Wolverhampton is an all-weather flat track with a Tapeta surface, racing year-round including regular evening and floodlit fixtures. The tight, left-handed circuit favours speed and prominent racing. One of the busiest all-weather venues in Britain.
Course Profile
| Direction | Left-handed |
| Surface | Tapeta (all-weather) |
| Racing | All Weather Flat (7004), Flat (13), National Hunt Flat (7) |
| Total races (dataset) | 7,024 |
Top Trainers
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|
| A W Carroll | 1,961 | 181 | 9.2% |
| P D Evans | 1,532 | 156 | 10.2% |
| M Appleby | 1,387 | 146 | 10.5% |
| R A Fahey | 1,141 | 124 | 10.9% |
| Mark Loughnane | 983 | 101 | 10.3% |
| M Botti | 806 | 96 | 11.9% |
| D O’Meara | 945 | 96 | 10.2% |
| Archie Watson | 637 | 95 | 14.9% |
| Richard Hannon | 800 | 95 | 11.9% |
| M Johnston | 702 | 91 | 13.0% |
| Ian Williams | 825 | 91 | 11.0% |
| Charlie Appleby | 269 | 89 | 33.1% |
| David Loughnane | 897 | 88 | 9.8% |
| Roger Varian | 373 | 86 | 23.1% |
| James Tate | 458 | 84 | 18.3% |
Top Jockeys
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|
| L Morris | 2,714 | 317 | 11.7% |
| Rossa Ryan | 958 | 180 | 18.8% |
| R Kingscote | 1,105 | 162 | 14.7% |
| David Probert | 1,399 | 157 | 11.2% |
| A Kirby | 772 | 153 | 19.8% |
| Hollie Doyle | 1,122 | 149 | 13.3% |
| Billy Loughnane | 708 | 125 | 17.7% |
| Oisin Murphy | 564 | 120 | 21.3% |
| J Fanning | 873 | 115 | 13.2% |
| Daniel Muscutt | 821 | 112 | 13.6% |
| Jack Mitchell | 529 | 101 | 19.1% |
| K T O’Neill | 1,156 | 97 | 8.4% |
| Callum Shepherd | 822 | 94 | 11.4% |
| R Havlin | 557 | 90 | 16.2% |
| Cam Hardie | 1,272 | 84 | 6.6% |
Favourite Performance
Across 7,522 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 2488 times — a strike rate of 33.1%.
That’s above the national average (~32%), so favourites have a decent record here.
Going Distribution
| Going | Races | % |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 7,024 | 100.0% |
The most common going description is Standard, accounting for 100.0% of races.
Betting Angles
- A W Carroll leads the trainer table with 181 wins from 1,961 runs. Volume as much as strike rate, but they clearly target this track.
- Oisin Murphy rides this course well: 21.3% win rate from 564 rides.