Sydney Resumes Racing 1st December
November 29th 2007 02:11
Metropolitan Sydney begins racing again on Saturday after a three month ban because of the Equine Influenza outbreak.
The return of Sydney racing is well overdue but presents many problems for punters when doing their form. The fields will be very difficult to line up in the initial resumption period.
Some of the horses trained outside the city radius at places such as Gosford, Wyong and Kembla Grange have been allowed to race for about a month and would have a fitness advantage over the city trained horses. The city stables such as Gai Waterhouse and Peter Snowden may have higher quality animals in their yards but horses don't win if they ain't fit.
Training schedules for these horses would have been severely disrupted but another issue for punters to consider is the illness itself. The recovery rate varies for each individual horse, some would have missed more work than others and some would have been knocked around more than others with the effects of the virus.
Some horses may have had reactions to the vaccines supplied by their trainers. By reactions I mean a bit of lethargy which can happen to horses after almost any vaccination. Vaccination effects take a higher profile when a horse travels overseas but would also be of importance to punters to take note of.
The best advice that can be given is to watch and observe the Sydney races until the New Year, by that time formlines can be re-established and horses can be sorted out again. Also, stayers need time to get to their right distances and fitness levels and the quality of horse returning to the racetrack will increase with each passing meeting.
Playing Sydney racing cautiously for the time being is way to go to ensure you have enough funds in your betting bank to cash in when things get easier for punters.
The return of Sydney racing is well overdue but presents many problems for punters when doing their form. The fields will be very difficult to line up in the initial resumption period.
Some of the horses trained outside the city radius at places such as Gosford, Wyong and Kembla Grange have been allowed to race for about a month and would have a fitness advantage over the city trained horses. The city stables such as Gai Waterhouse and Peter Snowden may have higher quality animals in their yards but horses don't win if they ain't fit.
Training schedules for these horses would have been severely disrupted but another issue for punters to consider is the illness itself. The recovery rate varies for each individual horse, some would have missed more work than others and some would have been knocked around more than others with the effects of the virus.
Some horses may have had reactions to the vaccines supplied by their trainers. By reactions I mean a bit of lethargy which can happen to horses after almost any vaccination. Vaccination effects take a higher profile when a horse travels overseas but would also be of importance to punters to take note of.
The best advice that can be given is to watch and observe the Sydney races until the New Year, by that time formlines can be re-established and horses can be sorted out again. Also, stayers need time to get to their right distances and fitness levels and the quality of horse returning to the racetrack will increase with each passing meeting.
Playing Sydney racing cautiously for the time being is way to go to ensure you have enough funds in your betting bank to cash in when things get easier for punters.
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