29th November 2013, 05:09 PM
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Join Date: Jan 1970
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I don't think they can post the current form, it's more than likely an SQL database with past runs for horses. They link the tracks table, the nominations table and the past run tables to provide the stats and the 5 start or 10 start form. Therefore having the race fields and no other tables, all the career stats and past form will be missing. I may be wrong, but this would explain why it's taking so long, especially if all the links and queries have to be rebuilt. If it's all lost, it may not be back online for weeks, it's a massive job to code it all and then test it and then upload all the data.
Although it's automated, I was offended to receive a renewal invoice, and going by past experiences, I doubt whether there will be any type of discount or allowance for days missed.The least they could have done is to add a note stating when it's expected to be fixed or even an apology we don't know how long it will take.
The stats must be derived as I outlined, because when there is a missing run or 1998 data without full past runs, the stats are incorrect.
So if or when it comes back, it would be prudent to doublecheck all horses to make sure the stats are updated and match past data plus one run.
I think their isp crashed, but can't believe they have no mirror backups to re upload, surely in this day and age when it's a business with hundreds of subscribers....
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