VIDEO: How's the going at Goodwood?

We popped to Goodwood to check on the state of the turf ahead of next week's Qatar Goodwood Festival - and heard from two clerks of the course instead of one.
By The Newsroom
Published 27th Jul 2017, 23:04 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 18:21 BST

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The going is set to be good at Goodwood next week / Picture by Tommy McMillanThe going is set to be good at Goodwood next week / Picture by Tommy McMillan
The going is set to be good at Goodwood next week / Picture by Tommy McMillan

Seamus Buckley, due to retire at the end of the season, was on hand to tell us how the ground was faring after last weekend’s 50mm downpour.

And Ed Arkell, the man who will succeed Buckley, was also present to give us his reaction to landing the coveted Goodwood job.

Hear what they had to say in the video interview, above.

The going is set to be good at Goodwood next week / Picture by Tommy McMillanThe going is set to be good at Goodwood next week / Picture by Tommy McMillan
The going is set to be good at Goodwood next week / Picture by Tommy McMillan
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