A right-handed course with a circumference of 2300m and a separate starting chute for 1800m races, Scottsville has a run-in of 600m, all of it up a fairly steady incline.
Despite that, however, horses racing handy have every chance of success.
There is a 1200m straight course which joins the round course at the 600m mark.
The Scottsville 1200m is a testingone and ability to see out the distance is essential in true-run races.
With a downhill run to the about the 600m mark and a climb to the finish, 1200m races at Scottsville are usually run at a true pace from the start and horses who go too fast early almost invariably are found out by the climb to the finish.
Horses racing from off the pace usually do well in sprints at this track.
The effects of barrier draws in sprints is unpredictable, but high numbers are favoured when the going is soft.
Barrier draws seem of little importance when racing over 1600m and upwards.
Scottsville Racecourse, 45 New England Road, Pmb. Box 40
Tel. (033) 345-3405 Fax. (033) 394-1141