Worcester Tips

Worcester Racecourse is situated on the banks of the River Severn in an idyllic spot, however, like the nearby New Road cricket ground the course does run the risk of flooding from the Severn.

Worcester features National Hunt racing only and has around 20 race days from May through to October.

Highlights: The highest grade of race is Class 3 and it is not seen as a course where trainers take their best horses.

The main meetings are Ladies' Day in June, two Family Fun Days in June & September and Irish Night in July.

The races are well supported by trainers and many a plot takes place from relatively small stables.

TV Channel: Sky Sports Racing

Bookmaker Streaming Services Available From Ladbrokes, William Hill

If you are going to Worcester races then why not download the OLBG app to get all the latest Worcester tips at the course?

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

Worcester Outright Favourite Statistics

• Handicap Chases: 50-153 (33%) -8.43
• Handicap Hurdles: 53-185 (29%) -23.76
• Non-Handicap Chases: 12-25 (48%) -2.71
• Non-Handicap Hurdles: 50-112 (45%) -17.28

National Hunt Only: fairly easy track, flat with fences not too demanding. The bend after the winning post is fairly sharp and there is a fairly long run in after jumping the last fence or hurdle.

Worcester Racecourse Address: Grand Stand Road, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 3EJ

Worcester Racecourse Telephone Number: 01905 25364

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

The course is oval and very flat, inexperienced horses are often taken to Worcester to give them racecourse experience on this fair track. The fences do not take much jumping and too many, it seems the course is more suited to the casual racegoer enjoying a day out, rather than the hardened punter. A long home straight means results can change and the TV camera angle of the run-in after the last can be a little deceptive for in-play punters.

The ease of the track is why you often get big fields at Worcester as trainers are not risking their owner's pride and joy, take note when a trainer runs an unplaced horse or faller at a bigger track on its previous run, Worcester can be seen as a course to build back a horse’s confidence.

So we know that Worcester often has big field handicaps where smaller trainers are in with a shout of getting a winner or at least some prize money. It's a mixture of smaller trainers plotting up a horse versus bigger trainers giving their novices or below-top-grade handicappers a chance of a win.  

You’ll notice the number of Worcester tips made above on each horse on OLBG, these are also expressed in % terms and the number of tips made with comments for each one. Our star rating is extremely useful in that it combines the popularity (i.e. how many tips were made) and the latest Worcester betting odds.

Never be afraid of a bigger handicap price at Worcester, many of the runners are of average ability, with the 4/1 horse often of a similar grade to the 14/1 horse.

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

Focusing only on trainers who show a profit when backing all of their runners, top of the pile at Worcester for the number of winners is Fergal O'Brien who has produced a total of forty winners in return for an LSP of +3.40. With an eachway LSP of +41.04 at Worcester, N P Mulholland leads the trainers in profit for backing eachway which has been helped by their fifty-seven placings which include a total of thirty winners. Daniel Skelton does not have a great record at Worcester, their LSP of -45.72 has them stone dead bottom of the trainers' list, which has come from ten winners from eighty-three runners which is a 12% strike rate.

With a total number of forty-four winners at Worcester, Sam Twiston-Davies leads the way for winners from jockeys who have shown a profit (+89.64) for all of their rides at Worcester. When looking at jockeys and looking for some eachway value at Worcester, then the jockey who shows the best eachway profit is Charlie Price, that LSP is +82.72 which has been accumulated by a total of ten placings which includes five winners. At the other end of the spectrum is David G Noonan who has a terrible record at Worcester, of all the jockeys their LSP of -82.40 is the worst and they have a 3% strike rate with three winners from ninety-seven rides.

Worcester Picks & Hints

Here are some factors at Worcester for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:

• 10-21 (48%) +33.88 - Backing Nick Scholfield rides when on horses aged 6yo
• 5-9 (56%) +21.13 - Backing Luca Morgan rides when in a Handicap Chase race
• 5-7 (71%) +17.03 - Backing Harry Cobden rides when in a Handicap Novices Chase race
• 5-12 (42%) +14.18 - Backing N J Henderson runners when in a Novices Hurdle race
• 7-14 (50%) +14.75 - Backing Harry Skelton rides when on horses aged 6yo

Worcester Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

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

• 20 Wins: Fergal O'Brien & P J Brennan
• 19 Wins: P Bowen & Sean P Bowen
• 16 Wins: N A Twiston-Davies & Sam Twiston-Davies
• 15 Wins: Dr R D P Newland & Sam Twiston-Davies
• 13 Wins: N J Henderson & Nico Boinville

Worcester Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Worcester 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 Worcester Racecourse which includes the favourite statistics 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.