PANIC AT BHA TOWERS

im an englishman had about 20 ante post bets 90%irish mules ....come on the irish i say!!!!!...no problem for me that at this time irish are dominating ..enjoy it while it lasts irishone

Heard that Irish owners will have to put up a security for the VAT unless there is a formal ruling before the festival from both sides. The horses (yes the horses not the drivers or the hands) have to get a blood test and certification to travel, more fecking dosh .

One nearly choked on Tarkers burnt bran muffin whilst reading this thread Irishone. Since the Brexit one misses the organic Gloucestershire chocolate chips.

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must be his mate who took the photo

You do post some odd things irishone. For me, punting on racing is all about backer vs layer but you seem obsessed with the nationality of the trainer.

When i back a winner, which is quite rare I couldn't give a toss what nationality the trainer is.

like what ?

Im not just talking about this thread irishone, a lot of your posts seem to refer back to an ireland vs England theme, i just find that strange when we're discussing horse racing.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/mar/10/willie-mullins-fears-cheltenham-withdrawals-document-irregularities

They sent out the vaccibation rules on February 15th 2019

Heres the Uk press last year 2020
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/horseracing/1247559/Cheltenham-2020-Cheltenham-Festival-cancelled-coronavirus-racing-news

Despo

u still defending Elliot irishone?

my pal in dublin told me gordons girlfriend jessie harringtons daughter caught him shagging a stable lass whos name i wont say.......all hell broke loose and was her who released the photo

"We dont want this to rebound on us"

" How about saying we are enquiring into shekh mo , see if there is any social media riled up "

"I will give hrh a call"

"The admission that the governing body does not "always get it right" and that they have learnt from their mistakes is welcomed"

So why punish someone who holds his hands up before its investigated by the ruling authority ?

So BHA Board Chief Executive Julie Harrington side stepped the doping scandal involving Sheikh Mohammed on the Opening Show this morning. Her answer has only strengthened the belief that the BHA acted on an anti Irish basis and there is one rule for the UK and another for Ireland.

"We really are witnessing a golden era in Irish jumps racing"

"Its got to be stopped, they will invade us eventually if we let this carry on"

"Have a word with the lords in westminster, see if we can get the common travel agreement rescinded"

"Too soon after brexit, the equine flu passports didnt work, the v a t con didnt work, even the Elliot photo"

"We need a full public enquiry". (Nap)

" dont think we should of stuck them in the best mate "

The BHA will not be launching any separate post-Cheltenham inquiry following the domination of last week's festival by runners trained in Ireland, with any review likely to be housed within existing considerations of the jump racing Pattern and the post-Covid-19 work on building a sustainable financial recovery for the sport.

Irish trainers broke records on almost every front over the four days of the meeting, with 23 victories shared between 11 different trainers. In comparison, the home side managed a paltry five winners, only two of which came at Grade 1 level.

A spokesman for the BHA congratulated both leading jockey Rachael Blackmore as well as the racecourse and broadcast teams at Cheltenham for "lifting the nation's spirits".

In addressing the alarmingly one-sided results, they said: "We are aware that, like all of us at the BHA, many parts of the racing industry will be reflecting on what happened last week and what can be done to improve the competitiveness of racing at the top level. However, this is about more than just four days in March.

"The health of British jump racing is always on our radar, and work is well under way across several areas. The Jump Pattern Committee, for example, decided last year that there were elements of the Pattern and Listed race programme that needed looking at, including the need to produce some more competitive races across the season.

"There are also important pieces of work across areas such as handicapping, and safety and welfare, which all feed into the longer-term objective of building a strong, competitive jump racing industry in Britain." 

Pressure has been building on the BHA to address the performance of the home-trained horses in the days since the festival was capped with a 1-2-3 for Ireland in the feature WellChild Cheltenham Gold Cup, a race where the first British-based runner, fourth-placed Native River, finished nearly 30 lengths adrift of winner Minella Indo.

Many leading trainers in Britain have had their say over the cause of the inequality in resources and results from last week, with Emma Lavelle and Harry Fry among those to identify poor prize-money as driving owners into the hands of their Irish counterparts, while Dan Skelton blamed "systematic flaws" in the system which favoured too many handicaps at the expense of races for potential Graded performers.

The BHA spokesman added: "The sport is currently working its way through one of the most difficult periods of its history off the back of the coronavirus outbreak, and the industry is working to an agreed plan for recovery from the pandemic, which includes a focus on the industry’s financial health, including the returns to owners.

"This plan also includes, in the longer term, sustainable recovery and growth for the sport. Over the coming weeks we intend to harness some of the strong views that currently prevail across the sport and engage further with our industry.

"We will listen to the views of owners, trainers, jockeys, breeders, racecourses and others. These views will feed in to ongoing work and continue to help shape what steps the sport will take to support the future of British jump racing."

On Monday National Trainers Federation president Rupert Arnold urged British handlers to be braver in their campaigning of horses and for the best to run against each other ahead of Cheltenham.

'The money is all in Ireland at present'

But former champion trainer Martin Pipe – a 34-time winner at the festival and a man often associated with being unafraid to run his horses – believes that prize-money rather than preparation is likely to be the key to reviving British fortunes.

NT STATEMENT ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE BRITISH HORSERACING AUTHORITY (BHA), RACECOURSE ASSOCIATION (RCA) AND THE HORSEMEN’S GROUP (HG)

The leaders of British racing have welcomed the announcement that £21 million of loan funding will be made available to the sport through the Sports Winter Survival Package. The money will be lent to the Horserace Betting Levy Board because of its role in providing central funding of industry costs of race-day regulation, equine welfare and industry training.

Leaders representing the British Horseracing Authority, the Racecourse Association and The Horsemen’s Group have been engaging with Sport England and DCMS since the Survival Package was announced on November 19th. It is intended to help sports severely impacted by coronavirus restrictions over the winter months, notably where the absence of spectators and the revenue they provide would pose a threat to the survival of clubs or sporting teams.

The funding model for racing is different from many sports where clubs will typically receive the revenues from spectators, employ the players or participants and fund the costs of staging sporting events. Racing’s leaders asked government to allow the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) to be the recipient of loan funding, because of its role in providing central funding to support raceday and other industry costs. Work continues with the HBLB to agree how the loan funding can best be used to assist the industry with surviving and recovering from COVID 19.

No changes are expected to the HBLB’s plan for funding race-days and prize money until the end of June. But with spectators not returning to racecourses until May 17th at the earliest, and in reduced numbers at that point, the gap in revenues will continue into July and until a full return of race-goers is possible. The government has already indicated that further financial help may be available for sports affected over the summer, which British racing has also welcomed.

Racing has taken into account the need to repay any funds borrowed from the original £40 million which government set as a limit for horseracing. Whilst the terms of the loans are favourable, there is a recognition that any debts incurred will have to be paid back from future Levy income. Racing’s leaders will now work with the HBLB on a plan to repay the loans over the ten‐year period.

The BHA’s Chief Executive Julie Harrington said

“We are extremely grateful to officials at Sport England, DCMS and the Treasury for their support in agreeing this funding to racing. We are grateful also to the Horserace Betting Levy Board for agreeing to our proposal and borrowing this money to support the central funding of racing. This money will help ensure racing continues behind closed doors despite the absence of spectator revenues. This will benefit our racecourses, our participants and their communities, and the vital role racing plays as an employer and contributor to the rural economy.”

David Armstrong, Chief Executive of the Racecourse Association, said

“The RCA and its Members are very grateful to the HBLB, DCMS and Sport England for putting in place this vital funding for the sport. Racecourses have suffered lost turnover of over £325m since the pandemic began and this funding will provide a crucial bridge for both Racecourses and Horsemen as we begin the long road to recovery.”

Charlie Liverton, Chief Executive of the Racecourse Owners Association, said

“Our thanks go to the officials at Sport England, DCMS and the Treasury for their help and support in providing this loan to British Racing. In particular, the team at Sport England for their time and advice during the process. The HBLB will be the recipients of the loan and we look forward to working with them to understand how the loan can be best utilized going forward. The Government’s Sports Winter Package has provided financial support to many sports industries over the past few months and this support to British Racing is very welcome.”