What is going on at Fontwell?

[Ex RubyLight]

Is real grass just too expensive or are they building a new AW track?

By the way, it seems to become a huge disadvantage if your horse hates the kickback when running through the final bends…. How can they do this to the old NH punter who knows Fontwell as it used to be?

Does anyone know more?

[patrickleung]

This should help you:

https://www.racingpost.com/news/news/all-weather-bend-addresses-jockeys-safety-concerns-at-fontwell/297150

I think they follow what Musselburgh did.

[Ex RubyLight]

Thank you for the information Patrick.

[patrickleung]

Racing Post had some reactions from both jockey and trainers:

https://www.racingpost.com/news/news/jockeys-and-trainers-give-their-verdict-on-the-new-fontwell-bend/297365

[BlackGold]

And what’s going to happen when we get conditions where the turf track is raceable, but the all weather isn’t? Or is the the case that it was cheaper to put down all weather stuff than doing the proper remedial work to make the bend safer?

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