Newbury is a wide, galloping, left-handed track that provides one of the fairest tests in British racing. It hosts top-quality racing on both codes — the Lockinge Stakes on the flat and the Ladbrokes Trophy over fences are among its feature events. The track rarely throws up fluky results.
Course Profile
| Direction | Left-handed |
| Surface | Turf |
| Racing | Flat (1399), Hurdle (409), Chase (325), National Hunt Flat (70) |
| Total races (dataset) | 2,203 |
Top Trainers
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hannon | 1,133 | 114 | 10.1% |
| N J Henderson | 527 | 99 | 18.8% |
| W J Haggas | 457 | 95 | 20.8% |
| P F Nicholls | 427 | 77 | 18.0% |
| A M Balding | 557 | 67 | 12.0% |
| J H M Gosden | 239 | 51 | 21.3% |
| R M Beckett | 386 | 46 | 11.9% |
| Charlie Appleby | 168 | 42 | 25.0% |
| A King | 533 | 39 | 7.3% |
| Ed Walker | 331 | 39 | 11.8% |
| P J Hobbs | 224 | 35 | 15.6% |
| Dan Skelton | 319 | 33 | 10.3% |
| Roger Varian | 311 | 33 | 10.6% |
| Charles Hills | 380 | 32 | 8.4% |
| R Charlton | 219 | 32 | 14.6% |
Top Jockeys
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin Murphy | 526 | 78 | 14.8% |
| Tom Marquand | 501 | 72 | 14.4% |
| James Doyle | 420 | 69 | 16.4% |
| Jim Crowley | 490 | 67 | 13.7% |
| W Buick | 368 | 66 | 17.9% |
| H Cobden | 307 | 62 | 20.2% |
| L Dettori | 202 | 49 | 24.3% |
| R L Moore | 306 | 48 | 15.7% |
| R Johnson | 214 | 43 | 20.1% |
| Nico de Boinville | 209 | 43 | 20.6% |
| S M Levey | 411 | 40 | 9.7% |
| David Probert | 461 | 37 | 8.0% |
| P J Dobbs | 361 | 36 | 10.0% |
| S De Sousa | 287 | 30 | 10.5% |
| Harry Skelton | 226 | 28 | 12.4% |
Favourite Performance
Across 2,388 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 707 times — a strike rate of 29.6%.
That’s below the national average (~32%), which makes this a trickier course for favourite backers.
Going Distribution
| Going | Races | % |
|---|---|---|
| Good | 577 | 26.2% |
| Soft | 554 | 25.1% |
| Good to Soft | 521 | 23.6% |
| Good to Firm | 422 | 19.2% |
| Heavy | 129 | 5.9% |
The most common going description is Good, accounting for 26.2% of races.
Betting Angles
- Richard Hannon leads the trainer table with 114 wins from 1,133 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 25.0% (42 from 168 runs), often sending runners with a good chance.
- L Dettori rides this course well: 24.3% win rate from 202 rides.