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hope that the track continues to evolve into a great Welsh racecourse for people who want a good day out. There’s a strong community spirit and the people are very proud of Ffos Las. Although jump racing is more popular, even at the quieter flat meetings, there is plenty of enthusiasm.” There are also plans to build on the bigger days, as Tim explains: “The Welsh Champion Hurdle is now fixed in the calendar for the first Saturday in February, and it has proved to be an ideal Cheltenham Festival trial. Our two day meeting in August has also become increasingly popular, particularly as it features a Family Day and Ladies’ Day - the hospitality sold out early for Ladies’ Day this year.” Whilst there is strong competition for spectator sports locally, with Ospreys and Llanelli Scarlets just down the road, and Swansea
in the premiership for 2011/12, the course holds its own, and even attracts local sports stars, which all adds to the atmosphere.
The crisis in racing prize money funding is a concern and affects planning. Whilst Ffos Las has pledged to keep prize funds above the Horsemen’s Tariff recommendations, it has had to fund much of this from its own resources, and Tim insists that the more valuable races will not suffer to beef up the poorer races. More frustratingly, the
breakdown in levy discussions means that the process of allocating fixtures for 2012 has been suspended. “We were initially allocated just sixteen fixtures in 2010 but, because we were confident that we could provide good going when others couldn’t, we leased additional fixtures from the BHA. With the shortfall in levy funding, to get to our
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