This BBC report https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45301966 features on the BBC news home page. I'll quote the first few paragraphs that put the Project Fear case before the lines that put the fear in context.
'Next year's Grand National could look very different if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the British Horseracing Authority warns.
Crashing out of the EU would potentially have a huge impact on Irish trainers and Irish horses.
And it could see the end of the Tripartite Agreement system which allows horses to be easily moved between the UK, France and Ireland.
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Ross Hamilton from the BHA told Radio 5live's Wake Up To Money Business Of Sport: "If the position was that the UK government chose to immediately put up borders and tariffs then would make it extremely difficult for thoroughbreds to move.
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He added that, in that position, the main issue for Irish trainers would be whether they were "comfortable" taking their horses over to the UK and being sure they get them back home again after the race.'
Could, potentially and could again are the key words above. Along with this line "If... the UK government chose to immediately put up borders and tariffs then would make it extremely difficult for thoroughbreds to move.'
Why would the UK government CHOOSE to do those things?
Then follows the facts:
'But the BHA did say it has been working hard on its preparations for Brexit, examining the potential implications of all scenarios and taking preparatory action.
It even went so far as to speak to the government before the referendum took place.
Mr Hamilton added that, based what has already been released in the Brexit papers, the BHA believes the government wants to maintain the status quo "as far as possible after Brexit".'
So there's nothing to fear from the British government in this matter.
However:
"The big question will be - and this is a matter for our colleagues in Ireland and France to be representing to their own governments and the Commission - is whether the Commission chooses to reciprocate."
So the real worry, if worry there be, is what the EU do as part of their punishment regime aimed at the UK and preventing others from following the UK out of the EU.
Near the end of the BBC report is this line from UK racing:
"We do get horses from further afield than France and Ireland to compete in our races and we have an established procedure in place to deal with those countries."
An established procedure that could be extended to horses from EU countries?
This sort of BBC / Project Fear article would be funny were it not for the drip, drip, drip effect of these endless scare stories.
The BBC's pro Remain stance does them no credit and why should anyone who believes in Brexit continue to pay the Licence Fee to fund a biased BBC?
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