Ladies Day Attendance

better guide would be to check the sales of fake tan

£80 a ticket ....... Come Racing. .....  When will they learn. ?

The price to get in to a race meeting in general is a rip off.  Plus the price of food & beverages in embarrassing.  I only go to meetings nowadays when I get in free with my Racing TV freebies.

£80 really?  Absolutely ridiculous.

Already forgotten what it was to get in Thursday but it was nothing like 80 quid .,for that you got a racecourse with facilities right up there with the best and a top class days racing.

The real rip off at aintree is the embankment £40 to stand on some grass and see horse run past you twice.

I wouldn't pay £80 to go racing these days but I'd rather pay £80 and be able to walk around in comfort than £50 to be in a packed enclosure.

Regards the €80 it was Saturday owning on the itv raving show and someone from Aintree was asked about the admission, he waffled on about comparing the venue to any other major sporting occasions.!

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jimnast i noticed that tent miles away from the  action when they were going down back straight in the mildmay races , ,bit like watching york races from the garden in one of the hotels in back straight

only been to national once diverted from a called off boro game at bristol,yr ben nevis won ,dont no we maybe paid a fiver/£8 in but by the time we,d gone through various gates to where there was a terrace.drink,bookies etc probably silver ring in those days we were up to £20 plus,
remember POLLARDSTOWN running that day,never been since, ,great days

I paid £85 on the Thurs and £135 on Fri.
I have attended for the last 5 years or maybe more.
Thats in the Earl of Derby for that you get a reserved seat and access to bars that in previous years were been a nightmare absolutely packed.
This year not so.
The upper bar is under a canvas roof and beyond cold when the weather is poor.
Had to smile when I noted a bottle of still water was £3.50 in one place on the course.
In previous years they have got away with it but not this year. Reporting only a 3k drop is fanciful.

great days as in everything off the cuff,nothing pre booked some wag in the pub said how do you fancy this, and off we went
had no time for man utd or southampton but remember been in pub fri night and someone said lets pack a bag and hitchike to wembley and off we went, never got in but it was the yr utd fans managed to tunnel under  the fence so we had a good go but failed but enjoyed the atmosphere etc,etc,did similar for scot v eng game at hampden not so good got a kicking outside hampden in the rain

1st time poster how’s this for coincidence my first national was Ben Nevis and my first cup final was 76 united and Southampton,can’t remember the cost of aintree but do remember the cup final ticket cost £2.50.

£2.50 sounds ok, i got watch 90 mins of fighting in the car parks ,we,re from boro blagged a lift back as far as leeds area in a box van,
i was once sat in the house when england were plaing spain in that 82 2nd round knockout stage of world cup and night before my mate said do you fancy it got some seats to madrid booked but no match tkts ,jumped at it watched in a pub near berabeau keegan/brooking came on as subs and keegan missed a sitter and we were out,stayed a few days on pish before coming home

The odd thing about the 82 World Cup is the 2nd round was done on a round robin basis it was west Germany Spain and England

Regarding the Ben Nevis national i was only talking about it yesterday it seems unbelievable now but the public were encouraged to walk the course in the morning of the race in those days and many did,we obviously went to beeches brook like everyone else and bumped into Alan minter who was happy to give us his time came over as a really decent lad.

£60 on the County Roof on Thursday Jimnast. I very much doubt if there is a better value racing badge in the entire year than that.

yeh i think spain must have beat germany ,and the germans although beat rumminigie or some scored from 30 yds in injury time/last min ,remember all the comms.england fans saying it was rumminiges best goal for england,

it was in the era of the 125 fast train direct to london from boro had started we had a discount rail card,often got the train to london for england games,friendlies,home internationals etc and pick up a tkt in a bucket shop in westend and  get the 11 oclock mail train back to darlo

https://www.grandnational.org.uk/enclosures.php "Horse racing fans attending the Grand National are not allowed to take any food or drink into the festival. Any food or drink that you try to be in will be taken by security on arrival. If you want water, you will have to buy it when you enter.

https://www.grandnational.org.uk/tickets.php includes -cheapest is the  Steeplechase Car Park    £25    £30    £35 -do you get a good view from there?

Yes the county roof is great value Donegal which reminds me how quiet the Friday use to be I remember been up in the stands the day the two best staying chaser of the time dessie and kildimo raced each other it was so quiet up there and around the rest of the course you could have played cricket ,

A Friend of mine paid £425 yesterday,it was for the gaff called McCoys near the parade ring,he got it because it included breakfast,asked him this morning what it was like"A crap bacon sandwich and a sweaty nasty burger ".

It’s time poster just looked up the round robin fixtures from 82 England drew both there games 0 0 but west Germany beat Spain 2 1 so qualified.

In the group stages Italy failed to win a single game against Poland,Peru and Cameroon yet went on to win the World Cup.

Ribero

That’s the old weighing room winners enclosure where you use to see the winner come back led in by a police horse.

so it was the spanis goal that was considered england goal

Thats it,he took his partner and 2 kids who are 13 and 11 I think and full price for kids,just text him again,he said it promised a great view yet only allowed on the steps.

In 15 years time it will be down to a tenner.

..... to park your car where Bechers was.

Not really sure 1st time poster but you just mentioning rumminigge brought a smile to my face as it reminds me of when Garth crooks was on a pundit’s panel.

So was that £425 each ribero ?

Went Thursday ,have done for 20 years,entrance seemed dearer 31 quid,always seemed around 20ish quid.

But pints were 7.50,which was 10p more than chelt,7.40.

They were usually cheaper than chelt.

Given they make 6 quid a pint,seems daft charging 31,get more in would surely be more profitable.

They could do a 25quid price with proof of a Merseyside address.or the Doncaster free pint and a pie with entrance fee.

Once attendance drops,then like all supply and demand,adjust to suit,or dig in believe,let’s max out on those that come.but is this a downward spiral.

As a comparison what do people think a Premier League football match or a West End theatre ticket costs nowadays..that's the real world nowadays

Friend of mine paid £425 yesterday,it was for the gaff called McCoys near the parade ring,he got it because it included breakfast

must like his food

Did he get a £1 FREE bet included?

This guff about comparing Racecourse entry to a visit to the Theatre or a Premier league match is so disingenuous.Everyone knows how enmeshed gambling is with going racing and would factor in a punting kitty as an essential part of the day out,something which doesn't apply to the other two examples.

Isleham. 7 races x 4 mins is 28 mins of sport ,not 90 mins,plus a captive audience who spends money in between.the footy and theatre has a 15 min spend break.racing has 6 x 25 mins spend breaks.

Enjoyed going on Thursday - can walk down as far as the third last which is not possible on such as Becher's day. Refrained from purchasing any food, helped by stuffing myself with a smelly Fray Bentos pie just before the leaving house which unfortunately made me thirsty enough to succumb to 2 x7.50 pints inside. Quality card no doubt helped by the longer than usual gap from Cheltenham but I still much preferred it when you got 4,000 in on the Thursday and 6,000 on the Friday.

Mythwa

Nobody needed to pay £3.50 for Water it was free to everyone all 3 days ,all bar areas had it,it was in a small box I’m guessing 1/2 pint.

£15 both days at Cheltenham this week.

It can be done at a reasonable price.

Free parking as well.

That’s very fair barstool

What’s happened this year,
Every year they increase cost,not really affecting attendance,so max out the profit.but they ve over done it and lost out.

Supply and demand,trouble is,dropping a couple of quid might not reverse it,so then they look to milk those who do bother.which will compound the decline.

They just need clever pricing,clever marketing,

Why try and get an extra fiver on admittance,when they make that on 1 pint.

Sell it cheap,pile it high .