The area within the horseshoe is referred to as the “ Hill ” . When the Derby Festival is on, the Hill is split into various sections including areas for parking, a funfair, a heliport and various enclosures. Six aerial images are at pages 13 to 18 of NT1. Page 15 of NT1 shows the position of the stables marked at point ‘a’. This is where the horses will start their ‘journey’ on their race day. They will then proceed along the yellow marked route, which is a dedicated ‘horse walk’ to point ‘b’ wh ich is the Parade Ring. All horses entered for a particular race tend to go at the same time albeit in a “train” fashion. Occasionally, if requested by their trainer a horse may come later or earlier than the main bunch. The horses walk this journey, controlled by their handlers (stable staff), which is not always an easy task as the horses are highly strung athletes and are keen to race. The horses walk around the Parade Ring and wait for the jockeys to enter it. Once inside, the jockeys mount their horse and continue to circle in the Parade Ring for normally around 10 – 20 minutes. At page 17 of NT1 the next part of the journey, which is from the Parade Ring to the Racetrack is marked in yellow with point ‘ c ’ indicating the horse ’ s entrance to the Racecourse. When the horses leave the Parade Ring they cross over a short area of rubber horsewalk. Most of this pathway has fencing installed on either side. There are gaps in the fencing, such that when the horses are not walking through this area, spectators can pass through. When the horses are brought out, the pathway is closed off entirely by stewards holding up rope. At this point, no spectators are allowed within the horses ’ pathway. This is important to protect the spectators from the horses (which are at this point, ready to race), and the horses from the spectators (for example, from contamination risks if spectators try to touch the horses). The horses then go onto the grass “shute” a rea that is protected by crowd barriers on either side, before entering the Racetrack itself. Aerial photographs of this are at pages 16 and 18 of NT1. Once on the Racetrack the horses canter to the Derby start, which is marked at ‘ d ’ on the aerial photograph at page 13 of NT1. The aerial photograph at page 14 depicts crossing points in blue. Spectators are only allowed to pass over these crossing points when given special authorisation to do so by stewards or representatives of the Jockey Club, for example, for limited periods between races. Ensuring that no one is on these crossing points other than at carefully prescribed times, is crucial for the safety of all those involved in the event, not least spectators, horses and jockeys. The highest point of the Racetrack is at the top of end of the Racetrack, around the halfway point. The climb from the start of the Derby to the highest point is equivalent to the height of Nelson ’ s Column, having reached this point the Racetrack then descends steeply around to the finish line. This, coupled with the geography of the Racecourse more generally, means that there are numerous points where it is
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