Doncaster Racecourse

Track Layout:  _{(Image: courtesy of & acknowledged to Timeform/At The Races} 

Course Information: Doncaster Racecourse is a pear-shaped, left-handed racecourse of almost 2 miles in circumference. It holds both flat and jumps meetings and conducts 36 meetings a year. It is an extremely flat course with excellent drainage, so the going is often good. Therefore, horses should run at their best without any excuses. 

There is an extension to the home straight for sprint races of 1 mile or under, and a run-in from the home turn of just over 4 furlongs. The jumps course has 11 fences and a run in of around 1 furlong. Punters have to be wary at this track in the 5 & 6 furlong races due to the draw bias. The stalls can be positioned on both the stand rail and the far rail, or sometimes in the middle of the course. When the stalls are positioned on the far rail, statistics show it is very difficult to win from a low draw. It is also very difficult for horses that like to be prominent and lead. Hold up, horses that come from behind are preferred.

Doncaster is unique in that it stages both the first and last turf race meetings of the season. The season commences with the Lincoln meeting in March and concludes in November with the Handicap Day meeting. 

A full, detailed and in-depth review of the racecourse and its facilities can be found here (click the link below): 

https://www.racecourseadvisor.com/racecourse-reviews-1/doncaster

Aerial View of Doncaster Racecourse: _{(Image acknowledged & credited to Google Earth)}