THE ROA Council has four new members following the 2011 election, the first ever held under a single transferable voting system.

Outgoing Honorary Treasurer Steven Astaire and current incumbents Jeremy Gompertz, who topped the poll on the first round of the ballot, and Stephen Smith were re-elected.

Joining them on the 19-strong Council are newly elected Sheila Bailey, Will Duff Gordon, Paul Duffy and Alan Pickering CBE.

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The new ROA President today called for a drastic overhaul of racing's fixture list and the creation of three tiers for the sport.

Rachel Hood (pictured left with her racehorse, Gertrude Bell,) whose radical action plan results from the massive drop in funding of prize-money from the Levy, said: "We must take matters into our own hands in dealing with problems that are getting worse by the day."

Making her inaugural speech as President at the ROA's annual general meeting in London, she said that, while the number of programmed fixtures had increased by 25 per cent over the last ten years, the Levy's budgeted contribution to prize-money was now lower.

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Earlier, the outgoing ROA President Paul Dixon had announced that the ROA would be "exploring all avenues" to challenge the Government's sale of the Tote to Betfred by way of a judicial review.

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Read full speech by ROA guest speaker, Jockey Club Chief Executive, Simon Bazalgette>>

As well as offering all ROA members an exclusive 20% discount on purchases made on prints and gifts, Racing Post Photos are also offering ROA members the chance to win a 16” x 20” canvas (worth £199.99) of any image in the Racing Post Photos library.

To be in with a chance of winning this great prize please register and complete the online form with your details and competition answer.

The competition closes on 30 June, after which the winner will be notified.

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