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be. A significant amount of rain fell between races then, due to an incident where two horses slipped and jockeys were unseated because of standing water, the final day and a half of the September Festival was abandoned.
Time and the efforts of the Testing the new turf in early 2016 with local racehorses
grounds team eventually turned it around. “We were gradually able to extend the intervals between decompaction treatments to six weeks, although I will always treat localised areas as and when they are needed,” comments Richard Bradley. He has stepped down the
fertiliser programme in 2016 to encourage the turf to acclimatise, although iron was applied mid-summer to boost colour. “ARC supported us through
this difficult time and we also continue to rely on our agronomist Mike Harbridge, who has been with us since before the project started,” he adds.
Mile Straight looking towards the winning post
Racing recommenced at Great Yarmouth on 8th June 2016 and Richard Aldous says that the track enjoyed a very good
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season - despite a blip when an irrigation pipe from the golf course burst under the track during the September Festival. “The track was finally standing
up to racing well. More experienced jockeys were trying different running lines, familiarising themselves with the new surface,” he comments. “The development has been appreciated by trainers and jockeys who acknowledge that we were trying to do our best for horse welfare.” Ongoing work aims to further
improve the racing surface - more water is put on the bends and they are cut down to 3in rather than the standard 4in to make the going easier and minimise the risk of slipping. Sand is also applied before racing. Irrigation is a constant
occupation in the summer - for three or four months of the year, the team can be watering every twenty-four hours, applying 6-8mm. “We have a lack of storage
capacity and the pumps and ring main really need updating. It’s on our radar,” says Richard Bradley.
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