louisg wrote: It is true that the best jocks in the World are the ones sitting in the grandstand or the ones watching Racing on TV. Mr.H's post is the most accurate. Whatever the going looks like on TV, it is not the real thing. Heavy going itself is very rarely the issue. Inconsistency is the problem. Horse and rider are in grave danger when speeding through inconsistencies.
To the best of my knowledge, Piere was not the decision maker yesterday.
Turffontein Inside Course is in a very bad state today after just those few races yesterday. That tells it's own story.
I'm the end, if you do force racing to go on, by dismissing the jocks who complain and declare the going unsafe, you open yourself up to huge problems if someone then gets hurt. The very same rider who is a low earner and decides to ride and then gets injured, will open up a can of worms in terms of bad publicity and liability. So too, the horse that breaks a leg. The Operators and NHA will be in huge trouble, as the experienced jocks had WARNED that the going was dangerous.
LG I don't think any one wants to see some harm in any race meeting.
Yesterday they said the Pedometer Reading was 26 - In your opinion with the amount of rain do you think that was a true reading?
I thought it was a bit low , I ask this as there was a time in CPT where the apparatus used was not working properly for months giving the wrong reading before someone picked it up.
Another point why do the opperaters always seem to make it through to the 1st leg of the Pick Six to take their share on all the pools. Comingling with France another point . I think that puts doubt in the minds of Punters and we get comments like we do.
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