Crowds could come back under the multi-tiered system after lock on Wednesday Race news

Spectators could get back on track at Ludlow, Lingfield, Haydock and Kempton on Wednesday, as all four tracks are in Level 2 areas with post-government restrictions.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday that outdoor venues in Level 1 and 2 areas would be able to admit spectators on a limited basis after the national shutdown ends on December 2, with up to 4,000 spectators or 50 percent capacity limits, whichever is lower: at level 1, drop to 2000, or 50% of capacity, at level 2

With Shropshire, Surrey, Merseyside and London falling under level 2 restrictions, as released by the government on Thursday, all four tracks could accommodate runners next week, though courses in level 3 areas, like Newcastle, Wolverhampton and Leicester, spectators will not be allowed.

Ludlow general manager Simon Sherwood is anxiously awaiting the return of a crowd, although he does not expect more than 600 spectators that day as the track is “moving cautiously”.

He said, “We’re trying to figure out the lay of the land with a returning crowd. It will be great for the environment.

“We will tread with caution being one of the first to return. We’re entitled to 2,000, but realistically we’ll have our members first and then a small number of people. I wouldn’t have thought we would get close to 2000, our capacity wouldn’t allow it anyway with social distancing.

“For this December meeting, we would normally have between 1,500 and 2,000, but I guess we will have between 500 and 600.

“The fact that the other games are at level 2 relieves the pressure a bit, otherwise all eyes would have been on us. It will be interesting to see how people participate, as I’m sure there will be a bit of nervousness to begin with.

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“No one will be allowed to appear and enter the circuit. For members, we have all your contact details and we have already informed you of the protocol, you must call ahead. Due to our numbers, everything will be done through our office, but in specifics, we were not told what it is.

“We have to decide if we will sell alcohol. We could consider that since you have to serve large dishes to have alcohol, we may not make them available to the public. However, for the owners, why not: if you had a lot of food, there would be alcohol available. To begin with, we could take a cautious path.

“We have a Christmas reunion so if all goes well next week we hope we can develop a bit.

“Financially it won’t break records, but what it will do is make the field an indispensable environment.”

Races have been held behind closed doors since his return on June 1, with the exception of two crowd pilots at Doncaster and Warwick in September.

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