Charlie Endell Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Von Bulcher 1.40 and Real Smart in 2.05 - no value though and I'm on a terrible run - just about emptied my accounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Never ever got into gambling. I prefer to 'speculate' (i.e.lose) on the stock market. Is there money to be made in it over time (betting on horses) or do you see it simply as a leisure activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Purely recreational for me - I'd never make a living out of it. Did the jolly in the first - 4/6 but after a barren spell a winner is a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted October 27, 2015 Author Share Posted October 27, 2015 Soley for fun, don't often do horses, usually when I'm in the family pub and there's a squad of us chippingg in. Bookies is next door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Chelmsford today - GB track 49. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ANDYP Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Anyone been to Lingfield b4. I'm going on 1st Dec jumps meeting. Is it far from central London and is there much close by.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 (edited) Anyone been to Lingfield b4. I'm going on 1st Dec jumps meeting. Is it far from central London and is there much close by.?I was there last Tuesday - it's only 45 / 50 minutes approx. from Victoria and the station is only a few minutes walk from the track (through a pleasant park). There are a couple of pubs in the village but I didn't get the chance to visit them as we got a later train than planned (due to the 11.23 being cancelled...). Edited November 5, 2015 by Charlie Endell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 (edited) Oh aye, forgot to say, it may be worth trying to access the course via the hotel bar (far side from racecourse entrance) - when I was there last week there was no-one manning the gate between the hotel bar beer garden and the course - it's just a metal gate with a latch. However, that was for a last-minute fixture (Great Yarmouth transfer) and there was hardly anyone there (even sneaked into the owners and trainers' bar via the Tote - they only had a steward on the main door) - they might have someone on the gate at most meets. Edited November 6, 2015 by Charlie Endell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Kicks off again today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scot scotland scottish Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 On 5/1/2016 at 8:55 AM, Charlie Endell said: Kicks off again today. Going tonight? I half thought about it, but giving it a miss in lieu of sitting about the house drinking wine and eating crisps. Got York, Ripon and Sedgefield planned for later this year which will take to 20+ courses. You must have nearly done them all now?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 7 minutes ago, scot scotland scottish said: Going tonight? I half thought about it, but giving it a miss in lieu of sitting about the house drinking wine and eating crisps. Got York, Ripon and Sedgefield planned for later this year which will take to 20+ courses. You must have nearly done them all now?? You have definitely made the right choice there - 'Les McKeown's Bay City Rollers' are playing after the racing - you can just imagine the sort of crowd that'll attract - I'm giving it a miss. Three cracking courses you've got lined up - I'm going to go to the Friday of the Ebor - York is my favourite course. I was at Wincanton last Thursday and Towcester on Monday there - five to go (or six if you count the July Course and Rowley Mile at Newmarket separately) - Yarmouth, Newmarket, Hereford (plan to attend the reopening on 6 October), Kempton (possibly going to the King George) and Sandown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donaldo87 Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 I went to Kempton a couple of weeks ago...and after this i'll never be going back...(about 4:50 in) http://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/video/20160502/2595162/15472942 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scot scotland scottish Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 21 hours ago, Charlie Endell said: You have definitely made the right choice there - 'Les McKeown's Bay City Rollers' are playing after the racing - you can just imagine the sort of crowd that'll attract - I'm giving it a miss. Three cracking courses you've got lined up - I'm going to go to the Friday of the Ebor - York is my favourite course. I was at Wincanton last Thursday and Towcester on Monday there - five to go (or six if you count the July Course and Rowley Mile at Newmarket separately) - Yarmouth, Newmarket, Hereford (plan to attend the reopening on 6 October), Kempton (possibly going to the King George) and Sandown. I doubt it very much but, I wonder if Folkestone may make a Hereford style comeback one day? I know they kept Arabian racing going at Hereford and used the facilities for events and what not, but I get the feeling Folkestone may be gone for good. Don't think the racing or facilties were up to much right enough.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 (edited) 54 minutes ago, scot scotland scottish said: I doubt it very much but, I wonder if Folkestone may make a Hereford style comeback one day? I know they kept Arabian racing going at Hereford and used the facilities for events and what not, but I get the feeling Folkestone may be gone for good. Don't think the racing or facilties were up to much right enough.... I'm sure I read last week (possibly in the RP) that planning permission has been given to build housing on the racecourse site, so it does look like it's gone for good. Edit: It was the RP http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/housing-project-spells-bad-news-for-folkestone/2078712/#newsArchiveTabs=last7DaysNews Edited May 14, 2016 by Charlie Endell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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