Bath is a left-handed, oval flat course set high on Lansdown Hill. The undulating track with its downhill run to the home straight can catch out horses unfamiliar with it. A mainly summer fixture list featuring lower-grade racing.
Course Profile
| Direction | Left-handed |
| Surface | Turf |
| Racing | Flat (1528), All Weather Flat (1) |
| Total races (dataset) | 1,529 |
Top Trainers
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|
| A W Carroll | 579 | 65 | 11.2% |
| C G Cox | 250 | 55 | 22.0% |
| Richard Hannon | 360 | 47 | 13.1% |
| R A Harris | 374 | 39 | 10.4% |
| B R Millman | 295 | 39 | 13.2% |
| M S Saunders | 276 | 38 | 13.8% |
| Adrian Wintle | 218 | 31 | 14.2% |
| M R Channon | 203 | 30 | 14.8% |
| Eve Johnson Houghton | 248 | 29 | 11.7% |
| M Johnston | 140 | 29 | 20.7% |
| Charles Hills | 149 | 25 | 16.8% |
| J G Portman | 172 | 24 | 14.0% |
| P D Evans | 278 | 24 | 8.6% |
| Grace Harris | 281 | 22 | 7.8% |
| Sir Mark Prescott | 78 | 21 | 26.9% |
Top Jockeys
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Probert | 423 | 53 | 12.5% |
| L Morris | 420 | 46 | 11.0% |
| Tom Marquand | 271 | 42 | 15.5% |
| Charles Bishop | 325 | 35 | 10.8% |
| A Kirby | 135 | 34 | 25.2% |
| S De Sousa | 168 | 32 | 19.0% |
| Finley Marsh | 223 | 29 | 13.0% |
| F Norton | 163 | 29 | 17.8% |
| Oisin Murphy | 190 | 28 | 14.7% |
| K T O’Neill | 334 | 28 | 8.4% |
| L P Keniry | 329 | 27 | 8.2% |
| David Egan | 136 | 27 | 19.9% |
| Hollie Doyle | 187 | 26 | 13.9% |
| T E Whelan | 245 | 25 | 10.2% |
| Rob Hornby | 287 | 23 | 8.0% |
Favourite Performance
Across 1,623 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 526 times — a strike rate of 32.4%.
Broadly in line with the national average (~32%).
Going Distribution
| Going | Races | % |
|---|---|---|
| Firm | 519 | 33.9% |
| Good to Firm | 327 | 21.4% |
| Good | 299 | 19.6% |
| Good to Soft | 208 | 13.6% |
| Soft | 104 | 6.8% |
| Heavy | 72 | 4.7% |
The most common going description is Firm, accounting for 33.9% of races.
Betting Angles
- A W Carroll leads the trainer table with 65 wins from 579 runs. Volume as much as strike rate, but they clearly target this track.
- C G Cox has the highest win rate in the top 10 at 22.0% (55 from 250 runs), often sending runners with a good chance.
- A Kirby rides this course well: 25.2% win rate from 135 rides.