Today's Horse Racing

[Realrocknrolla]

Marble Sands will find this next race tough to beat Mr Glass although the trainer is doing ok at the min.

Probably a nice lay.

Nice run from the outsider.

[PDC]

Some really strong moves so far today.

Today’s the day we see if Rachel Blackmore has plateaued like Holly Doyle.

Really?

Pretty high level to plateaued at, a level most jockeys can only dream of achieving!

Grand National last year, Champion Hurdle, Irish Champion Hurdle, 6 winners at Cheltenham, finishing leading jockey at the festival.

But today's the real test!?

What more do you want from her?

[Realrocknrolla]

Some really strong moves so far today.

Today’s the day we see if Rachel Blackmore has plateaued like Holly Doyle.

Really?

Pretty high level to plateaued at, a level most jockeys can only dream of achieving!

Grand National last year, Champion Hurdle, Irish Champion Hurdle, 6 winners at Cheltenham, finishing leading jockey at the festival.

But today's the real test!?

What more do you want from her?

Ahhhh, I didn't mean on a statistical level... I meant personally from a trading perspective to me and just me.

Because they are both good jockey's I build positions on them without hedging and recently Hollie Doyle has been a bit pump. I follow them both.

I am hoping she wins the 15:00.

[PDC]

Ahhhh, I didn't mean on a statistical level... I meant personally from a trading perspective to me and just me.

Because they are both good jockey's I build positions on them without hedging and recently Hollie Doyle has been a bit pump. I follow them both.

I am hoping she wins the 15:00.

Okay understand what you mean now. If you believe the market is efficient then in the long run it shouldn't really make any difference if you hedge or not.

[Realrocknrolla]

Ahhhh, I didn't mean on a statistical level... I meant personally from a trading perspective to me and just me.

Because they are both good jockey's I build positions on them without hedging and recently Hollie Doyle has been a bit pump. I follow them both.

I am hoping she wins the 15:00.

Okay understand what you mean now. If you believe the market is efficient then in the long run it shouldn't really make any difference if you hedge or not.

That’s it mate. I don’t do it all the time but i fancy the 3pm. We will see.

[PDC]

That’s it mate. I don’t do it all the time but i fancy the 3pm. We will see.

Good luck, I will watch with interest.

[Realrocknrolla]

That’s it mate. I don’t do it all the time but i fancy the 3pm. We will see.

Good luck, I will watch with interest.

My pal giving me shit now. He backed Cloudy Glen

[Euler]

Dead heat in the fighting fifth. Great race.

[weemac]

Free munnee.

[stueytrader]

Seems like some heavy gambles at Wolves getting beaten today...?

[stueytrader]

That's shorties getting battered before getting beat, rather than longshots just to clarify.

[jamesedwards]

https://twitter.com/RacingTV/status/146 ... t%3D167869

[ANGELS15]

Dead heat in the fighting fifth. Great race.

I'm seeing this post a bit late but just noted something interesting. I had done 3 back to lays in the fighting fifth and not so sleepy was one of them. At first I thought it had got beat as it looked as if Epatante had nodded at the right time on the line. Even the freeze frame and Betfair photo odds seemed to confirm this but it must have been a dodgy camera angle as a dead heat was called.

My bet on not so sleepy was only for £3 I assumed there would be a reduction in my return due to the dead heat. However Betfair settled it for the full £3 stake. This makes me wonder if it was an error or perhaps in order for them to do similar to bookmakers and apply half the stake it would mean a stake of £1.50 being applied. As the minimum stake is £2 perhaps they couldn't reduce it?

[PDC]

I don't remember having afternoons in the jump season with just 2 UK meetings on. I know it is more common on the flat in the height of summer to have just 2 afternoon meetings on Mondays and Tuesdays but I can't remember it being so common, if at all, on the Jumps in prior seasons?

Next week for example we have just 2 afternoon meetings on:

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Sunday

The following week:

Monday
Tuesday
Sunday

I'd much prefer they just had some blank days of racing and then 3 meetings on the days they do race, though I know that might not suit others.

Is this a new thing for 2021/22?

I have just been looking further ahead at the upcoming fixture lists for the UK and Ireland and it seems the 2 meeting afternoons must be a new policy for 2021/22 as it carries on at least until the end of January (as far as the upcoming list goes on the BHA website).

Almost (perhaps all, I wasn't counting) every single week between now and the end of January (and I assume longer) has 2 or more days with just 2 afternoon meetings on and then one evening AW fixture.

Add in the inevitable cancellations to frost and weather and I suspect there will be many single race meeting afternoons and blank days.

It will be a good reason to take some extra time off over the winter months at least.

[napshnap]

I don't remember having afternoons in the jump season with just 2 UK meetings on. I know it is more common on the flat in the height of summer to have just 2 afternoon meetings on Mondays and Tuesdays but I can't remember it being so common, if at all, on the Jumps in prior seasons?

Next week for example we have just 2 afternoon meetings on:

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Sunday

The following week:

Monday
Tuesday
Sunday

I'd much prefer they just had some blank days of racing and then 3 meetings on the days they do race, though I know that might not suit others.

Is this a new thing for 2021/22?

I have just been looking further ahead at the upcoming fixture lists for the UK and Ireland and it seems the 2 meeting afternoons must be a new policy for 2021/22 as it carries on at least until the end of January (as far as the upcoming list goes on the BHA website).

Almost (perhaps all, I wasn't counting) every single week between now and the end of January (and I assume longer) has 2 or more days with just 2 afternoon meetings on and then one evening AW fixture.

Add in the inevitable cancellations to frost and weather and I suspect there will be many single race meeting afternoons and blank days.

It will be a good reason to take some extra time off over the winter months at least.

Thank you for the info, PDC. Means more money for greyhounds and aus horse racing markets.