NORTH & MIDLANDS RACING CLUB

WELCOME TO THE NORTH & MIDLANDS RACING CLUB WEBSITE

Please let us have feedback on the content of the website and any other constructive suggestions
which may improve the experience for our members.

WEBSITE UPDATE - NEW FOR 2020!

The new ''ITV 7 Trends Guides' web page is now live and active. Members can access via the 'More' option on the menu using the usual N&M RACING CLUB members password. If anyone has problems with access please e mail info@northernracingclub.com for details.

Please note that the competitions website page is now restricted as only club members are allowed to enter.

At the bottom of the page you will also find links to the club's Facebook & Twitter websites.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

CHELTENHAM PREVIEW - MONDAY 2ND MARCH

The club has again booked Haydock Park as the venue for this event.
Please visit our event web page for fuller details by clicking here.

SATURDAY MARCH 7TH - SARAH HOLLINSHEAD STABLE VISIT & WOLVERHAMPTON RACE DAY

Hopefully we shall see a number of our Midlands based members at this event!

Sarah Hollinshead is the granddaughter of the late great Reg Hollinshead
and having started as a jockey has joined the training ranks.

After the visit we shall depart in good time to arrive at Wolverhampton for
their biggest meeting of the year including the Wulfruna Stakes and the Lincoln Trial.

Members who pre-book online at the track will find tickets start at £9 (saving £5 from the on the day price).

We have also arranged that members who want to use the restaurant can book that package directly by phone on 01902 390011/12 at £52.50 (includes admission, race card, 3 course lunch, tea/coffee and table for the afternoon). When booking please ask to be seated with North & Midlands Racing Club.

Stable visit starts at 9.45 and racing at Wolverhampton expected to start at 1.30pm (approx.).

Dave Bates will be collecting members details for the visit so please e mail/text him to reserve a place(s). The email address is bates270@btinternet.com and text number is 07483236953. As usual we shall collect voluntary donations on the day to pass onto the stable staff fund after our visit (recommended £5 per adult).

ALEX BIRD COMPETITION 2020

Our next competition starts in March with entries now being taken. Entrants are asked to select horses in each of the races over the main UK racing festivals at Cheltenham, Aintree, Royal Ascot & York (Ebor).
For fuller details and entry form etc please visit our competitions web page here.

MORE DATES FOR THE DIARIES IN 2020

Further events are planned as follows so please make a note in your diaries
– full details in next edition of Racin:

Aintree Preview Night – Wednesday 1st April at 7.45pm.
Venue will be the Tetley Club in Warrington Entry will be £5 on the night or free if you
purchase a Cheltenham Preview ticket. Panel TBC.

Grand National Sweepstake
Details are on the club competitions website. Draw on 1st April at the preview night.

Micky Hammond Stable Visit & Racing at Catterick – Friday 6th June.
A chance for our newer Yorkshire members to get involved! Timings TBC and as usual we shall collect donations from members (suggested £5 per adult) to pass onto the stable staff kitty.

Jack Berry House visit & Racing at York – Friday July 10th.
Members have generously supported our IJF fundraisers in recent years so we have arranged this visit so members can see at first hand how the funds are being used! Arrival will be mid-morning and
we shall depart in good time to get to York races in the afternoon.
The IJF have asked us to collect donations (£5 per adult) which will include tea/coffee on the day.

Racing Club 40th Anniversary events
At the recent club AGM a number of suggestions were put forwards as to how the club can mark this milestone. Plans are still in a preliminary stage but we hope to have a number of smaller events in different parts of the area we cover so that as many members as possible can get involved.

WALES RACING CLUB – JOINT EVENTS WITH N&M RACING CLUB

The Wales Racing Club arrange regular stable visits to which all North & Midlands Racing Club members are usually invited.
This gives our members a great opportunity to visit stables outside our region so please support these events if you can.

Look for further details on the N&M RC Facebook page or contact Martin Nott on 02920 764547 (evenings) or e mail walesracingclub@hotmail.com

Club Competitions

Details of club competitions will be included on the competitions web page in future.

Our main competitions are:

Alex Bird Challenge
Heritage Handicaps Challenge
NH Saturday Naps Challenge

We will also continue to run mini-leagues for the Daily Telegraph fantasy racing competitions and their Fantasy Football competition.

Members Only Websites

These can be found using the 'more' tab at the top of the page. Your N&M Racing Club password will be required to access these web pages.

These will include:

Club Competitions

Drawfacts (UK & Eire)

Drawfacts (Heritage Handicaps)

Festival Guides

Trainer Traits

Jockey Traits

Days Last Ran

Racing Systems

Racin' Magazine

Racin' magazine is produced bi-monthly to members covering Feb/Mar; Apr/May; Jun/Jul; Aug/Sept; Oct/Nov; Dec/Jan.

Members contributions for publication are always welcome and should be sent to the editor by 25th of the month before publication.

Members can download copies from the tab at the top of the page.

Racing Links/RSS Feeds

From time to time N&M Racing Club will share links with other like minded organisations.

You can find details on our links page.

The RSS feeds at the bottom of this page are powered by Bestbetting, the Daily Mail, BBC Sport & Racing Fixtures.

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