Open
Bury side
Bury Hill Canter
Private Ground Canter
Railway Land Canter
Yearling Hippodromes

Open
Racecourse side
Links Turf Gallops
New Winter Ground
Southfields
Southfields Yearling

Opening Times and Maintenance

Gallop Schedule Bury Side

 

turf gallop/canter

 

opens

 

closes

maximum distance

 

Warren Hill Canter

1 February (if ground conditions are suitable)

 

middle of May

4f

Side Hill Canter

open all year (if ground conditions are suitable)

 

 

1m 4f

Bury Hill Canter

middle of May (if ground conditions are suitable)

 

end of Flat Turf Season

1m

Long Hill Gallop

middle of May (closes when the Limekilns Canter is open)

 

when Peat Moss

Gallop opens

on Limekilns

1m

Long Hill Canter

middle of May (if ground conditions are suitable)

 

end of Flat Turf Season

1m

Centres of New Ground, Bury Hill, Private Ground – yearlings only

1 November (if ground conditions are suitable)

 

1 March

 

Waterhall: Middle Canter

25 January (if ground conditions are suitable)

 

middle of May

7f

Waterhall: Line Gallop

5 clear Saturdays before start of Flat Turf Season

 

middle of May

9f

Waterhall: Special Gallop

on application

 

 

6½f

Waterhall – National Hunt horses only

November

 

middle of March

1m+

LIMEKILNS

   Short Gallop

 

dry conditions

 

 

1m

   Long Gallop (Peat Moss)

drought conditions

 

 

1m+

   Canter

dry conditions

 

 

1m

   Round Gallop

on application in drought conditions

 

 

1m 2f

   Golden Mile (Trial Ground)

on application in drought conditions

 

 

1m

   Railway Land Canter

open all year

 

 

4-5f

Private Ground Peat Moss Canter

dry conditions

opens with Short Gallop on Limekilns

 

 

9f

 

 

artificial gallop/canter

 

opens

closes for

maintenance

maximum distance

 

Al Bahathri Polytrack

open throughout the year

galloping only until 7.50 am

 

 

0750-0810 if needed

0900-0920 daily

1020-1040 if needed

9f

Bury Hill Ecotrack

general work throughout the year

 

0840-0900 daily

1015-1035 daily

1m 2f

Long Hill Polytrack

general work throughout the year

 

0815-0830 daily

0950-1005 daily

7½f

Railway Land Protrack Down Canter

open all year

 

when needed

7f

Side Hill Polytrack

general work throughout the year

 

0830-0900 if needed

1m 2f

Town Canter Ecotrack

 

general work throughout the year

0800-0810 daily

0935-0945 daily

5f

Warren Hill Polytrack

general work throughout the year

 

when needed

4f

Warren Hill MacTrac

general work throughout the year

 

when needed

4f

 

Gallop Schedule Racecourse Side

 

turf gallop/canter

 

opens

 

closes

maximum distance

 

July Canter

when Flat Season starts

 

end of Flat Season

7f

Peat Moss Between the Banks Gallop

drought conditions

 

 

7f

Peat Moss Gallop

drought conditions

 

 

2m

Summer Gallop

 

dry conditions

 

 

2m

Summer Canter

in conjunction with Summer Gallop, in dry conditions

 

 

6-7f

Watered Gallop

on applications and in drought conditions – Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday only

 

1030

9f

Back of the Flat  Gallop

5 weeks before start of  Flat Turf Season

 

when Flat Gallop opens

1m 4f

Back of the Flat Canter

when Flat Gallop opens

 

end of Flat Turf Season

1m 4f

The Flat Gallop

3 weeks before start of Flat Turf Season

 

end of Flat Turf Season

1m 6f

Southfields

after Flat Turf Season

 

when Flat Gallop opens

1m 4f

Southfields – Yearlings

after Flat Turf Season

 

when Flat Gallop opens

7f

Southfields New Winter Ground up and down Canter

after Flat Turf Season (if ground conditions are suitable)

 

middle of May (may close earlier if ground is used up)

6f up

7f down

Short Canter by side of Rowley Mile road

Newmarket racedays and Saturdays during the Flat Season

 

 

4f

Choke Jade Canter

1 February (if ground conditions are suitable)

 

end of February

5-6f

 

 

 

 

artificial gallop/canter

 

opens

closes for

maintenance

maximum distance

 

Cambridge Road (Polytrack)

general work throughout the year

 

0800-0830 daily

1000-1030 if needed

1m 3f

Hamilton Hill (Polytrack)

general work throughout the year

 

when needed

4½f

Links Away Canter (Cushion Track)

open all year

 

wheh needed

4f

Rowley Mile Away Canter (Ecotrack)

open all year

 

when needed

6f

Rubbing House (Polytrack)

general work throughout the year

 

0930-1000 daily

9f

Southfields Wood Chip Canter

general work throughout the year

 

0930-1000

7f

Southfields Round Canter (Ecotrack)

open all year

right-handed before 0900

left-handed after 0920

 

0900-0920 daily

6f

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