[andy97]

Al, if you read the post again, you'll find that I did mention betting!

I agree that losing money seems to be an attraction for the horse racing set but in "my" box we just had a simple sweepstake between ourselves as everyone admitted that the betting was confusing (and probably rigged!). On the evidence of my one day at the races I actually think that apart from the hard core, the vast majority just go for a "good day out". Sure, they'll have abet when they get there but I don't think they go for the bet.

That said, I guess that there's an unpredictable element to horse racing so the winner can come from anywhere, whereas in our sport the winner is likely to come from the front row or two of the grid.