Earliest meeting: Tuesday 12th April 1836
Final meeting: Tuesday 12th April 1836
Kentchurch Court is a Grade I Listed stately house in the Herefordshire village of Kentchurch, close to the border with Monmouthshire. It has been the family home of the Scudamores for some considerable time and in the middle of the 19th century it was the site of a race meeting which took place on Tuesday 12th April 1836. The meeting was billed as ‘Kentchurch and Gresmont (sic) Races’ and opened with the Kentchurch Handicap over 2 miles which was won by Charity owned by Mr Williams. Later in the day the Partyseal Hurdle Stakes was won by Mr Scott’s Buffer, while the Hack Stakes saw Mr Newman’s Cripple defeat Gallipot and Bobadilla. After racing a Ball was held at the Market Hall. |
| This racecourse is covered in Volume 1 of Racecourses Here Today and Gone Tomorrow. Ordering details shown below. |
| Local Patrons |
Mr L Scudamore, Captain Smith |
| Principal Races |
Kentchurch Handicap, Partyseal Hurdle Stakes, Grosmont Hack Stakes |
Tuesday 12th April 1836
Partyseal Hurdle Stakes over 1 ½ miles
1. Buffer, chestnut gelding owned by Mr Scott
2. Sprig, bay gelding owned by Mr Mailes
3. Widgeon, bay mare owned by Mr Newman |
| The final meeting took place on Tuesday 12th April 1836. |
| Course today |
On the parkland of Kentchurch House. |
| If you have photos, postcards, racecards. badges, newspaper cuttings or book references about the old course, or can provide a photo of how the ground on which the old racecourse stood looks today, then email johnwslusar@gmail.com |
Much of the information about this course has been found using internet research and is in the public domain. However, useful research sources have been:-
London Illustrated News
Racing Illustrated 1895-1899
The Sporting & Dramatic Illustrated
Northern Turf History Volumes 1-4 by J.Fairfax-Blakeborough
The Sporting Magazine
A Long Time Gone by Chris Pitt first published in 1996 ISBN 0 900599 89 8
Racing Calendars which were first published in 1727 |
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