Roscommon Horse Racing Tips

You get the best of both codes at Roscommon as it is a racecourse that hosts both flat and jumps racing from May through to October.

Located about 50 miles from Galway the Roscommon racecourse has been open since 1837 with official racing taking place from 1885 onwards.

The highlight of the calendar year is the Kilbegnet Novice Chase which takes place in September and is a Grade 3 Chase.

The flat highlight is the Listed Lenebane Stakes which is run in June.

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* All statistics below are based on the previous five years at Roscommon

Roscommon Outright Favourite Statistics

• Flat Handicaps: 24-83 (29%) -2.29
• Flat Non-Handicaps: 30-64 (47%) +6.04
• Handicap Chases: 4-15 (27%) +0.75
• Handicap Hurdles: 7-34 (21%) -12.73
• Non-Handicap Chases: 12-24 (50%) +1.52
• Non-Handicap Hurdles: 24-45 (53%) +14.47

Right-handed oval containing sharp bends and a 3-furlong run in, the hurdle course consists of five hurdles in a circuit whilst the chasing circuit contains five fences including one open ditch.

Roscommon Racecourse Address: Racecourse Rd, Carrownabrickna, Lenabane, Co. Roscommon, F42 V052, Ireland

Roscommon Racecourse Telephone: 90 662 6231

To buy tickets for a race day at Roscommon, head over to their official ticket booking webpage.

When breaking Roscommon down into trips then you can look at which stall and trip combination has produced the worst LSP, that would be stall 6 over a trip of 7½f which has, over the last five years produced an LSP of -42.38.

Here we have the draw bias for Roscommon taken into consideration races with ten or more runners, we will break down the figures by race distance, draws can be much more important over the shorter trips in which runners do not have time to find their position during the race meaning the draw is probably more important than the races over longer distances.

• Sprints (5f to 7½f)
• Middle Distance (1m2f to 1m5½f)

The following table shows a breakdown over a group of trips and shows how each position of the draw does, for example in a twelve-runner race would be Low (Stalls 1-4), Mid (Stalls 5-8) and High (Stalls 9-12), the positions will always be lowest stall number to highest.

Who are the best flat jockeys and trainers to bet on at Roscommon?

Backing all of the Joseph Patrick O'Brien runners would have produced backing the most winners for a trainer here at Roscommon with twenty but you would have returned a loss by doing so, Mrs John Harrington leads the way for profitable trainers with an LSP of +9.13 from their twelve winners. If you are more of an eachway player then you may want to know which trainer is best to follow at Roscommon and that would be Jack W Davison who shows the best eachway LSP which is +13.36 thanks to their five placings (three winners). A total of one winner from thirty-five runners at Roscommon has Michael Mulvany at the wrong end of the trainers' list with their 3% strike rate and worst LSP of -29.00.

Whilst C T Keane is the most successful jockey at Roscommon with a total of twenty-one winners, if you backed all of their rides you would be showing a loss. D P McDonogh is the most successful jockey at Roscommon for those who show a profit if backing all their rides thanks to a total of eleven winners and an LSP of +2.38. If you are looking for a jockey to follow in the eachway market then it is Donagh O'Connor who leads the way at Roscommon, they have had a total of six placings which includes three winners over the previous five for an eachway LSP of +10.75. The jockey with the worst record at Roscommon based on LSP is C D Hayes who has only a 7% strike rate with six winners from eighty-seven rides which have returned an LSP of -67.54.

Roscommon Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Roscommon based on the number of winners:

• 11 Wins: G M Lyons & C T Keane
• 8 Wins: Mrs John Harrington & Shane Foley
• 6 Wins: J P Murtagh & Ben M Coen
• 5 Wins: J S Bolger & K J Manning
• 5 Wins: Gavin Patrick Cromwell & G F Carroll

Roscommon Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Roscommon Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Who are the best national hunt jockeys and trainers to bet on at Roscommon?

Gordon Elliott has produced a total of fifteen winners at Roscommon racecourse and with an LSP of +1.28, they top the winner's list for trainers who also show a profit. With an eachway LSP of +9.49 at Roscommon, B Connell leads the trainers in profit for backing eachway which has been helped by their six placings which include a total of five winners. With an LSP of -37.25 at Roscommon, John Joseph Hanlon heads the list for worst trainers at this course, resulting from one winner from forty runners, a strike rate of 3%.

Backing all of the Darragh O'Keeffe rides would have produced backing the most winners for a jockey here at Roscommon with seven but you would have returned a loss by doing so, Sean F O'Keeffe leads the way for profitable jockey with an LSP of +6.84 from their six winners. Mark M McDonagh is the jockey to follow at Roscommon if you are backing eachway as they show the best LSP of all the jockeys in the eachway markets, that is +16.56 which is courtesy of their eight placings (five winners). The jockey with the worst record at Roscommon based on LSP is P T Enright who has only a 2% strike rate with one winner from forty-five rides which have returned an LSP of -36.50.

Roscommon Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Roscommon based on the number of winners:

• 5 Wins: Henry De Bromhead & Rachael Blackmore
• 5 Wins: Joseph Patrick O'Brien & J J Slevin

Roscommon Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Roscommon Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

With a huge combined experience of horse racing between them, this content has been created and is maintained by Darren Brett, James Banting and Andy Powell. All of the data for Roscommon Racecourse which includes the favourite statistics, draw bias and the trainer and jockey statistics have been created using results from HorseRaceBase.

Darren Brett

Tipster competition manager

Darren has worked in the horse racing industry for decades bringing to OLBG for the last 20 years a wealth of knowledge, creating much of our content on these sports. Darren also manages our Grand National Guide and is the go-to font of knowledge for the world's greatest steeplechase.

James Banting

Tipster competition assistant

James Banting, a passionate horse racing enthusiast and aficionado, brings a wealth of experience to OLBG, having attended numerous race meetings over the years. His background working with the Jockey Club provides him with a unique insider's perspective on the industry.

Andy Powell

Content editor

Andy is a seasoned professional with more than 15 years of experience in the field of horse racing. He has a thorough understanding of the sport, from analyzing complex statistical data to being part of a winning syndicate at the Cheltenham Festival. Andy is responsible for managing the horse racing trend blogs on OLBG.