Welcome to our guide about all things involving Wetherby races today from the latest cards and tips to results and more. Discover the history of Wetherby Racecourse and its feature races in the White Rose realm of Yorkshire. Learn all about the track and the obstacles jumpers face in hurdle races and steeplechases too.
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The current site of Wetherby Racecourse, off York Road, saw the sport of horse racing first held here in 1891. Prior to this date, there were meetings for much of the Victorian period on Wetherby Ings located hard by the River Wharfe on the other side of the West Yorkshire market town.
Spectators watched from Scaur Bank when racing moved there in 1842. As the Ings often flooded, the decision was taken to move location half-a-century later. Wetherby races today sit some 12 miles west of the York races on the Knavesmire in the Vale of York by the River Ouse and about as far northeast of Leeds city centre.
Lying between two of Yorkshire’s big urban centres, it’s a popular destination for National Hunt action over the winter months, hosting the area’s big Christmastime meeting on Boxing Day and the day after.
Flat & National Hunt Venue Today
Despite this strong local association with steeplechasing dating back to the Nineteenth Century, Wetherby Racecourse first hosted a Flat fixture in April 2015. Diversifying from just jump meetings to keep the track open over the summer months made business sense. It is now a dual-purpose track.
The major race over the festive period is a Premier Handicap chase named after Rowland Meyrick, a former Clerk of the Course, was first run on Boxing Day in 1957. This event was introduced the same year as the Coral Gold Cup at Newbury races, a fellow contest for staying steeplechasers. That venue is a track with which this course has plenty in common.
Only behind York and Doncaster races in terms of important tracks in Yorkshire, there are a couple of graded races at Wetherby today. Chief among those is the Charlie Hall Chase, another staying event but this one is called after a famous local trainer. It was first run in 1969 as the Wetherby Pattern Chase with his name added in 1978.
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Configuration of Wetherby Races Today
A left-handed relatively flat racing track that runs slightly downhill in the back straight and uphill after turning for home, Wetherby Racecourse suits galloping types. A complete circuit is about a mile-and-a-half round. There is no straight course for Flat sprints with a little chute on the home bend for events over an extended five furlongs. It is one of the better known independent racecourses in the UK.
Other Flat races at Wetherby today have a variety of distances on the main course from seven furlongs up to beyond two miles. As an oval-shaped track with easy bends, there are six flights of hurdles on a complete circuit. Three of those are taken down the back with the same again up the home straight. The last of these before the winning post is only jumped twice in the West Yorkshire Hurdle, even though the three-mile start is before it.
There are nine fences on a full lap of a steeplechase, meanwhile. Wetherby races today include two open ditches as the second and last of five in the back straight. After turning for home, horses then face four plain fences in less than half-a-mile before the line. There are usually 19 jumps in both standout races over fences, the Charlie Hall and Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase with the last before the winning post taken three times.
Key Meetings & Races at Wetherby Today
Although there isn’t a Grade 1 event at Wetherby Racecourse, there are three Grade 2s across two of the track’s feature meetings. These are the West Yorkshire Hurdle and Charlie Hall Chase during two race days at the end of October or start of November, and the Towton Novices’ Chase, which has moved to January from February and run over a new distance as of the 2023-24 National Hunt season.
Of the many handicaps held at Wetherby races today, only the Rowland Meyrick held on Boxing Day is the best known and one of two Premier Handicaps at the course. The Castleford Chase, run each year on 27 December, as part of the Yorkshire Christmas Meeting, is another famous event.
Charlie Hall Meeting
On the last Friday and Saturday of October or first in November, the two-day Charlie Hall Meeting gives horses an opportunity to run early in the core National Hunt season. Supporting races here include two Listed events in the Wensleydale Juvenile Hurdle for three-year-olds and the Wetherby Mares’ Hurdle.
Wetherby Charlie Hall Meeting Day 1
Charlie Hall Meeting Friday Races Class of Race Type of Race Distance Novices’ Handicap Hurdle (0-110) Class 4 3yo+ Handicap Hurdle 2m 5½f bet365 Novices’ Chase Class 3 4yo+ Steeplechase 3m bet365 Handicap Hurdle (0-140) Class 3 3yo+ Handicap Hurdle 2m Wensleydale Juvenile Hurdle Listed 3yo Hurdle Race 2m Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap Chase Premier Handicap 4yo+ Handicap Chase 2m 3½f Junior National Hunt Hurdle Class 4 3yo Hurdle Race 2m bet365 Novices’ Hurdle Class 3 4yo+ Hurdle Race 2m bet365 Charlie Hall Meeting Day 2
Charlie Hall Meeting Saturday Races Class of Race Type of Race Distance bet365 Novices’ Hurdle Class 3 4yo+ Hurdle Race 2m 3½f Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap Chase (0-125) Class 3 4yo+ Handicap Chase 2m 3½f Wetherby Mares’ Hurdle Listed 4yo+ Hurdle Race 2m bet365 Hurdle / West Yorkshire Hurdle Grade 2 4yo+ Hurdle Race 3m Charlie Hall Chase Grade 2 5yo+ Steeplechase 3m bet365 Handicap Hurdle (0-130) Class 3 3yo+ Handicap Hurdle 2m 3½f Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Chase (0-120) Class 4 4yo+ Handicap Chase 3m Yorkshire Christmas Meeting
Boxing Day is a huge one in the jump season, horse racing calendar and also the start of the Yorkshire Christmas Meeting at Wetherby races today. The Christmas spirit continues with a valuable Premier Handicap, the Rowland Meyrick Chase, taking centre stage. Here is the Boxing Day card in full:
Yorkshire Christmas Meeting Boxing Day Races Class of Race Type of Race Distance William Hill Epic Value Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle Class 4 4yo+ Hurdle Race 2m 3½f William Hill Play Responsbily Novices’ Handicap Chase (0-100) Class 5 4yo+ Handicap Chase 2m 3½f William Hill Epic Boost Novices’ Handicap Hurdle (0-110) Class 4 3yo+ Handicap Hurdle 2m 3½f Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase Premier Handicap 4yo+ Handicap Chase 3m William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Handicap Hurdle (0-130) Class 3 4yo+ Handicap Hurdle 2m 5½f William Hill Extra Places Every Day Handicap Chase (0-140) Class 3 4yo+ Handicap Chase 2m 3½f William Hill Betting TV Handicap Hurdle (0-115) Class 4 3yo+ Handicap Hurdle 2m Castleford Chase Day at the Yorkshire Christmas Meeting
The day after Boxing Day, 27 December, sees Wetherby Racecourse host the Castleford Chase, another big handicap but less than two miles in distance. See all of the card for what’s happening on the track on this date:
Yorkshire Christmas Meeting 27 December Races Class of Race Type of Race Distance 0-100 Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle Class 5 3yo+ Handicap Hurdle 3m 0-120 Mares’ Handicap Chase (Challenger Mares’ Chase Qualifier) Class 4 4yo+ Handicap Chase 3m William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Novices’ Hurdle Class 4 4yo+ Hurdle Race 2m William Hill Extra Places Daily Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 4yo+ Handicap Chase 2m 3½f Go North Juvenile Hurdle Series Qualifier Class 4 3yo Hurdle Race 2m Castleford Chase Class 2 4yo+ Handicap Chase 1m 7f William Hill Radio Open National Hunt Flat Race Class 4 4yo-5yo Bumper 2m William Hill Towton Raceday
On the second Saturday in January, the Grade 2 Towton Novices’ Chase finds itself in a new slot at Wetherby race track. Following changes to the jumps pattern, this event now has the shorter distance of an extended 2m 3f, rather than 3m. Here is all the horse racing action from the card:
Towton Novice Chase Raceday Races Class of Race Type of Race Distance Wetherbyracing.co.uk Maiden Hurdle Class 4 4yo+ Hurdle Race 2m William Hill Towton Novices’ Chase Grade 2 5yo+ Steeplechase 2m 3½f William Hill Daily Bet Boost Novices’ Handicap Hurdle (0-110) Class 4 4yo+ Handicap Hurdle 3m William Hill Epic Value Handicap Chase (0-150) Class 2 5yo+ Handicap Chase 1m 7f William Hill Pick Your Places Handicap Hurdle (0-140) Class 3 4yo+ Handicap Hurdle 2m 3½f Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier (0-120) Class 4 5yo+ Handicap Chase 3m Mares’ Open National Hunt Flat Race Class 4 4yo-6yo Bumper 2m Other Wetherby Races Today
The Towton Novices’ Chase, which celebrates the infamous battle of the same name during the Wars of the Roses, is another key event at Wetherby Racecourse. Holding Grade 2 status, it used to be run over 3m in February, but is now in January and over a shorter distance of almost two-and-a-half miles. As well as lots of minor flat racing fixtures, these are selected other key events run at the track.
Wetherby Racecourse Events Race Name Class of Race Type of Race Distance When Bobby Renton Handicap Chase (0-140) Class 3 4yo+ Handicap Chase 2m 3½f October Wetherby Handicap Chase (0-150) Class 2 5yo+ Handicap Chase 2m 3½f February Wetherby Race Card Today
Here is what you can expect from the latest Wetherby racecard today at the top of this page. We include access to meetings from every single United Kingdom and Irish track on that day, so you get the complete picture of what’s happening and where. Central to the Wetherby races race card are the latest prices from the best UK betting sites as this gives you a market guide.
The silks of every single runner also feature so you know the colours to look out for. Our Wetherby racecard today even highlights previous course and distance winners. This helps you identify track specialists on the horse racing cards for today, alongside biographical details like age, trainer and jockey.
When you look at our Wetherby races racecard race by race, there is also the next day to consider. That’s right. We let you see future events as well as Wetherby races today. You could end up spotting something on the racecards tomorrow has to offer before other punters do. Imagine picking out a horse before a gamble develops.
That’s the dream isn’t it? To get a cracking overnight price on a runner from the top horse racing betting sites, so you feel you’ve got a bit of value. With any luck, you’ll also beat the bookies at their own game. Just have a butchers at the Wetherby race card today above to access both current and future action from this track and other UK and Irish racecourses.
Wetherby Racing Tips Today
We also provide tips for Wetherby races today on SportsLens. That is the next part of our service. After looking at the racecards, some betting tips are another way of finding out what the fancied runners are. Here, we take a look at Wetherby horse racing tips from many different approaches. This reflects the many ways in which you can gamble on the races.
Looking at the Wetherby races tips today from an each way betting perspective factors in more than a straight win. There could be greater value in backing a horse to hit the frame. If you don’t read our Wetherby race tips, then you’ll never know about it. If horse racing spread betting is your thing, meanwhile, we’ve got Spreadex analysis with suggested buys and sells on the action.
For many going to the races, a punt to the Tote is a tradition. That’s where our Wetherby tips today include Placepot betting with a pick in the pools for a horse to place in the first six races on the card. During the winter months, there’s every chance that Wetherby races today tips could include our NAP, that’s the best bet of the day.
Wetherby Horse Racing Tips Taken Seriously
Sometimes, we even go beyond the here and now with our experts giving long-term punts. As well as Wetherby tips today, the tipsters may have picked something out in the ante post betting that they feel it worth backing now because the price may go before final decs. We keep you in the know about such things.
Wetherby racing tips also tap into what the biggest names in the sport think too. Look out for industry insiders and ITV Racing pundits giving their picks on most, if not all televised races broadcast on the terrestrial service on our horse racing tips page. We highlight their Wetherby race tips today, so you know what influential tipsters fancy. Check out the latest bets below:
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Wetherby Races Today Results
For full Wetherby races results today, you’ve also come to the right place. We built our racecards with these in mind. In other words, you can access Wetherby horse racing results after events are over. These are the official results and only become available once the jockeys have weighed in.
Obviously, complete Wetherby race results today let you know the finishing order of all the runners involved. Our race cards automatically update to show these when they come in. The great thing about Wetherby results today is they can also influence other things. A Charlie Hall Chase winner could easily go on to the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park races over Christmas on Boxing Day, for example.
Checking out Wetherby races today results could also be important for the staying hurdle division. This is because the West Yorkshire Hurdle is a starting point for Long Walk Hurdle hopefuls at Ascot races during the festive period. Wetherby racing results today at key points in the National Hunt season can shape the market for other things.
Wetherby Horse Racing Results Today & Yesterday
It’s not just about today, though. We’ve got Wetherby race results from the previous day too. This makes sense with those two-day meetings for the Charlie Hall and over Christmastime. Looking back on horse racing results from yesterday can be pretty revealing. Take them together with Wetherby races results today, and you’ve got the most up-to-date picture of trainer and jockey form.
That could well influence your next bet. Full Wetherby results today are great, but there’s another audience we’re aware of cater for with our service. This comes in the form of fast results from the track. These give a brief overview of the Wetherby races today results showing the winning horse, those placed and their starting prices (SPs).
Sometimes, all you need is a top level view of what happened out there. The latest Wetherby racing results are all available for at least 24 hours after they happened. We do this so you have time to catch up on them if needed. There’s no need to leave SportsLens to see Wetherby races results today as you can just click through the racecard and get them for free.
The Last Word on Wetherby Races Today
What more could anyone want about races at Wetherby today? We’ve got race cards, tips and results all covered in one place here. You can see which bookmakers have the best odds for all the action at the races too. From the first bet in the first race to the lucky last, just gamble responsibly on all Wetherby races today and beyond.
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