Race Courses
The following table describes the different track conformations
for British flat racecourses. When using horse profiling the
information is used extensively to determine if a horse will
be suited to the course or not.
- Grade Top class courses such as Ascot and York are graded 1.
- Straight The length of the straight course if the track has one.
- Shape The overall shape of the course.
- Direction Left or right, but on the straight course the direction is
described as straight.
- Speed On long, straight, flat type courses the speed will most
probably be galloping. Courses with sharp bends which slow down the pace will
be described as tight.
- Surface describes the level of the course such as flat, or
undulating.
- Location The location of the course in the UK.
Click a course name below to see the horse racing stats for the racecourse.
| Course |
Grade |
Straight |
Shape |
Direction |
Speed |
Surface |
Location |
| Ascot
|
1 |
8f |
Triangle |
Right |
Galloping |
Uphill |
South |
| Ayr |
2 |
6f |
Oval |
Left |
Galloping |
Flat |
Scotland |
| Bath
|
3 |
none |
Horseshoe |
Left |
Galloping |
Uphill |
South |
| Beverley |
3 |
5f |
Oval |
Right |
Stiff |
Uphill |
North |
| Brighton |
2 |
none |
Horseshoe |
Left |
Stiff |
Undulating |
South |
| Carlisle |
4 |
none |
Pear |
Right |
Stiff |
Uphill |
North |
| Catterick |
4 |
5f |
Oval |
Left |
Tight |
Undulating |
North |
| Chepstow |
3 |
8f |
Oval |
Left |
Stiff |
Undulating |
South |
| Chester |
2 |
none |
Circle |
Left |
Tight |
Flat |
Midlands |
| Doncaster |
2 |
8f |
Pear |
Left |
Galloping |
Flat |
North |
| Epsom
|
1 |
5f |
Horseshoe |
Left |
Stiff |
Undulating |
South |
| Folkestone |
4 |
6f |
Oval |
Right |
Tight |
Undulating |
South |
| Goodwood |
1 |
6f |
Pear |
Right |
Stiff |
Undulating |
South |
| Hamilton |
4 |
6f |
Pear |
Right |
Stiff |
Uphill |
Scotland |
| Haydock |
2 |
6f |
Oval |
Left |
Galloping |
Flat |
North |
| Kempton |
1 |
6f |
Triangle |
Right |
Galloping |
Flat |
South |
| Leicester |
3 |
8f |
Oval |
Right |
Galloping |
Undulating |
Midlands |
| Lingfield (AW) |
4 |
none |
Triangle |
Left |
Galloping |
Undulating |
South |
| Lingfield (Turf) |
2 |
7.5f |
Triangle |
Left |
Galloping |
Undulating |
South |
| Musselburgh |
4 |
5f |
Oval |
Right |
Stiff |
Flat |
Scotland |
| Newbury |
1 |
8f |
Oval |
Left |
Galloping |
Flat |
South |
| Newcastle |
2 |
8f |
Triangle |
Left |
Galloping |
Flat |
North |
| Newmarket |
1 |
8f |
Triangle |
Right |
Galloping |
Undulating |
Midlands |
| Nottingham |
3 |
6f |
Oval |
Left |
Galloping |
Flat |
Midlands |
| Pontefract |
3 |
none |
Oval |
Left |
Stiff |
Uphill |
North |
| Redcar
|
3 |
8f |
Oval |
Left |
Galloping |
Flat |
North |
| Ripon
|
3 |
6f |
Oval |
Right |
Tight |
Undulating |
North |
| Salisbury |
2 |
8f |
Pear |
Right |
Galloping |
Uphill |
South |
| Sandown |
1 |
5f |
Oval |
Right |
Stiff |
Uphill |
South |
| Southwell (AW) |
4 |
5f |
Oval |
Left |
Stiff |
Flat |
Midlands |
| Southwell (Turf) |
4 |
5f |
Oval |
Left |
Stiff |
Flat |
Midlands |
| Thirsk
|
3 |
6f |
Oval |
Left |
Galloping |
Undulating |
North |
| Warwick |
4 |
none |
Oval |
Left |
Stiff |
Flat |
Midlands |
| Windsor
|
3 |
5f |
Pear |
Right |
Galloping |
Flat |
South |
| Wolverhampton (AW) |
4 |
none |
Oval |
Left |
Tight |
Flat |
Midlands |
| Yarmouth |
3 |
8f |
Oval |
Left |
Galloping |
Flat |
Midlands |
| York
|
1 |
6f |
Horseshoe |
Left |
Galloping |
Flat |
North |
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