CARLISLE Racecourse

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

About CARLISLE Racecourse

Horseracing in Carlisle dates back to at least the 16th Century. Nowadays they have both Flat and National Hunt racing. Carlisle racecourse is a very friendly place to visit and is particularly good place to take the family.

Key Characteristics

Carlisle is a pear shaped and very undulating mile and five furlongs. The home straight is severely uphill, and the races really take some getting, rather like at Towcester. Their are 9 fences per circuit however these are some of the easiest jumps in the country.

Course Summary

Track: An undulating galloping track, with a short run in.

Fences: Very Easy

Interesting Facts

Horseracing in Carlisle dates back to at least the 16th Century.
Nowadays they have both Flat and National Hunt racing.
Carlisle racecourse is a very friendly place to visit and is particularly good place to take the family.
Carlisle is a pear shaped and very undulating mile and five furlongs.
Racing was first recorded at Carlisle in 1559, at a site called The Swifts, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
The course is home to the Carlisle Bell, one of the oldest horse races still run today, with a gold bell donated by Lady Dacre as the original prize.
The current Blackwell site has been used since 1904, when the course moved there from its original city-centre location.
On 2 July 1929, Carlisle made racing history as the first British racecourse to operate the newly formed Tote's pool betting system.

Similar Courses

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

Towcester
Leicester
Exeter