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After the recent debate regarding the correct <b>Wetherby</b> race distances, and the subsequent findings and race distance corrections, quite frankly I wasn’t looking forward to the return of the jumps meetings at <b>Haydock Park.</b>
First order of the day was to calculate the going allowance, which I had at <b>-0.46s/f</b> (good to soft with soft patches).
Straight away I see a new chase distance of <b>2m110y</b>, and looking at the race time, I see I can use the original RP standard time for the 2m chase trip of <b>240.0s</b>, as the 2m and 2m110y times look to be the same, possibly the distance of 2m was re-measured.
Now I hit a major problem regarding the advertised distance for the <b>3m hurdle</b>, reverse engineering the winning time, my calculations say the actual distance they raced over was <b>2m7f</b>, I could be wrong here and the horses in the race had improved <b>25lbs</b> <!– s:shock: –>
<!– s:shock: –>Mike.
I’ve lost count of the number of courses that Haydock has now, there used to separate flat hurdle and chase courses, but now they all seem to be interchangeable maybe that’s the problem with race distances.
I’ve lost count of the number of courses that Haydock has now, there used to separate flat hurdle and chase courses, but now they all seem to be interchangeable maybe that’s the problem with race distances.
They have no excuses now, the drainage work on the jumps courses is now complete.
You now when something is wrong, when it takes you about
2 hours
to come up some figures that look about right.
Haydock
21-Nov-14
12:50 Closing Ceremony 3m
99
01:20 Third Intention 2m½f
133
01:55 Thorpe 2m
104
02:30 Virak 2m6f
86
03:05 Maximiser 2m4f
98
03:40 Midnight Shot 2m
89
I wonder what Kirkland has in store for us today
On the BHA sight today’s Haydock Park distances described as:
Rails: Race distances are increased, as a result of rail configuration as follows: Race 1 Abt 2m: add 36yds Race 2 3m abt 5f: add 72 yds. Race 3 2m abt 4f: add 45yds Race 4 Abt 2m: add 50yds Race 5 Abt 3m: add 72yds Races 6 & 7 3m abt 1f: no change.
Make/believe of that what you will.
Value Is EverythingThe hurdles races today are being run on the Flat course
No doubt the jockeys have been told that if they go wide on the bend and end up in the car park, they have to give way to the ambulance
Saturday (Day 2)
I now have confirmation from today’s results, that the
3m hurdle
was run over
2m7f
Going allowance:
Hurdles-0.73s/f
(soft)
Chase-0.49s/f
(soft)
Haydock
22-Nov-14
12:10 Vasco Du Ronceray 2m
125
12:45 Gas Line Boy 3m5f
98
01:15 On Tour 2m4f
116
01:50 The New One 2m
130
02:25 Aubusson 3m
91
03:00 Silviniaco Conti 3m1f
160
03:35 According To Trev 3m1f
113
The New One’s
speed figure at Haydock today was
130
, whereas at Ascot
Faugheen
earned a figure of only
92
Mike.
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