Agreed, nor does it cover the other requirements of BT.
It is likely that it does not cover the number who would stay at home and watch the meeting on tv.
If the need for GP riders are part of the deal, what are they going to cost the clubs, bearing in mind any GP rider will want paying all season and not just for one meeting.
So £3000 does not cover the club costs.
Now that the bspa have stipulated only one rider over an average of 8, they have killed the inclusion of GP riders