barry dennis talking sense

Yes - let racing continue the way it is and it won't be around in 20yrs...

theres nothing wrong with racing . they should leave it alone

Dan, you really are a clueless simpleton if you believe that...

have attendances plummeted then ??

changing odds to decimals is not gonna make people go racing thats for sure. theres nothing wrong with the racing its just the fact that it cant compete with football and other sports anymore

i dont think decimalising will attract punters! or have i got that wrong?

racing needs tv

simples

Exposure is dwindling ..... BBC and C4

One TV Channel on free view would sort

Leave everything as it is because the sport is flourishing. If it was up to Barry we'd all still have black and white telly's

Aviboyd - so decimal odds is gonna keep racing aroud in 20 years time. Idiotic statement of the highest order.

its going to confuse more people than fractions would imo

From the first Bookmakers of Lord Derby and Sefton though to Barry Deniss.in 250 years.


The Sport of Kings is now,
The King of Tatters

As for the Fairer Sex doesn't anyone realize that most have husbands who come with them as well.

Cubone

i was at nottingham last night and as the last race was being run i went out to my car , as i waited a family came past me and the topic of conversation was crap fish and *****at £6.80 , not the racing not the bookmakers not the free entrance but crap fish and *****for£6.80

THE SPORT IS ROTTEN TO THE CORE THATS WHY NO ONE GOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Avi if the high street clowns wont take a bet which they wont, racing will die.

Every punter starts somewhere, but these casinos dont want punters.

90% of punters 1st experence of racing is in shops, unless ur a spinner they dont want you.

r i p racing, its heart ripped out and stamped on by laddies and the other **ins . . . . .i m o.

Unneccessary change. Change something that people care about , like the price in and the price of food and drink

Of course not trademark, decimal odds will not make a blind bit of difference - but the sport has to evolve with the times and not remain in the dark ages. Decimal odds is a waste of time but perhaps future innovations won't be?

I have University educated friends who just go blank the moment you say something like 100/30 or 9/4......so it's possible it'll make a difference, i'd say



(thinly veiled 'i have clever mates' post, yeah, yeah)

Cut out the swindled SPs into the bargain for starters.

Changing from fractions. Joke

the price of drinks and food is an absolute joke . its a dear day to go racing nowadays . ide rather stay at home and watch it on the tele.

Why can't the decimals include the stake like on here as that is what most will be comparing to?

Unfortunately many people just DON'T understand fractions.
A punter of over 30 years experience asked me once, "which is bigger 15/8 or 9/4?"

Dennis is just being his age. All round the world people bet in decimals.

If punters see 7.4 for example, they'll know it's more than 6.8.
It would be a more simple system.

I'm all for it, and I'm a middle aged bookie!!!

was watching ATR the other day. Tommo said a horse was 4/1 on betfair when it showed 4.0. if he don't understand it then no one will
:^0

STUDYFORM 28 Apr 14:16
Unfortunately many people just DON'T understand fractions.
A punter of over 30 years experience asked me once, "which is bigger 15/8 or 9/4?"

was this man retarded?

Yes the other costs at racecourses (with the possible exception of Wolverhampton) need revising.

£7 for a burger. £2 for a teaspoon of Nescafe cheap blend in a plastic cup of tepid water.
£25 or sometimes much more to get in. This works out at £4 or £5 a race!!!!

Not really W/SP.

He was a 55 year old plasterer who bet in fivers and tenners, just didn't get it!

Thommo FFS

Thommo -
The sooner that man's vocal chords break down, the better.

6/5 or 5/4 I can see why a plasterer would struggle with whats bigger, but 9/4 and 15/8, id be surprised if my 8 yr old could not work out that!

quite.

but I'm not lying.
This really happened.

You'd be amazed what happens on the racecourse sometimes. Only on Saturday at Market Rasen a punter had £40 with the bookie next to us @ 7/4 when we were showing 2/1. If it had been 1.75 vs 2.00 then I don't think he would make the same mistake.

maybe he was just a tool and didnt care about the price

11/8 or 7/5................ 1.38 or 1.40............... what is easiest to work out ?

Which method is used for displaying a number is the least of racing's troubles.

ive never heard so much crap in all my life do you seriously think general public go racing because they can see decimals rather than fractions???????

All this reminds me of the time I backed the Champion hurdle winner Kribensis returned at 95/40 and I was assured by my local bookie that this was less than 9/4.

The reason why the crowds are down is due to people not having any money wouldn't make any difference what they do. I have a small shop in cheltenham ( Not a bookies) and over the last two years my takings are getting worse, i'm just about staying a float but rather than doing 50-60 hours a week i'm doing close to 80 hours.

Building with flat up for sale any offers? (Cheltenham Area)

Had a punter at Wolves one night put a hefty lump on a 25/1, next door was showing 33's!!!! happens all the time. There were only 3 of us betting. People honestly don't get it.

so if the prices were 26.0 and 34.0 he'd have found it easier???

I think so... once people get used to it

DOUBLED 28 Apr 14:57


11/8 or 7/5................ 1.38 or 1.40............... what is easiest to work out ?

2.38 or 2.40 surely

If he didn't realise that 33 is bigger than 25, why would he realise that 34 is bigger than 26?

Many moons ago we were betting 2/1 each of two...punter walks up and says which one are you going to mke fav...why ?...'cos I want to back the fav.came the answer...shortened one to 7/4....and punter took 35/20...true story and the fella had been around a long long time....

As to making it better...everyone is bleating about the costs....free entery or say a free £5 tote bet...woulde give a semblance of valueesp when the tote take out is 25% plus....

The so called administrators are clueless.....

Bring back Roger Buffom to get rid of the low life ** .Every day a very suspicious race and we need Roge to sort em all out.Then racing would change once all the **s are out the way.