Cheltenham 2016

The price of The Festival tickets will increase after midnight 29th January 2016
Read more at www.thefestival2016.co.uk/#fTLZgctJHKCVu8q1.99

On Champion, Ladies and Gold Cup days the Tattersalls Grandstand @ +125 pounds is sold out.

On Gold Cup day the Guinness grandstand @ +90 pounds is sold out

On Gold Cup day the cheapest tickets are +35 pounds in the Best Mate enclosure and the most expensive is an investment of 175 quid in the Guinness View.
cheltenhamtickets.thejockeyclub.co.uk/Online/seatSelect.asp

Why dont we start planning a trip for 2017? Sort accomodation through friends and family... Try get a group together.....

Mac wrote: Have pencilled to attend the festival. But I need to persuade a buddy

attended the Cheltenham festival 1982 the year Dickinson saddled the first five home in the gold cup really enjoyed myself but wouldn't go back ideal if u like queing

I am going to try make it for 2016. 3 tasty derbies on the weekend - Newcastle/ Sunderland, Manchester derby and Chelsea/ West Ham. That would knock off the top 2 on the bucket list. A soccer and racing pigfest. Who's coming along?

UP to meeting up if anyone makes it, sure Davethepansy will be upfor it?

Chicken? Engels?

Bob - Could you not ask the agency ( Go Travel?) that organises trips to the Dubai Carnival to investigate constructing a package for us (and any others who might be interested).

I'm very keen to go again but, from previous experience, it's quite a schlep to arrange it as a solo traveller as most packaged options only really work for a group of 4 or more.

Although it is expensive I would prefer to be accommodated in the glass fronted restaurant at the finish simply to circumvent the congestion and get a good view. It also includes a reserved grandstand seat.

I will speak with Phil

Faugheen the machine out of the champion Hurdle

Can I ask a novice question....

What is a "bumper" and what is a "point to point"?

A bumper is a race on a jumps card that has neither hurdles or fencers
Point to point is a race where you have all sorts of jumps usually raced in the middle of the race course I think that's what it is but I am sure that the pros will have a better description

Bumpers are basically Juvenile flat races for Novice National hunt horses, without hurdles. You can`t have run under rules before racing in a bumper

Point to points are steeple chases run under amateur rules, i used to bookie at the flag racing years ago

In Ireland its used to sell and bring on young horses, in the uk its more of a leasure activity and most pointers are members of fox chasing

Thanks guys!