Kempton Racecourse Guide
Kempton Park is situated in Sunbury-on-Thames on the outskirts of London.
Type of Racing: Flat (All Weather) & NH
NH Highlights: The most prestigious race on the calendar is the Boxing Day King George VI Chase, the race is often won by future Gold Cup winners.
Kempton has a total of 9 graded NH races including the Christmas Hurdle which is usually a stepping stone for Champion Hurdle contenders and the Kauto Star Novices' Chase for up-and-coming top-class chasers.
The Lanzarote Hurdle which is run in January is named in honour of the former champion hurdler, Lanzarote who twice won the Christmas Hurdle.
Previously known as the Racing Post Trophy, the now Coral Trophy takes place in February and is a race that has proved a good pointer for both the Cheltenham Festival and Grand National.
Flat Highlights: The highlights on the All-Weather Polytrack are the Group 3 Sirenia Stakes and September Stakes.
TV Channel: Racing TV
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* All statistics below are based on the previous five years at Kempton
Kempton Outright Favourite Statistics
- AW Handicaps: 432-1354 (32%) -91.16
- AW Non-Handicaps: 270-612 (44%) -61.30
- Handicap Chases: 25-94 (27%) -15.46
- Handicap Hurdles: 27-81 (33%) +6.43
- Non-Handicap Chases: 15-37 (41%) -8.00
- Non-Handicap Hurdles: 56-103 (54%) +1.10
Kempton Racecourse Map
There are two courses the National Hunt turf track and the All-Weather 'Polytrack' for flat racing.
The Jumps course is right-handed and triangular in shape, with the fences considered fair. The first fence in the home straight can often catch horses out, especially those starting to tire as it comes fairly quickly after the final bend.
Kempton Park Racecourse Address: Staines Rd E, Shepperton, Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5AQ
Kempton Park Racecourse Telephone: 01932 782292
To buy tickets for a race day at Kempton Park, head over to their official ticket booking webpage.


How To Use The Kempton Tips
Here you will find free Kempton tips from OLBG's knowledgeable army of horse racing tipsters. The most tipped Kempton Park runners are listed by race time along with the number of tips received and the total number of race tips and odds.
Also displayed is the confidence percentage which may indicate a 1 to 5-star value rating bet, 5 stars being the highest.
To view, all tips on a race just click on the highlighted Kempton picks, the race tips page also shows the Best Tipster's tip which is from the best profit tipster over the last 12 months.
Placing a bet on a tip can be done by clicking on the 'Add' to betslip option next to the selection and this will be saved on your betslip. Check the odds comparison tool at the top of the screen to see which bookie is offering the best odds.
Select your preferred bookie and you will be transferred to their site with your betslip selections complete for you to just add your stake.
5 Furlongs to a Mile, low numbers have an advantage. Kempton is the only right-handed All-Weather track, the bias makes for interesting reading. Kempton is oval-shaped with two loops, known as the inner and outer loops.
On the inner loop which is used for 5-furlong races, there is a shorter run-in after the final turn, the outer loop is used for 6-furlong races and has a much longer run-in.
A quality horse can win from higher stall numbers, but it is harder for them, your Kempton Park tips should always consider the draw.
Kempton is just one of six all-weather tracks in the UK if you want tips from the others or today's racing then head over to the main racing predictions page.
Kempton Draw Bias
✅ If you want the most profitable stall at Kempton then you need to look at races over 1m3f and focus on stall 5 as this has produced an LSP of +107.26 over the last five years.
❌ Backing stall 2 at Kempton over a trip of 1m is the most unsuccessful stall and trip combination at Kempton returning an LSP of -242.14 over the last five years.
Here we have the draw bias for Kempton 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)
- Long Distance (1m6f or further)
The following table shows a breakdown over a group of trips and shows how each position of the draw does, 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.
Kempton Jockey and Trainer Statistics (AW)
Who are the best all-weather jockeys and trainers to bet on at Kempton?
Following M Johnston would have returned a profit here at Kempton with an LSP of +37.84 and their forty-two winners have them at the head of the profitable trainers' list. A M Balding does lead the trainers' list overall with ninety-two winners but shows an overall loss. If you are more of an eachway player then you may want to know which trainer is best to follow at Kempton and that would be R A Teal who shows the best eachway LSP which is +93.62 thanks to their fifty-seven placings (nineteen winners). At the other end of the spectrum is A W Carroll who has a terrible record at Kempton, of all the trainers their LSP of -213.67 is the worse, they have a 6% strike rate with twenty-six winners from four hundred sixteen runners.
Oisin Murphy is the leading jockey here at Kempton with one hundred four winners but you would have recorded a loss if you backed all of their rides whilst following Hector Crouch would have returned the most winners (forty-six) from a profitable jockey. If you are looking for a jockey to follow in the eachway market then it is Finley Marsh who leads the way at Kempton, they have had a total of forty-seven placings which includes twenty-one winners over the previous five for an eachway LSP of +60.59. A total of forty-five winners from seven hundred and two rides at Kempton has Luke Morris at the wrong end of the jockeys' list with their 6% strike rate and worst LSP of -351.80.
Kempton Picks & Hints
Here are some factors at Kempton for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:
- 5-9 (56%) +50.83 - Backing Kieran Burke runners when over a trip of 1m
- 5-10 (50%) +49.83 - Backing Kieran Burke runners when horses are aged 5yo
- 6-14 (43%) +45.00 - Backing W S Kittow runners when horses are aged 4yo
- 5-9 (56%) +21.41 - Backing Ed De Giles runners when horses are aged 6yo
- 6-10 (60%) +17.33 - Backing Miss J A Camacho runners when over a trip of 1m
Kempton Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Kempton based on the number of winners:
- 42 Wins: Charlie Appleby & William Buick
- 37 Wins: A M Balding & David Probert
- 31 Wins: J H M Gosden & Robert Havlin
- 25 Wins: A M Balding & Oisin Murphy
- 25 Wins: J R Fanshawe & D Muscutt
Kempton Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
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M Johnston | 264-42-95 | +37.84 | +10.65 |
M Botti | 339-39-105 | +41.09 | +9.77 |
Eve Johnson Houghton | 251-30-93 | +40.86 | +40.87 |
George Baker | 193-25-57 | +50.26 | +25.10 |
R Charlton | 110-21-41 | +5.60 | -11.84 |
R A Teal | 188-19-57 | +99.21 | +93.62 |
W J Knight | 156-18-45 | +29.32 | +7.18 |
P D Evans | 213-17-48 | +36.96 | -6.29 |
W R Muir | 118-14-44 | +15.66 | +31.97 |
Daniel Kubler | 93-14-34 | +14.99 | +4.02 |
Kempton Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
---|---|---|---|
Hector Crouch | 317-46-105 | +15.72 | +29.89 |
Mr Billy Loughnane | 211-31-72 | +3.49 | +1.26 |
Finley Marsh | 146-21-47 | +126.37 | +60.59 |
Lewis Edmunds | 131-21-45 | +59.66 | +33.80 |
Jamie Spencer | 129-15-48 | +15.60 | -1.80 |
D E Hogan | 156-10-46 | +15.91 | +30.05 |
George Wood | 124-9-33 | +8.33 | +38.82 |
Alexander Voikhansky | 62-8-24 | +5.63 | +6.79 |
Kaiya Fraser | 44-7-19 | +12.45 | +7.48 |
Daniel Tudhope | 44-7-15 | +5.50 | -3.00 |
Kempton Jockey and Trainer Statistics (NH)
Who are the best national hunt jockeys and trainers to bet on at Kempton?
Following Daniel Skelton would have returned a profit here at Kempton with an LSP of +19.53 and their twenty-four winners have them at the head of the profitable trainers' list. N J Henderson does lead the trainers' list overall with fifty winners but shows an overall loss. Miss E C Lavelle is the trainer to follow at Kempton if you are backing eachway as they show the best LSP of all the trainers in the eachway markets, that is +61.59 which is courtesy of their twenty-nine placings (ten winners). P F Nicholls does not have a great record at Kempton, their LSP of -74.65 has them stone dead bottom of the trainers' list, which has come from forty winners from two hundred twenty-eight runners which is an 18% strike rate.
Nico Boinville is the leading jockey here at Kempton with forty winners but you would have recorded a loss if you backed all of their rides whilst following Gavin Sheehan would have returned the most winners (nine) 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 Kempton and that would be Adam Wedge who shows the best eachway LSP which is +40.85 thanks to their ten placings (six winners). The jockey with the worst record at Kempton based on LSP is Harry Cobden who has only a 16% strike rate with twenty-nine winners from one hundred eighty-six rides which have returned an LSP of -76.49.
Kempton Picks & Hints
Here are some factors at Kempton for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:
- 6-14 (43%) +30.46 - Backing Jack Quinlan rides when in a Handicap Chase race
- 5-8 (63%) +20.76 - Backing Daniel Skelton runners when over a trip of 2m2½f
- 5-9 (56%) +16.46 - Backing Amy Murphy runners when in a Handicap Chase race
Kempton Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Kempton based on the number of winners:
- 36 Wins: N J Henderson & Nico Boinville
- 27 Wins: P F Nicholls & Harry Cobden
- 18 Wins: Daniel Skelton & Harry Skelton
- 10 Wins: A King & Tom J Cannon
- 8 Wins: T Lacey & Stan Sheppard
Kempton Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
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Daniel Skelton | 150-24-54 | +19.53 | -9.53 |
Miss E C Lavelle | 70-10-29 | +107.38 | +61.59 |
Ben Pauling | 68-10-24 | +14.92 | +5.82 |
N A Twiston-Davies | 75-7-17 | +11.13 | -13.18 |
C L Tizzard | 31-6-9 | +19.42 | +5.29 |
Amy Murphy | 20-6-9 | +39.46 | +22.67 |
D McCain Jnr | 23-4-5 | +4.25 | -3.78 |
Kieran Burke | 16-4-5 | +50.50 | +27.73 |
Stuart Edmunds | 21-3-7 | +4.20 | +0.68 |
Jonjo and AJ O'Neill | 11-3-4 | +8.00 | +2.20 |
Kempton Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
---|---|---|---|
Gavin Sheehan | 53-9-18 | +49.00 | +25.95 |
Bryony Frost | 53-9-16 | +2.79 | -3.46 |
Jack Quinlan | 47-9-15 | +45.59 | +19.26 |
Stan Sheppard | 33-9-15 | +2.95 | +2.28 |
Tom Bellamy | 68-8-24 | +0.51 | -3.21 |
Daryl Jacob | 48-8-14 | +34.82 | +9.83 |
Jonjo (Jr) O'Neill | 44-7-13 | +10.60 | +2.02 |
Ben R Jones | 31-7-16 | +72.42 | +39.23 |
David Bass | 30-6-13 | +7.11 | +3.77 |
Adam Wedge | 29-6-10 | +69.50 | +40.85 |
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 Kempton Racecourse which includes the favourite statistics, draw bias and the trainer and jockey statistics have been created using results from HorseRaceBase.