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[archie]

What's the score with tickets for the Dublin Racing Festival please chaps? Which are the best tickets to get? Few of us going over, meeting a few from Dublin so accomodation sorted already. The lads over there don't know much about the racing so I'm in charge of where we end up on course.

https://www.leopardstown.com/visit/tickets/ticket-types/

Just a personal view but...

General admission is fine for most purposes. I've only done Premium Level once and there was a biting wind blowing in exactly the worst direction for comfort so I'd be biased against. On the other hand, access to bars etc in the general area can be a pain if it's wet for racing.

Early bird weekend tickets are 50 euro but, depending on how many of you there are, there might be a group rate that's better.

On the day itself, I'd heavily recommend arriving early and finding somewhere to use as a base. If it's wet these areas all get very crowded so establishing a base camp makes sense.

[Eggs]

I’ve cashed out for a loss. Certain Gordon will have a lot better to go to Cheltenham with

….when originally mentioned (by Scooby I think) it was as one for the Boodles.

[riccirich]

I’ve cashed out for a loss. Certain Gordon will have a lot better to go to Cheltenham with

Not sure what bookie you use for most of your bets but I was able to cash out for full stake on him after the race on paddy power, and they still have him unchanged at 33/1 as of now.

They can be a little slow updating prices after the race in the early part of the season on some of the lower profile horses such as jazzy matty, so if you have access to an account with them it would be worth using them in some cases like this as the likes of 365 seem to be more on the ball with suspending cash out.

[Lobos]

Wetherspoons in Cheltenham (The Bank) to be sold. End of an era.

[robith]

Wetherspoons in Cheltenham (The Bank) to be sold. End of an era.

RIP the ultimate "fuck it, this'll do" pub

[Atlantic Viking]

Wetherspoons in Cheltenham (The Bank) to be sold. End of an era.

Always loved starting off in there on the Tuesday, tables almost all gone by 9:01am, proper Christmas morning type buzz except the kids this time are all overgrown and look like they've wintered a bit too well. Genuine shame to lose it.

[Liammet]

What's the score with tickets for the Dublin Racing Festival please chaps? Which are the best tickets to get? Few of us going over, meeting a few from Dublin so accomodation sorted already. The lads over there don't know much about the racing so I'm in charge of where we end up on course.

Just a reminder you can use your rewards for racing points to purchase tickets for leopardstown now
also,if you are staying in the city centre get the Luas (tram) to leopardstown and there’s a free shuttle bus to the course from there
General admission is fine

[twig78]

Thanks archie and Liammet

[robith]

Soumillion - that were diabolical

[Atlantic Viking]

Soumillion - that were diabolical

As is the 'punishment'.

[FinalFurlong91]

Soumillion - that were diabolical

One of the worst things you'll see on a racetrack

[Istabraq]

One of the worst things you'll see on a racetrack

The only thing worse is the 60 day ban given.
When you look at the potential for serious injury from these incidents, Freddie Tylicki comes to mind, it’s baffling 60 days at the arse end of the season is considered satisfactory, and the fact he rides in the Arc makes it worse…

[Atlantic Viking]

Soumillion - that were diabolical

https://twitter.com/BGPIntern/status/1576131331859234816

[FinalFurlong91]

The only thing worse is the 60 day ban given.
When you look at the potential for serious injury from these incidents, Freddie Tylicki comes to mind, it’s baffling 60 days at the arse end of the season is considered satisfactory, and the fact he rides in the Arc makes it worse…

It was a disgrace and should've been a 1 year ban

If he did that to me I'd be getting the authorities involved

[robith]

https://twitter.com/BGPIntern/status...31331859234816

Haha I love howbinevitable that was