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Good afternoon and a very warm welcome to the first day of the BetVictor Jumps Finale Weekend here at Newbury.

My thanks go to BetVictor today as title sponsors of the two-day fixture. Today, BetVictor are dedicating a race to remember their colleague Luke Howliston. Members of his family will be presenting the winning trophy for the 3.10 race which is named in his memory.

For those interested in getting even closer to the action, make sure you join course expert David Crosse for the popular Trips to the Jump which will take place ahead of the 2.05 and 3.40 races today. We ask that any racegoers keen to make the trip out to the course meet to the left-hand side of the Weighing Room 20 minutes before their preferred trip.

It is not long now until the Peter O’Sullevan Lambourn Open Day which takes place on Good Friday, 7 April. If you are interested in a chance to see behind the scenes at one of the UK’s major racehorse training centres, then I would highly recommend a visit. Tickets are available on our website for £15 or in Lambourn on the day

Following this weekend our attention will turn to the start of the Flat season on Friday 21 and Saturday 22 April when Classic hopefuls will be in action at the Dubai Duty Free Spring Trials Weekend. This fixture will also see the return of the popular Beer Festival featuring over 30 real ales and ciders from local brewers. We are in for a whole host of entertainment that weekend including trips to the starting stalls, live music and the chance to win some exclusive Dubai Duty Free gifts!

We also have some special additions on Saturday 22 April including the opportunity to meet a retired racehorse plus a live band after racing. Tickets are only available at discounted Early Bird prices until 11:59pm tonight and these can be purchased online on our website or at East Gate today. We are also taking bookings for the newly refurbished Hennessy Restaurant which will be back in action for this weekend, so make sure you are one of the first to experience it.

If you’d like to take a look at what’s in store for The Hennessy Restaurant’s refurbishment, simply head to the ground floor of the Hampshire Stand or Berkshire Stand where our display boards give a flavour of what you can expect. We’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for your ongoing patience while this exciting refurbishment is completed.

Thank you for choosing to spend your day with us. I hope you have an enjoyable and profitable afternoon and that we will see you again tomorrow the second and final day of the BetVictor Jumps Season Finale.

Julian Thick Chief Executive Newbury Racecourse