“Any attempt to paint the tender process as unfair, or the distribution model as unjust, is either lacking a basic understanding of the media rights landscape or is misrepresenting the facts,” she said. However, on Friday HRI’s chief executive Suzanne Eade robustly defended the processes involved during the long-running dispute.

UIR has accused HRI of taking too much of the media rights revenue for itself and is currently negotiating with Arena Racing Company (ARC) which is the main competitor to SIS/RMG.

It also said it was “regrettable” the five remaining tracks that make up United Irish Racecourses (UIR) rejected the deal negotiated by its media rights committee with Sporting Information Services (SIS) and Racecourse Media Group (RMG). In other news, the board of Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) has unanimously approved the signing of new media rights arrangements for 21 of the country’s 26 racecourses starting next year.Ī statement from the governing body described the rights sales process as “fair robust and transparent with a significant degree of independent oversight.” The sole four-year-old in the contest was just touched off by Jazzy Matty in the Boodles at Cheltenham on his last start. There’s also Irish interest in Haydock on Saturday where a trio of Charles Byrnes runners are topped by Byker in the featured Swinton Hurdle. Townend will make it back in time for Sunday’s action at Killarney where Ramillies, topweight for the Tote National, is one of four rides for the champion jockey. Paul Townend onboard Ramillies at Naas Racecourse earlier this year. He also enjoyed multiple top-flight victories in France over the years and will have a big team at Auteuil next weekend, including runners in both the French Champion Hurdle and Gold Cup.

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