Leicester Racecourse Guide
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: 107-357 (30%) -42.47
- Flat Non-Handicaps: 70-175 (40%) -23.82
- Handicap Chases: 39-100 (39%) +2.65
- Handicap Hurdles: 13-48 (27%) -16.74
- Non-Handicap Chases: 15-25 (60%) +4.41
- Non-Handicap Hurdles: 27-52 (52%) -3.39
Leicester Racecourse Map
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.


How to get the best tips at Leicester
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.
Leicester Draw Bias
✅ With an LSP of +76.83, the most successful stall at Leicester is stall 1 when backing runners over a trip of 7f over the last five years.
❌ Backing stall 6 at Leicester over a trip of 7f is the most unsuccessful stall and trip combination at Leicester returning an LSP of -84.54 over the last five years.
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.
Leicester Jockey & Trainer Statistics (Flat)
Who are the best flat jockeys and trainers to bet on at Leicester?
When looking at the leading trainers based on wins for those who are also showing a profit when backing all of their runners then it is R M Beckett who comes out at the top here at Leicester With a total of eighteen winners and an LSP of +6.93. With an eachway LSP of +54.28 at Leicester, J R Jenkins leads the trainers in profit for backing eachway which has been helped by their five placings which include a total of one winner. A total of eight winners from eighty-nine runners at Leicester has R A Fahey at the wrong end of the trainers' list with their 9% strike rate and worst LSP of -50.37.
William Buick has produced a total of twenty-seven winners at Leicester racecourse and with an LSP of +8.79, they top the winner's list for jockeys who also show a profit. If you are more of an eachway player then you may want to know which jockey is best to follow at Leicester and that would be Edward Greatrex who shows the best eachway LSP which is +78.48 thanks to their six placings (two winners). Callum Shepherd does not have a great record at Leicester, their LSP of -51.08 has them stone dead bottom of the jockeys' list, which has come from three winners from fifty-eight rides which is a 5% strike rate.
Leicester Picks & Hints
Here are some factors at Leicester for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:
- 5-11 (45%) +13.05 - Backing Saeed Bin Suroor runners when horses are aged 3yo
- 5-10 (50%) +12.25 - Backing Rossa Ryan rides when over a trip of 1m4f
Leicester Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Leicester based on the number of winners:
- 9 Wins: R M Beckett & Rossa Ryan
- 8 Wins: Sir Michael Stoute & Ryan Moore
- 6 Wins: A W Carroll & Mollie Phillips
- 6 Wins: J H M Gosden & Robert Havlin
- 6 Wins: Roger Varian & David Egan
Leicester Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
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R M Beckett | 65-18-28 | +6.93 | -2.87 |
M Appleby | 138-16-37 | +110.83 | +53.87 |
C G Cox | 84-16-33 | +19.44 | +3.33 |
J H M Gosden | 53-15-27 | +12.35 | +8.01 |
E A L Dunlop | 62-13-21 | +66.70 | +27.17 |
Richard Hannon (Jnr) | 108-12-30 | +6.40 | +0.25 |
T D Easterby | 88-11-25 | +4.16 | -4.16 |
M Johnston | 62-10-20 | +10.35 | +3.09 |
Mrs P Sly | 33-8-16 | +76.25 | +47.96 |
J R Fanshawe | 38-7-18 | +12.50 | +7.66 |
Leicester Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
---|---|---|---|
William Buick | 100-27-53 | +8.79 | +6.12 |
Ryan Moore | 34-14-19 | +21.30 | +12.16 |
Oisin Murphy | 58-13-27 | +8.43 | +1.45 |
R Dawson | 56-11-23 | +104.88 | +60.78 |
Rob Hornby | 63-9-22 | +15.08 | +7.10 |
Hector Crouch | 45-9-15 | +47.08 | +20.74 |
Kevin Stott | 42-8-19 | +2.83 | -7.18 |
Josephine Gordon | 65-7-13 | +5.00 | -8.69 |
K T O'Neill | 61-7-16 | +84.50 | +41.67 |
S M Levey | 47-7-16 | +5.13 | +0.98 |
Leicester Jockey & Trainer Statistics (NH)
Who are the best national hunt jockeys and trainers to bet on at Leicester?
Backing all of the Olly Murphy runners would have produced backing the most winners for a trainer here at Leicester with twenty but you would have returned a loss by doing so, Daniel Skelton leads the way for profitable trainers with an LSP of +7.27 from their thirteen winners. If you are more of an eachway player then you may want to know which trainer is best to follow at Leicester and that would be Olly Murphy who shows the best eachway LSP which is +8.02 thanks to their forty-two placings (twenty winners). With an LSP of -27.62 at Leicester, Jonjo O'Neill heads the list for worst trainers at this course, which is a result of five winners from forty-one runners which is a strike rate of 12%.
Whilst Sean P Bowen is the most successful jockey at Leicester with a total of eleven winners, if you backed all of their rides you would be showing a loss. Adam Wedge is the most successful jockey at Leicester for those who show a profit if backing all their rides thanks to a total of ten winners and an LSP of +26.24. With an eachway LSP of +18.89 at Leicester, P V Obrien leads the jockeys in profit for backing eachway which has been helped by their five placings which include a total of three winners. The jockey with the worst record at Leicester based on LSP is J A Best who has only a 5% strike rate with two winners from thirty-eight rides which have returned an LSP of -31.62.
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
- 6-13 (46%) +14.13 - Backing Olly Murphy runners when horses are aged 9yo
- 6-11 (55%) +10.32 - Backing Daniel Skelton runners when horses are aged 5yo
- 6-11 (55%) +10.32 - Backing Harry Skelton rides when on horses 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:
- 10 Wins: Daniel Skelton & Harry Skelton
- 9 Wins: Olly Murphy & Sean P Bowen
- 8 Wins: Miss Venetia Williams & Charlie Deutsch
- 7 Wins: Fergal O'Brien & P J Brennan
- 7 Wins: Evan Williams & Adam Wedge
Leicester Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
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Daniel Skelton | 47-13-23 | +7.27 | +2.62 |
D E Pipe | 37-9-13 | +16.02 | +3.19 |
Evan Williams | 30-8-10 | +13.33 | +4.63 |
Stuart Edmunds | 30-7-9 | +15.73 | +2.60 |
M Sheppard | 11-5-7 | +5.38 | -0.47 |
M F Harris | 12-4-7 | +11.65 | +6.84 |
A M Hales | 9-3-4 | +4.13 | +1.51 |
D J Jeffreys | 7-3-4 | +4.70 | +1.40 |
A W Carroll | 15-2-2 | +47.00 | +12.00 |
R D Potter | 13-2-3 | +1.38 | -1.69 |
Leicester Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
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Adam Wedge | 40-10-12 | +26.24 | +11.98 |
Harry Skelton | 31-10-17 | +7.02 | +3.79 |
P J Brennan | 29-9-16 | +4.75 | -1.05 |
K K Woods | 20-6-11 | +6.63 | +5.05 |
Ciaran Gethings | 35-5-6 | +3.23 | -9.35 |
Gavin Sheehan | 23-5-8 | +31.51 | +15.14 |
Liam Harrison | 20-5-8 | +10.10 | +1.42 |
Bryony Frost | 13-4-4 | +28.12 | +16.12 |
Daryl Jacob | 11-4-4 | +2.25 | -1.47 |
Harry A A Bannister | 24-3-6 | +39.91 | +10.60 |
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.