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GLORIOUS WEATHER AND SIX WINNING FAVOURITES GET SALISBURY SEASON OFF TO GREAT START!

Posted May 6th, 2003

The 2003 season at Salisbury Racecourse got off to a great start on Sunday 4th May.

After heavy rain and high winds just two days prior, the raceday itself turned out to be gloriously sunny and warm. A crowd of just over 9,500, slightly up on 2002, attended the race meeting, where six out of seven races were won by the favourite.

Clerk of the Course & Racecourse Manager, Jeremy Martin, was very pleased with the opening day: "The weather came good for us - we could not have asked for better conditions. The racing was excellent and the bank holiday weekend crowd would have been very happy with all those favourites winning."

The top jockey at the meeting was Richard Hughes, who rode four of the seven winners. His winners included 'Vermilliann' in the 5 furlong Autecnique Saab Fillies Conditions Stakes. She is highly thought of and is heading for Royal Ascot.

The new facilities were also well received. Jeremy concluded: "The new speaker system went down very well, as did the new Persian Punch Bar and the balcony up above it."

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