Course guides

Racecourse guides

How the major tracks ride, what they favour, and the draw and pace angles that matter — evergreen guides to the courses our model reads every day.

Great Britain

The home of jump racing and the Cheltenham Festival — a stiff, undulating track that rewards stamina and class.

A galloping right-handed course best known for Royal Ascot; a true test on the round and straight tracks alike.

One of the fairest flat tracks in Britain — wide, galloping and a strong test of a good horse.

The headquarters of flat racing; long, testing straights where class and stamina tell.

Britain's tightest, most idiosyncratic flat track — a sharp left-handed bowl where the draw and a handy position matter.

Ireland's premier flat course — a galloping, undulating track that hosts the Irish Classics.

A versatile Dublin track staging top flat and jumps fixtures through the year.

Hong Kong's championship course — a deep, intensely competitive pool and world-class international fixtures.

Hong Kong's tight city-centre track, famous for its midweek floodlit meetings.

One selection a day free, plus yesterday's full card graded. The whole card is £14.99 a month.