Give the public what it wants and they will turn up in their droves

GIVE the public what it wants and they will turn up in their droves is the clear message over the past couple of weeks.

Last Sunday week some 5,000 were in attendance at Tipperary. Eight races, with five of them National Hunt, clearly found approval with punters.

Fast-forward to Limerick last Sunday and the approval rating was even higher. This time all eight contests were of the National Hunt variety and in the region of 7,500 came through the gates.