Goodwood
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Set on the spectacular Sussex Downs Goodwood really does offer a glorious days racing. Staging flat racing only the quality is, invariably, of a high standard. The main meeting is the Glorious Goodwood meeting, highlighted in blue in the fixtures.
Goodwood is basically a six furlong straight course with a series of complex loops allowing racing over varying distances. There are some undulations, most markedly at the 6 furlong start.
Draw Advantage: High numbers are favoured in races between 7f and 1m 1f.
Admission:
Goodwood has several enclosures. The top enclosure is the Richmond Enclosure, which charges £27 (the Richmond Enclosure is reserved for annual members only during Glorious Goodwood week). The main enclosure is the Gordon Enclosure, costing £19 for “normal” meetings and £30 (Tuesday – Friday) £33 (Saturday) for Glorious Goodwood. The Lennox Enclosure, which is not open for all meetings, charges £9 - £15 for normal racedays and £14 / £17 for the festival.
Location:
Located 4 miles north of Chichester. Nearest trunk routes are the A3 (from London) then the A286 or the A27 then the A285. Local signposting will then direct you to the course. Be warned nearby roads are quite narrow.
Ease of public transport access: Poor (Rail to Chichester then four mile taxi ride)
Suitability for the first time racegoer: very good
Race Meetings 2008 / 2009
2008
August 2nd , 23rd & 24th
September 2nd , 13th , 14th & 24th
October 2nd & 12th
2009
May 2nd , 7th , 20th , 21st , 25th , 29th & 30th
June 5th (eve) , 12th (eve) & 19th (eve)
July 28th , 29th , 30th & 31st
August 1st , 29th & 30th
September 8th , 12th , 13th & 23rd
October 1st & 11th
Last Reviewed: May 2008
Web Site:www.goodwood.co.uk/horseracing
Telephone: 01243 755000
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