HAYDOCK Park have appointed Adam Waterworth as new general manager. He comes with a wealth of experience of racecourse management overseeing the RHT courses of Huntingdon, Market Rasen, Nottingham, Warwick and Wincanton.

Adam said: "I am delighted to be joining such a strong team at Haydock Park and look forward to taking the course even further forward."

Kirkland Tellwright is to take on the role of Clerk of the Course and joins from the Macau Jockey Club where he is a senior stipendiary steward having previously been a local steward at a number of North West racecourses, including Haydock Park.

Bill Whittle, chairman of Haydock Park, said: "This is really good news and I feel we have put in place a very strong and exciting team for the future."