Information - racing and race betting thrive on it, whether it is real or imagined.
So we thought we might just run a little reality check for all those racing fans who get their barrier trials information from the Hong Kong Jockey Club website each meeting.
No, you are not imagining it, a number of recent barrier trials results and video replays have disappeared from the website despite having been up there before.
You can thank the current negotiations between the club and the i-Cable people for the information underload, as apparently there are some arguments about ownership rights depending on how the trials have been shot.
Which may be fine for the lawyers and negotiators to bandy about as and when they feel the need, but in terms of customer service it is the Jockey Club dropping the ball in a way that would bring a severe round of booing if it happened at the Sevens this weekend.
And frankly the race-going public do not fancy the idea that these things simply disappear one day without any explanation, apology or timetable for their return.
