Clerk of The Course at Newcastle Racecourse. All opinions are my own.
Joined March 2026
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Jump racing returns to @NewcastleRaces tomorrow.
7 Races starting at 12:56pm.
Good, Good to Soft in places currently (6.7).
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There was some good news at the start of a worrying week for racing when Newcastle announced it has secured a new sponsor for next month's Fighting Fifth Hurdle
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In 2027 we will be running the Eider chase over a slightly shorter distance of 3m6f. @NTFnews
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We currently have an exciting opportunity for a new full time Stable Manager @NewcastleRaces
If you’d like to know more about the role, please feel free to get in touch.
Any shares or retweets would be greatly appreciated!
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Great achievement from all of the grounds team @NewcastleRaces, who work tirelessly year-round to facilitate racing every month of the year, across both codes.
Special mention to Mark Ryan, who has led the team for over 10 years and is now in his 37th year at the track! 👏
New Stable Staff canteen open and in operation today @NewcastleRaces
Ahead of six races starting at 6:19pm
@arenaracingco @NTFnews @NARSnewsinfo
Coming towards the end of a busy summer season @NewcastleRaces with only 2 fixtures left between now and September.
The grounds team have been incredibly busy over the summer and had the track and site in great condition throughout Plate and Ladies Day.
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Great to get Team Player away to @NewcastleRaces today ahead of his run in the Northumberland Plate next weekend. Done him the world of good
Windy conditions not helping with the last of the new fibres being added @NewcastleRaces this morning.
Entire track re graded and new fibres added all round ahead of the 2026 Northumberland Plate Festival.
Thanks to the @TapetaF team for all their help.
Great to have the @TapetaF team here for the next few days @NewcastleRaces re grading and adding some new fibres to the track ahead of the Northumberland Plate fixture
We are currently recruiting for a Racing Executive/Trainee Clerk of the Course to work alongside the team @NewcastleRaces
If anyone would like to know more, please do get in touch.
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Time has flown….@NewcastleRaces !
Enjoy your 10yrs celebrating of @TapetaF
It was a great project to be involved with.
Decs morning ahead of the 10th Anniversary fixture of Tapeta @NewcastleRaces on Tuesday.
As usual a great piece from @SimonMapletoft below 👇
Newcastle celebrates 10 illustrious Tapeta years 👇🏼🎂🏇@attheraces @skysportsracing @Newcastleraces attheraces.com/blogs/newcast…
Joe Gibson retweeted
🏇 100 entries have been received for the 2026 Northumberland Plate - the highest total in the last 30 years! 🎉
The road to the 2026 Plate is officially underway - don’t miss out! 🎟️ ow.ly/rBOb50YYfBZ
More great work from the grounds team today in some difficult temperatures for synthetic tracks! @NewcastleRaces.
Easy side of Good @NewcastleRaces ahead of the final jump fixture of the season tomorrow. Watered this week and no more planned at this stage.
Average Soil Moisture 54%.
Rain now expected throughout Raceday morning before clearing and becoming breezy.
