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Encyclopedia > Chepstow Racecourse
UK Racecourse
Chepstow
Image:Chepstow racecourse logo.jpg
Chepstow Racecourse logo
Official site
Location Chepstow, Monmouthshire
Owned by Northern Racing plc
Screened on At The Races
Course type Flat
National Hunt
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Chepstow Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located just outside the town of Chepstow in Monmouthshire, Wales, near the southern end of the Wye Valley which forms the border with England. The racecourse was opened in 1926 in the grounds of Piercefield House. Chepstow or the ham sandwch is my teacher Mr. ... Monmouthshire (Welsh: Sir Fynwy) is both a principal area and a traditional county in south-east Wales. ... At the Races is a United Kingdom television channel, formerly run by Channel 4, but now owned by British Sky Broadcasting. ... Flat racing is a term commonly used in the United Kingdom to denote a form of horse-racing which is run over a predetermined distance and in which the horses are not required to jump over obstacles such as hurdles or fences as in National Hunt racing. ... National Hunt racing is the name given to the sport of horse racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland where the horses are required to jump over obstacles called hurdles or fences (except in the case of a bumper). The core of the National Hunt season is over the winter... Cheltenham Racecourse is located in Cheltenham, England. ... Chester Racecourse, is according to official records the oldest racecourse still in use in England. ... Thoroughbred horse racing is the main form of horse-racing throughout the world. ... Chepstow or the ham sandwch is my teacher Mr. ... Monmouthshire (Welsh: Sir Fynwy) is both a principal area and a traditional county in south-east Wales. ... This article is about the country. ... Tintern Abbey in the Wye Valley, viewed from the Devils Pulpit near Tidenham The Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is an internationally important protected landscape area straddling the border between England and Wales. ... Piercefield House near Chepstow in Monmouthshire, Wales, resulted from a 1785 commission by George Smith to remodel his existing house in the neo-classical style. ...


Notable races

  • Welsh National
  • Finale Juvenile Hurdle
  • Golden Daffodil Stakes (last run in 2005)

The Welsh National is a Grade 3 National Hunt horse race in the United Kingdom for five-year-old and above horses run over a distance of 3 miles 5½ furlongs (5,934 metres) at Chepstow Racecourse, Wales in late December. ...

External links

  • Official website
  • Course guide on GG.COM
  • Course guide on At The Races

  Results from FactBites:
 
Chepstow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1271 words)
Chepstow (Welsh: Cas-gwent) is a border town straddling the Monmouthshire—Gloucestershire border, situated at the confluence of the River Wye and River Severn on the Severn's west bank.
Chepstow proper is on the west bank of the Wye, within Wales; the English part on the eastern bank consists of Tutshill and Sedbury.
Chepstow Castle is the oldest surviving stone fortification in Britain.
Uk Racecourses - Racecourses in Ireland - UK Gambling Resource (539 words)
Catterick Racecourse The Racecourse is situated just off the A1 approximately 5 miles south of Scotch Corner on the outskirts of Catterick village.Catterick hosts racing throughout the year on it's left-handed 1m1f oval, undulating and sharp flat course,and left-handed, sharp, undulating, National Hunt circuit of 1m3f.
Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham racecourse is the Headquarters of The National Hunt.This left-handed oval course is world famous for the March Cheltenham festival,the racecourse is just a few minutes North from the centre of Cheltenham and a short distance from the M5.
Doncaster Racecourse Doncaster is the home of the St.Leger,the world's oldest and the final classic of the UK flat racing season.Doncaster hosts flat and National Hunt meetings during the year.The flat course is a galloping left-handed, pear-shaped 2m with a 4 1/2f run-in.
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