Guide to Roscommon Racecourse
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: 19-94 (20%) -28.56
- Flat Non-Handicaps: 30-68 (44%) -0.80
- Handicap Chases: 3-19 (16%) -7.75
- Handicap Hurdles: 5-36 (14%) -15.92
- Non-Handicap Chases: 9-19 (47%) -1.82
- Non-Handicap Hurdles: 24-47 (51%) +13.34
Roscommon Racecourse Map
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.
Roscommon Draw Bias
❌ Backing stall 1 at Roscommon over a trip of 7½f is the most unsuccessful stall and trip combination at Roscommon, returning an LSP of -49.93 over the last five years.
Here we have the draw bias for Roscommon taken into consideration in races with ten or more runners. We will break down the figures by race trips. Draws can be much more important in shorter trips, where runners do not have time to find their position during the race, meaning the draw is probably more important than in races over longer distances.
- Sprints (5f to 7½f)
- Middle Distance (1m2f to 1m5½f)
The following table shows a breakdown of 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 the lowest stall number to the highest.
Roscommon Jockey and Trainer Statistics (Flat)
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-five 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 fourteen winners and an LSP of +2.48. If you are looking for a trainer to follow in the eachway market, then it is Ross O'Sullivan who leads the way at Roscommon. They have had a total of six placings, which includes two winners over the previous five for an eachway LSP of +67.64. J S Bolger does not have a great record at Roscommon; their LSP of -50.29 has them stone dead bottom of the trainers' list, which has come from five winners from seventy-four runners, which is a 7% strike rate.
C T Keane is the leading jockey here at Roscommon with twenty-one winners, but you would have recorded a loss if you backed all of their rides. Following D P McDonogh would have returned the most winners (thirteen) from a profitable jockey. P A Harnett 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 +113.21, which is courtesy of their six placings (two winners). A total of ten winners from one hundred seven rides at Roscommon has Shane Foley at the wrong end of the jockeys' list with their 9% strike rate and worst LSP of -59.09.
Roscommon Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations at Roscommon based on the number of winners:
- 10 Wins: Joseph Patrick O'Brien & Dylan B McMonagle
- 10 Wins: G M Lyons & C T Keane
- 9 Wins: Gavin Patrick Cromwell & G F Carroll
- 8 Wins: Mrs John Harrington & Shane Foley
- 8 Wins: Joseph Patrick O'Brien & D P McDonogh
Roscommon Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| G M Lyons | 57-14-24 | +2.48 | -6.03 |
| Gavin Patrick Cromwell | 49-10-29 | +5.25 | +15.90 |
| P Twomey | 14-8-11 | +10.11 | +7.56 |
| Darren / O'Leary Bunyan | 18-5-10 | +12.83 | +11.10 |
| Jack W Davison | 21-4-8 | +11.00 | +6.11 |
| M C Grassick | 28-3-8 | +0.13 | -1.85 |
| Thomas Coyle | 21-3-6 | +15.50 | +7.26 |
| Peter Fahey | 13-3-3 | +11.00 | +3.13 |
| Philip Michael Byrne | 7-3-4 | +28.50 | +17.59 |
| Ross O'Sullivan | 23-2-6 | +107.50 | +67.64 |
Roscommon Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| D P McDonogh | 64-13-21 | +1.48 | -8.76 |
| C D Hayes | 97-7-30 | +11.28 | +10.40 |
| J J G Ryan | 57-7-13 | +26.50 | +9.13 |
| K J Manning | 31-5-8 | +4.21 | -4.69 |
| Donagh O'Connor | 21-3-6 | +129.00 | +81.30 |
| S D Bowen | 17-3-4 | +24.33 | +11.01 |
| P A Harnett | 18-2-6 | +187.50 | +113.21 |
| C Stone-Walsh | 8-2-3 | +3.83 | +0.72 |
| Oisin Orr | 17-1-7 | +4.00 | +6.56 |
| Danny Sheehy | 12-1-1 | +5.00 | -1.00 |
Roscommon Jockey and Trainer Statistics (NH)
Who are the best National Hunt jockeys and trainers to bet on at Roscommon?
Focusing only on trainers who show a profit when backing all of their runners, top of the pile at Roscommon for the number of winners is Henry De Bromhead, who has produced a total of eleven winners in return for an LSP of +7.22. If you are looking for a trainer to follow in the eachway market, then it is D M Christie who leads the way at Roscommon. They have had a total of five placings, which includes one winner over the previous five, for an eachway LSP of +13.86. At the other end of the spectrum is John Joseph Hanlon, who has a terrible record at Roscommon, of all the trainers, their LSP of -43.25 is the worst; they have a 2% strike rate with one winner from forty-six runners.
With a total number of seven winners at Roscommon, Darragh O'Keeffe leads the way for winners from jockeys who have shown a profit (+52.33) for all of their rides at Roscommon. With an eachway LSP of +17.68 at Roscommon, Mr J C Gainford leads the jockeys in profit for backing eachway, which has been helped by their twelve placings, which include a total of four winners. With an LSP of -36.00 at Roscommon, E Walsh heads the list for worst jockeys at this course, which is a result of zero winners from thirty-six rides, which is a strike rate of 0%.
Roscommon Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry De Bromhead | 48-11-25 | +7.22 | +1.48 |
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 17-5-11 | +1.00 | +0.64 |
| Mark Michael McNiff | 23-4-12 | +3.00 | +1.40 |
| Noel Meade | 14-4-6 | +17.20 | +8.05 |
| B Connell | 10-4-6 | +7.38 | +2.66 |
| D A McLoughlin | 31-3-8 | +15.00 | +1.85 |
| Martin Brassil | 14-3-5 | +30.00 | +12.90 |
| Andrew Slattery | 14-3-3 | +0.88 | -1.87 |
| S Curling | 18-2-5 | +2.25 | -2.81 |
| Brian M McMahon | 17-2-3 | +9.00 | -0.10 |
Roscommon Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 57-7-16 | +52.33 | +10.14 |
| M P Walsh | 21-6-8 | +9.65 | -0.05 |
| P J O'Hanlon | 37-5-8 | +18.67 | +2.64 |
| Mark M McDonagh | 24-5-8 | +34.83 | +10.56 |
| P Townend | 12-5-8 | +0.95 | -0.17 |
| Mr J C Gainford | 36-4-12 | +13.00 | +17.68 |
| Liam Quinlan | 18-3-5 | +5.88 | -1.30 |
| R A Doyle | 16-2-3 | +13.00 | +1.40 |
| Brian Hayes | 13-2-4 | +23.00 | +8.20 |
| Charlie O'Dwyer | 12-2-2 | +13.00 | +4.15 |
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 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).
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