Newmarket Racecourse

Newmarket is often referred to as the “headquarters” of British horseracing, hosting two of the UK’s five Classic Races. Newmarket Racecourse has a history that is littered with famous faces, with racing recorded at this venue since the time of James I. As far as name-dropping goes, Charles II himself was known to attend races with the future James II.

The July Course is two miles and a furlong in distance with a right-handed bend at halfway, the first mile being part of the Cesarewitch course, the last the straight Bunbury mile. There are undulations for the first three quarters of a mile of the straight, the course then runs downhill for a furlong before climbing to the line. As with the Rowley Mile course, the ability to see out the trip thoroughly is essential.

The Cesarewitch course is two and a half miles long, with a single right-handed turn at halfway, creating a ten-furlong straight course, the longest in the country. A wide, galloping track with an uphill finish that is ideal for the big, long-striding horse, except for the descent into the Dip where those types can become unbalanced. Again, the ability to see out the trip thoroughly is essential, and those that commit for home too early can be caught out by the uphill run to the line.