Nottingham is a left-handed, galloping flat course with a wide home straight and gentle undulations. It hosts a mix of Class 2-5 racing from April to November. A fair track that generally lets the best horse prevail.
Course Profile
| Direction | Left-handed |
| Surface | Turf |
| Racing | Flat (1602), All Weather Flat (3) |
| Total races (dataset) | 1,605 |
Top Trainers
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|
| M Appleby | 547 | 72 | 13.2% |
| R A Fahey | 341 | 43 | 12.6% |
| Richard Hannon | 345 | 42 | 12.2% |
| Roger Varian | 222 | 40 | 18.0% |
| W J Haggas | 200 | 39 | 19.5% |
| R M Beckett | 207 | 36 | 17.4% |
| K R Burke | 244 | 35 | 14.3% |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 149 | 33 | 22.1% |
| M Johnston | 207 | 28 | 13.5% |
| T D Easterby | 291 | 25 | 8.6% |
| M R Channon | 176 | 24 | 13.6% |
| P T Midgley | 152 | 24 | 15.8% |
| C G Cox | 181 | 22 | 12.2% |
| J H M Gosden | 146 | 22 | 15.1% |
| Ian Williams | 177 | 21 | 11.9% |
Top Jockeys
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Crowley | 157 | 46 | 29.3% |
| James Doyle | 177 | 45 | 25.4% |
| S De Sousa | 271 | 41 | 15.1% |
| Andrea Atzeni | 188 | 37 | 19.7% |
| Oisin Murphy | 186 | 34 | 18.3% |
| P Hanagan | 175 | 32 | 18.3% |
| W Buick | 137 | 31 | 22.6% |
| D Tudhope | 184 | 26 | 14.1% |
| R Havlin | 149 | 26 | 17.4% |
| R Kingscote | 250 | 25 | 10.0% |
| Rob Hornby | 184 | 24 | 13.0% |
| B A Curtis | 157 | 22 | 14.0% |
| Tom Marquand | 231 | 22 | 9.5% |
| L Morris | 262 | 21 | 8.0% |
| David Egan | 169 | 21 | 12.4% |
Favourite Performance
Across 1,747 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 558 times — a strike rate of 31.9%.
Broadly in line with the national average (~32%).
Going Distribution
| Going | Races | % |
|---|---|---|
| Good | 469 | 29.2% |
| Good to Firm | 436 | 27.2% |
| Soft | 352 | 21.9% |
| Good to Soft | 211 | 13.1% |
| Heavy | 129 | 8.0% |
| Firm | 8 | 0.5% |
The most common going description is Good, accounting for 29.2% of races.
Betting Angles
- M Appleby leads the trainer table with 72 wins from 547 runs. Volume as much as strike rate, but they clearly target this track.
- Sir Michael Stoute has the highest win rate in the top 10 at 22.1% (33 from 149 runs), often sending runners with a good chance.
- Jim Crowley rides this course well: 29.3% win rate from 157 rides.