Irish Big Race Trends Tapeta Track Trends. Trends For Wolverhampton Since The Tapeta Track Was Laid. Updated for October 2015

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1 Irish Big Race Trends Tapeta Track Trends Trends For Wolverhampton Since The Tapeta Track Was Laid. Updated for October 2015

2 Tapeta Surface Why is Tapeta a good racing surface? Tapeta offers a number of advantages including: A consistent safety record; Viability in a range of weather conditions including the relatively temperate British climate; and Minimal use of water and lighter machinery for maintenance. How is Tapeta different to other surfaces, such as Polytrack? The basic construction is similar but the component parts that makeup the top layer are different. Tapeta surface uses a selection of specifically blended fibres, waxes, PVC and sand up to a depth of 7 inches. Who invented Tapeta? Tapeta was pioneered by Michael Dickinson and his wife Joan Wakefield a decade and a half ago at their farm in the US. Both have extensive racing knowledge which lead them to wanting to create a safe, consistent and reliable surface for horses to train and race on which is exactly what they have done with Tapeta. Michael was a Champion Amateur jump jockey before become Champions jumps trainer on three occasions and famously training the first five home in the 1983 Cheltenham Gold Cup. Michael was his own guinea pig. He trained on Tapeta for eight years on his farm at Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. In those eight years he won the Breeders' Cup twice and eight Group One races in the US. Joan is joint-owner of Tapeta Footings with Michael and has been involved with the company from the start. She has worked with horses all her life, being a successful show jumper where she won at Hickstead and The Royal Show, before becoming Assistant Trainer for 15 years. Which racecourses use Tapeta? It is used at five racecourses and dozens of training tracks across ten countries. The four racecourses are Sheikh Mohammed's Meydan racecourse in Dubai; Golden Gate Fields, San Francisco and Presque Isle Downs, Pennsylvania in the USA, Tapeta Park in Devonport, Tasmania in Australia and now Dunstall Park, Wolverhampton.

3 Which trainers use Tapeta on their gallops? Many leading trainers around the world have Tapeta gallops including Godolphin's training centres in Dubai and Newmarket, Mark Johnston's Kingsley House yard in Middleham, James Ewart's Craig's Farm yard in Scotland, the South Korea Turf Club and the Fair Hill Training Centre (Maryland) in the USA which is home to three Kentucky Derby winning trainers Graham Motion, Michael Matz and Shug McGaughey. In 2013 the Breeders' Cup Classic Winner Mucho Macho Man spent the summer at Fair Hill before his win at Santa Anita Park. What do Leading trainers think about Tapeta? "Tapeta is the best synthetic surface, better than all the rest." Saeed Bin Suroor "In the early part of 2009 I trained on Tapeta, Polytrack and the famous Middleham High Moor turf gallops. Since June, although I still had others options, I chose to train almost exclusively on Tapeta. Our Tapeta gallop is second to none and has made a huge contribution to the year's achievements and to the health of the team." Mark Johnston "The surface is exceptional for horse and rider in terms of safety and in ease of maintenance. They offer a massively professional service with a true passion for the surface which in my professional opinion is unequalled by any other artificial surface company." James Ewart "Tapeta is a kind surface and my horses love it." Ernst Oertel, Leading UAE Trainer for the last two years The new Tapeta surface was first raced on 11 th August 2014 It has needed some time to bed in, but, already a number of interesting trends are developing.

4 Tapeta Track Stats Tapeta Stallions Duke Of Marmalade Age: Between 3 and 4 Last Time Out: First Kodiac Distance: 5f 7f Age: Between 2 and 3 Race Class: Class 4, 5 or 6 Race Type: Maiden or Handicap Last Run: First three

5 Pivotal Age: Between 3 and 6 Race: Handicap Distance: Between 6f 1m4f Shamardal Age: Between 2 and 5 Distance: 6f 1m 1½f Race Class: Class 5 or below

6 Cape Cross Age: Between 2 and 4 Distance: 6f 1m 6f Race Class: Class 4 or below Race Type: Maiden or Handicap Kyllachy Distance: 6f 7f Age: 2-5 Running within: 45 days

7 Exceed And Excel Distance: 5f 1m ½ f Age: Between 2 and 6 Race Class: Class 5 or 6 Race Type: Maiden or Handicap Drawn: Between 1 and 6 Last Run: First Eight

8 Tapeta Trainers Trainer: R A Fahey Age: Between 3 and 5 Race Type: Handicap Best In Three Starts: First four Running within: 25 Days Trainer: A W Carroll Age: Between 3 and 5 Race Type: Handicap Race Class: Class 5 or 6 Distance: 5f or 7f

9 Trainer: John Gosden Age: Between 2 and 3 Race Type: Maiden Race Class: Class 5 or 6 Distance: 7f 1m 1½f

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