I reckon in the short time it's great as a spectacle but in the long term your middle of the road and small trainers will be dropping like flies or cheating like mad (pulling strokes) to survive
Thee latter of course is nothing new but with exchanges around it has become much easier to lay one out and make big money for small amounts.
In short I have to agree with Ed
Formely Fist of Fury
The fascination of this particular contest is the different methodologies of the two at the top. Gordon going at it every day of the week from day one, Willie planning backwards from the spring festivals. The Gigginstown factor simply adds spice.
I've said before that neither method is right or wrong. Both are fine trainers but, because Willie sources most of his horses privately, he is able to have a stable full of horses that are suited by his methods and that he wants to train. It takes a long time to build up a network of contacts and he was certainly ahead of the game in France and with fillies and mares. There are signs that others are getting in on the act now and it will be interesting to see how it plays out.
The older I get the better I was.
https://www.geegeez.co.uk/grading-th...eason-2017-18/
Tony Keenan's take on Irish trainers for the season just gone
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done