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Mullingar to feature in exciting new Greyhound Racing ventureAugust 18, 2015 15:119 viewsCategory: Sports > Other Tags: # Turf TV # IGB # Irish Greyhound Board # Irish Greyhound Racing
Earlier this summer, the Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) and Turf TV excitedly announced a new partnership, expanding the audience for Irish Greyhound Racing throughout the UK and Ireland. The initial 12 week trial period begins on 1st September, with the IGB amending racing schedules in 3 stadia to facilitate – Mullingar, Curraheen Park and Youghal.

The racing schedule in Mullingar will change for the initial trial period, with racing to take place on Sunday afternoons. Following this 12 week trial, Mullingar Greyhound Stadium will then welcome Christmas Party goers with racing on Friday and Saturday nights from 27th November.


Racing schedule from 1st September 2015*:
Mullingar – Saturday (1st Race at 7.45pm) and Sunday (1st Race at 3.14pm)
Curraheen Park, Cork – Tuesday (1st Race at 7pm), Friday and Saturday (1st Race at 8pm & 7.40pm respectively)
Youghal – Monday (1st Race at 7pm)

The IGB is the regulatory body for greyhound racing in the Republic of Ireland, and during 2014 held 18,630 races at its 17 racetracks. Turf TV is a subscription channel distributing quality horse racing to over 10,000 licensed betting offices in the UK and Ireland. In October, the audience will expand to include a further 4 million online users with the facility to view the racing live.

Speaking at the announcement in June, Michael Conlon, Sales Director at Turf TV said “We are very excited about working together to grow Irish greyhound racing both in our core domestic market and internationally, and we are very confident that it will be a prestigious and attractive additional offering for our customers”.

For further information on Irish Greyhound Racing and a night at the dogs, visit gogreyhoundracing.ie.


*Days in bold are the dates for live broadcast throughout the trial period

About the IGB
The IGB was established in 1958 is a commercial semi state body which is responsible for the control and development of the greyhound industry in Ireland.
The IGB has licensed 17 tracks in the Republic of Ireland of which nine are owned and operated by private enterprise. The industry itself employs over 10,000 people throughout the country.
About Turf TV
Turf TV is the brand name of Amalgamated Racing Limited (AMRAC) and owns the live broadcast rights for 34 of the UK’s leading racecourses.
AMRAC is a joint venture company owned 50-50 by Racecourse Media Services Limited and Timeweave plc. Turf TV provides TV pictures and data to betting shops in the UK and Ireland and broadcasts 90% of all British Group and Graded races, including most of the key festival races such as Ascot, Newbury, York, Sandown Park, Cheltenham and Epsom. Turf TV has racecourse media rights agreements through to 2018 and long term contracts with major bookmakers in the UK and Ireland. In June 2013 Turf TV announced the agreement with The Stronach Group in the US, to bring the highest quality US racing to the UK betting shop market, specifically packaged for the UK market.

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Reports that all was not well with Curraheen Park’s performance in the Turf TV live broadcasting of Irish greyhound racing have been confirmed with news from across the water that the Cork track has been dropped from the schedule because of the poor betting percentages.

A look at the Curraheen results would have raised fears of such a happening and the rumours began circulating following last Tuesday’s meeting where the average margin was 163 compared with the required margin of the early to mid 130s. Indeed, one of the races on Tuesday featured a margin of 189 which made it totally acceptable for betting office punters.



A spokesperson for Turf TV has said that “it resulted in a bad experience for punters and it is a pity because everything else at the track was fine. We are going to replace it on Tuesdays with Tralee”.



Tralee Track has now been drafted in to fill the Tuesday slot vacated by Curraheen but the Kerry track is hardly noted for its healthy betting margins!



There has been no news from the Irish Greyhound Board as yet but obviously the Tuesday fixtures at Curraheen must now be in some doubt and one wonders will Thursday racing resume sooner than anticipated?

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Nowso wrote: »

Reports that all was not well with Curraheen Park’s performance in the Turf TV live broadcasting of Irish greyhound racing have been confirmed with news from across the water that the Cork track has been dropped from the schedule because of the poor betting percentages.

A look at the Curraheen results would have raised fears of such a happening and the rumours began circulating following last Tuesday’s meeting where the average margin was 163 compared with the required margin of the early to mid 130s. Indeed, one of the races on Tuesday featured a margin of 189 which made it totally acceptable for betting office punters.



A spokesperson for Turf TV has said that “it resulted in a bad experience for punters and it is a pity because everything else at the track was fine. We are going to replace it on Tuesdays with Tralee”.



Tralee Track has now been drafted in to fill the Tuesday slot vacated by Curraheen but the Kerry track is hardly noted for its healthy betting margins!



There has been no news from the Irish Greyhound Board as yet but obviously the Tuesday fixtures at Curraheen must now be in some doubt and one wonders will Thursday racing resume sooner than anticipated?

The Cork card is up for Tuesday. Were they the only track giving also rans €10?

Nowso

dunno - Pitty the bookmakers were usless if Pj rickard can bet to low 130s in Mullingar . theres nothing stopping the cork lads

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Nowso wrote: »

dunno - Pitty the bookmakers were usless if Pj rickard can bet to low 130s in Mullingar . theres nothing stopping the cork lads

Pj knows his stuff

Nowso

Tralee Sp do not Look good tonight !! is it only Mullingar that can Price a card right

califano

Nowso wrote: »

A look at the Curraheen results would have raised fears of such a happening and the rumours began circulating following last Tuesday’s meeting where the average margin was 163 compared with the required margin of the early to mid 130s. Indeed, one of the races on Tuesday featured a margin of 189 which made it totally acceptable for betting office punters.

Were talking about the overround here?, if so thats so bad to see it laid bare like that but it shouldnt have come as any surprise and could have easily been identified before screening agreement with any type of research or previous results. Unless they expected it to improve considerably with the advent of it going live. Otherwise maybe there is another factor involved that they arent telling us.

califano

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There has been no news from the Irish Greyhound Board as yet but obviously the Tuesday fixtures at Curraheen must now be in some doubt and one wonders will Thursday racing resume sooner than anticipated?

Back to its normal Thurs-Sat schedule