tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30525374.post1395670456788188272..comments2024-03-19T09:19:39.519+00:00Comments on Stable Life: So far, so good(ish)John Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02266884652423059813noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30525374.post-8575376345266749762019-08-10T10:01:19.376+01:002019-08-10T10:01:19.376+01:00Losing the stalls would make lining up interesting...Losing the stalls would make lining up interesting, but National Hunt copes so why shouldn't flat?<br /><br />On the plus side, vastly reduced costs in not requiring stalls with the incumbant moving them around, maintaining and testing,plus reduced risk of horse injury, jockey injury and stall handler injury.<br /><br />We can never know exactly how many runners stress their chance away whilst either being stood in stalls awaiting others being loaded, or fighting the handlers when reluctant to load, not to metion those who refuse to enter and are withdrawn at the start, wasting owners/trainers time and money.<br /><br />Employing and moving around large teams of stall handlers must add considerably to race day costs,and delays can disrupt race times and cause bookmakers to lose income when races overlap.<br /><br />Great topic Neil glenn.penningtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00791375921276756550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30525374.post-46765881252178222842019-08-08T21:09:09.373+01:002019-08-08T21:09:09.373+01:00Just a quick question does anyone know why when th...Just a quick question does anyone know why when they have twelve jockeys in the Shergar Cup they don't have twelve runners a race ? All races were oversubscribed the last couple of years so I don't get why they have ten runner fields neil kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361742060525511366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30525374.post-53613108699254330452019-08-08T21:06:54.213+01:002019-08-08T21:06:54.213+01:00Your final point is very valid , as you totally co...Your final point is very valid , as you totally correctly point out the number of injuries at flag/tape starts are limited whereas with stalls (and here I am applying a fair bit of guesswork)I would guess there is at least a couple of minor injuries each day and a major one every other day to horses and regular injuries minor or major to the stalls crews<br />I am sure that the stalls with their current design would not be allowed on health and safety grounds for a start I can't see anyway that a man would be allowed /expected to dive out the front of a structure where he could be trampled on by half a tonne plus of racehorse ?<br />There is rarely any major discussion on the topic on the main racing channels and certainly not on the ITV programmes where the only real comments about the stalls are of the the stalls handlers do a great job type of words , which I am not convinced they do in truth however I fully accept they do the best job possible given the instructions they have to work to.<br />What bothers me is that racing seems oblivious to what the stalls process looks like to those who are not devotees and with the close ups nowadays of the loading process it may well be that the spotlight will mean some very uncomfortable questions start to be askedneil kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361742060525511366noreply@blogger.com