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That may be true Deany, but the roar is the roar of relief that the horse has gotten over the final obstacle safely! If that same horse was to fall at the last obstacle the roar would change to a wimper! :)
Flat for me without a doubt, I enjoy studying the form on the flat much more than the jumps, and I think we have more of a chance this year, to money on the flat by laying unworthy fav’s on the pp betting sites.
Surprised DL finds NH predictable.Nothing can be more predictable than the flat regarding the aims of the good horses.<br>Looking forward to 20-runner sprints DL,surely not at Beverley when your fancy gets a low draw,what a joke.<br>At least NH races are run off a level playing field.
Jim, …"races aren`t long and boring"….<br>Remember Terry Ramsden ? When asked exactly the same question he said he preferred the flat , because .."it was a quicker death ..".
Next time you back some 2 y o , that has been turned over in a 5 furlong race , by some 33/1 chance,remember Ramsdens words of wisdom .<br>That extra 5 minutes studying the next race could make all the difference .<br>One of the most enjoyable meetings I`ve been to in the last 2 years was a hunter meet one saturday night at Huntingdon.<br>The winning rider of one £1200 race did a Frankie style dismount in the winners enclosure.Pure joy on his face.
Now THATS entertainment.
Has to be the flat for me mainly as there are fewer injuries to horses. Also I find sprints more exciting than any other type of race. :cool:
Beard,<br>The flat is certainly easier to pick winners in and the +20 runner races may look hard but on draw bias courses you can naroow it down to 5 in one go. These races are my forte and races I certain do very well in.
Merlin<br>Sorry I only saw your post this morning.
I had a horse called Futures Trader with Micky Hammond who severed his tendon at Sedgefield and had to be put to sleep. I could never go through that experience again, it was awful , and I swore that if I had another horse, I would do everything in my power that it never jumped a twig.
When I eventually decided I wanted to have another horse, which was about 6 months later, I went over to Ireland and bought Tiyoun. The rest you know.
Tiyoun is very well. He,s filled out and matured a lot through the winter and leading the 2 yr olds at the moment. He should be out in the next 3/4 weeks, possibly at Lingfield on National Day ,but we’ve got one eye on the weather ,with options at Newmarket ,Pontefact and Haydock
Ill keep you posted.<br>
Does anyone know for certain that flat horses suffer fewer injuries than jumpers? <br>On course certainly but I think the overall attrition rate is probably about the same. There are certainly a hell of a lot of two & three year old flat horses don’t make it to four due to stress type injuries or simply not being good enough.
Slippy Blue-for pure entertainment take the family to a point-to-point.Now these people know to look after their horses and there ara a few top class riders as well.
Jim,
How true, how true.
But that is the attraction of NH. It is definately easier to make money on the flat, but I just love the jumps!
SHARON yes and thanks for the information I wish you and TIYOUN all the best in the coming season lets hope he performs as good as last year and maybe we can all on the forum follow him and maybe have a small wager that comes to fruition, would be nice.
His ground is good or better he does not like the soft does he? and yes I see you have said he may be at LINGFIELD on the polytrack has he any expierence of this new type of track?? does the trainer have it ? I see they open a polytrack at NEWMARKET on thursday for training purposes.<br>regardsMerlin
Hi Merlin
As a 2 yrs old I would have said he liked soft ground ( he beat Mr Combustible on g/s) but  after his 3 yr old campaign ,there has to be  ‘good to firm’  in the going for him to show his true worth.
We sent him to Southwell last year for a racecourse gallop and he enjoyed that surface ,but he trains predominently on the grass , so I have no idea whether the polytrack will suit. It seems to ride fast , so I see no reason why he shouldnt. Only time will tell as they say.
His trainer also thinks it will suit him, but he hasnt sent any runners at Lingfield since the track was overhauled,so it will be a fact finding mission on all sides
(Edited by Sharon Long at 8:37 am on Mar. 20, 2002)
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