Kelso Racecourse

The Borders track of Kelso used to be a real test of jumping and stamina, but their home-built traditional fences, and the layout of them, was changed a few years ago. This was to place less of an emphasis on stamina, and to position the fences in less tricky parts of the track. It’s now a fair test for all. A separate hurdle track in the back straight makes things pretty sharp there, whilst the chase course swings a bit wider before re-adjoining the course proper up the home straight. Fences come quickly at you down the back and still claim a few victims as horses often get slightly on their forehand on the slight downhill.