the opening race will take here at newcastle's gosforth park, as the sport tries to recover from a £50day allows us to resume some economic activity and the great thing is that our people are having to return here today under much, much stricter conditions than the vast majority of industries that are returning over the next few weeks. but the whole race day experience here in newcastle is going to feel very different. for a start, everyone will have their temperature checked on arrival. and then once inside, everyone will have to follow a strict one—way system. now, usually, the male jockeys would get ready in here, they would all be tightly packed together. instead, organisers have set up this whole new area with cubicles to allowjockeys to socially distance. in fact, the only time they shouldn't be two metres apart from someone is during the leg up onto their horse. before the lockdown, racing here was as much about the action around the course as on the track. but, on monday, these stands will be almost empty. they will be no fans, no bookies and no owners. numbers have been strict

let's start with horseracing and head to newcastle, gosforth park. 0ur correspondent katie gornall isg has just finished katie, everything went smoothly? they packed in ten races making the most of the weather and sport's returned and is a hugely significant day for that support. it is. and has been three months, nearly three months at the sports and on hold and there has been so much excitement and anticipation for the race to get and anticipation for the race to get a rightand and anticipation for the race to get a right and there was a lot of focus on the rate that my first race that went off air. and stan mason was the voice that heavily was fancied going into this one but it was zodiac, a 22-1 into this one but it was zodiac, a 22—1 shot that left them behind in the early stages, edging the race by a notice by a stable mate. and a great day as well for trainer roger feld who had the first to run some and became the first british winter and became the first british winter and 76 days and a great result for the first race. development has darkened from opening race because there wa

since the last meeting before lockdown, horseracing has returned, a 10 race card at newcastle's gosforth parky limited. this fence behind me is keeping out all but essential staff. i spoke to the chief executive of the bha earlier. he is not allowed in, it is only people who are essential to race day. everyone gets temperature tested on the way in. all of the jockeys have to wear masks around the site. there isa to wear masks around the site. there is a one—way system as well try to keep people socially distanced. they have even built a separate changing room for the male jockeys. have even built a separate changing room for the malejockeys. they have even built a separate changing room for the male jockeys. they have changed from the original one to allow these to me to pods inside so eve ryo ne allow these to me to pods inside so everyone can socially distance, so they are really trying to think of everything here to make racing as safe as possible. but you are right, a lot of people will be watching what is going on here in newcastle, seeing how they cope with everything, they are aware th

alex gulrajani reports after ten weeks, racing is back and it begins here at gosforth park in newcastleurns today, it will look a lot different. no crowds, no owners and no bookmakers. the industry looks after 70,000 people who work within horse racing. that's why we are so keen to get moving again and there is big support for us and it would be nice to get under way stop a bit of pressure? yes, but we can deal with that. the essential view allowed on site will have the temperature checked on arrival. they will follow a one—way system and jockeys will prepare in a socially distant dressing room. it's totally different, i'd never experienced before. the waiting room will be different because it got to stay away from other jockeys. different because it got to stay away from otherjockeys. i'm not sure what to expect but i'm sure we will get used to it after a couple of days and it will become normal, you know. sparse tables await snooker plays in the championship in milton keynes. those will be tested throughout. judge trumper showing his experiences of that on social media. this event has