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Course

Course Information

Rectangular well-drained course, the undulations having been levelled and downhill stretches have been drained; run-in of 190 yards slopes to outside; fences portable and well-constructed: the inside of fences 1-4 and 18 are usually dolled off and kept for the later meetings. Well maintained, with fresh ground made available for each meeting.

SF: 18 – 20

RH 2 and a quarter Circuits of course per race

3 mile: 8 Fences – 18 Jumps in race

2 Open Ditches (3/11)

3 mile 4 furlong: 8 Fences – 20 Jumps in race

2 Open Ditches (8/16)

2 mile 4 furlong: 8 Fences – 15 Jumps in race

1 Open Ditch (8)

Meetings: Cottesmore Hunt; Belvoir Hunt; Quorn Hunt; Melton Hunt Club

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Direction

Righthanded

Facilities

Dogs Welcome

We welcome well-behaved dogs on leads.

Accessibility

Disabled parking and access to facilities is available. Please advise our gate staff on arrival and they will be able to help you. Note that the going underfoot can be muddy and the terrain may be uneven.

Food and Drink

Garthorpe has a range of food and drink stands at all point-to-points. These vary between meetings but there is always hot food and drink on offer as well as a licensed bar.

Local Area

There are a number of decent local pubs and accommodation providers offering food, drink and lodging in the vicinity of the point-to-point course, as well as sites of interest.

We suggest that you use tripadvisor.co.uk or Belvoir Life to find out more about what’s available in the local area.

General Ticket Information

Tickets for this fixture are available from the Midlands Pointing Tickets Page. Tickets are always available on the gate on the day. If tickets for this fixture do not appear when you click the link above, it means they are not yet on sale or are only available on the day.

Not all courses have facilities for card payments, so be sure to take enough cash to cover the cost of admission and a racecard, any bets you wish to place, and food and drink.

Owner Experience

The four Point To Points at Garthorpe are sponsoring a Top Horse Competition over the coming 2025/26 season. They are putting up £2,000 which will be divided up giving the most successful horse £1000, the second, £650 and the third £350.

You can view the view the current standings on this page: Garthorpe Top Horse

Garthorpe Top Horse Standings After One Meeting

Getting There

6 miles east of Melton Mowbray on B676, 7 miles west of A1, LE14 2RT

Contact Information

Full contact details are available on the Fixture page: Melton Hunt Club

Additional Information

The four Point To Points at Garthorpe are sponsoring a Top Horse Competition over the coming 2025/26 season. They are putting up £2,000 which will be divided up giving the most successful horse £1000, the second, £650 and the third £350.

Other Fixtures at this Course

Date Fixture Course First Race
Sat 25 Apr, 2026 Quorn Garthorpe 2:00pm
Sat 21 Mar, 2026 Belvoir Garthorpe 1:00pm

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