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Trials take place at Yarmouth
- Updated: May 24, 2016
Trainer Mark Tompkins feels Yarmouth requires “a bit of fine-tuning” ahead of the track’s proposed return to the racing calendar on June 8.
The Norfolk circuit closed in September 2014 as parts of the course were deemed unfit.
Despite the track undergoing remedial work to the cost £300,000, the delayed return of racing Yarmouth last August was short-lived.
The fixture on September 16 was abandoned due to safety concerns with three races left to run, after which the track’s owners, Arena Racing Company (ARC), cancelled the final two meetings of an abbreviated campaign.
The 2016 meetings in April and May were moved elsewhere to give the turf more time to mature, and Tompkins, who worked some of his string on a trial day at Yarmouth on Tuesday, feels the track is “nearly there, but not quite”.
“It’s got a good cover of grass and they’ve tried very hard,” said the Newmarket handler, who was joined at the course by fellow trainers William Haggas, Julia Feilden, Chris Dwyer and John …
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