New year quiz answers (having forgotten to post the questions)
Due to an unfortunate administrative error, we forgot to publish the questions to our 2019 Racing Quiz. But here, nevertheless, are the answers:
The National Trainers Federation said they were against the British Horseracing Authority’s new proposal, even though the BHA hadn’t published one
The odd one out is the Ffos Las betting ring, as all the other places are inhabited
The top three reasons for knowing in advance that your horse is going to be beaten are:
- It drifts like a barge in the market
- All your mates fancy another horse but you don’t see it yourself
- It wins the best turned out award
The answer is true, Irish racecourse commentator Jerry Hannon has been cloned from Dessie Scahill
The correct sequence was
- Unplaced
- Unplaced
- Unplaced
- Unplaced
- Non-runner
- Unplaced
- Unplaced
making it one of the better weeks for the Racing Hub Daily Tip
Bit of a trick question this one as no one really knows the answer, and even J P McManus himself has lost count
The correct answer is the screen was split six ways in order to show racing from Roscommon
The APR for a loan to buy a pint of Guinness at Ascot is 12.6%
The draw bias for sprint races at Beverley is thought to put high-drawn horses at a disadvantage, but the data is inconclusive as many high-drawn horses receive vet certificates and do not run
The correct number is seven times round Chester, and once round every other track
The time periods are correctly aligned as follows:
- Two-minutes twenty-five seconds: the time it takes for the photo-finish result to be announced, during which you still have a slim chance your horse was not collared on the line (it was)
- Seventeen minutes: the time it takes for the stewards enquiry result to be announced, during which you still have a slim chance your horse will be awarded the race (it wasn’t)
- Two hours or less: the time interval between placing an each-way bet and a horse being withdrawn reducing the field to 15
The track must be under at least two inches of water before the going at Haydock can be described as heavy
