Just a quick question for you knowledgable chaps - and chappettes - out there. I know that for jumps racing, the final declarations are 24 hours before, but is there any specific reason why the flat decs are 48 hours? Cheers in advance for any light shed on this.
Obviously the Cheltenham festival switched to 48 hour declarations this year, and with great success, but the story of why it came into being on the flat is noted by the Guardian at - https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/feb/08/horseracing.gdnsport32
