Leading horse racing tracking service confirms Murtagh role
Racecourse Media Group’s timing partner, CourseTrack, has appointed Chris Murtagh as Managing Director of the award-winning live, in-race timing information system.
Murtagh joined CourseTrack in 2015 as Operations Director and will now take on the Managing Director role vacated by Dave Tharp, who steps back from the day-to-day running of the business but will remain involved as a Director.
CourseTrack’s system involves racehorses carrying lightweight GPS trackers, designed to fit within the saddlecloth. In-race data for all races from 60 racecourses in the UK (35) and Ireland (all 25) – including race clock, leader’s speed, leader’s time per furlong and distance to finish – is provided to networks, including ITV, Racing TV and RTE for live broadcasts.
Chris Murtagh, MD at CourseTrack, said: “I am delighted to be stepping into the Managing Director role at CourseTrack and would like to thank Dave Tharp for his success in growing the company to where it is today. The company is built on a hardworking operations team delivering a slick service at over 1,000 fixtures a year, whilst a tech team has ensured that at regular intervals, we are deploying improved firmware and software upgrades to the product.
“The next step for CourseTrack is to continue to deliver a robust service to our current customers; to evolve the technology, and to grow the business into new territories. We are also delighted to welcome Simon Kirk back to CourseTrack as Operations Manager to help achieve this.”
CourseTrack’s data is used to support in-running betting across 10 bookmakers in the UK, creating new revenue streams for the sport, and powers Race IQ, the analytics solution that brings the data to life across broadcast and social channels. It also supports many other aspects of the industry, including handicapping & horse well-being.
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Leading horse racing tracking service confirms Murtagh role Racecourse Media Group’s timing partner, CourseTrack, has appointed Chris Murtagh as Managing Director of the award-winning live, in-race timing information system. Murtagh joined CourseTrack in 2015 as Operations Director and will now take on the Managing Director role vacated by Dave Tharp, who steps back from the day-to-day…
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