Comments on: Unsatisfactory race http://www.bertsblog.co.uk/horse-racing/unsatisfactory-race.html Betfair's Andrew Black on Horse Racing, Betting, Betfair and Random Musings Wed, 23 May 2012 21:14:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Roger http://www.bertsblog.co.uk/horse-racing/unsatisfactory-race.html/comment-page-1#comment-1141 Roger Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:17:37 +0000 http://www.bertsblog.co.uk/horse-racing/unsatisfactory-race.html#comment-1141 The racing industry has a saviour!!! Praise be. The racing industry has a saviour!!!

Praise be.

]]> By: Roger http://www.bertsblog.co.uk/horse-racing/unsatisfactory-race.html/comment-page-1#comment-1140 Roger Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:12:11 +0000 http://www.bertsblog.co.uk/horse-racing/unsatisfactory-race.html#comment-1140 €œWhen we want our horses to run we want an even pace to make sure the best horse wins. If it isn€™t a strong pace then the best horse often does not win, and to have the best horses winning is important for our whole industry.€ Well thank you very much AOB, so thoughtful of you to put the racing industry first, almost choked on my cup of tea, but feel so much better now that I know you are looking after the racing world. €œWhen we want our horses to run we want an even pace to make sure the best horse wins. If it isn€™t a strong pace then the best horse often does not win, and to have the best horses winning is important for our whole industry.€
Well thank you very much AOB, so thoughtful of you to put the racing industry first, almost choked on my cup of tea, but feel so much better now that I know you are looking after the racing world.

]]> By: will http://www.bertsblog.co.uk/horse-racing/unsatisfactory-race.html/comment-page-1#comment-1139 will Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:00:48 +0000 http://www.bertsblog.co.uk/horse-racing/unsatisfactory-race.html#comment-1139 Out of interest is there any precedent for a "neutral" pacemaker that ensures a true run race but takes no part in the finish. I realise there are probelms like who funds this and who would ride and whether the other jockeys would just ignore the pacemaker but surely it goes some way to providing a solution? Out of interest is there any precedent for a “neutral” pacemaker that ensures a true run race but takes no part in the finish. I realise there are probelms like who funds this and who would ride and whether the other jockeys would just ignore the pacemaker but surely it goes some way to providing a solution?

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