"phil walker":1xnv05qs wrote:
Dare I say it, are JCR (and media partners Turf TV/RUK) looking to kill off the Fighting Fifth and get one of "their" races (the old Bula I refuse to call it by it’s current name – or this new race) promoted to Grade 1 – especially as the Fighting Fifth is one of only two UK Grade 1 races (Finale Junior Hurdle the other) on ATR.
Commentary piece in today’s Racing Post saying exactly that as the field for Saturday’s race is hardly stellar. I’m sure JCR are hardly crying buckets over the poor turnout
Just 6 runners left in The Fighting Fifth and the favourite is odds on.
Thanks for the good crack. Time for me to move on. Be lucky.