OFFICIALS AT WINCANTON RACECOURSE Commercial Manager: Pam Wills
Clerk of the Course: Barry Johnson Tel: (01392) 832599 mobile
Wincanton Racecourse is situated 119 miles from London, 37 miles from Bristol, 34 miles from Taunton and 16 miles from Yeovil.
HOW TO GET TO WINCANTON RACECOURSE
By road: Racecourse postcode for SAT NAV: BA9 8BJ
Wincanton Racecourse is situated on the B3081 between Wincanton and Bruton. The B3081 is just off the A303 which is the arterial route between London and the Southwest. It is 37 miles south of Bristol and 38 miles north of Bournemouth.
From Bournemouth, follow the signs towards Blandford on the A350. Continue on the A350 until the traffic lights north of Blandford. At the traffic lights turn left towards Sturminster Newton on the A357. Take the A357 and continue through numerous villages. Bypass Sturminster Newton, remaining on the A357 and then follow the signs to Stalbridge and Wincanton. As you come into Wincanton town centre the racecourse is sign posted and is on the B3081 towards Bruton.
From Bristol follow the signs for Shepton Mallet on the A37 and at Shepton Mallet follow signs to Castle Cary and Wincanton on the A371. Follow the signs for Wincanton town centre and the racecourse is approximately 1 mile from the town on the B3081, on the left hand side.
By rail: The nearest train station is Templecombe, which is on the Waterloo-Exeter line and is 4 miles south of Wincanton. There is a raceday courtesy bus service from Templecombe to the racecourse and it meets the train from Waterloo before racing and returns to the station at the end of the day. Times vary according to the train timetable and race times.
Other stations in the area are Castle Cary, which is on the Paddington-Bristol line and is 8 miles north of Wincanton, Bruton that is on the same line and is approximately 4 miles from Wincanton.
By air: he local airport is Henstridge which is 7 miles south of Wincanton. National airports in the region are Bristol, Bournemouth and Exeter.
Helicopters can land at the Racecourse by prior agreement.
ADMISSION TO WINCANTON RACECOURSE
Premier Enclosure £20; Grandstand £15; On the Day Prices - discounts apply for advance bookings and groups. - accompanied children under 16 free. Packages available (meals, etc included) Car Parking: Free, you can take your car on to the course right up to the rails for £6
NH:
16th October 2014 - Thursday - Under Starters Orders Raceday - First Race 2:30pm
26th October 2014 - Sunday - Families & Armed Forces Raceday - First Race 1:15pm
8th November 2014 - Saturday - Badger Ales Day - First Race 12:20pm
20th November 2014 - Thursday - Second November Meeting - First Race 12:50pm
4th December 2014 - Thursday - Christmas Party Day - First Race 12:40pm
26th December 2014 - Friday - Boxing Day - First Race 12:30pm
A rectangular right-handed oval of approximately 1½ miles with a run-in of 200 yards.
LEADING TRAINERS / JOCKEYS AT WINCANTON RACECOURSE
Trainers : R Alner, N Mulholland, P Nicholls, V Williams Jockeys : D Jacob, S Thomas, J Tizzard, C Williams
Wincanton Racecourse factsheet 2014 Details of horse racing course at Wincanton
