ED CHAMBERLIN: Cheltenham must move with the times to stay special... restricted views, £650-a-night hotel rooms, £7 pints of Guinness and small fields are a turn off for fans
The Cheltenham Festival is an event like no other and will be sensational once again. The Cheltenham Festival is in rude health but ardent racing fans are being alienatedYet you hear constant murmurings of unhappiness within racing. How can the place where everyone wants to win be alienating ardent racing fans? Cheltenham fanatics are baulking at the cost of entry and food and drink on siteCost is Cheltenham’s biggest enemy. Small fields are inevitable, which is the biggest turn-off for all fans, who are fretting about Constitution Hill’s possible no-show due to a virus.
Source: The Times March 02, 2024 04:42 UTC
