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louisg how the cape trainer feel is negative is the surprise for me they win and 3 and 4 so what is big problem? the masive bonus no one is see is the horse who run in first 4 no get the merit rating in crease because it is run on the poly no the grass.....

louisg Wrote:

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> I am receiving very good reports. I think that the
> Shams have hit the nail on the head, as usual. Its
> a learning curve, but a great one. Well done to
> Phumelela, RA and all the PE racing people !
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> The only negative was that some visiting horses
> had never set foot on the surface before. As Shams
> say, some will love it and some wont, same as wet
> vs firm, Turf outer vs Turf inner. That's racing.
> Also, the track is very fast and horses need to
> get used to it, through training on it. In the
> end, in the first weekend of its existence, the
> Poly surface proved its worth to us when mother
> nature throws us lots of rain.
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> Now to put Turf on Vaal Sand and Poly on Turf
> Inner.... -D ..... just me dreaming again !
> :S


I know I'm hi-jacking the thread again, but do you know what the story is with the Vaal - as far as I know P is leasing the Vaal from Anglo- American (or it may be De Beers) ? And there were some rumours doing the rounds some time ago that the lease period was coming to an end and that it was not going to be re-newed - and subsequently there were more stories doing the rounds that a new facility was going to be put up (somewhere in the Krugersdorp area ?).

As far as the Vaal sand is concerned, imo it is serving it's purpose and should continue to be available as an alternative racing surface - lots of horses have been given a new lease of life because of the sand track - and even IF they ever put in a Poly in Gauteng (that issue has also gone very quiet), the sand track should still be available as another option - hence my question about the future of the Vaal :S

Morning

I think I might become a fan of the Poly Track as well. Just as the Trainers & Jocks will be on a learning curve so will the Punters be. What encourages me is that there were Horses that ran on very nicely and that the front runners got caught, mostly by Horses that were reasonably well placed. Also IMO the Turf form in general held up very well on the Poly. Another positive is that the Poly track is supposed to be kinder on the Horses which at first glance appears to be the case.

I hope they use the Poly track very often in the short term so that ALL can get accustomed to it quickly. IMO every Racing centre should install a Poly surface similar or equal to the PE version as a matter of urgency.

Flash Harry Wrote:

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> louisg how the cape trainer feel is negative is
> the surprise for me they win and 3 and 4 so what
> is big problem? the masive bonus no one is see is
> the horse who run in first 4 no get the merit
> rating in crease because it is run on the poly no
> the grass.....


Flash because they comment ,have a dig without allowing the day to play out ,and then realised it was not so bad after all :S

.....it is still early days..... for praise..... but I also like this track.....Martin Colins has teamed up with the right type of people locally that have an emmence understanding of local conditions and the substates that are required to keep the tracks in optimum condition.....(tu)

Form held up solidly on the poly. Some horses were able to quicken up really well. Good to hear of no injuries.
Definitely seems the way forward. Thumbs up to all concerned.

What is the max distance on pollytrack in PE? Do anyone know if meetings in future will automatically be moved to polly if course proper is too wet?

BIGNIC Wrote:

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> What is the max distance on pollytrack in PE? Do
> anyone know if meetings in future will
> automatically be moved to polly if course proper
> is too wet?


Why would there be a max distance????

Bignic don't think they can go much further than 2000 ,but will come back to you
What I have been told that we won't loose a meeting
Only thing that can jeopardise a meeting is wind and visibility

All sounds good well done to all

2200 will be the the longest distance

Len Sham Wrote:

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> Flash Harry Wrote:
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> > louisg how the cape trainer feel is negative is
> > the surprise for me they win and 3 and 4 so
> what
> > is big problem? the masive bonus no one is see
> is
> > the horse who run in first 4 no get the merit
> > rating in crease because it is run on the poly
> no
> > the grass.....
>
>
> Flash because they comment ,have a dig without
> allowing the day to play out ,and then realised it
> was not so bad after all :S


U are all missing the point....they weren't negative about the polytrack....all that was said is that the decision to move the main race was made too early with very little consultation and in hindsight that it could have been run on the grass yesterday.....