Chester

^ and, worse still - they have gone from just a handful of meetings -

- to  EVERY OTHER SATURDAY throughout the Summer, nowadays.

and the course is packed at every one of them.
vastly inflated admission prices  too. must have excellent marketing

Yes Course quite busy today. Unusual for day 1 but it was sunny weather.
As an Old Git I remember the Course in the old days.

Used to be several food and drink vans in cheapest part and a band playing plus a kids funfair.
Today just 2 vans and nothing else.

No wonder there were hardly many people in that area.
You would have seen loads of people on the grass bank up to wall, but today none.

The Hospitality Tents have overtaken the Course.

How far will the marketing go. The finance dept has boomed over last three years.
Apparently taken over the Watergate Pub next to course!!
That will cost them dear imo.

todays winners drawn:

1.50 3
2.25 3
3.00 1
3.35 2
4.05 1
4.35 3
5.05 8

with withdrawls I make it
2 5f
3 11f
1 5f
2 19f
1 12f
2 10f
7 7f

2nds drawn
3 5f
2 11f
2 5f
3 19f
6 12f
4 10f
5 7f

7f Distance seems out of cinq

^ 7f - and 7f 122 yds - does not start on a bend -

- although less than a furlong straight until bend begins

chester seems to me massively overrated as a track. half of the races are over by the time they get into the home straight.

I can't knock the trainers for scratching poorly drawn horses at Chester. It must be frustrating to have a horse ready to run on its merits only to lose all chance due to a lottery.
If trainers are reduced to lying about the reason for withdrawal, when it's obvious the wide draw has forced their hand, then the best thing would surely be to allow trainers drawn wide to scratch when the draw is done, especially at this track.

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