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The standards table is designed by old men as a way of transferring the entry fees of working veterans to retired ones as prize money. Woodburn's +22 in the Mitre event would have left a 40 y.o. looking to get inside 44:00 on a sporting course on a tough day. I know John was, and remains, a good rider, but I think even he would admit that his ride last week wasn't as good as knocking 2 minutes off the competition record.