Noble Request – Kempton blatant non-trier

[seabird]

Excellent thread lads and lasses, that is, the way it has developed rather than the way it started.

My thoughts are,that if trainers find it useful to know the weight of their horses it might, just might, be of use to the punter.

There are enough of us anoraks out there who would be prepared to compile notes, keep records, produce graphs…………and still back the wrong horse.

Colin

http://www.viewfromthecouch.co.uk

[% MAN]

So Paul, at 5′ 2" and 8st10lbs, would I just about pass muster? I can’t surely fall into the anorexic category!!!!

At the risk of getting a slap – you are perfectly proportioned

[highflyer1]

My thoughts are,that if trainers find it useful to know the weight of their horses it might, just might, be of use to the punter.

Yet surprisingly few trainers do weigh their horses. Of the yards that I have been involved with over the years I have only encountered only one that had a weighing machine. The horses there were weighed regularly, meticulous records kept, and the trainer would only race them when he considered their weight to be "correct". His results, though, have been nothing to write home about over the last few seasons and I doubt very much whether his approach confers any advantage over the trainers who judge fitness by eye.

[jumpsfan]

So now we know …it was a prep run for going chasing.

Pays your money and you makes your choice.

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