Brighton Racecourse was in a sorry state before Northern Racing took over running it four years ago.

Now it has just staged a top-level race of a kind seldom seen at Brighton in the past. It also had to close the gates because there was such a big crowd earlier this month.

The company has spent £4 million on improving the hilltop course.

Gradually the gangster reputation of the course and its decrepit air is being replaced by the image of an attraction to which families can go.

The course is in a beautiful position and is on the edge of a major resort. In good weather there are few finer places to be.

It's good to see that Northern Racing has put Brighton back on the right track.