Agreed with your first point.
I have a choice, I can go to Berwick, or I can go to Redcar (nearest tracks). I've been to both last season and this and prefer Redcar, although the racing isn't as good this season (from what I've seen at any rate). I hope to go to Workington at some point this season too, but, at the end of the day, I'd still prefer to be going to Brough Park on a Sunday evening.