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We do indeed have a thread for SSR.
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Mailman had a long career, racing as an 11-y-o.
A useful handicapper, won the Chesterfield Cup at Goodwood. Won amateur races at Ayr and Folkestone for Clare.
Owned by Mrs John A McDougald Farms Inc.
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Disappointing that there isn’t an ITV Racing Diary for 2026, have been buying these for 40 years since Letts first produced it for Channel 4.
Will have to make do with the Racing Post or IJF version, but these are not as good in my opinion.
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Some of his more high profile winners:
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“I can never remember Kelso or Perth being under ATR or SSR! But I may be wrong.”
You’re wrong.
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Cheltenham is part of the Jockey Club owned group of Racecourses (14 in total), so wouldn’t move to SSR.
In the same way an ARC owned course (16 in total) would not transfer it’s media rights to RTV.It’s only the independant courses (29) who would switch. Currently only 8 of these 29 are with SSR.
10 independent courses have switched since RUK (now RTV) and ATR (SSR) were formed after the collapse of the original atr in March 2004.
Chelmsford, Fakenham, Kelso, Leicester, Perth, Stratford, Taunton have all switched to RTV.
Bangor, Chester and Newbury have switched to SSR.
Ascot did move to RTV before switching back to SSR again.
Not to forget the row and legal action following Doncaster being contracted to RUK for a while, before being quickly closed for redevelopment and then transfering to ATR on reopening.
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AW racing is fine if all you want is something to bet on, it generates revenue for the industry and keeps staff employed.
However, I never watch it and never will, no matter how much prize money they throw at it.
Enjoy it while it lasts, but the novelty will soon wear off.
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A few of his biggest wins:
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Can’t agree that there is ever a suitable gap or lull in a horse race (unless a whole line of obstacles have been omitted).
It doesn’t happen during the flat season, so why is it tolerated for N.H? Must be the assumed limited attention span of the casual viewers.
Irrespective of individual viewpoints, to have an ongoing discussion as the field jump the final fence, as happened today, is surely pushing it a bit too far.
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Definitely not a fan of this excessive “chatting” during a race, takes away from the enjoyment of the race.
Another example of trying to do something different when it’s not needed, just annoying.
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Not being privy to the individual media rights contracts, we can only assume that RTV and SSR are committed to showing all racing live, irrespective of the relative importance of the races concerned. It just reinforces the widely held view that there is too much racing.
The brief period where the BHA and HRI attempted to co-operate and delay races to avoid clashes seems to have been quietly abandoned.
At least with RTV we still have the option of watching full replays after racing, something SSR abandoned a few years ago.
SSR have improved to a degree and do not now go split screen when there are clashes between UK racing and the dire Honk Kong betting fodder, with the latter shown as a recording. However, they do still go split screen when there are clashes with French pattern races.
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Advertising legalised drug taking and gambling, appealing to those in society with questionable morals, in pursuit of financial gain.
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Yes, however we are at the mercy of the media who are obsessed with dreaming up innovative ways of “enhancing” the coverage of the sport because that’s what the viewers want, isn’t it?
They would be of more use if they were donated to Ukraine.
Sky did outdo ITV by using a jockeycam up the straight for one race at Ascot the other week, a practice that should be outlawed from in-race coverage.
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Will anyone outside racing notice? Most stable staff will probably welcome a quiet day.
Unless it’s a slow news day next month, I doubt if it will make the main news bulletins.
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Safest bet would be to close down the account and create a new one.
Better still, stop feeding these parasites completely.
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Pretty poor missing the start of any race, especially a Group 1 and by about half a furlong as well. Was no one paying attention?
Should be handing over to commentary much earlier, instead of endless waffling.
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The BBC’s final coverage of Newmarket was at the end of the 1968 season, Saturday 19th October. This was Newmarket’s last meeting of the season, with the final two televised races being the Champion Stakes and the Cambridgeshire.
ITV cameras were in place for the start of the 1969 season with the Craven meeting.
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