Cheltenham Festival racegoers fume ‘give your head a shake’ over price of booze
The black stuff has acquired eyes bulging already at this yr’s Cheltenham pageant.
The Gloucestershire meet has change into a hotbed for chatter revolving round the price of Guinness on a yearly foundation, and 2024 isn’t any completely different. It’s anticipated some 220,000 or so pints of ebony nectar will likely be consumed at Cheltenham over the subsequent 96 hours, which is price a fortune by itself.
And it is little surprise why contemplating a pint of Irish champagne will set attendees again a blasphemous £7.50 this yr. The solely silver lining to that’s the price has held constant from this time 12 months in the past.
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But regardless of not being a complete shock, the value of plain nonetheless had some punters up in arms because the pageant acquired underway on Tuesday. And whereas some had been content material to stump up for the privilege, others had been adamant they would not be partaking consequently.
“Anybody that goes to Cheltenham and pays 7.50 a pint needs to give their head a shake,” stated one horse racing fanatic in disbelief. While a pint of Guinness was marked at that worth, it is price noting racegoers may save a fortune by shopping for a pint of lager for £7.
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“Poor from Cheltenham,” wrote one other critic in response to a video of the soggy observe situations in Gloucestershire. “For the price of a pint of Guinness and a burger they could have put a roof over the track.”
Another punter posted an image of their cream seize and sarcastically wrote: “Cheltenham 2024 – They’ve disposed of the paper cups. £7-50 a pint.”
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If it is any comfort to those that are followers of their stout, the most costly merchandise on the bar menu is a bottle of Moët, tipping the scales at a princely £110 a pop. At that worth, there are positive to be many at Cheltenham this week sticking to the £2.40 bottles of water.
