You have to get rid of three tracks

[Racing Daily]

You are an imaginary administrator, looking to eliminate ‘bloat’ from the racing calender.  Which three tracks would you choose to put the hammer down on?

My choices –

Folkestone (F)<br>Catterick (N)<br>Southwell (A)

I can truly say that that there is nothing that interests me in these three tracks.  Nothing at all.<br>Northern England is awash with other venues, and Folkestone’s flat calender could easily be switched to Brighton, whilst Plumpton or Fontwell (even Lingers) could absorb it’s NH itinerary.  Southwell is the obvious choice for the axe in the AW catagory.<br>Opinions?

[Smithy]

Flat Catterick (NAP)<br>Jumps Catterick (NB)<br>Wouldn’t get rid of an AW track but Kempton was last in so can be first out.

[The Market Man]

Can I be awkward and just say scrap all all weather tracks? :cool:

[davidjohnson]

Brighton for the Flat without a shadow of a doubt. Like a number of others I wouldn’t get rid of any of the all-weather tracks. No strong views on a jumps track.

[The Market Man]

(Sorry accidently posted twice somehow)

(Edited by The Market Man at 4:55 pm on Dec. 17, 2006)

[Librettist]

Sedgefield would make a good land-fill site.

Wolverhampton (AW) can go up in flames as far as i’m concerned.

And finally, why not drop a bomb on Musselburgh?

[Racing Daily]

I originally thought Brighton.  But it is so unique that I would keep it and ditch Folk instead.

[non vintage]

I don’t like Bath much, I can’t get excited about Ludlow or Hereford (aren’t they almost the same track – has anyone ever seen them together?) so one of those can go, and Kempton is the least appealing of the dirt quartet…

[zilzal]

Flat

1ST Redcar   <br>2nd Hamilton Pk (Nose)<br>3rd Bath (Shd)<br>4th Thirsk (1/2L)<br>5th Yarmouth (1L)

Jumps

Carlisle

AW

Lingfield Park

[Wallace]

How can someone waith a byline like,

~Hever Golf Rose~Lochsong~Dizzy~

even conisder getting rid of Musselburgh.  

Dizzy’s Bar at Musselburgh and the Chicken Hut at Kelso two places where deals are done.

Brighton, Catterick and Bangor can all go.

(Edited by Wallace at 6:14 pm on Dec. 17, 2006)

[Gizmogirl]

Windsor, which would avoid the chop if it repositioned the stands so I could see the entire race.

RD – what’s so wrong about Folkestone? Dare I ask?

[slipperytoad]

Flat – Bath :angry: <br>Jumps – Hereford<br>A/W – none..

[Glenn]

Kempton, Kempton and Kempton.

[Mounty]

AW – Kempton<br>Jumps – Kempton – preferbly before the King George as I’ve laid Kauto Star at the wrong price.<br>Flat (turf) – Bath – pointless s**t
hole

[yeats]

No watering has to be a major plus for Bath even if it is run by Northern Racing.

Brighton     (F)<br>Folkestone (J)<br>Kempton    (AW) Replace it with a turf track.

[dave jay]

Windsor<br>Bath<br>Wolverhampton AW

[davidbrady]

Jumps: Cheltenham (so the rest of the jumping season can get the recognition it deserves)

Flat: Epsom (so the Derby can be run on a proper course instead of a rollercoaster)

AW: I wouldn’t remove the courses at all. I would prefer to see better class racing on them which would make them a viable betting and viewing medium. The Dubai Festival & countless American races show that top grade flat racing can take place on dirt.

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