Return of sports crowds set to be cancelled amid new government rules
The TelegraphSport is braced to scrap plans for the return of fans after the St Leger Festival was ordered behind closed doors from Thursday. But the Director of Public Health for Doncaster, Dr Rupert Suckling, then announced the four-day festival in the town, which began on Wednesday, would move behind closed doors from Thursday. “Therefore on the grounds of public health and public safety I have instructed the racecourse to hold the St Leger Festival behind closed doors from tomorrow. This puts even greater pressure on our trainers, whose yards are the lifeblood of rural economies across the UK.” RCA chief executive David Armstrong added: “The health of the public and our own staff and participants is paramount, but the economic and financial pressure on the industry has already cost jobs and more will follow. “We will continue to work together as an industry, with national governments and with local authorities and the communities they represent to secure a safe return to public events.”
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