Fontwell Racecourse Guide
Type of Racing: National Hunt Only.
Highlights: The National Spirit Hurdle used to be a Champion Hurdle trial over 18f but has since increased the distance to 20f and become a handicap. The Grade 2 National Spirit is regarded more like a World Hurdle trial.
TV Channel: Sky Sports Racing
Bookmaker Streaming Services are Available from Bet 365, Betfair, Coral, Hills and Unibet.
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* All statistics below are based on the previous five years at Fontwell
Fontwell Outright Favourite Statistics
- Handicap Chases: 73-208 (35%) -32.24
- Handicap Hurdles: 89-246 (36%) -10.15
- Non-Handicap Chases: 6-14 (43%) -4.49
- Non-Handicap Hurdles: 71-140 (51%) -9.81
Fontwell Racecourse Map
Although Fontwell is classed as a left-handed track, the chase course is actually a figure-of-eight on the inside of the oval hurdles course. It is situated a few miles southeast of Goodwood, close to Chichester, and due north of Bognor Regis.
Racecourse Address: Arundel Road, Fontwell, Arundel, BN18 0SY
Racecourse Telephone Number: 01243 543335
To buy tickets for a race day at Fontwell, head over to their official ticket booking webpage
How to get the best Fontwell tips
Fontwell's chase course is a unique figure of eight configuration and is very much a 'horses for courses' track, so paying close attention to local trainers is a good move as their runners race regularly here and many develop a strong track suitability trend.
Sussex trainer Gary Moore has more runners at the track than any other operation and will often have multiple entries. The second string and the less fancied should not be ignored.
Many front-runners look like being hauled in but can be difficult to catch; more hold on than may be expected.
On soft or heavy going, particularly over hurdles, the better ground can often be found by steering a wide track.
Also worth noting, tired horses on the hurdles run-in can be distracted by the paddock entrance as they approach the finish.
Fontwell is a specialist track, so it's worth checking out the tips from OLBG's best horse racing tipsters.
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Fontwell Jockey & Trainer Statistics
Who are the best National Hunt jockeys and trainers to bet on at Fontwell?
G L Moore is the leading trainer here at Fontwell with forty-eight winners, but you would have recorded a loss if you backed all of their runners, whilst following Robert Walford would have returned the most winners (eighteen) from a profitable trainer. If you are more of an eachway player, then you may want to know which trainer is best to follow at Fontwell, and that would be Mark Gillard, who shows the best eachway LSP, which is +70.84, thanks to their six placings (three winners). At the other end of the spectrum is N P Mulholland, who has a terrible record at Fontwell of all the trainers; their LSP of -77.48 is the worst, they have a 15% strike rate with thirty-four winners from two hundred thirty runners.
Gavin Sheehan has produced a total of thirty-three winners at Fontwell racecourse, and with an LSP of +12.81, they top the winners list for jockeys who also show a profit. With an eachway LSP of +95.56 at Fontwell, Marc Goldstein leads the jockeys in profit for backing eachway, which has been helped by their thirty-two placings, which include a total of sixteen winners. The jockey with the worst record at Fontwell based on LSP is J A Best, who has only a 5% strike rate with six winners from one hundred fifteen rides, which have returned an LSP of -69.67.
Fontwell Picks & Hints
Here are some factors at Fontwell for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:
- 5-11 (45%) +37.88 - Backing Adam Wedge rides when on horses aged 8yo
- 5-8 (63%) +32.38 - Backing Mrs Alex Dunn runners when over a trip of 3m2f
- 6-14 (43%) +16.25 - Backing A J Honeyball runners when horses are aged 8yo
- 6-8 (75%) +11.28 - Backing N A Twiston-Davies runners when in a Novices Hurdle race
- 8-13 (62%) +10.95 - Backing Jamie Snowden runners when in a Novices Hurdle race
Fontwell Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Fontwell based on the number of winners:
- 24 Wins: G L Moore & Jamie Moore
- 15 Wins: Jamie Snowden & Gavin Sheehan
- 12 Wins: Gary and Josh Moore & Caoilin Quinn
- 12 Wins: C Gordon & Mr Fred Gordon
- 12 Wins: A J Honeyball & Rex Dingle
Fontwell Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Walford | 90-18-41 | +47.36 | +30.67 |
| P F Nicholls | 58-18-32 | +0.90 | -3.83 |
| Joe Tizzard | 87-17-32 | +71.99 | +50.67 |
| N A Twiston-Davies | 40-15-24 | +11.87 | +1.48 |
| Mrs Alex Dunn | 38-9-12 | +30.76 | +5.25 |
| D G Bridgwater | 36-7-13 | +3.95 | +1.94 |
| Ben Clarke | 26-6-10 | +40.83 | +14.70 |
| Christian Williams | 32-5-11 | +7.33 | +1.61 |
| J Scott | 32-5-11 | +1.28 | -2.53 |
| P J / White Hobbs | 27-5-12 | +0.75 | +2.68 |
Fontwell Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Sheehan | 137-33-59 | +12.81 | -2.98 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 122-27-51 | +1.33 | -16.30 |
| Brendan Powell | 160-21-54 | +64.91 | +38.18 |
| Harry Kimber | 108-20-37 | +35.78 | +10.18 |
| Marc Goldstein | 124-16-32 | +138.25 | +95.56 |
| Tom Bellamy | 71-13-28 | +21.21 | +10.59 |
| Adam Wedge | 58-11-18 | +32.24 | +7.84 |
| Joshua Moore | 46-9-17 | +2.51 | +0.29 |
| Mr Frederick Gingell | 27-9-13 | +18.41 | +8.34 |
| Jack Tudor | 47-8-14 | +4.58 | -2.93 |
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 Fontwell 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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