Racing: Boxing Day will be busy at Wincanton

WINCANTON Racecourse has announced that its Boxing Day hospitality has officially sold out.

Dining in the Winning Post, Kingwell Restaurants and the Paddock Pavilion has attracted maximum bookings with the racecourse preparing a much requested waiting list.

Steve Parlett, Wincanton’s General Manager, says: “It’s a fitting reward to my team to have reached our hospitality target in the first week of December.

''Raceday tickets are still available and we look forward to welcoming the many racegoers and local community, who are the heart of Wincanton, to our Boxing Day fixture.”

The traditional Boxing Day fixture is immensely popular with the capacity to attract over 12,000 racegoers. This year, Wincanton Racecourse has teamed up with local car dealership F.J. CHALKE, which has show rooms in Wincanton, Mere and Yeovil, to offer everyone who books tickets in advance to attend the festive raceday the chance to win a Suzuki Alto SZ 5-door car.

The draw will take place on Boxing Day and the car, which is worth more than £7,000, will be presented to the winner at Wincanton’s race fixture on January 5.

The person who makes the booking for advanced tickets, either on-line or via the ticket hotline, will be eligible for entry into the free draw to win a car.  Tickets start from £8 for the course enclosure with children under 18 granted complimentary entry. 

Mr Parlett added: “We will continue to drive our advance booking initiative where one lucky racegoer will win a new 5-door car courtesy of F.J. Chalke and thank them for the support.''

Gates open early at 10,30am with the first race underway at 12.30pm.  There is a free Park & Ride service operating during the day from Morrison's car park and the Racecourse.   Due to large volumes of traffic racegoers are advised to arrive early.  Children aged 18 and under race free.

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