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Ellerslie track passes first test

  • Sat, 15 Sep 2018
  • Richard Edmunds

Six weeks out from its scheduled return to racing, the renovated Ellerslie track passed its first test yesterday morning.

Four horses from Nigel Tiley’s stable galloped on the newly laid surface, going around in pairs with Sam Spratt and Rowena Smyth in the saddle.

Ellerslie tweeted that Spratt described the track as “great”, and that the lateral drains laid every five metres around the track were not noticeable at any stage.

“It was like carpet,” she said.

Further testing will take place within the next two weeks. Racing is set to resume with the Soliloquy Stakes meeting on October 27.

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1 hour ago, curious said:

I'm just a golf course away from there tomorrow. Anyone had a look around lately? Might go for a wander?

take your gummies just in case

like most things when they start proclaiming how wonderful it is it is just about certain it is a disaster!

 

 

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3 minutes ago, curious said:

What does that mean? Well developed root structure? Drainage working? Or just pretty on top with no usage?

It was a very thick covering and whilst difficult to tell, it did appear to be a fair bit drier than the surrounding region. 

Compared to what I saw at Awapuni on Sat that had bare patches everywhere, it looks a huge improvement on previous.

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8 minutes ago, barryb said:

It was a very thick covering and whilst difficult to tell, it did appear to be a fair bit drier than the surrounding region. 

Compared to what I saw at Awapuni on Sat that had bare patches everywhere, it looks a huge improvement on previous.

Yeahh had a look around Awapuni a  couple of weeks  ago. It's a total disaster. Turf half dead and a complete swamp as of then.

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