Today's Horse Racing

[xtrader16]

Bushy Park went of at 80 I was told to back it and it hit 1.13 IR before tiring in the last 100m. Should have backed it but I didn't believe the info I was getting. Did anybody else see it or back it?

[Korattt]

having one of those days today, PC crashed, BF LF froze up, got in completely wrong on a couple

Bummer.....take 30 mins off and re-group. Don't chase, live to fight another day. Making sure you are still able to trade tomorrow is more important than making any money today.

frustrating as I’m reading ok-ish today but bounces coming back to scratch, so annoying

[alexmr2]

Rocambolas drifted like a clown's balloon from 5 to 30 prerace then touched 1.33 inplay

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[DanTheMan1]

Andrew Balding flying at the moment, 5 winners from 5 runners.

[lotora]

Changed start times at Doncaster?

[Korattt]

2nd & 3rd Favs playing silly buggers in the 13:50, fav didn’t know if it was coming or going as a result of

[Euler]

Changed start times at Doncaster?

There was an incident in the first race, so they had to play catch up from there.

[Euler]

Newcastle amended start times

12:05 now due off at 12:10

12:40 now due off at 12:45

13:15 now due off at 13:20

13:50 now due off at 13:55

14:25 now due off at 14:30

15:00 now due off at 15:05

15:35 now due off at 15:40

[Korattt]

I always seem to struggle with markets like the 13:40, can see the entry on the front three but not sure from there, any pointers?

[Euler]

I always seem to struggle with markets like the 13:40, can see the entry on the front three but not sure from there, any pointers?

Competative handicap means the price should just meander all over the place. Unlikely to produce a strong trend.

[Korattt]

I always seem to struggle with markets like the 13:40, can see the entry on the front three but not sure from there, any pointers?

Competative handicap means the price should just meander all over the place. Unlikely to produce a strong trend.

things look a bit clearer now more money has come in

[Korattt]

great little snap back on the fav

[Crumpets]

Anybody smell shenanigans on the 14.50 at Catterick yesterday? Yorkshire National..

Bushypark backed heavily from 4s to 3s. Except he'd been pulled up in 4 of his last 5 races. Of course he won this one handily.
Looks like his 2nd place finish, last time out, was his staged "return to form" race; so as to make yesterday look less suspicious..

I did a Google, and the exact same thing happened with the exact same horse a couple of years back. Much more dramatically backed in, but the same story; dreadful form followed by an easy win. There was talk of an investigation the last time it happened...

Such 'weird form'

[wearthefoxhat]

Anybody smell shenanigans on the 14.50 at Catterick yesterday? Yorkshire National..

Bushypark backed heavily from 4s to 3s. Except he'd been pulled up in 4 of his last 5 races. Of course he won this one handily.
Looks like his 2nd place finish, last time out, was his staged "return to form" race; so as to make yesterday look less suspicious..

I did a Google, and the exact same thing happened with the exact same horse a couple of years back. Much more dramatically backed in, but the same story; dreadful form followed by an easy win. There was talk of an investigation the last time it happened...

Such 'weird form'

Only thing I can see is it's Hurdle form doesn't translate to it's Chase form. Eased in the Handicap ratings, then stepped up in trip considerably. It's a tactic used by Sir Mark Prescott on the flat when obtaining a handicap mark for the first time.

Not cheating as such, just bending the rules in your favour. Gordon Elliott used to do it when the irish Handicap mark was allowed to be used over in the UK. He farmed the big UK handicaps for years until they changed the rules.

[The Silk Run]

LAY Tip | 13.50 Sedgefield 2m 4f Hcap Hrd | Basford | Sean QUINIAN | 5.3