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.

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Course Characteristics:

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. 

On the sprint course getting away quickly can be a great advantage and front runners can, if good enough, get an unassailable lead.

Horses with  a proven record on undulating courses tend to do very well at Goodwood.

Draw Advantage: Low numbers are strongly favoured in races between 7f and 1m 1f. (was the opposite way round prior to the 2011 season when the stall numbering system changed)

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Admission (2011 prices) :

Goodwood has several enclosures. The top enclosure is the Richmond Enclosure, which charges £20 - £30 (the Richmond Enclosure is reserved for annual members only during Glorious Goodwood week). The main enclosure is the Gordon Enclosure, costing £16 - £22 for “normal” meetings and £37 for Glorious Goodwood. The Lennox Enclosure, which is not open for all meetings, charges £9 - £10 for normal racedays and £15 / £18 for the festival.

Annual membership: New members £499 (includes a £150 joining fee), existing members £299

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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)

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Suitability for the first time racegoer: very good

Race Meetings 2012

May 5th, 10th, 24th, 25th & 26th
June 8th (eve), 15th (eve) & 22nd (eve)
July 31st
August 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 24th (eve), 25th & 26th
September 4th & 26th
October 14th 

Fixtures in green - Glorious Goodwood meeting

Last Reviewed: May 2011

Web Site:www.goodwood.co.uk/horseracing

Telephone: 01243 755000

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Race Meeting Reports:

30th May 2008

14th September 2008

7th May 2009 , 20th May 2009

1st May 2010 , 19th May 2010 , 27th July 2010 , 7th September 2010

18th May 2011

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