Issue - meetings

This report informs the Conservators of dates for race meetings in 2020 and presents a request from Epsom Downs Racecourse for consent for race meetings and extensions to the periods permitted for fencing, as required by the Epsom and Walton Downs Regulation Act 1984 and Epsom and Walton Downs Byelaws.

The Conservators received a report detailing dates for race meetings in 2020 and the following requests for consideration:

·                 Application for Evening and Sunday race meetings

·                 Application for temporary suspension of Footpath 50  (over the period of the Derby)

·                 Applications for racing-related fencing

·                 Application for extension of Upper Tattenham Enclosure fencing period (between Monday 18 May until Thursday 21 May)

·                 Application for extension of the Lonsdale Enclosure fencing period (Monday 18 May to Thursday 21 May; Wednesday 17 June and Monday 10 August to Saturday 16 August)

Following consideration the Conservators:

(1)            Noted the dates of the 2020 racing season for Epsom Downs detailed in paragraph 1.1 of the report and granted consent for the following meetings in accordance with section 14 of the Epsom & Walton Downs Regulation Act 1984:

·                 Thursday 2 July (evening)

·                 Thursday 9 July (evening)

·                 Thursday 16 July (evening)

·                 Thursday 30 July (evening)

·                 Sunday 27 September

(2)            Noted that Epsom Downs Racecourse had applied to Surrey County for the temporary suspension of Footpath 50 as detailed in section 3 of the report.

(3)            Agreed an application from Epsom Downs Racecourse for consent under the Bylaw 2 (i) (a) to bring forward the start of the fencing period for the Upper Tattenham Enclosure and Lonsdale Enclosure for the Derby Festival on 18 May 2020.

(4)            Agreed an application from Epsom Downs Racecourse for consent under the Byelaw 2 (i) (a) to extend the fencing period for the Lonsdale Enclosure to enable fencing to remain in place on 17 June and between the dates 10 – 16 August 2020.