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APPENDIX D MARKET RESEARCH


TYPES OF HORSE RACING MEETINGS ATTENDED IN PAST 12 MONTHS Base: Attended Horse Race Meetings in Past 12 Months - 128


Flat racing


National Hunt (Jumps racing)


Mixed Card


(Both Flat and National Hunt) Festivals


21% 44% 27% 42%


QUESTION 4: Which of the following types of Horse Racing meeting have you attended in the past twelve months?


REASONS FOR BEING INTERESTED IN ATTENDING A LIVE HORSE RACING EVENT IN THE FUTURE


Base: Neutral/Uninterested in Horse Racing, Interested in Attending N = 101 (HR Potentials) 65%


Great fun day out/enjoyable/craic Sociable/place to meet people/be with friends The style/glam/fashion


New experience/a change/different The atmosphere


Interested/follow horse racing Exciting/a buzz


Will go at some point in the future Placing a bet/having a gamble


Love horses/love to look at the horses Having a drink A family day out


Not particularly interested but I may do so Like to see what it’s all about


20% 6%


5% 4% 4% 4% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3%


QUESTION 5b : For what specific reasons would you be interested in attending a live horse racing event in the future?


All other answers 2% or less


REASONS FOR NOT BEING INTERESTED IN ATTENDING A LIVE HORSE RACING EVENT IN THE FUTURE


Disinterested/not bothered/racing, horses not for me Don’t gamble


Expensive day out


Don’t know enough about racing Boring


Cannot afford to go Prefer other sports Not interested in any sport


Might change my mind/might go sometime/ might of for a special occasion


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Base: Neutral/Uninterested in Horse Racing, Neutral/Not Interested in Attending N = 621 (HR Rejectors) 63%


7% 6%


5% 4% 4% 3% 3% 3%


All other answers 2% or less


QUESTION 5c : For what specific reasons would you not be interested in attending a live horse racing event in the future?


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