Carlisle Tips

Type of Racing: Flat and National Hunt.

Highlights: The highlight of the flat is the movable feast that is the Eternal Stakes, a listed race that has been held at Carlisle since 2015. The Colin Parker Memorial Chase held in November is a listed race over the jumps worth £17k to the winner.

The best-known races for punters are probably the Carlisle Bell and Cumberland Plate handicaps, which both take place in late June, if you are going racing to Carlisle, Bell/Plate Day should be your 1st choice.

TV Channel: Racing TV

Bookmaker Streaming Services are Available from Betfair, and Bet 365.

If you are visiting Carlisle races today then why not download the OLBG app for the up-to-the-minute Carlisle Tips at the course?

Being a multipurpose racetrack, racing at Carlisle is frequent but on days when there is no racing scheduled, head over to the main racing picks page for picks at other racetracks today and also check our unmissable guide to the best bookmakers for horse racing.

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

Carlisle Outright Favourite Statistics

• Flat Handicaps: 63-233 (27%) -40.30
• Flat Non-Handicaps: 32-80 (40%) -13.35
• Handicap Chases: 34-118 (29%) -13.58
• Handicap Hurdles: 25-110 (23%) -33.40
• Non-Handicap Chases: 12-25 (48%) -2.28
• Non-Handicap Hurdles: 39-78 (50%) +0.61

Flat: Right-handed, 1-mile 4-furlong circuit, undulating with a four-furlong climb to the finish after a turning descent out of the back straight. Suits galloping types who possess plenty of stamina. 

National Hunt: Right-handed, 1-mile 5-furlong circuit undulating suiting galloping types with plenty of stamina.

Carlisle Racecourse Address: Durdar Rd, Carlisle CA2 4TS

Carlisle Racecourse Telephone: 01228 554700

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

If you want the most profitable stall at Carlisle then you need to look at races over 6f and focus on stall 1 as this has produced an LSP of +18.85 over the last five years. For the least profitable stall at Carlisle, you need to look at races over 6f and focus on stall 2 as this has produced an LSP of -61.67 over the last five years.

Here we have the draw bias for Carlisle 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)
• Mile (1m to 1m1½f)

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 Carlisle?

Backing all of the T D Easterby runners would have produced backing the most winners for a trainer here at Carlisle with twenty-four but you would have returned a loss by doing so, M Johnston leads the way for profitable trainers with an LSP of +63.81 from their sixteen winners. If you are more of an eachway player then you may want to know which trainer is best to follow at Carlisle and that would be M Johnston who shows the best eachway LSP which is +42.08 thanks to their thirty placings (sixteen winners). The trainer with the worst record at Carlisle based on LSP is M Dods who has only a 4% strike rate with four winners from ninety-five runners who have returned an LSP of -78.84.

Following B A Curtis would have returned a profit here at Carlisle with an LSP of +13.92 and their fourteen winners have them at the head of the profitable jockeys' list. Paul Mulrennan does lead the jockeys' list overall with eighteen winners but shows an overall loss. When looking at jockeys and looking for some eachway value at Carlisle, then the jockey who shows the best eachway profit is O McSweeney, that LSP is +33.07 which has been accumulated by a total of eight placings which includes six winners. Connor Beasley does not have a great record at Carlisle, their LSP of -61.09 has them stone dead bottom of the jockeys' list, which has come from five winners from ninety rides which is a 6% strike rate.

Carlisle Picks & Hints

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

• 5-7 (71%) +21.75 - Backing Steph Hollinshead runners when horses are aged 3yo
• 5-11 (45%) +18.58 - Backing P J McDonald rides when over a trip of 1m

Carlisle Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

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

• 8 Wins: Grant Tuer & S H James
• 7 Wins: Keith Dalgleish & Callum Rodriguez
• 7 Wins: T D Easterby & Sean Kirrane
• 7 Wins: J S Goldie & Paul Mulrennan
• 7 Wins: K A Ryan & Kevin Stott

Carlisle Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Carlisle Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

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

When looking at profitable trainers only, then it is N G Richards who leads the way with a total of twenty-seven winners producing an LSP of +29.63 whilst D McCain Jnr leads the overall list with thirty-five winners but shows a loss overall. With an eachway LSP of +26.09 at Carlisle, Mark Walford leads the trainers in profit for backing eachway which has been helped by their seventeen placings which include a total of six winners. The trainer with the worst record at Carlisle based on LSP is Miss Lucinda V Russell who has only a 6% strike rate with eight winners from one hundred thirty runners who have returned an LSP of -76.72.

Whilst Brian Hughes is the most successful jockey at Carlisle with a total of forty-four winners, if you backed all of their rides you would be showing a loss. C O'Farrell is the most successful jockey at Carlisle for those who show a profit if backing all their rides thanks to a total of sixteen winners and an LSP of +35.13. If you are looking for a jockey to follow in the eachway market then it is Ryan Mania who leads the way at Carlisle, they have had a total of thirty-one placings which includes thirteen winners over the previous five for an eachway LSP of +35.46. With an LSP of -88.59 at Carlisle, Sean Quinlan heads the list for worst jockeys at this course, which is a result of nineteen winners from one hundred ninety rides which is a strike rate of 10%.

Carlisle Picks & Hints

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

• 7-17 (41%) +35.38 - Backing N G Richards runners when horses are aged 9yo
• 5-12 (42%) +19.12 - Backing Jonjo O'Neill runners when over a trip of 2m4f
• 6-13 (46%) +14.29 - Backing Jonjo (Jr) O'Neill rides when over a trip of 2m4f
• 5-12 (42%) +11.50 - Backing Sam England runners when horses are aged 7yo

Carlisle Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

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

• 25 Wins: D McCain Jnr & Brian Hughes
• 14 Wins: Jonjo O'Neill & Jonjo (Jr) O'Neill
• 10 Wins: Daniel Skelton & Harry Skelton
• 9 Wins: A M Thomson & Ryan Mania
• 8 Wins: W S Coltherd & Sam W Coltherd

Carlisle Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Carlisle 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 Carlisle 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.