Great Leighs Racecourse
Great Leighs Ltd
The Showground
Great Leighs
Chelmsford
Essex
CM3 1QP
Telephone: 01245 362 412
Website: www.greatleighs.com
Email: info@greatleighs.com
Course Details
All Weather:
An eight and a half furlong polytrack circuit. Sweeping, slightly cambered bends exceed Jockey Club track specifications for all-weather, which requires a minimum 135m radius bend.
It has a chute start for races of seven and eight furlongs and has a two furlong home and back straight.
Start Racing
Great Leighs is planned to start racing at some point during 2007. See their site for latest details.
Getting There
Great Leighs sits 5 miles north of Chelmsford. It is 33 miles from London via the A12 and A131 and is 39 miles from Newmarket.
Via Train
Direct trains from Liverpool street and Stratford reach Chelmsford in 27 and 20 minutes respectively.
Park and ride schemes from Chelmsford/Braintree to Great Leighs are being discussed to service race days.
