BBC Teletext racing results

[Snoopdog]

For some time, BBC Freeview SD channels have been the only channels carrying teletext - clearly it was on borrowed time. A week or so back, I heard BBC Teletext would end in the new year. Well, it seems like the new year has come early with just some old racing news on Page 660 today. I actually found Page 660 quite handy for results when downstairs. Of course I can use my phone or look at the PC upstairs - but still missed.

[BillyHills]

Wow, cant remember the last time i saw Teletext, its like going back in the dark ages.

I remember waiting for the declarations to come through for the next days racing, we never knew what was running the next day until about 4pm, now its 48hr decs!!

I used to watch the Teletext screens when the races were off and waited for the screen to change and show who had won, it was very exciting back then. Its funny you were never that bothered on how the horse won just which one won it, now we analyse everything and need to know how each horse performed.

It was lovely and all that but I wouldn't want to go back there