Ascot moves to Sky from Racking UK

Apologies Baracouda, I must have hit my "Create topic" button at about the same time as you!

Definitely a kick in the teeth for RUK given the hullabaloo when they secured the rights from the stranglehold of ATR

Great news.  The more they take away from RUK the better

Should never have jumped ship in the first place.

Shame a few of the other jewels are not up for grabs. When they find themselves competing for space with the Irish they won't be feeling so smug.

good news.

NP Aladdin.

Think RUK have got quite a lot of their bigger tracks locked down, but will be interesting when those are up for renewal. The money and exposure Sky can offer will be tempting.

what will be left at ATR

WTF is good news about that when you can watch on terrestial tv  3 or 4 seconds in front of atr.

Geoff...........less clutter on ruk.No nevison.

Any chance they can keep Ascot and give them the Irish jumps instead?

Who wants Wexford (for example) clashing with the English Flat?

I'd even throw in the English jumps as well!

if sky/atr are going to improve their picture speed and quality and not show adverts as the horses go to post, then fine, but they only seem to be going one way in that respect, its a channel for the quick buzz of a bet, you'd think ascot would have more respect for their product

Absolutely rider

Sure it's been said that they intend to show Sky Sports Racing in HD

Will Kammy be doing the ring reports?

For a fee I'm sure he'd have a go.

He can't be any worse than Nevo.

They'll have anyone on RUK nowadays. I'm sure if you just turn up with your notepad and a few notes jotted down, they'll give yer a gig!

Only job requirement 'must have no shame'.

baracoudafan    10 Jul 18 11:51 

Think RUK have got quite a lot of their bigger tracks locked down, but will be interesting when those are up for renewal. The money and exposure Sky can offer will be tempting.
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The bulk of the, "bigger tracks,"  are owned by Jockey Club Estates - such as Cheltenham, Newmarket et al - and those Tracks THEMSELVES are SHAREHOLDERS in RUK... so no moves.

I remember the days when they had top quality pundits on like these!

1. Phil '20%' Curry
2. That fella at Catterick with his little black book
3. Peter Harris
4. Ken Pitterson
5. Gerald Delamere
6. Andy Constantinou
7. Andrew Barr (whatever happened to him, eh?)
8. Steve Taylor (or was he ATR, I forget )
9. Steve Beal

I'm sure you will all agree, a look back into the past wearing rose tinted glasses and not enough for a top 10!