PLUMPTON

Left handed, tight and undulating. Despite the undulations, it's essentially a course which favours handy sorts thanks to the sharp turns. Races on the hurdles course often begin in earnest early on the final circuit, the complexion changing quickly at this point. Ranks surprisingly highly for proportion of casualties on the chase course, especially as the average field size is low, this figure probably reflective of the low standard of horses rather than the stiffness of the fences, though the first in the back straight falls away and has long since been tricky. Beware those horses who stick to the inside on the hurdles track when the ground is testing, better going often found by racing wide.