Horse Racing - Flat Courses - Leicester

Located at Oadby, to the south-east of the city, Leicester is a dual-purpose course which stages competitive action all year round.

On the Flat the highlight is the King Richard III Stakes, run in late April over seven furlongs and open to four-year-olds and upwards who have not won a Group 1 or Group 2 Pattern race for two years previously. However, with hindsight Leicester’s maiden races often offer the best opportunity to see a top-class horse in action as the track is particularly popular with Newmarket and Yorkshire-based trainers.

The round course is a right-handed, oval track, about a mile and three quarters in extent, with a run-in of four and a half furlongs. The straight course, on which all races of up to seven furlongs are run, is mainly downhill to halfway, then rises gradually for over two furlongs, finishing on the level. The track is galloping, and for two-year-olds early in the season it poses a test of stamina.

Right Handed
Galloping
Undulating
Uphill
Long run in (4.5f)

Carlisle

This 1m5f oval favours the C&D winner except in sprints.

Non-Handicaps: Oppose short priced favourites.