11.01 Oxford today - what happened?

traps five and six both were slow away.....traps failing?

I watched the race also and ended up with the forecast 4 & 6 and then it came up on the bettered screen as void.
No explanation and nothing appeared untoward in the race, T5 made a mess of the start but if that’s enough to void a race all of Scurlogue Champs races would be voided.
Problem is most people who would have had a bet wouldn’t ever have known it was void so another raft of sleepers in their offices.

traps were not fully open before five and six tried to leave the traps

What does that even mean?

https://twitter.com/swansalona1/status/1583046450615025664

What does that even mean?

traps were still going up as the dogs tried to leave the traps.

i had bet the 4 as well ,knew something was wrong straight away with the way 5 and 6 came out all skewed.

Oxford Stadium can confirm it will be replacing its starting mechanisms.

The same procedure will apply to our sister venue Towcester Racecourse.

This move is necessary to ensure we uphold the highest welfare standards and guarantee a safe racing environment for all greyhounds, their trainers and owners.

All traps in operation will be constantly monitored during this transition period and work to replace the current boxes with curved openings and a solenoid and spring starting mechanism has started with immediate effect.

Thanks a lot guys and the twitter feeds helped. Clearly the traps open far too slowly and the greyhounds are well ahead of them. I will avoid Oxford and Towcester from now on. Funny - because I've always noticed how badly I do at those tracks - maybe that bingo element explains it - my guess is major bookmakers who sponsor these tracks are delighted with the randomness introduced by all sorts of issues that could presumably be fixed quite easily. What?! In 2022 we have rockets that can re-land back on their launch pads precisely but we can't open some greyhound traps quickly! Who are we kidding? what a scam.