To hell with the golden knobs and get the basics right

SWORE I wouldn’t return to balloting for a while, but I simply have to respond to comments attributed to HRI’s director of racing, Jason Morris, in yesterday’s Racing Post.

According to the Post, HRI is “looking into the issue (of balloting)”. Excuse me for a second while I fall round the place laughing.

Morris is quoted as saying: “We held a board meeting on Monday and balloting was obviously discussed. It was recommended that a sub-committee be set up to examine the situation further and produce a report outlining what options might be available for the future and what measures can be taken.”