Brighton is a unique horseshoe-shaped flat course on the South Downs, running left-handed with a pronounced camber and downhill finish. The unusual track configuration means form from Brighton doesn’t always translate elsewhere.
Course Profile
| Direction | Left-handed |
| Surface | Turf |
| Racing | Flat (1483), All Weather Flat (1) |
| Total races (dataset) | 1,484 |
Top Trainers
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|
| A W Carroll | 967 | 116 | 12.0% |
| G L Moore | 382 | 52 | 13.6% |
| Richard Hannon | 272 | 51 | 18.8% |
| Eve Johnson Houghton | 230 | 45 | 19.6% |
| J Gallagher | 277 | 41 | 14.8% |
| S C Williams | 165 | 32 | 19.4% |
| George Baker | 230 | 30 | 13.0% |
| A M Balding | 130 | 26 | 20.0% |
| M J Attwater | 314 | 26 | 8.3% |
| Richard Hughes | 136 | 25 | 18.4% |
| J R Boyle | 246 | 24 | 9.8% |
| George Boughey | 77 | 21 | 27.3% |
| M R Channon | 203 | 21 | 10.3% |
| M Johnston | 145 | 21 | 14.5% |
| Archie Watson | 101 | 19 | 18.8% |
Top Jockeys
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Watson | 248 | 49 | 19.8% |
| David Probert | 303 | 49 | 16.2% |
| L Morris | 350 | 46 | 13.1% |
| Tom Marquand | 245 | 45 | 18.4% |
| P Cosgrave | 263 | 42 | 16.0% |
| Jim Crowley | 199 | 41 | 20.6% |
| Hollie Doyle | 212 | 36 | 17.0% |
| William Carson | 376 | 35 | 9.3% |
| S De Sousa | 179 | 33 | 18.4% |
| Darragh Keenan | 251 | 33 | 13.1% |
| Hector Crouch | 268 | 31 | 11.6% |
| S W Kelly | 185 | 28 | 15.1% |
| Marco Ghiani | 132 | 27 | 20.5% |
| Charles Bishop | 217 | 26 | 12.0% |
| A Kirby | 95 | 26 | 27.4% |
Favourite Performance
Across 1,629 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 510 times — a strike rate of 31.3%.
Broadly in line with the national average (~32%).
Going Distribution
| Going | Races | % |
|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 825 | 55.6% |
| Good | 359 | 24.2% |
| Good to Soft | 166 | 11.2% |
| Soft | 113 | 7.6% |
| Firm | 14 | 0.9% |
| Heavy | 7 | 0.5% |
The most common going description is Good to Firm, accounting for 55.6% of races.
Betting Angles
- A W Carroll leads the trainer table with 116 wins from 967 runs. Volume as much as strike rate, but they clearly target this track.
- A M Balding has the highest win rate in the top 10 at 20.0% (26 from 130 runs), often sending runners with a good chance.
- Jim Crowley rides this course well: 20.6% win rate from 199 rides.