Dowth Hall

TRACK GUIDE

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Situated in a 420-acre estate on the banks of the River Boyne, Dowth Hall is a new addition to the fixture list from 2015 and it consists of three straights of varying lengths, with five fences jumped on each circuit.

Beginning midway down the straight which runs along the side of the course, there is a short run to quite a tight home bend, after which the field quickly come up on the opening fence which is jumped four times - being the final obstacle on the last occasion. A very steep climb now faces them in the short home straight to the highest point of the course, from where they turn left-handed into the back straight, which is the longest of the three straights, albeit with a near constant curve in it.

There is a slight banking along this part of the course as they run along the far extreme of the field on the longest run without a fence to be jumped on the course. Fence two awaits midway down this straight, with a further obstacle, fence three, to be jumped before turning once again.

There is a steady descent from that third fence around this bend before straightening up for fences four and five which come up along this part of the course and sit on either side of their starting point. The latter fence is the penultimate obstacle on the final circuit, and this part of the course is crucial to handle in the closing stages, as the field must round a sharp home bend, quickly arrive at the last, before facing a short run-in.