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Just appoint a raceday coordinator whose role is to liase with the courses directly when a course misses its slot and this would all be so easily solved.
A position that would pay for itself several times over.Having been at Plumpton I believe the communication between the two courses only started after the third clash ,with Uttox then finally delaying jumping off until Plumpton informed them they had finished. I appreciate Uttoxeter felt they could get off before Plumpton but for the saddle slipping etc but there was no communication between the tracks at that stage. A raceday coordinator could quickly have rescheduled a timetable with all courses being kept in the loop avoided clashes and maximised turnover or of course reminded Uttoxeter of the protocol to which Silvoir refers.
I was told by an irate racegoer that Uttox waiting for Plumpton meant that on one of the remaining races Uttoxeter then clashed with Hamilton. (stand corrected if that not the case).That meant that a total of at least four betting opportunities were lost through clashes and with split screen coverage for in running etc.
When racing needs every penny through the levy such naivety is pouring money down the drain.It makes it very hard for some of the loftier Racing For Change ambitions to be viewed seriously when the basics still leave much to be desired.
I called a ‘genuine’ one at Exeter the season before last. Last two remaining runners bith came from same stable – Tom George and one was then taken out.
Believe it was changed on request of jockeys and certainly have never called a race with more than 14 there this winter despite split races at almost every trip.
Have a look to see if their was a 7f race run with two divisions during the winter.
Of course could well be wrong !Shame those number cloths wont hold sectional time chips !
Just to point out it is only saddlecloths not colours and safety limit at Kempton is 14 for all distances.
His principle owner Sheikh Bin Khalifa has bought Geoff Wragg’s old yard.
De Kock said he will base about 15 horses there, the criteria being they must be at least listed class and some of the high profile ones will be campaigned globally though I think I read that a couple (Asiatic Boy I think was one) may be trained in US).
It will also no doubt be used as a quaratine base as the rules from Dubai to SA still specify a period overseas before admittance to Dubai.
Prufrock is quite right to point that out.
My posting of the link was solely in response to the confirmation section which personally I found useful as a source of reference.
To be fair their assessment of good paddock judges would also be a source of debate !
Not a book but a weblink :
http://www.b2yor.co.uk/b2yor_overview.htm
Go to paddock review.
Whilst this deals with 2yo’s by the time they are on a track it is still good for confirmation generally.
To be fair she may not have focused on that because that is a different Liam (Heard).
Rambling Minster made a mistake (think the one after Valentine’s) when in midfield and then got brought to a virtual standstill by the fallers at the 18th when towards the rear, pulled up before next.
Next year with purse of $10m for the World Cup and change to a synthetic surface will make a big difference for increased European Challenge though probably a decreased American one.
