Warwick Racecourse choose ProMaster 79 to deliver results in challenging conditions
Maintaining a strong, healthy and dense sward over a wet winter period is a headache for any Turf Manager, but for Head Groundsman at Warwick Racecourse Guy Woodward, that challenge is further exacerbated by the impact of horses pounding the flats and taking the jumps.

For Guy to achieve any germination and recovery, he needs a seed mixture that can perform under some of the most challenging growing conditions. Guy has turned to new tetraploid technology in the Masterline ProMaster 79 mixture, to deliver just that.
Since the decision was made in 2014 to covert to an all-jumps race programme, Warwick Racecourse has established itself as one of the leading, small National Hunt racing courses. "Our season runs from the end of September to the end of May, with fixtures right through the winter" explains Guy who heads up a grounds team of four. "In a normal season we will backfill with a combination of soil and seed after every meet, as well as moving the hurdles to give the horses fresh ground and helping us spread the wear and maintain coverage."

Last year, the months of early rainfall, which left areas of the course badly waterlogged, were followed by warmer temperatures which saw the PM79 mixture once again working well. "We achieved the germination I look for and all of the overseeding we did through the winter is showing on the racing lines. It's thanks to DLF that we seem to have a mixture that's working for us and our requirements, helping to maintain strong coverage even when mother nature does her best to stop us!"
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