New Posts For Thread: Sligo - Chase Dayhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29408819/sligo---chase-dayInspection tomorrow at 8am track is raceable at the moment but we've been having some heavy showers and the sky looks black looking out towards the Atlantic, you can't even see the slopes of Benbulben or knocknarea but hopefully we get racing tomoz.Travelled up Tuesday evening bought tickets and all, still a good night was had in the town!!https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29408819/sligo---chase-day?post_id=524769163#524769163Travelled up Tuesday evening bought tickets and all, still a good night was had in the town!!Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:53:15 -0500Off - We had some rain yesterday and last night, gutted as best day by an absolute street up there. Sun is out this morning too, typical.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29408819/sligo---chase-day?post_id=524712597#524712597Off - We had some rain yesterday and last night, gutted as best day by an absolute street up there. Sun is out this morning too, typical.Wed, 03 Oct 2012 04:37:33 -0500I live Donegal side of Sligo and we've been having serious rain, i have to agree with SR gut feeling it won't go ahead. Sligo gets very soft down the bottom.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29408819/sligo---chase-day?post_id=524694827#524694827I live Donegal side of Sligo and we've been having serious rain, i have to agree with SR gut feeling it won't go ahead. Sligo gets very soft down the bottom.Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:38:31 -0500i live about 300 metres from the track and it has been sheeting rain for the last 2 hours - course has been set up for racing. Gut feeling would be unlikely to race - shame as there is a lot of people planning to go.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29408819/sligo---chase-day?post_id=524692159#524692159i live about 300 metres from the track and it has been sheeting rain for the last 2 hours - course has been set up for racing. Gut feeling would be unlikely to race - shame as there is a lot of people planning to go.Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:16:22 -0500Any updates on the weather/possibility of this going ahead?https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29408819/sligo---chase-day?post_id=524687743#524687743Any updates on the weather/possibility of this going ahead?Tue, 02 Oct 2012 10:07:55 -0500Went to Sligo maybe 8 or 9 years ago, 2 or 3 of us kittyed up and we backed the first five winners between us and threw the heap on the jolly in the bumper, got hammered.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29408819/sligo---chase-day?post_id=524682425#524682425Went to Sligo maybe 8 or 9 years ago, 2 or 3 of us kittyed up and we backed the first five winners between us and threw the heap on the jolly in the bumper, got hammered.Tue, 02 Oct 2012 07:08:04 -0500I think it is accepted that Killarney is the most picturesque racecourse probably in the world but Sligo has Benbulben in the background and is lovely on a fine day.Can't remember any all chase cards in Ireland although there are some in England genehttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29408819/sligo---chase-day?post_id=524681257#524681257I think it is accepted that Killarney is the most picturesque racecourse probably in the world but Sligo has Benbulben in the background and is lovely on a fine day.Can't remember any all chase cards in Ireland although there are some in England geneTue, 02 Oct 2012 06:06:22 -0500Great memories lads, the track is still a glorified greyhound track, there was talk of moving it out to Standhill or Dublin side of the town but money was obviously an issue.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29408819/sligo---chase-day?post_id=524680925#524680925Great memories lads, the track is still a glorified greyhound track, there was talk of moving it out to Standhill or Dublin side of the town but money was obviously an issue.Tue, 02 Oct 2012 05:55:04 -0500i remember that one wildman ...backed it at navan one day , prairie dog that is ..think it ran in orange or brown colours ...the last time i was in sligo races was 1991 i had a horse in training with liam browne at the time ..he invited me up as hehttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29408819/sligo---chase-day?post_id=524680717#524680717i remember that one wildman ...backed it at navan one day , prairie dog that is ..think it ran in orange or brown colours ...the last time i was in sligo races was 1991 i had a horse in training with liam browne at the time ..he invited me up as heTue, 02 Oct 2012 05:45:28 -0500Probably little has changed there to be fair Wildman, but it was a great day last year and the crowd was excellent over 3.5k iirc. You'd do Sligo racecourse in an hour and a half from Galway. Is there any other all chase days in Ireland out of interehttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29408819/sligo---chase-day?post_id=524680655#524680655Probably little has changed there to be fair Wildman, but it was a great day last year and the crowd was excellent over 3.5k iirc. You'd do Sligo racecourse in an hour and a half from Galway. Is there any other all chase days in Ireland out of intereTue, 02 Oct 2012 05:42:37 -0500