barryb Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Dodgems out wide at the top of the straight in the last. This mad scramble for the outside fence is full of high risk & was so close in that race to things not ending well, the safety committee might need to think about how to prevent a disaster from happening. What do others think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turny Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 For some reason Barry it always happens at Wanganui - and it looks bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryb Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share Posted May 6, 2018 3 minutes ago, Turny said: For some reason Barry it always happens at Wanganui - and it looks bad Yes & Pukekohe as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turny Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 You are right there Pukekohe is just as bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hesi Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Johnny Lincoln squeezed badly, next start? http://www.nzracing.co.nz/Common/SystemTemplates/Modal/Video.aspx?v=http%3a%2f%2fwww.racingreplays.co.nz%2fmedia%2f201805%2f20180506WANG09_BB.mp4&i=%2fCommon%2fImage.ashx%3fw%3d720%26h%3d400%26a%3d1%26o%3d1%26bg%3deeeeee%26p%3dhttp%3a%2f%2fwww.racingreplays.co.nz%2fmedia%2f201805%2f20180506WANG09_BB.jpg&r=Race+9+-+RIVER+CITY+CABS+1600&s=http://www.nzracing.co.nz/Common/SystemTemplates/Modal/Video.aspx?v=http%3a%2f%2fwww.racingreplays.co.nz%2fmedia%2f201805%2f20180506WANG09_BB.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryb Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share Posted May 6, 2018 & Prawn Star, it coped the worst of it and finished only 2 lengths from the winner. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turny Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Black book Prawn Star - was thumped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryb Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share Posted May 6, 2018 Following the running of Race 9 several riders approached Stewards with concerns regarding the field heading to the outside fence in search of better footing when there is insufficient room for all horses to do so safely and asked for consideration to be given that an outside rail be placed between the 500 metres and 350 metres at future meetings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 (edited) I wonder if the riders have considered taking some personal responsibility for the safety of themselves, their colleagues and the owners' horses - by undertaking in future not to angle their mounts out so sharply - dictating the paths of others and allowing little chance for them to adjust their course or pace safely ... The head-on coverage was pretty awful ... Edited May 6, 2018 by jess Typo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Cave Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Interestingly they've decided to insert a rail from the corrugated iron fence to the outside fence which will negate the no rail gap. What took them so long? That'll be out 1M to the birdcage, so let's hope the totally unfair winter racing there becomes a thing of the past. One fast lane on the outside fence does not a race make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Cave Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 On 6/05/2018 at 6:14 PM, jess said: I wonder if the riders have considered taking some personal responsibility for the safety of themselves, their colleagues and the owners' horses - by undertaking in future not to angle their mounts out so sharply - dictating the paths of others and allowing little chance for them to adjust their course or pace safely ... The head-on coverage was pretty awful ... No Jess, apparently no riders were charged, admonished, wrist slapped or made to downtrow in the Jocks room. It was a superb bit of no holds barred competitive riding and you should get your eyes tested if you thought otherwise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Oh really? Silly me Richard. And I watched the coverage twice too! Better get to specsavers .... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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