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Exeter Course Guide
Situated on top of Haldon Hill, Exeter racecourse is considered to be one of the fairest National Hunt tracks in the country. Initially popular as a summer-jumping venue (when the track was officially titled Devon and Exeter) there has been a definite shift towards better quality racing over the last two decades and the course now races from October to May. The excellent drainage and galloping nature of the course make Exeter a popular venue to run a novice chaser.
Highlight of the year is the Haldon Gold Cup, a two and a quarter mile chase run in early November. The race has been won by some of the great names in steeplechasing including Very Promising, Barnbrook Again, Viking Flagship, Best Mate, Edredon Bleu and Azertyuiop.
This is a hilly course, galloping in nature. Conditions can get extremely testing in midwinter and the exact opposite in drier periods, the course being without an artificial watering system. Its right-handed two-mile circuit is laid out in a long oval, with eleven fences and a run-in of around 170 yards. The chase course is on the outside of the hurdles one, but the inside track is often used on the home turn regardless of whether the races are over fences or not. The half-mile home straight is on the rise all the way to the finish.
Exeter is a beautiful track - in my opinion definitely one of the best in Britain - and it’s a great place to take a novice chaser. The fences are very fair and the ground is usually lovely. Years ago, they seemed to struggle to water around there, partly, I imagine, because the course covers such a vast expanse of land. But it holds its condition really well now and it’s a great place to ride. It’s a fine test of a horse - really good - and it shouldn’t surprise anyone that so many top trainers like to go there.
View from the saddle: Mick Fitzgerald
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Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m 1f 109y Sir Valentino (Good) 01 Nov 2016 3m 58.8s 2m 3f 48y Gone Too Far (Good to Firm) 03 May 2016 4m 30.2s 3m 54y Pawn Star (Good to Firm) 06 Oct 2016 5m 43.3s 3m 6f 153y Only Gorgeous (Good to Firm) 18 Apr 2017 7m 35.12s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m 175y Karl Marx (Good to Firm) 06 Oct 2016 3m 51.2s 2m 2f Daytime Ahead (Soft-Heavy in places) 01 Jan 2020 4m 9.71s 2m 5f 135y I'm In Charge (Good to Firm) 06 Oct 2016 5m 5.1s 2m 7f 25y Captain Buck's (Good) 26 Apr 2017 4m 41.9s 3m 54y Bertie Boru (Good to Soft) 21 Mar 2017 6m 35.9s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 5f 38y The Worthy Brat (Good to Firm) 20 Oct 2020 3m 0s 2m 175y Any News (Good to Firm) 08 Oct 2020 3m 50.78s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L C L Tizzard 57 11 £118,237 19.3% -£11.44 Evan Williams 37 6 £58,612 16.22% £2.00 P J Hobbs 51 5 £55,354 9.8% -£30.18 P F Nicholls 15 5 £82,688 33.33% -£2.53 Harry Fry 11 5 £58,287 45.45% £9.00 Miss V Williams 24 3 £26,187 12.5% -£14.00 Jonjo O'Neill 16 3 £31,751 18.75% £1.25 Nick Williams 13 3 £38,736 23.08% £1.50 Kayley Woollacott 9 3 £26,382 33.33% £11.83 Christian Williams 16 3 £19,169 18.75% £7.50 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L P J Hobbs 77 17 £96,109 22.08% -£24.69 P F Nicholls 45 13 £66,510 28.89% £11.40 D Pipe 69 9 £42,303 13.04% -£16.57 C L Tizzard 64 8 £51,474 12.5% -£24.88 Mrs S Gardner 44 6 £38,468 13.64% -£3.50 J Scott 45 5 £20,859 11.11% -£18.55 Harry Fry 25 5 £25,538 20% -£3.80 T R George 25 4 £16,181 16% -£1.00 Miss E C Lavelle 22 4 £25,082 18.18% £2.00 Miss V Williams 17 4 £16,961 23.53% -£3.34 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L P F Nicholls 11 2 £4,548 18.18% -£6.20 D Pipe 7 2 £4,548 28.57% -£0.88 C L Tizzard 13 1 £2,274 7.69% -£11.33 Miss E C Lavelle 6 1 £2,274 16.67% £2.00 P J Hobbs 9 1 £2,274 11.11% -£6.00 Harry Fry 6 1 £2,274 16.67% -£6.50 J Scott 4 1 £2,274 25% £0.50 K C Bailey 3 1 £2,274 33.33% £6.00 R H Buckler 6 1 £2,274 16.67% £2.50 M Scudamore 3 1 £2,274 33.33% £18.00 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Robert & Luke Price 3 0 £ 0% -£3.00 Lynda Bundy 2 0 £ 0% -£2.00 Greg Stephens 2 0 £ 0% -£2.00 John Rolfe 2 0 £ 0% -£2.00 Natalie Jarvis 2 0 £ 0% -£2.00 Keith Dryden 2 0 £ 0% -£2.00 Luke Pepper 2 0 £ 0% -£2.00 Matthew J Stephens 2 0 £ 0% -£2.00 Melissa Harrison 2 0 £ 0% -£2.00 Sammy Vella 1 0 £ 0% -£1.00 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L H Cobden 34 8 £124,895 23.53% -£3.95 T J O'Brien 27 7 £52,181 25.93% £0.92 R Johnson 41 6 £58,676 14.63% -£20.93 R M Power 19 6 £57,800 31.58% £1.48 S Bowen 21 5 £49,125 23.81% £7.50 James Best 35 4 £24,108 11.43% -£6.50 Sam Twiston-Davies 18 4 £50,088 22.22% £0.00 T Scudamore 34 3 £29,436 8.82% -£19.33 Adam Wedge 24 3 £24,433 12.5% -£15.50 Nick Scholfield 22 3 £23,133 13.64% -£6.55 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L R Johnson 56 10 £54,787 17.86% -£27.63 H Cobden 52 9 £46,820 17.31% -£14.43 T Scudamore 63 9 £52,317 14.29% -£20.69 P J Brennan 27 6 £25,279 22.22% -£4.50 Lucy Gardner 30 5 £31,320 16.67% £2.50 S Bowen 27 4 £21,314 14.81% -£5.80 Rex Dingle 32 4 £17,545 12.5% -£15.50 Aidan Coleman 18 4 £23,393 22.22% -£10.27 Bryan Carver 23 4 £20,470 17.39% £18.00 David Bass 20 4 £17,480 20% -£5.22 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L T Scudamore 12 2 £4,548 16.67% £11.50 R Johnson 9 2 £4,548 22.22% -£1.00 David Bass 3 2 £4,548 66.67% £12.00 H Cobden 9 1 £2,274 11.11% -£7.20 Bryan Carver 7 1 £2,274 14.29% £10.00 T J O'Brien 9 1 £2,274 11.11% -£7.00 Bryony Frost 6 1 £2,274 16.67% -£3.00 Sean Houlihan 10 1 £2,274 10% -£1.50 Rex Dingle 6 1 £2,274 16.67% £0.50 David Noonan 6 1 £2,274 16.67% -£3.38 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Jeff Penza 3 0 £ 0% -£3.00 Shaun Guymer 3 0 £ 0% -£3.00 Blaike Mcdougall 3 0 £ 0% -£3.00 Brendan Ward 2 0 £ 0% -£2.00 Simon Miller 2 0 £ 0% -£2.00 Chad Lever 2 0 £ 0% -£2.00 Melinda Kinny 2 0 £ 0% -£2.00 Michael Heagney 2 0 £ 0% -£2.00 Ellen Hennessy 2 0 £ 0% -£2.00 Brodie Loy 1 0 £ 0% -£1.00
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