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
O Murphy	34	10	11	£55,226	29.41%	£4.95
Dan Skelton	55	9	22	£80,302	16.36%	-£22.36
F O'Brien	33	8	9	£50,592	24.24%	£8.83
James Owen	12	6	4	£31,002	50%	£1.33
O Greenall & J Guerriero	44	5	21	£21,335	11.36%	-£23.25
B Pauling	28	5	16	£76,179	17.86%	-£2.47
D McCain Jnr	22	5	13	£26,933	22.73%	£0.98
Mickey Bowen	13	5	5	£30,586	38.46%	£7.96
Christian Williams	23	4	8	£12,992	17.39%	-£2.63
Jonjo & A J O'Neill	28	3	11	£44,129	10.71%	£1.50

Trainer	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
O Murphy	132	30	53	£120,241	22.73%	-£32.04
F O'Brien	97	17	40	£70,438	17.53%	-£43.70
Dan Skelton	97	15	39	£126,868	15.46%	-£17.02
N P Mulholland	77	10	23	£42,105	12.99%	-£13.23
James Owen	37	10	13	£55,915	27.03%	-£6.82
O Greenall & J Guerriero	68	9	11	£31,311	13.24%	£2.50
Jonjo & A J O'Neill	61	7	25	£45,312	11.48%	-£4.08
B Pauling	42	7	17	£41,748	16.67%	-£18.83
N J Henderson	28	7	10	£31,688	25%	-£9.64
Jamie Snowden	34	6	16	£29,405	17.65%	-£9.95

Trainer	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
F O'Brien	18	3	7	£7,353	16.67%	-£3.75
Dan Skelton	8	2	5	£6,372	25%	£0.50
O Murphy	8	2	3	£4,902	25%	£2.75
N P Mulholland	4	2	1	£4,902	50%	£5.67
Jamie Snowden	4	2	1	£4,902	50%	£16.75
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
N B King	3	1	1	£2,614	33.33%	£4.00
Paul Collins	3	1	0	£2,451	33.33%	£14.00

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	18	27	£99,894	24.32%	-£13.95
Sam Twiston-Davies	33	8	10	£127,821	24.24%	£24.33
Harry Skelton	33	7	14	£71,773	21.21%	-£11.61
Nick Scholfield	17	7	3	£55,642	41.18%	£54.50
B S Hughes	20	6	10	£33,112	30%	£6.23
Jack Tudor	26	4	10	£104,159	15.38%	£0.63
Ben Jones	33	3	21	£30,978	9.09%	-£8.25
James Bowen	30	3	17	£14,127	10%	-£18.88
Kielan Woods	17	3	6	£12,776	17.65%	-£6.75
Charlie Deutsch	19	3	5	£16,662	15.79%	-£1.50

Jockey	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
S Bowen	139	37	55	£163,179	26.62%	-£15.78
J J Burke	56	11	23	£44,365	19.64%	-£22.27
Sam Twiston-Davies	62	9	25	£42,527	14.52%	-£14.42
G Sheehan	49	9	22	£44,121	18.37%	-£5.99
Harry Skelton	54	8	26	£37,279	14.81%	-£20.02
Ben Jones	33	8	17	£69,568	24.24%	£19.18
Thomas Bellamy	48	8	16	£33,290	16.67%	-£27.55
James Bowen	43	7	20	£33,666	16.28%	-£22.53
Henry Brooke	24	6	2	£26,632	25%	-£3.75
Kielan Woods	36	5	18	£23,654	13.89%	£46.50

Jockey	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
J J Burke	9	3	4	£7,353	33.33%	£8.25
G Sheehan	9	2	2	£13,343	22.22%	-£3.25
H Cobden	5	2	2	£6,535	40%	£8.00
C O'Farrell	5	2	1	£4,902	40%	£9.67
Harry Skelton	4	2	1	£6,372	50%	£4.50
S Bowen	11	1	4	£2,451	9.09%	-£8.25
Ben Jones	7	1	2	£2,451	14.29%	£4.00
Benjamin Poste	6	1	2	£2,451	16.67%	£5.00
J M Quinlan	4	1	2	£2,614	25%	£3.00
Harry Bannister	3	1	1	£2,451	33.33%	£2.00