Issue - meetings

This report provides the Conservators with an update on items considered by the Epsom and Walton Downs Training Grounds Management Board. Updates on the following matters are provided: Cyclists on the Downs, Equine Influenza, Epsom trained winners.

The Conservators received a report providing them with an update on items considered by the Epsom and Walton Downs Training Grounds Management Board. Updates on the following matters were provided: Cyclists on the Downs, Equine Influenza, Epsom trained winners.

The following matter was considered:

a)            Risk assessment for Racehorses in training on the Downs. The Conservators considered issues surrounding cycling on the Downs, noting the view of racehorse trainers that recent changes to dog walking had been big improvements, and that some activity by cyclists created a significant health and safety risk to horses in training. It was noted that Simon Dow would provide the Council’s Head of Operational Services with a risk assessment for racehorse training on the Downs, for consideration when reviewing the role of the Downskeepers.

Following consideration, it was resolved:

(1)      That the Conservators received and noted an update on items considered at recent meetings of the Epsom and Walton Downs Training Grounds Management Board.