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Leading jockeys Joanna Mason and Billy Garritty have ridden the course and yesterday gave it their thumbs up.
"Grandad's really proud of it," said Joanna after completing a circuit on stable star Sondad. "He's kept it secret and it's been hard not to spill the beans, but he's done it and it'll be here for years to come."
Mick and Joanna have had a hands on approach and Jo has been out supervising the proceedings before riding out in a morning.
However it's not all been plain sailing.
"We hit a few snags along the way," said Mick. "There were all sorts of underground waterways and these needed diverting and draining. But the worst bit was when the diggers found bones. We think it used to be a plague pit where they put bodies from the village back in the 1300s. We had to relocate them and put them somewhere safe while the works went on, then we reburied them under the stands."
"We had TV archaeologist Tony Robinson down to have a look and he's made a programme about it that'll be on Channel 4 later in the year. It worked out well and I even managed to sell him a racehorse."
"I also got me walking stick stuck in the concrete foundation when I tested it to see if it was set, that made a right mess."
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