The Kelso races was a mixed bag. The stands are really good and close to the horses so you can properly *feel* the race. The courtyard is also full of various bookies with differing odds, so you can choose whoever's best for your horse (though I'm assuming this is standard for all courses). The food isn't anything to write home about but it's reasonably priced and quickly served. The main issue was the bar. I always find it funny when the only lager on tap in a Scottish bar is Foster's and not Tenants. I also find it funny (and by that I mean horrifically annoying) when a group of bar staff don't know who's working what area of the bar and subsequenly ignore a whole section of the bar for so long people start moving. The bar is broken into one main serving area and two smaller side serving areas. They had two staff working one of the small side bits, and one member of staff working half of the large main bit. We were unfortunate enough to be stuck in the ignored area until we piped up to ask if it was a no-serve area. We received no apology, though they sorted the unequal serving shortly thereafter. You may not expect top service in this kind of place, but you do expect a bit of common sense. I also found it interesting that it was nearly impossible to reach the race by public transportation. So, good for the races, but come ready to be patient and with a DD! read more