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What meeting(s) is/are the best to attend ?
What meeting(s) is/are the best to attend ?
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i'm surprised you suggested worcester foxy, it's probably the worst course i've been to, i once posted something along the lines that if it stayed under water all year it wouldn't be a bad thing
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elise the racing is good at worcester and you can have a walk along the river during racing i take your point about the racecourse itself,i first went there the day touching wood won the st leger john francome rode a horse called neat for fred winter which was decent on the flat for jeremy tree.anyway there has not been a single change to the course ever since,i was the 5 days togather thats appealing you could of course go to exeter on the thursday instead of worceter.
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You should definitely consider screaming from beneaththewaves advice. Great viewing and a nice friendly, laid back atmosphere is guaranteed at both.
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May I throw a spanner in the works and suggest Clonmel Racecourse at Powerstown Park in County Tipperary is the most scenic in the 2 islands as a whole.
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In my opinion I'd say Killarney is the most scenic and well worth a visit or 2.
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nobody who has been to killarney will disagree with that whippin.
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i used to go over for the what was then the ladbroke or pierce (coral now i think?) hurdle @ leops, a great meeting but the day before we used to do navan and that was proper rustic and a complete contrast, of the two i actually preferred navan even though it was a bit of a shed it just added to the feel of the place
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how long ago did you go to navan elise ?
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All very interesting , and worth considering . I will continue to look in on this thread to check the contributions from you well travelled and experienced racegoers .
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I'll agree with Worcester being a bit rank, it's not a track I'd ever go out of my way to go to again, same with Bath which rates as the scruffiest gaff track I've ever been to. Having said that I like nothing better than a Monday meeting at Plumpton on a wet and windy afternoon, that's probably not everyones cup of tea but I love it there!
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Not sure if there is a mrs north of perth, but a dirty, if somewhat extended weekend in Brighton on the weekend of 22/23rd September might get you a few brownie points. Plumpton's first meeting is on Sunday 23rd and train or shuttle bus gets you there easily. There is a Goodwood meeting on the afternoon of the 26th which is just 50mins on the train to Chi and then a free and lovely shuttle bus to the course. You could also do Lingfield on the Tuesday evening. Brighton (and Hove) is now a seriously serious city, with loads to see and do. Premiership fixtures not out yet but the Albion at home on the Saturday would be a nice bonus - the stadium is amazing.
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Blackbarn. Buses from Chichester to Goodwood take around 15 to 20 minutes to complete their journey. If tickets are necessary (buses are free for some events), they can be purchased from attendants waiting by the bus. Tickets cost £3 for singles and £5 return. Bus passes and farecards are not accepted on this route.
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Am a bit surprised Ludlow hasn't been mentioned.I hasten to add that i haven't been there however have read on here and elsewhere glowing reports about the place.
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Am a bit surprised Ludlow hasn't been mentioned.I hasten to add that i haven't been there however have read on here and elsewhere glowing reports about the place.
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i mentioned ludlow at the start posy smashing little track with great viewing from the roof top terrace.
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So you did, apologies foxy;missed it because it was lumped in with two tracks I never want to return to...Worcester and Chepstow !
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the racing is very good at that two day fixture at chepstow and you can take yourself of into the middle of the course .
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I'm going to Killarney again for their 4 day festival towards the end of August.
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Ludlow is on my list of courses to go to as is Cartmel, so many people recommend both of them and especially Cartmel.
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I am going to the July festival whippen
Slippy I think everybody likes ludlow ,cartmel you could go either way,have you been to kelso ? |
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No I haven't been to Kelso either foxy, I live in London so that would be a bit of a trek for me!
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I knew you were based in the south slippy however although it’s a long trek it would be worth it.
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I loved the Galway festival. Not entirely convinced how good the quality of the racing was but the weekend we were there for was brilliant all-round.
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Thanks for the contributions , I recommend a day at Kelso . It is the one Scottish track that remains focused on racing , other than all the sideshow and nonsense . It is also good value admission wise for some decent quality racing . And when I've been there I have not experienced uncomfortable overcrowding . Which will no doubt be in evidence at Perth's big Gold Cup meeting on Sunday .Where they have the gall to charge £20 to enter the middle of the course ( no stand , access to parade ring/winner's enclosure or adequate shelter ) , and to add insult to injury there are no Racegoers Club discounted entry . I was at Kelso's Morebattle hurdle raceday and got entry to the Club Stand for £15 ( with my Racegoers voucher ) . I also got entry to Sandown Park for £12 ( including £2 postage ) when Might Bite won in November '17 . That was through a deal with Rewards for Racing . I like value and hate overcrowding . But who doesn't ?
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Agree With Beneath the Waves (Newton Abbot) great fun n decent atmosphere, we like a drink down here especially our cider but unlike Goodwood which many recommend on here you wont get ya head kicked in.
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Always make sure you take a brief detour to the Cider Bar on the walk back to Newton Abbot station.
https://www.devonlive.com/whats-on/food-drink/newton-abbots-cider-bar-best-549285 Once you're back at Exeter St Davids, there's the train to Salisbury to look forward to the next day: a wonderful journey through Devon, Dorset and Somerset, passing through Honiton, Sherborne, etc. |
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screaming - people don't "enjoy" train journeys any more. They're cocooned in their own world with (leaky) earphones. There can't be many advantages in being deaf as I know you've said you are but not hearing the tinny sounds escaping from them must be one!!
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Doesn't work like that, unfortunately. As you lose your hearing, your brain compensates for the missing sounds with tinnitus. I may not hear the sounds from headphones (or speech or just about anything at all now), but I do have a ceaseless and unstoppable mixture of gushing, whistling and rumbling instead.
It's not the worst thing in the world: most of the time I can ignore it, in much the same way that people with hearing ignore background noise, unless they consciously focus on annoying sounds, such as other people's headphones. One peculiarity is that I've also developed musical ear over the last decade: there is always a strange, ethereal, choral version of some song or other in amongst the white noise of tinnitus. It can't be stopped: there has to be some track playing which I can recall from the time I was still able to hear music. At the moment it's Tree, by Sebadoh, but I can consciously change the track at will - there just has to be some 'song' playing though. It's presumably another way the brain compensates for the sounds it no longer receives in reality. |
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northofperth - I'm from Aberdeen originally but worked down south for long periods which greatly helped me to visit all the British tracks. Of the ones you haven't been to, here are my thoughts
York - best Flat track in country bar none, try to go to a mid-week meeting if possible Cartmel and Chester - because they're so different from the others Market Rasen - bit more difficult to get to but beautifully looked after racecourse and some decent racing in summer months Goodwood - top racing and top views when the sea haar/thunderstorms aren't around!! roll up and back all the mark johnston horses in 7f+ races to pay for the trip! Warwick - I like the feel of racecourses which are in town centres and this one has lots of quirky stands/bars and some decent racing and I know you've been to Aintree but probably my fav day of the year is Thursday of the National meeting, much easier to get to, much better organised, much less crowded and three Grade 1 races, Cheltenham going downhill as a pleasurable racing experience unfortunately |
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gordon when did you last go to warwick ?
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was there in early 2016 and again in mid-2017 - those were the first two visits in maybe 20 years, very pleased they concentrated on jumps (nottingham and wolverhampton which both used to have decent jumps races went the other way sadly) and like the rabbit warren arrangements of the bars/restaurants, easy to get lose someone!
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oh you mean the town center i thought you meant the racecourse because like the old rowley mile warwick use to have many quirky bars.
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i did mean the racecourse - all the way from the saddling boxes down to the finishing line, through various buildings, up and down stairs, bars in corners etc, different...
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never really noticed them gordon the old warwick you could get lost in the many quirky bars.
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north of perth go to ireland easier cheaper quicker even gordon is beginning to see the light
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afternoon sgt...
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booked another trip for october to fos llas on your recommendation but first a liquid lunch and chantilly on the telly fancy olmedo in the jockey club
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aye good luck - waiting expectantly for declarations in next hour for saturday - quite strong on green zone at Perth 3.05, did little bro confirm for perth on 5th july?
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spoke to him last night all is good
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