Flat Season Facts & Figures
Flat turf racing takes place in the UK between late March and early November on Turf. There is also all weather racing on the artificial surfaces at Great Leigh’s, Lingfield, Southwell, Wolverhampton and Kempton all year round. The main All Weather season starts in December.
We have now entered the transitional period between the end of the proper winter jumps season and the beginning of the flat season. This period can throw up some strange results the layers can take advantage of.
Serious layers should now be preparing to focus their efforts on flat racing.
Flat races are run over various distances from 5f sprints up to the maximum of 2 ¾ of a mile. However races at the maximum distance are uncommon. Mostly you’ll be assessing races between 5f to 1m6f.
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