G ary ▁Bag gs ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁Sun ley ▁Express ▁( Peter ▁Rich ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁Two ▁other ▁R ams gate ▁train ers ▁Stan ▁Ken nett ▁and ▁Ron ▁L ut on ▁also ▁had ▁success ▁but ▁Bag gs ▁moved ▁to ▁join ▁Oxford ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁before ▁diver ting ▁to ▁W alth am st ow ▁Stadium . ▁ ▁R ams gate ▁were ▁awarded ▁a ▁luc r ative ▁Book m akers ▁Af ternoon ▁Grey h ound ▁Service ▁( BA GS ) ▁contract ▁after ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁sister ▁track ▁Oxford . ▁M ick ▁Whe ble ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁B AG S ▁co - ordin ator ▁over see ing ▁new ▁Racing ▁Manager ▁Stuart ▁Net ting . ▁ ▁The ▁tracks ▁forec ourt ▁car ▁park ▁featured ▁as ▁a ▁market ▁set ▁for ▁the ▁BBC ' s ▁Only ▁F ools ▁and ▁H ors es ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁episode ▁The ▁J olly ▁Boys ▁Out ing . ▁ ▁Cl os ure ▁As ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁progress ed ▁Northern ▁Sports ▁parent ▁company ▁Haw kins ▁of ▁H arrow ▁were ▁beginning ▁to ▁suffer ▁from ▁the ▁re cess ion ▁that ▁was ▁affect ing ▁their ▁other ▁business ▁interests ▁in ▁construction ▁and ▁garden ▁cent res . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Haw kins ▁of ▁H arrow ▁called ▁in ▁the ▁rece ivers ▁and ▁Oxford ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁going ▁concern ▁but ▁R ams gate ▁was ▁sold ▁for ▁re development . ▁Dum pton ▁Park ▁closed ▁its ▁doors ▁in ▁March ▁ 1