Snaith Racing is to make more use of Facebook to keep punters informed about the stable’s runners after posting a full rundown for last Saturday’s Cape Guineas meeting.

Justin Snaith said: “I had 24 runners that day and, when not a single press person rang me for a comment, I felt we should do something ourselves. From now on whenever we feel that we have something to add for the punter we will put our tips and comments on Facebook.”

To be fair, the Sporting Post’s Robyn Louw rang Jonathan Snaith about the Guineas runners. He mentioned the controversy over trainers being asked for comments on first-timers with some refusing to comply.

He said: “There should be a system, as there is in certain other countries, whereby when you declare you pick from some 30 alternative comments and highlight the one that is most applicable. That then appears in the racecard. It doesn’t matter whether the horse proves you right or wrong – you can’t have punters kept in the dark. Without them there would be no racing.”

By Michael Clower