Great Leighs, Britain's first new racecourse since Taunton began operating in 1927, will finally stage its first official meeting on Sunday.
Ed Dunlop was complimentary in his assessment of the course after he attended a recent trialling day and will run Temple Of Thebes and Clearing House at the weekend.
'Obviously the staff there must have done an amazing amount of work between when I was there and now and I applaud them,' said the Newmarket trainer.
'I don't imagine it'll be a beautiful experience watching it first time, but the track itself and the camber is fantastic. It'll be typical Polytrack and I expect it to bed down in time but it'll be an exciting start for them - it's been a long time coming.'
