New Posts For Thread: Newton Abbot reduces admission price by £4, why don't they all do ithttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31798181/newton-abbot-reduces-admission-price-by-4-why-dont-they-all-do-itNewton Abbot has dropped its admission price for its main enclosure by £4 this year in response to the cost of living crisis.The Devon track stages its first meeting of 2023 on Saturday and sales have been “very good” according to managing direcCant understand why midweek is not £5-7, try to atract the grey pound , they say 1.6 million people have came out of the labour force since covid, they need some entertainment durinhg the week.Also how many of these early retirees are looking afterhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31798181/newton-abbot-reduces-admission-price-by-4-why-dont-they-all-do-it?post_id=563060905#563060905Cant understand why midweek is not £5-7, try to atract the grey pound , they say 1.6 million people have came out of the labour force since covid, they need some entertainment durinhg the week.Also how many of these early retirees are looking afterThu, 06 Apr 2023 07:54:06 -0500I do think free entry, except perhaps in exceptional circumstances, is a step too far. £5 charge would be good enough to encourage numbers to turn up. The Racing UK schemes are also good and I could be extended (more days with free entry for membershttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31798181/newton-abbot-reduces-admission-price-by-4-why-dont-they-all-do-it?post_id=563060861#563060861I do think free entry, except perhaps in exceptional circumstances, is a step too far. £5 charge would be good enough to encourage numbers to turn up. The Racing UK schemes are also good and I could be extended (more days with free entry for membersThu, 06 Apr 2023 07:33:11 -0500I didn't pronounce it a success, I said it is an experiment worth trying. Towcester could be a good counter-argument. I don't know why it went bust.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31798181/newton-abbot-reduces-admission-price-by-4-why-dont-they-all-do-it?post_id=563059299#563059299I didn't pronounce it a success, I said it is an experiment worth trying. Towcester could be a good counter-argument. I don't know why it went bust.Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:04:02 -0500Strontium: You gave the examples of Newbury and Towcester as courses which have tried free entry, and pronounced it a success. Are you sure? Because one of those courses is now dying on its @rse, while the other one has closed for good.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31798181/newton-abbot-reduces-admission-price-by-4-why-dont-they-all-do-it?post_id=563058799#563058799Strontium: You gave the examples of Newbury and Towcester as courses which have tried free entry, and pronounced it a success. Are you sure? Because one of those courses is now dying on its @rse, while the other one has closed for good.Wed, 05 Apr 2023 08:49:48 -0500As I say where’s it all gone wrong. At the likes of Newbury and sandownhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31798181/newton-abbot-reduces-admission-price-by-4-why-dont-they-all-do-it?post_id=563058745#563058745As I say where’s it all gone wrong. At the likes of Newbury and sandownWed, 05 Apr 2023 08:36:25 -0500Is right. I think 12 individual Festival winners ran on that Newbury card, as well as a host of other notables (e.g. Burton Port, What Friend, The Giant Bolster, and poor old Getmeout ofhere). Wow.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31798181/newton-abbot-reduces-admission-price-by-4-why-dont-they-all-do-it?post_id=563058723#563058723Is right. I think 12 individual Festival winners ran on that Newbury card, as well as a host of other notables (e.g. Burton Port, What Friend, The Giant Bolster, and poor old Getmeout ofhere). Wow.Wed, 05 Apr 2023 08:28:10 -0500Junior royal ascothttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31798181/newton-abbot-reduces-admission-price-by-4-why-dont-they-all-do-it?post_id=563058653#563058653Junior royal ascotWed, 05 Apr 2023 08:08:14 -0500Of course poor old darlan may have been very goodhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31798181/newton-abbot-reduces-admission-price-by-4-why-dont-they-all-do-it?post_id=563058647#563058647Of course poor old darlan may have been very goodWed, 05 Apr 2023 08:06:52 -0500Royal ascot winner has got mehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31798181/newton-abbot-reduces-admission-price-by-4-why-dont-they-all-do-it?post_id=563058643#563058643Royal ascot winner has got meWed, 05 Apr 2023 08:05:04 -0500Beau vista I will always rememberhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31798181/newton-abbot-reduces-admission-price-by-4-why-dont-they-all-do-it?post_id=563058635#563058635Beau vista I will always rememberWed, 05 Apr 2023 08:04:30 -0500