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Rainfall: 1.73mm
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Worcester Course Guide
Racing has taken place at Worcester since 1718 and in recent years the course has emerged as a popular venue for summer jumping, staging 20 National Hunt fixtures from May to October in 2015.
Among the feature races staged at the track are the Valerie Lewis Memorial Handicap Chase and the Richard Davis Memorial Chase. The Valerie Lewis Memorial Handicap Chase, named in honour of the co-owner of three-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Best Mate who lived in Worcester, takes place in June over an extended two and a half miles.
The Richard Davis Memorial Novices’ Handicap Chase, run in the memory of the young jump jockey who died in a fall at Southwell in 1996, is also run over an extended two and a half miles and usually takes place at the start of the traditional jumps season.
With its flat oval course Worcester is seen an ideal place to introduce a novice and many leading West Country trainers run their horses at the track in order to gain valuable racecourse experience; 2004 Cheltenham Festival Stayers’ Hurdle hero Iris’s Gift won his first two career starts at Worcester.
Advance Going
Good-good to soft in places
Current Weather today at: Worcester
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Tomorrow
Forecast: Sunny spells
Temp: 9.3° - 18.1°
Rainfall: 0.46mm
Wind: 10.0 mph W
Last Update: 08/10/2026 17:00
Flat, left-handed with easy turns. Portable fences take little jumping, the course being one of the easiest in the country to negotiate, though many show a tendency to go right in the home straight. The long home straight should, in theory, give hold-up horses plenty of time to recover ground, but when conditions ride quick in summer months it pays more often than not to race handily. Beware betting on close finishes as camera is situated some way short of winning line.
It’s a pity Worcester doesn’t race in the winter, due to the proximity of the River Severn and the well-known flood problems it can cause, because it’s a lovely track. The list of classy horses to have won round there is incredible, including the likes of Morley Street, and it’s a great course for a novice chaser. You could compare it to Newbury or Newcastle, a good galloping track, with very fair fences and lovely smooth turns. You don’t hear too many hard-luck stories from jockeys riding Worcester.
View from the saddle: Mick Fitzgerald
Upcoming races
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13:37 Richard Davis Memorial Handicap Chase
(Class 5) (2m 4f) -
14:07 CopyBet For Champions League Profit Boosts Handicap Chase
(Class 5) (2m 7f) -
14:37 CopyBet Follow Us On X Handicap Chase
(Class 5) (2m 110y) -
15:07 Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Novices' Chase (GBB Race)
(Class 3) (2m 7f) -
15:37 FBC Manby Bowdler Mares' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
(Class 4) (2m 4f) -
16:07 PJ Nicholls KGM Korea Genuinely Made Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
(Class 4) (2m 110y) -
16:37 CopyBet Overnight Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
(Class 4) (2m 7f)
Replays & Results
13:05 CopyBet Follow Us On X Handicap Chase
GBB Race
2m 7f | Class 3 | 4YO plus | 6 ran
- Winner: King Roly 11/8 Fav
- Jockey: James Bowen Trainer: Mickey Bowen
- Owner: Kit And Roly Partnership
13:35 CopyBet For Premier League Profit Boosts Novices' Handicap Chase
GBB Race
2m 4f | Class 4 | 4YO plus | 6 ran
- Winner: Bel Ombre 5/1
- Jockey: C O'Farrell Trainer: N P Mulholland
- Owner: Mrs Sarah Keys
14:05 Step Into Luxury With Purple Granite NH Flat Race
Conditionals/Amateurs | GBB Race
2m | Class 4 | 4YO to 5YO | 10 ran
- Winner: Dundee Law 13/8 Fav
- Jockey: Harry Atkins Trainer: Dan Skelton
- Owner: Claire Harrison & Jane Gerard-pearse
14:35 CopyBet Supporting UK Horse Racing Fillies' Juvenile Maiden Hurdle
GBB Race
2m | Class 4 | 3YO only | 8 ran
- Winner: We're Out Of Aces 4/1
- Jockey: S Bowen Trainer: G Elliott
- Owner: Mr A J O'ryan
15:05 FBC Manby Bowdler Maiden Hurdle
GBB Race | Div 1
2m | Class 4 | 4YO plus | 12 ran
- Winner: Spanish Darling 12/1
- Jockey: Kielan Woods Trainer: A M Hales
- Owner: Miss Susannah M L Parden
15:35 FBC Manby Bowdler Maiden Hurdle
GBB Race | Div 2
2m | Class 4 | 4YO plus | 12 ran
- Winner: Taranis Dubh 4/6 Fav
- Jockey: S Bowen Trainer: O Murphy
- Owner: Owners Group 158
16:05 PJ Nicholls KGM Korea Genuinely Made Novices' Handicap Hurdle
2m | Class 5 | 3YO plus | 10 ran
- Winner: Jollie Dame 2/1 Fav
- Jockey: Harry Skelton Trainer: Dan Skelton
- Owner: Mr Ian Lawrence
16:35 CopyBet Overnight Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle
2m 4f | Class 4 | 4YO plus | 10 ran
- Winner: Brookside La 11/4 Fav
- Jockey: Harry Skelton Trainer: Dan Skelton
- Owner: Mr Christopher Greenall
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Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m 110y Don Occhetti (Good) 21 Aug 2024 3m 55.8s 2m 4f Jet Smart (Good) 18 Jun 2025 4m 50.23s 2m 7f Olivers Travels (Good) 21 Aug 2024 5m 34.3s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m Sir Galahad (Good) 18 Jun 2025 3m 43.82s 2m 4f Solo Saxophone (Good) 14 Jul 2022 4m 40.05s 2m 7f No No Maestro (Good) 14 Jul 2022 5m 32.04s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m Dreaming Diamond (Good) 22 Jun 2022 3m 38.7s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Dan Skelton 48 11 £49K 22.92% -£16.57 B Pauling 33 8 £32K 24.24% £12.03 Mickey Bowen 22 6 £33K 27.27% -£2.84 Jonjo & A J O'Neill 34 5 £29K 14.71% £0.38 N P Mulholland 26 5 £31K 19.23% £5.50 P Bowen 12 5 £22K 41.67% £24.63 O Murphy 15 4 £23K 26.67% -£0.42 S Edmunds 10 3 £16K 30% £1.75 F O'Brien 24 2 £11K 8.33% -£15.50 M Keighley 23 2 £8K 8.7% -£7.50 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L O Murphy 90 21 £95K 23.33% £8.85 Dan Skelton 101 13 £52K 12.87% -£61.24 James Owen 52 11 £40K 21.15% -£32.02 Jamie Snowden 36 11 £57K 30.56% £19.01 Jonjo & A J O'Neill 87 9 £70K 10.34% £7.12 F O'Brien 72 8 £34K 11.11% -£23.79 A M Hales 31 7 £30K 22.58% £41.17 D Pipe 57 6 £23K 10.53% -£31.67 Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 29 6 £26K 20.69% -£13.32 P Bowen 13 6 £56K 46.15% £10.56 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Dan Skelton 13 5 £13K 38.46% £7.21 O Murphy 10 3 £7K 30% £1.83 P Bowen 8 2 £5K 25% £1.70 Jamie Snowden 6 2 £5K 33.33% £0.17 Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 13 2 £5K 15.38% £2.38 T R George 6 2 £5K 33.33% £2.00 G Elliott 2 2 £5K 100% £1.23 F O'Brien 16 1 £2K 6.25% -£10.00 M Keighley 9 1 £2K 11.11% £14.00 Jonjo & A J O'Neill 7 1 £3K 14.29% £2.50 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L James Bowen 39 13 £82K 33.33% £47.50 S Bowen 58 12 £61K 20.69% £17.24 Harry Skelton 35 10 £44K 28.57% -£7.57 Ben Jones 29 8 £30K 27.59% £29.03 J J Burke 26 5 £24K 19.23% £27.00 Sam Twiston-Davies 25 3 £13K 12% -£7.00 James Best 30 3 £10K 10% £14.25 Charlie Hammond 14 3 £16K 21.43% £1.75 Jonjo O'Neill Jr. 20 3 £13K 15% -£6.13 Jack Tudor 32 2 £8K 6.25% -£23.00 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L S Bowen 121 33 £140K 27.27% £41.01 Harry Skelton 72 14 £57K 19.44% -£26.74 G Sheehan 48 10 £53K 20.83% £3.63 Sam Twiston-Davies 55 9 £35K 16.36% -£28.34 Harry Cobden 35 9 £43K 25.71% -£10.21 Kielan Woods 47 8 £38K 17.02% £24.50 James Bowen 31 8 £67K 25.81% £2.11 J J Burke 68 6 £22K 8.82% -£36.13 Jonjo O'Neill Jr. 48 6 £26K 12.5% -£16.38 Thomas Bellamy 36 6 £28K 16.67% -£18.88 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Harry Skelton 9 4 £10K 44.44% £8.58 G Sheehan 8 3 £7K 37.5% £5.17 S Bowen 16 2 £5K 12.5% -£7.67 J J Burke 11 2 £5K 18.18% £24.00 Toby McCain-Mitchell 2 2 £5K 100% £13.38 James Bowen 9 1 £2K 11.11% -£2.50 Kielan Woods 7 1 £2K 14.29% -£2.50 Harry Cobden 6 1 £2K 16.67% -£4.43 Liam Harrison 4 1 £2K 25% -£1.50 Dylan Johnston 3 1 £2K 33.33% -£0.80
Future Fixtures
- Mon 12 October 2026
- Wed 21 October 2026
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