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Thanks guys for all your answers. Much appreciated.

Can someone tell me why trainers regularly say “I think he/she will get further”? if a horse is winning at say 1m why bother running it at 1m 2 or 1m 4? is it purely for the challenge?

Thank you Trotter. Much appreciated.

Hi Is it safe to say that some horses prefer running a straight distance and some prefer running the same distance with a bend/bends? Do trainers train horses to do both? Lee

Thanks Bang On. Appreciated.

Do some horses prefer to run on the straight rather than bends and vice versa? I take it they are all trained to run on straights and bends? Also is a straight mile for example more of a test of stamina than a mile round bends?

Thank you Brigadier and Darren. Much appreciated.

Hi Can someone explain to me why UK race distances are rarely exact? eg 7f 6y, 1m 1f 207y. Why aren’t they 7f and 1m 2f?