Lingfield Racecourse Guide
Lingfield is the only UK course to hold Flat racing on both Turf and the All-Weather (Polytrack) as well as National Hunt racing on Turf.
Although the course is in Surrey, it is close to the borders of Kent, West Sussex, and East Sussex. Easily accessible from many main routes (M25, M23, A22), it is not far north of East Grinstead and virtually due west of Royal Tunbridge Wells.
It is kept busy throughout the year, and because of the climate is often called upon to arrange fixtures at short notice when other tracks are unfit for racing.
The racecourse opened in 1890 initially as an NH track, but commenced flat racing 4 years later. The original Equitrack surface, opened in 1989, was the first AW surface in the UK. This was replaced by the current Polytrack in 2001 and relaid in 2012.
Highlights: Although still holding meaningful classic trials in May on the turf with similarities between Lingfield and Epsom making Derby and Oaks trials more meaningful than may otherwise be the case, the highlight of the season is now the All-Weather Championships on Good Friday.
Top-class horses from a series of qualifying races through the winter meet in 6 races covering different categories. Qualification is by either running a minimum of 3 times during the season on AW or winning one of the 4 ‘fast track’ qualifying races in a specific category.
The AW Championships have been held here since the 2013-14 season. It is the most valuable day’s racing held on any AW surface in Europe, but caused some controversy by designating Good Friday as the date.
Once Sunday racing had been accepted, Good Friday was traditionally the only day away from the Christmas period that did not have any racing.
The Group 3 Winter Derby also takes place on the Polytrack here in February, in addition to the Listed Quebec Stakes, which takes place in December.
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* All statistics below are based on the previous five years at Lingfield
Lingfield Outright Favourite Statistics
- AW Handicaps: 418-1375 (30%) -210.27
- AW Non-Handicaps: 206-397 (52%) +12.47
- Flat Handicaps: 73-229 (32%) -31.36
- Flat Non-Handicaps: 47-88 (53%) +6.50
- Handicap Chases: 35-85 (41%) +11.22
- Handicap Hurdles: 32-73 (44%) +7.17
- Non-Handicap Chases: 4-8 (50%) -1.06
- Non-Handicap Hurdles: 23-58 (40%) -14.42
Lingfield Racecourse Map
Course: Left-Handed, the flat turf course is level for most of the circuit but has a slight climb that leads into a downhill turn to the home straight.
The 'All-Weather' Polytrack is inside the turf track, so it is triangular in shape and mainly flat apart from a slight downhill run before the final turn into the home straight.
The NH course has a more level feel to it, but does have some undulations.
Lingfield Racecourse Address: Racecourse Rd, Lingfield RH7 6PQ
Lingfield Racecourse Telephone: 01342 834800
To buy tickets for a race day at Lingfield, head over to their official ticket booking webpage.
How To Use The Lingfield Tips
On this page, you will find free Lingfield betting tips from OLBG's army of horse racing tipsters. The most popular Lingfield selections are listed along with the race time and current odds.
A confidence percentage reflects the number of tips received against the total number placed on each race. The 1 to 5-star value rating indicates a potential value bet when considering the confidence figure and betting odds.
To place a bet on the Lingfield tips, just click on the 'Add' to betslip option next to the tips, and the selections will be saved on your betslip. Check the odds comparison table to see which bookie is offering the best odds.
Select your preferred bookie, and then you will be directed to their site with betslip selections already complete for you to just add your stake.
Lingfield Pointers:
National Hunt: Other than when the ground gets very soft, which it regularly does, the fences are comparatively easy. The soft ground on the back straight places much more emphasis on jumping and stamina (paramount on soft or heavy). It is generally not as undulating as the Flat courses, but both NH courses are sharper than the Flat course. At about 13f, the chase course is longer than the hurdles course.
Flat (Turf): The Turf course has similarities with Epsom, having a slight climb to the crest of a hill before a downhill stretch that includes the turn for home. It is essential to keep a horse balanced at this stage. On the straight course, it is probably an advantage to be on the stands side unless a gap on the far rail would see a smooth run-through, and for this reason, prominent runners may also have an advantage.
Flat (All-Weather): The AW track lies inside the turf track and is particularly sharp in places. A low draw is a huge advantage in races over 5f, 6f, and 10f, where runners encounter a bend very soon after the start. Due to the sharp track, races rarely run at a fast pace, so stamina is not normally a concern. Horses getting an easy lead and pushing for home from the final turn can be difficult to catch. Front-runners that have been flat out for some time tend to get caught in the Lingfield straight on the Polytrack, despite the fairly short run-in.
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Lingfield Draw Bias (AW)
✅ If you want the most profitable stall at Lingfield, then you need to look at races over 2m and focus on stall 4, as this has produced an LSP of +58.05 over the last five years.
❌ The stall with the worst loss at Lingfield in the win market when breaking it down to race trips is stall 1 over a trip of 7f, backing all runners in this stall over that trip over the past five years would have returned a loss of -230.98.
Here we have the draw bias for Lingfield taken into consideration in races with ten or more runners. We will break down the figures by race trips. Draws can be much more important in shorter trips, where runners do not have time to find their position during the race, meaning the draw is probably more important than in 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 of 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 the lowest stall number to the highest.
Who are the best trainers & jockeys to bet on the all-weather at Lingfield?
Who are the best all-weather jockeys and trainers to bet on at Lingfield?
A M Balding has produced a total of fifty-six winners at Lingfield racecourse, and with an LSP of +16.51, they top the winners list for trainers who also show a profit. Mrs A J Perrett is the trainer to follow at Lingfield if you are backing eachway, as they show the best LSP of all the trainers in the eachway markets, that is +61.85, which is courtesy of their forty-four placings (eighteen winners). At the other end of the spectrum is M J Attwater, who has a terrible record at Lingfield of all the trainers; their LSP of -154.62 is the worst, they have a 6% strike rate with twenty-three winners from three hundred eighty-six runners.
Focusing only on jockeys who show a profit when backing all of their rides, top of the pile at Lingfield for the number of winners is Rossa Ryan, who has produced a total of seventy-nine winners in return for an LSP of +7.48. When looking at jockeys and looking for some eachway value at Lingfield, then the jockey who shows the best eachway profit is Liam Wright, that LSP is +81.07, which has been accumulated by a total of eighteen placings, which includes ten winners. William Carson does not have a great record at Lingfield; their LSP of -189.99 has them stone dead bottom of the jockeys' list, which has come from twenty-seven winners from four hundred twenty-one rides, which is a 6% strike rate.
Lingfield Picks & Hints
Here are some factors at Lingfield for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:
- 9-22 (41%) +59.25 - Backing Mrs A J Perrett runners when over a trip of 7f
- 5-10 (50%) +47.30 - Backing David Probert rides when in a Handicap Nursery race
- 9-22 (41%) +19.11 - Backing S C Williams runners when horses are aged 2yo
- 7-16 (44%) +15.58 - Backing Sir Mark Prescott runners when horses are aged 4yo
- 10-19 (53%) +14.66 - Backing Oisin Murphy rides when in a Maiden race
Lingfield Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations at Lingfield based on the number of winners:
- 23 Wins: J H M Gosden & Robert Havlin
- 19 Wins: A M Balding & David Probert
- 18 Wins: Archie Watson & Hollie Doyle
- 17 Wins: Richard Hannon (Jnr) & S M Levey
- 16 Wins: Roger Varian & Jack Mitchell
Lingfield Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| A M Balding | 276-56-124 | +16.51 | +13.29 |
| Simon Crisford | 132-37-73 | +11.21 | +4.63 |
| D M Simcock | 165-24-59 | +9.73 | -2.05 |
| P M Phelan | 179-23-56 | +37.62 | +28.84 |
| Charlie Appleby | 56-22-34 | +7.76 | +1.07 |
| Charlie Johnston | 161-21-55 | +5.94 | -5.80 |
| C N Allen | 133-21-46 | +41.26 | +13.95 |
| Amy Murphy | 116-18-37 | +11.41 | +1.55 |
| Mrs A J Perrett | 110-18-44 | +72.01 | +61.85 |
| M L W Bell | 87-18-35 | +45.89 | +8.99 |
Lingfield Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rossa Ryan | 408-79-182 | +7.48 | -12.66 |
| David Probert | 497-75-172 | +112.37 | +30.14 |
| S M Levey | 233-42-87 | +2.52 | -12.21 |
| Marco Ghiani | 226-37-91 | +26.66 | +16.76 |
| Paddy Bradley | 321-36-96 | +65.97 | +67.62 |
| Adam Kirby | 140-30-52 | +5.39 | -18.23 |
| Harry Davies | 113-20-39 | +4.77 | -5.20 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 82-16-29 | +3.49 | -11.21 |
| Ali Rawlinson | 75-15-28 | +17.66 | +4.80 |
| Aidan Keeley | 138-14-47 | +13.57 | +24.64 |
Lingfield Draw Bias (Flat)
✅ When breaking Lingfield down into trips, you can look at which stall and trip combination has produced the best LSP. That would be stall 2 over a trip of 7f, which has, over the last five years, produced an LSP of +123.03.
❌ For the least profitable stall at Lingfield, you need to look at races over 6f and focus on stall 2, as this has produced an LSP of -45.64 over the last five years.
Here we have the draw bias for Lingfield taken into consideration in races with ten or more runners. We will break down the figures by race trips. Draws can be much more important in shorter trips, where runners do not have time to find their position during the race, meaning the draw is probably more important than in races over longer distances.
- Sprints (5f to 7½f)
The following table shows a breakdown of 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 the lowest stall number to the highest.
Who are the best trainers & jockeys to bet on the flat turf at Lingfield?
Who are the best flat jockeys and trainers to bet on at Lingfield?
Whilst Richard Hannon (Jnr) is the most successful trainer at Lingfield with a total of ten winners, if you backed all of their runners, you would be showing a loss. W J Haggas is the most successful trainer at Lingfield for those who show a profit if backing all their runners, thanks to a total of ten winners and an LSP of +13.02. M D I Usher is the trainer to follow at Lingfield if you are backing eachway, as they show the best LSP of all the trainers in the eachway markets, that is +82.51, which is courtesy of their six placings (four winners). With an LSP of -38.62 at Lingfield, J / Cook Bridger heads the list for worst trainers at this course, which is a result of two winners from fifty-six runners, which is a strike rate of 4%.
Not only is Hector Crouch the most successful jockey at Lingfield in terms of the number of winners, but they has also returned a profit if backing all of their rides. Hector Crouch has notched up a total of eleven winners for an LSP of +3.79. If you are looking for a jockey to follow in the eachway market, then it is Callum Shepherd who leads the way at Lingfield. They have had a total of twenty placings, which includes ten winners for an eachway LSP of +36.71. A total of eight winners from ninety-five rides at Lingfield has K T O'Neill at the wrong end of the jockeys' list with their 8% strike rate and worst LSP of -45.63.
Lingfield Picks & Hints
Here are some factors at Lingfield for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:
- 5-9 (56%) +85.25 - Backing Callum Shepherd rides when on horses aged 2yo
- 5-8 (63%) +50.33 - Backing Marco Ghiani rides when over a trip of 7f
- 10-24 (42%) +19.12 - Backing Hector Crouch rides when on horses aged 3yo
Lingfield Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations at Lingfield based on the number of winners:
- 6 Wins: Richard Hannon (Jnr) & Alexander Voikhansky
Lingfield Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| W J Haggas | 23-10-13 | +13.02 | +7.12 |
| Archie Watson | 34-7-10 | +29.69 | +11.44 |
| J R Fanshawe | 23-7-13 | +5.77 | +0.62 |
| A W Carroll | 48-6-14 | +8.25 | -1.25 |
| G L Moore | 29-5-10 | +0.71 | -3.92 |
| Kevin Foy | 22-5-16 | +3.50 | +9.57 |
| Tom Clover | 18-5-11 | +2.83 | +4.81 |
| Charlie Fellowes | 15-5-6 | +5.32 | +1.10 |
| M D I Usher | 24-4-6 | +146.50 | +82.51 |
| Miss J Feilden | 17-4-7 | +18.00 | +8.49 |
Lingfield Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Crouch | 41-11-17 | +3.79 | -4.57 |
| Callum Shepherd | 52-10-20 | +64.10 | +36.71 |
| N Callan | 38-8-15 | +2.50 | -0.94 |
| Tom Marquand | 31-8-15 | +16.42 | +9.84 |
| Mr Joe Leavy | 35-7-12 | +2.38 | -2.44 |
| Alexander Voikhansky | 21-7-10 | +22.59 | +11.65 |
| Darragh Keenan | 52-6-14 | +28.75 | -0.90 |
| Hollie Doyle | 29-6-9 | +14.25 | +5.03 |
| Marco Ghiani | 23-6-12 | +37.96 | +26.66 |
| Jason Watson | 23-6-9 | +8.20 | +2.77 |
Who are the best trainers & jockeys to bet on over jumps at Lingfield?
Who are the best National Hunt jockeys and trainers to bet on at Lingfield?
Not only is G L Moore the most successful trainer at Lingfield in terms of the number of winners, but they have also returned a profit if backing all of their runners. G L Moore has notched up a total of twenty-five winners for an LSP of +10.99. If you are looking for a trainer to follow in the eachway market, then it is R Rowe who leads the way at Lingfield. They have had a total of twelve placings, which includes three winners for an eachway LSP of +74.75. At the other end of the spectrum is N A Twiston-Davies, who has a terrible record at Lingfield of all the trainers; their LSP of -34.93 is the worst, they have a 9% strike rate with four winners from forty-six runners.
Sean P Bowen has produced a total of twenty-three winners at Lingfield racecourse, and with an LSP of +148.99, they top the winners list for jockeys who also show a profit. When looking at jockeys and looking for some eachway value at Lingfield, then the jockey who shows the best eachway profit is Sean P Bowen, that LSP is +93.08, which has been accumulated by a total of forty-three placings, which includes twenty-three winners. A total of three winners from sixty-one rides at Lingfield has Sam Twiston-Davies at the wrong end of the jockeys' list with their 5% strike rate and worst LSP of -51.00.
Lingfield Picks & Hints
Here are some factors at Lingfield for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:
- 5-9 (56%) +51.26 - Backing Ian Williams runners when in a NH Flat race
- 7-13 (54%) +52.24 - Backing Jamie Moore rides when in a Handicap Chase race
- 5-10 (50%) +50.26 - Backing Ian Williams runners when over a trip of 2m
- 7-8 (88%) +28.22 - Backing Jamie Moore rides when over a trip of 2m7½f
- 7-14 (50%) +22.22 - Backing G L Moore runners when over a trip of 2m7½f
Lingfield Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations at Lingfield based on the number of winners:
- 21 Wins: G L Moore & Jamie Moore
- 14 Wins: Daniel Skelton & Harry Skelton
- 13 Wins: Olly Murphy & Sean P Bowen
- 10 Wins: Miss Venetia Williams & Charlie Deutsch
- 5 Wins: Jamie Snowden & Gavin Sheehan
Lingfield Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| G L Moore | 120-25-48 | +10.99 | -1.24 |
| Gary and Josh Moore | 62-9-20 | +0.06 | -3.89 |
| D E Pipe | 45-9-18 | +5.13 | +1.08 |
| Ben Pauling | 44-6-19 | +28.38 | +15.88 |
| S W Drinkwater | 19-6-8 | +32.58 | +13.11 |
| Ben Clarke | 25-5-8 | +46.08 | +43.90 |
| Joe Tizzard | 25-5-8 | +12.00 | +2.08 |
| K C Bailey | 25-5-9 | +5.25 | -0.49 |
| W J Greatrex | 24-5-10 | +125.17 | +73.28 |
| Ian Williams | 10-5-7 | +50.26 | +29.96 |
Lingfield Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean P Bowen | 85-23-43 | +148.99 | +93.08 |
| Jamie Moore | 81-23-36 | +54.48 | +26.65 |
| Harry Skelton | 44-14-23 | +2.67 | -2.84 |
| Tom J Cannon | 70-6-16 | +3.50 | -0.69 |
| Tom Scudamore | 30-6-10 | +22.13 | +7.19 |
| A Coleman | 18-6-11 | +1.16 | -1.31 |
| Nico Boinville | 25-5-13 | +45.50 | +26.75 |
| Ben R Jones | 35-4-16 | +34.38 | +44.08 |
| Harry A A Bannister | 33-4-12 | +0.62 | +12.99 |
| David Bass | 20-4-7 | +6.75 | +0.36 |
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 Lingfield 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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