Greyville Polytrack Trials – (left to right) Martin Collins, Neil Butcher & Graeme Hawkins
Gold Circle Racing issued a press release dated Wednesday, 4 June 2014 reporting back on their 4 Polytrack trial races held on Tuesday, 3 June.
Although Greyville’s synthetic track is configured to accommodate a maximum 12 runners, following the 4 trial races, in consultation with the jockeys, Gold Circle management has agreed to limit field sizes to 10 runners over distances from 1000m to 1600m and 11 runners for distances beyond 1600m for the time being.
Greyville Polytrack Trials
Gold Circle’s Racing and Marketing Executive Graeme Hawkins stated “The jockeys participating in the trial races were most impressed with the surface. They indicated a preference for “firming up” the track and we expect to race on a clegg-hammer reading of somewhere between 85 and 95. But in discussion with the jockeys we agreed that during the initial phase-in period we would limit the field sizes and re-assess the situation after the first couple of race meetings.”
Declarations for the first Polytrack race meeting at Greyville on Wednesday, 11 June 2014 close on Thursday, 5 June at 11:00
