The race track over which any particular race is being run, is another essential part of
your study into horse racing form. Throughout HorseRaceBase and all horse racing material you read, you shall find references
to the race track. Listed below is a table showing each of the race tracks throughout the UK and Ireland alongside
which region (track location) they are in and their shortened description used in places such as the
Form Analysis section within Todays Tools
| Race Track | UK/Ire |
Region | Short |
| Aintree | UK | North West England |
Aint |
| Ascot | UK | South East England |
Asct |
| Ayr | UK | Scotland |
Ayr |
| Ballinrobe | Ireland | Connacht |
Ball |
| Bangor | UK | Wales |
Bngr |
| Bath | UK | South West England |
Bath |
| Bellewstown | Ireland | Leinster |
Bell |
| Beverley | UK | Yorkshire |
Beve |
| Brighton | UK | South East England |
Brtn |
| Carlisle | UK | North West England |
Crls |
| Cartmel | UK | North West England |
Crtm |
| Catterick | UK | Yorkshire |
Catt |
| Cheltenham | UK | South West England |
Chlt |
| Chepstow | UK | Wales |
Chps |
| Chester | UK | North West England |
Chst |
| Clonmel | Ireland | Munster |
Clnm |
| Cork | Ireland | Munster |
Cork |
| Curragh | Ireland | Leinster |
Curr |
| Doncaster | UK | Yorkshire |
Donc |
| Down Royal | Ireland | Ulster |
DnRo |
| Downpatrick | Ireland | Ulster |
DnPt |
| Dundalk | Ireland | Leinster |
Dund |
| Epsom | UK | South East England |
Epsm |
| Exeter | UK | South West England |
Exet |
| Fairyhouse | Ireland | Leinster |
Fair |
| Fakenham | UK | Central East England |
Fake |
| Ffos Las | UK | Wales |
FFos |
| Folkestone | UK | South East England |
Folk |
| Fontwell | UK | South East England |
Font |
| Galway | Ireland | Connacht |
Glwy |
| Goodwood | UK | South East England |
Gdwd |
| Gowran Park | Ireland | Leinster |
GwPk |
| Great Leighs | UK | Central East England |
GrLe |
| Hamilton | UK | Scotland |
Hami |
| Haydock | UK | North West England |
Hayd |
| Hereford | UK | Central West England |
Here |
| Hexham | UK | North East England |
Hexh |
| Huntingdon | UK | Central East England |
Hunt |
| Kelso | UK | Scotland |
Kels |
| Kempton | UK | South East England |
Kemp |
| Kilbeggan | Ireland | Leinster |
Klbg |
| Killarney | Ireland | Munster |
Kill |
| Laytown | Ireland | Leinster |
Lytn |
| Leicester | UK | Central England |
Leic |
| Leopardstown | Ireland | Leinster |
Leop |
| Limerick | Ireland | Munster |
Lmrk |
| Lingfield | UK | South East England |
Ling |
| Listowel | Ireland | Munster |
List |
| Ludlow | UK | Central West England |
Ludl |
| Market Rasen | UK | Central East England |
MkRa |
| Musselburgh | UK | Scotland |
Muss |
| Naas | Ireland | Leinster |
Naas |
| Navan | Ireland | Leinster |
Nvan |
| Newbury | UK | South East England |
Nwby |
| Newcastle | UK | North East England |
Nwct |
| Newmarket (July) | UK | Central East England |
Nwm2 |
| Newmarket (Rowley) | UK | Central East England |
Nwm1 |
| Newton Abbot | UK | South West England |
NwAb |
| Nottingham | UK | Central England |
Nott |
| Perth | UK | Scotland |
Prth |
| Plumpton | UK | South East England |
Plum |
| Pontefract | UK | Yorkshire |
Pont |
| Punchestown | Ireland | Leinster |
Punc |
| Redcar | UK | Yorkshire |
Redc |
| Ripon | UK | Yorkshire |
Rpon |
| Roscommon | Ireland | Connacht |
Rosc |
| Salisbury | UK | South West England |
Sals |
| Sandown | UK | South East England |
Sand |
| Sedgefield | UK | North East England |
Sdge |
| Sligo | Ireland | Connacht |
Slgo |
| Southwell | UK | Central England |
Sthw |
| Stratford | UK | Central England |
Strt |
| Taunton | UK | South West England |
Taun |
| Thirsk | UK | Yorkshire |
Thir |
| Thurles | Ireland | Munster |
Thur |
| Tipperary | Ireland | Munster |
Tipp |
| Towcester | UK | Central England |
Towc |
| Tralee | Ireland | Munster |
Tral |
| Tramore | Ireland | Munster |
Tram |
| Uttoxeter | UK | Central England |
Uttx |
| Warwick | UK | Central England |
Wrwk |
| Wetherby | UK | Yorkshire |
Wthb |
| Wexford | Ireland | Leinster |
Wxfd |
| Wincanton | UK | South West England |
Wnct |
| Windsor | UK | South East England |
Wnds |
| Wolverhampton | UK | Central England |
Wolv |
| Worcester | UK | Central England |
Wrcr |
| Yarmouth | UK | Central East England |
Yarm |
| York | UK | Yorkshire |
York |
With the Tracks setting, you can select race tracks to match your requirements.
Your selection will limit the query to only races run at the tracks chosen.
Comments -
- Choose Ayr, Downpatrick & Bath & only results from these tracks will be included in your query.
- Choose Galway only & results from there alone will be included in your query.
- If you choose Bangor in the Track (LR) category, your query will be limited to horses whose previous run was at Bangor.
- Selecting Epsom in the Track (4LR) category will mean only horses whose fourth last run was at Epsom will be included.
With the UK/Ireland setting, you can select either UK or Ireland and limit your query to only races ran at tracks located within your selection.
Comments -
- To only include results from the UK in your query, select UK and hit Go.
- To only include results from Ireland in your query, select Ireland and hit Go.
- To only include horses whose last run was in Ireland, select Ireland in the UK/IRELAND (LR) category.
- To only include horses whose 3rd last run was in the UK, select UK in the UK/IRELAND (3LR) category.
- If you select both UK & Ireland only the first option will be used. To include both do not use these categories.
With the Course Direction setting, you can limit your query to races ran in a certain direction.
Comments -
- Choosing Left Handed returns only races run on a left handed track.
- Choosing Straight returns only races run on a straight course.
- Choosing Straight in the Course Direction (2LR) returns only horses whose second last run was on a straight course.
With the Stall setting, you can specify the stall number of a horse at the time of running.
- Between 3 & 5 will limit query to all horses running from stalls 3, 4 or 5.
- Between 4 & 4 would return only horses who at the time of running were in stall 4.
With the Track Location setting, you can limit your query to race tracks within a certain location of the UK or Ireland.
Comments -
- Choosing Munster and Scotland would limit your query to only races ran at tracks within Scotland or Munster.
- Selecting Wales limits query to only races ran at tracks in Wales.
- Selecting South East England in the Track Location (3LR) limits query to only horses whose third last run was at a track in South East England.