A Guide to Fontwell Park Race Course
Overview
Fontwell Park is a classic oval shaped course situated in West Sussex. It opened in 1924 and originally had a figure of eight track shape which was made to utilise the space available. The figure of eight track is still used today for Chases. A circular track was later added on for Hurdles.
The feature race at Fontwell Park is the Grade 2 NationaL Sprint Hurdle which is run in February each year over a distance of 2 miles and 4 furlongs. The race is a trial for the Cheltenham festival.
The Steeple Chase course is a right handed figure of eight that is about 1 mile in length. It has six fences on the circuit to navigate, one of which is an open ditch. Because of the layout the horses are often on the turn and have to use both forelegs as leading legs at certain times in the race.
The Hurdle course is a 1 mile long circuit that runs around the Steeplechase course. The Hurdles course is a left handed course and the minimum trip run is 2 miles and 2.5 furlongs.
Bullet Points
- Hurdles course is left handed, Steeplechase course is right handed
- There are six fences on the circuit
- Both courses are around 9 furlongs long
- Both courses are relatively flat
Map of Fontwell Park Racecourse
Statistics – Last Three Years
Top Trainers – Chase
Runners Wins Places
G Moore 50 12 21
P Nicholls 23 12 7
C Tizzard 39 10 16
N Mulholland 38 6 20
J Mullins 25 5 10
Top Trainers – Hurdles
Runners Wins Places
G Moore 145 26 64
C Gordon 95 12 41
O Sherwood 37 11 14
A Honeyball 22 11 6
N Mulholland 73 10 31
Top Trainers – National Hunt Flat
Runners Wins Places
A Honeyball 7 4 3
C Gordon 13 3 6
N Mulholland 12 3 6
O Murphy 4 2 2
G Moore 17 1 6
Top Jockeys – Chase
Runners Wins Places
J Moore 45 11 18
L Aspell 24 8 9
R Johnson 21 8 8
H Cobden 23 7 10
B Frost 25 6 11
Top Jockeys – Hurdles
Runners Wins Places
T Cannon 93 16 42
J Moore 92 16 30
L Aspell 60 11 24
R Johnson 49 10 20
J Moore 64 9 30
Top Jockeys – National Hunt Flat
Runners Wins Places
A Coleman 11 5 6
R Johnson 9 3 3
T Cannon 14 2 5
L Aspell 10 2 5
J Moore 14 2 3
Course Address
Fontwell Park Racecourse
Arundel
West Sussex
BN18 0SX
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