Chepstow Racecourse

Chepstow is a massive, galloping left handed track which has a near two-mile round circuit. In mid-winter it can be a serious stamina test, none more so than in the Welsh Grand National. Very often held on heavy ground it’s a gruelling challenge, one that the local crowd seem to get right behind. The track has one of the longest run-ins up the home straight of about five furlongs, and you definitely need to save a bit up your sleeve to get home, there’s five fences up that straight, and a race will often change complexion over the last fence or flight of hurdles as you start to run slightly downhill at them.