Peter Mckeever@PeterMckeever2

Mares race has become more of a staying race with this move, increases the chances of the top ones running in a Champion Hurdle which we all want to see. Thursday needed a boost with 5 hcps and having the two 2m4 hcp chases on the same day was crap. Win-win

Matt Smith@MattyladKRO

It’s good... but so cliche ridden also unfortunately it suffers from ITV obsession of them showing you what’s gonna happen... before they show you...why spoil the moment? It’s aimed at non horse racing fans… as we all know the outcomes, don’t we but do they watch it? [On the second season of ITV’s Champions TV racing series]

Vaughan Lewis@VaughanLewis1

British racing is almost ENTIRELY dependent on a healthy bookmaker industry:

Horserace Betting Levy + Media rights: £400m direct to racing

Sponsorship: Dominated by betting brands

No viable bookmakers = no viable racing. It’s that simple.

Geoffrey Riddle@Louchepunter

Well done @Ascot - the attendance for Champions Day was 31,257, up 8% on 2024.

It can be done, people. All of those risible excuses about The Derby attendance a few months ago…

Karl Kaldawi@karlkaldawi08

The Everest market had $2.9 million matched on Betfair, Ka Ying Rising had $2 million of it.

You don’t need to be a genius to know that racing opinions and chat drive people to bet and drive turnover. Keep talking and arguing, it’s great for the sport and entertaining.

The Racing Boyo@TheRacingBoyo

This would be so wrong! Every pub in Britain on the Friday has the Gold Cup on it. Move it to Saturday and the Six Nations and football take all those eyes and viewers! [on a Cheltenham Saturday]

Lewis Tomlinson@LTRacing_

I know it’s been said a million times already but the most important factor in why the Cheltenham Festival is as big as it is and why my pals who won’t ever watch another race all year will punt on all 28 at Cheltenham is because it doesn’t clash with Saturday football

Martin@quevega

Racing is a mad sport, everyone seemed to agree that the Festival was much better with fewer people there last season and now there’s a push to try and get the numbers back up again. All the good work being undone.

Shane Anderson@Globalgallop

A true racing great in every way. Blessed to have seen him live, to have covered his career. So many Group 1 wins, and the only horse to have run in the Melbourne Cup, the Arc, Breeders’ Cup Classic and Dubai World Cup. Beautiful to look at. A champion horse to watch. [On the death of So You Think]

Brad Gray@BradJGray

Very few horses, if any, could own a parade ring like So You Think. A rock star. What a legacy he leaves. Tragic news

Bruce Clark@snowyclark

Best quote re So You Think - and in Cox Plate week. Steve Arnold. Steve: “I’d wipe my feet before getting on him.”