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warrenrobinsonwarrenrobinson    567 posts
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Standing start handicap racing sorts a few out.
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  • Ivorytrunkey86Ivorytrunkey86    241 posts
    Which horses did they sort out Warren?
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  • Rocket_ReignRocket_Reign    930 posts
    Yep tonight showed we shouldn’t have discretionary stands when we have a handicapper that doesn’t understand form. Easter cup race for roses and trotters cup all been discretionary and have all had the best horses completely handicapped out of them

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  • warrenrobinsonwarrenrobinson    567 posts
    I agree Michael, on the other hand horses should not be handicapped into races for example maybe every 10NR points you receive 10 mtrs.
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  • BenchLegendBenchLegend    2 posts

    It seems the problem lies more in the balance than in the system itself—when the handicap doesn’t reflect the teams’ actual form, everything seems unfair. The idea of a clear formula like NR makes sense because it adds transparency. But it probably won’t be possible to eliminate subjectivity entirely—there will always be points of contention.

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  • warrenrobinsonwarrenrobinson    567 posts
    Just received a message from Stevie Wonder saying nothing to see in the last at GP.

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  • Chopchop43Chopchop43    435 posts
    warrenrobinson said:

    Just received a message from Stevie Wonder saying nothing to see in the last at GP.


    able to go into deal with what Stevie Wonder supposedly didnt see ?
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  • HyluxHylux Posts: 1
    Ivorytrunkey86 said:

    Which horses did they sort out Warren?

    A few egomaniacs who think their horses are better than they actually are. 
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  • Ivorytrunkey86Ivorytrunkey86    241 posts
    Big statement hylux,care to name who you are talking about?
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  • Chopchop43Chopchop43    435 posts
    Hylux said:

    Ivorytrunkey86 said:

    Which horses did they sort out Warren?

    A few egomaniacs who think their horses are better than they actually are. 

    well that doesnt narrow it down , I think we are all guilty at one stage or another of thinking our horses are a little better than they actually are
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  • AbbysAceAbbysAce    699 posts
    Rocket_Reign said:

    Yep tonight showed we shouldn’t have discretionary stands when we have a handicapper that doesn’t understand form. Easter cup race for roses and trotters cup all been discretionary and have all had the best horses completely handicapped out of them

    What handicap did it have in the nominations?

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  • warrenrobinsonwarrenrobinson    567 posts
    No Handicap No Turnover No Future.
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  • Chopchop43Chopchop43    435 posts
    Still no word as too what supposed indiscretion took place in the last at gp friday night ???
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  • LightningJakeLightningJake    42 posts
    edited April 6
    AbbysAce said:

    Rocket_Reign said:

    Yep tonight showed we shouldn’t have discretionary stands when we have a handicapper that doesn’t understand form. Easter cup race for roses and trotters cup all been discretionary and have all had the best horses completely handicapped out of them

    What handicap did it have in the nominations?

    Hi AbbysAce,

    Re- What handicap did it have in the nominations?

    I try & save as many nominations as I can.

    For this particular meeting, nominations closed at
    8am Monday. I saved the HarnessWeb nominations at 5:30pm Monday. 

    Acceptances closed the next morning at
    8:30am. 

    There were only ever 11 nominations & all
    accepted. 

    At the time of saving these nominations, all eleven
    horses had handicaps already allocated & visible for all to see. If any
    connections were unhappy with the allocated handicap they could have withdrawn
    without penalty up until close of acceptances at 8:30am the next morning.

    I'm not saying one way or the other whether the
    allocated handicaps were relevant or fair, just that the allocated handicaps
    were known by all connections prior to acceptance.

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