Chepstow Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing course located just north of the town of Chepstow in Monmouthshire, Wales, near the southern end of the Wye Valley and close to the border with England. It is one of 16 racecourses operated by the Arena Racing Company and is home of the richest race in Wales, the Coral Welsh Grand National.
The track is a roughly oval circuit of just under 2 miles (3,200 m). It is a left-handed undulating course, used for both flat and jump racing. The finishing straight is about 5 fongs (3,300 ft; 1,000 m) in length, with five fences on the chase course to be jumped. There are eleven fences on a complete circuit. There is also a straight mile course.
There are 32 fixtures in the 2017 calendar year including the new two-day Totepool Jumps Season Opener with ?300,000 of prize money on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15 October. This meeting features the ?50,000 Grade Three Tote Silver Trophy (Handicap Hurdle) and the ?35,000 Grade Two Totepool Persian War Novices’ Hurdle.
The ?150,000 Coral Welsh Grand National takes place on Wednesday 27 December 2017. This meeting also features the Coral Future Champions Finale Juvenile Hurdle, one of only three Grade One juvenile hurdles in the calendar.
Chepstow is one of three racecourses in Wales, the others being at Bangor-on-Dee and at Ffos Las. It is also used as a venue for numerous other indoor and outdoor events, such as concerts, weddings and conferences.