BHB Chairman Peter Savill said today:

“I have today asked the BHB Executive to withdraw with immediate effect BHB’s proposed pricing policy for publishing racecards in the media and to move to extend the current agreement with the Press Association to the end of 2003.

“I have also requested the BHB Executive to continue talks during 2003 on BHB’s racecard fees with individual newspapers and to seek a joint Working Party with the Newspaper Publishers Association (NPA) to develop a mutual strategy for horseracing coverage in the national press.

“I trust that the NPA will participate in this positive initiative and encourage its members to reinstate publication of all racecards, including sponsors’ names, with immediate effect.”