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Introduction
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On the Day
You've booked your tickets, made your preparations and now you've finally made it to the big day.

A typical raceday consists of 6 - 8 races, taking place roughly at half hour intervals. So, there's plenty of time between races to enjoy a drink or something to eat and take in the runners and riders for the next race.

Here we explain some of the important things you need to understand at the course, such as:

Racing Crowd Picking a winner
Don't forget to check out our guide on how to pick a winner.

More useful raceday info
In addition, before you set off why not check some of the other pages on our site for some useful information about your race day, including:

  • The weather forecast at your chosen course
  • The 'going' report. This tells you whether the ground the horses are running on is firm, good, soft or heavy. It is important to know this in case the horse you want to back doesn't like running on certain types of ground
  • Any non-runners at your meeting, where a horse has pulled out at the last minute


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