curious Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 Gallops - News 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. Quote
curious Posted September 18, 2018 Author Posted September 18, 2018 I'm just a golf course away from there tomorrow. Anyone had a look around lately? Might go for a wander? Quote
Reefton Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 (edited) 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! Edited September 18, 2018 by Reefton 1 Quote
barryb Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 3 hours ago, curious said: I'm just a golf course away from there tomorrow. Anyone had a look around lately? Might go for a wander? I was there a couple of weeks ago and it looked like a carpet. Quote
curious Posted September 18, 2018 Author Posted September 18, 2018 (edited) 10 minutes ago, barryb said: I was there a couple of weeks ago and it looked like a carpet. What does that mean? Well developed root structure? Drainage working? Or just pretty on top with no usage? Edited September 18, 2018 by curious 1 Quote
barryb Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 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. Quote
curious Posted September 18, 2018 Author Posted September 18, 2018 OK, I'll hopefully have a closer look tomorrow. Quote
curious Posted September 18, 2018 Author Posted September 18, 2018 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. 1 Quote
Poisoned Dwarf Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 Counties " looked good " whenever they resumed after a spell, Awapuni did too and even Te Rapa " looked good " a few months ago. 1 Quote
wally Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 22 minutes ago, curious said: What does that mean? Well developed root structure? Drainage working? Or just pretty on top with no usage? are you talking about the track or my mrs lol Quote
curious Posted September 18, 2018 Author Posted September 18, 2018 1 minute ago, wally said: are you talking about the track or my mrs lol You mean the no usage bit wally? Quote
wally Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, curious said: You mean the no usage bit wally? no pretty on top etc Quote
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