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Southwell Racecourse gets go-ahead for jump fixtures after horse deaths study concludes

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Southwell Racecourse has been given the go-ahead to run jump fixtures again after an investigation into equine fatalities concluded.

Meetings were suspended at the start of September following the deaths of six horses in a month at the Nottinghamshire track.

Changes have been made on the back of a study by the British Horseracing Authority’s veterinary team, racecourse department and course inspectors alongside the venue's owners Arena Racing Company.

These include making the slope of the plain steeplechase fences more pronounced, to improve the shape that horses make over the jumps and relocating the first obstacle in the home straight.

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