strick206
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Registered: 12th Apr 07
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Anybody like horse racing, or going to the races?
Just wondering really how many people on here are interested in it
EDIT: I know there is Jill, Matthew, anymore people?
[Edited on 16-01-2009 by strick206]
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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Only been to York Races onces, always bet on the Grand National and whenever someone gives me a tip.
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MarkM
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
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I go the races a lot... it's a great day out.
Been to:
Haydock
Aintree
Chester
Epsom
Newmarket
Uttoxeter
I still need to do Royal Ascot...
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Tom
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
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Been to chester and haydock park before. Good day out but can get expensive and frustrating 
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strick206
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I'm going to Haydock tomorrow, it is a good day out
Anybody fancy haydock tomorrow, 20quid each (i have tickets left over)
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MarkM
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Really like Haydock (and Chester). The courses are a lot smaller so a lot less people. Makes it more of a decent day out. The likes of Epsom and Aintree get ridiculously busy.
Correct about being expensive. If you dont get a winner all day your talking £400 minimum for the day and night.
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strick206
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quote:
Originally posted by MarkM
Correct about being expensive. If you dont get a winner all day your talking £400 minimum for the day and night.
No you're not
Most people who go to the races for a good day out only bet small
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Cavey
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
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Went to uttoxeter last year, had a great time, we were in the middle bit, which was cheapest, but got spots on the line for all the races, and i won on every race too 
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Cavey
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I was betting £10 a race, there were 7 races i think (we missed the first one) entry was £8 or something, and train was £10...
Cheap evening out really
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Tom
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quote:
Originally posted by Cavey
I was betting £10 a race, there were 7 races i think (we missed the first one) entry was £8 or something, and train was £10...
Cheap evening out really
Add £100 for drinks considering you're gonna end up out til death
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MarkM
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quote:
Originally posted by strick206
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Originally posted by MarkM
Correct about being expensive. If you dont get a winner all day your talking £400 minimum for the day and night.
No you're not
Most people who go to the races for a good day out only bet small
I certainly do.
1. We always go for a champagne breakfast somewhere before the meeting starts.
2. I always pay to go in a stand never the tatts. Which means at a big meeting your talking over £100 for a decent stand.
3. I spend on average £20 a race in bets.
4. We always end up having a big slap up meal early evening to keep us going.
5. Almost always a day at the races ends up with a trip to a strippers
6. I always end up staying out till gone 3am.
Add to that taxi's... drinks... etc...
It all adds up.
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MarkM
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom
quote:
Originally posted by Cavey
I was betting £10 a race, there were 7 races i think (we missed the first one) entry was £8 or something, and train was £10...
Cheap evening out really
Add £100 for drinks considering you're gonna end up out til death
At least!!
Last time I won big I left the race course with over £500 in my pocket. I arrived home at 5am with £8 odd in my pocket. I was buying bottles of champagne like they were going out of fashion. 
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strick206
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Well fair enough
County enclosure is a decent stand though, which one do you go in for over £100 
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MarkM
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The best stand at Aintree (cant remember the name - might be the queen mother) is over that...
Same with Epsom on Derby Day.
Royal Ascot is even more!!
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strick206
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Ahh right, i know what you mean now
Shame your in bloody london, could have used these tickets of mine, only 20quid too
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MarkM
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Yeah true. I can get to Haydock in 25 mins up the west lancs road...
Always get confused with the east and west lancs...
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MarkM
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Oh...
Im originally from Liverpool.
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strick206
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quote:
Originally posted by MarkM
Oh...
Im originally from Liverpool.
I know yeah, i remember it being on your location, should still be in fooking liverpool, give me a chance to not lose as much cash before i even start
Not got any mates back home who'd go?
[Edited on 16-01-2009 by strick206]
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JonnyJ
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I've been to:
York x 2
Wetherby
Beverley
Always a good day out. Never bet too big really usually end up breaking even.
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MarkM
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quote:
Originally posted by strick206
quote:
Originally posted by MarkM
Oh...
Im originally from Liverpool.
I know yeah, i remember it being on your location, should still be in fooking liverpool, give me a chance to not lose as much cash before i even start
Not got any mates back home who'd go?
[Edited on 16-01-2009 by strick206]
Yeah loads...but none of them could make it on such short notice...
Go up the meeting and try to flog them outside or to a tout...
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sib
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Registered: 6th Jun 08
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Am hoping to be going to Royal Ascot this year on the Thursday (i know its ladies day that is the hole point haha) will be my first time there. going with a mates parents. Always a good laugh with them and i think we will be going there is a Cayenne stretched limo hahaha 
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MatthewR
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Registered: 21st Oct 02
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how civilised
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