JEREMY Martin, the clerk of the course at Salisbury, has been reflecting on the 2023 season which began in late April and concluded last week after 110 plus races and 16 meetings.

"I have been delighted with the number of runners and attendances," he said. "Despite the loss of the Sunday fixture in early May through waterlogging, it has been a good season."

Martin, who is also the course's executive director, pinpointed four races as his personal highlights - Relief Rally beating Juniper Berries who have since become group race winners, Aidan O'Brien having his runner at the track in September after an 18 year absence when Cambridge took a one-mile maiden, a high class 40th renewal of the listed Cathedral Stakes won by Run to Freedom and two dead heats which included the group three Tattersalls Sovereign Stakes where Mighty Ulysses and Embesto could not be separated by the camera.

"Weatherwise, we remember our racing season as having a cold start, only really improving from mid-May onwards. June was a very warm and settled month but the rest of the summer has been decidedly mixed.

"Despite a very windy ladies evening in mid-July, we have since been fortunate that all meetings have taken place in dry and pleasant weather."

Martin also thanked racegoers who generously contributed on their way out to eight charities.

More than £5,000 was collected.

The riding honours were shared by Oisin Murphy and Rossa Ryan who each had seven winners, while the leading trainer was Ralph Beckett.

He had been sharing the lead with Richard Hannon until a double at the last meeting brought his tally to nine.

Subject to ratification from the British Horseracing Authority, Salisbury's programme for 2024 looks very much as it did this year, save the loss of the early fixture in late April.

It has been allocated 15 fixture, beginning on Sunday, May 5 and containing six evening fixtures.