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We support Premier racing at Musselburgh - but there's a long way to go to get it right
Musselburgh: track staged its first Premier meetings last weekendCredit: John Grossick
We staged our first Premier fixtures at Musselburgh last weekend and it has given us a lot to chew over.
Our Cheltenham trials meeting was first run in 2006 and we had gradually grown it to where we wanted it to be, but all of a sudden we've found ourselves with a foot firmly on the accelerator.
I support shining the light on Premier racing and we're all trying to do something different, but we have a long way to go to get that right.
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