Down Royal Tips

Down Royal Tips come from this dual-purpose racecourse hosting both flat racing and national hunt.

Highlights:  On the flat, the highlight of the year is the Ulster Derby, a race that Jim Bolger has dominated.

On the same day in June is the Ulster Oaks when the fillies take the spotlight.

Other flat races are Her Majesty's Plate (July) and the Ulster Cesarewitch (September).

The highlight of the jumps season is on the first Friday and Saturday of November with this fixture featuring the Grade 1 Champions Chase.

TV Channel: Racing TV

If you are going to Down Royal races then be sure to download the OLBG app to get all the latest Down Royal tips at the track.

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

Down Royal Outright Favourite Statistics

• Flat Handicaps: 26-90 (29%) +2.37
• Flat Non-Handicaps: 23-47 (49%) +9.95
• Handicap Chases: 6-29 (21%) -6.93
• Handicap Hurdles: 11-49 (22%) -11.63
• Non-Handicap Chases: 21-53 (40%) -7.04
• Non-Handicap Hurdles: 39-86 (45%) -11.87

The race track is a 1m7f right-handed, part galloping and undulating course with a dip in the home straight.

The flat course consists of a chute for 5-furlong races whilst all other races contain bends.

The hurdle course has seven hurdles in a circuit, four of which come in the final 6 furlongs. There a total of ten fences in the chase circuit, with two open ditches.

Down Royal Racecourse Address: Gravelhill Rd, Lisburn BT27 5RW

Down Royal Racecourse Telephone: 028 9262 1256

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

When we have a fixture at Down Royal you will find our tipster's tips above. If there is currently none scheduled, head over to the racing tips page for tips on other racing today.

Each race will highlight the most tipped runner in that race, along with odds and tipping statistics. You can view each race in more detail by clicking on the race link, as a result, you will be able to see all comments put up by our tipsters on that page.

Also noted above will be the 'Top Horse Racing Tipsters' who currently have open racing tips. Alternatively, you can visit our 'Best Horse Racing Tipsters' page which will highlight all those in profit.

With an LSP of -39.00, the most unsuccessful stall at Down Royal is stall 2 when backing runners over a trip of 5f over the last five years.

Here we have the draw bias for Down Royal 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 Down Royal?

With a total number of seventeen winners at Down Royal, Joseph Patrick O'Brien leads the way for winners from trainers who have shown a profit (+12.79) for all of their runners at Down Royal. If you are more of an eachway player then you may want to know which trainer is best to follow at Down Royal and that would be W McCreery who shows the best eachway LSP which is +12.66 thanks to their eleven placings (six winners). Mrs John Harrington does not have a great record at Down Royal, their LSP of -51.55 has them stone dead bottom of the trainers' list, which has come from four winners from sixty-six runners which is a 6% strike rate.

Whilst C T Keane is the most successful jockey at Down Royal with a total of fourteen winners, if you backed all of their rides you would be showing a loss. Dylan B McMonagle is the most successful jockey at Down Royal for those who show a profit if backing all their rides thanks to a total of thirteen winners and an LSP of +2.01. When looking at jockeys and looking for some eachway value at Down Royal, then the jockey who shows the best eachway profit is Wesley Joyce, that LSP is +20.39 which has been accumulated by a total of sixteen placings which includes seven winners. With an LSP of -43.55 at Down Royal, Shane Foley heads the list for worst jockeys at this course, which is a result of five winners from sixty-five rides which is a strike rate of 8%.

Down Royal Picks & Hints

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

• 5-12 (42%) +13.60 - Backing W McCreery runners when over a trip of 5f
• 6-11 (55%) +11.20 - Backing Jack W Davison runners when over a trip of 5f

Down Royal Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

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

• 7 Wins: Joseph Patrick O'Brien & Dylan B McMonagle
• 5 Wins: Noel Meade & C T Keane

Down Royal Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Down Royal Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

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

Backing all of the Gordon Elliott runners would have produced backing the most winners for a trainer here at Down Royal with sixty-seven but you would have returned a loss by doing so, Gavin Patrick Cromwell leads the way for profitable trainers with an LSP of +9.09 from their sixteen winners. If you are looking for a trainer to follow in the eachway market then it is C A Murphy who leads the way at Down Royal, they have had a total of six placings which includes three winners over the previous five for an eachway LSP of +36.44. S R B Crawford does not have a great record at Down Royal, their LSP of -70.18 has them stone dead bottom of the trainers' list, which has come from twelve winners from one hundred seventy-four runners which is a 7% strike rate.

Focusing only on jockeys who show a profit when backing all of their rides, top of the pile at Down Royal for the number of winners is J W Kennedy who has produced a total of thirty-one winners in return for an LSP of +22.75. Simon Torrens is the jockey to follow at Down Royal if you are backing eachway as they show the best LSP of all the jockeys in the eachway markets, that is +21.48 which is courtesy of their eighteen placings (eight winners). A total of two winners from forty-six rides at Down Royal has S W Flanagan at the wrong end of the jockeys' list with their 4% strike rate and worst LSP of -41.21.

Down Royal Picks & Hints

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

• 5-12 (42%) +20.00 - Backing Henry De Bromhead runners when over a trip of 2m4f
• 8-11 (73%) +13.89 - Backing J W Kennedy rides when in a Hurdle race
• 11-20 (55%) +12.30 - Backing J W Kennedy rides when over a trip of 2m1f
• 8-16 (50%) +11.79 - Backing J W Kennedy rides when on horses aged 5yo

Down Royal Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

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

• 29 Wins: Gordon Elliott & J W Kennedy
• 7 Wins: Henry De Bromhead & Rachael Blackmore
• 7 Wins: Gordon Elliott & Mr J J Codd
• 6 Wins: Gordon Elliott & D N Russell
• 5 Wins: Gordon Elliott & Sam Ewing

Down Royal Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Down Royal 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 Down Royal 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.