Freda

I agree that UK jumping makes our efforts look amateurish and, although I've had a jumper or two, and love the jumpers, we can't do it like the Brits.

Wow. Interesting indeed.

Jess, I am a lot less learned than you give me credit for. I am left wondering about all sorts of things unfortunately.

Yes, good luck to him. Shankar is a young trainer going well down there also, and the resounding successes from the Timaru-based trainers are giving the middle finger to the management's notion of squeezing the south out of contention.

Fair point.

I think Head Office can diminish itself without too much help.

Well done RV.

I think there might be.

What an embarrassment

Michael Roustaby posted an explanation, where he states that the 'map' shown to the riders had only one gap shown. A total dereliction of responsibility by track staff/officials and a disgrace. Probably to void the race altogether and refund all bets and entry fees would have been fairer.

Hmm...not casting aspersions on Sam at all, a very worthy winner indeed...but yeah, no idea who or what body did the voting.

Sadly, many I speak with voice the same opinions. Not totally do with the TAB stuff, but that as well as general dissatisfaction with so much of the operational decisions. The programming, the obvious bias against the south, the awareness [ which has been slow to come to many ] that the lolly-scramble will run out in another 2 and a half years - unless there really is a rabbit in the hat - is sapping the enthusiasm of so many participants.

Yep.

Wonder when/if Martin Collins might become aware of this breach? And what NZTR might do?