IT’S been a funny few weeks for British racing, with strange races and even stranger strategies causing a kerfuffle by watercoolers up and down the land. Some of these incidents have caused more furore than others, of course, and the big talking point at the moment is the use of pacemakers in Group 1 races. The BHA Rules are clear as to what is and isn’t acceptable when a horse runs for the purpose of making the pace for another in the same stable or ownership:

Rule F (46)