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The racing fixture list has been designed to appease bookmakers, with racegoers’ views completely ignored.
When racing was run properly there were gaps between both codes of racing. This worked well with punters researching and making plans in the off season, while looking forward to the resumption of racing. Then we got year round racing on the flat with boring all-weather and summer jumping for NH.
My view is that there should be a 2 month break under both codes. No NH racing in July and August and no Flat racing in December and January. That way the anticipation would return.
We might have to take more than a winter break when ice a mile thick covers Britain. It is due soon, according to the BBC.
Back in 1974.
Still waiting..
The winter cancellations are quite flavoursome to me. Any break in the racing programme means I can put my feet up. Even one meeting cancelled saves me quite a lot of grind.
I think the summer heat was a different matter and caused distortion. An equal or slightly less distortion that the new much smaller fields disrupt jump racing data. It is all manageable but difficult.
Of course I have had quite a lot of social disruptions over the Xmas period – it’s inevitable and taken with a pinch of salt.
I don’t recommend any break in the racing programme apart from the weather inflicted breaks that come from above.Social disruption … You mean climbing over the security fence and hiding from your doctors …
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