Guys...all you Racing Fans out there, just wondered what your views are on comparing the 2 racing channels. I have now been subscribing to both for a while.

My views are that whereas RUK may show the major meetings , I feel that ATR which is a freebie, shows about 2 or 3 times as much racing action from England and Ireland, compared with the 20 per month we have to pay for Racing UK.

I would seriously question the value in paying 20 per month to RUK and spending half my viewing hours watching reruns of reruns of reruns.

Maybe we should run a campaign to boycott RUK as placing shedloads of bets with companies doing a special freebie with RUK is not economical sense.

To be honest i don't subscribe to RUK so i can't comment, but I like ATR. Get On is quite lively (except when the clueless and irritating Chapman is on) and of course they provide a plentiful supply of afternoon racing chirping away in my ear during afternoon trading - also good coverage from ireland and Dubai recently. If we are really lucky then the delicious Miss Bird is on too!
I wouldn't pay for it though, unless the two channels merge and bring us every track in the UK on two channels (equivalent to sky sports one and two i guess), then i might, especially if rumours of C4 getting out next year are true.
Not sorted out my Cheltenham bets yet, but happy memories of three successive winning years (the worry is my luck must run out soon!). Suspiciion is it could be an Irish bonanza year.

Hawick

a good summary imo

sounds like we have had similar joy at cheltenham - hers to making it another successful yr - i will post my bets on the horse racing thread in the traders room

Fundamentalist...please see your own mail box

I wish I had laid Best Mate at the 11/4 yesterday,..still if I am really honest it is a tragedy for the sport that he wont be on centre stage.
The guys who has laid 1000/1 to 97 Kicking King must be really shi***** it now...rgds pb

Piston

Agree its a tragedy re: best mate - its now an exceptionally ordinary field for a gold cup

have to admit it would be quite amusing if kicking king was to win now - i expect those that backed will have laid it off now and spread the profit - i know i would have

email reply on its way

Piston

can you activate your mail facility so i can reply

F....have put an E Mail address in...is that what activates it?

It is a shame about Best Mate, and i have huge respect for all involved, (there's a but coming........) BUT all that cotton wool and still look what happens!!