Downpatrick Racecourse Guide
Downpatrick is one of two racecourses located in Northern Ireland and stages around ten National Hunt fixtures from March through to October.
Check out the official Downpatrick Racecourse website for the latest ticket news and upcoming fixtures.
The first Downpatrick races took place here over 300 years ago, albeit a few miles down the road from where events are held today.
Highlights: Just a mile away from the town of the same name, the big races include the Ulster National in March.
TV Channel: Racing TV
Check our Best Bookmakers For Live Streaming Guide to see where you can watch the live-action after placing your Downpatrick bets.
* All statistics below are based on the previous five years at Downpatrick
Downpatrick Outright Favourite Statistics
- Handicap Chases: 12-47 (26%) -10.00
- Handicap Hurdles: 27-104 (26%) -10.00
- Non-Handicap Chases: 6-37 (16%) -17.17
- Non-Handicap Hurdles: 46-107 (43%) -8.31
Downpatrick Racecourse Map
National Hunt: A narrow, right-handed track with a circuit of around eleven furlongs. This is not a track for a long-striding horse, given the numerous undulations and turns. There are six fences to a circuit of the chase course, with the last two close together before the uphill home straight of over a furlong.

Downpatrick Betting Tips Explained on OLBG
You’ll see a list of today's Downpatrick runners, which are the most popular picks for each scheduled race time.
You can see the latest odds available and the number of tips placed for each selection. OLBG’s star rating system combines the popularity of a tip with the latest odds, and there is the Add to betslip option for placing your bet.
To view the tip analysis and more tips on a particular race, click on the race selection, and this will show you a list of all the race runners and a percentage breakdown of the horses receiving the most tips.
Also on the race page, you will see the Best Tipster's Tip at the top, which is from the tipster showing the best profit performance over the last twelve months.
You can now also see individual tipsters' profit performance over the past week, month and year, shown to 10-point stakes plus the annual strike rate and progress trends.
Check out the current leaders in this month's Horse Racing Tipster Competition to see which tipsters are in form and performing profitably.
Using the Downpatrick betting tips on OLBG
You’ve got useful information to use to help find your winners at Downpatrick, so what can you do to help you find those winning bets?
- You can use the most popular Downpatrick tips today to put into singles or a combo such as a double, treble or Lucky 15.
- View and follow the tips from the Best Tipsters For Horse Racing to form your Downpatrick best bets.
- Use the OLBG star rating system to see Downpatrick's most valuable betting selections today.
Placing a bet on the Downpatrick tips that take your fancy is quick and simple on OLBG. Just click on the "Add" to the betslip tab, and the selection will be stored on your betslip.
If you wish to add multiple selections, that is fine, just click on the Add to betslip tab and all your selections will be stored until you are ready to place your Downpatrick bets.
Check out the odds comparison at the top of the screen to see which of your bookies is offering the best odds return, then click on your preferred bookie and you will be taken to their site with your betslip selections already complete. You need to add your stake, and good luck!
Are you getting the best price for your Downpatrick bets today? Is there another bookie offering enhanced odds or places for your chosen races today?
Before you place your bet, check out our Best Bookmaker For Horse Racing Guide, where we detail the best firms to place your horse racing bets and also provide details of the latest offers to help maximise your betting needs.
Downpatrick Jockey & Trainer Statistics (NH)
Who are the best National Hunt jockeys and trainers to bet on at Downpatrick?
Whilst Gordon Elliott is the most successful trainer at Downpatrick with a total of fifty-one winners, if you backed all of their runners, you would be showing a loss. Henry De Bromhead is the most successful trainer at Downpatrick for those who show a profit if backing all their runners, thanks to a total of twelve winners and an LSP of +5.11. If you are more of an eachway player, then you may want to know which trainer is best to follow at Downpatrick, and that would be A Kinirons, who shows the best eachway LSP, which is +31.80 thanks to their six placings (four winners). Noel C Kelly does not have a great record at Downpatrick; their LSP of -83.13 has them stone dead bottom of the trainers' list, which has come from five winners from one hundred four runners, which is a 5% strike rate.
K M Donoghue is the leading jockey here at Downpatrick with seventeen winners, but you would have recorded a loss if you backed all of their rides, whilst following Mr J C Gainford would have returned the most winners (thirteen) from a profitable jockey. If you are looking for a jockey to follow in the eachway market, then it is Cathal A Landers who leads the way at Downpatrick. They have had a total of eight placings, which includes four winners over the previous five for an eachway LSP of +32.00. With an LSP of -65.67 at Downpatrick, Simon Torrens heads the list for worst jockeys at this course, which is a result of five winners from ninety-nine rides, which is a strike rate of 5%.
Downpatrick Picks & Hints
Here are some factors at Downpatrick for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:
- 5-9 (56%) +38.25 - Backing H Smyth runners when horses are aged 6yo
- 5-11 (45%) +17.19 - Backing Noel Meade runners when over a trip of 2m3f
Downpatrick Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Downpatrick based on the number of winners:
- 16 Wins: Gordon Elliott & J W Kennedy
- 12 Wins: W P Mullins & Mr P W Mullins
- 8 Wins: Gavin Patrick Cromwell & K M Donoghue
- 6 Wins: John C McConnell & Mr B W Harvey
- 6 Wins: Gordon Elliott & D J Gilligan
Downpatrick Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry De Bromhead | 78-12-39 | +5.11 | +8.77 |
| Noel Meade | 36-9-16 | +5.27 | -0.57 |
| D A McLoughlin | 84-8-18 | +26.00 | +4.92 |
| Mrs Denise Foster | 43-8-15 | +14.38 | +1.64 |
| H Smyth | 38-6-10 | +22.25 | +5.41 |
| C Byrnes | 14-5-8 | +0.56 | +0.50 |
| T G McCourt | 19-4-6 | +26.70 | +13.02 |
| J P Dempsey | 17-4-6 | +1.13 | -2.79 |
| A Kinirons | 10-4-6 | +53.58 | +31.80 |
| Thomas Gibney | 36-3-11 | +15.00 | +6.99 |
Downpatrick Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr J C Gainford | 82-13-26 | +0.79 | -10.50 |
| Mr P W Mullins | 26-12-18 | +1.97 | +1.76 |
| Sam Ewing | 50-8-21 | +3.29 | -3.90 |
| S Fitzgerald | 58-7-17 | +20.85 | +1.82 |
| Mr P Hanlon | 41-7-17 | +4.00 | +0.25 |
| K C Sexton | 45-6-15 | +16.38 | +5.49 |
| D Meyler | 33-6-13 | +0.58 | -2.45 |
| C D Maxwell | 34-5-12 | +51.00 | +29.87 |
| J B Foley | 26-5-11 | +4.00 | +9.23 |
| Luke Dempsey | 38-4-9 | +35.25 | +14.24 |
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 Downpatrick Racecourse, which includes the trainer and jockey statistics, has been created using statistics available from HorseRaceBase. The data includes all races throughout the last five years (2021 to 2025).


