Trentham In Doubt

[nomates 4,969]

There was a discussion here a couple of weeks back about Trentham handling 9 meetings in 12 weeks , well looks like they couldn't handle 2 on consecutive weekends , they are having a track inspection .

Chances are the meeting will be xfered , where will be the interesting point .

IMO it was always foolish to program these 2 meetings so close together at the one track knowing October weather . But hey they know best .

[nomates 4,969]

I've just reread the NZTR communication and bugger me they have said they are going inspect the track early Friday afternoon , why leave it so late FFS , inspection should be this avo ,  it's a H10 just xfer , it's not rocket science .

Plus if they run that's 2 meetings 6 days apart on H10 surfaces , good way to stuff up the track for the next couple of months .

[nomates 4,969]

Just an idea , xfer Saturday to Otaki and xfer Sunday to Trentham , not hard , is it ?

[racingoutsider 208]

I fail to see how it could not be race-able. A bit of rain overnight Friday. Fine on the day is the forecast.

[Insider 4,792]

Trentham Track Inspection

After significant rain during the week the Trentham track is particularly heavy with more rain predicted prior to race start time. The Track Manager, Regional Track Advisor and the RIB will inspect the track early Friday afternoon. An update will be provided after that.

The above is what NZTR shows on their website.

In my opinion, absolutely it will be raceable unless there is a weather  bomb of biblical proportions, BUT of course there is so much more racing to be had on the track in the next 8 or 9 weeks with both Awapuni and Hastings out of play, therefore I guess that they are simply looking to the future. 

[We're Doomed 5,554]

Come in Waverley. They usually save the day.

Perhaps send the Fielding Cup to Re Rapa. Oh hold on....

[Pete Lane 1,189]

Here's an idea. Awapuni synthetic.

[Insider 4,792]

Waverley has to be out. Have you seen how many meetings are scheduled for there in the immediate future?

Surely the idiots who have been running NZ racing of the last 8 or so years, will see the folly of their ways NOW.

Remember the Bring Back Buck Campaign 20 0r 30 years ago?

I say bring back Te Teko, Gisborne, Wairoa, Waipukurau, to start with.

If you have others that you want to add to the list please do so.

Start here:

Stratford

 

[Pete Lane 1,189]

Dargaville.

[Pete Lane 1,189]

The Trentham track was inspected early Friday Afternoon by the regional track advisor, the track manager and the RIB. The track is currently a Heavy 10 and in safe state to race on. 

 

Overnight rain is predicted and a further inspection will take place at 6:30am Saturday.

[Muzzaman 70]

18 hours ago, Insider said:

Waverley has to be out. Have you seen how many meetings are scheduled for there in the immediate future?

Surely the idiots who have been running NZ racing of the last 8 or so years, will see the folly of their ways NOW.

Remember the Bring Back Buck Campaign 20 0r 30 years ago?

I say bring back Te Teko, Gisborne, Wairoa, Waipukurau, to start with.

If you have others that you want to add to the list please do so.

Start here:

Stratford

 

Foxton

[Pak Star 1,078]

20 minutes ago, Pete Lane said:

...and in safe state to race on. 

To be fair they said the same thing after Race 1 at Te Rapa on Monday... until suddenly it wasnt  

[nomates 4,969]

49 minutes ago, Pete Lane said:

The Trentham track was inspected early Friday Afternoon by the regional track advisor, the track manager and the RIB. The track is currently a Heavy 10 and in safe state to race on. 

 

Overnight rain is predicted and a further inspection will take place at 6:30am Saturday.

And what if it isn't tough shit for participants , again , FFS get professional , if they think there is any doubt then move them , TODAY .

FFs try and show some empathy for the owners , just this once .

It beggars belief , I really didn't think they could make it any more difficult .

[Insider 4,792]

7.3mm of rain is expected overnight, finishing by 9:00am. 

For my threepence worth, it will be heavy, but so what.

Some will love it and others wont. 

There will be plenty of scratchings, but the track should be a safe as it possibly could be, unless there is a surface water problem, which I seriously doubt.

The only thing I can say with certainly, is that they will plough it up, and with all the scheduled meetings to come, that isn't what one was hoping for.

I am wondering if there isn't an ulterior motive with how this is being handled.

[Kingshill 246]

13 minutes ago, nomates said:

And what if it isn't tough shit for participants , again , FFS get professional , if they think there is any doubt then move them , TODAY .

Yes, fully agree.......make a decision today......Horses,  staff, trainers and owners in limbo in regards to travelling.

[Kingshill 246]

Wasn't Awapuni synthetic track supposed to come into play at times like this? 

Although,  with the reluctance of some trainers to race on the synthetic there would probably be a heaps of scratching......

[We're Doomed 5,554]

6 minutes ago, Insider said:

7.3mm of rain is expected overnight, finishing by 9:00am. 

For my threepence worth, it will be heavy, but so what.

Some will love it and others wont. 

There will be plenty of scratchings, but the track should be a safe as it possibly could be, unless there is a surface water problem, which I seriously doubt.

The only thing I can say with certainly, is that they will plough it up, and with all the scheduled meetings to come, that isn't what one was hoping for.

I am wondering if there isn't an ulterior motive with how this is being handled.

In Australia if they had a provincial meeting that was going to be really heavy and a track down the road wasn't nearly as bad they would sometimes move the meeting. 

You do wonder about transferring meetings to Trentham at this time of year when most horses are looking for better going.

[We're Doomed 5,554]

3 minutes ago, Kingshill said:

Wasn't Awapuni synthetic track supposed to come into play at times like this? 

Although,  with the reluctance of some trainers to race on the synthetic there would probably be a heaps of scratching......

I don't think any of the AWTs have ever come to the rescue of a grass track meeting. It appears that part of the equation has proven to be fallacious.

[Insider 4,792]

3 minutes ago, We're Doomed said:

In Australia if they had a provincial meeting that was going to be really heavy and a track down the road wasn't nearly as bad they would sometimes move the meeting. 

You do wonder about transferring meetings to Trentham at this time of year when most horses are looking for better going.

The problem is, there is no where else to go. 
This year this meeting was originally scheduled for Hastings, but we all know what happened there. 
Last year it was a Trentham so I guess that is another reason it was shoved in. 
Quite simply with the current fronts coming through, one after the other Trentham shouldn’t be racing this often. 
 

[nomates 4,969]

2 minutes ago, Insider said:

The problem is, there is no where else to go. 
This year this meeting was originally scheduled for Hastings, but we all know what happened there. 
Last year it was a Trentham so I guess that is another reason it was shoved in. 
Quite simply with the current fronts coming through, one after the other Trentham shouldn’t be racing this often. 
 

Surely there are plenty of premier tracks available to pick up the slack .

This particular pigeon was always going to come back and kick them in the arse .

, bigtime .

I said it earlier if there was any doubt then xfer Otaki and Trentham around , simple solve , but far to complex for the powers that be .

I wonder what Entain will make of all this indecision and possible lost meeting .

Oh ! that's right it's bad luck .

[Insider 4,792]

Now 8.4mm forecast. I wonder what it will actually be.

[racingoutsider 208]

9 minutes ago, Insider said:

Now 8.4mm forecast. I wonder what it will actually be.

Can't see how that could possibly make the track unsafe. Otherwise, maybe move it to Foxton?

[Insider 4,792]

1 minute ago, racingoutsider said:

Can't see how that could possibly make the track unsafe. Otherwise, maybe move it to Foxton?

I am wondering if there isn't an ulterior motive with how this is being handled.

[racingoutsider 208]

4 minutes ago, Insider said:

I am wondering if there isn't an ulterior motive with how this is being handled.

What would that be?

[Idolmite 3,159]

They certainly moved the Livamol with plenty of time up their sleeve. Tomorrow morning is too late. Way too late.