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Racing bodies can try to ignore him but Peter Savill's presence definitely makes a prize-money deal more likely
Industry editor Bill Barber says it will be interesting to see what happens with the tracks and Thoroughbred Group
Bill BarberIndustry editor
Peter Savill (centre): not an easy man to ignoreCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)
Peter Savill is not an easy man to ignore, but various stakeholders around racing are trying their best to do so.
The Professional Racing Association (PRA), the group of "like-minded, committed racing professionals" set up by the former BHB chair to press for improved financial rewards for participants, has in recent weeks compiled a report setting out which racecourses do and do not meet its metrics for a sufficient contribution to prize-money.
That report has now been seen by many of racing's main players.
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