The Captains Log: BHA arch Nic Coward adds Topping to his evidence for additional income

There were a little undetermined faces between representatives at the British Horseracing Authority"s discussion when arch senior manager Nic Coward pronounced that he had been speedy by difference from heading bookmaking total forward of subsequent month"s Levy negotiations when the BHA will be dire for a fairer return.

Who had been suggesting the gambling operator purse strings competence be loosened?

The Captain has been told that Coward was referring to William Hill arch senior manager Ralph Topping, not an particular customarily seen as a BHA ally.

Unlikely allies: Nic Coward (left) and Ralph Topping

Coward picked up on comments in this month"s Betview magazine, when Topping said: "Horseracing is obviously not removing the full Levy that is due to it. I would have the sure criticism that equine racing has never been some-more renouned as a middle to gamble on but racing is not removing the full volume that is due to it as a lot of the exchange are probably by what I would call bootleg layers on Betfair."

While that criticism indicate both Topping and the BHA share a little mutual views on betting exchanges, it is stretching it to extrapolate it to a line that there competence be a eagerness to compensate more.

Meanwhile, the BHA will not be relying on Topping"s Betview quotes on their Racing For Change initiatives.

He said: "I don"t see any "wow" ideas entrance out of it such as when Rugby League switched to summer scheduling or cricket implemented Twenty20. It"s a bit similar to contracting an designer to set up a "wow" residence but at the impulse we"ve got a prefab."

Karl Burke"s gift bike cuts no ice with the authorities

THE British Horseracing Authority has bearing a hang in to the spokes of unfit Middleham tutor Karl Burke.

The 46-year-old was warned off for a year by the British Horseracing Authority in Jul for his piece in the race-fixing exploration that additionally concerned former owners Miles Rodgers and jockeys Fergal Lynch and Darren Williams.

The BHA have warned that he will not embrace any management as he plans a gift bike float in the spring.

Not acquire at the inn: Karl Burke

Burke intends to cycle to each racecourse, starting at Perth on Apr 8, and finishing at Newton Abbot on May seventeen a little 2,500 miles to lift income for eight charities together with Macmillan Nurses, Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital, Racing Welfare, the Injured Jockeys Fund and Riding for the Disabled.

After primarily notice racecourses that he is not authorised to set feet onto their premises, the Captain understands that the BHA have not long ago sent out an revelation to all the racecourses on his itinerary, saying that he should not authorised to stay overnight in racecourse hostels.

Dettori dancing in Dunwoody"s footsteps...?

New challenge? Frankie Dettori

Could Frankie Dettori in conclusion follow in the footsteps of Richard Dunwoody in the future.

Though it is doubtful that he will combat with Polar Bears in Antarctica similar to the thrill-seeking former hold up burst jockey, the renouned Italian competence be happy to show off a little whim footwork that eluded Dunwoody on Strictly Come Dancing.

Thats if the Flat jockeys intense mom Catherine has anything to do with it. She revealed: "It would be poetic to see him on Strictly Come Dancing. I think hed be good. He should do it.

"My mom loves that programme. But I dont think hed similar to to go in to the jungle on Im A Celebrity... hes fearful of snakes."

Jeremy Kyle, the new face of racing

They competence have their problems but a clarity of humour still exists inside of the walls of the BHA.

When authority Paul Roy non-stop record at their annual conference, he preceded a movie of the last twelve months by recalling a "stellar year for the sport" interjection mostly to the efforts of Sea The Stars and Kauto Star.

The examination afterwards non-stop with Fleeting Spirit winning the Jul Cup at Newmarket, a equine piece owned by Roy.

The BHA discussion talk conducted by Jeremy Kyle with owners Clive Smith (Kauto Star) and Paul Barber (Denman) competence not utterly have strike the symbol but racing has unearthed a hold up in the day-time TV shock jock?

His participation supposing most indispensable appetite not long ago on C4"s Morning Line.The theme make a difference of his TV programme competence be a million miles from racing but he obviously loves the competition and he talks the denunciation of the complicated consumer.

A racing programme fronted by Kyle would probably be really watchable. Affording him competence be some-more tricky.