Valet David Sunderland prepares the jockeys for the opening race Photograph: Alan Crowhurst /freelanceA jockey checks his headgear in a mirrorPhotograph: Alan Crowhurst /freelanceSpectators watch the runners in the first race go past the grandstandPhotograph: Alan Crowhurst /freelance
A rider weighs in after the racePhotograph: Alan Crowhurst /freelanceThe field approaches a fencePhotograph: Alan Crowhurst /freelanceRacegoers and jockeys mingle on the grandstandPhotograph: Alan Crowhurst /freelanceA jockey and his mount succesfully jump a fencePhotograph: Alan Crowhurst /freelanceA horse clears a fence in front of some puntersPhotograph: Alan Crowhurst /freelance
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