Which is the best racecourse in Britain?

[robnorth]

Jeremy

After my visit last Thursday, I reckon you can add Ludlow to that list. Great view from the top of the stands.

Rob

[roblester]

would have to be cheltenham for me. some very fond memories, IG winning the 2004 stayers being the best! the atmosphere is fantastic, the irish are great and the racing is even better.

[conall]

indeed rory your first visit to prestbury park did have certain evangelical overtones – a la Mecca or Lourdes or Tibet maybe

<br>Cheltenham but for reasons that the divine has put togther not man meaning that the facilities suck and the management seemingly don’t care but the stunning natural vista is beautiful

Sandown – having clambered over the Railways a few times my favourite outside of the hallowed turf in the Cotswolds

[arkle66]

Cheltenham wins for the festival, you love to hate it but it draws you back, best racing for me means the best course I know it shouldn’t but sorry. Have sometimes gone in the summer to watch the grass grow!(very sad)

Point to point course – Badbury rings

Further a field:

I go to Auteuil occasionaly you get in for £3ish, usually good racing, if you go on a day were its graded races, half the horses end up over here later on , good view, allways empty, fair view from the stand with a free seat.

Would love to say a race course in Ireland but it allways rains when I go.

Would love to go to the Pardubice and the big Merano chase sometime, would love a more international element to jump racing.

[Maurice]

The poll is inherently flawed as it includes only a minority of UK racecourses.

Hamilton is a beautifully manicured little track (none the better for having cut off its second loop) and really, as far as courses are concerned, size does not matter.

I’ve been to Ascot, Newbury, Cheltenham and Haydock, among others, and they are not in the same league as Hamilton, let alone light years behind Longchamp.

[daiesy]

well thinking about it, there is no way i can vote on this one!

try actually working (as in leading the horses up etc) Sandown and Chelters can be killers if you have more than one lead up.

my fave at the moment, working wise, is Redcar.<br>Racing wise, Newbury without a doubt, along with Cheltenham!

[Irish Stamp]

I’d say Haydock.

But, having been to Newbury twice and not paid to get in once it’s up there with the best of them.  

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