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Only went the once around 30 years ago for the May meeting, awful track I said I would never go back and I haven't
one thing that I will always remember is that I stopped at the blossoms hotel and had breakfast with David Hood, anyone remember him? I walked to the course with my bag; it was a green polo sports bag; it tossed down and I am talking monsoon so I popped into the Grosvenor to get out of the rain, the doorman asked if I was staying there so I replied yes  When the rain stopped and I ventured out I bumped into couple of lads from Harrogate one of them who was called Karl. who no doubt Ribero will remember, when i eventually got to the racecourse My mate Reg Boyle said "how can you afford to stop at the Grosvenor" |
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hi ronnie ....i remember david hood i'm sure . think he took the hills job off a bloke i used to know !..anyway . grosvenor in chester we visited thursday ,still excellent place to have a drink . looked as smart as ever . york wednesday , thurs , possibly friday too . can't wait . proper racecourse .
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Shthole scum hope the place closes.
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windsor knot
love York been going since I was a junior member, cant wait for this weeks racing, meeting up with a few good pals nice food and a drink on an evening and relive the good old days. been a member; including the junior membership; for 46 years now We lost our Darren in 2007, so its a bit of a sweet an sour course to be honest, i always go and have a drink with him on his bench in front of the weighing room and leave him a white rose, his ashes where scattered on the rails  only 34, he used to love knocking one of the boards |
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the dante , muisidora and york cup all used to be on radio 2 , with peter bromley in the good old days
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David Hood was knocking off my mates daughter when they both worked at Captain Tin Forster's yard. Met him one evening at Blackpool Greyhounds when he was making her acquaintance again.
Certainly enjoyed his oats.  |
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Used to go to Chester a lot in the 60s 70s and 80s . Completely different now , a rip off course only interested in hospitality and fleecing the public. My advice is don't go. They don't deserve or appreciate your custom.
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Chester racecourse the biggest rip off track in the country. Dont give them your hard earned.
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I'm always keen to go to tracks I've never visited before but after reading all the reviews on here about Chester that course is off the bucket list for sure.
I just know that I would hate the place. As regards to David Hood my mate was part of his team when Hills sponsored the greyhound Derby and she would do the p.r.work etc with him and I met him a couple of times at the Don through her. I thought he was very engaging and amicable personally and he was very good fun to work with by all accounts. |
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We only went once, over 20 years ago.
Long queues to get on the track. No room, push and shove meeting. Can't see much from the stands. Never again. |
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Place is a khazi , worse value for money than the council tax.
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Good afternoon slippy
Although I started the thread and all the criticism is accurate I would still recommend you pay a visit to Chester if you haven’t been it is still a unique racecourse the Friday afternoon in September is probably the best one for a quiet day at the races. |
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As ribero says these plans that will basically finish some of the small independent tracks are outrageous.
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And lose race goers for ever.
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Oddly enough it is the best track I have visited as an owner.
Have you own table for the day, superb buffet, all day long so no rush. Good viewing platform for owners in stand accessed via under course walkway. Puts most other tracks to shame. Not attended as a punter and tbh looked very, very busy. Going back quite a good few years now so things might have changed. |
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Agree barstool some great facilities but out of reach for to many ,on a much lower scale Southwell has gone the same way.
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There you have it, perhaps they are looking after the owners and trainers to the detriment of ordinary punters. I used to go regularly until it suddenly dawned on me that why should I pay a £48 admission, plus travel and food expenses to follow the racing on the big screen, when I can follow it from the comfort of my armchair. No doubt that their greed has cost them.
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