Ayr Hexham York Ripon Doncaster Uttoxeter hank you to all members who took part in the 2015 Newmarket of the Year Cheltenham Wincanton vote; it was another closely fought contest with Cheltenham once again Ascot Fontwell Park winning the Racegoers Club vote as Overall Champion. Cheltenham Cheltenham’s ongoing popularity, in Ascot was praised; “A visit to the overall award in Scotland and a year of major redevelopment, was Ascot is like a ride in a Rolls The North. Royce. The staff are immaculately summed up perfectly by one Members put forward compelling turned out, friendly and very member; “The way they maintained cases for courses small and large, helpful.” and the improvements at and possibly even enhanced the race with one member summing it up York also garnered many positive day experience throughout the “the diverse attractions are super for comments such as “There is construction activity and completed all types of people, the staff cannot constant improvement to the the work ahead of time and within do enough for you, and they look racecourse, the facilities and the budget has been exceptional. after young and old!” Cheltenham have led from the front racing. It is simply the best track to in making the popularity of racing, visit.” We will be visiting all racecourses who won awards this year, and all and National Hunt in particular, The racegoers experience at Ayr the comments made will be passed resurgent with attendances up also continues to get plaudits from onto the management teams. significantly meeting on meeting.” our members, with them scooping s many of our members have a keen interest in the breeding of racehorses, we are delighted to introduce a new column in the racegoer, following Whitsbury Manor Stud and its yearlings. Left: The first Foal by Swiss Spirit oo Belatorio at just 2 days old We often get asked how we find our Right: the same horse having just turned one year old ownership group horses and the answer is that we have built Another member of this family She is currently very fortunate in relationships with breeders in “Belatorio” has already visited that she is avoiding the horrible and Ireland to lease horses SWISS SPIRIT. In fact, the filly weather having been tucked up in with high quality bloodlines. One of produced by her on 17th January one of our barns for the last few these breeders, and the source of 2015 was the very first offspring of weeks (hence the rather gloomy Royal Ascot runner Clouds Rest, is SWISS SPIRIT to be born (see photo above). We find that the fillies Whitsbury Manor Stud. We’ve photo at 2 days old!). She very particularly benefit from being teamed up with their Director, Ed much has the look of her father in allowed to spend January and Harper to follow their operation and that she is a good sized powerful February under shelter as it allows pick up the story of a specific young bay with a little white star on her them to relax and put on weight horse. forehead. rather than spending all their energy keeping warm. In the first quarterly update, Ed The filly has now grown into an Altogether we are very pleased explains how Whitsbury have impressive early yearling. We with her progress so far. become attached to a certain family recently measured her statistics and and what’s so special about our she is well ahead of the average We’ll have more from Ed in our chosen foal. (see table below) Spring edition of the racegoer. At Whitsbury Manor Stud we occasionally become attached to certain families of broodmares that have done well for us. Since breeding the Group 1 winner “Gilt Edge Girl” a few years ago, this family has become our most recent favourite. We now own eight fillies/mares in this family, the latest being recently retired ex Racegoers Club filly “Clouds Rest”. She won three times in Racegoers Club green and white and was a precocious two year old. She will visit our stallion SWISS SPIRIT this season.

I’m sure most interviewers would agree on the worst interviewee but it’s not for me to name names in case those interviews get even worse!

Getting to work for Channel 4 at As someone who gets to enjoy the major festivals throughout the working in such a fantastic industry year means I always feel very and exciting sport day in day out, fortunate to be in the thick of the it’s a small ask to take time to offer action when racing history is being people a point of contact if they made, however my favourite would want to learn more about it. have to be when I got to spend the am moving nearer the stud this year Hopefully by being available for morning with Frankel at Juddmonte so I am sure that will change if my people to chat to about racing and Farms. He hadn’t been at the farm mum has her way! I am still very breeding and passing on whatever long, but was so relaxed, and it was involved though, helping out at the knowledge I can, I can help convert amazing to enjoy such close access sales and also going through the those people who enjoy a social day to him with the Channel 4 cameras matings for all the mares. out at the races to fully fledged fans as he prepared for his new role at of the sport. stud.

I will try to attend as many of the HM The Queen, for her We have a cracking Excelebration RGC events as possible and I hope unwavering enthusiasm and keen colt out of a mare called Pinch of to see plenty of our members at the knowledge of the sport. Posh. He didn’t make the sales last upcoming . year so is now in training with Karl Burke. I used to occasionally ride Pinch of Posh on the gallops when we had her in training so I am I almost did a law conversion course Breeds of dog. If only someone slightly biased but he is a lovely big after University so I would probably would let me loose at Crufts! strong colt and I’m hoping he can do be working as a lawyer and very well for us this year. bored! Jim Bolger’s Moonlight Magic

This could get me in trouble on both We sold a Nathaniel colt out of counts! The best would have to be Bahama Spirit for 110,000 Guineas Bruce Forsyth purely as I got to end at the December Foal sale it with a ‘Keep Dancing” sign off. I in 2014. He is in training now with also loved interviewing Treve’s head John Gosden for his new owners so lad, the charismatic Bertrand “El fingers crossed he is one to watch for the future. Capitan” Clermont even if most of It’s been a long time since I the interview was lost in translation! mucked out to be fair, however I

hank you for the recent Autumn magazine, I enjoyed reading it very much. I have made the effort to benefit from the vouchers. I seem to have set myself the target of visiting all the UK courses and am “A wet Monday shouldn’t put anyone off a visit to the friendly Wolverhampton currently on 39. I value the vouchers Racecourse” because even being prudent a day at all weather racing but my sons Last edition’s star letter is going to the races can be expensive. However asked to go to the first AW Exeter on 14th February. Paul on my travels I have seen some great championships at Lingfield and we receives a pair of tickets to a race horses and witnessed much enjoyed it so much we couldn’t meeting of his choice excitement and drama. For the past 2 wait for the second. Recently I years I have taken a 7 day road trip, have started dashing from work on moving from one course to another Wednesday afternoons to Kempton and have really enjoyed racing in Park and have really enjoyed the The star letter in each edition gets a Scotland and . I have evening racing in the dark and pair of tickets to the racecourse of visited towns and cities I had never seeing some quality horses run by their choice. been to before and found top trainers. Send your letters to: Wolverhampton to be nicer than I racegoersclub@ imagined! I thoroughly enjoyed my I am a very small scale tote racecourseassociation.co.uk visit to customer, however nothing beats on a wet Monday afternoon and met the thrill of seeing ‘my horse’ Write to us at: some very nice people. Hamilton moving smoothly through a field Racegoers Club, Winkfield Road, racecourse was also a lovely friendly with the jockey motionless. It is a Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7HX. course and beautifully presented, I thrill I cannot put into words. There wish it wasn’t so far away! is so much about racing that is magical. Anticipation, hope, study, There have not been many negative weather watching, sentiment, experiences, although small field atmosphere. Even being a lowly The following RGC free days were sizes are a huge disappointment. I racing fan on a budget allows one abandoned due to weather. Where always look up racecards on the to share great events with wealthy possible an alternative fixture will be Racing Post website the day before a owners, top trainers and brave, arranged & reported in the racegoer. visit. Jumps races with 1 or 2 dedicated jockeys.  Ffos Las 10/01/16 reasonable horses and a couple of no  Fakenham 12/01/16 Yours Sincerely, -hopers just doesn’t stir any interest.  Exeter 19/01/16 I had always been a bit dismissive of Paul Brindley  Fontwell 24/01/16 October and being “put away” until Cheltenham. As important as Cheltenham is, it is not the “end all”. Also when the good horses do What aspects in a race appear none of the other good n our Autumn 2015 Newsletter, horses take them on. programme do you look for when Phil Ward wrote to us on the deciding whether to attend a race Do you have any additional topic of trees in the centre of meeting? thoughts? racecourses restricting viewing for racegoers, citing examples at T Dunwell: I don’t like to see small T Dunwell: I tried most years to Doncaster, Southwell and Leicester. fields and odds on favourites as I have a racing holiday; visiting 2 or We put the issue to Sam Cone of like to have a bet. 3 courses in a week in one area but Arena Racecourse Company: P Tuck: As a racegoer for over 60 this is hard to do now. Travelling years, I look for a quality, well from Yorkshire it would be nice if “The land in the centre of the course balanced card (not too many say Taunton, Newton Abbot and at Doncaster, which also includes a “impossible” handicaps or short Exeter raced Monday-Thursday Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and golf course (founded in priced favourites) if the top jockeys P Tuck: Far too much all weather 1895) is owned & maintained by the are also involved so much the better. betting shop fodder and a lack of local council, meaning the D Chapman: I look for a race-card quality racing in midweek. Do we racecourse do not have the option of with competitive races, not really need “big” meetings at altering the tree line at all. necessarily high class. At least 4 of Ascot, Newmarket and York on the the races should enable each-way same Saturday in July? At Southwell, the trees play an betting but one or two smaller fields integral part to the golf course and D Chapman: I am all in favour of with high class animals are fine. as such cannot be removed. The NH flat races but they are an add- Groundstaff do, however, regularly Would you prefer an aspirational on to a normal card. To include a pollard them to maximise viewing. programme that encourages bumper in a 6 race card is quality over quantity? unacceptable & short changing Overall, trees play a very significant C Rogers: I enjoy a complete racegoers. I don’t think running role in helping to manage the variety, anything from sellers to G1. horses more often is the answer, ground, especially in the amount of Best for me is probably a card that you have to leave that to the water they retain and help alleviate includes at least 3 handicaps. trainers’ judgement. won flooding problems, which are very 3 Gold Cups by being raced lightly. prevalent at the moment. All ARC J Metcalf: I prefer more stakes/ racecourses do provide a large pattern races to difficult handicaps, J Metcalf: One meeting every screen to assist with viewing at which are after all only put on to Saturday should be chosen to have every fixture, and whilst I appreciate benefit the bookmakers. all the quality races. I would travel further to see this. Reducing the it is not Mr Ward’s preferred P Tuck: Definitely, is there amount of meetings by turning viewing method, we hope that it something that can be done to smaller courses into P2P type helps him follow the action as encourage owners/trainers to run venues such that prize money could closely as possible.” their good horses more often? We be concentrated on the 15 largest have this ridiculous situation of a tracks, like they do in Australia. Sam Cone, ARC Racecourses horse winning a hurdle in

We have three new owners groups which have just been launched for 2016, offering jump and flat racing at three stables across the country.

hilly Miss is now in her third season with us, for the last two years she has Showbizzy before her run at Nottingham in September. Richard Fahey will be proved extremely tough and looking for good ground for her in 2016. consistent, totting up 3 wins and 4 places from her 15 races. Last year rating of 135 and Tea in Transvaal, she ran into some fierce competition who won 4 of her next 5 races and including Gordon Elliot’s Miss has also achieved a rating of 135. Dinamic, who went on to achieve a Chilly has some really solid form, she is fairly handicapped and still has the option of running in novice hurdle races too. She’s taught Malcolm Jefferson and her regular rider Brian Hughes a lot about what howbizzy kept everyone she does and doesn’t like over the waiting last season. Unlike past two seasons and there is plenty her precocious cousin, of fun to be had with her yet. Chilly Clouds Rest, Showbizzy needed should be ready to run when the more time to mature. Richard Fahey better ground arrives at the end of thought very highly of her at home March, she’ll race throughout the and when Showbizzy was ready she summer over hurdles and may mix was pitched in at the deep end. She in a bit of flat action too, until the debuted at Ripon, a notoriously end of October before the ground difficult track for a newcomer and goes against her. then at York in a class 3 maiden. Poets Prize was second that day and

Chilly Miss returns in 2016 with a good went on to land a £150,000 sales handicap mark on the flat race at Newmarket. Winner Gracious John went on to win 5 of his next 6 races and is rated 106, so Showbizzy really was not given an easy start! But she showed us her potential on her third go at Nottingham, where it looked like the penny had dropped and she finished third. She needs good ground, which was not at Windsor on her final start last season but based on her third at Nottingham she has proved she is capable of being competitive and could be on a favourable mark. Richard Fahey was very disappointed he didn’t win with her last season and hopes this will be her year.

Foxwedge will have his first Northern hemisphere runners in 2016 after a strong showing at the yearling sales

to the Racegoers Club stable but not an unfamiliar name. Last year his Kodi Bear won two group races  All costs for the 2016 Flat season, nothing else to pay ur new kid on the block is and took on the best milers in a half-sister to our popular Europe on Champions Day, another  A share of any prize money sprinter Clouds Rest, who to keep an eye on is My Dream  Meet the trainer and watch your Boat who progressed nicely over retired to stud last year after a great horse on the gallops the Autumn whilst racing in 2 years of entertainment for her France. Clive is looking forward to  Regular and detailed training updates share owners, which included a jaunt the season with this filly. The to Royal Ascot in her 2 year old beauty of two year olds is their  Owners badges when your horse season. This filly has been bigger potential know no bounds…. races (allocated by ballot as and heavier than Clouds Rest available) throughout her development as a  Meet other stable stars on foal, as is often the case with a arranged visits mare’s second offspring and her  Priority to renew for the 2017 breeder is hopeful she may be able Flat season to build on what ‘Clouds’ achieved.

Clive Cox is very familiar with the Buy your share at family, having guided close relative www.racegoersclub.co.uk/ Gilt Edge Girl to Group One victory ownership or fill out the form on the in the Qatar Prix De L’Abbaye De Clive Cox trains his first Racegoers Longchamp. Clive is a new trainer back page of the magazine Club horse in 2016 Ivanovich Gorbatov will run in the . I’d love to see Yorkhill in the Supreme, they way he travelled in the Tolworth was a sight to behold. Arzal in the and Seeyouatmidnight in the RSA.

Betting on the winning distance would interest me. ought to retain his crown and it may be a question of how far!

There are Un De Sceaux doubters?! His falls don’t instill confidence but that didn’t affect us with .

Aux Ptits Soins didn’t disappoint when straight into the deep end in the Coral Cup. I expect to glean some EW value from Paul Nicholls' runner, that is as long as Vroum Vroum Mag doesn’t pop up here.

I can’t decide who is going to win so I’ll reverse forecast and . I weighed into Djakadam last year, nearly but not quite. Don Cossack has his critics but I thought he did well to win over much shorter at Thurles

The Druids Nephew and Irish Cavalier as they could repeat last year’s victories. Buywise will get a wry smile plus Dresden and Lil Rockerfeller.

Cue Card in the Gold Cup, I’d be happy to be wrong as he is part of the sport’s folklore but I just don’t think he’ll stay.

On The Fringe in the Foxhunters, Dresden in the Grand Annual, Ivanovich Gorbatov in the Barters Hill: Favourite for the Triumph and Lil Rockerfeller each-way in the Albert Bartlett but Richard Hoiles’ Coral Cup lay of the meeting

I would love to re-route from the to the Gold Cup after his run against Don Poli at Aintree. I’d like to run in the Champion Chase and Vroum Vroum Mag in the World Hurdle I’ve been really impressed with Bellshill. He has a sufficient blend of speed and stamina to win the Neptune and could be even better on a sounder surface. I think there is plenty Of the English contingent Yanworth and Buveur D’Air are the more to come from Shantou Village, hopefully he will step two that interest me most. Think they both leading up in trip for the Albert Bartlett to avoid Bellshill and contenders in whichever race they contest. Yanworth. I also thought Tombstone was unlucky not to beat Long Dog at Christmas so will have a few quid on him at a bigger price in the Neptune or Supreme.

The New One (EW) NRNB. Faugheen

Un De Sceaux – wins with a clear round. Un De Sceaux

Cup. I expect to glean some EW value from Paul Nicholls' runner, that is as long Value At Risk NRNB

Cossack. I weighed into Djakadam last year, nearly but not quite. Don Cossack Don Poli Don Poli Value At Risk and Harry Skelton could switch from fences to tackle the I love the handicaps and always look closely and horses with World Hurdle proven Festival form in similar races. Also novices that have had just 3 runs to qualify such as The Grey Taylor who Some Plan for the County Hurdle and If In Doubt in the strikes me as a possible Grand Annual horse. Also Fred Pertemps Winter horses who have largely qualified for their mark with runs in France. Barters Hill. He has been able to get away with some sloppy jumping and looking to idle but think both those traits leave Don Cossack in the Gold Cup him vulnerable in the Bartlett.

The entries for the handicaps aren’t out and they will be where I would be most active. Of the championship races Un I have always been a big No More Heroes fan so I’ll be De Sceaux appeals most and Monetaire in the Brown backing him to win the RSA and I have my eye on Martello Advisory Plate looks decent EW off a similar mark to when Tower each way in the World Hurdle. an unlucky 2nd last year. route Many Clouds from the Grand National to the Gold Cup Road To Riches in the Ryanair. If Vautour heads to the Gold It would be very interesting to see Vautour dropped back to Cup he could finally win the race for the sponsors. 2m taking on Un De Sceaux in the Champion Chase n the Summer edition of the magazine we informed members of the intention to carry out a comprehensive review of British Jump Racing by the BHA. The review has now been completed and the document with recommendations is now publically available on the BHA’s website. The review provides 41 recommendations, categorised by timing of implementation across the The Challenger Series is aimed at horses rated under 141, giving increased profile four strategy areas, to secure the for those horses struggling to get into the Cheltenham & Aintree festivals future health of the sport. We have picked out 3 topics of interest for members to review and consider: appointed “task force” charged be having a negative impact on staff with providing initiatives to morale and impacting on staff  Reinvigorating Jump reinvigorate Jump racing in the recruitment. Racing in the North North and to champion the sport to the media, horsemen, racegoers, the  Summer Jumping betting public and potential owners. Accessing potential funding should  A “Challenger Series” A race programme opportunity was be key to the work of the “task identified around the August Bank force” in seeking to reinvigorate Holiday period, when horses the sport in the North, and provide engaged at Galway and Listowel access to opportunities for could potentially be attracted to a involvement in the sport. One high-value card in Britain. possibility is the development of a new northern training facility. The BHA and RCA should work closely to review the Jump racing Although data suggested that the race programme, prize money and calendar in the summer months to class of races in the north had not deliver a more balanced and materially declined, or experienced appropriate run of fixtures. This a disproportionate decline compared review will look at the balance and to the rest of the country, there is pattern of fixtures across this period, significant concern that Jump racing It was agreed that Summer as well as consider the feasibility of in the North needs specific attention. Jumping has played an important increasing / altering the Jump racing There is no aspirational meeting in role for racecourses and there is no -free period. Any such proposal the North, other than Aintree at the need to produce a manufactured should not result in a reduction in end of the season, to encourage season for Summer Jump racing. the number of Jump fixtures, but a Northern owners and trainers. That said, there was a suggestion rebalancing of the fixtures over a from participants that the sport is more concentrated period. potentially being damaged by Continues overleaf racing all year round. It was felt There will be a specific BHA that the constant programme could Enjoy the 14th & 15th June at Royal Save up to 40% on tickets to the first Ascot in the ‘Queen Anne’ Classics of the season at enclosure for £49 per ticket. Newmarket's Rowley Mile. 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The suggested rating RGC2016 or by phone on was up to 140. 0844346 3000, quoting this code. quoting the code. Max 4 tickets per member. Max 2 tickets per member. Offer Closes Tuesday 5th April. Offer Closes Monday 4th April. The BHA and the develop the idea of extending the create an additional Festival press_releases/jump-racing-review- current “Grassroots” series into a 5 opportunity for the North. The final published category “Challenger” series with 75 is being staged at Haydock on Easter Saturday 26th March. Please send your responses to: qualifiers to be run across all racegoersclub@ regions. Funding will be provided The recommendations span from 1- racecourseassociation.co.uk from the BHA Development Fund - 5 years so if you have any further generated from the allocation of thoughts on the review please do Or write to us at: BHA Fixtures. A by-product will be let us know. If you would like to Jump Racing Review. 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erry Knight has charged into a commanding lead in this seasons Jumps Ten to Follow competition thanks to Smad Place’s assertive win at Cheltenham and Barters Hill making all from the front in the Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle at Doncaster. Adrian Judd is 15 points adrift in second, with a gap to the chasing pack headed by Colin Spencer a further 35 points behind. With plenty of bonus races still available it could all change but Terry has kicked for home - can he stay on? which continues to run from April Ian Popham. to April. A new Northern Jump It has been a busy start to the year Jockey of the Year Award has been for the reigning Champion Jump introduced this season along with Jockey, Sir Anthony McCoy, who six monthly prizes for the Stobart received a knighthood in the Jump Jockey of the Month. Queen’s New Year’s Honours List ollowing their The Stobart Jump Jockey of the in recognition of his services to sponsorship of the 2015 Month Award has been introduced horseracing. Sir Anthony, who was Flat Jockeys’ across the core jumps season from announced as an ambassador for the Championship, Stobart November to April to celebrate Stobart Jump Jockeys’ Group have mirrored this by riding talent throughout the Championship late last year, has supporting the Jumps contest. As a weighing room. been involved in selecting the design result, the 2015/16 Champion Jump of the new Champion Jump Jockey Jockey will, for the first time, be A shortlist of three jockeys is trophy after the previous cup was financially rewarded for winning the chosen by the Channel 4 presenting decommissioned and given to him coveted title. team each month with the final on his retirement. The new trophy winner decided by an online public A total prize fund of £65,000 has will be presented to the 2015/16 vote via the Channel 4 website. been put up by Stobart Group, Great Champion Jump Jockey at British Racing, The Jockey Club, The winner each month receives a Sandown’s end-of-season finale on , Scottish £1,000 cash prize along with a Saturday 23rd April 2016. Racing and Racecourse. £500 charity donation whilst the You can keep up to date with the Prizes are available to jockeys runners up each also collect £500. Stobart Jump Jockeys’ Winners so far include record- throughout the weighing room, Championship at breaking jockey Lizzie Kelly and covering the Championship period gbraci.ng/jockeychamps acecourse Events at Sandown's Tingle Creek and Ascot’s Ladbroke Hurdle Days were very well attended & delivered great festive atmospheres for some top racing. Sandown’s Bendigo Suite provided a superb private facility, with Tanya Stevenson & Richard Hoiles giving their tips to those in attendance. The success of our events can only be judged by our members, one of whom took the time to write to us after Sandown: Recent Events: (Clockwise from top) View from the Bendigo Suite at Sandown, Dear Racegoers Club, Seventh Sky and Morney Wing at Charlie Mann's Thank you for putting on a Many thanks James! We look information on each horse. His wonderful day, the Bendigo Suite forward to welcoming you again advise has proved to be very shrewd was on another level. Having private soon. indeed. He left everyone present seating to watch the racing made me with a fine impression of His feel very privileged. It was very Seventh Sky and Ephraim, who both interesting to see Tanya Stevenson went on to win shortly after our and it was a nice touch to sit and visit. He also detailed how he had talk to us personally. Also to have recently treated Money Wing for Richard Hoiles talk you through the Charlie Mann was kind enough to stomach ulcers and advised he loved card was great to listen to. It was a host a group before a busy day’s soft ground, the horse duly obliged very competitive meeting but I came racing at Newbury. Unusually in his next race which was on heavy away with 4 winners, mainly down everyone present were able to at Haydock at 7-1. to Gary Moore who was on fire!! It follow his string on the gallops in As always there was a great was a long wait for the result of the their cars, for a real ‘trainer’s eye atmosphere at Newbury on the Tingle Creek, I thought that Special view of the action’, that normally Friday of the Hennessy meeting and Tiara would have won with a clear only sole owners are privileged to three tables of members in the run, but that’s racing and there was experience. Driving next to a horse Racegoers Restaurant enjoyed the nothing Jamie Moore could do. It as it works provides a whole new luxury of a 3 course lunch. With a was my first event with the Club and perspective of the speed and agility view up the home straight just a lazy I’m already looking forward to the of racehorses and the skill of their stroll from the tables, it made for a next one. riders. Charlie then provided a tour perfect treat, with no compromise on the racing action. James Sherwood of the yard and detailed Please use the booking form on the back page or go to www.racegoersclub.co.uk/events to book

Before racing at Wincanton visit Beech Tree Stud where Experience the luxury and convenience of the Kingwell there will be recently born foals and very expectant Restaurant. Fantastic food and service in a friendly and mares along with their three resident stallions; Tamure relaxed environment. (sire of Bitofapuzzle), Geordieland & Group 1 winner  Premier Enclosure admission & Racecard Apple Tree, sire of Lough Derg. We also join vet Alister Lees as he scans mares to see if a mating has been  3 course meal & reserved table successful. This is great opportunity to see a fascinating  Afternoon Tea insight to the breeding industry.  Tote & cash bar

Enjoy the action from a private facility in the Paddock Round off the season in style with two Grade 1 chases Lawn Marquee with stunning views over the racecourse and the Parade Of Champions, before crowning the & parade ring. Glass panelling throughout provides an 2015/16 jockey and trainer champions. Our private airy facility opening out onto the viewing lawn. course viewing facility includes:  Club badge  Premier Enclosure admission  Table for the day in the Paddock Lawn Marquee  Private facility & seat for the day  2 course buffet lunch with tea and coffee,  Complimentary welcome drink & Racecard  Racecard, private cash bar & private bookmaker  Private cash bar & Tote facility The Angrove model is based on a concept started in If you have never visited picturesque Thirsk, this is a France 30 years ago, where French farmers cross bred rare opportunity to enjoy the course from a private their cart horses with to produce the viewing box. Due to huge popularity in previous years, AQPS breed, leading to legendary NH horses such as tickets will initially only be offered to members. We Kauto Star. Join us for a fascinating talk about how the have a visit to Angrove Stud the morning before racing. colouring is guaranteed, meet Stallion Spotted Dick and tour the facilities. If conditions allow there will also be a  Premier Enclosure Admission & Parking rehoming of racehorses ridden demonstration.  A seat in our private box with viewing balcony

Monday nights at Windsor are one of the flat seasons Enjoy an afternoon of flat racing from our private loges, great pleasures; beautiful surroundings, lovely providing a great view of the course, with the parade atmosphere and cracking Fish & Chips! Enjoy the ring, paddock & betting facilities all within easy reach. experience in the company of fellow members.  A seat for the day in the loges private viewing area  Grandstand ticket  Grandstand admission  Box for the evening  A hot meal voucher for the bandstand restaurant  Award winning Fish & Chips  Drink voucher for a glass of wine or pint of beer  £5 drinks voucher  £2 betting voucher Please use the booking form below or go to www.racegoersclub.co.uk/events to book.

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