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Uttoxeter Racecourse
Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
Photo credit: “Aerial view of Uttoxeter Racecourse” by Gkbediako, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)
Home of the Midlands Grand National
Uttoxeter is a popular National Hunt racecourse in the Staffordshire countryside, best known as the home of the Midlands Grand National. The left-handed, galloping track provides a thorough test of stamina and jumping over its longer distances, and its meetings draw strong crowds from across the Midlands.
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Uttoxeter Guides & Articles
Everything written about Uttoxeter, 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.
- Synchronised at Uttoxeter: Midlands Grand National to Gold CupSynchronised won the 2010 Midlands Grand National at Uttoxeter before going on to win the 2012 Cheltenham Gold Cup. The story of a great staying chaser's defining performance.
- The History of Uttoxeter RacecourseFrom Edwardian beginnings to home of the Midlands Grand National — the story of Uttoxeter Racecourse.
The big races
4The days the course is known for, and who has won them.
- The Midlands Grand National at Uttoxeter: Complete GuideEverything you need to know about the Midlands Grand National — Uttoxeter's signature staying handicap chase.
- Midlands Grand National Day at Uttoxeter: The Complete GuideThe complete guide to Midlands Grand National Day at Uttoxeter — the Midlands' premier staying chase, a key Grand National trial, and one of spring jump racing's most important form references.
- Uttoxeter Festival GuideYour complete guide to Uttoxeter Racecourse festivals — the Midlands Grand National, the Summer Jump Spectacular and what makes this Staffordshire track one of the Midlands' best jump venues.
- Summer Racing at UttoxeterYour guide to summer jumping at Uttoxeter — one of the few courses keeping the National Hunt flag flying through the warmer months.
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