Talking Horses: racing may be back but it's far from business as usual


Field sizes are very much reduced on day two of racing’s return from its six-day suspension

It was difficult to turn around at Plumpton on Wednesday without bumping into a camera crew, and the Sussex course – one of the most picturesque and friendly tracks in the country – duly enjoyed some priceless free advertising on all the major evening news bulletins. And all went well, with no horses turned away at the gate due to passport problems and nearly 1,200 racegoers in attendance, a fair jump on the 800 who turned up for a Wednesday card in mid-January.

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Kelso 1.25 Point Break 1.55 Blue Flight 2.25 We Have A Dream 3.00 Definitly Red 3.35 Aye Right 4.10 Mr Mercurial 4.40 Big Bad Bear 

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