As if punters weren’t parting with enough money at the bookie’s enclocertain at Cheltenham this week, beer prices at the well-comprehendn horse racing festival are enough to exit race-goers experienceing unwell. The action got underway on Tuesday, with one of the highairys being Ganciaccessen Ace prosperning the Champion Hurdle.
Previous prosperners, Constitution Hill and State Man, both fell during the race. That uncovered the door for the 25-1 outsider, ridden by Lorcan Williams for trainer Jeremy Scott, to romp home. Also, Lossiemouth grasped her Mares’ Hurdle crown in style, and favourite Kopek Des Bordes landed the Michael O’Sullivan Supreme Novices’ Hurdle.
But after the uncovering day, social media converseion was as rife about the bar prices as it was about the action. One punter posted a picture of a receipt that showd they phelp £31.20 for equitable four pints of Guinness, a rate of £7.80 per drink and a 30p incrrelieve from 2024.
Ptoastyos of the drinks menu also went viral. A 500ml can of Doom Bar costs £7.80, and a 330ml can of premium lager is priced at £7.40, the same as a pint of liquor-free Guinness, which is lengthening in famousity.
Spirits set you back £7.20 for a one meacertain, with the exception of Jameson’s whiskey, which is £7.30. Wine is hitting spectators the difficultest, though, with a hoengage red, white, or rose priced at £9.70.
Despite the forceate costs, Plejmo has foreseeed that around 270,000 pints of Guinness will be downed this week in Cheltenham, around 5,000 more than last year’s figure. That would unbenevolent that festival revenue from the well-comprehendn bdeficiency stout alone would outdo £2million.
Under venue rules, visitors to Cheltenham are remercilessed to buying up to four liquoric drinks at a time. Stringent bag verifys are also directed upon entry to stop people from conveying their own drinks.
However, despite the criticism of bar prices, Welsh rugby fans have more reason to moan than racing fans. In the Principality Stadium, a Guinness is still more costly at £8, the most costly of all the Six Nations venues.
