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Why is entry to the races far more expensive in British racing compared to Irish racing? An example tomorrow at Kilbeggan is 15 Euros, while Perth are charging £25. Both have similar standard of racing going on. Both would be classed as your lower end of NH racing. What's your thoughts on this?
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Should be £10 max unless a special event, band, graded meeting etc.
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But still a major sporting event that you can take your kids for free up to the age of 18 up and down the country, and that IMO is excellent value.
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you can buy advance online for a discount and Perth, £61+ k to winners including a £25k race, Kilbeggan 48k Euro with a 12k Euro feature....regardless I fully expect there to be a much larger crowd at Perth than Kilbeggan...
Musselburgh yesterday 10,000 sell out for £50 Ladies Day, Kelso last Sunday 5,000 at more than £25 for Ladies Day so some people are prepared to pay.... however this is the thin end of the wedge in the longer term, the new 'weekend' crowd so sought after by the racecourses have in past three weeks shown themselves up at Ascot/Goodwood/Hexham...putting the best races on Saturdays in front of a largely pissed up crowd who couldn't care less if it was a seller or a G1 is just pure nonsense and will in longer term drive the real racing enthusiasts back to the living room with exchanges/online firms/RUK - racecourses really need to take a hard look at their future prospects and not the short term because all around them the signs are loud and clear... |
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France 4 euros normally up to 8 maybe at the weekend. Beautiful courses (although food outside main restaurant is low grade) and good racing for about £3 but no-one turns up.
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great value as worcester was £32 in tatts and £16 in the silver yesterday a racecourse which most probably have the worst facilities in the country.
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were you there foxy? was surprised to see so many coaches in the car park on telly but on a no-football summer saturday I guess a day out in the sun, getting hammered, being loud and lairy, with possibility to win a few quid for the coke and ale went down a treat...
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yes gordon i was it was a huge crowd to be fair a very pleasant one also.
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Chester has been charging £40 for low grade races for years. They’re lucky to be in a big catchment area. Bad rip off
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OK, good to hear of good crowd behaviour, for one of the gaffe tracks I quite like Worcester, something about having a racecourse right in the centre of town and decent trainers such as nicholls/fry/skelton and Jonjo (although his record over past 2-3 years suggests he's no longer decent!) often send good horses. There's aSlug and Lettuce just up the hill behind The Hive, with a couple of great looking barmaids - always look forward to newcastle brown in their company!!
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Gordon....the real racing enthusiasts are already in the living room imo
I have been lucky to have relatives who owned horses for the last 25 years. I have been up and down the country to many racecourses with the benefit of owners/trainers facilities. On my soujourns into the plebeien facilities i have gradually seen the football crowd types take over and while never actually witnessing first hand any dust ups the atmosphere is threatening and unpleasant.it has obviously gone far worse now and i would think twice before attending a race meeting now especially on a saturday,the expense is also a consideration. |
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ribotman, there's a small dwindling band of middle aged fogeys who I regularly see at the Scottish tracks so it's not died off yet but probably will over next 20 years or so..i've recently invested in 2 x 5% shares which entitles me (once I've completed the paperwork) to free admission to all the Scottish meetings (bar one or two ladies days!) so may probably go even more often, although I too shy off from the saturday/sunday meetings as a rule unless in members or hospitality areas. the group i travel with went to the saturday of dublin racing festival and are heading to laytown/kilbeggan/navan in september, atmosphere seems different over there..
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last season chester threw up the oaks,derby,king george and arc winners,this year already thrown up the oaks winner and the derby runner up. |
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thats a proper trip gordon.
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Yes Ok Gordon glad you are still enjoying,having said what I did you can't beat being there live.
used to go to ripon (not owners section) enjoyed it very much. |
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counting down the weeks foxy - accommodation booked within half mile of laytown and kilbeggan, navan on saturday and then fly home - should be good craic...hoping to meet up with workrider
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i was very impressed with navan gordon,not been to laytown but evens to go this year i believe its a great experience.
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the group i'm heading over with have all been to navan and rate it one of their favourites anywhere, we're sure to make laytown a great experience!! hope to see you there
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certainly nothing over here that week other than the vernons on the saturday.
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did you read about the drug arrests at kelso ladies day gordon63, quite a large amount when you consider the event...
it seems the " ladies room " was not just for the powdering of noses, i think i read 38 people stopped and searched amounting in 10 arrests for cocaine and cannabis handling. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2714150/kelso-race-ladies-day-drugs-arrests-policee/ |
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yes, not much really when 5000 there but a worrying trend - apparently the biggest find was in a bin in the car park, someone obviously saw the dogs coming and got rid quick!
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well done kelso for dealing with this problem of a small budget others should get there finger out.
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They do have decent meetings there, but there’s others with level 5& 6 races with same prices on the day, should be priced accordingly
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Fair point
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A long way to go Perth. Is there no nearer racecourse than down under?
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Should be £10 max
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£25 is a lot when, there is no racing on tomorrow at the track.
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less crowded though
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car boot sale barstool.
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PERTH ??
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air fare must be 2k also
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As with many things in Blighty it's a gigantic rip off
Just hop along to Santa Anita website and you'll see what real value is or try a French track. |
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despite this the froggies dont turn up. ive been to doughville and there were more english speakers than french, always alarming. anyone witness the fat ugly oiks at chantilly this weekend? orrible. you knew they were brits and could spot em a kilometre away
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snails..
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Will fartace be there. He wins more at Scot tracks
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Aye…..
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