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Bloody hell simmo, that's a first. :lol:

I'm pretty shocked at those stats. In fact I'm stunned that the impact has been so great, given how much can go wrong over the extra trip, and the unique nature of the fences. Thanks for pulling them together.

I'm not sure how there can be any other conclusion than Phil Smith has this badly wrong.

In addition there are some surprisingly high percentages in four of the other six. 15-20% would probably be expected as a stat against for what would generally be more exposed and higher class horses horses, but 25% upwards for the others all the way up to 50% for the National itself has genuinely surprised me.

[QUOTE="Maruco, post: 2520084, member: 65063"] Bloody hell simmo, that's a first. :lol: I'm pretty shocked at those stats. In fact I'm stunned that the impact has been so great, given how much can go wrong over the extra trip, and the unique nature of the fences. Thanks for pulling them together. I'm not sure how there can be any other conclusion than Phil Smith has this badly wrong. In addition there are some surprisingly high percentages in four of the other six. 15-20% would probably be expected as a stat against for what would generally be more exposed and higher class horses horses, but 25% upwards for the others all the way up to 50% for the National itself has genuinely surprised me. [/QUOTE]

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