Fun day follows Red Red Wine

After a summer that has seen the wettest June on record and the coldest July since 2000, officials will be praying for a sunny end to August as they plan for next week’s meeting and the Bank Holiday Family Fun Day on Monday 27.

A big crowd is expected on Tuesday for which the first race, the Entertain Clients At Warwick Racecourse Apprentice Handicap over six furlongs, gets underway at 5pm.

The two highest class races of the evening are the fifth, the Racing UK Nursery over six furlongs, and the following Dine In The 1707 Restaurant Handicap over an extended one-and-a-quarter miles.

But the most interesting could be the Class 5 British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing EBF Maiden Fillies’ Stakes which, despite its low prize money, could attract runners from some of the big stables.

With Warwick being the only flat meeting of the evening, racegoers may get to see Ryan Moore and Richard Hughes, currently neck and neck in the race for the jockeys’ championship as they each look to steal a march in what is becoming a fascinating contest.

With the glass-fronted 1707 Restaurant nearly sold out, the course has opened a second dining room with private viewing area in the Warwickshire Suite, located at the top of the main grandstand.

Gates open two hours before the first race at 3pm and the music will begin after the last of the seven races has been run at 8pm. Tickets start from £25 for admission to the racing and concert and can be booked online at www.warwickracecourse.co.uk or through the office on 491553.