Hexham Racecourse Guide
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.
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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.
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* All statistics below are based on the previous five years at Hexham
Hexham Outright Favourite Statistics
- Handicap Chases: 33-157 (21%) -63.84
- Handicap Hurdles: 51-152 (34%) -4.16
- Non-Handicap Chases: 7-20 (35%) -7.41
- Non-Handicap Hurdles: 57-106 (54%) -0.39
Hexham Racecourse Map
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 Telephone Number: 01434 606881
To buy tickets for a day's racing at Hexham, go to the racecourse's official ticket booking page.
Hexham Jockey and Trainer Statistics
Who are the best National Hunt jockeys and trainers to bet on at Hexham?
Miss Lucinda V Russell is the leading trainer here at Hexham with thirty-two winners, but you would have recorded a loss if you backed all of their runners, whilst following Jennie Candlish would have returned the most winners (eighteen) from a profitable trainer. If you are looking for a trainer to follow in the eachway market, then it is Hugh Burns who leads the way at Hexham. They have had a total of nine placings, which includes three winners for an eachway LSP of +31.10. A total of eleven winners from one hundred ninety-six runners at Hexham has Micky Hammond at the wrong end of the trainers' list with their 6% strike rate and worst LSP of -102.50.
Backing all of the Sean Quinlan rides would have produced backing the most winners for a jockey here at Hexham, with forty-four, but you would have returned a loss by doing so. Daniel McMenamin leads the way for a profitable jockey with an LSP of +11.98 from their twenty-eight winners. 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 Mr C Rabbitt, who shows the best eachway LSP, which is +21.42, thanks to their seventeen placings (eight winners). Sean Quinlan does not have a great record at Hexham; their LSP of -83.58 has them stone dead bottom of the jockeys' list, which has come from forty-four winners from two hundred fifty-eight rides, which is a 17% strike rate.
Hexham Picks & Hints
Here are some factors at Hexham for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:
- 6-9 (67%) +14.57 - Backing Charlotte Jones rides when on horses aged 6yo
- 5-11 (45%) +15.38 - Backing Sean Quinlan rides when over a trip of 3m1f
- 6-13 (46%) +10.57 - Backing James Moffatt runners when horses are 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:
- 17 Wins: Mark Walford & Jamie Hamilton
- 17 Wins: Jennie Candlish & Sean Quinlan
- 14 Wins: Miss Lucinda V Russell & Derek R Fox
- 12 Wins: G T Bewley & Jonathon Bewley
- 11 Wins: James Moffatt & Charlotte Jones
Hexham Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennie Candlish | 61-18-27 | +18.21 | +5.09 |
| Mrs Susan Corbett | 139-17-51 | +26.54 | +23.51 |
| B Ellison | 64-12-26 | +12.38 | +1.71 |
| Jedd O'Keeffe | 22-9-13 | +7.57 | +2.35 |
| Miss S E Forster | 67-7-16 | +18.38 | +6.71 |
| Adrian Paul Keatley | 15-6-8 | +35.13 | +20.29 |
| Mrs A Hamilton | 13-6-8 | +12.10 | +6.52 |
| Ewan Whillans | 39-5-11 | +43.00 | +20.36 |
| Mrs J M Walton | 46-4-12 | +5.38 | -0.38 |
| Tristan Davidson | 30-4-8 | +27.50 | +10.21 |
Hexham Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel McMenamin | 168-28-61 | +11.98 | -0.47 |
| Craig Nichol | 135-18-44 | +23.88 | -2.22 |
| Ryan Mania | 105-11-35 | +13.13 | +7.37 |
| Mr C Rabbitt | 64-8-17 | +32.58 | +21.42 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 32-8-19 | +9.95 | +7.99 |
| Thomas Willmott | 37-6-10 | +14.50 | +6.06 |
| Charlie Hammond | 18-6-11 | +10.57 | +7.75 |
| Philip Armson | 21-3-7 | +10.00 | +7.10 |
| Dylan Johnston | 20-3-7 | +1.03 | -0.87 |
| Luke Scott | 12-3-6 | +1.63 | +0.86 |
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 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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