HUNTINGDON Racecourse
A practical guide to HUNTINGDON Racecourse, including its track layout, jumping test and the courses most likely to provide useful form clues.
About HUNTINGDON Racecourse
Huntingdon is a really nice friendly racecourse. Its famous for its Bank Holiday race meetings, although these can get very busy, and I much prefer to visit the course on one of their normal weekday meetings. The facilities are good and the tight nature of the course means that viewing is excellent from the grandstand.
Key Characteristics
The Huntingdon is one of the fastest racecourses in the country mainly due to the fact that it is perfectly flat with wide sweeping bends. Each circuit is a mile and a half with nine fences per circuit. This is definitely a speed horses racecourse.
Course Summary
Track: Galloping right handed track with an easy finish.
Fences: Difficult.
Interesting Facts
- Huntingdon Racecourse has been staging jump racing since 1886, with its first ever meeting won by a horse called Catherine The Great.
- It's home to the Peterborough Chase, a Grade 2 showpiece launched in 1969, won by racing legends including Best Mate and One Man.
- Edredon Bleu holds the Peterborough Chase record, winning it four years running from 1998 to 2001.
- Huntingdon is a flat, right-handed circuit of around 1 mile 3 furlongs, with nine fences per lap.
- Free-draining ground and a lack of undulations make Huntingdon a speed-favouring track, suiting bold front-running jumpers.
- Part of The Jockey Club, Huntingdon hosts around 17-18 jump fixtures a year and has built a reputation as a proving ground for future Cheltenham Festival stars.
Similar Courses
Form from the following courses may be particularly relevant when assessing runners at HUNTINGDON:
- Kempton
- Hereford
- Ludlow
- Folkestone
- Taunton
- Wincanton
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