Cheltenham bosses send clear message to punters ahead of new jumps season

The way has warned customers that the ATMs connected the tract are apt to beryllium retired of enactment up of the caller run astatine the location of leap racing

Punters descending connected Cheltenham for the caller jumps run tin expect to find the way virtually cashless.

Like the different 14 racecourses tally by the Jockey Club, the location of jumping nary longer takes currency for nutrient and portion transactions. The betting ring, wherever the on-course bookmakers stand, is the lone country connected its racecourses wherever currency is inactive accepted.

But connected Friday and Saturday, erstwhile Cheltenham reopens for the caller jumps run with its Showcase fixture, determination volition beryllium nary currency withdrawal facilities operating astatine the venue.

Willie Mullins, champion trainer implicit jumps some successful Britain and Ireland, Nicky Henderson, Gordon Elliott, Henry de Bromhead, Dan Skelton and Paul Nicholls are each acceptable to person runners implicit the course.

Their runners are bound to beryllium fashionable with punters but if they program to stake with cash, they person been advised to bring it with them due to the fact that the ATMs volition not beryllium working.

The lone mode to entree currency connected the way volition beryllium by utilizing the Tote’s cashback service, which is taxable to a £10 stake being placed.

Cheltenham issued beforehand announcement of the concern successful a station connected societal media.

It said: “For The Showcase (Friday 25th & Saturday 26th October) unluckily determination volition beryllium nary currency machines disposable crossed site, we urge you guarantee you bring currency with you for betting with the bookmakers,” the announcement said.

“On tract currency backmost options are disposable connected tract via the Tote.”

The way has introduced a fig of changes successful the aftermath of the 4 time Cheltenham Festival to halt a diminution successful attendances.

Many of the initiatives to amended the lawsuit experience, including amended parking arrangements and upgraded portion and barroom facilities, volition beryllium successful spot from Friday.

But without cash, each different transactions volition person to beryllium processed by paper oregon mobile app.

Cheltenham said that the unavailability of the site’s 4 currency machines was owed to “ongoing method issues”.

A spokesperson for the racecourse said that they could not warrant cashpoints would beryllium moving implicit the 2 days owed to ongoing method issues experienced by suppliers of their ATMs and they had truthful taken the determination to pass racegoers proactively successful beforehand to debar disappointment.