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Old 10-02-2008, 20:17   #12 (permalink)
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Re: stamina reducing racecourses?
I've just blatantly stolen this from a website I googled for you Should help a bit



Racecourse Details

The following table describes the different track conformations for every British flat racecourse. The stats on this site rely on this data for determining if a horse is suited to the course or not. The most important features are the 'speed' and 'surface' some horses excel on galloping tracks but find difficulty in running around tight tracks etc.
  • Grade is the official grade of the track. Top class courses such as Ascot and York are graded 1.
  • Straight indicates the length of the straight course if the track has one.
  • Shape describes the overall shape of the course.
  • Direction is either left or right, but on the straight course the direction is described as straight.
  • Speed indicates the running style of the horse. On long, straight, flat type courses the speed will most probably be galloping, whereas on courses with sharp bends which slow down the pace, the speed will be described as tight.
  • Surface describes the level of the course such as flat, or undulating.
  • Location is the physical location of the course.
CourseGradeStraightShapeDirectionSpeedSurfaceLocation
Ascot18fTriangleRightGallopingUphillSouth
Ayr26fOvalLeftGallopingFlatScotland
Bath3noneHorseshoeLeftGallopingUphillSouth
Beverley 35fOvalRightStiffUphillNorth
Brighton 4noneHorseshoeLeftStiffUndulatingSouth
Carlisle 4nonePearRightStiffUphillNorth
Catterick 45fOvalLeftTightUndulatingNorth
Chepstow 38fOvalLeftStiffUndulatingSouth
Chester2noneCircleLeftTightFlatMidlands
Doncaster 28fPearLeftGallopingFlatNorth
Epsom15fHorseshoeLeftStiffUndulatingSouth
Folkestone 46fOvalRightTightUndulatingSouth
Goodwood 16fPearRightStiffUndulatingSouth
Hamilton 36fPearRightStiffUphillScotland
Haydock26fOvalLeftGallopingFlatNorth
Kempton (AW)2noneOvalRightTightFlatSouth
Leicester 38fOvalRightGallopingUndulatingMidlands
Lingfield (AW)4noneTriangleLeftGallopingUndulatingSouth
Lingfield (Turf)37.5fTriangleLeftGallopingUndulatingSouth
Musselburgh 45fOvalRightStiffFlatScotland
Newbury18fOvalLeftGallopingFlatSouth
Newcastle 28fTriangleLeftGallopingFlatNorth
Newmarket 18fTriangleRightGallopingUndulatingMidlands
Nottingham 36fOvalLeftGallopingFlatMidlands
Pontefract 3noneOvalLeftStiffUphillNorth
Redcar38fOvalLeftGallopingFlatNorth
Ripon36fOvalRightTightUndulatingNorth
Salisbury 28fPearRightGallopingUphillSouth
Sandown15fOvalRightStiffUphillSouth
Southwell (AW)45fOvalLeftStiffFlatMidlands
Southwell (Turf)45fOvalLeftStiffFlatMidlands
Thirsk36fOvalLeftGallopingUndulatingNorth
Warwick4noneOvalLeftStiffFlatMidlands
Windsor35fPearRightGallopingFlatSouth
Wolverhampton (AW)4noneOvalLeftTightFlatMidlands
Yarmouth 38fOvalLeftGallopingFlatMidlands
York16fHorseshoeLeftGallopingFlatNorth

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