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Equine Flu Outbreak

The ban on British-trained runners in Ireland has been lifted with immediate effect
 
Geordieboy83 said:
The ban on British-trained runners in Ireland has been lifted with immediate effect
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Surely a return to racing in the UK is imminent then, BHA would look rather silly if Ireland were allowing UK runners to run over there and they can't run over here, right?
 
ComplyOrDie said:
Surely a return to racing in the UK is imminent then, BHA would look rather silly if Ireland were allowing UK runners to run over there and they can't run over here, right?
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You would think so, surely tonight’s news will be positive. Can’t see any reason not to be after this news
 
It looks like I'm the only one on here who thinks the BHA have done exactly the right thing throughout this incident.
 
Faugheen_Machine said:
It looks like I'm the only one on here who thinks the BHA have done exactly the right thing throughout this incident.
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Whilst I've not posted much on here - I agree with you FM.
Given that (for me) the Festival is the be-all-and-end-all - the action that they have taken has given the best possible chance of the Festival going ahead.
I get where the trainers are coming from - but from a punters perspective (which is the only angle I can have a proper opinion on) - they have done the right thing.
 
Faugheen_Machine said:
It looks like I'm the only one on here who thinks the BHA have done exactly the right thing throughout this incident.
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They are in the living definition of stuck between a rock and hard place. Take too many precautions and they are blamed for overreacting, take a lighter approach and they potentially jeopardise Cheltenham and the backlash that would bring.
 
Leman14 said:
Whilst I've not posted much on here - I agree with you FM.
Given that (for me) the Festival is the be-all-and-end-all - the action that they have taken has given the best possible chance of the Festival going ahead.
I get where the trainers are coming from - but from a punters perspective (which is the only angle I can have a proper opinion on) - they have done the right thing.
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Well said pal
 
Leman14 said:
Whilst I've not posted much on here - I agree with you FM.
Given that (for me) the Festival is the be-all-and-end-all - the action that they have taken has given the best possible chance of the Festival going ahead.
I get where the trainers are coming from - but from a punters perspective (which is the only angle I can have a proper opinion on) - they have done the right thing.
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Exactly how I see it Leman. If there's a safety incident where I work, operations are stopped, an investigation takes place to find the root cause and then corrective actions are put in place to stop it happening again.

It seems to me that the BHA are doing just that.
 
Im with you FM. I think they have done exactly the right thing. Even if they have over reacted, I think it made total sense to err on the side of caution whilst they tried to understand the situation fully. No guessing or knee jerk reactions, just a more in depth investigation.

Assuming we are back to normal on Wednesday, nothing will have been lost as all the major races will be rescheduled.
 
Outlaw said:
There is always Aintree ...:devilish:
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Laughed out loud at that.:highly_amused:

Leman14 said:
Whilst I've not posted much on here - I agree with you FM.
Given that (for me) the Festival is the be-all-and-end-all - the action that they have taken has given the best possible chance of the Festival going ahead.
I get where the trainers are coming from - but from a punters perspective (which is the only angle I can have a proper opinion on) - they have done the right thing.
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Faugheen_Machine said:
Exactly how I see it Leman. If there's a safety incident where I work, operations are stopped, an investigation takes place to find the root cause and then corrective actions are put in place to stop it happening again.

It seems to me that the BHA are doing just that.
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I've taken comfort in the "over reaction" angle when trainers have said it... and I agree with you both that they've done the right thing.

The only mistake being betting on it :p



I also agree with CoD.... the news about Ireland allowing British horses to compete SURELY means racing continues in the UK from Wednesday, and for Saturday at the latest?!

Circa 10:30pm we'll know?
 
Faugheen_Machine said:
It looks like I'm the only one on here who thinks the BHA have done exactly the right thing throughout this incident.
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I wouldn't say that FM. On the most part they have done what I certainly would have expected of them, but now we are at a point where 99.5% of tests are negative, a little common sense to maybe get racing back underway wouldn't go amiss. And the Irish seem keen on that thought too, given they are allowing British raiders over to their courses from today.

I think by putting a timescale on it, I.e. Wednesday for a decision, they have backed themselves into a corner. That said, some would moan there is no clarity if they hadn't declared a date, so they are damned if they do and damned if they don't in that respect.
 
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Geordieboy83 said:
You would think so, surely tonight’s news will be positive. Can’t see any reason not to be after this news
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I stand by my post.
BHA damned if they do / damned if they don’t, no perfect solution , I get that
What I said was well done Hen
I thought it a balanced article , giving further insight to us “amateurs”
Hopefully no outbreak /epidemic and we resume and the industry returns to somewhere near normality
 
Kevloaf said:
Won't mention it again, I'm done.:encouragement:
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I don't mind Kev. It won't be long before I find a worse bet out there and all will be forgotten:highly_amused:
 
They've only done the right thing if they don't do the 'right thing' every time a horse gets the flu.

If they shut up shop every time a horse gets flu then it's not the right thing as they clearly get the flu all the f**king time.

Lets hope it's not going around on march 11th.
 
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