only an oversight i very rarely duck issues as you know. In all honesty i would say its 99.0% answer that is 99% of stewards would know what 99% of the gear was and was for 99% of the time.
When a gear form is lodged there is a section for unusual gear so it is often explained then.
I was at newcastle one night when lindsay jones was questioned in the stables area by the then chief steward for using a piece of unusual gear ,i say that is in the 1% area. He copped the explanation willingly.
[vvv] i think that's more than likely a pretty generous assessment but generally speaking i think you're a pretty generous sort of fella so it is at the very least in keeping. would you mind if i collected a whole heap of gear and numbered each piece then got the fellas & girls together and asked them all to firstly name and then to state the application for/use of each piece?
i am not saying you are wrong about the tco2 issue, just that it is an international issue.
[vvv] one which, for example, the Pa. Racing Commision (or whatever their name is) seems to have rather swiftly and neatly overcome, to the agreement of all concerned. Seems to be a similar situation with the ORC in Canada. It's not anywhere near as hard to institute as some people might wish to make it out to be.
as for flashing they have the money no question there but on integrity please hold on now ... Was that a pig flying by......
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