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Exeter Course Guide
Situated on top of Haldon Hill, Exeter racecourse is considered to be one of the fairest National Hunt tracks in the country. Initially popular as a summer-jumping venue (when the track was officially titled Devon and Exeter) there has been a definite shift towards better quality racing over the last two decades and the course now races from October to May. The excellent drainage and galloping nature of the course make Exeter a popular venue to run a novice chaser.
Highlight of the year is the Haldon Gold Cup, a two and a quarter mile chase run in early November. The race has been won by some of the great names in steeplechasing including Very Promising, Barnbrook Again, Viking Flagship, Best Mate, Edredon Bleu and Azertyuiop.
This is a hilly course, galloping in nature. Conditions can get extremely testing in midwinter and the exact opposite in drier periods, the course being without an artificial watering system. Its right-handed two-mile circuit is laid out in a long oval, with eleven fences and a run-in of around 170 yards. The chase course is on the outside of the hurdles one, but the inside track is often used on the home turn regardless of whether the races are over fences or not. The half-mile home straight is on the rise all the way to the finish.
Exeter is a beautiful track - in my opinion definitely one of the best in Britain - and it’s a great place to take a novice chaser. The fences are very fair and the ground is usually lovely. Years ago, they seemed to struggle to water around there, partly, I imagine, because the course covers such a vast expanse of land. But it holds its condition really well now and it’s a great place to ride. It’s a fine test of a horse - really good - and it shouldn’t surprise anyone that so many top trainers like to go there.
View from the saddle: Mick Fitzgerald
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Exeter Racecourse
Kennford
Exeter
Devon
EX6 7XS
01392 832599
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Upcoming races
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16:30 Priced Up Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
(Class 4) (2m 161y) -
17:00 Priced Up 'Chasing Excellence' Mares' Novices' Chase (GBB Race)
(Class 3) (2m 1f 109y) -
17:30 Priced Up Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
(Class 4) (2m 161y) -
18:00 Priced Up Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
(Class 3) (3m 54y) -
18:30 Priced Up Handicap Chase
(Class 5) (2m 3f 48y) -
19:00 Priced Up Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle
(Class 5) (2m 5f 137y) -
19:30 Exeter Interactive
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Results
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Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m 1f 109y Lulamba (Good to Soft) 17 Nov 2025 4m 7.3s 2m 3f 48y Neville's Cross (Good to Firm) 07 Oct 2021 4m 35.38s 3m 54y Red Happy (Good to Firm) 18 Oct 2022 5m 53.9s 3m 6f 153y Gwencily Berbas (Good) 24 Feb 2023 7m 40.03s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m 161y Star Of Affinity (Good) 10 Oct 2024 3m 57.12s 2m 2f 111y Gallow Ford (Good to Firm) 22 Apr 2021 4m 19.7s 2m 5f 135y Steal A March (Good to Firm) 06 Apr 2021 5m 11.8s 2m 7f 25y Singapore Saga (Good to Firm) 22 Apr 2021 5m 38.2s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 5f 38y Twentyfirst Lancer (Good to Firm) 18 Oct 2022 3m 2.01s 2m 175y Colonial Empire (Good to Firm) 16 Apr 2021 3m 55.3s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L J Scott 24 12 £75,024 50% £22.37 J Tizzard 56 9 £165,613 16.07% -£18.66 P F Nicholls 20 5 £70,007 25% -£8.49 R Walford 22 5 £37,839 22.73% -£1.17 D Pipe 31 4 £42,513 12.9% -£7.77 Dan Skelton 18 4 £102,612 22.22% £7.00 A J Honeyball 12 4 £45,648 33.33% £0.43 Mrs J Williams 24 3 £24,900 12.5% £2.00 C J Down 15 3 £29,838 20% -£7.70 C Honour 12 3 £21,652 25% £8.75 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L P F Nicholls 44 11 £57,800 25% -£5.57 P Hobbs & J White 66 10 £46,415 15.15% -£8.02 N J Henderson 24 8 £63,644 33.33% -£0.99 J Tizzard 66 7 £36,934 10.61% -£20.50 Dan Skelton 39 7 £45,595 17.95% -£16.79 Mrs J Williams 32 5 £27,891 15.63% -£3.00 K Woollacott 28 5 £28,254 17.86% £9.75 N J Hawke 40 5 £19,251 12.5% -£8.75 H Fry 23 5 £21,962 21.74% -£14.47 F O'Brien 24 4 £18,458 16.67% -£13.14 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L P F Nicholls 17 5 £16,362 29.41% -£8.56 Mrs J Williams 5 3 £6,534 60% £28.50 J Tizzard 13 2 £11,420 15.38% £21.50 P Hobbs & J White 6 1 £2,178 16.67% -£6.56 Dan Skelton 7 1 £2,112 14.29% -£5.75 B Pauling 4 1 £2,723 25% £2.50 L Jefford 3 1 £2,112 33.33% £2.50 M F Harris 2 1 £2,178 50% £2.50 J Scott 5 1 £2,112 20% £1.00 N J Henderson 2 1 £2,178 50% -£1.60 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Lorcan Williams 21 8 £54,217 38.1% £8.53 H Cobden 30 7 £113,039 23.33% -£7.88 Bryan Carver 24 6 £44,757 25% £3.55 Rex Dingle 17 6 £46,314 35.29% £9.08 Brendan Powell 43 5 £85,582 11.63% -£18.13 Harry Kimber 23 5 £37,839 21.74% -£0.17 Freddie Gingell 16 5 £83,200 31.25% £6.40 David Noonan 33 4 £28,861 12.12% -£2.00 M G Nolan 33 3 £20,596 9.09% -£20.25 Jack Tudor 22 3 £29,838 13.64% -£7.40 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L H Cobden 48 14 £78,775 29.17% -£2.39 M G Nolan 51 7 £33,089 13.73% -£4.85 Bryan Carver 47 7 £41,968 14.89% -£14.43 Harry Skelton 28 7 £45,595 25% -£0.79 David Noonan 54 6 £30,875 11.11% -£15.00 N de Boinville 16 6 £54,807 37.5% £4.88 J J Burke 29 5 £24,082 17.24% -£12.17 Freddie Gingell 25 5 £25,613 20% -£3.13 Jordan Nailor 11 5 £22,832 45.45% £12.92 Brendan Powell 46 4 £20,035 8.7% -£18.25 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L H Cobden 9 3 £12,006 33.33% £20.82 David Noonan 6 2 £4,356 33.33% £21.00 Lorcan Williams 6 2 £4,356 33.33% -£2.74 Brendan Powell 11 1 £9,242 9.09% -£2.50 M G Nolan 6 1 £2,178 16.67% -£4.56 Harry Skelton 5 1 £2,112 20% -£2.75 Freddie Gingell 6 1 £2,178 16.67% -£4.64 Rex Dingle 4 1 £2,112 25% £2.00 C Gethings 3 1 £2,178 33.33% £14.00 Kielan Woods 2 1 £2,723 50% £4.50