Lingfield runs all-weather flat racing year-round on its Polytrack surface plus a summer turf programme and occasional jumps meetings. The all-weather track is a sharp, left-handed circuit with a short home straight, which tends to favour prominent racers.
Course Profile
| Direction | Left-handed |
| Surface | Polytrack (all-weather) / Turf |
| Racing | All Weather Flat (4661), Flat (979), Hurdle (261), Chase (195), National Hunt Flat (80) |
| Total races (dataset) | 6,176 |
Top Trainers
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hannon | 1,165 | 161 | 13.8% |
| G L Moore | 1,112 | 134 | 12.1% |
| A M Balding | 699 | 120 | 17.2% |
| Archie Watson | 630 | 114 | 18.1% |
| W J Haggas | 437 | 110 | 25.2% |
| A W Carroll | 1,174 | 109 | 9.3% |
| M Johnston | 578 | 99 | 17.1% |
| Roger Varian | 387 | 89 | 23.0% |
| P D Evans | 808 | 87 | 10.8% |
| Richard Hughes | 659 | 85 | 12.9% |
| S Dow | 807 | 85 | 10.5% |
| J H M Gosden | 335 | 75 | 22.4% |
| Charlie Appleby | 245 | 74 | 30.2% |
| S C Williams | 489 | 73 | 14.9% |
| D M Simcock | 486 | 71 | 14.6% |
Top Jockeys
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|
| L Morris | 2,069 | 229 | 11.1% |
| A Kirby | 1,025 | 177 | 17.3% |
| Oisin Murphy | 824 | 159 | 19.3% |
| David Probert | 1,256 | 157 | 12.5% |
| Hollie Doyle | 953 | 137 | 14.4% |
| Tom Marquand | 876 | 126 | 14.4% |
| Jim Crowley | 605 | 125 | 20.7% |
| R Havlin | 876 | 117 | 13.4% |
| Rossa Ryan | 677 | 104 | 15.4% |
| R Kingscote | 653 | 101 | 15.5% |
| S M Levey | 627 | 89 | 14.2% |
| R L Moore | 270 | 82 | 30.4% |
| P Cosgrave | 556 | 82 | 14.7% |
| S De Sousa | 470 | 82 | 17.4% |
| James Doyle | 329 | 81 | 24.6% |
Favourite Performance
Across 6,614 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 2266 times — a strike rate of 34.3%.
That’s above the national average (~32%), so favourites have a decent record here.
Going Distribution
| Going | Races | % |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 4,661 | 75.5% |
| Good to Firm | 482 | 7.8% |
| Good | 277 | 4.5% |
| Good to Soft | 273 | 4.4% |
| Soft | 256 | 4.1% |
| Heavy | 227 | 3.7% |
The most common going description is Standard, accounting for 75.5% of races.
Betting Angles
- Richard Hannon leads the trainer table with 161 wins from 1,165 runs. Volume as much as strike rate, but they clearly target this track.
- W J Haggas has the highest win rate in the top 10 at 25.2% (110 from 437 runs), often sending runners with a good chance.
- Jim Crowley rides this course well: 20.7% win rate from 605 rides.