You can't blame the alcohol - the problem is the people who drink it

Racegoers respond to Richard Hughes's comments about poor behaviour

Racegoers watch the action at Lingfield on All-Weather Championship Finals day. That was a good day to be at the track. Based on what Richard Hughes witnessed, the track's Saturday night meeting on July 16 was not.Credit: Mark Cranham

Richard Hughes was evidently speaking for plenty of others when using his Racing Post column on Saturday to bemoan the standards of behaviour, much of it worsened by the effects of alcohol, at some British race meetings.

Hughes wrote of his experience at Lingfield last Saturday when he and wife Lizzie witnessed two fights, one of them particularly nasty.

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Published on 23 July 2016inNews

Last updated 16:17, 23 July 2016

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