General Chat

[Redbridge]

Is anyone else's bets with 365 still unavailable for cash out? even non GE horses are for me.

Yep and it will stay like that until the picture evolves

[Quevega]

Yep and it will stay like that until the picture evolves

I think they've just done what PP do, but didn't do it immediately when they went NRNB.
But it could be due to Elliott I suppose.

[Carnage at Taunton]

I would argue that moving a horse two weeks before a festival is easier (in the short term) to settle as two weeks worth of feed and continuing two weeks of core work must be simple enough to keep going.

Im just going on thinking that Mr Nicholls knows what he is talking about, and knows more than us on here

[The King Pimm]

I would argue that moving a horse two weeks before a festival is easier (in the short term) to settle as two weeks worth of feed and continuing two weeks of core work must be simple enough to keep going.

I think a massive help is if handlers or stable staff who care and work the horses on a day to day basis are allowed to work at the new yards for the interim, I’m sure the owners are rich enough to offer them double time for the inconvenience, it will make a big difference to the horse having familiar faces and voices around

[Quevega]

Im just going on thinking that Mr Nicholls knows what he is talking about, and knows more than us on here

"You wouldn't want to be changing a horse's diet so close to Cheltenham. It would have a massive impact, it wouldn't be increasing your chances.

"You'd almost want to be on the same hay, the same feed, the same diet. People do things so totally different.

He did say the above though !!
To which I'd say..

NO SHIT SHERLOCK.

Best keep things the same as you can really I reckon.

same hay, same feed, same diet, same carrot, same polo mint,
basically everything the horse eats should be the same.

As same as possible.
Which as some posters have mentioned already, is doable in such a short time period.

I'd imagine over the longer term you'd do it gradually. (Change things from the same to the new same)

Or you could change everything and lose all the horses out of your stable when they've been shit all season.

[Rooster Booster]

Lots of hyperbole on this thread.

My opinion, and it’s just my opinion, is that we give the sport far more importance than it really has.

Most of the world won’t have seen the photo, most that have will have raised their eyebrows and forgotten about it as quick as it takes them to scroll through their Twitter feed.

But unfortunately all of the people that can play a part in the sports future success or otherwise will have seen it. When I talk about the world I am not referring to yours or my next door neighbour I am talking about influencers, sponsors, owners, politicians and the like all of which the sport needs to prosper. Alternatively let’s just assume it’s just a storm in a tea cup. Let it blow over and get back to embracing the wonderful future that lies ahead.

I have already spoken to a politician who is being sent letters of disgust from constituents. How do you imagine that is going to play out when the sport needs friends in high places.

[Redbridge]

"You wouldn't want to be changing a horse's diet so close to Cheltenham. It would have a massive impact, it wouldn't be increasing your chances.

"You'd almost want to be on the same hay, the same feed, the same diet. People do things so totally different.

He did say the above though !!
To which I'd say..

NO SHIT SHERLOCK.

Best keep things the same as you can really I reckon.

same hay, same feed, same diet, same carrot, same polo mint,
basically everything the horse eats should be the same.

As same as possible.
Which as some posters have mentioned already, is doable in such a short time period.

I'd imagine over the longer term you'd do it gradually. (Change things from the same to the new same)

Or you could change everything and lose all the horses out of your stable when they've been shit all season.

Nearer the time the better I would imagine, replicate an overseas trip and try and send same food and staff.

[Carnage at Taunton]

"You wouldn't want to be changing a horse's diet so close to Cheltenham. It would have a massive impact, it wouldn't be increasing your chances.

"You'd almost want to be on the same hay, the same feed, the same diet. People do things so totally different.

He did say the above though !!
To which I'd say..

NO SHIT SHERLOCK.

Best keep things the same as you can really I reckon.

same hay, same feed, same diet, same carrot, same polo mint,
basically everything the horse eats should be the same.

As same as possible.
Which as some posters have mentioned already, is doable in such a short time period.

I'd imagine over the longer term you'd do it gradually. (Change things from the same to the new same)

Or you could change everything and lose all the horses out of your stable when they've been shit all season.

All good then, cheers Q

[Quevega]

All good then, cheers Q

Thought you'd like that.

[PresentingPercy]

Interesting one, eCOMM 365 just announced they are cutting all sponsorship ties with Gordon Elliott's yard. Why this may be significant, its the company owned by Noel and Valarie Moran..

[riccirich]

Davy russell coming up on prime time on rte television in ireland in the next half hour, for those who are interested.

[ComplyOrDie]

Interesting one, eCOMM 365 just announced they are cutting all sponsorship ties with Gordon Elliott's yard. Why this may be significant, its the company owned by Noel and Valarie Moran..

That'll be Zanahiyr/TBO etc... moving swiftly then.

All off to Noel Meade, supposedly.

[Altior]

Yeah off to Meade, announcement tomorrow.

[Garrison Savannah]

But unfortunately all of the people that can play a part in the sports future success or otherwise will have seen it. When I talk about the world I am not referring to yours or my next door neighbour I am talking about influencers, sponsors, owners, politicians and the like all of which the sport needs to prosper. Alternatively let’s just assume it’s just a storm in a tea cup. Let it blow over and get back to embracing the wonderful future that lies ahead.

I have already spoken to a politician who is being sent letters of disgust from constituents. How do you imagine that is going to play out when the sport needs friends in high places.

More hyperbole. Politicians get sent letters every week about why Emmerdale storylines should see the programme banned. The week after it’s some other subject.

We can’t take horse racing’s current standing for granted. More needs to be done on animal welfare, on the sport’s integrity, on it’s link with gambling and all that entails. I fully and wholeheartedly agree.

Mistaking one individual’s action and over-exaggerating this to the impending end of a sport is emotive, unwarranted and frankly unhelpful.

[Winging The Last]

Interesting one, eCOMM 365 just announced they are cutting all sponsorship ties with Gordon Elliott's yard. Why this may be significant, its the company owned by Noel and Valarie Moran..

https://twitter.com/ecomm365/status/1366862803705987077?s=21