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I don’t spend a penny on course either
I take my own water in ginge, no need to smuggle, tell them I had a kidney transplant and I’m not queuing or paying for water. If they still resist I tell them to get someone in a higher position down. They then let me in
I tend to have a big breakfast before going which will see me throughGaelic Warrior Gold Cup Winner 2026
Yep, seems a big turnout at York: the coach park is about full, ‘revellers’ and police abound. This meeting used to regularly attract around 40,000 so it remains to be seen if that’s approached
I’d put my hand in my pocket to buy you a black pudding baguette Drone
but I wouldn’t ever buy ginger anything..
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Some racecourses do not let you take food in. Wolverhampton would not let me take an opened bottle of water in when I visited a few weeks ago.
A woman at Plumpton told me she had a bar of chocolate taken off her at Newbury. Unless they have free water available, Wolverhampton are lining themselves up for an expensive & embarrassing lawsuit if anyone collapses on a warm day with that sort of idiotic policy.
Why thank you Nathan. I too would be honoured to buy you a cheddar baguette
A racecard and sometimes a portion of chips midway through the afternoon would be my expenditure on-course
At York, the lubricated have been in good voice during this hour after chucking-out time: mainly rousing renditions of ‘Sweet Caroline’ punctuated by what appears to be footballing chants
“…punctuated by what appears to be footballing chants”
You mean you’ve never been to a football match and unleashed the old Cottage Rake song?
For shame.
There are eight meetings in Britain next Saturday.
EIGHT.
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"and that is clashing with T20 finals days with teams from Yorkshire, Somerset, Hampshire and Lancashire involved
I’m sure those will sell out their quota of tickets and those that don’t might combined a day of mixing the sports on the television perhapsGaelic Warrior Gold Cup Winner 2026
At Newmarket on Friday there were several filtered cold water dispensers around the course situated next to the bars and they never ran dry the whole meeting.
If you are taking water into the course that is allowed if the bottle is unopened. If however the bottle is open they will confiscate it and replace it with a new bottle.
You can also take in a small pack biscuits or wrapped individual cakes like Mr. Kipling’s or a chocolate bar. I just say my husband is diabetic, which he is, even though he’s not with me.
The thing that bugged me most while I was there was my mobile phone signal as even though I had signed into the Jockey Clubs Wi Fi I couldn’t get a connection to my Paddy Power account that was faster than snails pace.
Has anyone else had this problem? Do you think they deliberately block access to online betting sites to protect the on course bookies from losing revenue.
JackThings turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...Well done Newmarket on there policy on water
Jac, I think it only applies to you ie the problem with Paddy Power
the on course bookies know that you are the Queen of Newmarket and want you to bet with them so that they can then bet with Paddy Power but double your stake.Gaelic Warrior Gold Cup Winner 2026
Lol Nathan .. a few heads will be rolling if I can’t get through to Paddy next time and yes Newmarket should be commended for looking after their guests during the hot weather
.it was certainly nice to have filtered water on tap and not get stung for £2 for a small bottle of water from the kiosks. JacThings turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...The filtered water was
a nice gesture and a lifesaver.
It’s all you need !On a recent long trip on
Saturday I had a completely frozen small bottle of carbonated water (19 pence) and a small slim grey thermos (£8 – bought recently from Morrison’s)
filled with tap water and ice accompanying me and a lady.
These three did me proud.Bath today. What a spectacle that must have been. Anyone not overcome by boredom & heat will have been treated to the largest field of the day (6) if they could be bothered to stay for the final race!
I’m sure once the great initiative of the Racing league kicks off that not only will attendances soar to sell out capacity’s but big screens in every city centre will be popping up as bookmaker shops jam packed to the rafters struggle to lay bets in time of the off.
You have to feel sorry for the regular dog player whose combination tricast will be missed with the stampede
who needs group 1’s when you have the racing leagueGaelic Warrior Gold Cup Winner 2026
Bath did attract better jockeys than I might have expected. Simon Nott managed manfully to provide us with his report from there, and there was the excitement of two long odds on shots faring no better than 3rd of 4.
VFMBrighton today – someone must want it.
ARC obviously want it as they’re paid to stage it.
And the bookies must want it because they’re paying.
Along with Catterick and Doenpatrick it helped provide a race every ten minutes or so on the cheap.
Turnover won’t have been great, but as long as profits from it more than cover media rights payments it will continue.
And of course everyone picking up prize money or a percentage of it will be happy enough.
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"
.it was certainly nice to have filtered water on tap and not get stung for £2 for a small bottle of water from the kiosks. 
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