Kempton runs all-weather flat racing year-round on its Polytrack surface and stages National Hunt racing on a separate turf course. The King George VI Chase on Boxing Day is one of the season’s showpiece events. The flat course is a sharp, right-handed triangle.
Course Profile
| Direction | Right-handed |
| Surface | Polytrack (all-weather) / Turf (jumps) |
| Racing | All Weather Flat (4896), Hurdle (473), Chase (352), National Hunt Flat (63), Flat (7) |
| Total races (dataset) | 5,791 |
Top Trainers
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|
| A M Balding | 1,080 | 156 | 14.4% |
| Charlie Appleby | 429 | 143 | 33.3% |
| Richard Hannon | 1,327 | 134 | 10.1% |
| Roger Varian | 612 | 129 | 21.1% |
| N J Henderson | 529 | 127 | 24.0% |
| R M Beckett | 686 | 104 | 15.2% |
| J R Fanshawe | 674 | 103 | 15.3% |
| J H M Gosden | 410 | 103 | 25.1% |
| P F Nicholls | 517 | 92 | 17.8% |
| W J Haggas | 494 | 90 | 18.2% |
| M Botti | 793 | 82 | 10.3% |
| Richard Hughes | 653 | 79 | 12.1% |
| A King | 678 | 75 | 11.1% |
| C G Cox | 647 | 75 | 11.6% |
| Ed Walker | 568 | 72 | 12.7% |
Top Jockeys
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin Murphy | 1,319 | 236 | 17.9% |
| David Probert | 1,470 | 151 | 10.3% |
| James Doyle | 629 | 147 | 23.4% |
| L Morris | 1,880 | 143 | 7.6% |
| Tom Marquand | 1,218 | 143 | 11.7% |
| W Buick | 537 | 139 | 25.9% |
| Jim Crowley | 846 | 131 | 15.5% |
| Daniel Muscutt | 1,021 | 123 | 12.0% |
| Hollie Doyle | 981 | 116 | 11.8% |
| R Kingscote | 906 | 115 | 12.7% |
| A Kirby | 934 | 115 | 12.3% |
| R Havlin | 914 | 113 | 12.4% |
| Rossa Ryan | 843 | 103 | 12.2% |
| Rob Hornby | 969 | 91 | 9.4% |
| Hector Crouch | 701 | 75 | 10.7% |
Favourite Performance
Across 6,197 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 2104 times — a strike rate of 34.0%.
That’s above the national average (~32%), so favourites have a decent record here.
Going Distribution
| Going | Races | % |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 4,927 | 85.1% |
| Good | 471 | 8.1% |
| Good to Soft | 225 | 3.9% |
| Soft | 161 | 2.8% |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 0.1% |
The most common going description is Standard, accounting for 85.1% of races.
Betting Angles
- A M Balding leads the trainer table with 156 wins from 1,080 runs. Volume as much as strike rate, but they clearly target this track.
- Charlie Appleby has the highest win rate in the top 10 at 33.3% (143 from 429 runs), often sending runners with a good chance.
- W Buick rides this course well: 25.9% win rate from 537 rides.