Horse Racing Equipment codes

[bigbrownbeastie]

Primo Lady in the 8.20 at Kempton on 21/09/11 has e/s1 next to the weight value.

Am I right in thinking this means

e = Inside Rims

and

S1 = wearing Nasal Strip for first time

If so why is there a slash in between? I have seen multiple codes listed together without being separated with slash(s).

[Pen ‘n’ Paper]

Eye Shields (for the first time) I believe.

[robnorth]

Pen N Paper is quite right, it means ‘eyeshield for the first time’.

In case you haven’t seen them, an eyeshield is like a set of blinkers but have a mesh cover in place of the eye cup. It protects the eyes, presumably against bits flying up from other horses’ hooves.

If you want a good example, do a search for a picture of the Aussie sprinter Choisir as he used to wear them when racing.

Rob

[Adrian]

Suprisingly nasal strips are not allowed over here although commonly used (and they don’t have to declare them) in the states.

[bigbrownbeastie]

Thanks all for the info. I found an interesting article about Choisir and eyeshields here http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/racing-choisir-sets-a-trend-in-changing-face-of-horse-fashions-586885.html

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