New Posts For Thread: Doncaster Photohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31905979/doncaster-photowhys it took 10 mins?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31905979/doncaster-photo?post_id=565468961#565468961Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:10:37 -0500correcthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31905979/doncaster-photo?post_id=565468957#565468957correctFri, 03 Jul 2026 16:09:42 -0500photo newmarket last thurs..clear winner in mirror,,dh on the track view.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31905979/doncaster-photo?post_id=565468559#565468559photo newmarket last thurs..clear winner in mirror,,dh on the track view.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:09:05 -0500Yes, obviously. I was being ironic. Even if frequently recalibrated, the slightest movement of the camera or mirror would be very noticeable. Some tracks just have portable mirrors on a stand!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31905979/doncaster-photo?post_id=565468165#565468165Yes, obviously. I was being ironic. Even if frequently recalibrated, the slightest movement of the camera or mirror would be very noticeable. Some tracks just have portable mirrors on a stand!Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:38:23 -0500Big Cat • July 3, 2026 4:30 PM BSTI know some stuff about about photo finishes, but I do not know why Jumeira won by less in the foreground than it did on reflection...It means the mirror is slightly out of alignment.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31905979/doncaster-photo?post_id=565468151#565468151Big Cat • July 3, 2026 4:30 PM BSTI know some stuff about about photo finishes, but I do not know why Jumeira won by less in the foreground than it did on reflection...It means the mirror is slightly out of alignment.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:32:43 -0500I know some stuff about about photo finishes, but I do not know why Jumeira won by less in the foreground than it did on reflection... hahaMaybe that's why it took them a while to announce the result. Judge looking at it thinking there's something nohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31905979/doncaster-photo?post_id=565468145#565468145I know some stuff about about photo finishes, but I do not know why Jumeira won by less in the foreground than it did on reflection... hahaMaybe that's why it took them a while to announce the result. Judge looking at it thinking there's something noFri, 03 Jul 2026 10:30:28 -0500Why does the mirror need to be 6-8 inches wide, I don't quite understand how many pixels are taken, but I think a mirror half an inch wide would do the job. The whole system should be changed to something taken from above, Rico could draw the lines,https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31905979/doncaster-photo?post_id=565468069#565468069Why does the mirror need to be 6-8 inches wide, I don't quite understand how many pixels are taken, but I think a mirror half an inch wide would do the job. The whole system should be changed to something taken from above, Rico could draw the lines,Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:51:26 -0500I think the photo finish system should be scrapped. If the second had collapsed a quarter of an inch before the line, it wouldn't even appear in the photo. If a finisher going 35 mph passes a broken down horse walking over the line, it would appear hhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31905979/doncaster-photo?post_id=565468037#565468037I think the photo finish system should be scrapped. If the second had collapsed a quarter of an inch before the line, it wouldn't even appear in the photo. If a finisher going 35 mph passes a broken down horse walking over the line, it would appear hFri, 03 Jul 2026 09:34:17 -0500https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31905979/doncaster-photo?post_id=565468029#565468029Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:25:55 -0500Quite a difference in the mirror. Mirror not calibrated correctly?https://media.britishhorseracing.com/images/photofinish/hireswatermark/2026_2206_0_36129.jpg.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31905979/doncaster-photo?post_id=565468021#565468021Quite a difference in the mirror. Mirror not calibrated correctly?https://media.britishhorseracing.com/images/photofinish/hireswatermark/2026_2206_0_36129.jpg.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:23:00 -0500