The New RP ‘Pay for what you want’ site

[halfwaytoheaven]

Everyone get the ‘we’re going to start charging you’ email ?

[rory]

Not yet, but I’m not complaining.

[davidbrady]

I didn’t get anything

Copy and paste it

[Gazs Way De Solzen]

No email either.

What did it say? ? ?

[sberry]

No, but I did just get their xmas hamper from Fortnum and Masons – bit bloody early, I thought.

[halfwaytoheaven]

Dear web user,

We will soon be launching a significantly improved version of the Racing Post website – racingpost.com. We believe it will be the best racing and betting website we or anyone else has ever produced.

We’ll be bringing you exclusive new features, including the fastest, most comprehensive racing news service – updated throughout the day – improved odds comparison and fast results.

There will be a host of new services, including Racing Post TV, and exciting new tools for form study and analysis. Our new cards will allow you to assess each race in the way that best suits your racing and betting needs.

As part of racingpost.com, we have created a new members’ area which allows you to access:

Our complete database containing more than 20 years of form, including Racing Post Ratings (RPR), Topspeed and Postdata
Spotlights
Post-race analysis
The news archive

In addition, once you have racingpost.com membership, you’ll have the option of accessing a range of new services, including:

1. Insight

Pricewise (race-day update): Tom Segal and Mel Collier find the value in the morning prices for the afternoon’s races
Key statistics: Race-by-race statistics that point the way to likely winners
In-running pointers: Our experts highlight the horses whose style of running makes them a back or a lay in-running
Trading update: Midday analysis of the latest betting trends on the exchanges and among the leading bookmakers
Early access to betting forecasts
Live reporter: The latest quotes, news and market moves direct from our reporters on every track
2. Racing UK Live to your desktop

3. RUK Race Replays

We’d be very grateful if you would help us with our online research. As part of this, we would like you to take the time to read through the following racingpost.com membership options and answer the accompanying questions.

Please return your answers by:

Selecting reply to this email
Watching the preview video which will guide you through the new site and membership features.
In the reply email, go down into the copy of the email we sent you and view the membership details by clicking the relevant links.
Write your answers against each question in the email.
To view the racingpost.com video preview please click on this link.
http://www.racingpost.co.uk/members_clu … 1665141813

To view racingpost.com membership packages please click on this link:
http://www.racingpost.co.uk/members_clu … 4563563913

1. racingpost.com membership

Would you be interested in buying racingpost.com membership at £7.95 per month (£79.95 annually)?

(Yes or no)

Would you prefer to purchase racingpost.com membership on a monthly or annual basis?

(Monthly or annually)

Please give each item in the membership package a rating between 1 and 5 (1 being low) in relation to how much you value each item, and if possible, explain why.
The complete database –
Spotlights –
Post Race Analysis –
News Archive –
Please explain any other thoughts or comments you have on racingpost.com membership.

2. racingpost.com Insight and extras

Would you be interested in buying racingpost.com Insight at £7.95 per month (£79.95 annually)?

(Yes or no)

Would you prefer to purchase Insight on a monthly or annual basis?

(Monthly or Annually)

Please give each item in the Insight package, the Racing UK Live package, the Racing UK Race Replay package and the Ultimate package a rating between 1 and 5 (1 being low) in relation to how much you value each item, and if possible explain why.

Insight

Pricewise –
Key statistics –
In-running pointers –
Trading Update –
Early access to betting forecast –
Live reporter –
Racing UK Live to your desktop for £5.95 per month (£59.95 annually).

RUK Race Replay – 50 race replays for £4.95 per month (£49.95 annually).

Ultimate package – Membership and Insight with Racing UK Race Replay for £21.95 per month (£219.95 annually).

Please explain any other thoughts or comments you have on the Insight, Racing UK Race Replay and Ultimate packages

[halfwaytoheaven]

In all honesty, it’s been expected and I think I’ll pay and see how it goes for the first few months

[rory]

It’s supply and demand really, isn’t it?

[sberry]

Has anyone looked at the data on other sites such as IrishRacing.com?

It looks very similar and I wouldn’t be surprised if it is from the same database.

I’ll not pay for something if I can find it elsewhere for free…

[davidbrady]

There’s not an awful lot there which could be considered new, which begs the question "Will this stuff no longer be free at all"

The cost is unlikely to deter current horse-racing fans/bettors from subscribing (even for the small punter like me it’s only 1pt a month) but it will certainly deter potential fans from taking up the sport.

[davidjohnson]

The cost is unlikely to deter current horse-racing fans/bettors from subscribing (even for the small punter like me it’s only 1pt a month) but it will certainly deter potential fans from taking up the sport.

Even if that is true, surely that is an issue for the BHA and not the Racing Post. It is the job of those that run the Racing Post to maximise profts for their investors,

[PAULCS]

Yeah it was only a matter of time but racing seems to think that it is different to other sports in that it can fleece its customer – £12.99 for RUK is steep IMO considering I pay £43 for the other 200 odd channels and no way will i be paying for this whether its the business or not.

Sporting Life it is for me…

[davidbrady]

It is the job of those that run the Racing Post to maximise profts for their investors,

True, just like Betfair’s!

Do the Racing Post own the information which they publish on the site – eg the horses names, weights etc or is it public information? Presumably the opinions which are on the RP site is their own.

I think when this was first mooted Wit mentioned something about them not charging because then they would be charged.

[Gazs Way De Solzen]

I personally wont be paying for it, but im sure it will be a good service.

[davidbrady]

Paul, I don’t know if you have used the SportingLife before but here’s a link to Leg Spinner’s lifetime form

http://horses.sportinglife.com/Horse_Pr … 44,00.html

You cannot distinguish between races on the Flat, Hurdles, or Chases. For me it’s virtually unusable.

[sberry]

any better : http://www.irish-racing.com/v3horseinfo … 6547&prw=A

[Gazs Way De Solzen]

any better : http://www.irish-racing.com/v3horseinfo … 6547&prw=A

That’s not a bad site, thanks Simon.

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