)Some info -
1) The National Racing Bureau is only open 5 days a week and not on public holidays either. ( and they operate in a 7 day industry....:S )
2) Any "after hours " scratchings, card changes etc can be done on Raf of NRB's cell phone.
3) Many Trainers, myself included, prefer the accuracy of the website and thus we do all of our noms, acceptances etc on line. Other Trainers prefer doing all telephonically. But, at this point, we cannot do card changes on line, after Final Acceptances. (We can create the whole racecard on line, but cannot update card changes on line.....:S )
4) There has been very little progress from NRB in terms of this website, over the past 8 years or so. This matter has been addressed by myself and the Committee at the RA's Industry Liaison Committee Meetings. We await upgrades shortly, as promised.
5) So, now, someone like myself or Sean Miller, for instance, might not bother with calling Raf on his cellphone on a Sunday, when used to doing things on line. One would call in on the Monday morning, when the office is open. A.N.Other Trainer, again, who does everything telephonically, will probably do it telephonically, as a matter of habit....
Either way, the scratchings were done timeously and in terms of the rules.
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