Isn’t that some form of cheating the racegoer?

[RubyLight]

I am referring to meetings that have to go on because of the valuable cards that are to be staged on that day and then the races start becoming a farce due to the poor weather conditions.
When the first race which is just over 2 miles is already 36 seconds under standard time and then by the 4th race you are already one and a half minutes slower than you should be, you have to ask yourself whether it made sense to get the meeting going in the first place.
If the rules in Britain were be as harsh as in Hong Kong how many of the pulled up horses that ran yesterday on heavy ground would have to run a trial race in front of the stewards in order to requalify for racing again?
I think plenty and that would be okay if it was to be that way.
As a punter or a form student you don’t want to be guessing or picking lottery numbers, especially for forthcoming races.
So if people want to defend such meetings the please tell me how good were yesterdays races at Ffos Las and how should the performances be rated? And I would also like to know the exact definition of PULLED UP in terms or NH Racing and how much time does a jockey have to jump a fence if his horse is too exhausted and he has to pull him up? Is there a time limit?

[insomniac]

Well racegoers and punters can find out in advance what the going/weather is like and choose not to go or not to bet if they wish.
And if you own a horse who really relishes heavy ground why should it be denied a chance to perform on it?

[redremi]

Not a great day out though when you back 6 horses and none even get home, as I pretty much did at haydock a couple of weeks back

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