Charing
Charing racecourse is located beside the A20 just outside Charing village, which is halfway between Maidstone and Ashford in Kent.
SATNAV
TN27 0JD
2009
FIXTURES
Sun 22nd February, 11.15am
Sat 11th April, 12.45pm
(EASTER SATURDAY)
Steeper than it seems - the hill at Charing
PETE MERCER'S COURSE NOTES
Charing gets the early season meetings in the South East as it is on the south facing side of the chalky North Downs. This means that it drains well and the going would only ever be heavy if the remainder of the county was under a foot of water. The course has a steep uphill side (see above) from by the finish to the top of that stretch. Once the top corner is reached (and many don't, second time of asking) it is then a gradual decline down to the opposite corner. From there to the finish is then pretty level.
Fences are fair and inviting - the only previously tricky one (last of the downhills) having been moved 50 yards back towards the previous one and now only claims the same proportion of fallers as the others. Pete Mercer
LEADING JOCKEYS at CHARING
Phil York 15
Pete Bull 5
Philip Hall 5
Caroline Taylor 5
Godfrey Maundrell 5
(current riders, 2003-2007)
The last fence at Charing
Trade Stand Enquiries (24th Feb):
Don Hemmings, tel: 01483-534485
Email: donald.hemmings@sky.com
