The long awaited return of racing to Cheltenham
Guy Lavender, CEO of Cheltenham Racecourse is looking forward to welcoming back the crowds after a summer of work
The October meeting this weekend marks the return of racing the Cheltenham racecourse.
Organisers has to cancel the last events of last season to attend to urgent repair work on the tracks drainage system.
This weekend marks the course's triumphant return after a summer of improvement work both on the track and behind the scenes.
We caught up with CEO of the racecourse Guy Lavender, he talked about how it feels to be back welcoming the crowds to Cheltenham.
He said, ''Its such an exciting time to come back, the ground is good, we've done a lot of work on preparations for the racecourse''
''We are really looking forward to welcoming people back and I think racegoers will really notice a difference in the racecourse.''
The weekend forecast is set to be on the wet side, Guy was confident that race goers would come prepared for that but assured us that there was plenty of shelter available.
''We've got more spaces to keep people under cover. Were opening up bigger spaces for the November meeting. People should come well equippied.
Finally, Guy expressed his excitement at the return of racing to its home in Cheltenham after a summer of improvements.
Guy said, ''Cheltenham is the premier national hunt racecourse in the country. We have to be delivering a level of experience that customers and racegoers want.
''We are very excited to welcome people back and I'm sure they are going to have a great time.''