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I think they will allow racing to go ahead on Wednesday, maybe with some restrictions applied to the infected yards. The outbreak doesn’t seem to be that severe, so why prevent people from earning a living?
What I don’t like is that they’ve delayed the decision into the evening hours.
I too think they should get on with it on Weds
Clearly EF is not spreading like wildfire, if it was as contagious as some say it would have despite the shutdown. What we are getting is isolated cases popping up here and there with no connection to each other as opposed to a case that can be traced to a horse who ran somewhere and later turned out to be infectious. Yes, it is worrying that EF is appearing in vaccinated horses but how recent was the vaccination? The gigantic majority of horses are clear, if anything you would have thought many more would have been found with a virus at this time of year. Likely the cases that have emerged came through contact with either a non-vaccinated, non-racing horse or a human having contact with both
As is being done in Ireland, we belatedly find out, lock down yards with an infected horse for a period, perhaps ensure all runners have had a recent booster, continue with enhanced bio-security methods and get on with it.
Otherwise, given that at any time over the next couple of months there will likely be a racehorse somewhere with EF, there will be no racing until sometime in May.
I applaud the BHA for acting instantly to be on the safe side, however, if it remains bound by this precedent it will wreck the sport/industry.
Otherwise, given that at any time over the next couple of months there will likely be a racehorse somewhere with EF, there will be no racing until sometime in May.
I applaud the BHA for acting instantly to be on the safe side, however, if it remains bound by this precedent it will wreck the sport/industry.
May or even later.
Agree with you GM34
Besides more importantly I’m missing it.
“They think it’s all over; it is now!” The Irish have announced that they will now accept runners from the UK. That should force the hand of the BHA to re-start racing straight away. I expect the Irish are having a quiet smile, and the BHA are displaying a slight scowl; but you have to try for a bit of fun, even in a slightly serious situation.
I have no medical views on this at all, but the Irish authority seem to have closed it all down. Whilst years past the British might have stayed shutdown and seen their horses travel abroad, I suggest they will stack on this now
The Irish have announced that they will now accept runners from the UK. That should force the hand of the BHA to re-start racing straight away
Heres hoping for Plumpton on Wednesday then.
Heres hoping for Plumpton on Wednesday then.
I think they’re having some amount of rain at Plumpton and the going is quite heavy at the moment.
However, the Irish response is quite conclusive and there should be racing on Wednesday. I wonder why the meeting with the vets tonight.
Mild week ahead so any Soft ground should have gone by the weekend…that will be the next thing !
With Plumpton heavy, I wonder if trainers will start saying they are not running because their horse prefers/needs better ground!!!!!
Could be record number of entries and runners in the red Mills chase already, but I wonder based on this news will a few British trainers enter horses too?
Line up already looks strong with:
Presenting Percy
Monalee
Footpad
Anibale Fly
Edwulf
Al Boum Photo
Sizing John
Castlegrace PaddyYes, the Irish decision must make a Weds restart certain. IHRB surely would have told BHA in advance of making it public (or did BHA tip IHRB the wink!) BHA has scheduled a 8AM Tues press conference. Makes me think the outcome of this evening’s vet committee meeting is predetermined.
Meanwhile regarding welfare, the lockdown is estimated to have cost the industry £5m yet at the same time Kempton is fined a paltry £3,500 for week-old feed on the floor of a stable box. I am speechless.
Here’s to a rescheduled ‘Super Card’ at Newbury on Friday.
Plumpton’s my local course. Dry all day today and no significant rain forecast between now & Wednesday. That said, it’s Wealden clay so holds the moisture!
Unless Defra is going to restrict movement of all horses, I reckon racing may as well resume as racehorses are likely to be the least of the problem. I see that there has been an outbreak in stables in Somerset and a non-thoroughbred horse has died in Suffolk. I’d like to know more about how the disease can be transmitted though – for example, how long does it survive outside a body? Are other animals carriers (dogs, cats, rodents?), how does it transmit between human and horse? Ruby’s point about lax biosecurity at racecourses is particularly relevant. I daresay they’ve stepped up now but is enough known about the biology to make sure it’s effective?
Biggest threat isn’t to racing but to the breeding industry as foals are among most likely casualties. I think this may trump racing’s concerns and could be the reason why Irish authorities are considering relaxing. Lot of mares need to be travelling over to visit Irish stallions…!I was just wondering almost all day long: if the Irish are okay with British horses coming over and almost everyone wants Racing to resume on Wednesday, why on earth is the BHA trying to buy as much time as possible?
If the all-clear would have been 100% certain, I think they would have announced it very early today, maybe even during the afternoon. What’s the point or what are the facts behind their decision, if it’s delayed that much?
British-trained runners will be able to race in Ireland with immediate effect, so long as they comply with the IHRB requirements, which include the Clade 1 vaccine within eight weeks of the intended race.
I would be very surprised to see any British horses running in Ireland as even when there are no problems, British trainers seem very reluctant to travel and if some of these high profile races are going to be rescheduled they will have even less reason to do it.
Still think the BHA were right to very much err on the side of caution as the ramifications of them doing nothing and it blowing up in their faces (which does tend to happen to them a lot on all sorts of matters) would be unthinkable and cast serious doubt on their ability to run/police the sport.
Not so sure it is a foregone conclusion that racing will restart on Wednesday, maybe a Friday or Saturday restart may give them some additional time to collate more sample results to back up a decision to go racing again.
I agree Tonge. First thing I thought it that the breeding season starts on 15th February, and you cannot justify shipping mares from the UK if racehorses are banned, so their change of heart is highly convenient. With major horse populations in certain areas, letting people know where the infected yards are is sensible, and I wonder if the needless secrecy is to stop mare owners being spooked. With all this cloak and dagger (compared with the clear map of cases in the UK), it’s hard to know what the risk is. I’m hearing every day that flu is in this or that yard and have no idea if it’s true. Keeping it under wraps beggars belief – race if you want, but withholding information is ridiculous.
The BHA seems to be scared of making any sort of decision. If there is to be racing on Wednesday trainers have to declare their horses by tomorrow morning I believe, so why are they fannying about?
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