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Ladies Day at Epsom
I'm going to the Oaks on Friday, should I buy my Grandstand ticket in
advance? The last few times I have been to the Oaks it was run on a Saturday and the place was pretty quiet. Now that it marketed as Ladies Day and also has the Coronation Cup is it a near sell out? Derek. |
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Re: Ladies Day at Epsom
Derek F wrote:
> I'm going to the Oaks on Friday, should I buy my Grandstand ticket in > advance? The last few times I have been to the Oaks it was run on a Saturday > and the place was pretty quiet. Now that it marketed as Ladies Day and also > has the Coronation Cup is it a near sell out? > Derek. Pick a cheap one up off the touts on the day. Offer 10 quid under face value as a maximum. Mike |
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Re: Ladies Day at Epsom
"Mike Muppet" <mike@muppet.com.com> wrote in message news:f36bn2$mk1$6@aioe.org... > Derek F wrote: >> I'm going to the Oaks on Friday, should I buy my Grandstand ticket in >> advance? The last few times I have been to the Oaks it was run on a >> Saturday and the place was pretty quiet. Now that it marketed as Ladies >> Day and also has the Coronation Cup is it a near sell out? >> Derek. > > Pick a cheap one up off the touts on the day. Offer 10 quid under face > value as a maximum. > > Mike I was very lucky one Derby Day and found a grandstand ticket outside the turnstiles.Are the touts tickets all genuine? Ayr had a problem with forged ones for a while. Derek. |
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Re: Ladies Day at Epsom
Derek F wrote:
> "Mike Muppet" <mike@muppet.com.com> wrote in message > news:f36bn2$mk1$6@aioe.org... >> Derek F wrote: >>> I'm going to the Oaks on Friday, should I buy my Grandstand ticket in >>> advance? The last few times I have been to the Oaks it was run on a >>> Saturday and the place was pretty quiet. Now that it marketed as Ladies >>> Day and also has the Coronation Cup is it a near sell out? >>> Derek. >> Pick a cheap one up off the touts on the day. Offer 10 quid under face >> value as a maximum. >> >> Mike > I was very lucky one Derby Day and found a grandstand ticket outside the > turnstiles.Are the touts tickets all genuine? Ayr had a problem with forged > ones for a while. > Derek. Answer is "of course not". Simply make sure you have a good look at the ticket before parting with any cash. I've never had a problem and I've bought dozens from touts, particularly at Cheltenham. Mike. |
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Re: Ladies Day at Epsom
"Mike Muppet" <mike@muppet.com.com> wrote in message news:f36nbm$mbj$10@aioe.org... > Derek F wrote: >> "Mike Muppet" <mike@muppet.com.com> wrote in message >> news:f36bn2$mk1$6@aioe.org... >>> Derek F wrote: >>>> I'm going to the Oaks on Friday, should I buy my Grandstand ticket in >>>> advance? The last few times I have been to the Oaks it was run on a >>>> Saturday and the place was pretty quiet. Now that it marketed as Ladies >>>> Day and also has the Coronation Cup is it a near sell out? >>>> Derek. >>> Pick a cheap one up off the touts on the day. Offer 10 quid under face >>> value as a maximum. >>> >>> Mike >> I was very lucky one Derby Day and found a grandstand ticket outside the >> turnstiles.Are the touts tickets all genuine? Ayr had a problem with >> forged ones for a while. >> Derek. > > Answer is "of course not". > Simply make sure you have a good look at the ticket before parting with > any cash. I've never had a problem and I've bought dozens from touts, > particularly at Cheltenham. > > > Mike. I used to go along to Sinatra concerts to try for tickets. Touts would rip them up before you rather than sell them for less than the £100 they wanted. One dark night I got to the Albert Hall very late and only one lonely figure was hanging around. Wanna ticket he asked. It's a bit late I replied the show has started. The comedians on now he assured me, Sinatra will be on in five minutes. The doors are all shut I said. Quick round here he said and led me to a side door. £7.50 and it's yours he said. Best seat I've ever had a the Albert Hall, could practically have touched the great man. Derek. |
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Re: Ladies Day at Epsom
Derek F wrote:
> "Mike Muppet" <mike@muppet.com.com> wrote in message > news:f36nbm$mbj$10@aioe.org... >> Derek F wrote: >>> "Mike Muppet" <mike@muppet.com.com> wrote in message >>> news:f36bn2$mk1$6@aioe.org... >>>> Derek F wrote: >>>>> I'm going to the Oaks on Friday, should I buy my Grandstand ticket in >>>>> advance? The last few times I have been to the Oaks it was run on a >>>>> Saturday and the place was pretty quiet. Now that it marketed as Ladies >>>>> Day and also has the Coronation Cup is it a near sell out? >>>>> Derek. >>>> Pick a cheap one up off the touts on the day. Offer 10 quid under face >>>> value as a maximum. >>>> >>>> Mike >>> I was very lucky one Derby Day and found a grandstand ticket outside the >>> turnstiles.Are the touts tickets all genuine? Ayr had a problem with >>> forged ones for a while. >>> Derek. >> Answer is "of course not". >> Simply make sure you have a good look at the ticket before parting with >> any cash. I've never had a problem and I've bought dozens from touts, >> particularly at Cheltenham. >> >> >> Mike. > I used to go along to Sinatra concerts to try for tickets. Touts would rip > them up before you rather than sell them for less than the £100 they wanted. > One dark night I got to the Albert Hall very late and only one lonely figure > was hanging around. Wanna ticket he asked. It's a bit late I replied the > show has started. The comedians on now he assured me, Sinatra will be on in > five minutes. The doors are all shut I said. Quick round here he said and > led me to a side door. £7.50 and it's yours he said. Best seat I've ever had > a the Albert Hall, could practically have touched the great man. > Derek. Nice one! Not that Sinatra is my cuppa. Mike |
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Re: Ladies Day at Epsom
"Mike Muppet" <mike@muppet.com.com> wrote in message news:f36bn2$mk1$6@aioe.org... > Derek F wrote: >> I'm going to the Oaks on Friday, should I buy my Grandstand ticket in >> advance? The last few times I have been to the Oaks it was run on a >> Saturday and the place was pretty quiet. Now that it marketed as Ladies >> Day and also has the Coronation Cup is it a near sell out? >> Derek. > > Pick a cheap one up off the touts on the day. Offer 10 quid under face > value as a maximum. > > Mike Lots of guys offering to buy or sell tickets, they did not seem to get many takers. I just saw one person ask for a price. He turned the tickets down and the tout chased after him asking how much less than the face value that he wanted to pay. This was ten minutes before the first race.I had no confidence that the tickets were genuine and paid my £28 to get in. Seems that my doubts were right as according to the RP many people were refused admission. Derek. |
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Re: Ladies Day at Epsom
Derek F wrote:
> I had no > confidence that the tickets were genuine and paid my £28 to get in. Seems > that my doubts were right as according to the RP many people were refused > admission. Epsom would say that - they sold you an extra one. Think how many others were "fooled" into the same. Mike |
