I think we did that zzz as I thought I'd made clear.
The non- racing revenue from leases was considerable. Apart from Challenge and Burger King, the old stands were leased out to a number of businesses including Eagle Technology, Boot Party etc and there's a kids play group there now.
And that was aside from the agreement to sell the Campbell Road car park for multi millions to the Education Department.
The increasing of stakes was vital to retain owners in the game and increased field sizes that followed made betting more attractive to punters who were deserting in droves seeing 5-6 horse fields go round every week.
That, and the vastly improved facilities, and service across the board, saved the place in reality, as if they had continued as they had been doing, the doors would have closed very soon after, as the external consultants report had warned.
Of course, the brilliant rebranding and marketing helped too.....