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Long delay forces HRA to think of new way to start 40 horses15 April 2007AINTREE, England -- As reported by The Guardian: "The Horseracing Regulatory Authority said yesterday that the unique nature of the Grand National, with its field of 40, was to blame for problems with the starting procedure at Aintree on Saturday and that every effort would be made to find a solution before next year's race. "The field lined up several times on Saturday but on each occasion the starter, Peter Haynes, refused to let them go as some of the horses had their noses over the tape. When the race finally got under way, it was almost eight minutes after the advertised start time of 4.15. "However, Paul Struthers, the HRA's spokesman, stressed yesterday that a minor delay is far preferable to a public disaster like the void race in 1993..." |