Detractors of the Racing Association (RA) — whose primary task is to look after racehorse owners — have criticised it for riding the sport’s wave for all its worth but ending up in the surf.

So, as those entities who are the backbone of the sport struggle with the financial burden of the coronavirus pandemic, action now taken by the association — and spelled out in a letter to members by acting chairman Brian Riley — will be as welcome as a lighthouse beacon...

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