New Posts For Thread: Nevin Truesdai-Jockey Club. Oh dear!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31835767/nevin-truesdai-jockey-club-oh-dearThe depressing comments post-Cheltenham by the Jockey Club chairman lays it all bare. He admits the "success" (ie profit" from the Cheltenham festival funds the rest of the year. It's not about offering people a fantastic product or a pleasureable exThe concert meetings make loads of money for the sport. They are awful meetings to attend, but people who support racing should put up with them for the financial benefits. Just go to a different meeting instead.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31835767/nevin-truesdai-jockey-club-oh-dear?post_id=563879895#563879895The concert meetings make loads of money for the sport. They are awful meetings to attend, but people who support racing should put up with them for the financial benefits. Just go to a different meeting instead.Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:42:56 -0500that has been the JC racecourses strategy for ages; eg Newmarket Nights funds the rest of the racingmarketeers in charge focus on racing as an entertainment product which includes the odd horse race every 30-35 minshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31835767/nevin-truesdai-jockey-club-oh-dear?post_id=563879887#563879887that has been the JC racecourses strategy for ages; eg Newmarket Nights funds the rest of the racingmarketeers in charge focus on racing as an entertainment product which includes the odd horse race every 30-35 minsSun, 17 Mar 2024 07:40:36 -0500when it went to 4 days in 2005 there were 14 non-hcaps & 10 hcapsprobably 2 non-hcaps too many admittedly but the balance was ok & field sizes were healthywas decent for about 10 yearsnow there are 19 non-hcaps & 9 hcapsand there simply aren't enoughhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31835767/nevin-truesdai-jockey-club-oh-dear?post_id=563879867#563879867when it went to 4 days in 2005 there were 14 non-hcaps & 10 hcapsprobably 2 non-hcaps too many admittedly but the balance was ok & field sizes were healthywas decent for about 10 yearsnow there are 19 non-hcaps & 9 hcapsand there simply aren't enoughSun, 17 Mar 2024 07:34:02 -0500Killed it when they went 4 days…….greed…..Different sport sorry but same idea from the greed merchants…….Champions league 5 teams……greed will kill it all imvhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31835767/nevin-truesdai-jockey-club-oh-dear?post_id=563879849#563879849Killed it when they went 4 days…….greed…..Different sport sorry but same idea from the greed merchants…….Champions league 5 teams……greed will kill it all imvSun, 17 Mar 2024 07:19:23 -0500I agree with the OP about lack of competition/dilution of the product, there being nowhere to sit, and nowhere decent to view the race if you also want to see the horses/have a bet. I'd add that the breaking point for me was the cost of accommodationhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31835767/nevin-truesdai-jockey-club-oh-dear?post_id=563879797#563879797I agree with the OP about lack of competition/dilution of the product, there being nowhere to sit, and nowhere decent to view the race if you also want to see the horses/have a bet. I'd add that the breaking point for me was the cost of accommodationSun, 17 Mar 2024 06:33:18 -0500Cheltenham Exec Ian Renton coming up on Luck on Sunday shortly.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31835767/nevin-truesdai-jockey-club-oh-dear?post_id=563879743#563879743Cheltenham Exec Ian Renton coming up on Luck on Sunday shortly.Sun, 17 Mar 2024 05:48:47 -050040 % - State of the economy. 20 % - Cheltenhams prices. 20 % - younger generation not intrested in racing. 20 % - Too many uncompetetive races.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31835767/nevin-truesdai-jockey-club-oh-dear?post_id=563879737#56387973740 % - State of the economy. 20 % - Cheltenhams prices. 20 % - younger generation not intrested in racing. 20 % - Too many uncompetetive races.Sun, 17 Mar 2024 05:45:41 -0500Sorry about spelling errors, I am so angry about how Cheltenham has been ruined by these incompetent idiots, worse than the old FA.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31835767/nevin-truesdai-jockey-club-oh-dear?post_id=563879727#563879727Sorry about spelling errors, I am so angry about how Cheltenham has been ruined by these incompetent idiots, worse than the old FA.Sun, 17 Mar 2024 05:27:05 -0500The depressing comments post-Cheltenham by the Jockey Club chairman lays it all bare. He admits the "success" (ie profit" from the Cheltenham festival funds the rest of the year. It's not about offering people a fantastic product or a pleasureable exhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31835767/nevin-truesdai-jockey-club-oh-dear?post_id=563879723#563879723The depressing comments post-Cheltenham by the Jockey Club chairman lays it all bare. He admits the "success" (ie profit" from the Cheltenham festival funds the rest of the year. It's not about offering people a fantastic product or a pleasureable exSun, 17 Mar 2024 05:24:10 -0500