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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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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 25 13 £80,437 52% £30.37 J Tizzard 55 9 £165,613 16.36% -£17.66 P F Nicholls 22 6 £78,985 27.27% -£6.74 R Walford 21 5 £37,839 23.81% -£0.17 D Pipe 30 4 £42,513 13.33% -£6.77 Dan Skelton 18 4 £102,612 22.22% £7.00 Mrs J Williams 23 3 £22,524 13.04% -£2.00 Miss E C Lavelle 15 3 £29,468 20% £0.50 C Honour 12 3 £21,652 25% £8.75 A J Honeyball 10 3 £36,142 30% -£1.07 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L P Hobbs & J White 67 11 £51,168 16.42% -£5.02 P F Nicholls 44 10 £53,839 22.73% -£8.18 N J Henderson 24 8 £63,644 33.33% -£0.99 J Tizzard 62 7 £36,934 11.29% -£16.50 Dan Skelton 39 7 £45,595 17.95% -£17.79 N J Hawke 39 6 £23,063 15.38% £293.25 K Woollacott 30 5 £28,254 16.67% £7.75 Mrs J Williams 32 4 £22,874 12.5% -£6.50 Miss E C Lavelle 23 4 £17,930 17.39% -£3.43 F O'Brien 23 4 £18,458 17.39% -£12.14 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L P F Nicholls 15 4 £14,184 26.67% -£9.09 Mrs J Williams 5 3 £6,534 60% £28.50 J Tizzard 13 2 £11,420 15.38% £20.50 P Hobbs & J White 6 1 £2,178 16.67% -£6.56 Dan Skelton 7 1 £2,112 14.29% -£6.75 B Pauling 5 1 £2,723 20% £1.50 L Jefford 3 1 £2,112 33.33% £2.50 N J Henderson 3 1 £2,178 33.33% -£2.60 M F Harris 2 1 £2,178 50% £2.50 J Scott 4 1 £2,112 25% £2.00 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Lorcan Williams 21 9 £59,630 42.86% £17.53 H Cobden 33 8 £122,017 24.24% -£7.13 Bryan Carver 24 6 £44,757 25% £3.55 Rex Dingle 16 6 £46,314 37.5% £10.08 Brendan Powell 45 5 £85,582 11.11% -£20.13 Harry Kimber 24 5 £37,839 20.83% -£1.17 Freddie Gingell 15 5 £83,200 33.33% £7.40 David Noonan 29 3 £22,524 10.34% -£7.50 Jack Tudor 25 3 £29,838 12% -£10.40 Sam Twiston-Davies 18 3 £18,352 16.67% -£9.13 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L H Cobden 50 14 £78,775 28% -£4.39 M G Nolan 46 7 £33,089 15.22% £0.15 Bryan Carver 47 7 £41,968 14.89% -£14.43 Harry Skelton 28 7 £45,595 25% -£0.79 N de Boinville 16 6 £54,807 37.5% £4.88 Brendan Powell 47 5 £23,732 10.64% -£8.25 David Noonan 51 5 £25,858 9.8% -£15.50 J J Burke 29 5 £24,082 17.24% -£12.17 Jordan Nailor 11 5 £22,832 45.45% £12.92 Freddie Gingell 23 4 £21,652 17.39% -£2.75 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L H Cobden 8 3 £12,006 37.5% £20.82 David Noonan 6 2 £4,356 33.33% £21.00 Brendan Powell 12 1 £9,242 8.33% -£3.50 Harry Skelton 5 1 £2,112 20% -£2.75 M G Nolan 5 1 £2,178 20% -£3.56 Rex Dingle 4 1 £2,112 25% £2.00 Freddie Gingell 5 1 £2,178 20% -£4.64 Lorcan Williams 4 1 £2,178 25% -£2.27 C Gethings 3 1 £2,178 33.33% £13.00 James Bowen 2 1 £2,178 50% -£0.60
