What do you think of the idea to make cheltenham festival move into weekend?

krap idea (as was a 4th day) but ly feel it will happen

Lets be honest with things going the way they are it was a change waiting to happen.

Back to 3 days and i would nt mind tbh

So they move it to the Saturday and what then happens to the Midlands National?

Also, it'd ruin the Magnificent 7 endurance test, Warwick Sun, Stratford Mon, Cheltenham 4 days and Uttoxeter on the Saturday.

They're was nothing wrong with the 3 day format, in fact it was PERFECT.

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Its the marketing men innit ? [>o] i cant see how this will improve things can they fit anymore people in than on a friday ? what about the other saturday meetings as was said above ? Just have to put up with it though they know best.

wot is the reasoning behind this? is it to attract new blood cos if it is they will all be at the footie, I take it its about TV?

The only day that I could not attend is a Saturday when I am working (have self catering accommodation)

move it back to 3 days and get rid of all the pish handicaps imo

Footy season not started by then,FD.

there playing footie in March imo

ps its their

When will they learn to stop tinkering? Probably never I know. The meeting was perfection at three days, Tues, Weds and Thurs. Less really is more.

Building the new football stadium on the course. Should get a good attendance on a Saturday Gold Cup lunchtime kick-off.

I take it stakey is an OZZY

Aren't there normally 6 Nations rugby games on that Saturday too?

It is, this yet another idea by Racing for change?

Think it is just the corporate GREED culture that now pervades every area of society,FD

yep feck the fans lets go for the short term wonga, no good shall come of it i tell ye

It would be more popular in the evenings under floodlights.Sky would pay a fortune for the coverage.Also,more chance of horses falling which would make it much more fun for casual followers of racing.

mr no vowels makes a good point, maybe we could get Mr Cowell involved and we can vote on stuff...

This sport appears to be on the fast lane to oblivion under the current administrators to me.

Read the jockeys views in the Post today on the new whip guidelines , not the 'careful not to appear to object to them' ones we heard last week.

Following on then to the pathetic attendances at the Cambridgeshire.

We have Champions Day , the be all and end all of flat racing ...on the same day as Liverpool /Man U. No problem getting lots of media coverage then .

And now the festival is heading to Saturday , shall we dilute the quality product even more to a 5th day  ?

The lunatics are firmly in charge of this asylum imo.

wot we need is a war, jockeys are too totty to fight and all the football players will be draughted

prefer during the week mainly because i work during the week on here and weekends for relaxing very rairly have a bet at weekends

I am very sad they want to dilute the festival even further. The old classic three day intense hit, was the quintessential essence of the festival. By having a fifth day or having it as a weekend meeting means we will have fill in races, perhaps build an all weather track as well and we will have the champion claimer as well...

Forget 4 day festival this is going 6races over 5 days. I dont like it but if it means they get another 40000 at the Festival then you see where thay are coming from. Remember this sport esp racecourses and bookmakers is run by them. The way racing is so focused on a Saturday nowadays drives me mad, so much better when spread out.