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Here is one RP article everybody has access to:
This one is from the Guardian:
I truly find the idea mad to pay, let’s say Skelton, money in exchange for his lies. Would any of them be more precise with his answers? I don’t know.
You wouldn’t seriously pay Aidan cash for mentioning the Lads and telling us that THIS particular horse is the best he’s ever trained or Elliott declaring Brighterdaysahead won’t run in the CH???Done with the best of intentions I’m sure. I presume they will be only too happy to put the extra money into the stable coffers, perhaps reduce training fees a little or, even better, raise the pay of stable satff?
Jockeys are being paid for pretty much saying the same type of things – I don’t have an issue with it per say as long as all the monies go to the NTF in the same way the jockeys monies go to the PJA.
Others sports have contractual arrangements in place to where the sports participants have media obligations so in theory I don’t see why the same can’t apply here and as I said the jockeys already have an arrangement in place.
What I do take great issue with is using the threat of boycotting interview requests in order to force the change to happen – it is something that the NFT are against and other trainers have come out and said they don’t agree with this and at the end of the day the sport will be the one that is negatively impacted (again) and I think that is a main reason for that threat…..simple strong arming tactics that once again shows the sport in an extremely poor light to the outside world of continuous in fighting.
I doubt ITV itself, who are due shortly to the negotiating table for the new contract talks are best pleased with this kind of behaviour either.
Not a good look at all. Just another thing to beat racing with. Baffling how this keeps happening.
Just call their bluff , say no payment .
People bet on racing from Mumbai in small volumes , not seen mamy interviews from those trainers .Turnover goes down , stakes go down , income goes down for trainers .
What you sow you reap .Not at all convinced these proposed fees would benefit trainers in a constructive way, as the Jockey payments do [used towards insurance costs] . More likely Savill would use them to fund his rebel organisation – he strikes me as a money grabber . Threatening a boycott was madness at a time when racing needs all parties to work together to boost the sport, when the Gambling Commission is trying to kill it. Skelton been made to look a clown as well – i’m not anti DS as some are on social media- but a quick conversation with Ralph Beckett, before saying the “vast majority of trainers are behind this”, might have saved him a lot of ‘ouef sur le visage’ .
Just seeing the name Peter Savill winds me up because I just think Shergar Cup. A man so behind racing in the UK he has his horses trained in France and Ireland.
The more I know the less I understand.
If trainers want payment then they’re going to have to accept closer scrutiny from the racing media.
Maybe payments could even be a good thing.
At the moment most TV presenters won’t ask the awkward questions, or if they do the answer given is accepted far too easily… And you can’t blame presenters because trainers are giving their time / interview for no reward. Therefore if the questioning is just minimally difficult both parties know the presenter (and sometimes TV company) won’t be given another interview.
Whereas if it’s a paid interview the TV companies surely won’t accept question avoidance.
“Mr Elliott, why was Delta Work given the kid glove treatment in the Cotswold?
Do you expect the British handicapper to drop the horse… for that!?
…And just why did you sit on a dead horse”?“Mr Greenall, did you or the owner’s representative give the riding instructions for the stayer Iroko to be ridden totally for speed in the 2 1/2 mile handicap?
Isn’t it just a bit too convenient for this to be Iroko’s last run before he gets a Grand National mark?
Are you cheating the Racing public”?“Mr Skelton, have Unexpected Party and Etalon really shown what they can do this season?
Should we expect a lot more come the big day?
When this regularly happens with your horses, do you think the handicapper will be justified in not dropping your horses for apparent disappointing efforts”?Well, maybe wishful thinking on my part.
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