Towcester Race Course

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Towcester Race Course is a horse racing course at Towcester (pronounced "Toaster") in Northamptonshire, England. Recently rebuilt, it hosts mainly National Hunt Rules race meetings (over jumps) in the Winter months. It is situated on a cold windy plain on the Easton Neston estate.

The first meeting took place in 1928. The Towcester Racecourse Company was formed under the direction of Lord Hesketh, and it was on his estate that course has evolved. The first grandstand was built at this time.

Towcester is highly popular among the racing fraternity, because if the sharp bends in the course, and the final gallop to the finishing post is uphill, which tests the horses and reults in some unexpected finishes.

The course was put up for sale, together with the rest of the Easton Neston estate, in 2004 for an estimated £50,000,000.