Uttoxeter Course Guide
Uttoxeter hold meetings throughout the year and two of its high-profile races take place either side of the calendar with the Midlands Grand National staged during the traditional jumps season in March and the Summer Cup run in June.
First run in 1969, the four mile and one furlong Listed Midlands Grand National is often a key pointer to the Grand National at Aintree, with Rag Trade winning the race for trainer Fred Rimmell in 1975 before going on to Aintree glory the following season. The most famous Grand National winner to come out of the Midlands National is Lord Gyllene, who was beaten into second place by Seven Towers at Uttoxeter in 1997.
The Listed Summer Cup is run over 3m 2f and replaced the half-mile longer Summer National in 2012.
Advance Going
Left handed, sharp. Although sharp in nature, the track has a reputation for gruelling conditions during the winter, ability to see out the trip being of paramount importance. When the going is on the firm side it often pays to race prominently, especially on the chase course. Fences no more than average in terms of stiffness, many casualties occurring as a result of fatigue in the latter stages. In the last couple of seasons, the number of flights on the hurdles track has been reduced from ten to nine.
Because Uttoxeter is a quick track, it naturally puts a premium on a horse’s ability to travel on the bridle. If you’re already shoving one along with a circuit to go there, you’re going to struggle to win, whether you’re riding over fences or hurdles. Tactically, it’s much the same for both disciplines, and punters shouldn’t be alarmed if they see a jockey going wide down the back straight, because there’s actually a little bit of an ’S’ configuration there and the shortest way is not necessarily on the inside.
View from the saddle: Mick Fitzgerald
Upcoming races
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13:00 Support The Injured Jockeys Fund 'Chasing Excellence' Beginners' Chase (GBB Race)
(Class 3) (2m 4f) -
13:30 TGF Construction Christmas Bonanza Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle
(Class 4) (2m 7f 70y) -
14:00 Camburg Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
(Class 4) (1m 7f 168y) -
14:30 Avonside Supplies & Etex Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
(Class 3) (3m 10y) -
15:00 Pektron Handicap Hurdle
(Class 4) (1m 7f 168y) -
15:33 QuinnBet Mares' Handicap Hurdle
(Class 5) (2m 3f 207y)
Replays & Results
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Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 7f 214y Greenways (Good) 08 Jul 2025 3m 45.1s 2m 4f Demachine (Good) 29 May 2022 4m 52.2s 2m 4f 189y A Different Kind (Good) 30 Jul 2023 5m 0.5s 2m 6f 108y Kinondo Kwetu (Good) 13 Sep 2022 5m 34.5s 3m Do No Wrong (Good) 30 Aug 2023 5m 54.12s 3m 2f 13y Landofsmiles (Good) 30 Jul 2023 6m 23.4s 4m 2f 8y Time To Get Up (Good to Soft) 20 Mar 2021 9m 3.1s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 7f 168y Enthused (Good) 28 Jul 2024 3m 39.71s 2m 3f 207y Full Monty (Good) 28 Jul 2024 4m 38.75s 2m 6f 45y Letthetruthbeknown (Good to Soft) 17 Dec 2021 5m 52.74s 2m 7f 70y Dinons (Good) 28 Jul 2024 5m 27.34s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 7f 168y Sevarana (Good) 08 Jul 2025 3m 44.2s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L F O'Brien 34 10 £77K 29.41% £26.33 O Murphy 35 8 £44K 22.86% £0.68 Dan Skelton 52 7 £49K 13.46% -£35.36 James Owen 12 6 £31K 50% £1.33 D McCain Jnr 22 5 £27K 22.73% £1.98 Mickey Bowen 13 5 £31K 38.46% £7.96 O Greenall & J Guerriero 41 4 £16K 9.76% -£26.25 B Pauling 29 4 £69K 13.79% -£6.72 Jonjo & A J O'Neill 28 3 £44K 10.71% £0.50 P Bowen 17 3 £24K 17.65% -£0.17 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L O Murphy 122 31 £126K 25.41% -£10.17 F O'Brien 91 14 £57K 15.38% -£52.08 Dan Skelton 95 14 £121K 14.74% -£19.02 N P Mulholland 75 11 £46K 14.67% -£7.48 James Owen 35 10 £56K 28.57% -£4.82 O Greenall & J Guerriero 62 9 £31K 14.52% £8.50 B Pauling 43 7 £40K 16.28% -£20.83 N J Henderson 31 7 £32K 22.58% -£12.64 Jonjo & A J O'Neill 61 6 £37K 9.84% -£8.42 Jamie Snowden 34 6 £29K 17.65% -£9.95 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L F O'Brien 19 3 £7K 15.79% -£4.75 Dan Skelton 8 2 £5K 25% -£4.00 N P Mulholland 3 2 £5K 66.67% £6.67 Jamie Snowden 3 2 £5K 66.67% £17.75 O Murphy 8 1 £2K 12.5% £0.00 T H Weston 5 1 £2K 20% £6.00 R Bandey 3 1 £2K 33.33% £2.00 K C Bailey 3 1 £3K 33.33% £8.00 N B King 3 1 £3K 33.33% £4.00 P F Nicholls 2 1 £4K 50% £3.50 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L S Bowen 71 15 £86K 21.13% -£16.59 B S Hughes 25 7 £45K 28% £6.23 Sam Twiston-Davies 32 7 £38K 21.88% -£3.67 Nick Scholfield 17 7 £56K 41.18% £54.50 Harry Skelton 32 6 £46K 18.75% -£15.61 James Bowen 27 3 £14K 11.11% -£15.88 Henry Brooke 24 3 £14K 12.5% -£9.75 Jack Tudor 23 3 £98K 13.04% -£6.38 Adam Wedge 20 3 £36K 15% -£6.33 Stan Sheppard 14 3 £12K 21.43% £10.00 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L S Bowen 132 36 £163K 27.27% -£5.53 Sam Twiston-Davies 58 9 £43K 15.52% -£10.42 J J Burke 53 9 £35K 16.98% -£27.14 G Sheehan 46 9 £44K 19.57% -£2.99 Harry Skelton 54 8 £37K 14.81% -£20.02 James Bowen 42 7 £34K 16.67% -£21.53 Thomas Bellamy 52 6 £25K 11.54% -£37.22 Ben Jones 33 6 £26K 18.18% £20.68 Henry Brooke 26 6 £27K 23.08% -£5.75 B S Hughes 50 5 £23K 10% -£37.85 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L J J Burke 8 2 £5K 25% £0.75 G Sheehan 8 2 £13K 25% -£2.25 Harry Skelton 5 2 £5K 40% £0.00 H Cobden 4 2 £7K 50% £9.00 C O'Farrell 3 2 £5K 66.67% £11.67 Benjamin Poste 5 1 £2K 20% £6.00 J M Quinlan 4 1 £3K 25% £3.00 Harry Bannister 3 1 £2K 33.33% £2.00 Ben Jones 5 1 £2K 20% £6.00 James Davies 4 1 £2K 25% £13.00
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Address & Contact
Uttoxeter Racecourse
Wood Lane
Uttoxeter
Staffordshire
ST14 8BD
01889 562561
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