Stayers Hurdle 2020

[The King Pimm]

I’ve just backed Penhill at 16’s just incase he wins or shows definite improvement today. He hasn’t run more than twice in a season for 5 years so either he’s in need of the race fitness or they’re started to run out of ideas for him but thought 16/1 was a big price with cash out available

[jack1092]

All about getting more top class Mares races with big prize money and the best Mares running in them. If Honey went Churdle and Benie Stayers then that would not be deemed as a victory for the supporters of the programme.

Of course it would. It would show that the amount of mares at a high level in training are increasing. The mares programme isn't there to solely branch them off as a different sex and make them race vs eachother only. It's to make it more worthwhile for buyers and breeders to race their mares.

[Lobos]

Of course it would. It would show that the amount of mares at a high level in training are increasing. The mares programme isn't there to solely branch them off as a different sex and make them race vs eachother only. It's to make it more worthwhile for buyers and breeders to race their mares.

However, the main aim of the programme is to increase the number of Mares races and prize money to attract more Mares into horseracing. Clearly they want the best of them to enter and run in those races. I'm sure they would be very disappointed if the likes of Eptante, Honeysuckle and Benie run in anything else but it is inevitable it's going to happen.

[Quevega]

However, the main aim of the programme is to increase the number of Mares races and prize money to attract more Mares into horseracing. Clearly they want the best of them to enter and run in those races. I'm sure they would be very disappointed if the likes of Eptante, Honeysuckle and Benie run in anything else but it is inevitable it's going to happen.

No,
The main aim is to increase the number of mares into Racing.

The addition of more mares races and prize money was part of the strategy, and not the aim.

They now have excellent opportunities to race against their own sex but also take on the boys if they wish. They have it both ways.

There is no doubt that if these mares win at the festival against the boys, it would do more for Mares in training than them sticking to their own sex.

On a human level.
It'd be like a woman winning the World darts, or Snooker, or The Open Golf championship.
Be a lot more little girls picking up darts, cues and a putter if that ever happened.

And a lot more owners purchasing Mares if they keep winning the Championship races at the festival too.

[Hurricane fly]

I would have to agree with Q on that.

Case in point is Fiona Sherrock in darts, her wins against men will do a thousand times more for females playing darts than her thrashing women.

However the horses don’t decide where they go, the trainers do and a win is a win in their eyes

[jack1092]

However, the main aim of the programme is to increase the number of Mares races and prize money to attract more Mares into horseracing. Clearly they want the best of them to enter and run in those races. I'm sure they would be very disappointed if the likes of Eptante, Honeysuckle and Benie run in anything else but it is inevitable it's going to happen.

As already stated and backed up by Q, i'd heavily disagree!

[Lobos]

I would have to agree with Q on that.

Case in point is Fiona Sherrock in darts, her wins against men will do a thousand times more for females playing darts than her thrashing women.

However the horses don’t decide where they go, the trainers do and a win is a win in their eyes

In order to have more Fiona Sherrocks they need to increase the amount of Women's tournaments and the prize money in those tournaments to attract more women into the game first before they can take on the men

[jack1092]

https://www.britishhorseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Race-Programme-for-Jumps-Mares.pdf

https://www.britishhorseracing.com/press_releases/mares-focus-bha-jump-pattern-committee-announces-changes-2018-19-season/

Both state to increase the racing mares population. To prolong their racing careers and be campaigned more ambitiously.

[Stormy Antarctic]

Unlikely for BDD to turn up here but that was a smashing performance over 3m. I think she’d have one hell of a battle with Paisley P

[FaugheenTheMachine]

She obviously hasn’t done that much for darts; her name is Fallon not Fiona

Willie has said where Benie goes is ground dependant

[Lobos]

She obviously hasn’t done that much for darts; her name is Fallon not Fiona

Willie has said where Benie goes is ground dependant

Lol ! Great spot.

[Istabraq]

Although well beaten Penhill progressed today and you can bet your life Bloomy didn't want him fully wound up for January, so I saw that as an encouraging run.
Paisley Park of course will be a warm order but Penhill could get competitive in March....

[Kevloaf]

Not got the Mares Hurdle thread yet so I'm assuming all the chat is in there....

Willie certainly not hiding his feelings regarding target though! I was a bit taken a back!




She looked absolutely superb, she'd wallop Paisley Park

[Saxon Warrior]

Not got the Mares Hurdle thread yet so I'm assuming all the chat is in there....

Willie certainly not hiding his feelings regarding target though! I was a bit taken a back!



She looked absolutely superb, she'd wallop Paisley Park

Too right she would, with a 7lb weight allowance to

[Lobos]

Too right she would, with a 7lb weight allowance to

Yeah, surely much easier task than taking on the best 2 mile hurdler out there at level weights plus earning £60k more for winning at the same time.........hee, hee.