Welcome back: Carlisle Grossick Racing / Racing Post Carlisle Racecourse bosses say they can’t wait to have more people back at the course after this week’s successful return of spectators. About 1,000 paying customers were back at the Durdar track for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. It coincided with Carlisle’s first Flat meeting since September 2019. The long-awaited return of spectators delighted Carlisle general manager Molly Dingwall. She said: “It’s just been so exciting to have people back here. “To see so many familiar faces has been lovely and racedays are like a family - everybody knows each other and it’s so nice for them to be back racing again.