Flamingo Park 2/12/13

Rockspider Wrote:

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> Tim is back in for some more x rays word from
> mediclinic is that he is comfy will keep u up to
> date

Thanks RS, wishing him well (tu)

Regal Breeze first three

There is absolutely no point telling the punters 30 seconds before a race starts that a trainer made a point of running up to you earlier to say his 50/1 shot is in with a shout. Especially when that trainer also has the favourite in the race.

:X:X:X

That was a pretty sh1t day lol and so end the jottings for a while!

Englander Wrote:

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> There is absolutely no point telling the punters
> 30 seconds before a race starts that a trainer
> made a point of running up to you earlier to say
> his 50/1 shot is in with a shout. Especially when
> that trainer also has the favourite in the race.
>
> :X:X:X
>
> That was a pretty sh1t day lol and so end the
> jottings for a while!


more to do with production than Pepper - local racing the poor cousin to UK jumps

engels with you on dat happens every week dat presenter give us this info late some one need to wake these guys up seriously

I tried to word it so I wasn't blaming any individual Mr H.

But the whole product is in desperate need of a complete rethink.

I know it will cause offence to some for which I apologise, it is almost impossible to criticise a product overall without there being some inference towards individuals but what is told to the public and when needs to be addressed, and who by, the camera positions both during a race and on the line need to be reviewed and efforts made to make these as punter/commentator friendly as possible using whatever methods are at their disposal, who does what job in terms of presenting, tipping etc, the standard of commentators has to improve (if they need to go back to commentator school then send them back!), where they put the result up on screen needs to be changed (often impossible to even see a replay currently and the provisional result put up is often wrong anyway)... could go on and on all day... where's the TV clone of Hwood's Dev??? Anyone who says they can't liaise with clanners is talking from their @rse imho, I think Dev is a great example of how clanners appreciate a company making a real effort to communicate and give the service punters want and being appreciated in return. (Yes, yes Thor, you are the exception < )

Rant over

Definitely no jottings tomorrow, rain about anyway I believe.

02-Dec-2013 225594 Horse Racing FLAMINGO PARK Hcp 3 WOLFS GIRL Place 1.73 1382.40 800.00 20851.50 - Win
02-Dec-2013 225594 Horse Racing FLAMINGO PARK Hcp 6 SUDDEN SURPRISE Win 5/2 5456.00 2182.40 20851.50 - Win
02-Dec-2013 225594 Horse Racing FLAMINGO PARK Hcp 7 HAIL THE WIND Place 0.72 5499.65 7638.40 19945.16 10% Win
02-Dec-2013 225594 Horse Racing FLAMINGO PARK Hcp 9 FLO RIDER Place 6/10 8157.11 12588.05 19945.16 - Lose

Stiffs Titch

Tim is ok just badly concussed will be able to fly back to jhb tomorrow my fiance was just now with him he says he is very sore

Englander Wrote:

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> I tried to word it so I wasn't blaming any
> individual Mr H.
>
> But the whole product is in desperate need of a
> complete rethink.
>
> I know it will cause offence to some for which I
> apologise, it is almost impossible to criticise a
> product overall without there being some inference
> towards individuals but what is told to the public
> and when needs to be addressed, and who by, the
> camera positions both during a race and on the
> line need to be reviewed and efforts made to make
> these as punter/commentator friendly as possible
> using whatever methods are at their disposal, who
> does what job in terms of presenting, tipping etc,
> the standard of commentators has to improve (if
> they need to go back to commentator school then
> send them back!), where they put the result up on
> screen needs to be changed (often impossible to
> even see a replay currently and the provisional
> result put up is often wrong anyway)... could go
> on and on all day... where's the TV clone of
> Hwood's Dev??? Anyone who says they can't liaise
> with clanners is talking from their @rse imho, I
> think Dev is a great example of how clanners
> appreciate a company making a real effort to
> communicate and give the service punters want and
> being appreciated in return. (Yes, yes Thor, you
> are the exception < )
>
> Rant over
>
> Definitely no jottings tomorrow, rain about anyway
> I believe.

Mr H and Englander...I cannot agree more wholeheartedly....

Rockspider Wrote:

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> Tim is ok just badly concussed will be able to fly
> back to jhb tomorrow my fiance was just now with
> him he says he is very sore


thanks for the updates...(tu)(tu)

Englander Wrote:

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> There is absolutely no point telling the punters
> 30 seconds before a race starts that a trainer
> made a point of running up to you earlier to say
> his 50/1 shot is in with a shout. Especially when
> that trainer also has the favourite in the race.
>
E Man the comment was made during an earlier interview and sadly was not broadcast on teletrack