Just about every jump jockey’s favourite track to be riding around, but that’s not to say it’s easy in any way shape or form. In fact, you need a very good horse even to get around on, not just due to it being the host to a lot of top-class and competitive action, but because the layout of the track and its fences really takes some jumping. It’s undulating and the downhill fences are tricky at speed, and if you are not traveling in your comfort zone throughout the race it’s nigh on impossible to play a hand in the finish; you just can’t give away ground anywhere. The last half-mile is always a real scrap, and you need plenty in the tank for the last furlong up a hill that just keeps on climbing.
