http://www.attheraces.com/blogs/kevin-blake
Fantastic article by ATR's Kevin Blake on Phil Smith the GB handicapper.
First thing i would like to say, i would love Kevin to get a go at him on the ATR show...Matt doesn't have the knowledge like Kevin to argue the points well enough. Fair enough this will not happen ever!
I pretty much agree with the blog above, there is no doubt change is needed and the idea that Irish horses are still benefiting from the GB handicap system is wrong. How can he even state the percentages he does full well knowing that there are 1000s more GB runners than Irish?
Either Phil Smith should ask his bosses for the two extra staff to work on the IRE figures weekly or there needs to be new methods introduced. Phil Smith adds and subtracts when he sees fit- Pahaska 105 Ire, 118 GB. How does he come up with the figure based on the runs? Crafty Butcher dropped to make it unlikely to make it into Cheltenham?
Fantastic article by ATR's Kevin Blake on Phil Smith the GB handicapper.
First thing i would like to say, i would love Kevin to get a go at him on the ATR show...Matt doesn't have the knowledge like Kevin to argue the points well enough. Fair enough this will not happen ever!
I pretty much agree with the blog above, there is no doubt change is needed and the idea that Irish horses are still benefiting from the GB handicap system is wrong. How can he even state the percentages he does full well knowing that there are 1000s more GB runners than Irish?
Either Phil Smith should ask his bosses for the two extra staff to work on the IRE figures weekly or there needs to be new methods introduced. Phil Smith adds and subtracts when he sees fit- Pahaska 105 Ire, 118 GB. How does he come up with the figure based on the runs? Crafty Butcher dropped to make it unlikely to make it into Cheltenham?
