Fantastic foreign coverage shows just what a raw deal we're getting on TV

Back in May I wrote about the poor viewing experience given to British and Irish audiences by the live pictures and replays available. In six months nothing has changed – and recent big meetings in Australia and the US have shown just how far we are falling behind the rest of the world.

We are still dealing with poor camera angles provided by a car racing alongside the horses, head-on angles for too long making it impossible to tell who is in the lead, and too many close-ups on just the front few runners in the field meaning nobody has a clue how any other horse is faring. Maybe one of them is picking up well late, but too often the poor viewer has no way of knowing.

I appreciate it isn't easy, especially with live pictures, but there is less of an excuse for sub-standard replays, which is my main gripe when I'm trying to analyse races.