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what is the nearest racecourse to where you live
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yes loads down here slippy - everytime my parents visit me they go to a different one.
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I put an offer on a house down that way years ago because of the racetracks nearby and I wanted to have a dog at Hove
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Haydock, 'bout 7 mile
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Slippy Blue more details on the house you put a bid in for?
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goodwood has one drawback...you cant go outdoors with alcohol
Really? Just in front of the stands last time we went. |
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goodwood will not let you leave the bar area and go outside with any alcohol..lord march is the only p1llock in the country that does this
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pretty sure the bar I go in at newmarket you can't take your beer out onto the terraces, have to leave it at your table .
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Sheffield Dogs is the nearest, Doncaster about 15 miles is closest for the horses.
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redbag, last time I went to Goodwood (last summer) you could take your drinks with you to quite a few places. We bought our drinks at that glass building between the bandstand and the paddock and took them to one of the stand on the right. No problems.
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the bars by the grandstand you cant take drinks out of
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Ludlow - game of golf at same time
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newton abbot, then exeter
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Fakenham - 33 miles
Huntingdon - 42 miles Newmarket - 49 miles |
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Sandown for me too, about 15 miles
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Wetherby about 11 miles
Pontefract about 20 York about 2o Funny enough never been to Wetherby |
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Three guesses!
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Fakenham?
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6 miles - Musselburgh
42 miles - Hamilton 43 miles - Perth 44 miles - Kelso 82 miles - Ayr All from Edinburgh. Managed (in 2011) Thurs and Fri at the Festival, an evening meet at Yarmouth, first day of the Ebor meet at York and Champions Day at Ascot. Best meet for meet is the Bet 365 Chase meet at Sandown with jumps and flat on the same card and the Saw Doctors afterwards  |
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Sussex is a great location. I am 10 miles north of Brighton, < 1 hours drive from 7 racecourses (plus poss. Kempton - never timed it). Plumpton (6 miles)and Goodwood are my favourites.
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1.4 miles to Newbury Racecourse for me.
Used to live opposite the small bridge that enters the track from the north in the 90's |
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Windsor - 27.4 miles
 The natural shape and surroundings make Goodwood and Cheltenham my favs, also like Sandown. For a grade 1 course, Ayr is an absolute dump. |
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Newmarket?
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Less than 2 miles from Chester,went all the time for years but not been for a few years now and will probably never attend again.The place is far too expensive.
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Chester races has become a parody of itself. Whereabouts are you New Kid; I live in Handbridge.
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Best meet for meet is the Bet 365 Chase meet at Sandown with jumps and flat on the same card
Easily my favourite card too. I often take friends who aren't interested in racing because the variety on offer keeps them properly interested. The BHA constantly moan about racegoers hating small fields, but in fact, the casual racegoer seems to dislike uniformity, and they'd be happier to watch 3 races with 4,12 and 20 runners, than the equivalents with 12 each. |
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I actually live on the old Derby Racecourse
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exeter 100 miles
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lingfield 4 miles away.
My favourite tracks are GOODWOOD and SANDOWN.  |
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Ffos Las, about 50 miles.
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Pontefract 3 - miles
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sibaroni i am in hoole,used to attend high school in Handbridge and run down to Roodee for the last 2 races.Great memories of the races but detest the place now and much prefer York for my flat and Cheltenham over the sticks.
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Leopardstown - 10-15 minute drive
Shelbourne Park 20-25 minute drive close enough to Punchestown, Naas, Navan too |
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Taunton
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tampa
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I am in Hoole as we speak. Just bought a pie from Chatwins.
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Beverley 4 miles. I want to visit all courses in Britain and Ireland. So far I've done
Aintree probably my favourite Beverley- though not been for years Cheltenham-Need to go when it's not the festival Cork- Had a New Years meeting Doncaster-Used to enjoy the sales there as well. Market Rasen-Very friendly. Newmarket-2000gs day when Kings Best won. Crap viewing, too hot,no winners and car broke down on the way back. Nottingham-Good day but no winners Pontefract-Great summer evenings Ripon-Did not really like. Uttoxeter-The Betfair van caught fire the last time I went. Wetherby-Charlie Hall day uised to love the feeling of the start of the nh season York-Great course. Still loads to do but with RUK and ATR I rarely feel the need now |
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ROUND THE CORNER TO HIGH EASTER...AND AROUND 3 CORNERS TO GREAT LEIGHS..
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Paddy - I answered on the Depressing Towns thread.
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ROUND THE CORNER TO HIGH EASTER...AND AROUND 3 CORNERS TO GREAT LEIGHS..
Must be Waltham or Dunmowish. |