Pitiful” Punters Restrictions Causing Significant Harm to Racing, with Leaders’ Complicity

In one of Britain’s racing heartlands, it became strikingly obvious that trainers, punters, bookmakers, and racegoers are vehemently opposed to the state dictating how they spend their own money. The enormous damage affordability checks are doing to the sport was also laid bare.

Sunak’s draconian approach to gambling was feared to create even more destructive waves in an already rough sea. It was evident that there was something else that seemed to unite people.