Rail Movements - OHR

**Hexham VIP** · **20-05-09**, **09:23 PM**

I was reading Topspeed in todays weekender and he wrote about courses being unhelpful regarding moving the rails. Is there a link on the BHB website or any other that tells you about courses that have reported moving the rails?

He mentioned Newbury for Friday 15 and Sat 16 May moved the rails " in and around the 7f and 5f bend" and Ripon on the Sunday stated "rail around the bend from back straight to home straight moved out 5 metres"

Hope that helps

**The Duke** · **01-06-09**, **01:39 PM**

Originally Posted by Hexham VIP

Is there a link on the BHB website or any other that tells you about courses that have reported moving the rails?

Not that I'm aware of mate, no.

**Spook** · **01-06-09**, **03:25 PM**

Some of them are getting better than others such as York and Goodwood, but others just keep you in the dark. Taunton have a seasonally migratory rail that starts its drift around early December ,and can be pretty well relied on. The worst ones I think I've found this year are Lingfields in their trials and the one at Naas for Beauty O'Gwauns win. The movement isn't normally enough to really throw you as it usually equates to less than 10 to 15 yds, but it can muck things about when you're dealing with very fine margins of superiority. It some times pays to split round course and straight course into two separate variance calculations, but the problem is that you're invariably reducing your sample down to a precariously small snapshot and are just as likely (if not more so) to encounter even greater unreliability due to only having a couple of races to work off.

Alternatively, concentrate on a/w racing

nah can't do it, i almost choked as i posted it. Prsonally I can't stand it, and have had no success on it even though many of my methods suggest I should. I think if I were honest though, I've never applied myself to it. Perhaps I'd be better off giving up the jumps altogether bar Cheltenham and spending the winter months on polytrack and Dubai

**The Duke** · **01-06-09**, **04:41 PM**

Originally Posted by Spook

Perhaps I'd be better off giving up the jumps altogether bar Cheltenham and spending the winter months on polytrack and Dubai

You do a shite site better in my view doing that. This year we also have Meydan Racecourse to contend with in Dubai, and the speed figures could hold a serious edge all being well.

**Spook** · **01-06-09**, **06:44 PM**

Shame they won't have any standard times for you to work off

20-05-09, 09:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
Hexham VIP Moderate Handicapper Join Date: Feb 2009 Twitter: @CR_HexVIP Location: North East	Rail Movements I was reading Topspeed in todays weekender and he wrote about courses being unhelpful regarding moving the rails. Is there a link on the BHB website or any other that tells you about courses that have reported moving the rails? He mentioned Newbury for Friday 15 and Sat 16 May moved the rails " in and around the 7f and 5f bend" and Ripon on the Sunday stated "rail around the bend from back straight to home straight moved out 5 metres" Hope that helps

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01-06-09, 03:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
Spook World Class Join Date: Sep 2005	Some of them are getting better than others such as York and Goodwood, but others just keep you in the dark. Taunton have a seasonally migratory rail that starts its drift around early December ,and can be pretty well relied on. The worst ones I think I've found this year are Lingfields in their trials and the one at Naas for Beauty O'Gwauns win. The movement isn't normally enough to really throw you as it usually equates to less than 10 to 15 yds, but it can muck things about when you're dealing with very fine margins of superiority. It some times pays to split round course and straight course into two separate variance calculations, but the problem is that you're invariably reducing your sample down to a precariously small snapshot and are just as likely (if not more so) to encounter even greater unreliability due to only having a couple of races to work off. Alternatively, concentrate on a/w racing nah can't do it, i almost choked as i posted it. Prsonally I can't stand it, and have had no success on it even though many of my methods suggest I should. I think if I were honest though, I've never applied myself to it. Perhaps I'd be better off giving up the jumps altogether bar Cheltenham and spending the winter months on polytrack and Dubai

01-06-09, 06:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
Spook World Class Join Date: Sep 2005	Shame they won't have any standard times for you to work off

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