Cork sets new going allowance record.

[TheBluesBrother]

In all the years I have been compiling speed figures, the going allowance I ended up with for yesterday’s meeting at Cork of -3.34s/f (quagmire) shocked me.

Previously the worst going allowance I had on record of -2.50s/f was held by Ffos las, if you compare the going allowances against my turf going allowance table, the bottom limit I currently have is -1.58s/f (heavy).

Cork 10 Dec 2017

Race winner distance rating
12:45 Vision D’Ete 2m 41
01:15 Athenean 2m 99
01:50 Fabulous Saga 3m 58
02:20 Un De Sceaux 2m½f 144
02:50 Shattered Love 2m½f 91

It is no surprise to me that Barry Geraghty horse stopped and fell over…

Mike.

[Gingertipster]

Spot on TBB,

Timeform described Cork as: “these conditions pushed the definition of raceable to its very limit”.

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[jackh1092]

Interesting indeed! Out of interest, how bad have you seen Haydock on your figures? i always associate it with being a bog.

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[TheBluesBrother]

jackh1092 wrote:

Interesting indeed! Out of interest, how bad have you seen Haydock on your figures? i always associate it with being a bog.

The meeting held at Haydock on the 25/11/2017, I had the hurdles course at -0.68s/f (soft) and the chase course at -1.04s/f (heavy).

Due to the extreme conditions at Cork, Top Speed had the going at -3.00s/f, which to me was an underestimation as he only had speed figures for only 3 of the 6 races.

Mike.

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