Wetherby Course Guide
Having raced as a jumps-only venue for most of its history, Wetherby became a dual-purpose track in 2015 when its first flat fixture took place on 26 April. The course staged Flat fixtures throughout the early spring and summer in 2015, with the track having a break until the return of jumps racing in October.
Wetherby’s feature meeting is the late October / early November fixture which stars the Grade 2 Charlie Hall Chase. The Grade 2 contest is the first quality three-mile chase of the season and its roll of honour includes some of the great long distance chasers including Wayward Lad, Burrough Hill Lad, One Man and See More Business.
Supporting races on the card include the West Yorkshire Hurdle – won in 2014 by future champion Cole Harden – and the Wetherby Mares’ Hurdle, whilst other significant races staged at the track are the Rowland Meyrick Chase at Christmas and the Towton Novices’ Chase in February.
Advance Going
Left-handed, the Flat course shares the hurdles course and is approximately a mile and a half in circumference. There is no straight sprint track, and because of the bends, 5½ furlong races start on a chute near the end of the back straight.
I’ve been taking a keen interest in Wetherby since it was given the green light to stage Flat racing and it looks good, a smashing track. The jockeys who’ve ridden it give it the thumbs-up and it seems you need to be handy. A prominent style of racing looks the best sort to employ, with aggressive tactics generally appearing to pay off. The jumps course has long had a reputation for being sharp, suiting speedy horses who like to be close to the pace, and that certainly seems to be the case for the Flat races so far.
View from the saddle: Jason Weaver
Left handed, galloping. Now restored to nine fences to a circuit, though the four in the home straight have been switched to the inside of the hurdles track after problems caused by the realignment of the nearby A1. The signs are the fences still punish those who aren't accurate. It's a very fair test for any horse but is ideal for the free-running, long-striding sort.
It usually pays to be handy when riding at Wetherby, because it’s a quick track, even more so since the changes caused by the A1 redevelopment a few years back. There was a time when some trainers thought the fences were tough for a novice, but that has changed dramatically now and it’s a very fair course, with lovely obstacles, nowhere near as stiff as in the ‘old days’. Ideally, you’d like to save a bit for your finishing kick, but you certainly can’t afford to give any front-runners an easy time of it.
View from the saddle: Mick Fitzgerald
Upcoming races
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17:51 wetherbyracing.co.uk Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
(Class 4) (2m 3f 154y) -
18:21 Watch Racing TV In Stunning HD 'Chasing Excellence' Novices' Chase (GBB Race)
(Class 3) (2m 3f 85y) -
18:51 Book Tickets Now At wetherbyracing.co.uk Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)
(Class 4) (2m) -
19:21 racingtv.com Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
(Class 4) (3m 45y) -
19:51 Wetherby Racecourse & Conference Centre Handicap Hurdle
(Class 3) (2m 3f 154y) -
20:21 Follow racingtv On X 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditional & Amateurs')
(Class 5) (2m 3f 154y)
Results
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Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 7f 36y Sir Tivo (Good) 15 Oct 2025 3m 35s 2m 3f 85y Magistrato (Good) 15 Oct 2025 4m 39.4s 2m 5f 75y Mac Suibhne (Good) 12 Oct 2022 5m 22.35s 3m 45y Djelo (Good) 01 Nov 2025 5m 56.81s 3m 6f 193y Your Own Story (Good) 06 Mar 2023 8m 19.61s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m Takeit Easy (Good) 13 Oct 2021 3m 40.5s 2m 3f 154y Iroko (Good) 12 Nov 2022 4m 46.79s 2m 5f 56y Blue Hop (Good) 28 Mar 2025 5m 12.42s 3m 26y Kiss My Face (Good) 15 Oct 2025 5m 48.1s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 4f 77y Peribonka River (Soft) 03 Dec 2022 3m 3s 2m Wandering Ego (Good) 28 Mar 2025 3m 36.31s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 5f 110y South Shore (Good to Firm) 02 Jun 2025 1m 4.35s 7f Lady Mariko (Good to Firm) 02 Jun 2025 1m 24.78s 1m Six Strings (Good to Firm) 08 Jun 2021 1m 37.75s 1m 2f Loughville (Good) 03 Jun 2024 2m 4.77s 1m 5f Mirrie Dancers (Good to Firm) 06 Jun 2023 2m 54.17s 1m 6f Danni California (Good) 07 Jun 2022 3m 0.31s 2m Team Endeavour (Good to Firm) 13 Jun 2023 3m 28.08s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Miss Lucinda V Russell 25 8 £45K 32% £14.50 J Parkinson & S Smith 32 7 £61K 21.88% -£5.02 Dan Skelton 25 5 £61K 20% £11.63 Micky Hammond 47 4 £25K 8.51% -£16.59 Jonjo & A J O'Neill 13 4 £45K 30.77% £5.21 N G Richards 10 4 £25K 40% £8.95 O Greenall & J Guerriero 25 3 £19K 12% -£16.00 Kerry Lee 10 3 £20K 30% £8.50 B Pauling 9 3 £18K 33.33% £3.75 C E Longsdon 8 3 £17K 37.5% £18.33 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L O Murphy 45 15 £98K 33.33% £15.30 Dan Skelton 53 14 £101K 26.42% -£6.97 M Walford 71 8 £32K 11.27% -£18.07 J Parkinson & S Smith 61 6 £23K 9.84% -£32.32 Jamie Snowden 13 6 £41K 46.15% -£1.01 B Pauling 11 5 £24K 45.45% -£2.17 D McCain Jnr 35 4 £19K 11.43% -£13.25 Jonjo & A J O'Neill 28 4 £20K 14.29% -£14.95 O Greenall & J Guerriero 35 4 £18K 11.43% -£20.27 James Owen 11 4 £36K 36.36% £4.64 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L O Murphy 10 4 £11K 40% £0.57 Harry Derham 2 2 £5K 100% £1.10 Dan Skelton 8 1 £3K 12.5% -£4.50 F O'Brien 7 1 £3K 14.29% -£5.50 Micky Hammond 7 1 £3K 14.29% £9.00 Miss Lucinda V Russell 4 1 £2K 25% £7.00 Jamie Snowden 2 1 £3K 50% £0.38 N G Richards 2 1 £3K 50% £6.00 J Candlish 2 1 £3K 50% £11.00 James Owen 1 1 £2K 100% £2.75 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L R A Fahey 22 10 £44K 45.45% £23.19 D O'Meara 26 7 £30K 26.92% £18.12 T D Easterby 44 6 £25K 13.64% £10.20 C Johnston 19 3 £14K 15.79% -£2.50 Grant Tuer 11 3 £15K 27.27% -£3.75 Ian Williams 5 3 £12K 60% £18.75 Mrs R Carr 15 2 £8K 13.33% £4.00 R Fell & S Murray 13 2 £8K 15.38% £4.25 W J Haggas 8 2 £9K 25% £0.88 Miss Lucinda V Russell 8 2 £8K 25% £9.33 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L B S Hughes 46 8 £101K 17.39% -£4.47 D R Fox 22 7 £42K 31.82% £27.67 Jamie Hamilton 20 4 £22K 20% £5.00 S Bowen 17 4 £44K 23.53% £1.53 G Sheehan 20 4 £48K 20% -£1.25 Peter Kavanagh 17 4 £18K 23.53% £2.50 P W Wadge 9 4 £31K 44.44% £27.83 R Patrick 10 3 £20K 30% £7.50 Jonjo O'Neill Jr. 12 3 £24K 25% -£0.67 Callum Pritchard 4 3 £23K 75% £4.13 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Jamie Hamilton 65 9 £37K 13.85% -£18.23 Harry Skelton 29 9 £74K 31.03% -£2.21 B S Hughes 71 7 £32K 9.86% -£47.94 G Sheehan 26 7 £45K 26.92% -£10.01 S Bowen 26 6 £58K 23.08% -£11.56 Sean Quinlan 44 4 £17K 9.09% -£18.25 Danny McMenamin 37 4 £20K 10.81% -£27.42 Craig Nichol 27 4 £20K 14.81% -£18.27 Kielan Woods 15 4 £17K 26.67% £1.24 Charlie Hammond 10 4 £19K 40% £10.41 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L S Bowen 7 3 £8K 42.86% £0.07 J J Burke 5 2 £5K 40% -£0.90 B S Hughes 7 2 £5K 28.57% £1.25 G Sheehan 5 2 £5K 40% £0.25 Harry Skelton 6 1 £3K 16.67% -£2.50 Harry Bannister 5 1 £3K 20% -£2.00 Henry Brooke 4 1 £3K 25% £15.00 Danny McMenamin 4 1 £3K 25% £4.00 Jack Power 2 1 £2K 50% £9.00 Jamie Hamilton 7 1 £3K 14.29% £59.00 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L O J Orr 25 11 £47K 44% £53.39 D Tudhope 29 6 £26K 20.69% £5.87 Jason Hart 28 6 £26K 21.43% -£1.50 D Allan 29 5 £21K 17.24% £22.45 Cieren Fallon 11 4 £17K 36.36% £17.88 Connor Beasley 25 3 £14K 12% -£11.93 Mark Winn 8 3 £12K 37.5% £9.20 Lewis Edmunds 17 2 £11K 11.76% -£9.50 P Mulrennan 24 2 £8K 8.33% -£8.50 Callum Rodriguez 11 2 £8K 18.18% -£4.88
Future Fixtures
Address & Contact
The Wetherby Steeplechase Committee Ltd
The Racecourse
York Road
Wetherby
West Yorkshire
LS22 5EJ
01937 582035
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