The Winners

The Losers

Bookies

Local residents

Racecourse employees

Old Course Golfers

Parts of the racing industry

Walkers and cyclists

Some race goers (if you like watching second rate horses run on AWT for second rate prizes)

Bird Watchers

Retailers and bars WITHIN the racecourse grounds

Dogwalkers

Some hotels, pubs, restaurants and bed & breakfast establishments (although most business will go to Edinburgh)

Local and migrant birds through destruction of habitat

Local wildlife, small mammals (foxes, hares, stoats and even deer) etc through destruction of habitat

Children through a reduction of unrestricted play areas

Musselburgh residents

Scotland/UK loss of historic site

Scotland/UK loss of biodiversity

Some bed & breakfast establishments because the racecourse propose to build accommodation for racehorse staff