NEWBURY Racecourse

A practical guide to NEWBURY Racecourse, including its track layout, jumping test and the courses most likely to provide useful form clues.

About NEWBURY Racecourse

Newbury is a Grade 1 racecourse set in Berkshire. It really is a lovely course, and unlike a lot of the Grade 1 racecourses in England they are very welcoming even to ordinary people! The most famous race at Newbury is the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup which was first run on 26 November 1960.

Key Characteristics

The jumps course at Newbury is set inside the flat racing course and is a about a mile and three quarters in circumference. There are 9 fences and 7 hurdles per circuit. The course is quite a flat galloping course with easy turns and is a very fair course to everyone.

Course Summary

Track: Galloping left handed track with an easy finish.

Fences: Average

Interesting Facts

Newbury is a Grade 1 racecourse set in Berkshire.
It really is a lovely course, and unlike a lot of the Grade 1 racecourses in England they are very welcoming even to ordinary people!
The most famous race at Newbury is the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup which was first run on 26 November 1960.
The jumps course at Newbury is set inside the flat racing course and is a about a mile and three quarters in circumference.

Similar Courses

Form from the following courses may be particularly relevant when assessing runners at NEWBURY:

Ayr
Haydock
Doncaster
Warwick
Wetherby
Worcester