LEICESTER Racecourse
A practical guide to LEICESTER Racecourse, including its track layout, jumping test and the courses most likely to provide useful form clues.
About LEICESTER Racecourse
Their has been horse racing at Leicester racecourse since 1882, and nowadays it is one of the busiest courses in the country with both flat and jumps racing held there. Leicester could never be called pretty, functional is perhaps a better word.
Key Characteristics
Leicester is a right handed rectangular course of a mile and three quarters, with a stiff uphill finish. The ground can get particularly heavy in the winter. There are 10 fences per circuit.
Course Summary
Track: Undulating and stiff right handed track with a stiff finish.
Fences: Very easy
Interesting Facts
- Recorded racing in Leicester dates back to 1603, when a meeting was held at Abbey Meadow on the day before Queen Elizabeth I died.
- The racecourse moved from Victoria Park to its present site at Oadby in 1883.
- In 1889, Leicester’s Prince of Wales Stakes and Portland Stakes each offered more prize money than any of the five British Classics.
- Sir Gordon Richards rode the first of his 4,870 career winners at Leicester on Gay Lord in March 1921.
Similar Courses
Form from the following courses may be particularly relevant when assessing runners at LEICESTER:
- Sandown
- Towcester
Course Map
