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King George also outside the 2-4 window.bit of a gap before it but will be filled with Irish racing no doubt.
How can SSR cover the big race properly when they will have to rush straight off to a sand pit race?

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6 horses in The Eclipse and ITV only bother to show 2 in the parade ring.

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Sadly those horrible trolly hurdles have struck again

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Certainly looks like Field of Gold is going to be this years hyped up flat horse and ITV will wollow in it with connections hoping that by naming targets early,others will go elsewhere

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The demographic of London has changed so much in recent years with so many having moved far away that I’m not sure we will ever see the masses return to the downs,check out the poor attendances at Kempton & Sandown compared to years ago.
I would move the race back to a Wednesday in half term week and run it at 7pm.
It would create more off course coverage and maybe entice a few more back that way.

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That’s what happens when bookmakers gracefully allow the BHA to create a small window for The Derby,along comes an Irish race to fill it.
I’ve 50p on a delayed Derby split screen with the 4.40 at Punchestown

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Used to be 3.30/3.45 back in the good old days before the meddling started.
On the plus side,at least it’s one less mediocre race for racegoers to watch beforehand

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Given that the Racing post seems to get the inside storys from BHA in return for their arse licking articles,the column on Monday questioning summmer jumping suggests changes are afoot.
How long should a break be and will the bookies accept less fixtures?

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I see The Derby is once again playing 2nd fiddle to football with the off time moved a hour earlier.
Ages ago it was suggested running the race on a weekday evening,maybe that will work?
As for Epsom’s rumoured plan to run the 3 group 1s on 3 days instead of 2,that would be very British racing wouldn’t it

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Imagine worrying about carbon footprint in a country this small

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Disappointing to see that the enjoyable Badger Day at Wincanton has now been turned into a “ladies day”

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How much will it cost for courses to reopen all the silver rings& family enclosures?Less than £3.62m ?

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Typical that ITV show this sand pit stuff but ignore Cheltenhams 2nd day or even the Epsom spring meeting.
It’s as if the bookmakers are telling them what to show

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Viewing figures for Saturday:5.2m,ITV have now lost almost half the last CH4 audience for The National

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Lydia is irreplaceable in my view and her absence is very noticeable

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Ed has already written his “it was a sunny day” excuse for tomorrow’s poor viewing figures

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Wheres Lydia??? Surely she hasn’t given up Aintree for that desert stuff????

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