Doncaster Tips

Doncaster is one of the major courses in the north of England, the 'turf' flat season just about starts and ends here. 

The host of the St. Leger first run in 1776, which is the oldest of the five English 'classic' races and is the final one of the flat season (run in September).

Type of Racing: Flat and NH.

Flat Highlights: The St. Leger is the main feature, being the last Classic of the season. Run over 1 mile 6 furlongs it is the final leg of the Triple Crown after the Guineas and Derby. The last horse to win the three races was the great Nijinsky in 1970.

The Lincoln Handicap (March) traditionally kicks off the beginning of the 'turf' flat season with horses from that race worth following in April and May, as they tend to be horses who are “ready” fitness-wise.

The Vertem Futurity Trophy Stakes (Group 1), formally known as the Racing Post Trophy run in October over a mile for 2 Year old's is a valuable guide to the classics for the following season.

In total Doncaster has 9 Group races on the flat.

NH Highlights:

Several feature races adorn the programme, with possibly the best known being the Yorkshire Chase (January) and the Grimthorpe Chase (March) which is normally held just prior to the Cheltenham Festival.

TV Channel: Sky Sports Racing

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

Doncaster Outright Favourite Statistics

• Flat Handicaps: 128-446 (29%) -28.63
• Flat Non-Handicaps: 85-171 (50%) +18.01
• Handicap Chases: 22-89 (25%) -15.49
• Handicap Hurdles: 39-103 (38%) +23.56
• Non-Handicap Chases: 21-38 (55%) -0.01
• Non-Handicap Hurdles: 50-101 (50%) -7.84

Flat & National Hunt: Left-handed track, Rose Hill is the highest point on the track and is situated about 10 furlongs from the winning post. There is a slight uphill stretch before and downhill stretch after Rose Hill, but neither is steep nor prolonged. The rest of the course is basically level and has good drainage.

Doncaster Racecourse Address: The Grandstand, Leger Way, Doncaster DN2 6BB

Doncaster Racecourse Telephone: 01302 304200

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

Knowing that the Doncaster racecourse is a true test of a horse’s speed and quality means you can bet with confidence at the track. 

During times when there is no racing scheduled at Doncaster, head over the racing predictions page to see what the tipsters are backing elsewhere today.

Doncaster is regarded as a very fair course with no excuses, and if the horse is good enough, it will win. The home straight is very wide but tends to favour horses using either side rather than the centre.

The effect of the draw varies but in general, it pays to be where the pace is in big fields. The placing of the stalls at different meetings needs to be checked.

Avoiding trouble turning into the long straight is of paramount importance rather than the draw itself. This bend is about 5f from home on the round course so affects races over 8f on the round course. The Lincoln and other major 8f handicaps are run over the straight mile so are not affected.

Races over 16.5f have a very tight bend after just a furlong, but this probably has little effect except in the case of a very big field. Visit the OLBG tips pages to view the tips and comments by the top horse racing tipsters. Check the OLBG tips pages for detailed comments on individual horses.

Read the daily horse racing discussion on the forum. Check going and weather updates from the clerk of the Doncaster course.

When breaking Doncaster down into trips then you can look at which stall and trip combination has produced the best LSP, that would be stall 8 over a trip of 6f which has, over the last five years produced an LSP of +75.00. When breaking Doncaster down into trips then you can look at which stall and trip combination has produced the worst LSP, that would be stall 1 over a trip of 7f which has, over the last five years produced an LSP of -86.13.

Here we have the draw bias for Doncaster 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)
• 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, this 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 Doncaster?

When looking at profitable trainers only then it is Sir Michael Stoute who leads the way with a total of twenty-six winners producing an LSP of +21.66 whilst Roger Varian leads the overall list with forty winners but shows a loss overall. If you are looking for a trainer to follow in the eachway market then it is R A Teal who leads the way at Doncaster, they have has a total of ten placings which includes four winners over the previous five years for an eachway LSP of +39.28. R A Fahey does not have a great record at Doncaster, their LSP of -169.17 has them stone dead bottom of the trainers' list, that has come from thirty winners from four hundred two runners which is a 7% strike rate.

Whilst Andrea Atzeni the most successful jockey at Doncaster with a total of thirty-nine winners, if you backed all of their rides you would be showing a loss. P J McDonald is the most successful jockey at Doncaster for those who show a profit if backing all their rides thanks to a total of twenty-seven winners and an LSP of +66.38. With an eachway LSP of +47.14 at Doncaster, P J McDonald leads the jockeys in profit for backing eachway which has been helped by their sixty-two placings which include a total of twenty-seven winners. With an LSP of -93.00 at Doncaster, Tom Eaves heads the list for worst jockeys at this course, that is a result of two winners from one hundred six rides which is a strike rate of 2%.

Doncaster Picks & Hints

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

• 8-19 (42%) +22.20 - Backing D M Simcock runners when horses are aged 4yo
• 7-13 (54%) +16.28 - Backing Saeed Bin Suroor runners when in a Maiden race
• 10-21 (48%) +11.59 - Backing Saeed Bin Suroor runners when horses are aged 3yo
• 6-13 (46%) +11.53 - Backing Oisin Murphy rides when in a Maiden race
• 7-16 (44%) +12.51 - Backing Andrea Atzeni rides when over a trip of 1m2f

Doncaster Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

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

• 21 Wins: Roger Varian & Andrea Atzeni
• 12 Wins: J H M Gosden & L Dettori
• 9 Wins: D O'Meara & Daniel Tudhope
• 8 Wins: D M Simcock & Jamie Spencer
• 8 Wins: Sir Michael Stoute & Ryan Moore

Doncaster Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Doncaster Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

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

Whilst N J Henderson the most successful trainer at Doncaster with a total of twenty-four winners, if you backed all of their runners you would be showing a loss. C E Longsdon is the most successful trainer at Doncaster for those who show a profit if backing all their runners thanks to a total of twelve winners and an LSP of +2.45. With an eachway LSP of +20.80 at Doncaster, Nick Kent leads the trainers in profit for backing eachway which has been helped by their eight placings which include a total of two winners. P A Kirby does not have a great record at Doncaster, their LSP of -37.64 has them stone dead bottom of the trainers' list, that has come from nine winners from sixty-eight runners which is a 13% strike rate.

Focusing only on jockeys who show a profit when backing all of their rides, top of the pile at Doncaster for the number of winners is David Bass who has produced a total of sixteen winners in return of an LSP of +32.97. If you are looking for a jockey to follow in the eachway market then it is David Bass who leads the way at Doncaster, they have has a total of twenty-five placings which includes sixteen winners over the previous five years for an eachway LSP of +15.61. At the other end of the spectrum is Brian Hughes who has a terrible record at Doncaster, of all the jockeys their LSP of -88.18 is the worse, they have an 8% strike rate with twelve winners from one hundred fifty-one rides.

Doncaster Picks & Hints

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

• 9-21 (43%) +54.03 - Backing Ben Pauling runners when in a Novices Hurdle race
• 7-15 (47%) +38.85 - Backing David Bass rides when on horses aged 6yo
• 5-11 (45%) +35.58 - Backing David Bass rides when over a trip of 2m3½f
• 8-18 (44%) +33.98 - Backing David Bass rides when in a Novices Hurdle race

Doncaster Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

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

• 10 Wins: K C Bailey & David Bass
• 9 Wins: Daniel Skelton & Harry Skelton
• 9 Wins: N J Henderson & Nico Boinville
• 6 Wins: P F Nicholls & Harry Cobden
• 5 Wins: A King & Tom Bellamy

Doncaster Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Doncaster Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit