Pea jay
I do believe the holes are staggered in height, left to right and higher than the floor to allow water to remain in there to rust your chain! Seriously that’s how Bavaria set it up. But the theory is that mud from the chain will get washed back out when sailing. So a grate as suggested is probably the best solution, rather than raising the floor with resin.
I made a timber lattice for my locker, so the chain sits high and dry, but the mud can get sloshed off the chain when sailing.
Cheers Richard