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: 23-90 (26%) -11.75
• Flat Non-Handicaps: 35-68 (51%) +9.76
• Handicap Chases: 3-15 (20%) -3.75
• Handicap Hurdles: 5-37 (14%) -19.67
• Non-Handicap Chases: 8-21 (38%) -6.36
• Non-Handicap Hurdles: 25-46 (54%) +17.59

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.

With an LSP of -53.93, the most unsuccessful stall at Roscommon is stall 1 when backing runners over a trip of 7½f over the last five years.

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?

Whilst Joseph Patrick O'Brien is the most successful trainer at Roscommon with a total of twenty-three winners, if you backed all of their runners you would be showing a loss. G M Lyons is the most successful trainer at Roscommon for those who show a profit if backing all their runners thanks to a total of seventeen winners and an LSP of +18.28. Gavin Patrick Cromwell is the trainer to follow at Roscommon if you are backing eachway as they show the best LSP of all the trainers in the eachway markets, that is +19.97 which is courtesy of their twenty-seven placings (ten winners). At the other end of the spectrum is Michael Mulvany who has a terrible record at Roscommon, of all the trainers their LSP of -39.00 is the worst, they have a 0% strike rate with zero winners from thirty-nine runners.

When looking at profitable jockeys only, then it is R P Whelan who leads the way with a total of eleven winners producing an LSP of +12.08 whilst C T Keane leads the overall list with nineteen winners but shows a loss overall. With an eachway LSP of +23.33 at Roscommon, Jack Cleary leads the jockeys in profit for backing eachway which has been helped by their six placings which include a total of two winners. 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-six rides which have returned an LSP of -58.29.

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
• 9 Wins: Mrs John Harrington & Shane Foley
• 9 Wins: Gavin Patrick Cromwell & G F Carroll
• 8 Wins: Joseph Patrick O'Brien & Dylan B McMonagle
• 7 Wins: J P Murtagh & Ben M Coen

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?

Henry De Bromhead has produced a total of fourteen winners at Roscommon racecourse and with an LSP of +3.20, they top the winner's list for trainers who also show a profit. If you are looking for a trainer to follow in the eachway market then it is S Curling who leads the way at Roscommon, they have had a total of five placings which includes three winners over the previous five for an eachway LSP of +17.74. John Joseph Hanlon does not have a great record at Roscommon, their LSP of -44.25 has them stone dead bottom of the trainers' list, which has come from one winner from forty-seven runners which is a 2% strike rate.

Not only is M P Walsh the most successful jockey at Roscommon in terms of the number of winners but they have also returned a profit if back all of their rides, M P Walsh has notched up a total of seven winners for an LSP of +15.15. If you are more of an eachway player then you may want to know which jockey is best to follow at Roscommon and that would be Mr J C Gainford who shows the best eachway LSP which is +23.13 thanks to their ten placings (three winners). A total of zero winners from thirty-seven rides at Roscommon has E Walsh at the wrong end of the jockeys' list with their 0% strike rate and worst LSP of -37.00.

Roscommon Picks & Hints

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

• 6-13 (46%) +13.86 - Backing Henry De Bromhead runners when over a trip of 2m

Roscommon Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

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

• 6 Wins: Henry De Bromhead & Rachael Blackmore

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.