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14 hours ago, Newmarket said:

Pretty good on channel 504….

Except for Pip and Dagg being stupid. Luckily Aussie team, Greg and Craig doing well. As for the other giggling woman waltzing around the stables…. Wow, nonsense

Coverage was good snd so it should be on our premier day!

Once again, get rid if that stupid drone! Adds nothing in my humble opinion!

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13 hours ago, Brodie said:

Probably is, but so is showing the horses from above with the shadows !

I am sure most people would agree that it is not adding anything to the viewing except for being a novelty!

to me there is good drone coverage after the race is over,especially replays of the home straight drone shots,but the drone coverage of the start of races, in real time,just shows a lack of understanding of what a significant  proportion of the viewers want.

i thought it would go without saying that if you have a bet on a horse you want two things

1)to be able to follow your horses progress at the start of a race,which is such an important part of any race.You can do that with a drone shot, but you really have to concentrate hard and focus solely on the horse based on the barrier position its drawn.

2)a significant % of punters also want to be able to assess in the first 200m ,not only the position of the horse they back,but also the position of others they may take in multiples or the main rivals to the horse they have backed.

with the drone coverage you are unable to do that for the first 200m,which in effect is 10% of most races at addington.

if anyone put the race coverage on pause having seen only the first 200m in drone coverage,they would not accurately be able to tell you what positions each horse is in. They could if there was no drone coverage.If you don't believe me just try it next time.

why can't those in control of the coverage understand the above point.Why frustrate a significant % of your audience, with in my view inappropraitely timed drone coverage

Obviously some people quite like the drone coverage,but i personally know of no one myself that prefers it at the start of races..

 

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