Death n Taxes
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10 coursesif racing had to rationalise and we could only have 10 courses which courses would you keep. We need a mix of jumps and flat and geographical spread is important. I thought
Ascot
Newmarket
Goodwood
York
Newcastle
Ayr
Cheltenham
Aintree
Cartmel
sandown
Which courses would take out and why but you have to try and keep the geogrphical spread.
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Death n Taxes
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just realised no course in wales so swap goodwood for chepstow.
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geordie_racer
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hexham
perth
cartmel
wetherby
musselburgh
sedgefield
ayr
kelso
carlisle
newcastle
plenty of spread there and all my requirements catered for
next please? 
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Andy
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Aintree
Ayr
Cheltenham
Chepstow
Kempton
Newbury
Plumpton
Sandown
Wetherby
Wincanton
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geordie_racer
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Re: 10 courses | Death n Taxes wrote: | if racing had to rationalise and we could only have 10 courses which courses would you keep. We need a mix of jumps and flat and geographical spread is important. I thought
Ascot
Newmarket
Goodwood
York
Newcastle
Ayr
Cheltenham
Aintree
Cartmel
sandown
Which courses would take out and why but you have to try and keep the geogrphical spread. |
joking apart once you start to say you only need 10 or 12 or 20 courses you can bet your bottom dollar you will get it
any major cities (inclding London) lack a racecourse. Birmingham and Manchester stand out for that reason.
Losing hamilton woul take glasgow's only course
the only one I would get rid of is Kemptn PArk, as they cannot run a chase on grass. shameful
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Hampton
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You couldn't put racecourse in Central London due to space & as it is there are 3 courses not far from London: Epsom, Sandown & Kempton. There are other tracks that are very easy to get too from London like Lingfield & Brighton.
If you only had 10 you would end up with big gaps across the country & areas with more than one track!
Really you should be looking at tracks to lose rather than keep brining it down to a more suitable number.
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Hampton
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Tracks I would lose:
Brighton
Yarmouth
Exeter
Ripon
Mussleburgh
Bangor
I think that would still leave a good cover across the country.
It will never happen anyway!!
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gromero
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Re: 10 courses | Death n Taxes wrote: | if racing had to rationalise and we could only have 10 courses which courses would you keep. We need a mix of jumps and flat and geographical spread is important. I thought
Ascot
Newmarket
Goodwood
York
Newcastle
Ayr
Cheltenham
Aintree
Cartmel
sandown
Which courses would take out and why but you have to try and keep the geogrphical spread. |
 no Epsom? yet you have Cartmel. bonkers 
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Death n Taxes
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cartmel was geographical epsom and goodwood were 11 and 12
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katchit
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How can you lose Exeter?
Where would all the stars of the future run?
You keeping Taunton but losing Exeter, words fail me!
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geordie_racer
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| Hampton wrote: | You couldn't put racecourse in Central London due to space & as it is there are 3 courses not far from London: Epsom, Sandown & Kempton. There are other tracks that are very easy to get too from London like Lingfield & Brighton.
If you only had 10 you would end up with big gaps across the country & areas with more than one track!
Really you should be looking at tracks to lose rather than keep brining it down to a more suitable number. |
two words
alexandra palace
and the land is still there and available.
why lose any?
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geordie_racer
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| katchit wrote: | How can you lose Exeter?
Where would all the stars of the future run?
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Hexham
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gromero
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| Death n Taxes wrote: | | cartmel was geographical epsom and goodwood were 11 and 12 |
then we'd have to have 12 and not 10
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Jimbob
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In no particular order;
Newmarket
Cheltenham
Sandown
Epsom
Doncaster
Ayr
Haydock
Ffos Las
Ascot
Lingfield
If there's only 10 then they need to mainly be all mixed so with the exceptions of HQ, Cheltenham & Epsom I have picked on that basis. Having said that, if I could have an 11th it would be Aintree!
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penleguin
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Ah well, here are mine:
Epsom
York
Goodwood
Ascot
Sandown
Chester
Cheltenham
Doncaster
Newbury
Perth
These are from personal experience and there are plenty others that look good that I've not been to (e.g. Ffos Las). I wouldn't lose Musselburgh, nice wee course though a bit chilly with an easterly wind.
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Hampton
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| katchit wrote: | How can you lose Exeter?
Where would all the stars of the future run?
You keeping Taunton but losing Exeter, words fail me! |
I did consider the fact that Exeter runs a big Chase race each year, but Exeter is currently not a vaiable course & is losing money so would be one of the first to go!
I considered some that might go like Hexham but geograph basis would stay.
You wouldn't please everybody if you started earmarking courses for closure!
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Hampton
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| geordie_racer wrote: | | Hampton wrote: | You couldn't put racecourse in Central London due to space & as it is there are 3 courses not far from London: Epsom, Sandown & Kempton. There are other tracks that are very easy to get too from London like Lingfield & Brighton.
If you only had 10 you would end up with big gaps across the country & areas with more than one track!
Really you should be looking at tracks to lose rather than keep brining it down to a more suitable number. |
two words
alexandra palace
and the land is still there and available.
why lose any? |
The land may still be there but it wouldn't be suitable today due to things like problems regarding traffic in the area! When it was in operation there was less cars on the road! 
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geordie_racer
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| Hampton wrote: | | geordie_racer wrote: | | Hampton wrote: | You couldn't put racecourse in Central London due to space & as it is there are 3 courses not far from London: Epsom, Sandown & Kempton. There are other tracks that are very easy to get too from London like Lingfield & Brighton.
If you only had 10 you would end up with big gaps across the country & areas with more than one track!
Really you should be looking at tracks to lose rather than keep brining it down to a more suitable number. |
two words
alexandra palace
and the land is still there and available.
why lose any? |
The land may still be there but it wouldn't be suitable today due to things like problems regarding traffic in the area! When it was in operation there was less cars on the road! |
true of when every race course other than great leighs and ffos las were built
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