Grand National
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12 Aug 14
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Hi all.....my friends and I have been going to the Cheltenham festival for 12 years now but never been to Aintree. For various reasons we have decided to make Aintree our main festival in 2015 but we have no idea which is the better place to consider buying tickets for. i.e. is the tattasalls good or should we be looking else where etc. We would need some where with a good betting ring, close to bars (obvious) and with a big screen in view. Any ideas, advice?
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Tatts is great on Thursday/Friday and all being equal I'll be there, betting/getting a drink is very easy, but Saturday is manic and I'll be watching at home. Enjoy
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Tatts is ok if you bare standing for three days? Perhaps do a mixture of tickets. Stands one day, Tatts the other two.
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Map here ...
https://aintreetickets.thejockeyclub.co.uk/online/seatSelect.asp?key=false Take your pick ... Grand Opening Day Thursday 09 April 2015 Grand Opening Day Area Tattersalls Enclosure £20.80 to £32.00 West Tip Seats £24.00 to £30.00 Princess Royal Seats and Gallery £60.00 to £75.00 Platinum Lounge £68.00 to £85.00 Platinum Lounge - Restricted View £75.00 Earl of Derby Lower Seats £44.80 to £56.00 Earl of Derby Upper Seats £48.00 to £60.00 Lord Sefton Lower Seats £44.80 to £56.00 Lord Sefton Upper Seats £48.00 to £60.00 Princess Royal Roof £36.00 to £45.00 Lord Daresbury Roof £36.00 to £45.00 Queen Mother Roof £36.00 to £45.00 Earl of Derby Terrace £32.00 to £40.00 Lord Sefton Terrace £32.00 to £40.00 Winners Bar with Seats £96.00 to £120.00 Ladies Day Friday 10 April 2015 Ladies Day Area Tattersalls Enclosure £33.15 to £42.00 West Tip Seats £41.65 to £49.00 Princess Royal Seats and Gallery £99.00 Platinum Lounge £120.00 Platinum Lounge - Restricted View £110.00 Earl of Derby Lower Seats £88.00 Earl of Derby Upper Seats £92.00 Lord Sefton Lower Seats £88.00 Lord Sefton Upper Seats £92.00 Princess Royal Roof £70.00 Lord Daresbury Roof £70.00 Queen Mother Roof £75.00 Earl of Derby Terrace £70.00 Lord Sefton Terrace £70.00 Winners Bar with Seats £185.00 Grand National Day Saturday 11 April 2015 Grand National Day Area Tattersalls Enclosure £49.00 to £60.00 West Tip Seats £72.00 Steeplechase Enclosure £23.00 Princess Royal Roof £95.00 Lord Daresbury Roof £95.00 Earl of Derby Terrace £90.00 Lord Sefton Terrace £90.00 Winners Bar with Seats £240.00 |
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^ As you can see - and as was reported recently -
A lot of GRAND NATIONAL day was 'SOLD OUT' - as soon as they went on sale - - which did not happen last year - as I bought decent entry tickets for somebody in early March - before they Sold Out, shortly after that. Makes you think that Booking 'Agencies' and TOUTS have been 'hoovering up'. -------------- Perhaps, previous posters advice of - attend Thursday and Friday - and watch the National on television (where you will definitely see more) - could well be the route to follow. |
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Princess Royal seats Thursday and Friday if you want the racing; Tatts if you want the buzz; especially on the Friday. Swerve Saturday. Aintree is a compact area (unlike Cheltenham)so getting about is easy. Tight but friendly security and getting to and from the course by train is well organised. Been the last 3 years and booked up already. The card on the Thursday is top class too.
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Bought mine whilst at the Becher Day and saved myself £7.50
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im going for years.easy enuf to buy ticket at face value outside before racing..lots of genuine people off loading
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Has anyone received their tickets yet?
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Would never go in Tatts on National day, unless you like getting crushed or have a sideline in picking pockets.
Bite the bullet and pay for the stands, we always go in County Roof and you get a great view of the course. |
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Got mine through the post.
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Yes indeed Mully received them on Saturday however i thought the voucher was for a glass of free champagne but it was a tenner off a bottle voucher.Got 12 of them now so someone better be on a winner
"Admission with Champagne and Racecard Vouchers (Early access) - Princess Royal Seats and Gallery" |
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Queen mother seats for me on the Friday.Too old now to stand for two days !
As someone says below you will probably pick up spares outside. I sold a PR seat ticket last year for the Saturday on Gumtree face value and met the guy outside on the Friday,i thought he was a tout however he was sat beside us with his mates in the same area the next day. So would have a look there also nearer the time. Got a Email today offering me two free tatts tickets for Haydock on 14/02/15 because i had bought tickets for the national |
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I've been trying to find a way to watch AP ride before he retires. I've hardly gone to the racecourse and never seen him even just to applaud him for his career. Living in Newcastle there's not much chance of seeing now him as the regional meetings aren't the greatest cards (even Newcastle). There's a Newcastle meeting this week but I realised he might not be there. I thought that if he gave in after Aintree that would be it. I realised that I might have to go to Aintree on the Thursday as a last resort. I've now thought bollocks let's go there anyway as I've never been there before and it should be fun. I've bought myself a Lord Daresbury Stand ticket as it seems the best choice for the actual racing.
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thanks for all the replies....we all decided on tatts on National Day, Roof enclosure on Friday. Been going to Cheltenham for many years so we wanted to be in all the hussle and bussle (and crushing lol) to experience the day. We know we won't see much but its about the day for us. We are experienced race goers but never been to Aintree for the reasons all stated below so we are going to give it a go for one year and then next year go to a different place..or even country!
.....I hear the trains go regularlry from Aintree back into Liverpool and Chester to we aim to get that there and back (we are staying in Liverpool Friday night and then Chester on Saturday night. Is it best to pre book the train tickets...I can envisage it is manic at the station after racing! |
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Buy your train tickets for Saturday on the Friday, simples.
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Did you get your tickets? Due to a family issue for two of my group i now have two spares for both Friday and Saturday.
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Or just get a return ticket from Central in the morning.
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