Horse racing is officially the 2nd largest sport in Britain in terms of TV audiences, revenue and attendance.

At present, we are enduring challenging global economic times, however, horse racing is growing in popularity, with attendance rising each year. One reason for this is that racecourses have been proactive in trying to increase attendance numbers by appealing to a wider audience. They have achieved this by staging various forms of entertainment alongside a typical day of racing, E.g. introduction of themed race days, family fun days, corporate events and most recently music events/concerts following a day of racing.

The racecourses must cater for the safety of the members of the public along with the safety of the horses and their staff. Portable picket fencing can be used as a general barrier to enclose hospitality/corporate areas and temporary walkways. This enables racegoers to be safely contained within their designated areas.