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Catterick’s Racing Welfare Family Day next Wednesday (August 27) is scheduled to start at 2-10 p.m. and at the conclusion of racing, there’s camel racing on the track as part of the fund-raising activities for Racing Welfare – the charity which provides help for stable staff in British Racing. The riders in the camel race can be sponsored; they include David O’Meara, Ben Haslam, Niall Hannitty, Brian Hughes, Tony Kelly, Micky Hammond, Paul Lodge and Debbie Bamford. 

There are seven races under Rules, including a qualifying race in the 2014 Catterick Twelve Furlong Series; the £20,000 Final of this handicap series takes place next month. Three-year-olds take part in a handicap race over seven furlongs supported by The Nag’s Head at Pickhill. 

There’s a selection of attractions for youngsters in the Course Enclosure, such as bouncy castles, roundabouts, face painting and glitter tattoos while there are vouchers for ice creams (one voucher per child) while stocks last! As usual, accompanied children under 18 years of age are admitted free of charge. There’s also an indoor play area in the Course Enclosure. 

Musical entertainment during the afternoon is provided by local band, ‘Trio Gitan’, while the giant screen will enable racegoers to see all of the action on the track. The raceday shuttle bus is in operation from Richmond town centre.