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Thank the lord for Southwell.
Not only is it single handedly keeping the show on the road at the moment, but Maxilon is correct – it is an excellent little track which throws up plenty of value betting opportunities for those who follow the AW form.
Lets have a TRF summer meet up at Southwell!
Definitely up for that!
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Thank the lord for Southwell.
Not only is it single handedly keeping the show on the road at the moment, but Maxilon is correct – it is an excellent little track which throws up plenty of value betting opportunities for those who follow the AW form.
I would suggest it is actually irresponsible of Southwell to race.
The official advice from Nottinghamshire Police is to "only make essential journeys," and to travel if it is "imperative."
By no stretch of the imagination can a horse race meeting be described as imperative or essential.
Well, the "official advice" yesterday was "don’t go out unless it is literally a matter of life and death" – I drove to work without a single problem.
I’m not saying certain areas aren’t badly affected by this weather, but the media coverage is totally OTT and melodramatic. It is up to individual people to decide if it is safe for them to make their way to the track – we are all adults after all…
Well, the "official advice" yesterday was "don’t go out unless it is literally a matter of life and death" – I drove to work without a single problem.
I’m not saying certain areas aren’t badly affected by this weather, but the media coverage is totally OTT and melodramatic. It is up to individual people to decide if it is safe for them to make their way to the track – we are all adults after all…
What do you want – a medal?
I trust the judgement of the Police – advice here is only go out if essential and having been out today (an essential trip – wife works at the hospital) the advice is spot on, it took 20 minutes to do a 2.5 mile trip.
Conditions not helped my morons who have absolutely no idea how to drive in icy conditions – so I would question the "we are all adults after all" sentiment.
TDK , I disagree with keeping the show on the road at all costs , its a silly concept , after all who on earth will be bothered to get to a betting shop to bet on this stuff whilst they are having trouble getting about
What the big bookies would hate is the possibility that folks would actually get out of the habit of visiting those same shops and whist they are there drop the odd tenner on the fobt miracle
cheers
Ricky
What do you want – a medal?
Nope – just an acceptance that the official advice was way, way off the mark for various parts of the country.
No-one is forcing anyone to go racing and if your area is too snowy – stay at home!
Well done to Southwell for keeping the show on the road.
Well done to Southwell for keeping the show on the road.
Agreed. Some enjoyable action there today.
I’d respectfully suggest the Police (not for the first time in Nottinghamshire), are talking out of their truncheons.
I’ve just been out onto Westgate and its safe to drive. Tuesday was far worse.
Some decent betting opportunities today to raise the morale of the racing population, methinks.
I even fancy the magnificent Pawan a little bit; his one hundred and fifty fourth run this afternoon and still rated 78.
I even fancy the magnificent Pawan a little bit; his one hundred and fifty fourth run this afternoon and still rated 78.
Oh dear there is no saving you Max,i fear "Southwell fever" has set in! Even the locals favourite cure of homemade Apple Pie doesn"t work for "Southwell fever", you must have seen these symptoms coming,it alledgedly started on the beaches of skegness many summers ago!!
By no stretch of the imagination can a horse race meeting be described as imperative or essential.
…for racegoer or emergency service, it appears, as both of today’s cards Daan Sarf have been cancelled due to ambulance cover required more urgently elsewhere.
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Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
I’ve always found AW courses to be punter freindly, particularly if you are considering things like stats & bias. The normally unpredictable, I find can be quite predictable on the AW, which I’m sure is helped by the consistant & uniform going, and the track configuations.
If they have got a problem, imo it’s purely the quality of racing, the form of the lower grade stuff can be much more un-reliable, & you have to decide how you deal with horses from the likes of Wigham, Curley etc.
I’ve never been to Southwell, would like to go at some stage, that seems very consistant. I’m more at home with the London trracks. I think purely in terms of punting, the Kempton AW track is about as good as it gets. The track is reliable, the draw (& it’s bias) is consistant, they’ve even got a cut away in the home straight in case well-drawn horses get boxed in!
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