On a less grim note, I was pleased to see The Tindall's at Cheltenham yesterday, with Zara looking radiant wearing a superb 'fascinator' in Argyle's colours of green, black and white. Long may she wear it.
phil-thefluter24":rd6tjt3u said:I bet the organisers of Cheltenham cant believe their luck it was allowed to go ahead , should have been cancelled IMO. Being cynical probably down to financial reasons at the end of the day.
On the same note i see the London Marathon has been cancelled but not a word yet about the Grand National which is always around the same time , one rule for the horsie brigade & another for the rest of us ?
No betting tax on Marathon runners...phil-thefluter24":3l90ax1o said:I bet the organisers of Cheltenham cant believe their luck it was allowed to go ahead , should have been cancelled IMO. Being cynical probably down to financial reasons at the end of the day.
On the same note i see the London Marathon has been cancelled but not a word yet about the Grand National which is always around the same time , one rule for the horsie brigade & another for the rest of us ?
They have now, after the horse has bolted , pardon the punLundan Cabbie":10ctfgj6 said:phil-thefluter24":10ctfgj6 said:I bet the organisers of Cheltenham cant believe their luck it was allowed to go ahead , should have been cancelled IMO. Being cynical probably down to financial reasons at the end of the day.
On the same note i see the London Marathon has been cancelled but not a word yet about the Grand National which is always around the same time , one rule for the horsie brigade & another for the rest of us ?
Why must there be some sort of agenda? Large outdoor gatherings have not been stopped by the Government so why shouldn't Cheltenham have gone ahead. When that changes, large outdoor events will be cancelled including The Grand National Festival. There wasn't a different rule for the London and Manchester Marathons. The organisers have taken those decisions off their own backs, without Government pressure.
4 horse racing meetings still going ahead this afternoon and another this evening.phil-thefluter24":3iyrhgpg said:They have now, after the horse has bolted , pardon the punLundan Cabbie":3iyrhgpg said:phil-thefluter24":3iyrhgpg said:I bet the organisers of Cheltenham cant believe their luck it was allowed to go ahead , should have been cancelled IMO. Being cynical probably down to financial reasons at the end of the day.
On the same note i see the London Marathon has been cancelled but not a word yet about the Grand National which is always around the same time , one rule for the horsie brigade & another for the rest of us ?
Why must there be some sort of agenda? Large outdoor gatherings have not been stopped by the Government so why shouldn't Cheltenham have gone ahead. When that changes, large outdoor events will be cancelled including The Grand National Festival. There wasn't a different rule for the London and Manchester Marathons. The organisers have taken those decisions off their own backs, without Government pressure.
As regards Cheltenham you are more or less agreeing with me insomuch as the organisers could & should have taken it on themselves to cancel it as other sports have done. As said previously it was down largely to money when you had one of the organisers saying it pumps 60 mill into the local economy enough said.
Stiffler":1j5tftzd said:Horse Racing made a decision before the football league about playing behind closed doors by the way, racing is taking place without spectators from Monday as was announced a few days ago.