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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/nov/27/newbury-talking-horses-horse-racing-tips

Oisin Murphy, Britain’s champion jockey, has been given a three-month suspension following his positive test for cocaine after riding in France in July, three months shorter than bans served by Frankie Dettori and Kieren Fallon for the same offence in the past, after telling a disciplinary hearing that the positive was due to “environmental contamination”, apparently via sexual contact with a user of the Class A drug.

The decision to ban Murphy for three months was released by the French racing authorities on Friday afternoon, following a disciplinary hearing earlier in the week.

His suspension will run from 11 December to 11 March, which means that Murphy, the favourite to win the Flat jockeys’ championship for the third year running in 2021, will be back in the saddle in time for the start of the title race in May.

In which case there would be no lockdown and no economic disaster.

The RCA, racecourses and the wider industry have worked tirelessly to prepare for the return of spectators. A new set of operating protocols have been created for each tier to allow for a safe and enjoyable raceday experience which abides by the important guidance issued by both Government and the Sports Grounds Safety Authority (SGSA). When attending a raceday within a Tier 2 zone, spectators will be required to:

Purchase tickets in advance
Provide full contact details for all within their party
Wear a face covering at all times, unless eating or drinking
Travel by private transport where possible
Ensure social distancing from fellow racegoers outside of their household bubble
A Code of Conduct, consistent across all major sports, will be issued for each racecourse and spectators will be required to honour the sentiment of this code whilst enjoying their raceday.

As has been the case since the initial lockdown in March, the RCA and racecourses are grateful for the continued support of racehorse owners and we are delighted to confirm that owners will remain on course in all three tiers in England and all Covid-19 levels in Scotland. Specific protocols and what can be expected from racecourses will be shared with owners in due course.

David Armstrong, Chief Executive of the RCA, commented: “the RCA is pleased to see such progress being made with regards to the return of spectators and we now have a clear date to aim for in 2nd December. The speed at which the new protocol has been created is testament to the skill and dedication of all who have worked on it.

“The RCA has consistently said throughout the pandemic that bringing back spectators at the earliest, safe opportunity was our priority. We are now in a position to do that, albeit in small numbers to start with, and begin to recover from the damage caused by Covid-19.

“We have all missed racegoers—the atmosphere, the camaraderie and the fact many livelihoods depend on them. I hope that being back on a racecourse goes some way to providing some much-needed respite from what has been an incredibly challenging year.”

Tier 2

AINTREE, ASCOT, BATH, BRIGHTON, CARLISLE, CARTMEL, CATTERICK, CHELMSFORD CITY, CHELTENHAM, CHESTER, EPSOM DOWNS, EXETER, FAKENHAM, FONTWELL PARK, GOODWOOD, HAYDOCK PARK, HEREFORD, HUNTINGDON, KEMPTON PARK, LINGFIELD PARK, LUDLOW, NEWBURY, NEWMARKET, NEWTON ABBOT, PLUMPTON, RIPON, SALISBURY, SANDOWN PARK, TAUNTON, THIRSK, WINCANTON, WINDSOR, WORCESTER, YARMOUTH, YORK.

Tier 3

BEVERLEY, DONCASTER, HEXHAM, LEICESTER. MARKET RASEN, NEWCASTLE, NOTTINGHAM, PONTEFRACT, REDCAR, SEDGEFIELD, SOUTHWELL, STRATFORD, UTTOXETER, WARWICK, WETHERBY, WOLVERHAMPTON

HEREFORD TTC RESULTZ

Doubler - 160
Valuefinder - 100
horses4courses - 150
Ribot - 140*
StVincent - 200
calvert - 100
malcolm - 140
brian1147 - 160
MrForce - 110 (9/1 win)

* NAP WON

1st - StVincent (200) - 40 pts
2nd - Doubler (160) - 20 pts
3rd - brian1147 (160) - 10 pts

Well done to StVincent :clap:

SOUTHWELL TTC RESULTZ

Rodeo - 60
Doubler - 130*
calvert - 10
horses4courses - 190*
Ribot - 100
StVincent - 50
malcolm - 50
brian1147 - 150*
MrForce - 130

* NAP WON

1st - horses4courses (190) - 40 pts
2nd - brian1147 (150) - 20 pts
3rd - Doubler (130) - 10 pts

Well done to horses4courses :clap:

HAYDOCK PARK TTC RESULTZ

Rodeo - 140 (2 x 13/2 wins)
horses4courses - 80
Ribot - 180 (13/2 & 8/1 wins)
MrForce - 210* (13/2 NAP & 13/2 win)
calvert - 130 (8/1 win)
Doubler - 30
StVincent - 130 (13/2 win)
Valuefinder - 160* (13/2 NAP)
eeza - 100
brian1147 - 130*
malcolm - 40
Ascot - 150

* NAP WON

1st - MrForce (210) - 80 pts
2nd - Ribot (180) - 40 pts
3rd - Valuefinder (160) - 20 pts

Well done to MrForce :clap:

Right now Id like to know what Hollie Doyles record is like on short priced favs.

Hi Jack, good to see you back. AKD does use a database, not sure which one but hes good with stats.

ASCOT TTC RESULTZ

Rodeo - 200*
calvert - 210*
horses4courses - 250*
Mrforce - 130
Ribot - 80
malcolm - 180*
brian1147 - 180*
Valuefinder - 260* (10/1 win)
eeza - 180*
Doubler - 160*

* NAP WON

1st - Valuefinder (260) - 40 pts
2nd - horses4courses (250) - 20 pts
3rd - calvert (210) - 10 pts

Well done to Valuefinder :clap:

WARWICK TTC RESULTZ

Rodeo - 40
horses4courses - 160*
Ribot - 80
calvert - 60
Doubler - 140*
malcolm - 140*
eeza - 140
Valuefinder - 120
brian1147 - 100
MrForce - 120*

* NAP WON

1st - horses4courses (160) - 40 pts
2nd - malcolm (140) - 20 pts
3rd - Doubler (140) - 10 pts

Well done to horses4courses :clap:

FAKENHAM TTC RESULTZ

calvert - 120
Rodeo - 180
Valuefinder - 240*
horses4courses - 120
Ribot - 90
Doubler - 0
AKD - 10
MrForce - 110
eeza - 160*
brian1147 - 60

* NAP WON

1st - Valuefinder (240) - 40 pts
2nd - Rodeo (180) - 20 pts
3rd - eeza (160) - 10 pts

Well done to Valuefinder :clap:

Race 1 - 12:30pm
THE JCB TRIUMPH TRIAL JUVENILE HURDLE RACE (CLASS 1) (REGISTERED AS THE PRESTBURY JUVENILE HURDLE RACE) (Grade 2) (GBB RACE)

Following the race, the representative of Paul Nicholls reported that HELL RED (FR), which started favourite and was pulled up before the final hurdle, made a respiratory noise.

CHELTENHAM TTC RESULTZ

Rodeo - 80
calvert - 80
horses4courses - 50
Ribot - 180* (7/1 NAP & 13/2 wins)
MrForce - 50
Doubler - 70 (11/2 win)
brian1147 - 180* (5/1 NAP)
malcolm - 50
eeza - 160 (10/1 & 11/2 wins)

* NAP WON

1st - Ribot (180) - 80 pts
2nd - brian1147 (180) - 40 pts
3rd - eeza (160) - 20 pts

Well done to Ribot :clap:

Shocker, pulled up.

Big drift out to 2.34 then smashed back in to 2.14.