Coronavirus - Cheltenham

Slattsy

I'm gonna Gareth Bale from this thread, yer all depressing the bejaysis out of me.

MaxBet

RivetingRoger wrote: »

Premier league games are called off all the time, its far more fluid
This isn't

How often is a game called off ?

Will you have a sit down and stop wetting yourself . If it’s on it’s on , if it’s off you’ll get over it

The Tetrarch

IAMAMORON wrote: »

€ 1,579 traded. If that grows overnight.....

When I looked at Betfair yesterday it was Euro 1,579 traded on the Cheltenham to go ahead market.
Today the amount traded to date is Euro 39,025: Yes 1.42 (2/5), No 3.1 (85/40)

RivetingRoger

I am saying no more on the topic
My pessimism seems to be pissing a lot of ye off
Apologies
I hope to f**k i am wrong
I really do
I won't say another word

The Tetrarch

On the Betfair Cheltenham forum.
"Biggest certainty of the festival is Paddy Power face masks. You read it here first."

RivetingRoger

Mig...have a word with whoever IS Mod here and close this baby down!
Festival goes ahead
feck the naysayers! (incl meself!)

Dr. Bre

Can it go on behind closed doors ?

Mysterypunter

Dr. Bre wrote: »

Can it go on behind closed doors ?

Racing only exists for gambling and bookmakers, paddy power and Guinness. So of course it could, but it won't. How many people would even watch racing without the social elements?

The Mig

Mod Note: Thread has been closed. Stop posting in it. Thanks!

Brock Turnpike

Ireland vs Italy game is off. Festival has to be an risk now.

ASOT

1.44 to go ahead
3.05 not to go ahead

45k matched.

Earendil

Mysterypunter wrote: »

Racing only exists for gambling and bookmakers, paddy power and Guinness. So of course it could, but it won't. How many people would even watch racing without the social elements?

I would image he meant no crowds at the track on the days. Jaysus.

Doctors room ghost

Cheltenham is going ahead according to the wireless

Gavin "shels"

Can I change my answer? Getting concerned....

The Tetrarch

Betfair 1/2 On; 15/8 Off
204,061 traded

tucker1971

Twitter, facebook, all forms of social media, and the click bait media, have this over hyped.
Racing should go ahead but the sensationalist media would love to see if off.

Charlie George

Case confirmed in the North, person had passed through Dublin from Northern Italy, it could be in trouble now.

IAMAMORON

The only people who can call it off is the British Home Office. The BHA won't call anything off unless they are told to. There is far too much going on for it to be called off as it is.

One case in the north will not make any difference. There are seemingly 15 cases in the UK. Unless this escalates dramatically over the next few days I simply cannot see it happening.

By next week they will have to make a call on it. The amount of scaremongering that goes on, especially online. There are people on the virus thread on this site, the tripe they post, you can tell they are simply hoping things gets worse. People get off on the chaos of it.

I remember a poster ,over 3 weeks ago now ,boasting about the amount of facemasks he had bought in anticipation. The same poster is posting daily about the viral Armageddon that we're all coming to. Keyboard warrior chaos junckies. It is like he will disappointed if he doesn't get the opportunity to wear one around.

I am not trying to be blasé about the virus. It could happen that the dept of health advises against travelling over if it did get bad in the UK, we cannot tell for sure. But unless things capitulate in the next few days I really do not see it. Lets hope Kevin Blake keeps his mouth shut for the time being.

jamesbere

Cheltenham should go ahead unless it escalates quickly but ill be confident England can control any spread.

ASOT

The Tetrarch wrote: »

Betfair 1/2 On; 15/8 Off
204,061 traded

1.56 - On
2.74 - Off
230k traded

RivetingRoger

Ruby talking behind closed doors festival instead of postponement

Moron... You referencing me above?

deathbomber

RivetingRoger wrote: »

Ruby talking behind closed doors festival instead of postponement

Moron... You referencing me above?

Personally i think the scales are tipping towards all large events being cancelled, inclusive of Paddys day parade here.

IAMAMORON

RivetingRoger wrote: »

Ruby talking behind closed doors festival instead of postponement

Moron... You referencing me above?

Rog you started this shightfest of a thread. Rightly or wrongly. But no I was not mentioning you in my previous post. But if you want to go and have a look at the drivel that is getting posted in the Corona thread be my guest.

The best one I read was that an Israeli pharma company developed the virus and are hoping to use it as a bio-weapon…… some one else said that there is a 50,000 dead in China and that the Chinese Government were secretly burning bodies to cover it up..... Another poster said that the case in Sweden had travelled through Germany by train with no Italian connection and was estimating that 1 million are going to die in Europe as a result.

Ruby fooooooking Walsh should stick to whatever he sticks to. He will have no say on whether or not the festival goes ahead.

If anything the media is getting a lively opportunity to give the HSE a hammering. The gubberment is already getting blamed for not being prepared.

As it stands Rog as far as I am concerned if the festival is cancelled it is all KEVIN BLAKES fault.

IAMAMORON

deathbomber wrote: »

Personally i think the scales are tipping towards all large events being cancelled, inclusive of Paddys day parade here.

Any tips for the weekend?

deathbomber

IAMAMORON wrote: »

Any tips for the weekend?

No, waiting for Cheltenham myself, prefer to wait for the big grade 1's myself! Will let you know should it go ahead though

RivetingRoger

Moron.... My friend.... If you were a race, you'd be a handicap

Earendil

RivetingRoger wrote: »

Moron.... My friend.... If you were a race, you'd be a handicap

A seller

IAMAMORON

RivetingRoger wrote: »

Moron.... My friend.... If you were a race, you'd be a handicap

Earendil wrote: »

A seller

Biggest gambling heat of the season for sure, trainers would be pulling the shight out of their best ones for a chance to get in.

BumperD

deathbomber wrote: »

Personally i think the scales are tipping towards all large events being cancelled, inclusive of Paddys day parade here.

I’d agree didn’t think it would get this bad when roger stuck it up

Lucy8080

In the u.k. these last few days,schools and at least one g.p. practice have closed their doors.

This island has it's first confirmed case. It's three weeks out ,but if there is an increase in schools/g.p.s closing their doors, it would be reasonable to expect large sporting events will start being cancelled.

The Mig

I’ll give up my Mod duties if Cheltenham gets called off. That’s how confident I am it’ll be on. The social media scaremongering is gone way OTT

Motivator

There’s no point in this poll or this thread, what will happen will happen. What I’m most concerned about is they’re probably going to leave it as late as possible to make a call on it. From a selfish point of view, our free cancellation on our accommodation for the four days runs out next Friday so if it is cancelled it’s going to cost us, and a lot of people an awful lot of money. That’s purely from a selfish and financial point of view.

Obviously peoples safety is of paramount importance but Jesus I hope they make a definite call on it sooner rather than later and stick to it. What’s the possibility of day 1 going ahead and then people start dropping like flies? Imagine they quarantined 60,000 people and kept us at the track for two weeks? The bars would run dry after an hour.

BumperD

What I stuggle with wrapping my head around us they cancelled the rugby in two weeks let continue to allow flights daily from Italy to Ireland

.... mass gatherings are deemed risky.

Andrew00

Will the bookies add extra virtual racing from Steepledowns if The Festival is cancelled?

BumperD

Augeo wrote: »

.... mass gatherings are deemed risky.

How many gather in heathrow airport on a daily basis ....

WicklowBravee

I’m going to Cheltenham but I can accept if things are bad they can just have it behind closed doors and it will be on TV at the very least. I couldn’t deal with no racing.

BumperD

BumperD wrote: »

What I stuggle with wrapping my head around us they cancelled the rugby in two weeks let continue to allow flights daily from Italy to Ireland

BumperD wrote: »

How many gather in heathrow airport on a daily basis ....

You were on about flights from Italy to Ireland.... Now You are on about Heathrow.

Total lockdowm would of course minimise the rate of infection.

carq

From a punting perspective, what happens to:

1) Antepost bets
2) exchange bets

?

BumperD

Augeo wrote: »

.... mass gatherings are deemed risky.

You put forward the mass gatherings argument.....

Croll

carq wrote: »

From a punting perspective, what happens to:

1) Antepost bets
2) exchange bets

?

I had a bet with Ladbrokes yesterday who are not NRNB On some races and they confirmed at head office for me it would be money back if the festival did not go ahead , that’s just one bookies though . I’d presume all exchange bets would be voided

ASOT

carq wrote: »

From a punting perspective, what happens to:

1) Antepost bets
2) exchange bets

?

Exchange bets will be be as follows

If a race is officially abandoned, declared void or the Conditions of the race are altered all bets will be void. If a race is postponed, but run at the same venue within seven days of the original scheduled date, all bets will stand provided the Conditions of the race remain the same and the entries are not re-opened.

BumperD

BumperD wrote: »

You put forward the mass gatherings argument.....

That's the reason the match is off. I didn't put it forward, you said you couldn't get your head around it.
It's leisure, thousands of folk travelling from an area with a decent number of cases.

carq

Next few days will be key.
Uk has had active cases for the last few weeks, i think you would need triple figures in uk in the next week for this to be called off.
Actions of the FA could set a precedent so keep an eye on that.

BumperD

Augeo wrote: »

That's the reason the match is off. I didn't put it forward, you said you couldn't get your head around it.
It's leisure, thousands of folk travelling from an area with a decent number of cases.

A case just entered through Dublin Airport from Italy. I’ll leave it at that.

RivetingRoger

Augeo wrote: »

.... mass gatherings are deemed risky.

What if you are a Protestant?

RivetingRoger

Hearing a lot of sense being talked in last 24 hrs by people who know their stuff, Delargy in particular
Reason for cancellation price being so short on exchange likely to be big gamblers looking to cover some losses if the festival is cancelled
He reckons its still far far more likely to go ahead than not
A lot of people saying its events further down the line that are in far more serious threat, ie Olympics, Euro's and...yes, Aintree

I would still be fairly confident it will go ahead lads, barring of course an absolute Dustin Hoffman-esque Outbreak over this side between now and then

RivetingRoger

WicklowBravee wrote: »

I’m going to Cheltenham but I can accept if things are bad they can just have it behind closed doors and it will be on TV at the very least. I couldn’t deal with no racing.

Would be odd watching on TV with no buzz no atmosphere but still be a damn site better than not watching atall
Horses wouldn't give a feck either

NaiveMelodies

RivetingRoger wrote: »

Delargy in particular
Reason for cancellation price being so short on exchange likely to be big gamblers looking to cover some losses if the festival is cancelled.

Are you sure someone as intelligent as Delargy said this?

RivetingRoger

NaiveMelodies wrote: »

Are you sure someone as intelligent as Delargy said this?

Yup
Listen to first 20 mins of yesterdays podcast
makes sense too when he explains it