SOUTHWELL Racecourse

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

About SOUTHWELL Racecourse

Southwell racecourse is now much better known for its all weather racing, but they do still have the occasional jump meeting there. Despite some recent investment Southwell racecourse is still quite a bleak place especially in the winter when the wind is howling.

Key Characteristics

The Southwell track is laid out in a fairly tight, level oval of less than a mile and a quarter. The course is divided into a summer and a winter track, with the slightly larger summer track on the outside of the winter one. There are seven portable fences to a circuit which are stiff ones for a minor track. Their are also quite difficult brush-type hurdles.

Course Summary

Track: Tight left handed track with an easy finish.

Fences: Difficult.

Interesting Facts

Southwell racecourse is now much better known for its all weather racing, but they do still have the occasional jump meeting there.
Despite some recent investment Southwell racecourse is still quite a bleak place especially in the winter when the wind is howling.
The Southwell track is laid out in a fairly tight, level oval of less than a mile and a quarter.
The course is divided into a summer and a winter track, with the slightly larger summer track on the outside of the winter one.

Similar Courses

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

Aintree
Fontwell
Kelso
Bangor
Newton Abbot
Market Rasen Course map