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19 Jan 25 16:37
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Have been an avid race goer and race TV watcher for years now. I think to get such coverage is fantastic. Not only that, but the in site from pundits and presenters  is so good. Its  cheerful too. I remember the days when you could only hear racing in a bookies unless you were at the track.
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Report YOGGI January 19, 2025 4:56 PM GMT
keep taking the tablets tv coverage is average at best ,pundits useless imha
Report CROPSICK January 19, 2025 5:02 PM GMT
We are very lucky in this country to have so much free to air coverage of our sport in which the vast majority of the population are not interested in.
Report 1st time poster January 19, 2025 5:02 PM GMT
it's Sunday evening keep your NET dry for the week ahead,you,llonly have to throw them back
Report Hayden January 19, 2025 5:12 PM GMT
A few of the nostalgic posters will be on soon to tell you they preferred it when we had practically no TV coverage apart from a Saturday , the broadcaster frequently left the coverage for some exciting Ski jumping before even the SP had chance to emerge and as for results they used to like some crappy old teletext service that gave out results whenever they got around to it.


It's a funny old world for sure   Grin
Report Ramruma January 19, 2025 6:04 PM GMT
It's the march of technology Hayden. In the last 50 years the big advantage has passed from:-

1. bins on course (and a good memory)
2. paper formbooks and Timeform
3. VCR to record and examine in detail the 10 to 12 races televised each weekend
4. every race on telly
5. home recording by tech nerds of every race off the telly
6. computerised and online formbooks
7. replays online, on demand
8. drones and GPS and GPS in drones
Report DIFERENT GRAVY 12 January 19, 2025 6:23 PM GMT
At least they don't have those camera cars on the inside of the track anymore, they were a waste of fkin time!
Report elisjohn January 19, 2025 6:38 PM GMT
yes more coverage, but its quantity not quality ,
Report screaming from beneaththewaves January 19, 2025 7:46 PM GMT
In the last 50 years the big advantage has passed from:-

1. bins on course (and a good memory)
2. paper formbooks and Timeform


The advantage came from not relying on your memory, but from making the effort to transcribe what you saw on-course into those paper form books.

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