Time to put all racing online
SO, that's another Wimbledon Derby consigned to the history books, and there's been plenty said on the subject of the Classic itself so I'll just note that a) it was a belting final and b) the new Wimbledon was very far from being the disaster area some had predicted. And, yes, I did use the toilets.
What was very much highlighted by the Derby, though, was how Replica Ferrari Watches Asia absolutely vital it is that video replays are available.
There was something of a campaign early on in the Classic from certain quarters to get Toomaline Jack designated a fighter, and thus disqualified from taking part under the specific rules of the Derby, mainly due to an aberration at Cork early in his career.
Fortunately, the Irish Greyhound Board in its wisdom allows unfettered access to the videos of its tracks, and a quick search pulled up the race in question.
Thirty seconds or so later, my conclusion was that he definitely veered towards a rival, but didn't make contact, so although pretty iffy, it wasn't a fight. Obviously the Cork stewards took the same view.
His glorious march through to the Derby final suggested Toomaline Jack was a reformed character, but again in the decider I needed the evidence of the video to sway me that he hadn't been up to mischief again at the hard-tosee third bend.
Yes, there was an almighty coming-together as he went to that turn with Lyreen Mover, but in my book it was six of one, half a dozen of the other, and no head-turning from either party.
cheap_Chanel Wallet_shop_usa_uk_20And I admit it wasn't until after a replay or two that I saw him look across at Lyreen Mover near the line.
Screwball? For sure. Fighter? Well, not at the moment!
Clearly, then, video evidence is indispensable, a point well made by reader Danny Mann, in Wednesday's letters column, who wrote: "... it strikes me as being extremely strange that the main point of focus, the racing itself, is so inaccessable." Strange indeed, especially as the IGB seem to have no issue with it.
The problems folks in the UK have in getting hold of video action seem to vary from track to track, with some managements obliging without any worry, but others basically telling punters to take a running jump.
The Racing Post has covered the matter in depth before, but clearly little has changed since, so surely it's now time to force promoters to provide replays openly and easily to all who require them.
IUSED to use former Stow cameraman Dave Vincent's website to access online Romford replays (in the days when I had time to spend 'doing it properly' at a single track) and if a one-man band like Dave was able to set up replica Mulberry Handbags such a terrific service, it cannot be beyond the tracks to provide likewise.
Barry Faulkner has been ensconced as GBGB chief executive since May 11, and although I'm sure he has other pressing matters to deal with, he should kick off by making it a condition of a track's GBGB licence that they upload their races onto a suitable host website, IGB-style.
Failing that, the races could go onto their own sites, where naturally they would charge (reasonably) for accessing them. Another revenue stream in these straitened times shouldn't be sniffed at.
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