Cartmel Racecards

Cartmel Racecourse Guide

About

Cartmel is a tiny, characterful National Hunt course in the Lake District that races only a handful of holiday fixtures each year to huge crowds.

The Track & Course

It is a very sharp, undulating left-hander with the longest run-in in the country at around half a mile, so a horse needs a real turn of foot after the last as much as jumping ability. Handy, speedy types who can quicken up the long straight are ideally suited.

Going & Ground

The going is usually good to soft and the holiday timing means it rarely rides extreme either way.

Key Races

Cartmel's bank-holiday fixtures over the late spring and summer are festival occasions in their own right rather than graded contests.