{"id":301136,"date":"2023-12-02T00:23:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T00:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=301136"},"modified":"2023-12-02T00:23:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T00:23:58","slug":"ed-chamberlin-i-fear-var-effect-could-put-racing-in-an-awkward-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/horse-racing\/ed-chamberlin-i-fear-var-effect-could-put-racing-in-an-awkward-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"ED CHAMBERLIN:\u00a0I fear VAR effect could put racing in an awkward spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> ED CHAMBERLIN:\u00a0I fear the VAR effect could put racing in an awkward place and\u00a0sympathise with my colleagues who present football at this moment<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Every post-match debate in football these days seems to be dominated by VAR\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>I really thought VAR would be good for football but that just hasn\u2019t been the case<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>There has been some unwanted history in racing over the last couple of days\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I can only sympathise with my colleagues who present football at this moment in time. Every post-match debate these days seems to be dominated by VAR, with decisions analysed, stripped down and replayed over and over again.<\/p>\n<p>When I was in such a position, I found debates about refereeing tedious. We are all involved in sport, whether as broadcasters, pundits or spectators, because we love the action that unfolds in front of us \u2014 nobody wants to be bogged down with controversy.<\/p>\n<p>I thought VAR would be good for football but that just hasn\u2019t been the case. It\u2019s sucking the life out of top-level games and I can\u2019t tell you how different it was to be at St Mary\u2019s on Wednesday, with no VAR, and be able to celebrate with spontaneity when Kyle Walker-Peters scored for the Saints against Bristol City.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what it\u2019s all about!<\/p>\n<p>Compare that to what happened with Newcastle on Tuesday in Paris. I felt so sorry for their team and fans as the hours that followed resulted in a focus on freeze frames, every little movement checked to see whether Tino Livramento had done anything wrong. We all knew he hadn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/20\/78486863-12815997-image-a-2_1701464372787.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>I can only sympathise with my colleagues who present football at moment because of VAR<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/20\/78486861-12815997-image-a-1_1701464370734.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Every post-match debate these days seems to be dominated by VAR, with decisions analysed, stripped down and replayed over and over again<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/22\/78486895-12815997-I_thought_VAR_would_be_good_for_football_but_that_just_hasn_t_be-a-15_1701471137305.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>I thought VAR would be good for football but that just hasn\u2019t been the case unfortunately\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>All this got me thinking about racing, for on the same day, some unwanted history was made. Mixedwave \u2014 a three-mile chaser, trained by Pam Sly \u2014became the first horse to be disqualified after winning a race due a breach of whip rules by his jockey, Alex Edwards.<\/p>\n<p>Mixedwave finished first past the post at Market Rasen last Thursday. But, in a subsequent review by the British Horseracing Authority five days later, it was determined that Edwards had exceeded the permitted number of strikes (seven) by nine. Edwards was banned for 24 days.<\/p>\n<p>This is the first time a jockey\u2019s transgression has resulted in a horse losing a race \u2014 but this is not the first time a jockey\u2019s overuse of the whip has led to a disqualification. Back in February, Charlotte Jones was found guilty of exceeding the threshold on a horse called Lunar Discover at Ayr.<\/p>\n<p>The horse had finished second in that race but a review led to it being kicked out. Jones, in turn, was banned for 14 days.<\/p>\n<p>Neither of these cases made big headlines but my fear is that one day we will be thrust into a position on ITV where, potentially, we have to analyse a ride and are slowing down frames to analyse how often a jockey had used his whip.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine that happening on Randox Grand National Day?<\/p>\n<p>We would be in situation where, potentially, the winner of the world\u2019s greatest race would be under a cloud and vulnerable to a disqualification 72 hours later. There really would be no worse optics for racing.<\/p>\n<p>I often go to schools to give talks and there are two questions above all that I get asked by pupils. The first one, which always guarantees a smile, is: how much do you get paid?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/21\/78486911-12815997-image-a-4_1701464470820.jpg\" height=\"473\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mixedwave \u2014 a three-mile chaser, trained by Pam Sly \u2014became the first horse to be disqualified after winning a race due a breach of whip rules by his jockey, Alex Edwards<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/21\/78487099-12815997-image-a-5_1701464686336.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Back in February, Charlotte Jones was found guilty of exceeding the threshold on her horse<\/p>\n<p>The second is: why do jockeys whip horses?<\/p>\n<p>The observation is totally fair. In this day and age, perception is huge. I have absolutely no problem at all with jockeys carrying whips \u2014 they are cushioned with foam, light and, thankfully, bear no resemblance to instruments from a bygone age \u2014 as they are necessary tool in any form of riding.<\/p>\n<p>It must also be said that since new whip rules were implemented earlier this year, the jockeys \u2014 both National Hunt and Flat \u2014 have been outstanding in adhering to them. I watch racing all over the world and have no hesitation in saying our jockeys are the most understanding.<\/p>\n<p>Things are working. But where I am uneasy on everything is the disqualification aspect in terms of punishment. I was told by leading figures within the industry at the start of 2023, among them the revered Sir Mark Prescott, it would only happen to one horse and it would never happen again.<\/p>\n<p>But that hasn\u2019t been the case. Charlotte Jones in February has now been followed by Alex Edwards. There is no guarantee there won\u2019t be another incident in the future and I can only stress how much it makes me anxious that it would happen on a big day.<\/p>\n<p>The onus is on jockeys, then, to remain within those parameters. We need to be talking about racing for all the right reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Ed Chamberlin is an ambassador for Sky Bet<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/racing\/article-12815997\/ED-CHAMBERLIN-fear-VAR-effect-racing-awkward-place-sympathise-colleagues-present-football-moment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ED CHAMBERLIN:\u00a0I fear the VAR effect could put racing in an awkward place and\u00a0sympathise with my colleagues who present football <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":301135,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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