Changes to Grand National course after deaths
Jump modifications too changes to the start get got been announced inward a bid to brand the Grand National at Aintree safer, next the deaths of 2 starters, including the race favourite, inward this year’s race.
However, Animal Aid says the changes get got failed to address the heart too someone problems that get got made the lawsuit “such a prolific killer of horses”.
The grouping said the race had a Equus caballus fatality charge per unit of measurement to a greater extent than than v times higher than other fountain races inward Britain, too it was particularly critical of the determination of the British Horsracing Authority (BHA) and Aintree officials non to modify the size or nature of the course’s most lethal obstacle, Becher’s Brook.
Changes announced by Aintree too the BHA include moving the seat of the Grand National start too a choice of other modifications including ground design, landing areas too farther investment inward irrigation to travel introduced ahead of the 2013 race.
“Balancing the Grand National’s enduring appeal whilst working to trim opportunity inward the race is a frail simply of import remainder to strike,” said John Baker, who runs the Aintree course of educational activity every bit business office of his purpose every bit northwest regional manager for Jockey Club Racecourses.
“In recent years, nosotros get got made pregnant investments inward security too believe today’s statement demonstrates nosotros volition travel along to practise then whilst preserving the unique graphic symbol too appeal of the nation’s favourite race.”
Jamie Stier, the manager of raceday operations too rule for the BHA, said: “Following this year’s race, our priorities were to institute the facts surrounding the incidents that occurred during the running of the race and, secondly, to review the events which led to what was an unsatisfactory start to the race.
“We get got worked closely alongside Aintree too consulted widely alongside jockeys, trainers too legitimate welfare organisations – the RSPCA too World Horse Welfare – on a attain of elements related to the race.”
Key changes to the start include moving it forwards past times about 90 yards, a bigger “no-go” zone too modification around the start tape, all of which are aimed at creating a calmer too to a greater extent than controlled environs for both horses too riders.
Stier said: “We recognise that in that place is pressure level too tension earlier the race too nosotros desire to alleviate that where possible.
“It is possible that a to a greater extent than controlled environs at the start, along alongside reducing the distance betwixt the start too the commencement fence, could get got the effect of reducing the early on speed of the race. If this were to travel the case, it would travel an added benefit.”
In other action, Aintree too the BHA volition undertake a three-year enquiry too evolution programme looking at choice ground designs for the Grand National course. This volition focus on using materials other than the existing timber too protective prophylactic padding that brand upwards the fundamental frame of a fence, likewise known every bit the “core”.
This travel is straight off inward evolution stage, alongside image fences currently beingness assessed. It is planned that a pocket-size set out of fences volition travel trialled alongside a unlike heart too someone at the Becher Chase coming together inward December.
Fence heights volition rest unchanged.
Aintree too the BHA said Becher’s Brook had undergone farther levelling of the wider landing zone, correcting the village which occurred next industrial plant carried out inward 2011.
This volition non modify either the dimensions or the graphic symbol of the fence, they said.
Furthering levelling travel had been conducted on the course. Work had been carried out on fences 4, 5 too 13.
The champaign volition travel maintained at xl runners.
An additional £100,000 has been invested inward farther improving the course’s watering capabilities.
Baker said: “Further to the extensive 2011 Review, our policy remains ane of making changes based on prove too practical experience.
“It is vital nosotros don’t practise other unintended consequences every bit a final result of change, which is why the steps beingness taken this yr travel along to travel measured.”
However, Animal Aid has labelled this latest review every bit a cynical whitewash.
It said eleven horses had died inward the lawsuit since 2000 too a farther eleven had perished piece running inward other races on the Grand National course.
Two horses were killed inward the 2012 lawsuit – the favourite Synchronised, too According to Pete. This followed the deaths of Dooneys Gate too Ornais inward 2011.
“Yet again, the BHA has reluctantly offered upwards a meagre listing of modifications that neglect fifty-fifty to admit the lethal nature of this race,” Animal Aid’s horseracing consultant, Dene Stansall, said.
“They sum to niggling to a greater extent than than a cynical whitewash.
“The BHA refuses to admit that the Becher’s Brook ground was an instrumental gene inward the deaths of iii of the 4 victims over the past times 2 years fifty-fifty though – despite reform – it is the race’s most lethal obstruction too must travel removed.
“It is fourth dimension for the BHA to travel stripped of its self-regulatory role. The authorities has to intervene to protect the welfare of the horses who are forced to compete inward this appalling race.”
The study into the headline incidents inward the 2012 Grand National
The 2011 Grand National Review
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