Worst UK racecourses

towcester often race when they have had bad weather today was called off through some over lapping drilling work.

I've done them all, and Worcester is as bad as it gets.

Chester evening meetings

AGREE       Worcester totally worst in the country.
Towcester great on a nice day - one of the few remaining 'rural' courses. Although I've never been to Cartmel!

Bangor £20 to get in (£10 course but you freeze to death) Chester Race Company ltd running it into the ground. Standard of racing gone through the floor. Makes Worcester look like Cheltenham.

I've never been to Worcester but Cartmel was full of drunken chavs and dodgy fairground people.

aasbff • April 28, 2016 10:53 AM BST
I've never been to Worcester but Cartmel was full of drunken chavs and dodgy fairground people.

That's no way to talk about the Cartmel bookmakers!

Nowt wrong with Cartmel if your on the posh side and you're with a good group of friends.

I'm not keen on the staff in most of the bars and restaurants on Yorkshire tracks the exception being the lovely service from the folk up in Redcar

All of the northern ones I'm afraid. Goodwood comfortably the finest racecourse in the UK, if not the world.

Have you never been to Yarmouth?

My favourite track in all the world!

Ascot is best.
Cheltenham worst jumps. Wolverhampton worst flat.

Cheltenham and Wolverhampton are racecourses that I both love.

To be fair, I was only a kid the last time I went to Cartmel (About 12 years ago now) and a drunken brawl broke out in front of me. It was like being in Blackpool but with nicer scenery.

do you get anything free Yarmouth

Join us for a fantastic time at the races and maybe go home a few pounds richer!  Great Yarmouth offers a relaxed atmosphere and is welcoming to all with plenty of facilities, including our modern grandstand, a children’s playground and expansive family lawns. I can't wait...

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It's coming to something when you can no longer lose your shirt at the races

best nh course   fontwell
worst nh course  worcester

best flat course  york
worst flat course chester

best mixed course  ascot/sandown
worst mixed course chepstow

Theyve improved Worcester a lot, will be pleased when Hereford reopens,really good viewing. Last time i went to Yarmouth, there was a foot high weed in the centre of the course 100 yards from winning post, musta been a protected species

"foot high weed in the centre of the course"

That was The Norfolk Mafia.

lol

Newcastle is constant dross and is only gunna get worse.

Oi, watch it you!

Bath!

Mind your own business!

I'm surprised CHEPSTOW isn't the top of everyone's list

Life Lucky ...biennially

Salisbury( you can't see fck all)

Elcapitan,how many have you been to ?

its quite clear that nobody on this thread has been to chelmsford.

Any course where the "Thommo show" is on.

one nation

there is a girl who does thirsk she is much worse than thommo.

doncaster,cartmel,wolverhampton,newcastle,cartmel,worcester.

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one nation

there is a girl who does thirsk she is much worse than thommo.

Incredible !  Does she do the bucket scam as well ?

placepotkid

which two days at cartmel dont you like ?

birkdale

at the moment she does not do the bucket scam she just rambles on talking utter nonsense all day as annoying thommo i do think he can bring the odd smile to your face with his silly comments.

I've been to Chelmsford and you're right, foxy, its not good and its not very well-named either. Chelmsford isn't a real city and the course is actually miles out of town anyway.

Chelmsford completed the set for me just before Christmas last year, and guess who they had as "raceday host" ?  I won't ever be going back.

Glad to see Chester mentioned a few times. A venue with a cult following but so overated. I first went there in 1976 and since then they have:

Packed the middle of the track with high wigwams that destroy the viewer friendliness.
Lined the rail of all but the final few yards of the last furlong with tent houses for parties that have a similar effect to the wigwams.
Only rebuilt the members stand because it was burned down by delinquents in the mid 80's.
Only moved the racecourse stables to the course because it was a health and safety risk walking down the roads.
Built a tunnel to get to the centre to replace the Gym mat that use to lay down - the only voluntary improvement they've made.

birkdale i went after an afternoon at huntingdon to complete the set i had been to great leighs i very much doubt i would go again.

Got to agree with Chelmsford as worst course. Expensive, remote and dire viewing. It is really something special to position a stand on the wrong side of the track.

Foxy,i fear "the girl who does Thirsk" has got a regular gig at most Yorkshire tracks,she was at ponty yesterday and never shut up with most of it absolute drivel.

Chester-£36 in tatts  this year!

£36 in tatts with nowhere to sit other than on a toilet and if your not 14 foot tall the tents in the middle will block your view.you would think ribero somebody would tell her its a winners enclosure not a winning enclosure.

I try and shut her out foxy but its nigh on impossible.

i should think who ever gave her the job was giving her something else.

For me:

best nh course   Cheltenham
worst nh course  Worcester

best flat course  Goodwood
worst flat course Bath

best mixed course - Sandown
worst mixed course - Newcastle

I've only been to Ponty,Thirsk,Doncaster and Ripon so far this season and think she may have been at them all although can't be certain, I presume she is Natalie Kerry as I quite often see a  go racing in Yorkshire jeep with her name on it,i fear we're stuck with her.

48 posts in an nobody has mentioned my personal heaven. Hexham.

Cos the topic is "the worst racecourses" and Hexham is the best

The Rowley Mile can be pretty bleak.

Not sure about the 'pretty' steerforth !

Amazed at the stick Worcester is getting. The standard of racing has dropped a little compared to when there were more winter fixtures and some very good novices made their debuts and there were some great 3mile 6 furlong chases.

Fair course with excellent viewing, can think of many worse.

Not actually bad, but the self proclaimed "Newmarket of the North" Thirsk is pretty disappointing. It certainly qualifies as the most up itself,
with ideas way above its station.

I went to Newmarket on a Sandown reciprocal 2 seasons ago on 'Champions' day for the first time.Hopeless viewing and to compound matters the big screen was faulty.I'll never go back.

Went to Windsor for the first time since 1984 last season,again on a freebie.It's the only track that I've been to where they charge a deposit on a pint pot.Hopeless viewing.I'll never go there again,either.

Apr 28, 2016 -- 10:53AM, cj180 wrote:

Bangor £20 to get in (£10 course but you freeze to death) Chester Race Company ltd running it into the ground. Standard of racing gone through the floor. Makes Worcester look like Cheltenham.

You freeze everywhere at Bangor-it is possible to be warm-you can pay  the £10 and sit in your car !!!

Ludlow-good view from roof

Goodwood is useless.
Everything overpriced.
Ground always overwatered
Always trouble in running.
Pathetic pre parade where you cannot even see the horses because they put trees in the way. People pay to see horses not trees.

"Amazed at the stick Worcester is getting. The standard of racing has dropped a little.."

You're being very, very kind there!

Apr 28, 2016 -- 10:53AM, aasbff wrote:

I've never been to Worcester but Cartmel was full of drunken chavs and dodgy fairground people.

but is Cartmel great for sticky toffee puds-cross course get pass out buy puds return to racecourse .Great guessing as field goes behind woods,rock outcrops etc what will the order be when they come back into view ???

chester races is just a money making party time fridays/saturday day/nights terrible for smashed up people the only decent days is Wednesday Thursday may meeting, half the people are not into the horses unfortunately!

Apr 29, 2016 -- 3:09PM, the swog wrote:

chester races is just a money making party time fridays/saturday day/nights terrible for smashed up people the only decent days is Wednesday Thursday may meeting, half the people are not into the horses unfortunately!

Yes the increase in Sat fixtures has not gone down well with some of the town center shops who report a large drop in trade for others it`s a boom time.The cost of entry is a con but its full every meeting.I have to confess to being sober on the racecourse !!!!