UK Racecourse · Wales
Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse
Bangor-on-Dee, Wrexham
Photo credit: “Horse Jump Fence At Bangor-On-Dee Racecourse (8054914143)” by Paul, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Welsh jump racing on the banks of the River Dee
Bangor-on-Dee is a picturesque National Hunt course in North Wales, set beside the River Dee near Wrexham. The flat, left-handed track provides fair, competitive racing, and the intimate setting gives the course a welcoming, community feel that has endured since the Victorian era.
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Bangor-on-Dee Guides & Articles
Everything written about Bangor-on-Dee, grouped by what you came for.
Start here
1The full guide to the course, if you only read one thing.
Going racing
1Tickets, getting there, what to wear and what the day is like.
Racing and betting
1How the track rides, the angles that matter, and where to bet.
History and legends
2How the course got here, and the horses that made its name.
- The History of Bangor-on-Dee RacecourseOver 160 years of racing at Bangor-on-Dee — from the early days in North Wales to Wales's National Hunt venue and the Bangor-on-Dee Champion Chase.
- Denman at Bangor-on-Dee: The Complete StoryDenman, the 2008 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, won a novice hurdle at Bangor-on-Dee in 2006. The story of how the Welsh course hosted a future champion.
The big races
4The days the course is known for, and who has won them.
- August Bank Holiday Jump Day at Bangor-on-Dee: The Complete GuideYour complete guide to Bangor-on-Dee's August Bank Holiday Monday — one of Britain's most pleasant summer jump days, set along the River Dee in North Wales, drawing 5,000+ from across the Welsh Marches and North West England.
- Bangor-on-Dee Champion Chase: Complete GuideYour complete guide to the Bangor-on-Dee Champion Chase — Wales's signature handicap chase and a key contest at Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse.
- Bangor-on-Dee Festival GuideYour complete guide to Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse — the Welsh jump festivals, the summer programme and what makes this North Wales track one of the most characterful in Britain.
- Welsh Racing at Bangor-on-Dee: Complete GuideWelsh racing at Bangor-on-Dee — the Champion Chase, key meetings and National Hunt at Wales's only dedicated jumps venue.
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