Wincanton horse racing course info

Wincanton Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue that is located in the heart of the Somerset countryside, Wincanton Racecourse stages an excellent programme of quality Jump race meetings from October to May. The course is renowned for its friendly atmosphere, its superb facilities and has been voted 'Best Small Racecourse in the South West' for 12 successive years by the Racegoers’ Club.

Notable Races Kingwell Hurdle
The Kingwell Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt horse race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above horses. It is run over a distance of 2 miles (3,219 metres) at Wincanton Racecourse in February. There are eight hurdles to be jumped in the race. It is an important trial race for the Champion Hurdle and Kribensis, Alderbrook and Hors La Loi III (2002) all won both races in the same year. I'm Supposin and Rhinestone Cowboy went on to finish third in the Champion Hurdle in the same year as winning this race. The 2005 winner, Inglis Drever, subsequently won the World Hurdle. Alderbrook and Azertyuiop both won the Kingwell Hurdle as novices.

Course Details National Hunt: Right-handed, mainly flat. A fair test. Circuit 1m3f.

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Contact Wincanton race course

Wincanton Racecourse
Wincanton
Somerset
BA9 8BJ


Tel: 01963 32344
Fax: 01963 34668

e-mail: wincanton@jockeyclubracecourses.com
Internet site: http://www.wincantonracecourse.co.uk/

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