PREMIER DIVISION FRIDAY 23rd

The BHA will review its policy on the number of ‘chevron boards’ – deployed on a fence when it has to be by-passed- and how they used after the near disaster in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at last week’s Cheltenham Festival.
The final fence of feature race on day two had be by-passed after Wishfull Thinking had fallen on the first circuit.
Three chevron boards originally placed across the width of the fence were subsequently re-positioned to the inside to act a shield for jockey Richard Johnson and a photographer being treated on the landing side.

The procedure followed the official BHA directive but there was fierce criticism after Barry Geraghty on winner Finian’s Rainbow admitting he had not seen the markers and would have jumped the fence if he had not been for Andrew Lynch on runner-up Sizing Europe beginning to take evasive action.
Had he jumped the last obstacle Geraghty and his mount would have been disqualified.
While the outcome was ultimately the correct, common sense seemed to be lacking in the policy.
Cheltenham took no chances and deployed more than the required three ‘chevron boards’ at the last two fences, the widest on the track, for the final two days of the meeting.
Now the BHA has taken a first step in ensuring  a common sense response to a scenario which can be avoided.

Jamie Stier, BHA director of Raceday Operations and Regulation, said: ‘We regularly review our procedures and Instructions to ensure that they are working effectively and achieving their objectives.
‘It goes without saying that if there are any improvements to be made then we will look at ways to do so. In light of last week’s case we will be discussing with all racecourses the option of using additional direction markers at particularly wide fences to alleviate any concern or confusion for riders.’
Aintree, which hosts next month’s Grand National, is potentially the track most likely to suffer problems with the  laying out of ‘chevron boards’.
It has the widest fences in British racing, some 26m wide.
But clerk of the course Andrew Tulloch said that the track already goes beyond the BHA minimum directive.
Tulloch said: ‘We have six boards at every fence and more on  the support vehicles. We have assessed this and I’m confident what happened at Cheltenham would not happen at Aintree.’

Roulez Cool 5:00 Newbury

cheers shane

2.20 SEDGEFIELD - Ebanour
Just for Sat could I have FRF please
Thank you.

colour guard 4.45 lingfield cheers

Kylladdie 410 Ling

New 4.25 Gibb River

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racing is running very late tonight ...

All internet connection down in Sheffield scissors.
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POS	CHG	FORM	NAME	SELECTION	RESULT	+/-	TOTAL
1		n30-111	sixtwosix	5:35 - Utopian	n/r	0.00	£20.49
2		030-200	Moose (3)	2:00 - Fav	Lost	-1.00	£13.60
3		301-001	I am the one and only223	6:00 - Archelao	Lost	-1.00	£12.25
4		132-011	alist5	4:15 - Edgeworth	Lost	-1.00	£7.75
5		121-121	salmon spray	2:20 - Oscar Davey	n/r	0.00	£5.68
6	+2	3011311	cannyman	4:50 - Hamis Al Bin	Won 2/1	2.00	£3.47
7	-1	100-302	mini me	4:15 - Edgeworth	Lost	-1.00	£1.80
8	-1	330-100	GEORGE.B	6:30 - Safarjal	2nd 4/9	-1.00	£1.17
9		110-01n	Healing Hands	3:55 - Current Event	Won 4/5	0.80	£0.40
10	+1	100-000	SkyAtlantic	3:45 - Back Bob Back	Won 3/1	3.00	£0.18
11	+3	100-00n	josh monk	3:30 - Frank The Slink	Won 3/1	3.00	-£0.75
12		000-310	Draw 1	3:40 - Greyfriarschorista	Won 2/5	0.40	-£2.63
13	-3	021-001	little bobby	6:00 - Red Somerset	2nd 11/8	-1.00	-£3.58
14	-1	310-331	Value Seeker	2:35 - Waabel	2nd 6/1	-1.00	-£4.24
15		211-111	man of many moods (1)	9:00 - Yes Mam	Lost	-1.00	-£5.31
16		102-01n	The Fruity Kiwi & his Gerbil	No selection	Lost	-1.00	-£6.72
17		022-221	Hilly	5:35 - Utopian	n/r	0.00	-£6.89
18		300-200	la mallatiere (4)	4:20 - Sentimentaljourney	Lost	-1.00	-£8.96
19		030-210	scissors (2)	6:00 - Red Somerset	2nd 11/8	-1.00	-£9.34
20		102-201	heeore	5:35 - Utopian	n/r	0.00	-£9.58
21		0010212	DubaiPrince	2:30 - Charminster	Lost	-1.00	-£10.61
22▼		020-210	Red Bloom	4:50 - Cape Samba	2nd 2/1	-1.00	-£10.94
23▼		101-203	kwalker	6:00 - Red Somerset	2nd 11/8	-1.00	-£11.32
24▼		02n-123	Weaver Fish (7)	4:55 - Current Exchange	Lost	-1.00	-£13.33
25▼		000-2n2	MALTWHIX (3)	2:00 - Fav	Lost	-1.00	-£16.47

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josh monk & SkyAtlantic were top dogs yesterday, both on 3/1 winner, josh & Sky are both now safe and maybe have an eye on the top three, good call both of you.

cannyman moves into sixth place and i`m sure is enjoying his return to the top flight.

Well done all five.

No change at all down the bottom end with no-one improving their positions, i`m sure the winners will be flying in ensuring a bloody scrap, shaping up nicely down there

Tinternet back on in Sunny Sheffield

salmon - instruction for Saturday noted.

The best of luck today troops.

Value - Marie`s Fantasy is my AW nap today. Consistent yesterday if nothing else, unlucky.

J J Leary - 5.40 Wolverhampton
Thanks

la mallatiere`s selection:

Gibb River - 4:25 Newbury

desert joe    3.15 nb

3-35 ling
marie's fantasy
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Nine De Sivola 4:35 Sedgefield

Thanks

cannyman

I sure am shane, only place to be.

Zain Princess - 7-10 Wolves please

Cheers.

Cape Schanck 19:40 Wolves

posting for heeore
Willie  Hall 4.0  Sedgefield

for The Fruity Kiwi and his Gerbil

Forward Flight - 5.45 S

5.45 Sedg, Forward Flight.
Cheers.

223 - i was a teenager the last time yours run over here, interesting to watch the betting before the off.

Eshtibaak 445 Lingfield thanks

monbeg dude, 3.50 newbury, please.

Endeavour 510 Sedgefield thanks

7.40 wolves - visions of johanna

Lingfield
4.10  - Haadeeth

mini me:

Eshtibaak 4.45 Ling

healing hands:

No Loose Change 3.50 Newb

Cheers

Dun 8.20 - Akinspirit

Cheers

Prohibition     5.20 Ling.