25-48 yds extra depending on race dist...adds approx 2s to std

they have tended to do this watering stuff more and more lately

its gone fkin loopy

Agree totally, George Scott said he’s waiting and waiting for soft so was surprised to see Bay City take his chance with the times as they are.

York was the same last year mud splattering in high summer

they could learn a lot from france etc IF you are going to water you overwater well in advance several days before any meeting & you water as infrequently as possible

........and you can predict to English weather wondersbright?

I can read weather apps

this problem has nothing to do with the weather it was caused by the watering volume & timing

not much g/s today eloise