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Headline Races: Fighting Fifth Hurdle · November · Northumberland Plate · June

The major northern dual-purpose venue. Fighting Fifth Hurdle (Grade 1, late November) is a key trial for the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham. The Northumberland Plate ("Pitmen's Derby") in late June is one of the biggest Flat handicaps in the north, run over 2 miles 56 yards on the all-weather Tapeta surface.

Both codes

Flat + jumps

Tapeta Flat

All-weather surface

Grade 1 hurdle

Fighting Fifth

Since 1882

Gosforth Park

Track Configuration & Key Facts

Handed: Left
Shape: Triangular (Flat); Galloping oval (Jumps)
Circuit: 1m 6f round
Surface: Tapeta (AW) + Turf (Jumps)
Type: Dual-purpose
Capacity: 30,000
Established: 1882

Going trend · Tapeta racing is consistent year-round. Eider Chase in February is typically heavy.

Draw bias · On Tapeta sprints (5f-6f), high draws have a marginal edge in big fields.

Signature Events at Newcastle

JUNE

Betfair Northumberland Plate Festival

Three-day Flat meeting featuring the "Pitmen's Derby" — the historic 2m Northumberland Plate Handicap on the AW.
FEBRUARY

Eider Chase

Marathon 4m 1f handicap chase — Scotland's answer to the Grand National.

What Punters Need to Know About Newcastle

Northumberland Plate is run off a flat finish on Tapeta — stamina and pace judgement are essential.
Tapeta form translates well to Wolverhampton and Newcastle — less so to Polytrack tracks like Lingfield.
Watch for North-based trainers (Karl Burke, Tim Easterby) at Northumberland Plate Festival.

— British Gambler form team · evergreen course intel

How to Get to Newcastle

Address: High Gosforth Park, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 5HP
Postcode: NE3 5HP — Open in Google Maps →

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