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Definitely the worst Festival I have ever been to . Of course there were lots of great races but lots of depressingly uncompetitive ones too. Heavy ground obviously compromises it . The race day experience as they like to call it was also much the worst . It was as if they had little confidence in the racing product . Loads of dreadful “ non-racing entertainment “ the money they spent on it would have been much better spent on car parks and prize money . Food and drink exceptionally expensive and as for the endless loud music played all day over the PA ffs - we had loud rock music with thrashing guitars for the parade for the Gold Cup for heaven’s sake . At least if you stayed at home you would have been spared the awful presentation by Aly Vance - though Martin Kelly and Hayley Moore just showed her up with their knowledgeable presentation and interviews . Highlights Captain Guinness and the battle royal in the Turners Lowlights ( apart obviously from poor Highland Hunter and the fatality in the Fred Winter ( whose name escapes me) - the lowest rated Champion Hurdle I have ever seen and the very uncompetitive NH Chase and Gallagher.

<blockquote data-quote="Ardross" data-source="post: 2673029" data-attributes="member: 65364"><p>Definitely the worst Festival I have ever been to . Of course there were lots of great races but lots of depressingly uncompetitive ones too. Heavy ground obviously compromises it . The race day experience as they like to call it was also much the worst . It was as if they had little confidence in the racing product . Loads of dreadful “ non-racing entertainment “ the money they spent on it would have been much better spent on car parks and prize money . Food and drink exceptionally expensive and as for the endless loud music played all day over the PA ffs - we had loud rock music with thrashing guitars for the parade for the Gold Cup for heaven’s sake . At least if you stayed at home you would have been spared the awful presentation by Aly Vance - though Martin Kelly and Hayley Moore just showed her up with their knowledgeable presentation and interviews . Highlights Captain Guinness and the battle royal in the Turners Lowlights ( apart obviously from poor Highland Hunter and the fatality in the Fred Winter ( whose name escapes me) - the lowest rated Champion Hurdle I have ever seen and the very uncompetitive NH Chase and Gallagher.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Ardross, post: 2673029, member: 65364"] Definitely the worst Festival I have ever been to . Of course there were lots of great races but lots of depressingly uncompetitive ones too. Heavy ground obviously compromises it . The race day experience as they like to call it was also much the worst . It was as if they had little confidence in the racing product . Loads of dreadful “ non-racing entertainment “ the money they spent on it would have been much better spent on car parks and prize money . Food and drink exceptionally expensive and as for the endless loud music played all day over the PA ffs - we had loud rock music with thrashing guitars for the parade for the Gold Cup for heaven’s sake . At least if you stayed at home you would have been spared the awful presentation by Aly Vance - though Martin Kelly and Hayley Moore just showed her up with their knowledgeable presentation and interviews . Highlights Captain Guinness and the battle royal in the Turners Lowlights ( apart obviously from poor Highland Hunter and the fatality in the Fred Winter ( whose name escapes me) - the lowest rated Champion Hurdle I have ever seen and the very uncompetitive NH Chase and Gallagher. [/QUOTE]

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