BRIGG FOLK TO ENJOY RACECOURSE FAMILY FUN DAY

Britain’s leading jumps trainer this summer is on his way to Market Rasen Racecourse for Sunday’s Big Family Fun Day on Sunday, August 2, with many people from the Brigg area attending.
John Ferguson is piling up the winners and amassing tens of thousands of pounds in prize-money as the 2015/16 jump racing season progresses.
His man in the saddle Aidan Coleman – with whom he established a formal relationship this week – is already being tipped as a future champion jockey.
Ferguson, who also oversees the Godolphin training operation in Newmarket, has a remarkable 40% winner-to-runner strike rate at Market Rasen so far this season.
Coleman, whose biggest career win so far came in the Welsh Grand National last Christmas, is second only to the runaway leader Richard Johnson in the jockeys’ title race.  Both have enjoyed four winners to date at Market Rasen’s six fixtures since the season began in May.
The trainer, who in the past often relied on the now retired 20 times champion jump jockey Tony McCoy, has eight entries in the six races on Sunday and will decide on Friday which horses will run.
Sunday’s racing starts at 2.20pm, with gates opening two hours before.  Admission for adults is from £6.75 in advance, with all accompanied under 18s getting in free of charge.  
As well as the racing, there is free children’s entertainment including bungee trampolines, a circus workshop, soft play area, pony hoppers, a face painter, a Princes & Pirate fancy dress competition and a treasure hunt.
There’s also the BIG Jigsaw Challenge, an initiative created to help children learn more about racing whilst taking part in a team challenge with the opportunity to win prizes.  Children will have four opportunities to take part facilitated by Racecourse Presenter Steven Powell and Sales & Marketing Coordinator Patricia Grove.  Details can be found in the race-day programme and on the big screen.