Warwick Course Guide
Having spent many years as a dual-purpose course, Warwick now stages exclusively National Hunt racing after the final Flat fixture took place in August 2014.
Meetings are staged throughout the heart of the jumps season from September onwards with the track’s two feature days falling in January and February. The former, usually falling on a Saturday in mid-January, features the Grade 3 Classic Chase, a handicap over three miles and five furlongs that invariably attracts a strong field and has been won by the likes of Hey Big Spender, Shotgun Paddy and Hawkes Point in recent years. It is supported by the Grade 2 Leamington Novices’ Hurdle run over two miles and five furlongs; past winners include Inglis Drever and The New One.
The Kingmaker Novice’s Chase, run over two miles in February, also has a fine reputation of highlighting future stars and is regarded as a trial for the Arkle Chase. Past winners include Flagship Uberalles, Voy Por Ustedes, Long Run and Finian’s Rainbow.
Advance Going
Left handed, and flat with the exception of a fairly steep climb soon after the winning line which descends in gradual fashion to the turn into the back straight. Essentially a sharp track by virtue of the tight bends, notwithstanding a long back straight. Widely regarded as a tricky jumping track on account of five fences coming in quick succession in the back straight, but the casualty rate is one of the lowest in Britain. The tight nature of the course results in front runners/those ridden prominently tending to do well on both courses.
Warwick is very much a speed track and, largely due to that reason, I rate it one of the toughest in Britain for a novice. It’s not unknown for an inexperienced horse to panic round there, as the fences come at them so quick, and the undulations don’t make it any easier. The hurdles course is especially sharp and, not surprisingly, ex-Flat horses often do well. There’s no point thinking you can get away with running a non-stayer in the long-distance chases, though, because they invariably go an end-to-end gallop.
View from the saddle: Mick Fitzgerald
Upcoming races
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18:10 Barbers Flooring Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle
(Class 4) (2m) -
18:40 Jcb Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)
(Class 4) (2m) -
19:10 Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier)
(Class 4) (2m 5f 5y) -
19:40 Kathleen Blake Memorial Mares' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
(Class 4) (2m 54y) -
20:13 Jcb Tele-Handler Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Stayers Hurdle Series Qualifier)
(Class 3) (3m 2f) -
20:48 Hazelton Mountford Insurance Brokers Volcano Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
(Class 3) (3m 5f 54y) -
21:23 Jcb Hydrogen Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)
(Class 5) (2m)
Results
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Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m 54y One For Billy (Good) 21 Apr 2022 3m 52.1s 2m 4f Vision Des Flos (Good) 20 Sep 2021 4m 48.99s 3m Bumpy Evans (Good) 23 Sep 2025 5m 43.86s 3m 1f 100y Ile De Jersey (Good) 23 Sep 2025 6m 9.17s 3m 5f 54y Eclair Surf (Soft) 15 Jan 2022 7m 40.56s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m Hamlet's Night (Good) 23 Sep 2025 3m 39.17s 2m 3f Mary (Good) 23 Sep 2025 4m 17.39s 2m 5f 5y Doc Mccoy (Good) 01 Oct 2025 4m 49.1s 3m 1f Picanha (Good) 21 Apr 2022 5m 48.9s 3m 2f My Gift To You (Good) 23 Sep 2025 5m 55.89s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 6f Iliade Allen (Good to Soft) 17 Nov 2021 3m 20.18s 2m Bathara (Good) 01 Oct 2025 3m 35.3s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Dan Skelton 71 19 £219K 26.76% -£26.12 Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 32 7 £60K 21.88% -£4.42 B Pauling 21 5 £41K 23.81% -£6.20 W Greatrex 13 5 £24K 38.46% £6.25 H D Daly 21 4 £27K 19.05% -£4.09 Jonjo & A J O'Neill 21 4 £20K 19.05% -£7.63 Sheila Lewis 15 4 £20K 26.67% £5.66 O Murphy 13 4 £36K 30.77% £2.00 Miss E C Lavelle 10 4 £88K 40% £12.33 N J Gifford 8 4 £23K 50% £29.50 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Dan Skelton 137 24 £116K 17.52% -£44.64 O Murphy 58 13 £63K 22.41% £16.62 N J Henderson 49 10 £48K 20.41% -£20.29 Jonjo & A J O'Neill 61 8 £38K 13.11% -£37.73 Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 39 8 £36K 20.51% -£4.47 Miss E C Lavelle 29 6 £26K 20.69% -£2.76 Jamie Snowden 20 5 £37K 25% -£4.84 G & J Moore 15 5 £21K 33.33% £70.38 B Pauling 32 4 £18K 12.5% -£4.38 F O'Brien 35 4 £19K 11.43% -£2.09 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Dan Skelton 23 5 £11K 21.74% -£5.17 B Pauling 14 4 £9K 28.57% £46.00 F O'Brien 15 3 £13K 20% -£1.53 Jonjo & A J O'Neill 15 3 £12K 20% £3.45 W Greatrex 3 2 £4K 66.67% £11.00 N J Henderson 11 1 £2K 9.09% -£7.00 P F Nicholls 9 1 £2K 11.11% -£5.67 A King 7 1 £2K 14.29% -£1.50 K C Bailey 4 1 £2K 25% -£2.00 D McCain Jnr 3 1 £2K 33.33% £20.00 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Harry Skelton 51 18 £215K 35.29% -£7.37 Ben Jones 22 7 £53K 31.82% -£2.45 Sam Twiston-Davies 31 6 £47K 19.35% -£5.76 S Bowen 21 5 £40K 23.81% £4.00 James Bowen 17 5 £28K 29.41% £0.96 H Cobden 14 5 £33K 35.71% £0.77 Thomas Bellamy 19 4 £36K 21.05% £9.83 James Davies 10 4 £24K 40% £19.50 J J Burke 17 3 £48K 17.65% -£0.63 Jack Tudor 14 3 £15K 21.43% -£3.88 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Harry Skelton 81 16 £79K 19.75% -£47.67 S Bowen 48 10 £47K 20.83% -£17.88 N de Boinville 31 9 £44K 29.03% -£9.29 H Cobden 22 6 £24K 27.27% -£9.81 G Sheehan 38 5 £34K 13.16% -£26.59 Thomas Bellamy 42 5 £20K 11.9% -£15.00 Sam Twiston-Davies 42 4 £19K 9.52% -£34.50 Tristan Durrell 27 4 £17K 14.81% £14.80 Jonjo O'Neill Jr. 27 4 £17K 14.81% -£17.85 Bryony Frost 9 4 £24K 44.44% £27.75 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Harry Skelton 19 5 £11K 26.32% £0.83 Ben Jones 9 3 £7K 33.33% £38.00 David Bass 11 3 £7K 27.27% £1.75 J J Burke 12 2 £11K 16.67% -£4.40 Jonjo O'Neill Jr. 7 2 £10K 28.57% £8.20 James Bowen 7 2 £4K 28.57% £7.00 Kielan Woods 10 1 £2K 10% -£7.63 H Cobden 7 1 £2K 14.29% -£2.67 S Bowen 5 1 £2K 20% -£3.00 P J Brennan 4 1 £2K 25% £7.00
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Warwick Racecourse
Hampton Street
Warwick
CV34 6HN
01926 405560
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