Uttoxeter Course Guide

Uttoxeter hold meetings throughout the year and two of its high-profile races take place either side of the calendar with the Midlands Grand National staged during the traditional jumps season in March and the Summer Cup run in June.

First run in 1969, the four mile and one furlong Listed Midlands Grand National is often a key pointer to the Grand National at Aintree, with Rag Trade winning the race for trainer Fred Rimmell in 1975 before going on to Aintree glory the following season. The most famous Grand National winner to come out of the Midlands National is Lord Gyllene, who was beaten into second place by Seven Towers at Uttoxeter in 1997.

The Listed Summer Cup is run over 3m 2f and replaced the half-mile longer Summer National in 2012.

Jumps Racing

Left handed, sharp. Although sharp in nature, the track has a reputation for gruelling conditions during the winter, ability to see out the trip being of paramount importance. When the going is on the firm side it often pays to race prominently, especially on the chase course. Fences no more than average in terms of stiffness, many casualties occurring as a result of fatigue in the latter stages. In the last couple of seasons, the number of flights on the hurdles track has been reduced from ten to nine.

Because Uttoxeter is a quick track, it naturally puts a premium on a horse’s ability to travel on the bridle. If you’re already shoving one along with a circuit to go there, you’re going to struggle to win, whether you’re riding over fences or hurdles. Tactically, it’s much the same for both disciplines, and punters shouldn’t be alarmed if they see a jockey going wide down the back straight, because there’s actually a little bit of an ’S’ configuration there and the shortest way is not necessarily on the inside.

View from the saddle: Mick Fitzgerald

Uttoxeter Top Times
Last 5 years

Chase
Hurdle
National Hunt Flat

Distance	Horse (Going)	Date	Winning time
1m 7f 214y	Greenways (Good)	08 Jul 2025	3m 45.1s
2m 4f	Demachine (Good)	29 May 2022	4m 52.2s
2m 4f 189y	A Different Kind (Good)	30 Jul 2023	5m 0.5s
2m 6f 108y	Kinondo Kwetu (Good)	13 Sep 2022	5m 34.5s
3m	Do No Wrong (Good)	30 Aug 2023	5m 54.12s
3m 2f 13y	Landofsmiles (Good)	30 Jul 2023	6m 23.4s
4m 2f 8y	Major Dundee (Soft)	18 Mar 2023	9m 5.9s

Distance	Horse (Going)	Date	Winning time
1m 7f 168y	Enthused (Good)	28 Jul 2024	3m 39.71s
2m 3f 207y	Full Monty (Good)	28 Jul 2024	4m 38.75s
2m 6f 45y	Letthetruthbeknown (Good to Soft)	17 Dec 2021	5m 52.74s
2m 7f 70y	Dinons (Good)	28 Jul 2024	5m 27.34s

Distance	Horse (Going)	Date	Winning time
1m 7f 168y	Sevarana (Good)	08 Jul 2025	3m 44.2s

Uttoxeter Top Trainers
Last 3 years (ordered by number of winners)

Chase
Hurdle
National Hunt Flat

Trainer	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
Dan Skelton	67	16	24	£134,429	23.88%	-£18.48
O Murphy	39	10	16	£55,451	25.64%	-£3.03
Mickey Bowen	25	7	11	£42,527	28%	-£1.54
D McCain Jnr	31	6	18	£26,194	19.35%	£11.75
James Owen	16	6	5	£31,002	37.5%	-£2.67
Jonjo & A J O'Neill	31	5	12	£55,008	16.13%	£10.33
F O'Brien	33	5	7	£38,921	15.15%	-£13.25
O Greenall & J Guerriero	47	4	24	£17,929	8.51%	-£32.25
D Pipe	20	4	9	£20,860	20%	£2.38
T Lacey	16	4	6	£65,132	25%	£9.20

Trainer	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
O Murphy	136	28	59	£123,413	20.59%	-£42.17
Dan Skelton	110	19	42	£149,259	17.27%	-£34.68
F O'Brien	88	14	31	£59,011	15.91%	-£30.13
O Greenall & J Guerriero	65	10	11	£35,668	15.38%	£16.13
James Owen	40	9	16	£51,627	22.5%	-£12.65
Jonjo & A J O'Neill	60	8	26	£48,672	13.33%	-£0.08
G Hanmer	54	8	15	£41,239	14.81%	-£26.92
N P Mulholland	71	7	21	£28,665	9.86%	-£32.82
Jamie Snowden	41	7	21	£33,102	17.07%	-£10.95
B Pauling	44	6	18	£32,070	13.64%	-£25.58

Trainer	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
O Murphy	11	4	4	£9,804	36.36%	£17.50
F O'Brien	21	3	8	£7,353	14.29%	-£6.75
Dan Skelton	11	3	7	£10,293	27.27%	£1.25
Jamie Snowden	5	3	1	£7,353	60%	£26.75
N P Mulholland	4	2	1	£4,902	50%	£5.67
Noel Williams	2	2	0	£13,343	100%	£9.50
T H Weston	7	1	2	£2,451	14.29%	£4.00
R Bandey	3	1	1	£2,451	33.33%	£2.00
Mickey Bowen	2	1	1	£2,451	50%	£1.25
L Wadham	3	1	0	£2,451	33.33%	£2.50

Uttoxeter Top Jockeys
Last 3 years (ordered by number of winners)

Chase
Hurdle
National Hunt Flat

Jockey	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
S Bowen	74	17	26	£85,896	22.97%	-£30.06
Harry Skelton	47	13	20	£119,140	27.66%	-£12.40
Nick Scholfield	14	7	3	£55,642	50%	£57.50
James Bowen	38	4	22	£18,827	10.53%	-£16.88
Sam Twiston-Davies	27	4	13	£109,838	14.81%	£7.75
G Sheehan	25	4	11	£53,756	16%	£5.83
Jack Tudor	26	4	9	£104,159	15.38%	£1.63
Harry Cobden	17	4	7	£35,230	23.53%	-£3.00
Kielan Woods	16	4	5	£19,536	25%	-£4.08
Ben Jones	34	3	21	£53,587	8.82%	-£6.75

Jockey	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
S Bowen	144	33	60	£157,284	22.92%	-£39.19
Harry Skelton	77	16	31	£78,348	20.78%	-£23.68
J J Burke	69	13	32	£58,254	18.84%	£2.23
G Sheehan	49	10	22	£47,818	20.41%	-£0.99
Thomas Bellamy	46	9	15	£37,884	19.57%	-£19.30
James Bowen	49	8	22	£39,112	16.33%	-£26.81
Sam Twiston-Davies	49	6	20	£24,229	12.24%	-£18.38
Kielan Woods	37	6	17	£27,720	16.22%	£73.50
Ben Jones	32	6	16	£60,161	18.75%	£6.08
Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	32	6	15	£28,763	18.75%	-£9.58

Jockey	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
S Bowen	13	3	5	£7,353	23.08%	-£4.25
J J Burke	10	3	4	£7,353	30%	£7.25
G Sheehan	11	3	3	£15,794	27.27%	£5.75
Harry Skelton	7	3	3	£10,293	42.86%	£5.25
C O'Farrell	4	2	0	£4,902	50%	£10.67
Lewis Saunders	2	2	0	£4,902	100%	£21.00
Ben Jones	7	1	2	£2,451	14.29%	£4.00
Harry Cobden	5	1	2	£3,921	20%	£2.00
Benjamin Poste	5	1	1	£2,451	20%	£6.00
Harry Bannister	3	1	1	£2,451	33.33%	£2.00