A Guide to Taunton Race Course
A Guide To Taunton Race Course
Opened in 1927 Taunton racecourse in Somerset, England is the youngest National Hunt course in England. The course is operational as a jumps track during the Winter months.
The recent installation of a reservoir means that racing conditions can be better than at other tracks around Britain.
The course itself is right handed and shaped as an oval with a flattened bottom to it. This makes the corners quite tight . The fences are small and not really a problem to either jockey or horse.
The course is 1 mile and 2 furlongs long and generally flat apart from a descent from the final turn into the home straight which then gradually goes uphill for the final fence and run in.
The Hurdle track has 5 fences to negotiate, whilst the Chase track adds two open ditches to bring the total to seven.
The track is used most by novice horses and riders to gain experience.
Bullet Points
- Right handed track
- Tight bends
- Circuit length is 1 mile and 2 furlongs
- Mostly used by novice horses
Map of Taunton Racecourse
Statistics – Last Three Years
Top Trainers – Chase
Runners Wins Places
P Nicholls 27 6 15
C Tizzard 37 5 16
T Vaughan 17 3 4
J Scott 13 3 4
SJ Davies 9 3 0
Top Trainers – Hurdle
Runners Wins Places
P Nicholls 71 20 37
J Scott 32 10 10
P Hobbs 60 9 36
C Tizzard 57 8 12
N Mulholland 53 7 14
Top Trainers – National Hunt Flat
Runners Wins Places
A Honeyball 4 3 0
A King 7 2 2
W Greatrex 4 2 1
P Nicholls 10 1 6
D Pipe 5 1 2
Top Jockeys – Chase
Runners Wins Places
H Cobden 27 6 11
S Twiston-Davies 16 4 7
J Best 28 3 8
R Johnson 16 3 7
A Johns 16 3 5
Top Jockeys – Hurdle
Runners Wins Places
H Cobden 61 17 24
T Scudamore 53 6 17
S Twiston-Davies 32 6 12
N Schofield 50 6 7
M Nolan 42 5 18
Top Jockeys – National Hunt Flat
Runners Wins Places
W Hutchinson 6 2 2
R Johnson 4 2 1
R Dingle 3 2 0
H Teal 2 2 0
N Scofield 6 1 3
Course Address
Taunton Racecourse Company Ltd
Orchard Portman
Taunton Somerset
TA3 7BL
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