Kelso Racecourse Information
Kelso Racecourse is situated in the Scottish Borders, is well supported by Scottish and northern-based trainers and attracting quality horses throughout the 15 meetings held during the season.
Type of Racing: National Hunt Only
Kelso Racing Highlights: The Premier Novice Hurdle, held in early March, is a grade 2 contest worth over £20k. Horses that win this Novice race often go on to run at the Aintree Grand National meeting, Mount Mews and Le Prezien are recent examples.
The Morebattle Hurdle is run in February and is a condition race over 2 miles and 2 furlongs. The race has been targeted by Nicky Henderson in recent years, with Simonsig and Top Notch both winning before heading to Cheltenham.
In December the course hosts the Scottish Borders National, being the time of the year and the fact it's run over four miles, it can be a very demanding race.
TV Channel: Racing TV
Bookmaker Streaming Services are Available from Ladbrokes and William Hill.
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* All statistics below are based on the previous five years at Kelso
Kelso Outright Favourite Statistics
- Handicap Chases: 50-156 (32%) -22.51
- Handicap Hurdles: 48-152 (32%) +8.99
- Non-Handicap Chases: 17-25 (68%) +8.22
- Non-Handicap Hurdles: 47-97 (48%) -8.26
Kelso Racecourse Map
Left-handed, undulating with a steady climb to the winning post. Generally sharp in nature, with the hurdles course being only 9 furlongs, whilst the chase course is a little longer with the outer loop.
Kelso Racecourse Address: Golf Course Road, Kelso, TD5 7SX
Kelso Racecourse Telephone Number: 01573 221 221
To buy tickets for a raceday at Kelso, head over to their official ticket booking webpage
Tips for Kelso Racecourse
The track can be stiff for hurdlers and chasers, so plenty of stamina is sometimes required, depending on conditions; however, the horses visually on anything less than very soft or heavy do seem to nip around the track.
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Kelso Jockey & Trainer Statistics
Who are the best National Hunt jockeys and trainers to bet on at Kelso?
Backing all of the Miss Lucinda V Russell runners would have produced backing the most winners for a trainer here at Kelso, with sixty-six, but you would have returned a loss by doing so. Ewan Whillans leads the way for profitable trainers with an LSP of +39.13 from their twelve winners. With an eachway LSP of +14.71 at Kelso, Fergal O'Brien leads the trainers in profit for backing eachway, which has been helped by their seventeen placings, which include a total of ten winners. The trainer with the worst record at Kelso based on LSP is Rebecca Menzies, who has only a 6% strike rate with seven winners from one hundred seventeen runners, which have returned an LSP of -85.37.
Following Derek R Fox would have returned a profit here at Kelso with an LSP of +25.13, and their thirty-eight winners have them at the head of the profitable jockeys' list. Brian Hughes leads the jockeys' list overall with forty-four winners, but shows an overall loss. When looking at jockeys and looking for some eachway value at Kelso, then the jockey who shows the best eachway profit is Miss J Walton, that LSP is +22.63, which has been accumulated by a total of six placings, which includes five winners. Daniel McMenamin does not have a great record at Kelso; their LSP of -94.76 has them stone dead bottom of the jockeys' list, which has come from twenty-five winners from one hundred ninety-four rides, which is a 13% strike rate.
Kelso Picks & Hints
Here are some factors at Kelso for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:
- 5-8 (63%) +14.91 - Backing Brian Hughes rides when over a trip of 2m5½f
- 5-10 (50%) +13.13 - Backing Craig Nichol rides when over a trip of 3m2f
Kelso Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Kelso based on the number of winners:
- 37 Wins: Miss Lucinda V Russell & Derek R Fox
- 24 Wins: A M Thomson & Ryan Mania
- 19 Wins: N W Alexander & Bruce Lynn
- 17 Wins: Miss Lucinda V Russell & P Wadge
- 13 Wins: D McCain Jnr & Brian Hughes
Kelso Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ewan Whillans | 100-12-22 | +39.13 | +3.34 |
| Mrs A Hamilton | 37-10-12 | +11.37 | +3.18 |
| Fergal O'Brien | 29-10-17 | +24.47 | +14.71 |
| Ruth Jefferson | 31-8-13 | +3.67 | -2.22 |
| Mrs Susan Corbett | 54-7-17 | +17.38 | +11.47 |
| Mrs S J Smith | 29-6-10 | +15.38 | +6.60 |
| Micky Hammond | 52-5-12 | +7.13 | -3.82 |
| O / Guerriero Greenall | 19-5-6 | +23.30 | +11.38 |
| Miss P Robson | 17-5-7 | +27.36 | +13.55 |
| S R B Crawford | 31-4-12 | +25.88 | +13.55 |
Kelso Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek R Fox | 196-38-80 | +25.13 | -3.41 |
| Sean Quinlan | 202-31-63 | +40.41 | -6.41 |
| Jonathon Bewley | 48-9-13 | +8.33 | -5.84 |
| Dylan Johnston | 33-5-14 | +7.41 | +3.45 |
| Miss J Walton | 18-5-6 | +42.50 | +22.63 |
| Nick Orpwood | 13-5-7 | +2.43 | +3.30 |
| P J Brennan | 12-5-8 | +1.63 | +0.57 |
| James C Bowen | 11-5-6 | +18.73 | +9.06 |
| Jack Power | 22-4-10 | +5.94 | +3.81 |
| Oakley Brown | 12-4-6 | +18.00 | +11.25 |
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 Kelso 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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