Posted by Mark S.
on September 4, 2009, 2:22 pm
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Barry has emerged from a long stewards' enquiry with at least his gift for controversy still intact. Here's his response to the new Tweseldown fixture:
TWESELDOWN
Tweseldown on February 20th is the new venue in the 2010 schedule for the South East. Personally I am delighted as I suggested the idea in a 2004 article. For those who have not been to Tweseldown here are my thoughts about the track.
VENUE
Between Aldershot and Fleet at a village called Church Crookham on Army grounds. Check out the local pub.
ATMOSPHERE
Entry is like a prison. After paying for the car park you pay again to get into the track through iron gates. In return you get tagged (wristbands).
FOOD and AMENITIES
Best to bring your own food - you’ll be lucky to find more than one catering outlet. The male lavatories are rustic, to put it politely.
VIEWING
Trees restrict a full view of the racing. The best position is on the mound/hill/mountain situated in the middle of the course. This means a long walk from the betting ring (average weight loss 4lb per meeting).
PROGRAMMES
Very basic race cards, very expensive, total rip-off.
COURSE
Nine furlongs, right-handed, nearly always perfect conditions - with the exception of last season when frost forced a meeting to be called off ten minutes before the deferred first race.
OVERALL
More like a 1960s professional racecourse than a point-to-point day out. Horses love it, punters endure it. See you on the hill.
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