Greyville media release

Following further consultation with Track Manager Kurt Grunewald and the various service suppliers involved with the installation of the Sheldon Drainage and the new subway at Greyville, it has been agreed to delay racing's return to the City track until Tuesday 11 December 2012.



As a consequence, Gold Circle wishes to announce the following fixture changes:-



i) Friday 23 November, Greyville (N) moves to Scottsville (day), alongside Fairview.



ii) Tuesday 27 November, Greyville (N) moves to Scottsville (day) on Wednesday 28 November, alongside Kenilworth



iii) Friday 30 November, Greyville (N) moves to Scottsville (day) on Saturday 1 December, alongside Turffontein (Sansui Summer Cup).



"Whilst we do not generally agree to host more than one South African racemeeting on any week-day, we are mindful of the fact that we have lost an extraordinary number of races and/or race meetings over the past four months in KZN and we are thus committed to doing all that we can to minimise further disruptions to the racing programme," said Gold Circle Racing Director Graeme Hawkins.



"The long term weather forecast remains bleak until the end of the year but hopefully the Greyville racetrack will be ready for action by 11 December. All work on the track has been completed and it is simply a matter of allowing enough time for the full recovery of the affected areas," he added.



The Scottsville race track will close from 2 December 2012 until 12 January 2013 for its annual regeneration treatment.

pretty shan on Fairviews big day

Guess we wait....i dont see us racing before Christamas at Greyville.

Who bets the next Greyville racemeeting will be in 2013...

gregbucks Wrote:

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> Who bets the next Greyville racemeeting will be in
> 2013...

15/10?

whats the update with greyville for the 11th dec?heard scotsvilles track maintenance been put on hold maybe craig can update us

At this stage the meeting @ Greyville for the 11th is on track (excuse the pun) final fields declared on Thursday (6th)

Pirates, I asked about that yesterday and was told that they were starting the maintanance today. Will keep an ear open.

Clairwood will be in some state if they can`t race anywere else soon,can you imagine if they ever thought about selling Clairwood!!!!!!!!!!

I hope they have a test run before they make us race on it,honestly i dont think it will be ready.:X
horses should gallop there thurs morning and a call should be made before we do decs at 11.

Patrick Lunn Wrote:

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> I hope they have a test run before they make us
> race on it,honestly i dont think it will be
> ready.:X
> horses should gallop there thurs morning and a
> call should be made before we do decs at 11.

True .and can't they differ the Scottsville treatment for a week or at least until they have tested the Greyville track.

A mock race of 12 runners should be held as is procedure when any new course or alteration is made

In Dubai they held 4 mock races on an afternoon before the new grass and Tapeta tracks were put into action