Equestrian
The renovated Mile Straight ready for the 2017 season
of the new Tetraploid ryegrasses could work well here in the future.” Whilst there is still a visual difference
between the sward on the back straight and the new mile straight, meadow grass persists from the previous sward alongside the fresh ryegrass as the surface couldn’t be sprayed off after the Combinator due to the adjacent golf course.
Although it is operated independently by
the Great Yarmouth and Caister Golf Club, cooperation with the private members’ golf course is required. The back straight forms part of the fairway, although the mile straight has now been declared ‘ground under repair’. Two track crossings have to withstand
constant traffic to and from the golf club, as well as to the centre course caravan park, so are surfaced with synthetic turf rather than fibresand to prevent mud building up. Richard Bradley is supported by
groundsmen Trevor Clark and Jamie Marks,
plus maintenance specialist Tony Carter and a seasonal casual. A stable manager is retained for racedays, for whom the grounds team shift bedding materials etc. “It’s a small team that works well together
and gets the job done to a high standard,” comments Richard Aldous. “We have a long summer season and it
can be tiring at its peak from May to August,” adds Richard Bradley. “At that time, you think that a couple of extras would be handy, but you manage with what you have.” On the wish list for this season is a
talented two year-old to break cover at Great Yarmouth and then go on to success at Royal Ascot or Newmarket’s Champions Day. And it seems that the trend is going the right way. “We would like full fields and competitive
racing, and it is certainly looking up since the development,” comments Richard Aldous. “Runners are increasing all the time and feedback is good, so we are looking forward to the season.”
We would like full fields and competitive racing, and it is certainly looking up since the development
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