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Leicester Course Guide
Located at Oadby, to the south-east of the city, Leicester is a dual-purpose course which stages competitive action all year round.
On the Flat the highlight is the King Richard III Stakes, run in late April over seven furlongs and open to four-year-olds and upwards who have not won a Group 1 or Group 2 Pattern race for two years previously. However, with hindsight Leicester’s maiden races often offer the best opportunity to see a top-class horse in action as the track is particularly popular with Newmarket and Yorkshire-based trainers.
The highlight of Leicester’s jumping calendar is the Leicestershire Silver Fox Handicap Chase. Ran over and extended two miles and four furlongs every December. The East Midlands track also stages several Hunter Chases that are well-contested in the spring, highlighted by the exploits of the Venetia Williams-trained Teeton Mill, who won a hunter in 1998 before progressing to Hennessy Gold Cup and King George VI Chase glory.
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Good to firm-good in places
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Last Update: 20/09/2026 07:00
The round course is a right-handed, oval track, about a mile and three quarters in extent, with a run-in of four and a half furlongs. The straight course, on which all races of up to seven furlongs are run, is mainly downhill to halfway, then rises gradually for over two furlongs, finishing on the level. The track is galloping, and for two-year-olds early in the season it poses a test of stamina.
I’ve no idea why so many jockeys shy away from the stands’ side rail on Leicester’s straight track when the ground is soft, because it’s been a huge advantage for years and all too often I seem to see a 20-1 shot win from there as if it’s racing on a surface like the M25. Generally, it’s a nice galloping track, but, when there’s been a lot of rain, it can get very sticky in the home straight. Whatever the conditions, though, you don’t want to be on keen horses at Leicester. They’ll hardly ever last home.
View from the saddle: Jason Weaver
Right handed, rather undulating with a gradual uphill finish of around three furlongs. Hurdle races run on Flat course and usually more testing as a result, that track having been watered during the summer, though races are often steadily run, resulting in the field still being well bunched early in the straight. A higher percentage of casualties over fences suggests obstacles are stiffer than used to be the case. There tends to be an advantage in taking a wide route on the hurdles course when the going is testing.
They’ve made the fences at Leicester slightly easier over the past few years but, when I was riding, I always thought it was one of the biggest jumping tracks around. You still need a good horse to win there, though, because some of the obstacles can still be a little bit tricky, including the second fence in the back straight. The hurdles course can get extremely testing when the ground is winter-soft, partly because of watering on the Flat track during the summer, while the chase course often rides slightly quicker.
View from the saddle: Mick Fitzgerald
Upcoming races
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13:59 HSBC UK Agriculture Nursery
(Class 5) (1m 53y) -
14:31 Racing Bet-Builder At Spreadex Sports Fillies' Nursery
(Class 5) (6f) -
15:02 British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)
(Class 3) (7f) -
15:37 S & D Bookmakers Ltd 60 Years In Business - EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)
(Class 3) (1m 2f) -
16:12 Pattinson Auction Winning Bid Handicap
(Class 5) (6f) -
16:47 Fireworks Festival 7th November 2026 - Book Now Handicap
(Class 4) (1m 53y) -
17:17 Visit racingtv.com Apprentice Handicap
(Class 6) (7f)
Results
13:12 British EBF Ron Brooks Motor Group Fillies' Novice Stakes
GBB Race
7f | Class 3 | 2YO only | 8 ran
- Winner: Sweltering 4/1
- Jockey: Jason Watson Trainer: A M Balding
- Owner: Cheveley Park Stud
13:42 British EBF 'Confined' Expotile Novice Stakes
Div 1
7f | Class 3 | 2YO only | 9 ran
- Winner: Arabian Blue 25/1
- Jockey: Daniel Muscutt Trainer: James Horton
- Owner: Mr Saeed Suhail
14:17 British EBF 'Confined' Expotile Novice Stakes
Div 2
7f | Class 3 | 2YO only | 9 ran
- Winner: Magic Harry 13/8 Fav
- Jockey: D Egan Trainer: Tom Clover
- Owner: Coda Racing 2
14:52 Mapei UK Nursery
7f | Class 6 | 2YO only | 10 ran
- Winner: Arctic Tsar 11/2
- Jockey: Rossa Ryan Trainer: C G Cox
- Owner: Valmont
15:27 Dale Hall And Hickman Associates Handicap
5f | Class 6 | 3YO plus | 11 ran
- Winner: Sergeant Mayer 16/1
- Jockey: Alex Jary Trainer: N Tinkler
- Owner: The Olliers
16:02 Quality Freight Services Handicap
6f | Class 5 | 3YO plus | 11 ran
- Winner: Harry's Halo 5/2 Fav
- Jockey: J Mitchell Trainer: K Frost
- Owner: Jones, Keane, Kryswicki & Kf Racing Cl
16:32 British EBF W.B Simpson & Sons
Midlands | Fillies' Handicap | GBBPlus Race
1m 2f | Class 4 | 3YO plus | 7 ran
- Winner: Spirit Of Athene 7/4 JFav
- Jockey: Ashley Lewis Trainer: E Walker
- Owner: Much More Racing
17:07 Your Move Estate Agents Apprentice Handicap
1m 2f | Class 6 | 4YO plus | 9 ran
- Winner: Dinah Myte 11/2
- Jockey: William Pyle Trainer: J Gallagher
- Owner: The Lam Partnership
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Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 7f 201y Great Heart'jac (Good to Firm) 07 Dec 2022 3m 55.3s 2m 4f 25y Bold Endeavour (Good to Firm) 07 Dec 2022 5m 6.2s 2m 6f 151y The Wolf (Good to Firm) 18 Nov 2024 5m 40.8s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 7f 113y Scarlet Ruby (Good to Firm) 14 Nov 2022 3m 45.1s 2m 4f 110y Get A Tonic (Good to Soft) 15 Nov 2021 5m 3.31s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 5f Over Spiced (Good to Firm) 09 Sep 2025 57.74s 6f Jazl (Good to Firm-Good in places) 25 May 2026 1m 8.55s 7f Menalippe (Good to Firm) 04 Oct 2022 1m 21.99s 1m 53y Strangerontheshore (Good to Firm) 23 Jun 2022 1m 35.7s 1m 2f North Star (Good to Firm) 09 Sep 2025 2m 4.94s 1m 3f 179y Papagei (Good to Firm) 11 Aug 2024 2m 29.27s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Dan Skelton 24 7 £39K 29.17% £13.05 O Murphy 21 6 £36K 28.57% -£8.17 Miss V Williams 24 6 £34K 25% -£9.31 D Pipe 12 4 £15K 33.33% £0.82 Kerry Lee 5 4 £16K 80% £9.19 Evan Williams 16 3 £14K 18.75% -£1.75 R L Llewellyn 8 3 £13K 37.5% £18.60 K C Bailey 5 3 £17K 60% £13.38 S-J Davies 19 2 £8K 10.53% -£0.50 B I Case 14 2 £9K 14.29% -£2.00 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L O Murphy 39 11 £55K 28.21% -£5.66 S Edmunds 16 5 £23K 31.25% £4.78 B Pauling 9 5 £23K 55.56% £4.03 Miss V Williams 16 4 £18K 25% -£4.56 H Dickin 12 3 £11K 25% £8.50 F O'Brien 8 3 £11K 37.5% £1.38 G & J Moore 7 3 £12K 42.86% £2.16 M Sheppard 6 3 £10K 50% £1.38 Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 16 2 £9K 12.5% -£8.50 L Morgan 8 2 £8K 25% -£2.25 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L A W Carroll 93 14 £52K 15.05% £13.50 G Boughey 51 10 £48K 19.61% -£4.15 J R Fanshawe 32 10 £47K 31.25% £8.25 T D Easterby 80 9 £34K 11.25% -£3.46 James Owen 34 8 £33K 23.53% -£6.44 D O'Meara 38 7 £40K 18.42% £1.03 R M Beckett 45 6 £30K 13.33% -£33.96 B R Millman 47 6 £28K 12.77% -£4.77 W J Haggas 34 6 £29K 17.65% -£12.48 D Loughnane 30 6 £25K 20% £12.38 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L S Bowen 28 7 £36K 25% -£12.83 Charlie Deutsch 19 6 £28K 31.58% -£3.18 Tom Cannon 7 4 £15K 57.14% £11.19 Kielan Woods 6 4 £23K 66.67% £8.88 Jack Tudor 7 3 £12K 42.86% £2.95 Lee Edwards 8 3 £17K 37.5% £54.00 Thomas Bellamy 6 3 £14K 50% £13.50 Benjamin Poste 10 2 £8K 20% £1.25 Liam Harrison 11 2 £8K 18.18% £11.00 J M Quinlan 10 2 £9K 20% £2.00 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L S Bowen 22 7 £35K 31.82% -£2.02 Sam Twiston-Davies 23 3 £12K 13.04% -£6.50 Charlie Deutsch 16 3 £14K 18.75% -£6.67 Charlie Hammond 11 3 £14K 27.27% -£0.13 Ben Sutton 7 3 £15K 42.86% £0.18 Jonjo O'Neill Jr. 9 3 £15K 33.33% -£3.50 Stan Sheppard 7 2 £7K 28.57% -£2.88 Ned Fox 6 2 £7K 33.33% -£2.64 C Gethings 7 2 £10K 28.57% £1.90 David Bass 7 2 £9K 28.57% £0.63 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Billy Loughnane 94 16 £74K 17.02% -£34.80 Rossa Ryan 92 16 £83K 17.39% -£9.21 David Probert 51 12 £70K 23.53% £23.63 Tom Marquand 67 10 £49K 14.93% -£11.43 Rob Hornby 68 9 £36K 13.24% -£0.54 Daniel Muscutt 59 9 £43K 15.25% -£4.71 Darragh Keenan 59 8 £29K 13.56% -£20.38 Lewis Edmunds 71 7 £27K 9.86% -£49.08 H Crouch 38 7 £31K 18.42% £32.83 S De Sousa 30 7 £34K 23.33% £1.83
Future Fixtures
- Mon 21 September 2026
- Tue 06 October 2026
- Tue 13 October 2026
- Mon 26 October 2026
- Tue 17 November 2026
- Sun 29 November 2026
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Leicester Racecourse Co Ltd
Oadby
Leicester
LE2 4AL
0116 2716515
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