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1 PROUDLY SPONSORED BY ALL STARS ALL-WEATHER ALL ACTION! INFORMATION PACK SEASON 5 AWCHAMPIONSHIPS.CO.UK

2 WELCOME Regardez la brochure en français sur We are delighted to welcome you to Season 5 of the All-Weather s. The All-Weather s are now an established part of the British Racing calendar and the support they have received from horsemen, racing fans and the media has been great to see. The ongoing success of Finals Day on Good Friday now makes it one of the key racedays in British Racing, especially now racegoers have the chance to enjoy top quality racing at Newcastle and Bath, as well as the 1 million Finals Day at Lingfield Park. Season 4 saw some great performances including Sovereign Debt finally getting a big win on Finals Day, having previously finished second twice, before going on to win on the turf. Meanwhile, Richard Fahey continued to dominate the Sprint Category winning with Kimberella which made it three wins in four years for the Malton-based trainer. It s also exciting to see how horses are successfully switching from all-weather to turf, and vice versa. The tapeta track at Newcastle has only been in place since May 2016 but has already hosted some stars, including Enable, while Jack Hobbs first victory came on the tapeta at Wolverhampton. As ever, we remain enormously grateful to everyone who helps make the All-Weather s such a success. We are really pleased to welcome back all our sponsors for Season 5. 32Red have been sponsors from the outset and last year we were joined by Betway and Sun Bets. In addition, Be Wiser Insurance continue as Official Partners with branding across ARC s four all-weather racecourses. Further thanks goes to the British Horseracing Authority, the European Breeders Fund, our racecourse partners Chelmsford City, Kempton Park, Dundalk Stadium, Cagnes-sur-Mer, Chantilly, Deauville, as well as France Galop and Horse Racing Ireland who all assist with the industry coordination required to ensure the All-Weather s grow year-on-year. Most importantly, we are incredibly grateful for the support of owners, breeders, trainers, jockeys and stable staff who actively take part in the All-Weather s throughout the winter months. As we enter Season 5 we can look forward to another winter of exciting racing ahead of crowning new champions on Good Friday. Martin Cruddace ARC Chief Executive

3 ROLL OF HONOUR SEASON 1 ALL-WEATHER CHAMPIONS ALL-WEATHER CHAMPIONSHIPS GRADUATES 32Red 3-Year-Old ERTIJAAL Bookmakers.co.uk Sprint ALBEN STAR Ladbrokes Mile CAPTAIN CAT 32Red Marathon LITIGANT 32Red Mares & Fillies LIVING THE LIFE Coral Easter Classic Middle Distance GRANDEUR ALL-STARS Owner SHEIKH HAMDAN BIN MOHAMMED AL MAKTOUM (46 WINS) 32Red 3-Year-Old FOUR SEASONS Trainer MARK JOHNSTON (68 WINS) Unibet 3-Year-Old Sprint LIGHTSCAMERACTION Jockey ADAM KIRBY (90 WINS) Horse of the Year GRANDEUR ALL-WEATHER CHAMPIONS Unibet Sprint PRETEND SEASON 2 Ladbrokes Mile GREY MIRAGE 32Red Marathon MYMATECHRIS Horse with Most Wins ALUMINA (6 WINS) 32Red Mares & Fillies FRESLES Sire INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (41 WINS) Coral Easter Classic Middle Distance TRYSTER ENABLE Sporting the colours of Prince Khalid Abdullah and trained by John Gosden, Enable won on her racecourse debut, a Maiden at Newcastle during Season 4 of the All-Weather s. Within a few months she went on to win the Listed Cheshire Oaks at Chester before becoming the first Classic winner to feature in the All-Weather s by winning the Investec Oaks at Epsom Downs, followed by the Irish Oaks at the Curragh, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot and Darley Yorkshire Oaks at York Racecourse. DECORATED KNIGHT Roger Charlton s Decorated Knight was already a winner at Listed and Group 3 level when he won the Betway Winter Derby Trial at Lingfield Park in Season 4 of the All-Weather s. He immediately went on to Group 1 success in Dubai, before returning to Europe, later adding two more Group 1 wins with victories in the Tattersall s Gold Cup at the Curragh and, in September, the QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown, under Andrea Atzeni. ALL-STARS Owner Trainer Jockey Horse of the Year Horse with Most Wins Sire GODOLPHIN (98 WINS) CHARLIE APPLEBY (76 WINS) LUKE MORRIS (102 WINS) TRYSTER DON T BE (5 WINS) INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (34 WINS) 32Red 3-Year-Old SEA OF FLAMES Owner GOLDOLPHIN (35 WINS) Unibet 3-Year-Old Sprint WOLOWITZ Trainer MICHAEL APPLEBY (38 WINS) ALL-WEATHER CHAMPIONS Unibet Sprint ALBEN STAR Jockey LUKE MORRIS (86 WINS) SEASON 3 Ladbrokes Mile CAPTAIN JOY ALL-STARS Horse of the Year GRENDISAR 32Red Marathon MOONRISE LANDING Horse with Most Wins TANGRAMM (7 WINS) 32Red Mares & Fillies VOLUNTEER POINT Sire CAPE CROSS (37 WINS) Coral Easter Classic Middle Distance GRENDISAR LITIGANT Whilst trained by Seamus Durack, Litigant was a winner of a Fast Track Qualifier in the Marathon Category at Lingfield Park in March He went on to be crowned all-weather Marathon Champion on Finals Day that year, ridden by George Baker. After a 491 day break and a move of yard to trainer Joseph Tuite, Litigant won the hugely prestigious Ebor Handicap at York before adding another major victory in Doncaster s November Handicap. TOAST OF NEW YORK Owned by Michael Buckley and trained by Jamie Osborne, Toast of New York won his Maiden at Wolverhampton in November He went onto a glittering career that included winning the Group 2 UAE Derby in Meydan before an agonising second in the Breeders Cup Classic at Santa Anita in November 2014 albeit beating US superstar California Chrome in the process. ERTIJAAL Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed s all-weather 3-Year-Old winner followed up his victory at Lingfield Park on Good Friday 2014 placing in both the 2016 and 2017 Group 1 Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan. Further success at the Dubai track has included a number of valuable Handicaps as well as the Group 3 Meydan Sprint in SEASON 4 ALL-WEATHER CHAMPIONS 32Red 3-Year-Old SECOND THOUGHT Owner GODOLPHIN (31 WINS) Betway Sprint KIMBERELLA Trainer MARK JOHNSTON (42 WINS) Sun Bets Mile SOVEREIGN DEBT Jockey ADAM KIRBY (74 WINS) ALL-STARS Betway Marathon WINNING STORY Horse of the Year CONVEY 32Red Fillies & Mares REALTRA Horse with Most Wins ATHASSEL (6 WINS) Betway Easter Classic Middle Distance CONVEY Sire KYLLACHY (39 WINS) TRYSTER Tryster racked up a sequence of Handicap wins at Kempton Park and Chelmsford City during Season 2 of the All-Weather s before winning both the Winter Derby and Easter Classic at Lingfield Park and being named all-weather Horse of the Year. He went to considerable success in Dubai, winning both the Dubai Millennium Stakes and the Group 1 Jebel Hatta stakes at Meydan. JACK HOBBS Trained by John Gosden, Jack Hobbs was a Maiden Winner at Wolverhampton during Season 2 of the All-Weather s. Following that victory, he went on to win the 2015 Irish Derby at The Curragh, before coming third in the 2015 Champion Stakes at Ascot, a feat he repeated in His career has continued to flourish with another Group 1 win in the Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan in March SOVEREIGN DEBT A hugely popular winner on Good Friday 2017 in the SunBets Mile at Lingfield Park, Sovereign Debt quickly racked up a sequence of Group wins in both the bet365 Mile (Group 2) at Sandown Park and the Diomed Stakes on Derby Day at Epsom Downs in June 2017 for trainer Ruth Carr. WEEKLY LEADERBOARDS & ALL-STARS For Season 5 of the All-Weather s, there will be weekly Leaderboards on awchampionships.co.uk showing which horses have qualified for Finals Day. In addition, the All-Stars will show the leading owners, trainers, jockeys and horses who are all celebrated on Good Friday with the winners in each category receiving 10,000.

4 WINNING HORSES 1,197 RACES SEASON 4 SEASON 3 1,500 1,300 LINGFIELD PARK 10,770 WINNING OWNERS 939 RUNNERS 14,300 THE FACTS FIXTURES SEASON 5 SEASON 4 SEASON WINNING TRAINERS 277 SEASON 4 FINALS DAY ATTENDANCE TOTAL MEDIA VALUE IN SEASON 4 3,460,000 (33% INCREASE ON SEASON 3) FINALS DAY PRIZE 1M BATH 9,017 TV AUDIENCE ON SEASON 4 FINALS DAY: 522,000 WINNING JOCKEYS 165 AVERAGE RATING OF THE SIX SEASON 4 FINALS DAY WINNERS: 106 (AVERAGE RATING IN SEASON 3: 101) MARATHON 104 NEWCASTLE 5,535 FILLIES & MARES 95 SPRINT 107 TOTAL 25,322 FIELD SIZES SEASON 4 SEASON 3 SEASON MILE YEAR-OLD 105 MIDDLE DISTANCE 111 ALL-WEATHER CHAMPIONSHIPS SEASON 5 The All-Weather s will run from Tuesday 24th October 2017 to Friday 30th March 2018 and include every all-weather race held at Lingfield Park, Newcastle, Southwell, Wolverhampton, Chelmsford City and Kempton Park. The All-Weather s celebrates its stars at Lingfield Park on Good Friday, Friday 30th March 2018, when seven races will be held as the finals for the six categories that make up the All-Weather s, as well as a competitive handicap for apprentice jockeys. For the first time on Good Friday 2017 racing also took place at Newcastle and Bath Racecourses. Both racecourses hosted valuable cards with 250,000 of prize money on offer at Newcastle and 175,000 at Bath Racecourse. Over 25,000 racing fans enjoyed the sporting action across the three racecourses. Now in Season 5, the All-Weather s continue to deliver on their overarching aim to improve the race programme and prestige of all-weather racing while engaging racegoers, bookmakers, punters and horsemen throughout the season with exciting sporting action. The All-Weather s are helping give the sport the profile it deserves with the practical benefits this brings to the sport. These include more horses staying in training over the winter, especially in the north now Newcastle provides a world-class tapeta surface, boosting field sizes and betting turnover and adding to the varied and exciting nature of British horseracing. QUALIFYING FOR THE ALL-WEATHER CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 MILLION FINALS DAY There are two ways for horses to qualify for one of the finals on All-Weather s Finals Day at Lingfield Park: A horse can win a Fast Track Qualifier race which will ensure a FREE and GUARANTEED place in the corresponding final on Good Friday. There are 4 Fast Track Qualifiers in each of the six Categories hosted at racecourses in Great Britain, Ireland and France; or A horse must run a minimum of three times on the all-weather surfaces in Great Britain, Ireland and France; or twice on the all-weather surfaces in Great Britain, Ireland, France and once in Dubai during the qualifying period between 24th October 2017 and the six-day entry stage for the finals and then be rated high enough to make the cut in a final by order of its BHA Racing. Up to date information on horses who have won Fast Track Qualifiers and horses that are in a position to qualify for the finals on Good Friday will be available throughout the season on;

5 THE CATEGORIES FAST TRACK QUALIFIERS 3-YEAR-OLD The 3-Year-Old category aims to find the best 3-year-old all-weather colts, fillies and geldings with a Final over 6 furlongs (1,200m). This category comprises of every 2-year-old race between 24th October 2017 and 31st December 2017 and all 3-year-old only races from 1st January 2018 to the end of the qualifying period. To qualify for the Final a horse must win one of the four Fast Track Qualifiers in the 3-Year-Old category or run a minimum of three times on the all-weather in Great Britain, Ireland and France or twice on the all-weather surfaces in Great Britain, Ireland, France and once in Dubai within in the qualifying period, and be rated high enough to make the cut. 150,000 FINAL SPRINT The Sprint category aims to find the best 4-yearold+ all-weather sprinters with a Final over 6 furlongs (1,200m). This category comprises of every 5 furlong and 6 furlong 3-year-old and upwards race between 24th October 2017 and 31st December 2017 and all 4-year-old and upwards races from 1st January 2018 to the end of the qualifying period, excluding races confined to Fillies and Mares. To qualify for the Final a horse must win one of the four Fast Track Qualifiers in the Sprint category or run a minimum of three times on the all-weather in Great Britain, Ireland and France or twice on the all-weather surfaces in Great Britain, Ireland, France and once in Dubai within in the qualifying period, and be rated high enough to make the cut. 150,000 FINAL MILE The Mile category aims to find the best all-weather Milers with a Final over 8 furlongs (1,600m). This category comprises of every 7 furlong and 8 furlong 3-year-old and upwards race between 24th October 2017 and 31st December 2017 and all 4-year-old and upwards races from 1st January 2018 to the end of the qualifying period, excluding races confined to Fillies and Mares. To qualify for the Final a horse must win one of the four Fast Track Qualifiers in the Mile category or run a minimum of three times on the all-weather in Great Britain, Ireland and France or twice on the all-weather surfaces in Great Britain, Ireland, France and once in Dubai within in the qualifying period, and be rated high enough to make the cut. 150,000 FINAL 24 October December January February November January February March November January February March 2018 Newcastle Wolverhampton Kempton Newcastle Lingfield Newcastle Lingfield Chantilly Kempton Dundalk Cagnes-Sur-Mer Wolverhampton 6f Conditions 6f Conditions 6f Conditions 5f Conditions 6f Listed (Golden Rose) 5f Conditions 6f Listed (Cleves) 6f Prix Anabaa 8f Listed (Hyde) 8f Conditions 8f Listed (Saonois) 7f Listed (Lady Wulfruna) MARATHON The Marathon category aims to find the best all-weather Stayer with a Final over 15 furlongs, 169 yards (3,172m). This category comprises of every 13 furlong or further 3-year-old and upwards race between 24th October 2017 and 31st December 2017 and all 4-year-old and upwards races from 1st January 2018 to the end of the qualifying period, excluding races confined to Fillies and Mares. To qualify for the Final a horse must win one of the four Fast Track Qualifiers in the Marathon category or run a minimum of three times on the all-weather in Great Britain, Ireland and France or twice on the all-weather surfaces in Great Britain, Ireland, France and once in Dubai within in the qualifying period, and be rated high enough to make the cut. 150,000 FINAL FILLIES & MARES The Fillies and Mares category aims to find the best female horse on the all-weather with a Final over 7 furlongs (1,400m). This category comprises of every race confined to 3-year-old and upwards, Fillies and Mares, between 24th October 2017 and 31st December 2017 and all races confined to 4-year-old and upwards Fillies and Mares from 1st January 2018 to the end of the qualifying period. To qualify for the Final a horse must win one of the four Fast Track Qualifiers in the Fillies and Mares category or run a minimum of three times on the all-weather in Great Britain, Ireland and France or twice on the all-weather surfaces in Great Britain, Ireland, France and once in Dubai within in the qualifying period, and be rated high enough to make the cut. 150,000 FINAL MIDDLE DISTANCE The Middle Distance category aims to find the best all-weather horse over 10 furlongs (2,000m). This category comprises of every 9 furlong to 12 furlong 3-year-old and upwards race between 24th October 2017 and 31st December 2017 and all 4-year-old and upwards races from 1st January 2018 to the end of the qualifying period, excluding races confined to Fillies and Mares. To qualify for the Final a horse must win one of the four Fast Track Qualifiers in the Middle Distance category or run a minimum of three times on the all-weather in Great Britain, Ireland and France or twice on the all-weather surfaces in Great Britain, Ireland, France and once in Dubai within in the qualifying period, and be rated high enough to make the cut. 200,000 FINAL 16 December January February March November January February March November November February February 2018 Newcastle Wolverhampton Kempton Chelmsford Lingfield Wolverhampton Chelmsford Dundalk Lingfield Deauville Lingfield Lingfield 16f Conditions 16f Conditions 16f Conditions 16f Conditions 8f Listed (Fleur De Lys) 7f Conditions 8f Conditions 7f Conditions 10f Listed (Churchill) 10f Listed (Lyphard) 10f Listed (Winter Derby Trial) 10f Group 3 (Winter Derby)

6 THE ALL-WEATHER RACECOURSES Season 5 of the All-Weather s run from 24th October 2017 to 30th March They include all Lingfield Park, Newcastle, Southwell, Wolverhampton, Chelmsford City and Kempton Park races in Great Britain, as well as races at the following racecourses in Ireland, France and Dubai. CAGNES-SUR-MER 2 Boulevard J F Kennedy Cagnes-Sur-Mer, FRANCE HIPPODROME DE PAU 462 Boulevard du Cami Salié Pau, FRANCE LYON 1 Avenue de Bohlen Vaulx-en-Velin, FRANCE NEWCASTLE DUNDALK STADIUM CHANTILLY Plaine des Aigles Ave Chantilly, FRANCE HIPPODROME PORNICHET 3 Avenue de l Hippodrome Pornichet, FRANCE MEYDAN Al Meydan Road, Nad Al Sheba PO Box 9305, Dubai, UAE WOLVERHAMPTON SOUTHWELL CHELMSFORD CITY Great Leighs, Chelmsford Essex CM3 1QP, UK KEMPTON PARK Staines Road East, Sunbury on Thames Middlesex TW16 5AQ, UK NEWCASTLE High Gosforth Park Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 5HP, UK KEMPTON PARK DEAUVILLE-LA TOUQUES 45 Avenue Hocquart de Turtot Deauville, FRANCE LES COURSES HIPPIQUES Boulevard Mireille Lauze Marseille, FRANCE SOUTHWELL Rolleston, Near Newark Nottinghamshire NG25 0TS, UK DEAUVILLE - LA TOUQUES LINGFIELD PARK CHELMSFORD CITY DUNDALK STADIUM Inner Relief Road, Dundalk Co. Louth, IRELAND LINGFIELD PARK Racecourse Road, Lingfield Surrey RH7 6PQ, UK WOLVERHAMPTON Dunstall Park, Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 0PE, UK PORNICHET CHANTILLY MEYDAN LYON PAU CAGNES-SUR-MER MARSEILLE

7 CHELMSFORD CITY KEMPTON PARK BUILT: 2008 NEW TRACK (NOT RACED ON ) AND GRANDSTAND BUILT IN 2014 TRACK: POLYTRACK TRACK LENGTH: 1M ALL-WEATHER OVAL FEATURES: BENDS DESIGNED TO BHA IDEAL SPEC; PLANS FOR ADDITIONAL TURF TRACK Chelmsford City Racecourse (CCR) opened in January 2015 and is the only horseracing venue in Essex. The racecourse is one of the newest additions to UK racing, and consists of an 8 furlong left-handed oval with large 135m+ sweeping bends. The track measures 22m in width and finishes with a 2 furlong home straight. Almost 500,000 has been spent on upgrading the racing surface since the racecourse opened, including a complete re-wax of the Polytrack material to enhance its binding properties, and the addition of an extended chute to create the now very popular 7f start. The track improvements ensure that front-running or hold-up horses can all win at Chelmsford City and multiple trainers have galloped their horses at the venue ahead of Group One assignments over the past 12 months. The track investment has also helped to attract high quality racing to the CCR, including three Saturday cards broadcast on terrestrial TV during In addition, Chelmsford City reached another important landmark in April 2016 with the staging of its first ever Group race just 15 months after hosting its first fixture saw the scheduling of CCR s richest raceday, a 200,000 card on 2nd September, including the running of an 80,000 7f handicap, and the racing programme currently consists of the highest percentage of Class 1-4 AWT races in the country will see a record number of fixtures at CCR with 63 meetings scheduled. This increase of 11 fixtures is the highest of any British racecourse, and high prizemoney will continue to be offered by CCR, with many races being run at maximum permitted levels. The track is illuminated by the distinctive champagne flute floodlights exclusive to Chelmsford City Racecourse. Viewing the racing is well catered for with some great vantage points around the venue and the permanent big screen in front of the grandstand. BUILT: 1878 TRACK: NEW POLYTRACK IN 2006 (REFURBISHED JULY 2015 & 2016) TRACK LENGTH: 10F (OUTER) AND 8F (INNER) FEATURES: FLOODLIT OVAL Kempton Park opened for racing in 1878 when businessman Henry Hyde passed the site in Sunbury on Thames and identified it as the perfect location for a new racecourse in the UK. The racecourse enjoyed an illustrious history with high quality flat and jump races run over the turf surface, but on 2 May 2005 the history of racing at Kempton Park changed when the last flat race on turf, The Jubilee Handicap was run and the gates closed for the development of an 18.8 million ten furlong, floodlit all-weather track. It was an exciting project for Kempton Park and the racing industry and has proven to be a beneficial business for its owners The Jockey Club and bookmakers, offering a TPF of 4.6 million of which 2.9million is dedicated to the all-weather in Located within the historic jump track, the ten furlong, oval polytrack is right-handed with a bend radius of 137m. The track is 20m wide in the home straight with a false rail at the 2nd pole which helps a trouble free passage to the winning post. Kempton Park also boasts the first fully retractable floodlighting system used on a racecourse. Of the 42 floodlights that illuminate the track, 28 of the poles have the ability to lay flat to the ground ensuring the view of daytime flat and jump racing is not compromised. Refurbished in 2015 & 2016 by British company Martin Collins Enterprises, who designed the surface specifically for Kempton Park in 2015, 1000 tonnes of original specification polytrack with additional fibre and wax was added to the course and in 2016, 56 tonnes of wax and 48 tonnes of CLOPF fibre were added. This has rejuvenated the track and extends its performance and longevity.

8 LINGFIELD PARK NEWCASTLE BUILT: 1890 TRACK: NEW POLYTRACK IN 2012 TRACK LENGTH: 1M 2F FEATURES: SHARP, WITH SOME DOWNHILL Lingfield Park s track was resurfaced with polytrack in October Along with the construction of the grandstand and a Marriott Hotel in 2010 this placed Lingfield Park firmly on the map as a major racing, conference and leisure destination with excellent facilities. Lingfield Park is the only racecourse in Great Britain to offer all three codes of racing flat all-weather, flat turf and jumping. It hosts around 90 fixtures a year with highlights on the flat including the All-Weather s Finals Day and Derby and Oaks Trials Day, along with the Surrey National over the jumps in February. Located in a 450-acre (1.8km) estate and opened in 1890 by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), who also agreed to let Lingfield Park incorporate the Prince of Wales feathers into its official heading, the course initially held Jumps Racing only. In 1894 The Jockey Club granted permission for flat racing to be held and it has continued ever since. In 1982 the new owners installed flood defences on the estate to alleviate flooding. A golf course was developed and this opened in June Arena Leisure Plc purchased the course in 1991 and in 2001 made the decision to replace the Equitrack all-weather surface with Polytrack, opening later that same year. The all-weather track runs around the inside of the turf. It is a left-handed loop and follows much the same line as the turf course in the home straight and the back straight, but turns sharply for home at the end of the back straight and is 1m 2f in length. The track gently rises to a slight hill at the start of the back straight before running downhill around the bottom corner and into the home straight where it levels off. The result is that the 1m, 7f, 6f and 5f strats are all downhill which contributes to Lingfield being the sharpest of the all-weather tracks. BUILT: 1882 TRACK: NEW TAPETA IN 2016 TRACK LENGTH: ROUND COURSE 1M 6F, STRAIGHT COURSE 1M FEATURES: LEFT-HANDED ROUND TRACK, STRAIGHT MILE, GALLOPING TRACK Steeped in history, there has been horse racing in Newcastle since the 17th century and this has been staged in High Gosforth Park for the past 135 years. This is Newcastle s second season as part of the All-Weather s. The 12 million conversion of its turf flat course into a world class Tapeta surface means there is now an all-weather track in the north. This has been of particular help to owners, trainers and jockeys who want to run flat horses through the winter months. Statistics from the BHA show that an additional 934 runners raced on the all-weather track between 1st November 2016 and 31st March The Tapeta track was officially opened in May 2016 and has received wide spread praise from jockeys and trainers as an excellent, fair and safe racing surface. The track provides horses with the chance to experience a wide galloping track, including the only one mile all-weather straight course in the world. Since the introduction of the Tapeta, Newcastle has already seen many current superstars run on the surface, including this year s Investec Oaks and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Enable and Qatar Goodwood Cup Stakes winner Stradivarius. Newcastle hosted racing on Good Friday for the first time in With 250,000 of prize money on offer it attracted strong fields and a crowd of over 5,500 racegoers. In 2018 the 100,000 32Red Burradon Stakes is part of the European Road to the Kentucky Derby. For full information please visit:

9 SOUTHWELL WOLVERHAMPTON BUILT: 1898 TRACK: FIBRESAND TRACK LENGTH: 1M 2F FEATURES: FIBRESAND SURFACE Southwell Racecourse has been hosting horseracing meetings since The racecourse now holds over 50 fixtures a year, both on the flat all-weather track and the National Hunt turf course. Located near Newark-on-Trent, and set in 145 acres of beautiful Nottinghamshire countryside it is one of the six all-weather tracks in the UK, with a unique Fibresand surface a mixture of sand and elastic fibres. In October 2016 the Fibresand on the back straight underwent 120,000 worth of refurbishment work in order to improve the drainage and provide an optimal race surface. The all-weather track is a left-handed oval with tight bends at either end and a long 3f straight on the main run in. It runs around the outside of the National Hunt turf course. The oval is a mile-and-a-quarter for the round course with the bends having a slight camber built into them. The 2f spur means Southwell can run straight 5f races, the second longest all-weather straight in the country after Newcastle s one mile straight. BUILT: 1887 TRACK: NEW TAPETA IN 2014 TRACK LENGTH: 1M FEATURES: FLOODLIT Located on the outskirts of Wolverhampton City Centre at Dunstall Park, Wolverhampton Racecourse was Britain s first floodlit racetrack, and brings you the thrills of racing day and night. Wolverhampton hosts around 80 fixtures a year. Wolverhampton has hosted horse race meetings since The racecourse moved to the current Dunstall Park venue at the end of the 1920 s, originally hosting both jump and flat racing on turf. In 1993 there was a complete overhaul of the track and a Fibresand surface was laid alongside the turf track. Floodlights were also added to allow for evening racing. History was made when the first ever British horserace took place under those floodlights in In 2004 the Fibresand and turf tracks were replaced by the current Polytrack surface. The course is an oval of just over 1m in circumference with tight left-handed turns and a short run in. The course also has additional chutes for 6f and 7f races. A new Tapeta surface was installed in August At the time this was the first Tapeta racing surface in Europe and its introduction has been widely praised by trainers and jockeys who report it to be a safe and fair racing surface for horses. Such was the success at Wolverhampton that Tapeta was chosen for Newcastle s new all-weather surface which opened in Tapeta uses a selection of specifically blended fibres, waxes, PVC and sand to a depth of up to seven inches. The first Tapeta surface was pioneered by Michael Dickinson and his wife Joan Wakefield over fifteen years ago. Four other racecourses use Tapeta; Newcastle in the UK, Golden Gate Fields and Presque Isle Downs in the USA and Tapeta Park in Tasmania.

10 SPONSORSHIP & MARKETING OUR MEDIA PARTNER The All-Weather s represent a fantastic opportunity for our sponsors to showcase their brand and engage with customers. Enhanced promotion will continue to encourage racing fans to engage with the All-Weather s via the bespoke All-Weather s website ( and social media (#awchamps). There will be extensive promotion by the racecourses and our media partner At The Races, including a weekly round-up show and special features. THE 3-YEAR OLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 3-Year-Old (3YO) THE SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIPS Sprint (SP) SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY We are proud to work with At The Races as our media partner. The At The Races TV Channel delivers monthly reach of over 1.8 million different viewers in the UK and Ireland (BARB and Nielsen). On average around 304,000 tune in each day. In addition, At The Races is available in about 6,000 pubs, clubs and commercial premises via Sky. At The Races delivers coverage of the All-Weather s to more than 30 countries through GBI Racing, a joint venture with Racing UK that is responsible for distribution of UK and Irish racing into betting premises around the world. Attheraces.com attracts an average audience of 1.8 million monthly unique visitors spending on average 9 minutes on the site each visit (Google Analytics). THE MILE CHAMPIONSHIPS Mile (MI) THE MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS Marathon (MA) THE FILLIES & MARES CHAMPIONSHIPS Fillies & Mares (FM) THE MIDDLE DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY ALL-WEATHER CHAMPION TIPSTER The All-Weather s seeks to recognise the role fans play in the sport through a Champion Tipster prize. This has proved extremely popular with over 8,000 people playing throughout the duration of Season 4 of the All-Weather s. The lucky winner of this season s competition will once again pick up a 10,000 cash prize, with other prizes also available. The competition is run by At The Races in parallel with the All-Weather s from 24th October 2017 to 30th March Those wanting to play can access details at attheraces.com/awtipster and start playing from mid-october. People can sign up at any point in the season up until the end of February. The winner will be the tipster who generates the best level stakes profit at the Starting Price on their selections. To qualify players must have made a minimum of 100 selections during the course of the competition so the earlier you start playing the more selective you can be! As well as 10,000 to the overall Champion Tipster there are also prizes for monthly winners, the top tipsters at each of the six all-weather racecourses and regular one-off competitions announced on At The Races throughout the All-Weather s. Middle Distance (MD)

11 SECTIONAL TIMING & IN-RACE DATA CONTACT US Increasingly, sport provides a wealth of data for fans to analyse and horseracing is very much part of this trend. While the power and finesse of the horse remains at the heart of racing there are many different ways that people can choose to enjoy the sport. Lots of us enjoy studying the form and placing bets and will look at information in order to make an informed choice about where to invest our money. One area where racing needs to catch up with other sports is in the field of sectional timing. We are all very used to seeing how fast an F1 car covers a circuit, or part of a circuit, or knowing the maximum speed of a tennis player s serve. However, in racing, the speed of the horses and their pace in different sections of the race has remained a mystery. This is changing. ARC has partnered with Total Performance Data to help start to shine a light on the incredible amount of exciting statistical information available in racing. Sectional Timing offers in-race speed information per runner throughout a race allowing fascinating stories to unfold way before the horses reach the finish line with the data analysing the way a race is run, rather than just the result of it. For the third consecutive season of the All-Weather s Total Performance Data will be providing Sectional Timing for all races from ARC s four all-weather racecourses Lingfield Park, Newcastle, Southwell and Wolverhampton. All of the data from the previous two seasons is now available, free of charge, on At The Races: The information provided by Total Performance Data has already started to provide some fascinating insights into races. Here is just one example from last season: BETWAY WINTER DERBY STAKES (Lingfield, 25th February 2017) JON PULLIN RACING DIRECTOR E jpullin@arenaracingcompany.co.uk T SUSANNAH GILL DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS E sgill@arenaracingcompany.co.uk T M SAM CONE PR & COMMS MANAGER E scone@arenaracingcompany.co.uk T M WILL BOWLER MARKETING ASSISTANT E wbowler@southwell-racecourse.co.uk T DAVID TOULSON BURKE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LINGFIELD PARK E dtoulsonburke@lingfieldpark.co.uk T GEORGE HILL CLERK OF THE COURSE LINGFIELD PARK E ghill@lingfieldpark.co.uk T DAVID WILLIAMSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NEWCASTLE E dwilliamson@newcastle-racecourse.co.uk T MARK CLAYTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SOUTHWELL E mclayton@southwell-racecourse.co.uk T Run over the same course and distance as the trial, this race resulted in an even quicker finish of 115.1%. Convey won, with the last two furlongs of 10.5s and 10.9s. The lightning-quick finishing sectionals were a product of the ability of the horses involved, but also a pedestrian pace early in the race. We are very proud to be leading the field in this area of development along with the teams at Total Performance Data and At The Races. We look forward to further developing the potential of sectional timing during Season 5 of the All-Weather s. DAVID ROBERTS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WOLVERHAMPTON E droberts@wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk T ARENA RACING COMPANY 3RD FLOOR, MILLBANK TOWER, MILLBANK, LONDON SW1P 4QP

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