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Why, on Friday, is a no-mark conditional jockeys handicap on terrestrial television whilst a novice chase (with a very impressive roll call) on the same card isn’t? This seems to happen at every single meeting.
Is it done to appease Racing UK or is it done to appease the bookies?
Think its done to appease Countdown to be honest. And rather have something than nothing!
I agree that Countdown is a fundamental staple of British daytime television and long may it remain.
I’m just wondering if the producers of Channel 4 racing actually feel that fans would be more interested in a conditional handicap than a top novice chase or if their hands are tied.
It’s betting. Seventeen runners in the Conditional last year, six in the Novices.
Mike
Changing the subject, sorry, but does anyone know if the bus’s that run from the train station when the festival is on are doing the same this Saturday?
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Nathan, the buses are only laid on for the festival and the open meetings. Looks like you’ll have to splash out on a taxi.
The TV coverage timing is restricted by countdown that follows it. So why don’t cheltenham be a bit more intelligent with their race scheduling?
The TV coverage timing is restricted by countdown that follows it. So why don’t cheltenham be a bit more intelligent with their race scheduling?
As Betlarge suggested it, sadly, is down to betting turnover – with a big field handicap being more attractive than the novice.
Sell your soul to the bookmakers and you pay the price
Nathan, the buses are only laid on for the festival and the open meetings. Looks like you’ll have to splash out on a taxi.
Buses run from the station to the course every day on route "D" (final destination Bishop’s Cleeve), and at £3:20 for a day rider are better than a taxi.
Nathan, the buses are only laid on for the festival and the open meetings. Looks like you’ll have to splash out on a taxi.
Buses run from the station to the course every day on route "D" (final destination Bishop’s Cleeve), and at £3:20 for a day rider are better than a taxi.
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Never use it myself, but would have thought they would be mobbed-out.Nathan, the buses are only laid on for the festival and the open meetings. Looks like you’ll have to splash out on a taxi.
Buses run from the station to the course every day on route "D" (final destination Bishop’s Cleeve), and at £3:20 for a day rider are better than a taxi.
Public transport
Never use it myself, but would have thought they would be mobbed-out.It’s good enough for me Mr Pilsen! I live 5 mins walk from the station, and catch the bus to the track a couple of time a week. It even stops in the town centre for 5 minutes so you can sprint round to MacDonalds for a quadruple by-pass on your way in.
Ah yes Rory, but you’re using it on non racing days- presumably for your work on Timeform Radio.
I wouldn’t want to be getting shoehorned into one of the buses this Saturday.
True, but with buses every 10 minutes, it’s not as horrible as it seems.
I bow to your superior knowledge of public transport
Still think that Nathan will be better off getting a taxi. Though he’ll be disappointed that there’s no special bus for him…. he’ll laugh at that
… probably.Just seen the price of the train……
Maybe you could drive Mr. P and give us a lift?
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Never use it myself, but would have thought they would be mobbed-out.
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