Colwall Park Racecourse

[1] The course was designed by journalist and National Hunt fan, Frederick Page, as a left-handed, mainly flat steeplechase course of one and a half miles.

[3] Meetings were held annually, with the main races being the Herefordshire Open Hunters Steeplechase and Colwall Stewards Hurdle.

The course proved popular with day trippers from South Wales,[1] and hosted famous horses including the future Grand National winner Tipperary Tim who won his first race there, and African Sister, who would win the Champion Hurdle.

[3] During the Second World War, Bowden sold the land, under threat of compulsory purchase, to military contractors Dowsett McKay.

[3] Nowadays, the area where the racecourse was is arable farmland and there is little visual trace of its existence,[3] except for the concrete base of one of the stands and a short stretch of running rail.