@chrisgambler247@HarryStewartMo1 Yes I had seen this; but I think it is a recent rewrite (Wikipedia states it differently). Their board lacks specialist skills and looks unsuitable for anything other than basic consumer protection.
@KatyMowat Our one came back unsold. I wasn’t surprised even though I think he’ll work out - he’s a bit of a different (old fashioned) physical type and it feels like the market is very focused on certain types at the moment.
@KatyMowat I’ve changed my mind - my model actually prefers Sea the Moon.
My view on Lope De Vega is, that although he is obviously an outcross, I wouldn’t use him as a fix for a heavy ND mare. I don’t think the data really supports that.
@KatyMowat I think Territories is underrated. I had thought of him as a miler but he seems to be imparting a bit more stamina. My concerns over Invincible Spirit are that I don’t really believe in him as a broodmare sire. I Am Invincible looks like an interesting sire (not in Europe OFC)
@An0therGift @ThomasKerrRP I’ve spoken to loads of big punters about affordability; and I’m not aware of a single one who supports it. No-one in the betting industry supports it. The only group I am aware of who might support it are the ‘affected others’.
This is the nub of it.
@Golfpunter1 You won’t last long in your job if you do. I speak from personal experience here - you cannot ask or expect senior management in betting companies to run their businesses sub optimally. The regulator must establish and maintain the rules intelligently and fairly.
@Golfpunter1 …massively profitable but is bending the rules in a way that makes you uncomfortable. Are you going to turn you nose up and allow your rival to take a lead (and potentially watch your business go down the drain) because your principles are getting in your way?
@Golfpunter1 It’s not normal for a regulatory body to have no industry representation or expertise. If they had got the rules right in the first place there wouldn’t have been an issue then and arguably there wouldn’t be a problem now.
@Golfpunter1 The goalposts have moved mostly IMO because of a shift in political thinking; but also because the regulator wasn’t really on it before.
My bugbear is that the UKGC doesn’t seem to get the industry; and that is because they don’t don’t have anyone ex industry on their board.