PUNTERS at York will also be able to obtain a discount if they book in advance for the 35th Timeform Charity Day on August 27, a Bank Holiday Saturday.

They will save £5 each, provided they have already spent at least £50 in advance bookings at the course this year.

There will also be an early booking saving of up to £2 per person reserving a place before July 1 at any day of the Ebor Festival.

During the winter all 180 stables and saddling boxes have been upgraded and the bath room in the weighing room improved. York racecourse was named Northern racecourse of the Year by the Racegoers Club and Best Flat racecourse over 20 years by the Travelling The Turf publication.

Updated: 10:19 Saturday, May 07, 2005