Article: Mark Johnston: Why trainers were right to bypass Newcastle shambles Newcastle.(Sports)

Byline: Mark Johnston

It was good of David Buik, head of marketing at spread betting firm Cantor Index (Letters, July 8) to note that I was one of the few ``front line'' trainers at Newcastle on Northumberland Plate day, but where on earth did this man get his other ideas?

What makes him think that the racing surface at Newcastle has ``improved beyond recognition'' since Northern Racing took over the track? Has he walked it himself, or ridden round it on a horse, or is he just assuming that, because drainage has been done, the surface must be ...

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