SEDGEFIELD Racecourse

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

About SEDGEFIELD Racecourse

Sedgefield racecourse is situated in County Durham in the North East of England. It belongs to Northern Racing and although it has had some money spent on it, the facilities are still pretty basic.

Key Characteristics

The Sedgefield racecourse is an oval course of a mile and a quarter. It is quite a sharp course although there are a few testing undulations notably the last 150 yards which is uphill. Their are eight fences per circuit.

Course Summary

Track: Undulating tight left handed track with an average finish.

Fences: Very Easy

Interesting Facts

Sedgefield racecourse is situated in County Durham in the North East of England.
It belongs to Northern Racing and although it has had some money spent on it, the facilities are still pretty basic.
The Sedgefield racecourse is an oval course of a mile and a quarter.
It is quite a sharp course although there are a few testing undulations notably the last 150 yards which is uphill.
Racing has taken place at Sedgefield since around 1732, though it wasn't until 1846 that the first officially recognised meetings were held.
The course was once part of the Sands Hall Estate and became the headquarters of the Ralph Lambton Hunt in 1804, giving the area its 19th century nickname "the Melton of the North".
The course narrowly avoided closure on three separate occasions during the 20th century.
The Durham National, Sedgefield's feature race, was won in the 1980s by Rubstic, who went on to win the Aintree Grand National.

Similar Courses

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

Cartmel
Catterick
Fakenham
Plumpton