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May 23, 2026 -- 7:45AM, werbie wrote:

clacton Joined: 28 Oct 04Replies: 271221 May 26 18:59

The icon looks like a dustbin

Scroll the bar up and its above the + (plus)

Signed. Only Saturday punter so first time I have seen the new set up. Has taken me twice as long to go through the cards and am still not confident I have seen everything so no bet. If it stays like this I will be off.

I've had my worst losing week in a long time.

I can't help thinking that it is not just being unable to quickly study the specific form lines I use but that it is effecting me negatively, thus pisssing me orf, and causing me to make irrational decisions, leading me to do my bollox!

madhatters
Excellent response, well said.
We have been "privileged" to receive numerous "upgrades" from RP over the years, most of them uselerss and completely at odds with the old, but very relevant maxim of "if it ain`t broke don`t fix it". This latest debacle, however, clearly beats everything for being ill conceived, irrelevant, non user friendly - it is just plain daft. The only conclusion - it is bookmaker driven because they are the only ones who could possibly benefit from/approve of this disconnect from reality exhibited by RP. Possibly atr will approve as this total nonsense from RP can only elevates the attraction of their site.
Hands up RP, you have dropped a brick on this, own up and make sure heads roll. It`s called damage limitation.

Digital Clutter - 365 did the same and messed up their app - what is the point of a f**kin loud DING after I deposit money !

Have they changed it back yet

There really is no such thing as an 'upgrade'

It is designed,performed, and enacted by an idiot who knows nothing of customer requirements.

THEN some Fʊcker at the Racing Post (also, any other firm that has a website) approves and signs off on it.

They all need sacking.

Bookmaker orientated Pony

RP has moved into the 21st century with their website/racecard design. More of a tab format that the modern generations are familiar with.
Dinosaurs appear unhappy

But,Palestinian loving morons are happy

Do you both have to bring your vitriol to every thread ?

New community has message system
Slag each other off there ffs

There seems to be a difference of opinion here.
Leif The Brainless thinks it is an upgrade  and the 250 others on the thread who disagree are Dinosaurs.
Thick as an elephants trunk

kesteven23 May 26 09:00Joined: 07 Dec 01 | Topic/replies: 1 | Blogger: kesteven's blog

   WOW, First post in 25 yrs, welcome aboard.

Horrible change. How can you get rid of pedigrees on flat cards? The results pages have not changed thank goodness.

Calling people, “Dinosaurs” is ageist, as someone who soposidly cares about just morality on certain issues you sure pick your targets.   

So you love the new design, you’ve made that clear.

Horrible change. How can you get rid of pedigrees on flat cards?
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Really Sage?

Think you've misunderstood the question, leif.

Could be interpreted two ways.

I don't think sageform was asking how to stop the horse's pedigree from showing on the racecard. Rather, that for some reason he's not seeing them so he's assuming they've dumped them.

He just needs to click on 'Settings' to check and then toggle the 'Pedigree' setting to the 'on' position if need be.

As you'll see from the image below, I've chosen not to see the pedigree displayed.....

As I don't use the RP as a primary source of form study I will defer to those who do. But my objections initially were mainly on the absence of information - viz, the RPR and Topspeed tables that used to be at the foot of the racecard.
They have now reappeared and a reply to my e mail DID confirm that there had been a glitch. It would have beed nice to have had that publically acknowedged while the fix was underway, but as far as I'm aware that didn't happen.
Not knowing whether it was a malfunction or whether the feature had moved to a higher pricing band, left me wondering what to do. Now that they are back, I can say that it's an inconvenience having to navigate to a separate tab away from the racecard, but that is really a function of "muscle memory". I keep scrolling down before remembering that it's been relocated, and having to scroll back up again to click the tab.

However, that's really what I wanted to say here. I wonder if some  objections are intinctive resistance to change. When we are all used to where things are, particularly the features we regularly use,  repetition will reinforce itself in the brain. I actually think there is some useful information in the Data Tab.
The lack of consultation, standard e mail responses, and absence of acknowledgements stand as criticism; and whether any of this was actually needed, remains highly questionable.

When I ask portrait or landscape to print the card it prints every horse name twice.Looks like a waste of paper.Is that me or a glithc on the new site.Tried print different computer but same bug.

It's most certainly a resistance to change Sage.
Happens in all spheres in the online space whereby folk convince themselves they are being ignored, overlooked, left behind etc. Embracing change for what it is and for whatever it is given it's here to stay is better than throwing the toys out of the pram.
It won't take long for it all to calm down.
If there are any 'bugs' they will be ironed out following feedback.
Bugs are almost inevitable.
Impossible to account for the unknown unknowns.

You are the greatest "bug" in humanity,you Arab loving cretin

Current opinion is; Leif the Brainless one and 350 users think otherwise.
A close call

Fat punt summed up my argument against lethargic ignorance by stating that after half an hour"I gave up".
No doubt his 10 year old nephew has instilled in him the relevance and efficacy of the new, tab format.
Either that,or he has taken his laptop to the tip

The Arab lover trying to dig his way out of yet another Faux pas.
350 against and Leif the Brainless for.
A close call

Is the racist pretendee Hammers fan still on tilt?
Appears to be dancing to the pipers tune

uptheirons • May 24, 2026 8:42 PM BST
The Arab lover trying to dig his way out of yet another Faux pas.
350 against and Leif the Brainless for.
A close callLaugh

Site been sorted yet

Has it feck

Dont think so.

It is not likely to be unless users vote with their feet

Site been sorted yet?
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Yes, the window licking dinosaurs have been given a recovery package with directions.
Either they give their heads a wobble and crack on, or they pass the baton onto those more capable.

GFY,Arab lover.
IHTH

I have tried to get used to the new format but I cannot get used to it. I am going to switch to either ATR or Sporting life. I think the older you get the harder it is to accept change no matter how much you try.

It is very poor and very user unfriendly.

This isn't a minor change, it is a total redesign for the purposes of appeasing their sponsors, the bookie chappies.

Those who pay a subscription to use it for their own purposes which is in direct competition with the bookie chappies are not deemed worthy of consideration.

Quite the opposite in fact.

I sign the petition.

Can’t we pay double for the old design..

It’s fine if they want to promote bookies odds etc..

The new design is basically. Bet spotlights tip. Click on bookie to bet it..

If I was Willian hill,coral,betfair done,boyles. I d be unhappy.

Given all the odds are now in the Ladbroke corporate colour ,red,instead if each bookies corporate colour..

The main gripe ,is space wasting and faded italics.

The writing of trainer and jockey is small and faded

The only bold stuff is

Horse name,spotlight selection,bookies odds in Ladbroke corporate red.

pedigree tab, sale tab, etc not working.

May 25, 2026 -- 10:52AM, nineteen points wrote:

It is very poor and very user unfriendly.

yep...TF, ATR & irishraing all far better pointa

There’s just too much space wasted with white background,

Why

Each line should have a purpose

The gaps are bigger than the writing,

Take you 5 mins to scroll down all the runners in the national

Just cram it all up closer,change corporate colours,which I’m sure they will when betfair say,we want yellow, if not,no more adverts from us.

Pointless setting your preferred bookmaker. If the odds shown match ladbrokes corporate red.

Companies spend millions on corporate colours,only for the post to just dismiss this.

Presume it’s in red. To highlight more,to make you click and bet,so then the post get a cut of the bet.

But still could use each firms corporate colour.

Not sure with the passage of time alone we'd get used to the new format.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with change, but for the better, not worse.

A simple example.

If you switch to the 'compact' card, all details regarding headgear, CD wins, etc, disappears.

Why ?

It didn't with the old format, so why now ?

Is that simply a 'glitch' too which will be rectified in the fullness of time, or bad website design ?

Bizarrely, it will tell me it's the first time the jockey's ridden the nag, but I'm not really too bothered about that, tbh. I'd much rather see if the horse is sporting cheek-pieces, has a win at the distance, etc.

Is that really too much to ask ?

Problem is, that's just one example of a load of niggles which together add up to a heap : a heap of sh*te.

I’ve just measured the new box ,each runner.
Sad ,I know,but it’s a quiet bank holiday..

Each runner is 40mm box

Only 20mm is being used. 20mm is just white space,totally pointless

The 40 mm was on iPad. Might be more on computer.

It’s 20mm. 10 mm waste on a iphone

I've been using the RP website for around 25 years now, and they've tinkered with it before, making changes which initially seemed a step backwards, but you got used to them pretty quickly using it each day.

But, this is very different given just how many issues there are with the updated version.

It's staggering that they didn't create a separate beta site with the proposed changes and ask users to trial it and give feedback. That way they may have avoided this whole fiasco.

Totally agree blue book.

I hated the post when the sporting life stopped
But got used to it

Then didn’t feel great when they did the big switch over years ago,but it was great in the end,loads of options,worked great.

But this just looks cosmetic.

They can’t improve the features cos they had it all anyway,

Just it’s just look and design to tinker with,

It looks like change for change sake.

Plus the people they are aiming it at,I.e the drunks,casual race goer. Tend to not use the post site anyway.


A lot use the app.

Looks like they ve made the app and site the same.fair enough.

They’ve still got the wasted space problem and the corporate colours problem.

The problem is

When you click on a race

You don’t see a horse ,

It’s all info,spotlight verdict,options to set stuff.

The horses name. Trainer,jockey. Needs to be bold print.less space between lines,bookies corporate colours,

Why don’t they explain the logic,

Surely even casual punters ,actually like to know the name of the horse or the jockey.

It’s tricky. Trying to please everyone,

The app should be simple,but the site should be more informed

Ok, so let's assume they're streamlining everything into one platform - an app.

I get that, to a degree, but it still doesn't explain why when you access the 'compact' card on the app vital bits of info' just disappear like a f*rt in the wind.

Somebody clearly thinks that knowing the jockey's up first time is significant enough to flag up on that page, but not the fact the horse is wearing blinkers for the first time.

We all seem to be in agreement,CUTH with exception of the lunatic,Leif the Brainless

I’m ok with change.

Just get rid of empty space,return corporate colours on selected bookies,make horse,jockey,trainer. Same bold ink.

Them 3 are wrong,

Moving spotlight to top of page,maybe,that’s fine,helps punters read it first,

Better to read that than just look at a list of horse names,

They’re guiding you to an assessment of the race,rather than just a list of runners,no problem.

With the older - better - format, you could eyeball the runners, trainers, jockeys, course form, distance form, headgear, days since last run, tips, and the last six races at a glance : no noise. No distractions.

On that first pass alone you would begin to form an initial impression of the likely contenders, how competitive the race was, who the likely favourites were, and so on.

I would do this with both the current odds and tissue forecast turned off. Questions would then arise : POST SOVIET CRIMEA hasn't raced for 262 days ; has it ever won fresh ? Let's go and look. Prescott's AN ANT is sporting blinkers for the first time ; has it won before with aids ? Let's see.

Point is, it worked.

Now, they seem to be catering for people who wish to be spoon fed by relying on the opinion of an 'expert', and providing a bigger platform for the bookies.

Well, it's a business they're running when all is said and done, and profit is king.

Maybe p*ssing off a lot of knowledgeable subscribers in order attract the occasional punter who's a bit clueless will generate more money, but surely the optimal business strategy is to have a website, app - whatever - which appeals to both.

Spoon feeding and promoting bookies ,fine. Let them do it,,people want it.

It gets people interested,then they might look for themselves.

Just more compact,better italics,corporate colours,unless the bookies are happy being in a ladbrokes world.

Just a tiny point. The boxes they’ve put the horses in,rent even joined,there’s a space gap between them,more wasted space.

Aren’t ,not rent

There are plenty of other websites out there where you can access the form for free : Sp*rting Life, A* the Races, T*meform, the various bookies, etc.

But, people still ponied up to use the RP site.

They subscribed.

Why ?

Because it was the most user friendly.

Now, they risk losing those very people to a cohort who could just as easily access form for free elsewhere.

Does the Racing Post think those occasional punters will prefer their site to all the others ? Is it that the Spotlights and 'Verdict' in the RP are better than Timefirms on the SL website ? Well, even if they are, would those occasional punters realise that ? Of course not.

And as far as the Spotlight comments go, I've lost count of the times the 'expert' has referred to a filly as 'he' or 'his', i.e. THIS FEMALE HORSE : 'disappointing on his [sic] seasonal reappearance at Windsor 14 days ago, and he [sic] will need to settle better on this rise in trip'.

Who are they trying to appeal to ?

If it's the occasional punter, I think they may be on a hiding to nothing since none of them will be subscribing anyway.

paper working fine

And,you can see lifetime form and watch replays from it,Busy

Paper's all well and good if you want truncated form lines.

But anyway, if the paper was good enough, why bother with a website ?

uptheirons

I'm salivating at the prospect of an away trip to Lincoln's LNER stadium this coming season - not... .

The Paper version is for Dinosaurs and cannot possibly compete with the Online version however much they have slaughtered the Site

They update the post.

Yet still print the full results pages in the weekender,every week.only 20 pages some weeks.

I wonder if anyone studies form by looking at these.

You need 2 houses to store the results section,28 years.no sign of them stopping it.itscrazy.

Mobile phones and the internet invented since they started it.

Love to know how many people in Britain has got every section

100% divorced,given run out of space in loft,garage,spare bedrooms.

no interest in replays

never seen a dinosaur in the paper and dont get the allusion. too much is digital and audio-visual and online and most of it is poisonous garbage

Just crash all horse racing form websites and let people go back to what we did before the internet.

Buy last season's form book - whether by Raceform or Ti*eform - the Weekender each Wednesday for the last seven days' form, and then the Sporting Life or RP each day when you fancied a punt.

Laboriously write out each horse's form line, from the form book and Weekender, and then decide the race is too competitive for a bet.

By which time you had no time for further form study because you had to : a) go to work, or b) go to bed at a reasonable hour for work the next day, or c) simply have time to do anything else.

We're not asking much : the previous RP site was fine. Please put it back to how it was, or even offer us the chance to pay for it as an alternative option to the current shower of sh*t. We shouldn't have to, in the same way you shouldn't have to pay more for so-called organic veg', meaning veg' that isn't sprayed with sh*te, but we get the world's gone to sh*te anyway and just want to be able to study the form like we did before with no hassle.

congrats getting organic veg into this

organic or not you can keep it. dont eat plants

Ah.

Fair point, Busy.

SELECTION BOX TIP COUNT...There was someone on here that missed and needed the tip count next to every horse on ONE scrolling webpage...like it was before the RP mangled  it ....here you go this is what you need.......https://www.horseracing.net/racecards

PS  Racing Post bring that tip count back on the whole meeting scroll  pages and you will be nearly forgiven...the tips were irrelevant,. but it was a fantastic market indicator 24 hours before a race.and clicking on every race on a bank holiday or Saturday is a massive time waste

In 2 years. We will all just lump on spotlights selection with ladbrokes. And everyone will be happy.

Well, after the best part of 40 years, I have accessed the Racing Post for the last time.

Coincidental story running onthe Racing Post website............'I had to sit in my office because I had tears in my eyes' - the most unforgettable stories in Racing Post history, as chosen by the editors....he must have just looked at the new website!

That the person in charge of this abomination is the Mr Bean lookalike,Keith The Nerd Melrose shows which way it will go

HA HA that leif dude is something else...if he studied at night school he could better himself to be a moron....he actually  thinks clicking and opening a  different Java tab 500 times...is progress over ONE self contained rapid data assimilation webpage

Signed.

Signed.If I print card every horse is named 2x. red run red run,aldaniti aldaniti etc.Appreciate if anyone on here can tell me whats wrong.How I can resolve this problem.At the moment I will jut stop betting on horses until its resolved.

Is anybody else having problem accessing the info on pedigree, sales stats etc info when clicking on the relevant tabs.

This is as close as 90% to the old site... lets hope they don't meddle with it ....its far far superior... on ONE scrolling webpage when you click on  all races on meeting ...you have ALL  horse comments, the tip count,ratings prices etc..https://www.horseracing.net/racecards

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Has
@ThomasKerrRP
or anyone at the
@RacingPost
made any comment whatsoever on the universal dislike and basic lack of usability of the new website?

A frickin abomination. Signed.

Earlier this week I sent by post a printout of this thread, along with a covering letter summarising the issues to Tom Kerr and Mark Renshaw (CEO of the RP).

I'll report what, if anything, I hear back.

Thank you for your efforts Wadders. Appreciate it.

Yes. Thank you.

“I know a lot of people at the racing post who use it, who work there, and they’re a bit embarrassed by this, but in all of these things, they’re not going to roll back the site, to admit failure.”

Tony Calvin – Racing Room discussion 56.17 – 64.00

https://youtu.be/Ih8eF0Mp-7E?si=JV6R5FYOHokwfku8&t=3377

does anybody use the Timeform site at £30pm and how it compares to the RP site at £29.99?

It's basically not fit for purpose now. It would have been awful even if they rolled it out in the depths of Winter, but to do so during the height of the Flat season is unforgivable

I agree

Considering how much more money is wagered on the jumps compared with the flat, thank God this fiasco has occurred now.

Any reversion ?

Just tried to use it and sort by Odds....doesn't work, clicking that changes the order of the card number. Sadly, clicking the card number does exactly the same.

Signed.

Unfortunately end users are no longer considered when making gui changes, think it would have been hard to make it any worse if they tried!

In 1985 Coca Cola introduced their new recipe.on testing customers preferred it.
The world went crazy and everyone hated it.
The cola board were at a group meeting in Italy in the mountains,they went out for a meal.
The owner of the restaurant on realising who they were,brought an old original bottle out in a wine basket.
It was then ,the directors realised their mistake,if the impact reach this far.

After 79 days they went back to the old formula.

They then spent millions on advertising to let customers know .

This leading to the new seekers advert.

I d like to tech the world to sing,in perfect harmony,
It’s the real thing.
The real thing being the original recipe.

I know 2 members of the new seekers( they reformed ,with band members splitting to form new groups).

So I m hoping they might write a new version for the post.

I d like to teach the world to read
The racing post website
Find form figures and betting odds
In perfect harmony
It’s the real thing.

Obviously some very fragile egos matter far more than the product

"Tipster Paradise" over a reliable,proven product

Verdict at the top before the runners.
What utter cretin thought that masterstroke up

The update seems to be directed at casual race goers,less facts,more verdicts.

But anyone who is a member of,clearly isn’t a casual race goer,

Maybe the app,could be ok for this,as a lot of casuals will use that,but the main site won’t be.

The worst simple issue is.

You click on a race,and the page you see hasn’t got any horses names on it,

Just so much wrong, as said by almost all the unreadable typeset and dazzling white space a major culprit, but plenty of other changes that make no sense. Example being when you click on the RPR or TS, the default order is from bottom rated upwards - no one views private handicap ratings whether it be RPR or Timeform from lowest upwards. It's though the presentation was decided by someone who spends more time searching for Eric Clapton albums from worst to best than form studying. Also, when browsing through a 2 year old maiden or conditions event I like to look at a list of the past winners of the race . You'd previously just scroll down to the bottom, now you have to bring up a whole new page via stats.

I can’t really think any negatives of the old site,it did everything,loads if you want to or basic stuff if you wanted to.

Why are those who tested that,worse than those who tested this,

Quick tips at the top,fine ,but I don’t think members think this is a priority

I have stopped using this site, its a complete shambles.