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Course Review - Leicester

Leicester

Summary (for full review click link below)

Situated on the outskirts of the city, Leicester is a dual purpose course. It has an oval circuit of 1¾ miles with an extension on the home straight which stages races of up to 1 mile. The course is right handed (anti clockwise). The round course is undulating with a steady climb in the home straight. The straight course is downhill until it joins the main course when it becomes uphill. It can be a very testing course especially when there has been some rain.

Draw Advantage: When the going gets soft then high numbers have a strong advantage on the straight course.

Admission:

At premium fixtures Leicester has a two enclosure policy, Members (£19) and Grandstand (£15).

At midweek meetings there is a general admission of £12.

Location:

Leicester racecourse is three miles south east of the city centre, where the ring road loins with the A6.

Ease of public transport access: Moderate (Rail to Leicester then taxi to course)

Suitability for the first time racegoer: good

Race Meetings 2008 / 2009

2008

Jump:

November 17th  & 30th

December 10th  & 28th  

 

Flat:

August 10th

September 9th , 15th  & 22nd

October 7th , 14th  & 27th

 

2009

Jump

January 6th , 28th & 29th

February 11th & 24th

March 6th

November 16th  & 29th

December 9th  & 28th  

 

Flat

April 2nd & 26th

May 19th (eve) , 25th & 26th

June 1st , 13th (eve) , 18th (eve) & 25th (eve)

July 4th , 16th , 22nd (eve) & 29th (eve)

August 9th

September 1st  , 14th  & 21st  

October 6th , 13th  & 26th

Last Reviewed: June 2008

Web Site: www.leicester-racecourse.co.uk

Telephone: 0116 271 6515

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