Leggy

Yes but the dish feed is to what box? There are a number of freeview approved options and you probably need to rescan to pick up the new channels.

What is your freeview receiver?

It is but if you have a non-sky receiver, it may require an update to assign those channels to the correct satellite transponder. Otherwise, it should be identical for both the freeview TV app and UHF freeview.

I'd contact the receiver supplier/manufacturer. It will probably need an update. Mine does.

Yes. If you have a dish with a sky box you should still get them on Sky Channels 62 & 63. If you have a dish with a third party digital decoder you may have to refresh your satellite search.

If you update the freeview app on a smart tv it is there.

They did a roadshow for that. If you didn't show up, tough. They've also been seeking regular feedback from a large group of punters.

I'm not sure why folk are suddenly complaining about this when it was announced as part of the 23/24 FY funding almost a year ago and everyone was applauding the increases. 40k races are also dropping to 35k for the winter.

Race 6: J. McDonald (Shinzo) - careless riding (AR131(a)) - 7/4/24 to 11/4/24, on which day he may ride. J. McDonald, the rider of Shinzo, pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding under AR131(a) in that approaching the 900m he permitted his mount to shift in resulting in momentary crowding to Hawaii Five Oh and Libertad, which was severely hampered. J. McDonald's licence to ride in races was suspended for a period to commence on Sunday 7 April 2024 and to expire on Thursday 11 April 2024, on which day he may ride.

It looks very safe to me and not a whip in sight!

"27 December 2023 was within the four-day withholding period for Karman Line’s Raceday." "On 1 January 2024 Karman Line won Race 7" FFS ... someone please send Messrs Nettleton and Smith a calendar.

That's all been a legal requirement since the Employment Contracts Act 2000. Significant change maybe, but over two decades ago. I certainly had them back then when I had paid employees.

I was simply asking what you saw as dramatic changes. Not sure what you mean by "the same for staff"? An employment agreement?

Have they? How?

Weights aren't out yet are they?

Where did he emerge from?

Yes. That's correct. They card them as BM because horses that get to above 65 rating via only one win + say placings in higher grade races are eligible. Probably not very common. 7.2.2 Rating 65 Benchmark These races are open to all horses rated 65 and below. Entry for horses rated above 65 is restricted to those with one win or less. This Rating band may generally include one win horses, however, could also include horses with two or more wins that have subsequently deteriorated in form. Placed horses with a rating of 65 will remain in this grade. Preference in the order of entry will be given to flat winners over Maidens.

Excellent.

Quite right. I'm behind the times. So, fair point WD.

I'm not sure how you get 67 into a 65. Are there BM65s again?

Please don't feel you have to reply, but FYI it was Brett Scelley a decade ago who told me that he needed at least an 8-9kg spread to effectively handicap within the rating bands. That was at a meeting in Petone because NZTR had asked me to analyse the impact of the handicapping changes that had occurred following the Mark Webbey review a couple of years earlier, which we did pro bono. What we found then pretty much concurred with his thinking. This from the summary of that report. "The analysis clearly shows both that higher weighted horses are significantly outperforming lower weighted ones, and that females are significantly out performing males." My current data says that the situation has worsened if anything. Not a great way to create competitive racing that will build wagering revenue.

No. I thought you weren't replying to me any more?

The sad thing is that NZTR on one hand go on and on about declining starter numbers and declining foal crops and seem to think that increasing stakes from any pot of gold they can find is the answer, when that strategy has failed to make any difference for decades now. Yet, they show no inclination to fix the handicapping system and give the handicappers a tool to work with that would keep horses in work earning more wagering revenue etc.

Thanks for your confidence Nerula but I agree with nomates. Not that I don't think that weight differential can make a difference, but that the amount that handicappers have to play with here is insignificant and has no chance of creating proper handicaps. A very good former NZTR senior handicapper told me the same thing, but then moved on to greener pastures.

Probably best to stay there Liz. Nowhere near enough available data to do that. Not sure why you would want to know anyway. Some on here seem to think I think barrier draws are irrelevant even though I don't and never said that.