Leicester Tips

Leicester racecourse is located in the East Midlands and is fairly central for trainers north and south of the country.

Type of Racing: Flat and NH

Leicester stages around 30 race days throughout the year, the majority are flat race meetings from April to October, including evening races from May to August.

The remainder is National Hunt meetings from November to March.

Flat Highlights: The King Richard III Stakes run in late April is the highlight of the flat season and is confined to horses that have not won a Group 1 or Group 2 race for 2 years.

NH Highlights: The Silver Fox Handicap Chase, run over two miles and four furlongs in December is the top NH race at the track.

TV Channel: Racing TV

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

Leicester Outright Favourite Statistics

• Flat Handicaps: 110-353 (31%) -31.49
• Flat Non-Handicaps: 72-183 (39%) -17.25
• Handicap Chases: 36-96 (38%) +2.43
• Handicap Hurdles: 9-42 (21%) -18.00
• Non-Handicap Chases: 16-28 (57%) +2.71
• Non-Handicap Hurdles: 23-53 (43%) -11.85

Flat: Until the course was redeveloped at the Wigston end, it had a straight mile and better drainage. The straight 7f course is downhill until the junction with the round course, and this section can become very heavy at times. There is an uphill stretch for the next two furlongs or so until levelling out some way before the finish. The back straight is generally a steady climb.

National Hunt: The chase course is not watered but the hurdles course is shared with the flat track which is watered during the summer. This can lead to noticeable differences in the going description, particularly where the courses meet.

Leicester Racecourse Address: Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4AL.

Leicester Racecourse Telephone: 01162 716515

To buy tickets for a race day at Leicester, head over to their official ticket booking webpage.

Leicester is slightly undulating but has a long straight and is a track where the top Newmarket stables like to send some of their better maidens looking for racecourse experience without having a long journey in the horsebox.

On the jumping scene, the fences are not easy, particularly on heavier ground, so look for well-balanced horses whose jumping is sound. Be wary of keen horses on soft ground as they may struggle to get home.

Check OLBG's best horse racing tipster selections and comments on the Leicester races and today's tips from other tracks.

Before you place your Leicester wagers check out the informative Leicester jockey and trainer stats plus useful pointers for Leicester tips.

If you want the most profitable stall at Leicester then you need to look at races over 7f and focus on stall 1 as this has produced an LSP of +91.08 over the last five years. The stall with the worst loss at Leicester in the win market when breaking it down to race trips is stall 7 over a trip of 6f, backing all runners in this stall over that trip over the past five years would have returned a loss of -64.17.

Here we have the draw bias for Leicester 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)

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.

Who are the best flat jockeys and trainers to bet on at Leicester?

M Appleby has produced a total of eighteen winners at Leicester racecourse and with an LSP of +118.33, they top the winner's list for trainers who also show a profit. When looking at trainers and looking for some eachway value at Leicester then the trainer who shows the best eachway profit is M Appleby, that LSP is +61.44 which has been accumulated by a total of forty placings which includes eighteen winners. With an LSP of -49.92 at Leicester, M R Channon heads the list for worst trainers at this course, which is a result of four winners from sixty-nine runners which is a strike rate of 6%.

Not only is William Buick the most successful jockey at Leicester in terms of the number of winners but they have also returned a profit if back all of their rides, William Buick has notched up a total of twenty-eight winners for an LSP of +10.42. R Dawson is the jockey to follow at Leicester if you are backing eachway as they show the best LSP of all the jockeys in the eachway markets, that is +61.89 which is courtesy of their twenty placings (ten winners). A total of four winners from sixty-five rides at Leicester has Callum Shepherd at the wrong end of the jockeys' list with their 6% strike rate and worst LSP of -55.33.

Leicester Picks & Hints

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

• 5-12 (42%) +18.92 - Backing Kevin Foy runners when horses are aged 3yo
• 6-14 (43%) +12.93 - Backing Saeed Bin Suroor runners when horses are aged 3yo
• 5-10 (50%) +11.69 - Backing R M Beckett runners when over a trip of 1m2f

Leicester Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

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

• 7 Wins: C G Cox & Adam Kirby
• 7 Wins: Sir Michael Stoute & Ryan Moore
• 6 Wins: Richard Hannon (Jnr) & S M Levey
• 6 Wins: A W Carroll & Mollie Phillips
• 6 Wins: Charlie Appleby & William Buick

Leicester Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Leicester Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

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

Focusing only on trainers who show a profit when backing all of their runners, top of the pile at Leicester for the number of winners is Daniel Skelton who has produced a total of seventeen winners in return for an LSP of +8.35. If you are looking for a trainer to follow in the eachway market then it is Olly Murphy who leads the way at Leicester, they have had a total of twenty-six placings which includes eleven winners over the previous five for an eachway LSP of +15.08. At the other end of the spectrum is Jonjo O'Neill who has a terrible record at Leicester, of all the trainers their LSP of -36.62 is the worst, they have a 10% strike rate with five winners from fifty runners.

With a total number of fourteen winners at Leicester, Harry Skelton leads the way for winners from jockeys who have shown a profit (+10.37) for all of their rides at Leicester. Charlie Hammond is the jockey to follow at Leicester if you are backing eachway as they show the best LSP of all the jockeys in the eachway markets, that is +27.93 which is courtesy of their eight placings (two winners). With an LSP of -28.52 at Leicester, Sean P Bowen heads the list for worst jockeys at this course, which is a result of three winners from thirty-seven rides which is a strike rate of 8%.

Leicester Picks & Hints

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

• 5-7 (71%) +18.13 - Backing K K Woods rides when on horses aged 6yo
• 5-12 (42%) +12.10 - Backing Harry Skelton rides when over a trip of 2m4½f
• 7-13 (54%) +11.82 - Backing Harry Skelton rides when on horses aged 5yo
• 7-14 (50%) +10.82 - Backing Daniel Skelton runners when horses are aged 5yo

Leicester Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

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

• 14 Wins: Daniel Skelton & Harry Skelton
• 7 Wins: Fergal O'Brien & P J Brennan
• 6 Wins: N A Twiston-Davies & Sam Twiston-Davies
• 6 Wins: Evan Williams & Adam Wedge
• 5 Wins: Miss Venetia Williams & Charlie Deutsch

Leicester Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Leicester 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 Leicester Racecourse which includes the favourite statistics, draw bias 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.