BHB Chief Executive Greg Nichols said today:
鈥淭he initial response of many commentators to yesterday鈥檚 ECJ Judgement was that it spelt the end of British Racing鈥檚 commercial ambitions and the demise of the Modernisation of British Racing.
鈥淲e have now had an opportunity to review the Judgement at length with Counsel and our legal advisers. Having done so, we believe that our objectives remain achievable.
鈥淭he Judgement provides protection for the investment made in the obtaining and verifying of data. That is what we do. We do not create lists of runners and riders, as the Judgement appears to state 鈥� we obtain and verify them.
鈥淲e are confident that, when the Court of Appeal assesses the Judgement, it will find in favour of BHB.
鈥淚n addition, the existing contracts between BHB and betting organisations and others, which provide access to British Racing鈥檚 database, remain valid. We will continue to pursue vigorously any unauthorised use of our data. It should be remembered that BHB鈥檚 rights are protected by copyright as well as a database right.鈥�
