Bath Racecourse

Bath Racecourse is one of the most picturesque in England, with the track sitting atop Lansdown Hill which overlooks the world-famous Roman spa city. In fact, at 780 feet above sea level, it’s one of the highest racecourses in the UK. Only Hexham and Exeter are higher but these are both National Hunt courses.

This Somerset track has been hosting horse racing meetings for over 200 years and today the annual calendar is packed with 21 flat racing fixtures between April and October including a mixture of weekend, weekday and evening race meetings.

During the Second World War, Bath Racecourse was utilised as a landing field by the Royal Air Force, but is now wholly a thoroughbred horse racing venue.

Prior to 2011, Bath played host to the Dick Hern Fillies’ Stakes, a Listed flat horse race open to fillies and mares aged three years and older. The race was named after Dick Hern, a much celebrated English racehorse trainer. But in 2011, the race was moved to Haydock Park, with Bath losing its only race with Listed status.

The highlight of Bath’s racing calendar is now its increasingly popular Ladies Day, as well as its Bank Holiday Family Fun Day.

A sharp left-handed track, Bath Racecourse is approximately 1 mile 4 furlongs in distance. The final bend into the home straight is notoriously narrow, followed by a steady uphill ride for the final four furlongs. For sprint races there is an extension to the end of the home straight.

Visitors to Bath will note that viewing facilities are pretty impressive due to the narrow oval course.

GeeGeez says: “Bath is the UK’s only racecourse that doesn’t have watering facilities and as a consequence the going is often very fast and can be too much for some horses.“The track favours front-runners that can gain a prominent early position in the race. The uncompromising uphill finish can catch out many runners and riders, as can the gusty headwinds that whip around the top of Lansdown Hill.

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Latest Bath Results
DateRunnerJockeyTrainerSP
16 Aug 20:16Cindy Lou WhoWilliam CarsonA Carroll11/10
16 Aug 19:46Secret HandsheikhTrevor WhelanJ Gallagher4/1
16 Aug 19:16Moe's LegacyTrevor WhelanR Harris15/8
16 Aug 18:46JustcallmesergioRob HornbyClive Cox5/1
16 Aug 18:15Sant AlessioTaylor FisherJ Tickle11/2
16 Aug 17:40Man Of The SeaCallum HutchinsonN Mulholland13/2
01 Aug 20:35Blue HeroFinley MarshA Wintle4/1
01 Aug 20:05Offiah's BoyTaylor FisherJ Tickle5/2
01 Aug 19:35Neptune LegendJason WatsonA Carroll5/4
01 Aug 19:05PiluJason WatsonR Teal28/1
Bath Fixtures
DateSessionCodeSurface
03 SepAfternoonFlatTurf
13 SepLate-AfteFlatTurf
14 SepAfternoonFlatTurf
30 SepAfternoonFlatTurf
09 OctAfternoonFlatTurf
20 OctAfternoonFlatTurf
30 OctAfternoonFlatTurf
Top Jockeys
JockeyWinsRunsSR
Trevor Whelan83125.8%
Jason Watson61637.5%
Finley Marsh64513.3%
Taylor Fisher62425.0%
Callum Shepherd51631.3%
S D Bowen41822.2%
Jack Doughty42516.0%
David Probert42615.4%
Joe Leavy31915.8%
Ray Dawson32810.7%
Top Trainers
TrainerWinsRunsSR
A Carroll73818.4%
J Tickle52123.8%
A Wintle53315.2%
Miss G Harris4478.5%
J S Moore42615.4%
E De Giles3837.5%
J Portman31323.1%
R Harris31915.8%
J Fox2450.0%
B Millman21711.8%
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