New Posts For Thread: Cheltenham Festival to go into the weekend?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28408707/cheltenham-festival-to-go-into-the-weekendCheltenham to make public ambitious redevelopment plans early next year. Possibility of Festival moving into weekend could depend on it.Irishfield.comCHELTENHAM PRESS CONFERENCE KEY POINTSAEdward Gillespie, Managing Director of Cheltenham Racecourse, gave a press conference on Tuesday. Below are the main points GRANDSTAND“Behind the Grandstand there is quite a lot of work going onhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28408707/cheltenham-festival-to-go-into-the-weekend?post_id=509384145#509384145Irishfield.comCHELTENHAM PRESS CONFERENCE KEY POINTSAEdward Gillespie, Managing Director of Cheltenham Racecourse, gave a press conference on Tuesday. Below are the main points GRANDSTAND“Behind the Grandstand there is quite a lot of work going onThu, 06 Oct 2011 05:09:55 -0500arkle many on course books dont favour handicaps,i accept the high street bookmakers do.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28408707/cheltenham-festival-to-go-into-the-weekend?post_id=508443415#508443415arkle many on course books dont favour handicaps,i accept the high street bookmakers do.Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:50:50 -0500As you well know Jimnast all bookmakers love handicaps and the more runners the better for them so I dont see a difference.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28408707/cheltenham-festival-to-go-into-the-weekend?post_id=508443345#508443345As you well know Jimnast all bookmakers love handicaps and the more runners the better for them so I dont see a difference.Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:49:01 -0500A Verry short run in wheres there is no time to whip the horse.........this will please the new Saturday croudhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28408707/cheltenham-festival-to-go-into-the-weekend?post_id=508442997#508442997A Verry short run in wheres there is no time to whip the horse.........this will please the new Saturday croudTue, 04 Oct 2011 13:39:21 -0500Home of Cheltenham Festival in line for a facelift after 2014 meeting• Racecourse outline plans for radical rebuilding• Gillespie speaks of change to last a generation Will Hayler at Cheltenham guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 4 October 2011 18.24 BSTRedehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28408707/cheltenham-festival-to-go-into-the-weekend?post_id=508442861#508442861Home of Cheltenham Festival in line for a facelift after 2014 meeting• Racecourse outline plans for radical rebuilding• Gillespie speaks of change to last a generation Will Hayler at Cheltenham guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 4 October 2011 18.24 BSTRedeTue, 04 Oct 2011 13:35:52 -0500i often think would one man have won a champion chase or would dessie have won a gold cup if the ryan air was around in those days.i would be against the 5th day.but which bookmakers do you refer to as been dissapointed with eg statement ?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28408707/cheltenham-festival-to-go-into-the-weekend?post_id=508442751#508442751i often think would one man have won a champion chase or would dessie have won a gold cup if the ryan air was around in those days.i would be against the 5th day.but which bookmakers do you refer to as been dissapointed with eg statement ?Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:33:00 -0500Gillespie is likely to say that they need the 5th day to pay for the new developments. New developments should pay for themselves - otherwise they are not worth doing - ROI. Punters will attend more and more if they have a chance and their day does nhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28408707/cheltenham-festival-to-go-into-the-weekend?post_id=508442429#508442429Gillespie is likely to say that they need the 5th day to pay for the new developments. New developments should pay for themselves - otherwise they are not worth doing - ROI. Punters will attend more and more if they have a chance and their day does nTue, 04 Oct 2011 13:24:08 -0500arklearkleare you talking about racecourse bookmakers or off course bookmakers ?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28408707/cheltenham-festival-to-go-into-the-weekend?post_id=508441735#508441735arklearkleare you talking about racecourse bookmakers or off course bookmakers ?Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:02:35 -0500A.D. Busses Coaches "charabans" from all over the country came to the Derby................all those factories up norf...............a freebie.........now its SATURDAY & if yer want to go make yer own way.........& they cant understand whhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28408707/cheltenham-festival-to-go-into-the-weekend?post_id=508415677#508415677A.D. Busses Coaches "charabans" from all over the country came to the Derby................all those factories up norf...............a freebie.........now its SATURDAY & if yer want to go make yer own way.........& they cant understand whTue, 04 Oct 2011 12:53:53 -0500Running big races on a saturday took the fun out of racing. People loved booking midweek days off to go to Newmarket, Epsom, Cheltenham .https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28408707/cheltenham-festival-to-go-into-the-weekend?post_id=508329629#508329629Running big races on a saturday took the fun out of racing. People loved booking midweek days off to go to Newmarket, Epsom, Cheltenham .Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:33:27 -0500