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As I would say, Mordin knew f all. He has the wrong Timeform rating. Yes, there is plenty of reference to the first provisional rating if you Google on the internet, but a thorough journalist should check his facts, and Mordin is not a thorough journalist. I interpret from your post that you...

I don't know the answer: why don't you tell us?! Not quite what you are looking for, but there is something about "coming on for a run" on The Sceptical Punter website: http://www.scepticalpunter.com/?p=945#more-945

I am not suggesting that J J Behan did anything remotely like that at Newcastle, of course.

Steadied start/switched and held up, raced freely and looked a bit awkward early, effort 2f out, switched outside and ridden, kept on despite edging slightly left. Beaten 1.3 lengths. A magnificent performance into which you could - and people have - read pretty much anything you/they liked. I...

Thanks. We may have to go into the definition of "getting beaten up". :) Basically, though, he should not be giving instructions that run counter to the horse achieving the best possible position (within the Rules of Racing). Those rules are in place to protect, among others, punters who might...

Eamon Tyrrell may well have cause to regret the following remarks about Casela Park, reported in today's Racing Post: "I told him [Behan] not to kill him or get milled to finish third, as we wouldn't be able to go to Musselburgh - that's not stopping the horse or anything - and the owner...

BY DAVID CARR 7:27PM 4 AUG 2010 TRAINER Eamon Tyrrell and jockey Jason Behan were referred to the BHA after being found in breach of the 'non-trier' rules following a controversial rideat Newcastle on Wednesday. His effort on Casela Park in a 7f handicap was judged to have broken Rule...

Paul Struthers reported on ATR as saying that a horse in these circumstances needs to be inspected twice after the race by a vet, on the second occasion an hour after the event, which must account for some of the delay.

"We are still waiting for news on Casela Park, an hour and 20 minutes after the event" ATR

I haven't heard anything on ATR about the aftermath of this, but might just have missed it. Do you know of any news?

If you haven't already seen this, I suggest you try to watch the replay of the ride on this horse in the 3:50 at Newcastle this afternoon.

I worked briefly as an editor on the betting.betfair site in its infancy and have contributed to it since. I am very firmly under the impression that it justifies its existence in terms of increased traffic to Betfair itself (despite what you might infer from the shortage of customer...

Clare Balding's remarks about Liam Treadwell, made in the heat of the moment, were a misjudged attempt at being light-hearted and chummy, which in no way attempted to stigmatise a section of society and for which she soon apologised. A A Gill's sneering remarks were made after consideration and...

Steinbeck (112) is behind Fly Down (120) and A Little Warm/Miner's Reserve on Timeform ratings.

"potless" Cheeky chap! I know who the imbeciles are over there, EC, and ignore them. Just haven't figured out who they are over here yet...

That is exactly where I am coming from too. Just adding the obvious that it DOES take a great athlete/horse to achieve a great time. Some people (not necessarily on here) don't seem to get that.

Regarding Seb Coe and athletics times, my friend James Willoughby and I had it off BIG TIME on Dieter Baumann in the 1992 Olympics 5000m final in the anticipation that the short-running German would get a race run to suit. And he did. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieter_Baumann Back then, we...

Ratings of individual horses vary from one organisation to another, as you would expect, else there would be no point in there being more than one organisation! Nonetheless, the average differences for mature horses are pretty consistent. TF 100 = RP 98 = BHA 92, give or take a pound. The...

Perhaps you could help me to understand where you are coming from by letting me know what you make the respective differences between the level of ratings of Timeform, BHA and Racing Post. Approximately will be okay.

I am analysing US racing at present - have been doing it for several months now - and I sure as hell don't think they have got it right. Then again, I think any approach that ignores times completely is not getting it right either. Only connect etc. To EC. You may be proved to be right...