Stratford Course Guide
Racing has taken place Stratford since 1769 and it hosts action over jumps throughout the summer months. Two of the highlights of Strafford’s calendar are the Stratford Foxhunters’ Champion Chase and the Stratford Summer Cup.
Run over three and a half miles during an evening meeting in May, the Stratford Foxhunters’ Champion Chase is, after the Cheltenham and Aintree Foxhunters, traditionally seen as the third jewel in the Hunter Chase crown and run towards the end of the Hunter Chase season, having been first staged in 1958. The Stratford Summer Cup ran over an extended two miles and one furlong, takes place in July.
Advance Going
Left handed, sharp; the high number of falls/unseats in recent years is due to the size of the fences and the fact that so many races are well run. A water jump was introduced near the winning post in March 2008, although this is not jumped on the final circuit. The hurdles track also has more than the normal number of well-run races, jockeys often opting to strike for home sooner than normal because of the relatively short straight.
Stratford is a speed track, so you need a horse that jumps quickly and accurately. The fences are not difficult in themselves, but they can catch one out, purely because of the pace element. They really do whiz round there and, because of that, you often see ex-Flat horses winning. That type, with plenty of racing experience, can be ideal, just as long as it jumps. It feels as if you’re turning for most of the hurdles track and, with that long, sweeping bend into the straight, it can be hard to make up ground.
View from the saddle: Mick Fitzgerald
Results
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Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m 213y Elios D'or (Good) 03 Jun 2023 3m 59.7s 2m 3f 98y Geromino (Good) 03 Sep 2022 4m 32.49s 2m 4f 205y Begin The Luck (Good) 03 Jun 2023 5m 4.8s 2m 6f 125y Glynn (Good to Firm) 27 Aug 2024 5m 27.19s 3m 3f 119y Tommie Beau (Good) 03 Jun 2023 6m 47.8s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m 70y Jamacho (Good) 10 Jul 2022 3m 44.93s 2m 3f Six And Out (Good-Good to Firm in places) 14 Jul 2024 4m 17.9s 2m 6f 7y Bravewhenineedtobe (Good to Firm) 27 Aug 2024 5m 14.07s 3m 2f 83y Porter In The Park (Good) 01 Jun 2024 6m 28.5s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m 70y Babs (Good) 06 Oct 2025 3m 40.21s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Dan Skelton 19 6 £34K 31.58% £8.78 G Hanmer 20 6 £44K 30% £13.13 W Greatrex 16 5 £21K 31.25% -£1.50 B Pauling 13 5 £23K 38.46% £10.23 Evan Williams 13 4 £16K 30.77% £16.50 A King 9 4 £21K 44.44% £2.63 P F Nicholls 9 4 £36K 44.44% £3.98 J J O'Shea 4 4 £20K 100% £5.81 M Keighley 8 3 £14K 37.5% £6.50 Francesca Poste 7 3 £9K 42.86% £8.75 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L O Murphy 40 11 £47K 27.5% -£4.95 Dan Skelton 52 9 £37K 17.31% -£33.54 F O'Brien 44 9 £45K 20.45% -£7.68 James Owen 31 8 £28K 25.81% -£4.98 Jamie Snowden 32 7 £39K 21.88% -£2.13 A King 19 7 £35K 36.84% £22.73 M F Harris 17 6 £28K 35.29% £12.58 D McCain Jnr 37 5 £24K 13.51% -£20.68 G Hanmer 30 5 £19K 16.67% £27.29 A Ralph 28 4 £16K 14.29% -£15.76 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Dan Skelton 7 3 £8K 42.86% -£2.06 Jamie Snowden 5 2 £5K 40% £11.00 M F Harris 5 2 £5K 40% £1.50 Mickey Bowen 2 2 £5K 100% £2.79 B Pauling 5 1 £2K 20% -£1.50 Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 5 1 £2K 20% -£1.50 D Killahena & G McPherson 4 1 £4K 25% £2.00 G Hanmer 4 1 £3K 25% -£1.00 A King 3 1 £2K 33.33% £7.00 A J Honeyball 2 1 £4K 50% £0.00 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Ben Jones 13 7 £40K 53.85% £10.83 S Bowen 30 6 £37K 20% -£4.88 James Bowen 15 5 £30K 33.33% £5.50 Mr Huw Edwards 7 5 £30K 71.43% £7.81 R T Dunne 18 4 £26K 22.22% £1.38 Tom Cannon 16 4 £21K 25% -£3.38 Harry Skelton 10 4 £26K 40% £0.28 Sam Twiston-Davies 17 3 £19K 17.65% -£10.55 Harry Reed 16 3 £14K 18.75% -£3.38 B S Hughes 15 3 £13K 20% -£1.00 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L S Bowen 57 16 £72K 28.07% -£10.80 G Sheehan 51 11 £56K 21.57% £14.75 Harry Skelton 37 10 £43K 27.03% -£14.01 Tom Cannon 17 6 £28K 35.29% £17.73 Sam Twiston-Davies 34 5 £20K 14.71% £27.23 Alex Chadwick 9 5 £16K 55.56% £7.77 Kielan Woods 35 4 £17K 11.43% -£14.97 H Cobden 19 4 £20K 21.05% -£5.42 Liam Harrison 18 4 £17K 22.22% -£9.12 Harry Reed 18 4 £18K 22.22% £49.50 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L S Bowen 7 3 £8K 42.86% £0.29 Bradley Harris 6 3 £7K 50% £10.50 Mr Ben Sutton 3 3 £8K 100% £2.94 G Sheehan 8 2 £5K 25% £7.00 Kielan Woods 7 2 £7K 28.57% £19.50 Sam Twiston-Davies 5 2 £6K 40% £0.50 Thomas Bellamy 4 1 £2K 25% £6.00 Nick Slatter 2 1 £4K 50% £4.00 B S Hughes 2 1 £2K 50% -£0.38 Mr James King 3 1 £2K 33.33% £0.50
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Stratford-upon-Avon Racecourse
Luddington Road
Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwickshire
CV37 9SE
01789 267949
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