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Shrewd UK punters using drones to gain an edge

Shrewd UK punters using drones to gain an edge
Drones with cameras attached are appearing at UK racecourses.
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Brad Waters

Crafty UK punters have caused a stir with the use of drones flying over racecourses to aid ‘in-running’ betting.

The use of drones has been reported at multiple UK racecourses in recent weeks as punters use drones with cameras attached to fly over races in order to beam back pictures to give them an edge when betting in the run.

The drone pictures get back to a few punters before the broadcast pictures get to television audiences, giving those with access to the feed an advantage over those watching the commercial racing coverage.

‘That overhead view is massive. If you can see a manoeuvre before anyone else it gives you a massive advantage,” a punter told UK newspaper then Daily Mail.

The Daily Mail reported witnessing an operator flying a drone from the roof of a nearby building to follow a race down the back straight at one racecourse.

“We, along with a number of other racecourses around the country, have seen an increase in unauthorised drones and similar remote-controlled aircraft which we suspect are being used to capture and broadcast live pictures of our racing,” a spokesman for the Arena Racecourse Company, which runs multiple racecourses in the UK, said.

The ARC representative said the company viewed the practice of recording races from drones as “theft” from the commercial broadcasters.

Interestingly, The Guardian reported racetracks sell a similar service to on-course punters, who pay thousands of pounds for the right to sit in a box at racetracks and view the official pictures before they are broadcast to television viewers.

The Guardian reported punters paying for the official service on track enjoyed an advantage of up to 10 seconds over the majority of betting exchange customers.

The British Horseracing Authority released a statement confirming the responsibility for policing the drones rested with the racecourses.

“Responsibility for preventing unauthorised intrusion by drones above a racecourse sits with the racecourses themselves,” the BHA media manager Robin Mounsey said.

“If required or appropriate, racecourses might wish to call on the support of local law enforcement to deal with an issue around unregulated drones.

“The BHA stewards would become involved if they are asked by the racecourse executive to either delay or abandon a race or races because drones were on site and causing a risk to horses, participants or the general public.”

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12 hours ago, Kopia said:

Can we please get the DRONE to NZ to find any trace of another 'DRONE'...this one is named Winstone. Can they instruct the drone to look for a Dead Horse?  Thats what Peters is looking like.?‍♀️

Ain't you been warned about 'mischievous questioning yet kop??

You should be bowing in front of Winn's pik every morning....

...thanking him for actually doing something for the industry... but no it's just smack talk

Go become a Coaster or summit...they like hiding in the boondocks

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Nothin wrong wit the boondocks tommo.

And....what exactly has peters ' done' for the industry?   Stakes are still pitiful, no alternative ( synthetic or otherwise) tracks on the horizon, Racing Board still blowing harder than moby dick, riu still spending huge amounts on travel, nztr/rib still appointing people to superfluous positions on ridic salaries.......want me to go on?  Tell me ONE thing that is constructive  since peters took over as minister.

p.s. committees and reports by old mates are not constructive. They are smoke screens .

 

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8 minutes ago, Thomass said:

Grip it harder kop

Lets just say, before the obvious, wtf did your woefully inept Knats do?

...for anything?

The only hands on they did was themselves

So...........what is that peters has actually done 

What's changed since August 2018 when Messara returned his copy of the agenda from peters, duly signed. ?  Oh shit, hang on, you think messara drafted that report from scratch, dont you?

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I don't really get the argument that courtsiding is immoral. High frequency trading is all about setting up shop close to exchange servers so whats the difference. If it detracts from the sporting spectacle somehow that would be an issue. And flying a DIY drone over a racecourse isn't just courtsiding it's also, well, pretty dumb.

Look forward to when we can watch the police drone pop up from its hidey hole and chase the other drones around town. (And bet on the winner).

 

 

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