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Wincanton Racecourse

Horse racing venue in England

Summary

Horse racing venue in England

Field	Value
Name	Wincanton
Image	[[Image:Wincanton racecourse.jpg	200px]]
Caption	Main Buildings and Parade ring
Website	http://www.wincantonracecourse.co.uk
Location	Wincanton, Somerset, England
Owner	Jockey Club Racecourses
Channel	Racing TV
CourseType	National Hunt
NotableRaces	Kingwell Hurdle
Prev	Wetherby
Next	Windsor

Wincanton Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Wincanton, Somerset, England.

The steeplechase fences are large, making it a good test of a chaser. Three fences in quick succession in the second half of the home-straight make for exciting racing and often change the complexion of a finish dramatically; resulting in a great many close finishes.

The track stages several big races, including the Kingwell Hurdle in February. The CGA Chase (previously the Jim Ford Challenge Cup, last run in 2012) was run on the same day; these races were significant trials for the Champion Hurdle and Cheltenham Gold Cup respectively. Several of the races at the course were shown on Channel 4 and are now occasionally shown on ITV.

The track is located near to the yard of the trainer, Paul Nicholls and as such many of his young horses run here.

Notable races

DOW	Race Name	Type	Grade	Age/Sex
Saturday	Kingwell Hurdle	Hurdle	Grade 2	4yo +
Saturday	Badger Beers Handicap Chase	Chase	Premier Handicap	4yo+
Saturday	Elite Hurdle	Hurdle	Grade 2	4yo +
Saturday	Rising Stars Novices' Chase	Chase	Grade 2	4yo +

References

"Wincanton". GG.com.
Snowden, Steve. (2009-10-04). "Racing returns to Wincanton Racecourse this week". This is the Westcountry.
"Wincanton". At the races.

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