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PANORAMIC 1907 RESTAURANT IS READY FOR STARTERS (AND OTHER) ORDERS(1907 Restaurant to open for Midlands Grand National, 19 March)

Around 300 racegoers attending the Betfred Midlands Grand National will be the first diners

to experience the all-new 1907 restaurant at Uttoxeter Racecourse on Saturday 19 March.

The tasty combination of sumptuous food and sweeping views is likely to be a recipe for

success for the striking new £600,000 floor-to-ceiling glass-fronted restaurant.

“Our new facility, which replaces the old Silks Restaurant, will cater for up to 300 guests on

racedays, and will also be able to host conferences and events on non-racedays throughout

the year,” says Uttoxeter Racecourse Executive Director David MacDonald. “It will offer

racegoers the opportunity to dine while enjoying some fantastic views of the track for the first

time. And unlike many other panoramic restaurants at racetracks around the UK, of course,

Uttoxeter’s rural location means that it offers some spectacular countryside views.”

1907 takes its name from the year when racing was first introduced to this corner of

Staffordshire.

The vastly improved facilities will be complemented by a contemporary interior design

styling…and an ever-changing menu, which is currently being honed to perfection by Head

Chef Emmett Cassidy and Catering General Manager Anthony Gledhill.

1907 will offer an “understated” menu but will more than impress on the plate. Final dishes

have yet to be determined, but there is already talk of Emmett’s famous terrine of duck, roast

chicken and artichoke mash, and herb-crusted loin of cod with butter mash.

Following its opening on 19 March, 1907 will become fully operational for all other race

meetings, events, conferences, and party nights held at Uttoxeter Racecourse throughout

the year.

For more information the new 1907 visit http://uttoxeter-racecourse.co.uk/1907

Tickets for the 2016 Betfred Grand National, meanwhile, are already selling well and further

information can be found at http://www.uttoxeter-racecourse.co.uk/midlands-grand-national/.

Tickets can also be purchased on the day at the entrance.

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For further information please contact:Hayley LockerMarketing ManagerUttoxeter RacecourseTelephone: 01889 562561Email: hlocker@uttoxeter-racecourse.co.ukWebsite: www.uttoxeter-racecourse.co.uk.Twitter: @UttoxeterRacesFacebook: Uttoxeter Racecourse

NOTES TO EDITORS:

About ARC:Arena Racing Company (“ARC”) is the largest racecourse operator in the UK. In 2016 ARC

racecourses will host over 500 fixtures with total prize money of over £28 million. Each year

1.2 million people attend racing at one of ARC’s racecourses.

ARC is made up of the following sixteen racecourses: Bath, Brighton, Chepstow, Doncaster,

Ffos Las, Fontwell Park, Great Yarmouth, Hereford, Lingfield Park, Newcastle, Royal

Windsor, Sedgefield, Southwell, Uttoxeter, Wolverhampton and Worcester.

ARC runs three of the five all-weather racecourses in the UK offering three different types of

surface for horses to run on: Polytrack at Lingfield Park, fibresand at Southwell Racecourse

and the only tapeta racing surface in Europe at Wolverhampton Racecourse. ARC is

currently investing over £11 million in the facilities at Newcastle Racecourse which will see

racing commence on a second tapeta racing surface in Great Britain from May 2016.

In 2013 ARC pioneered the All-Weather Championships which see horses compete

throughout the winter for the chance of qualifying for a £1.1 million Finals Day on Good

Friday at Lingfield Park. This initiative is helping raise the profile and prestige of all-weather

racing in Great Britain.

ARC hosts racing at all levels of the sport from Class 7 through to Group 1s. Doncaster

Racecourse is home to the world’s oldest Classic, the St Leger, run each year in September

as part of the four-day St Leger Festival. Feature jumps races include the Grade 1 Fighting

Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle Racecourse, the Welsh National at Chepstow Racecourse and

Midlands National at Uttoxeter Racecourse.

As well as racing, ARC also operates a hotel at Wolverhampton Racecourse, a hotel, spa

resort and golf course at Lingfield Park and The Border Minstrel public house at Newcastle

Racecourse in the grounds of Gosforth Park.

ARC is the majority shareholder in the horseracing TV channel At The Races which is

broadcast on the Sky platform to c.14 million homes, and a JV partner with Racing UK in

GBI Racing which sells UK and Irish Racing to betting shop operators around the world.

ARC plays a pivotal role in British Racing. It is a shareholder in British Champions Series

and Racecourse Data Company; a signatory to a British Horseracing Authority’s and

Horsemen’s Group Prize Money Agreement; and on the boards of the Racecourse

Association (“RCA”), Racing Enterprises Limited (“REL”) and Great British Racing (“GBR”).

ARC employs over 500 permanent staff and engages with 3,500 casual staff for racing and

events across its racecourses. Further information about ARC can be found at

www.arenaracingcompany.co.uk.