Hexham is a left-handed, undulating National Hunt course in Northumberland, set at one of the highest elevations of any British track. The stiff uphill finish and often testing ground make it a real stamina test. Mostly lower-grade racing with smaller fields.
Course Profile
| Direction | Left-handed |
| Surface | Turf |
| Racing | Hurdle (580), Chase (418), National Hunt Flat (63) |
| Total races (dataset) | 1,061 |
Top Trainers
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Lucinda V Russell | 481 | 64 | 13.3% |
| M T Walford | 221 | 38 | 17.2% |
| Micky Hammond | 464 | 38 | 8.2% |
| N G Richards | 164 | 37 | 22.6% |
| M A Barnes | 306 | 30 | 9.8% |
| W S Coltherd | 250 | 29 | 11.6% |
| G T Bewley | 283 | 28 | 9.9% |
| Jennie Candlish | 100 | 24 | 24.0% |
| B Ellison | 135 | 23 | 17.0% |
| Susan Corbett | 232 | 21 | 9.1% |
| M Todhunter | 163 | 20 | 12.3% |
| B M R Haslam | 121 | 18 | 14.9% |
| Rebecca Menzies | 255 | 18 | 7.1% |
| D McCain Jnr | 166 | 17 | 10.2% |
| N W Alexander | 179 | 16 | 8.9% |
Top Jockeys
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|
| B S Hughes | 354 | 56 | 15.8% |
| Sean Quinlan | 391 | 56 | 14.3% |
| Jamie Hamilton | 344 | 38 | 11.0% |
| D R Fox | 289 | 33 | 11.4% |
| Thomas Dowson | 272 | 30 | 11.0% |
| Danny McMenamin | 209 | 30 | 14.4% |
| B Hughes | 181 | 28 | 15.5% |
| Henry Brooke | 303 | 28 | 9.2% |
| Craig Nichol | 264 | 27 | 10.2% |
| Jonathon Bewley | 238 | 26 | 10.9% |
| Sam Coltherd | 249 | 25 | 10.0% |
| Ross Chapman | 243 | 24 | 9.9% |
| R P McLernon | 118 | 18 | 15.3% |
| Dale Irving | 139 | 17 | 12.2% |
| S Mulqueen | 237 | 17 | 7.2% |
Favourite Performance
Across 1,142 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 393 times — a strike rate of 34.4%.
That’s above the national average (~32%), so favourites have a decent record here.
Going Distribution
| Going | Races | % |
|---|---|---|
| Good | 464 | 43.7% |
| Good to Soft | 244 | 23.0% |
| Heavy | 185 | 17.4% |
| Soft | 168 | 15.8% |
The most common going description is Good, accounting for 43.7% of races.
Betting Angles
- Miss Lucinda V Russell leads the trainer table with 64 wins from 481 runs. Volume as much as strike rate, but they clearly target this track.
- Jennie Candlish has the highest win rate in the top 10 at 24.0% (24 from 100 runs), often sending runners with a good chance.
- B S Hughes rides this course well: 15.8% win rate from 354 rides.