British Race Courses

Aintree

The world's most famous racecourse, and home to the Martell Grand National. The first official races at Aintree were organised by the owner of Liverpool's Waterloo Hotel, Mr William Lynn. Lynn leased the land from Lord Sefton, laid out a course, built a grandstand and staged the first Flat fixture on July 7, 1829.

Address: ormskirk road,aintree liverpool L9 5AS

Website: www.aintree.co.uk

Ascot

Right hand triangle of 1m 6f 34yd with spur providing straight mile.

Address: the racecourse ascot,berkshire SL5 7JN

Website: www.ascot.co.uk

Ayr

Left hand oval of one mile 4.5F with spur for straight 5 and 6F events.

Address: 2 Whitletts Road. KA8 0JE

Website: ayr-racecourse.co.uk

Bangor-On-Dee

Left hand triangle of 1m 4f.

Address: The racecourse, Bangor-On-Dee, Wrexham LL13 0DA

Website: www.bangordee.co.uk

Bath

Left hand flattened oval of 1m 4f 25yd with 3 spurs.

Address: Bath Racecourse, Landsdown,Bath,Somerset BA1 9BU

Website: www.bath-racecourse.co.uk

Beverley

Right hand oval of 1m 3f 44yds.

Address: The Grandstand, York Rd, Beverley, East Yorkshire HU17 8QZ

Website: www.beverley-racecourse.co.uk

Brighton

Left hand, 1m 4f course shaped like widened U.

Address: Brighton Racecourse, freshfield Rd, Brighton BN2 9XZ

Website: www.brighton-races.co.uk

Carlisle

Right hand pear shaped 1m 4.75f with spur for 4-5and 6f starts.

Address: Grandstand office-The racecourse-Blackwell-Carlisle CA2 4TS

Website: www.Carlisleraces.co.uk

Cartmel

Left hand oval about 9f

Address: Cartmel Steeplechase Ltd, C/o Aintree racecourse L9 5AS

Website: www.aintree.co.uk

Catterick

Sharp left-hand oval of 1m 198yd with spur.

Address: catterick bridge,richmond,north yorkshire. DL10 7PE

Website: www.catterickbridge.co.uk

Cheltenham

Heart shaped complex of old and new park courses,each about 1 m 5f left-handed

Address: the steeplechase co ltd,prestbury park,cheltenham,gloucestershire. GL50 4SH

Website: www.cheltenham.co.uk

Chepstow

Left-hand oval of about 2 mile with spur providing straight mile.

Address: the racecourse,chepstow,gwent NP6 5YH

Website: www.chepstow-racecourse.co.uk

Chester

Flat circular left-hand 1m 73yd

Address: chester racecourse,the racecourse,chester. CH1 2LY

Website: www.chester-races.co.uk

Doncaster

Left-hand 1m 7.5f pear-shape with 3f spur for straight mile

Address: doncaster racecourse,the grandstand,leger way,doncaster DN2 6BB

Website: www.doncaster-racecourse.co.uk

Epsom

Left-hand U-shaped 1m 4f.spurs,5f and 6f and 7f events

Address: the racecourse,epsom downs,surrey KT18 5LQ

Website: www.epsomderby.co.uk

Exeter

Right hand 2m ellipse

Address: the racecourse,halden nr devon EX6 7XS

Website: www.exeter-racecourse.co.uk

Fakenham

Squarish left-hand circuit of little over 1m.

Address: the racecourse,fakenham,norfolk NR21 7NY

Website: www.fakenhamracecourse.co.uk

Folkestone

Right-hand oval of about 1m 3f with spur providing 6f straight course

Address: c/o lingfield park racecourse,racecourse road,lingfield,surrey RH7 6PQ

Website: www.lingfield-racecourse.co.uk

Fontwell Park

Left-hand 1m flattened oval hurdle course embracing figure of chase course

Address: fontwell racecourse,near arundel, w sussex BN18 OSX

Website: www.fontwellpark.co.uk

Goodwood

Nearly straight six furlongs with figure of eight right handed course attatched

Address: goodwood racecourse,goodwood,chichester sussex. PO18 OPS

Website: www.goodwood.co.uk

Hamilton Park

Straight 6f with pear shaped right-hand loop

Address: hamilton park racecourse,bothwell road hamilton,lanarkshire ML3 ODW

Website: www.hamilton-park.co.uk

Haydock Park

Flattened left-hand oval of 1m 5f squeezed slightly inwards in back straight

Address: haydock park racecourse,newton le willows,merseyside WA12 OHQ

Website: www.haydock-park.co.uk

Hereford

Right-hand 1m 4f square course

Address: hereford racecourse,roman road,hereford HR4 9QU

Website: www.hereford-racecourse.co.uk

Hexham

Left-hand oval of about 1m 2f

Address: hexham steeplechase,the ridings hexham NE46 4PF

Website: www.hexham racecourse.co.uk

Huntingdon

Right-hand 1m 4f oval

Address: huntingdon steeplechase ltd,brampton huntingdon PE28 4NL

Website: www.huntingdon-racecourse.co.uk

Kelso

Left-hand oval.hurdle course 1m 330yd,chase course 1m 660yd

Address: kelso races ltd,c/o john sales and partners,18-20 glendalr rd northumberland NE71 6DW

Website: www.kelso-races.co.uk

Kempton Park

Right-hand triangular circuitnon 1m 5f pierced by straight 6f and joined by a spur forming the juibilee course

Address: kempton park racecourse,sunbury on thames. TW16 5AQ

Website: www.kempton.co.uk

Leicester

Right-hand oval of about 1m 5f with 3f spur providing staight mile

Address: leicester racecourse, LE2 4AL

Website: www.leicester-racecourse.co.uk

Lingfield Park

Seven fuflong 140yds straight with a left hand loop.plus a new all weather track

Address: lingfield park racecourse road,lingfield,surrey. LE2 4AL

Website: www.lingfield-racecourse.co.uk

Ludlow

Right-hand oval about 1m 4f

Address: ludlow racing club,bromfield,ludlow shropshire SY8 2BT

Website: www.ludlow-racecourse.co.uk

Market Rasen

Right-hand oval about 1m 2f

Address: market rasen,legsby road,market rasen lincs LN8 3EA

Website: www.marketrasen.races.co.uk

Musselburgh

Right-hand flattened oval with spur for 5f start.jump course is 1m 3f right-hand oval.

Address: linkfield road,musselburgh EH21 7RG

Website: www.musselburgh-racecourse.co.uk

Newbury

Left-hand oval of about 1m 7f with spur for straight mile.jump course is inside the flat oval

Address: the racecourse newbury,berks. RG14 7NZ

Website: www.newbury-racecourse.co.uk

Newcastle

Broad left-hand oval of 1m 6f with spur for straight 7f and further spur for 1m 2f events.

Address: gosforth park,newcastle upon tyne. NE3 5HP

Website: www.newcastle-racecourse.co.uk

Newmarket

Two courses having separate straights,finishes and facillities,but using common ground for longer races

Address: westfield house,cambridge,suffolk CB8 OTG

Website: www.newmarketracecourse.co.uk

Newton Abbot

Left-hand squarish circuit of just under 1m 1f

Address: the racecourse,kingsteignton,newton abbot,devon TQ12 3AF

Website: www.newtonabbotracing.co.uk

Nottingham Racecourse,

Left-hand oval circuit of about 1m 4f

Address: colwick park,colwick nottingham NG2 4BE

Website: www.nottinghamracecourse.co.uk

Perth

Right hand oval of about 1m 2f

Address: the perth hunt scone,palace park perth PH2 6BB

Website: www.perth-races.co.uk

Plumpton

Left-hand flattened oval about 1m 2f

Address: plumpton racecourse,east sussex BN7 3AL

Website: www.plumpton-racecourse.co.uk

Pontefract

Left hand oval of around 2m 2f

Address: 33 ropergate pontefract west yorkshire WF8 1LE

Website: no website available,tel no 01977 703224

Redcar

Left hand flattened oval of about 2m

Address: the racecourse,redcar,cleveland. TS10 2BY

Website: www.redcarracing.co.uk

Ripon

Right hand flattened oval of around 1m 5f

Address: 77 north street,ripon north yorkshire HG4 1DS

Website: www.hutchinson-buchanan.co.uk

Salisbury

Almost straight 1mile with right-hand loop

Address: salisbury racecourse,netherhampton,wilts SP2 8PN

Website: www.salisburyracecourse.co.uk

Sandown Park

Right hand oval of around 1m 5f pierced by uphill 5f straight course

Address: the racecourse,esher,surrey KT10 9AJ

Website: www.sandown.co.uk

Sedgefield

Left hand oval of 1m 2f

Address: the racecourse stockton on tees,cleveland TS21 2HW

Website: www.sedgfield-racecourse.com

Southwell

Left hand triangle of about 1m 2f and all weather track

Address: rolleston,southwell/notts NG25 OTS

Website: www.southwellracecourse.com

Stratford-on-avon

Left hand triangle of about 1.25m

Address: luddington road,stratford-on-avon,warwicks CV37 9SE

Website: www.stratfordracecourse.net

Taunton

Right hand flattened oval of around 12 2f

Address: orchard portman,taunton,somerset TA3 7BL

Website: www.tauntonracecourse.co.uk

Thirsk

Left hand oval 1m 2f 50 yards with spur for straight 5f and 6f races

Address: the racecourse,station road thirsk,north yorkshire YO7 1QL

Website: www.thirskracecourse.net

Towcester

Right hand circuit of 1m 6f

Address: easton neston,towcester,northants NN12 7HS

Website: www.towester-racecourse.co.uk

Uttoxeter

Left hand oval of about 1m 2f

Address: wood lane uttoxeter,staffs ST14 8BD

Website: www.uttoxeter-racecourse.co.uk

Warwick

Broad left hand oval of about 1m 6f

Address: hampton street/warwick CV34 6HN

Website: www.warwickracecourse.co.uk

Wetherby

Left hand flattened oval of about 1m 4f

Address: york road,wetherby,west yorks LS22 5EJ

Website: www.wetherbyracing.co.uk

Wincanton

Right hand rectangle circuit 0f about 1m 4f

Address: wincanton racecourse,somerset BA9 8BJ

Website: www.wincantonracecourse.co.uk

Windsor

Figure of eight-about 1m 4f

Address: the racecourse,windsor,berks SL4 5JJ

Website: www.windsor-racecourse.co.uk

Wolverhampton

Left hand triangle 0f 1m 4f with spur for straight 5f start

Address: gorsebrook road,wolverhampton WV6 OPE

Website: www.wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk

Worcester

Left hand oval of 1m 5f

Address: grandstand road,worcester WR1 3EJ

Website: www.worcester.racecourse.co.uk

Yarmouth

Left hand flattened oval with straight mile spur

Address: the racecourse,jellicoe road,great yarmouth NR30 4AU

Website: www.greatyarmouthracecourse.co.uk

York

Left hand u-shaped 2m course with spur for staight 5f and 6f starts

Address: the racecourse,york YO2 1EX

Website: www.yorkracecourse.co.uk