Market Rasen is a right-handed, sharp National Hunt track in Lincolnshire that also stages a popular summer jumping programme. The tight bends and undulations suit handy, quick-jumping types. Summer meetings on fast ground can produce some interesting results.
Course Profile
| Direction | Right-handed |
| Surface | Turf |
| Racing | Hurdle (873), Chase (537), National Hunt Flat (127) |
| Total races (dataset) | 1,537 |
Top Trainers
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Skelton | 483 | 101 | 20.9% |
| Olly Murphy | 392 | 82 | 20.9% |
| Fergal O’Brien | 365 | 67 | 18.4% |
| Jonjo O’Neill | 263 | 36 | 13.7% |
| N J Henderson | 147 | 33 | 22.4% |
| Dr R D P Newland | 149 | 32 | 21.5% |
| A King | 208 | 31 | 14.9% |
| N A Twiston-Davies | 156 | 29 | 18.6% |
| Micky Hammond | 251 | 29 | 11.6% |
| P Bowen | 151 | 25 | 16.6% |
| B Ellison | 198 | 24 | 12.1% |
| Stuart Edmunds | 100 | 21 | 21.0% |
| Ben Pauling | 137 | 21 | 15.3% |
| M T Walford | 181 | 18 | 9.9% |
| C E Longsdon | 175 | 18 | 10.3% |
Top Jockeys
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Skelton | 348 | 79 | 22.7% |
| Aidan Coleman | 266 | 58 | 21.8% |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 260 | 56 | 21.5% |
| S Bowen | 235 | 56 | 23.8% |
| B S Hughes | 305 | 47 | 15.4% |
| R Johnson | 224 | 43 | 19.2% |
| P J Brennan | 205 | 40 | 19.5% |
| G Sheehan | 195 | 29 | 14.9% |
| James Bowen | 143 | 27 | 18.9% |
| Henry Brooke | 209 | 26 | 12.4% |
| J J Burke | 129 | 21 | 16.3% |
| Kielan Woods | 215 | 21 | 9.8% |
| T Scudamore | 153 | 20 | 13.1% |
| Fergus Gregory | 70 | 20 | 28.6% |
| Sean Quinlan | 144 | 20 | 13.9% |
Favourite Performance
Across 1,659 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 590 times — a strike rate of 35.6%.
That’s above the national average (~32%), so favourites have a decent record here.
Going Distribution
| Going | Races | % |
|---|---|---|
| Good | 885 | 57.6% |
| Good to Soft | 347 | 22.6% |
| Soft | 238 | 15.5% |
| Heavy | 60 | 3.9% |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 0.5% |
The most common going description is Good, accounting for 57.6% of races.
Betting Angles
- Dan Skelton has a strong record here with 101 wins from 483 runs (20.9%). Worth noting when they have a runner.
- N J Henderson has the highest win rate in the top 10 at 22.4% (33 from 147 runs), often sending runners with a good chance.
- S Bowen rides this course well: 23.8% win rate from 235 rides.