Reserve system reintroduced to Grand National

[vikingflagship]

https://www.racingpost.com/news/britain/reserves-allowed-back-into-the-grand-national-after-a-two-year-absence-aJ36b8R7fbC4/

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[peter .h]

Is there a reason why reserves can’t be active until 10am the morning of the race?

[Landafar]

Perhaps something to do with betting markets, but someone with a better explanation will chime in.
Personally I agree with the 10am idea especially with the number of runners now involved.

[apracing]

More to do with getting the info into the racecard I suspect. Even at ordinary meetings these days, non runners declared the morning before a race are shown as such in the printed racecard.

The betting industry manages OK with reserves on a regular basis in Ireland – and over here there are reserves in the Shergar Cup races that are paid to be at Ascot and can replace non runners up to an hour before racing.

[Quelle Farce]

Of course reserves should be allowed on the day.

But racing will continue to cater for the lowest common denominator and they will say that it “too confusing” for once-a-year-grandad who wants his annual 20p bet on the race.

[Gingertipster]

There has to be a cut off point.
With so many runners it takes far longer to study the race to produce a 100% book, so that I can come to a well informed opinion of what chance each horse has. Reserves wouldn’t make that much difference if they had little chance of winning; but if one or two had a good chance (maybe even a favourite’s chance replacing an outsider) then that would alter the chance of the horses I’ve already backed… To such an extent the bet/s I’ve had may no longer be good bets.

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