Presidential words fail to make impression at Wi-Fi less Warwick

Failure to prepare is preparing to fail, Benjamin Franklin told us all, and The Dikler wonders if officials at Warwick should have taken heed of the great man's words.

Racing returned to the course for the first time in five months last week and despite the prolonged period to prepare, the resumption of action at the track almost seemed to catch people unawares.

Despite reportedly being checked less than 24 hours previously, the course Wi-Fi was down across the site for most of the day and then well before the opener there was a severe shortage of racecards in supply across all entrances.