Cheltenham Festival fury as punters stunned over eye-watering price of a pint

CHELTENHAM Festival punters erupted in fury over the eye-watering price of drinks at horse racing’s largest meet.

They had been compelled to stump up £7 for a pint of Guinness, whereas a Carling set them again £6.90.

One picture that went viral on social media confirmed a punter holding a double gin and tonic at a value of £14.

While one other complained about paying £14.10 for an Irish espresso ‘with a splash of Jamesons and some whipped cream squirted on top’.

Even a 330ml bottle of ‘premium lager’ was £6.50 and a pint of Aspalls cider £7.

Some 68,506 punters flocked to the racecourse yesterday – a report determine for day one.

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And they had been handled to brilliance on the observe with celebrity duo Rachael Blackmore and Honeysuckle profitable the Champion Hurdle for the second 12 months working.

But it’s clear the whopping price of booze turned out to be a actual loser for a quantity of paying punters.

One mentioned in response to a picture of the £14 spirit and mixer: “Does it come with the horse?”

Another wrote: “Someone should pull them on this. Never seen the like.”

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A fellow Twitter person posted: “In a plastic cup with no ice and a slice? For £14????”

Another mentioned: “£14? Is the cup made from platinum gold?!”

While one remark learn: “That’s worse than London. I have to work for nearly two hours for a gin and tonic.”

And one other wrote: “No wonder my stepdad takes a grand for spends, I thought he was being dramatic!”

A Cheltenham Racecourse spokesperson mentioned: “We work exhausting to soak up inflationary prices wherever we are able to.

“However, present inflation rises in relation to items and labour have led to a rise in costs for some of the objects we serve.

“Despite this our prices are comparable to other major events, with all our profits reinvested back into British Horseracing.”

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Some 260,000 pints of Guinness are anticipated to be consumed over the course of the four-day Festival.

It will actually be flowing on Thursday when the Irish contingent take over as half of their St Patrick’s Day celebrations.

Punters have flocked again to Cheltenham after the assembly – which is ready to welcome round 270,000 followers over the course of the week – was held behind closed doorways final 12 months.

One one that may afford greater than a few drinks was Made In Chelsea star Georgia Toffolo.

The TV star was celebrating a large £37,500 winner after placing down a £5,000 guess.

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