Hexham Tips

Hexham in Northumberland holds around 15 meetings a year. Members report it being an enjoyable course to visit with the slopes enabling racegoers to get great views of all the action.

Type of Racing: National Hunt Only

Hexham Racing Highlights: The highlight of the Hexham year is a class two handicap hurdle that is contested over three miles in October of each year.

TV Channel: Sky Sports Racing

Bookmaker Streaming Services Available from Ladbrokes, William Hill.

If you are off to Hexham races today then why not download the OLBG app to keep up to date with all the Hexham tips at the course?

You need a hardy horse with stamina, as it can get incredibly blowy and testing at the course.

Look to the top jockeys who have travelled to Hexham, as it’s a long way to the course from most places, especially if there are other more prestigious National Hunt meetings on the same day.

Many OLBG tipsters specialise in National Hunt racing, check out the daily tips from OLBG's best horse racing tipsters here.

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

Hexham Outright Favourite Statistics

• Handicap Chases: 36-150 (24%) -43.51
• Handicap Hurdles: 55-140 (39%) +18.98
• Non-Handicap Chases: 8-27 (30%) -11.91
• Non-Handicap Hurdles: 53-97 (55%) +3.50

A one and a half mile left handed circuit, the Hexham course is undulating and can take a lot of getting. There is a steep uphill finish with many a horse being caught as the line approaches, this despite the run in only being about a furlong. Fences are considered easy.  

Hexham Racecourse Address: Yarridge Road, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 2JP

Hexham Racecourse Telphone Number: 01434 606881

To buy tickets for a a day's racing at Hexham, go to the racecourse's official ticket booking page.

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

Following N G Richards would have returned a profit here at Hexham with an LSP of +10.61 and their twenty-one winners have them at the head of the profitable trainers' list. Miss Lucinda V Russell does lead the trainers' list overall with thirty-one winners but shows an overall loss. When looking at trainers and looking for some eachway value at Hexham the trainer who shows the best eachway profit is Mrs S J Smith, whose LSP is +41.69 which has been accumulated by a total of twenty-six placings which includes twelve winners. M A Barnes does not have a great record at Hexham, their LSP of -103.99 has them stone dead bottom of the trainers' list, which has come from eight winners from one hundred thirty-five runners which is a 6% strike rate.

Brian Hughes is the leading jockey here at Hexham with thirty-six winners but you would have recorded a loss if you backed all of their rides whilst following Sam W Coltherd would have returned the most winners (seventeen) from a profitable jockey. If you are more of an eachway player then you may want to know which jockey is best to follow at Hexham and that would be Derek R Fox who shows the best eachway LSP which is +35.19 thanks to their forty-two placings (fourteen winners). At the other end of the spectrum is Brian Hughes who has a terrible record at Hexham, of all the jockeys their LSP of -106.76 is the worst, they have a 15% strike rate with thirty-six winners from two hundred forty-one rides.

Hexham Picks & Hints

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

• 6-10 (60%) +20.83 - Backing N G Richards runners when horses are aged 8yo
• 5-9 (56%) +19.25 - Backing J B Walton runners when over a trip of 2m7½f
• 5-12 (42%) +16.25 - Backing J B Walton runners when in a Handicap Hurdle race
• 8-19 (42%) +16.09 - Backing Sean Quinlan rides when in a Handicap Novices Chase race
• 6-8 (75%) +15.57 - Backing Charlotte Jones rides when on horses aged 6yo

Hexham Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

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

• 14 Wins: W S Coltherd & Sam W Coltherd
• 11 Wins: G T Bewley & Jonathon Bewley
• 11 Wins: Jennie Candlish & Sean Quinlan
• 11 Wins: Mark Walford & Jamie Hamilton
• 11 Wins: James Moffatt & Charlotte Jones

Hexham Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Hexham 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 Hexham Racecourse which includes the favourite statistics 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.