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He’s a good choice.
He’s bright clean cut and yes, he’s multiracial. But if he’s seen as being into racing (I think he is) then its a better image than alan brazil say (saw him at goodwood once. Pints at 11am and bright crimson. looked like he was about to burst and splatter his inards all over the parade ring)
Age matters. Sad but true. Who should they chose? Mick Easterby?
The drunks thing is overdone and certainly not exclusively “young people”. Fat old geezers in their 50s can be the worst
I go racing around 40 times a year and admittedly 80% jumps but I don’t think it’s much different to its ever been
Brighton and Taunton seem fine Clive
Think its more the weekend, bigger midweek meets that get the overdrinking brigade out in forceBlackbeard to conquer the World
I’ve been going racing since the late 1970s.
I do recall me and my Dad preferred the midweek meetings at Beverley, because it got a bit rowdy at the Saturday meetings.
But what we saw on a Saturday then is absolutely nothing compared to what I see in the here and now.
I went Saturday racing a few times last year and without fail by halfway through the card the football terrace style chanting is breaking out, drinks were being drunkenly spilt over other racegoers and it’s odds-on a fight will break out, either on the racecourse or outside just after racing.
Doesn’t bother me inasmuch as no one ever started getting larey with me personally, but it certainly didn’t make me plan to go racing as much or more on Saturdays in 2022.
Anyone who has actually read and comprehended the thread will know there’s no issue with the choice of Jenas.
The issue is the campaign itself.
That’s hardly an adult under 40 in the land who hasn’t had a lads or girls day out at the races in this era of themed race days and music after racing.
The whole campaign, far from trying something new, is bombing the absolute s**t out of a crater.
What a waste of 1.6 million snarlers.
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"Agree Nathan but always been that way I think
I always think plumpton is very civilised and Kempton is one of the most relaxed and family orientated courses. Fontwell too
Only been to Huntington once and was weekend but struck by what a nice crowd and atmosphere there was there too
“Who should they chose? Mick Easterby?”
Don’t think anyone needs choosing
If Jermaine was advertising anything. It would be the product that would entice me in not the spokesperson
If he was doing the same thing for ping pong, would he make any difference, would young people jump off their seats and say “look at Jermaine promoting Table Tennis, I’m going to book up tickets and watch the Milton Keynes championship, right away”Blackbeard to conquer the World
“I always think Plumpton is very civilised.”
Plumpton is one of my favourites. It has the huge advantage of racing on a lot of Monday afternoons in winter – the time when the “Let’s drink 20 pints of lager” brigade are least likely to go racing.
Well that’s you but image influences doesn’t it?
Jenas talking away nicely about a day at the races or mick Easterby growling and scratching his bollocks
I cant recall which easterby it was but there was that story about a female journalist waiting to interview him in his kitchen after the morning gallops. He wandered in and started talking away amicably before whipping it out and having a piss in the kitchen sink whilst continuing to chat away as if it was nothing
‘Fat old geezers in their 50s can be the worst’
Very true, I wasn’t far from Ascot at the weekend and 10am Saturday morning the hotel bar and Wetherspoons were rammed, many of them fat red faced Alan Brazil lookalikes. Plenty strolling round with cans too. God knows what state they were in by the time the 6.10 came around. They like to portray Ascot as glamorous, this sure as hell wasn’t.
“They like to portray Ascot as glamorous, this sure as hell wasn’t.”
Ah, Ascot.
Hadn’t been to Champions’ Day since Frankel but went last October and it was as good a days racing as I’ve ever been to.
Four Group 1s (five really as the opener is a Group 1 in all but name) plus a quality handicap – truly tremendous stuff.
But the Peaky Blinders crew were out in force, Ascot sounded more like Stamford Bridge by the Champion Stakes and the fights were breaking out on Ascot High Street as I made my way to the car park after racing.
None of those lads needs Jermaine Jenas to give them a steer towards racing – they’ve already worked it out for themselves.
I still like the great CAS £1.6 million free bets giveaway idea.
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"“£1.6 million free bets giveaway idea”
I’m placing the lot on Tuesday/Constitution Hill double
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I’ve heard of far worse bets.
Sadly, you’ve had all the 5/2 about Tuesday already and 11/8 cannot be beaten.
And as we know Constitution Hill has already won the 2023 Champion Hurdle, it’s just a case of how many more he wins after that.
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"I used to work in Staines about 20 years ago. Ascot is just a few stops down the railway line.
I sometimes used to see the crowds on their way back from the royal meeting. It certainly was not glamorous – and the crowd who had been in the royal enclosure were the worst.
And yes, I did see Ali G. If I had £1 for every time I was asked that…
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