I know that harness racing may not be the 'go' with members of this forum (not mine either), but I have some questions for which I have never been given satisfactory answers in the past.

1. Weight - Form analysts agonise over half a kg. weight difference with the gallops; why doesn't the weight of the harness driver matter? I've heard something about momentum of the sulky 'pushing' the horse along, but surely the weight of the driver/sulky would influence that? And at standing starts it must be harder for the horse to gather momentum if the weight is greater. Any comments?

2. Harness fields in the paper. - why don't harness fields include the legends next to each runner (eg b = beaten fav., d = won at distance, etc.)like the gallops fields. Even remote country gallops fields seem to show this info., while even metro. trots fields don't. Anyone know the reason?

bomber