New Posts For Thread: Attended the races for the first time in a few years yesterday..a few musingshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31911925/attended-the-races-for-the-first-time-in-a-few-years-yesterdaya-few-musingsHaydock..£44 for county ticket, got there nice and early 1 hour before first race had a coffee and a racecard theres another tenner gone, didnt drink alcohol thankfully, had 3 deep fried chicken strips, some jockeys whips and a water that was anotheWent to Redcar races the other week, they hand out a complimentary racecard, only about 10 pages but easy to find the races unlike Sandown where they cost about £5 and contain about 50 pages, 40 of which are adverts.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31911925/attended-the-races-for-the-first-time-in-a-few-years-yesterdaya-few-musings?post_id=565598419#565598419Went to Redcar races the other week, they hand out a complimentary racecard, only about 10 pages but easy to find the races unlike Sandown where they cost about £5 and contain about 50 pages, 40 of which are adverts.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 03:58:47 -0500Terrible thing greed tbh..https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31911925/attended-the-races-for-the-first-time-in-a-few-years-yesterdaya-few-musings?post_id=565598397#565598397Terrible thing greed tbh..Mon, 28 Sep 2026 03:24:15 -0500When Pret a Mange opened in Piccadilly early 90s I remember a cappuccino was 99phttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31911925/attended-the-races-for-the-first-time-in-a-few-years-yesterdaya-few-musings?post_id=565598377#565598377When Pret a Mange opened in Piccadilly early 90s I remember a cappuccino was 99pMon, 28 Sep 2026 02:50:52 -0500I can remember £1 for proper coffee with cup a saucer at Hamilton….now it’s all lazy bones press the button for gut rot at £4….https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31911925/attended-the-races-for-the-first-time-in-a-few-years-yesterdaya-few-musings?post_id=565598341#565598341I can remember £1 for proper coffee with cup a saucer at Hamilton….now it’s all lazy bones press the button for gut rot at £4….Mon, 28 Sep 2026 02:06:13 -0500Well i would rather have caught them than U2 mind you in those days Bono wasn't quite so pretentious so didn't really mind them.I thought the Stray Cats were pretty cool, Slim Jim the drummer actually married Britt Eklandhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31911925/attended-the-races-for-the-first-time-in-a-few-years-yesterdaya-few-musings?post_id=565598303#565598303Well i would rather have caught them than U2 mind you in those days Bono wasn't quite so pretentious so didn't really mind them.I thought the Stray Cats were pretty cool, Slim Jim the drummer actually married Britt EklandSun, 27 Sep 2026 19:12:43 -0500I never liked them Dix , we used to go to the pub without knowing who was on ,and it stayed open later than most pubs in the areahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31911925/attended-the-races-for-the-first-time-in-a-few-years-yesterdaya-few-musings?post_id=565598247#565598247I never liked them Dix , we used to go to the pub without knowing who was on ,and it stayed open later than most pubs in the areaSun, 27 Sep 2026 17:15:08 -0500String - the original Stray Cats line up are still playing a few concerts together each year, only in the USA it seems though.I never got to see them in their heydayhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31911925/attended-the-races-for-the-first-time-in-a-few-years-yesterdaya-few-musings?post_id=565598225#565598225String - the original Stray Cats line up are still playing a few concerts together each year, only in the USA it seems though.I never got to see them in their heydaySun, 27 Sep 2026 16:35:40 -0500A pint of Aspall's cider for her and an Americano coffee for me was £11.65. The Mrs has good taste Slippy, hope you are well.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31911925/attended-the-races-for-the-first-time-in-a-few-years-yesterdaya-few-musings?post_id=565598213#565598213A pint of Aspall's cider for her and an Americano coffee for me was £11.65. The Mrs has good taste Slippy, hope you are well.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:10:02 -0500Yep saw U2 , Stray Cats , Paul Young amongst others over the years, .. I boxed for Hollington Boys Club , Camberwell .https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31911925/attended-the-races-for-the-first-time-in-a-few-years-yesterdaya-few-musings?post_id=565598125#565598125Yep saw U2 , Stray Cats , Paul Young amongst others over the years, .. I boxed for Hollington Boys Club , Camberwell .Sun, 27 Sep 2026 14:45:22 -0500Yes, I was a regular there in the 80's and saw plenty of decent bands. U2 actually played there a few times in their very early days.It's now yet another dreadful S.E. London gastro pub, I haven't been in there for many a year and won't ever do so aghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31911925/attended-the-races-for-the-first-time-in-a-few-years-yesterdaya-few-musings?post_id=565598119#565598119Yes, I was a regular there in the 80's and saw plenty of decent bands. U2 actually played there a few times in their very early days.It's now yet another dreadful S.E. London gastro pub, I haven't been in there for many a year and won't ever do so agSun, 27 Sep 2026 14:39:31 -0500