Wincanton Racecourse

Wincanton

Main Buildings and Parade ring
Location	Wincanton, Somerset, England
Owned by	Jockey Club Racecourses
Screened on	Racing UK
Course type	National Hunt
Notable races	Kingwell Hurdle
Official website

Wincanton Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Wincanton, Somerset, England.

The steeplechase fences are large, making it a good test of a chaser. Three fences in quick succession in the second half of the home-straight make for exciting racing and often change the complexion of a finish dramatically; resulting in a great many close finishes.^[1]

The track stages several big races, including the Kingwell Hurdle in February. The CGA Chase (previously the Jim Ford Challenge Cup, last run in 2012) was run on the same day; these races were significant trials for the Champion Hurdle and Cheltenham Gold Cup respectively. Several of the races at the course are shown on Channel 4.^[2]

The track is located near to the yard of the trainer, Paul Nicholls and as such many of his promising young horses run here.^[3]

During the year to 2008, the course had the second highest casualty rate in the country, with 9 deaths. ^[4]

Notable races

Month	DOW	Race Name	Type	Grade	Distance	Age/Sex
February	Saturday	Kingwell Hurdle	Hurdle	Grade 2	2m	4yo +
November	Friday	Badger Ales Trophy	Chase	Handicap	3m 1f 110y	4yo+
November	Saturday	Elite Hurdle	Hurdle	Grade 2	2m	4yo +
November	Saturday	Rising Stars Novices' Chase	Chase	Grade 2	2m 5f	4yo +

References

1. "Wincanton". GG.com. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
2. Snowden, Steve (2009-10-04). "Racing returns to Wincanton Racecourse this week". This is the Westcountry. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
3. "Wincanton". At the races. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
4. "New report names Britain's most lethal racecourses" (Press release). Animal Aid. 19 March 2008.

External links

• Wincanton Racecourse (Official website)

Coordinates: 51°03′53″N 2°25′21″W / 51.0647°N 2.4226°W