Look at the bigger picture and it's hard to say the BHA's flu response was wrong

Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

With the blessing of foresight in reverse the course of world history would look very different. At the very least many of us would surely have long since stopped placing win bets on Singlefarmpayment.

When the BHA put British racing on hold, first for 24 hours and then a total of six days, it did not have the benefit of hindsight. The governing body and regulator knew only what equine influenza could do to an industry for which it has ultimate responsibility. It was aware of the possible worst-case scenario. That such a scenario did not materialise does not mean the decisions taken by the BHA were wrong. Far from it.