Forecast: Drizzle
Temp: 5.6° - 8.2°
Rainfall: 0.50mm
Wind: 13.2 mph E
Hexham Course Guide
Located high up on the moors in Northumberland, Hexham is one of the most picturesque racecourses in England. It stages jump racing from March through to December, including popular evening and twilight meetings in April and September.
Hexham ‘s most historic race is the Heart of all England Maiden Hunters’ Chase, a three mile one furlong contest that was first contested in 1907.
Left handed, undulating, with a steep climb from the end of the back straight to the finish. Races over hurdles generally steadily run, but be wary of horses kicked for home a long way out, the testing finish regularly catching out horses who look to be moving comfortably in a clear lead before meeting the uphill section. Fences generally regarded as easy with few fallers, though there are a disproportionately high number of unseats, possibly on account of a generally lower standard of jockeyship as well as horse.
I rode a lot at Hexham while I was a claimer, a fair bit too later on, and always liked it. It’s a lovely track, set in beautiful surroundings, and, while you don’t get much time to appreciate that as a jockey, it’s a great place to ride. It’s a very fair course, with lovely fences, but the ground plays a huge part in how you ride it, as it’s stiff – particularly when conditions are testing – and takes a bit of getting. There are undulations you have to be aware of too and it can be a long way home if you start racing a mile out.
View from the saddle: Mick Fitzgerald
Address & Contact
Hexham Racecourse
High Yarridge
Hexham
Northumberland
NE46 4PF
01434 606881
Visit Website
Get Directions
Enter starting postcode or just click Go to use your current location.
Advance Going
No current information
Current Weather today at: Hexham
Today
Tomorrow
Forecast: Light rain
Temp: 3.8° - 6.6°
Rainfall: 1.51mm
Wind: 9.4 mph E
Last Update: 24/01/2026 12:00
Replays & Results
-
Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 7f 133y The Churchill Lad (Good) 04 Oct 2024 3m 57s 2m 4f 15y Royal Deeside (Good) 27 Aug 2025 5m 5.34s 3m 41y Dolly Dancer (Good) 04 Jun 2022 6m 24.03s 3m 7f 199y Dubai Devils (Good to Soft) 17 Mar 2022 8m 42.35s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m 48y Coolnacritta (Good) 05 Jun 2021 4m 1.5s 2m 4f 28y Itsnotyouitsme (Good) 12 Jun 2021 5m 0.5s 2m 7f 63y Forchena (Good) 05 Jun 2021 5m 48.57s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m 48y Takt De Touques (Good) 23 Jun 2024 4m 2.83s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Miss Lucinda V Russell 35 7 £43,620 20% -£3.83 M Todhunter 20 7 £37,523 35% £14.63 S England 28 5 £29,758 17.86% -£3.13 B Ellison 17 5 £30,656 29.41% £11.50 Micky Hammond 54 4 £20,121 7.41% -£13.50 W Coltherd 40 4 £23,606 10% -£4.54 Miss S E Forster 30 4 £20,332 13.33% £19.00 N G Richards 16 4 £29,230 25% £0.33 A M Thomson 20 3 £19,962 15% -£5.00 Mrs A Hamilton 7 3 £22,708 42.86% £5.50 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L S Corbett 77 12 £64,424 15.58% £35.66 M Walford 71 12 £61,099 16.9% -£15.17 Miss Lucinda V Russell 56 9 £43,849 16.07% -£31.00 J Candlish 25 8 £40,791 32% £2.46 N G Richards 40 7 £40,659 17.5% -£7.77 G Bewley 69 6 £30,208 8.7% -£24.67 James Moffatt 26 6 £33,361 23.08% -£7.93 L Russell & M Scudamore 12 5 £27,456 41.67% £1.08 R Menzies 59 4 £19,308 6.78% -£42.29 B Ellison 32 4 £23,781 12.5% £2.25 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Jamie Snowden 4 2 £6,154 50% -£0.67 N G Richards 4 2 £6,154 50% -£0.42 J C McConnell 3 2 £5,228 66.67% £0.58 W Coltherd 3 2 £6,154 66.67% £6.13 Miss Lucinda V Russell 9 1 £3,540 11.11% -£6.63 Dr R Newland & J Insole 2 1 £3,540 50% £0.63 S R B Crawford 2 1 £2,614 50% £6.00 Toby Bulgin 2 1 £3,540 50% £15.00 M Walford 2 1 £2,614 50% £1.25 D Bourke 2 1 £3,433 50% £0.88 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Sean Quinlan 53 12 £72,403 22.64% -£2.04 Danny McMenamin 44 10 £60,333 22.73% £3.58 Craig Nichol 44 10 £61,919 22.73% £13.50 C O'Farrell 39 6 £35,172 15.38% £8.25 B S Hughes 40 5 £29,469 12.5% -£11.05 Sam Coltherd 31 5 £30,788 16.13% £14.46 Jonathan England 22 5 £29,758 22.73% £2.88 Thomas Dowson 16 4 £23,077 25% £19.73 Peter Kavanagh 23 3 £15,765 13.04% £21.00 P W Wadge 22 3 £17,506 13.64% -£9.33 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Sean Quinlan 85 11 £58,477 12.94% -£41.92 B S Hughes 66 10 £52,806 15.15% £17.11 Jamie Hamilton 70 10 £51,538 14.29% -£32.54 Danny McMenamin 66 9 £48,433 13.64% -£13.73 D R Fox 41 9 £43,991 21.95% £12.09 Nathan Moscrop 62 8 £44,435 12.9% £22.83 Conor Rabbitt 44 7 £37,945 15.91% £30.58 Charlotte Jones 22 6 £33,361 27.27% -£3.93 Craig Nichol 40 5 £28,587 12.5% £37.00 Jonathon Bewley 51 4 £20,649 7.84% -£19.67 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L G Sheehan 5 2 £6,154 40% -£1.67 Danny McMenamin 6 2 £6,973 33.33% -£1.38 Sean Quinlan 8 2 £6,154 25% £3.83 Sam Coltherd 2 2 £6,154 100% £7.13 B S Hughes 10 1 £3,540 10% £7.00 Jamie Hamilton 6 1 £2,614 16.67% -£2.75 Jack Power 2 1 £3,540 50% £0.38 Luke Scott 2 1 £3,540 50% £0.63 Brian Hayes 2 1 £2,614 50% -£0.67 Ben Bromley 1 1 £2,614 100% £7.00
