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
- Flat Handicaps: 68-228 (30%) -33.42
- Flat Non-Handicaps: 58-108 (54%) +12.38
- AW Handicaps: 423-1395 (30%) -176.03
- AW Non-Handicaps: 244-500 (49%) +10.98
- Handicap Chases: 25-69 (36%) +4.77
- Handicap Hurdles: 14-49 (29%) -8.34
- Non-Handicap Chases: 5-9 (56%) +0.71
- Non-Handicap Hurdles: 20-47 (43%) -7.36
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 is triangular generally 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 do 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 8 as this has produced an LSP of +29.33 over the last five years. Backing stall 3 at Lingfield over a trip of 1m2f is the most unsuccessful stall and trip combination at Lingfield returning an LSP of -191.72 over the last five years.
Here we have the draw bias for Lingfield 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.
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?
Backing all of the Archie Watson runners would have produced backing the most winners for a trainer here at Lingfield with sixty-eight but you would have returned a loss by doing so, A M Balding leads the way for profitable trainers with an LSP of +4.68 from their thirty-nine winners. J C Fox 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 +30.30 which is courtesy of their eleven placings (two winners). J J Bridger does not have a great record at Lingfield, their LSP of -138.25 has them stone dead bottom of the trainers' list, which has come from ten winners from two hundred sixteen runners which is a 5% strike rate.
When looking at profitable jockeys only, then it is S M Levey who leads the way with a total of forty-one winners producing an LSP of +18.18 whilst Luke Morris leads the overall list with ninety-one winners but shows a loss overall. With an eachway LSP of +53.40 at Lingfield, M Tabti leads the jockeys in profit for backing eachway which has been helped by their seven placings which include a total of three winners. The jockey with the worst record at Lingfield based on LSP is Charlie Bennett who has only a 5% strike rate with seventeen winners from three hundred twelve rides which have returned an LSP of -198.00.
Lingfield Picks & Hints
Here are some factors at Lingfield for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:
- 6-11 (55%) +35.50 - Backing R Dawson rides when over a trip of 6f
- 5-11 (45%) +27.17 - Backing Tom Dascombe runners when horses are aged 5yo
- 7-13 (54%) +24.52 - Backing Sir Mark Prescott runners when horses are aged 4yo
- 5-9 (56%) +25.00 - Backing R Dawson rides when on horses aged 5yo
- 6-14 (43%) +18.50 - Backing Jamie Spencer rides when over a trip of 1m4f
Lingfield Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Lingfield based on the number of winners:
- 34 Wins: J H M Gosden & Robert Havlin
- 28 Wins: Archie Watson & Hollie Doyle
- 23 Wins: M Johnston & Joe Fanning
- 20 Wins: Richard Hannon (Jnr) & S M Levey
- 16 Wins: W J Haggas & Tom Marquand
Lingfield Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| A M Balding | 225-39-86 | +4.68 | -15.46 |
| Roger Varian | 134-32-69 | +15.77 | -0.85 |
| Charlie Appleby | 75-25-47 | +1.79 | -1.40 |
| George Baker | 141-19-48 | +34.38 | +25.87 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 68-19-34 | +2.17 | -4.18 |
| D K Ivory | 164-18-42 | +20.58 | +1.29 |
| W J Knight | 135-18-49 | +3.11 | -6.31 |
| Richard Spencer | 123-18-45 | +6.30 | +0.97 |
| N P Littmoden | 53-14-24 | +7.73 | +6.64 |
| C N Allen | 77-13-34 | +12.38 | +10.02 |
Lingfield Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| S M Levey | 249-41-89 | +18.18 | +0.41 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 87-26-48 | +24.01 | +13.99 |
| Marco Ghiani | 112-23-50 | +8.14 | +4.80 |
| Dougie Costello | 155-18-37 | +23.27 | -10.72 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 100-16-37 | +17.18 | +5.92 |
| Joshua Bryan | 104-15-37 | +6.10 | -0.32 |
| R Dawson | 80-14-36 | +18.58 | +17.65 |
| L Dettori | 29-13-19 | +13.69 | +6.55 |
| Pierre-Louis Jamin | 75-12-26 | +8.58 | +2.49 |
| George Downing | 104-11-26 | +30.63 | +37.64 |
Lingfield Draw Bias (Flat)
With an LSP of +33.74, the most successful stall at Lingfield is stall 3 when backing runners over a trip of 5f 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 6 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 -50.00.
Here we have the draw bias for Lingfield 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)
- 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 trainers & jockeys to bet on the flat turf at Lingfield?
Who are the best flat jockeys and trainers to bet on at Lingfield?
Backing all of the Richard Hannon (Jnr) runners would have produced backing the most winners for a trainer here at Lingfield with seventeen but you would have returned a loss by doing so, G L Moore leads the way for profitable trainers with an LSP of +0.21 from their ten winners. If you are looking for a trainer to follow in the eachway market then it is Paul George who leads the way at Lingfield, they have had a total of seven placings which includes three winners over the previous five years for an eachway LSP of +33.13. A total of one winner from thirty-seven runners at Lingfield has J R Jenkins at the wrong end of the trainers' list with their 3% strike rate and worst LSP of -30.00.
Following K T O'Neill would have returned a profit here at Lingfield with an LSP of +10.21 and their twelve winners have them at the head of the profitable jockeys' list. Oisin Murphy does lead the jockeys' list overall with twenty-four winners but shows an overall loss. With an eachway LSP of +35.80 at Lingfield, Callum Shepherd leads the jockeys in profit for backing eachway which has been helped by their eight placings which include a total of three winners. With an LSP of -41.00 at Lingfield, Cieren Fallon heads the list for worst jockeys at this course, which is a result of zero winners from forty-one rides which is a strike rate of 0%.
Lingfield Picks & Hints
Here are some factors at Lingfield for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:
- 5-11 (45%) +16.33 - Backing M L W Bell runners when in a Handicap race
Lingfield Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Lingfield based on the number of winners:
- 7 Wins: J J Bridger & K T O'Neill
- 6 Wins: Richard Hannon (Jnr) & S M Levey
- 5 Wins: G L Moore & Rhys Clutterbuck
Lingfield Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| G L Moore | 83-10-19 | +0.21 | -16.71 |
| Archie Watson | 49-10-23 | +21.60 | +13.43 |
| A M Balding | 46-10-17 | +3.14 | -5.56 |
| J J Bridger | 102-9-28 | +31.71 | +31.70 |
| J R Boyle | 56-8-15 | +11.88 | -1.34 |
| Rae Guest | 25-8-12 | +42.00 | +24.07 |
| Roger Varian | 23-8-15 | +17.14 | +11.25 |
| M L W Bell | 21-5-7 | +6.33 | +0.21 |
| D O'Meara | 15-5-12 | +3.87 | +0.41 |
| Eve Johnson Houghton | 33-4-10 | +0.25 | -4.76 |
Lingfield Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| K T O'Neill | 95-12-31 | +10.21 | +10.84 |
| Hector Crouch | 77-10-18 | +3.48 | -13.96 |
| Shane Kelly | 62-9-19 | +29.74 | +27.64 |
| David Egan | 42-8-23 | +11.21 | +10.22 |
| Dane O'Neill | 19-8-12 | +8.81 | +5.80 |
| Charles Bishop | 43-6-15 | +11.50 | +5.25 |
| Thore Hansen | 39-6-13 | +12.50 | +13.59 |
| Trevor Whelan | 27-6-8 | +30.88 | +27.48 |
| Rhys Clutterbuck | 24-6-12 | +23.21 | +15.77 |
| Louis Steward | 23-6-9 | +1.83 | -3.45 |
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?
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 G L Moore who comes out at the top here at Lingfield With a total of thirty-three winners and an LSP of +23.22. If you are looking for a trainer to follow in the eachway market then it is S W Drinkwater who leads the way at Lingfield, they have had a total of ten placings which includes seven winners over the previous five years for an eachway LSP of +41.63. With an LSP of -45.00 at Lingfield, N A Twiston-Davies heads the list for worst trainers at this course, which is a result of three winners from fifty-five runners which is a strike rate of 5%.
Jamie Moore has produced a total of twenty-three winners at Lingfield racecourse and with an LSP of +34.80, they top the winner's list for jockeys who also show a profit. With an eachway LSP of +52.89 at Lingfield, Kevin Jones leads the jockeys in profit for backing eachway which has been helped by their ten placings which include a total of four winners. The jockey with the worst record at Lingfield based on LSP is J A Best who has only a 2% strike rate with one winner from sixty-two rides which have returned an LSP of -50.00.
Lingfield Picks & Hints
Here are some factors at Lingfield for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:
- 5-8 (63%) +56.25 - Backing S W Drinkwater runners when over a trip of 2m
- 8-15 (53%) +24.97 - Backing G L Moore runners when over a trip of 2m7½f
- 7-11 (64%) +25.22 - Backing Jamie Moore rides when over a trip of 2m7½f
- 8-18 (44%) +22.56 - Backing G L Moore runners when in a Handicap Novices Chase race
- 6-14 (43%) +15.67 - Backing Nico Boinville rides when in an NH Flat race
Lingfield Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Lingfield based on the number of winners:
- 22 Wins: G L Moore & Jamie Moore
- 9 Wins: G L Moore & Joshua Moore
- 8 Wins: Miss Venetia Williams & Charlie Deutsch
- 6 Wins: Olly Murphy & A Coleman
- 5 Wins: C Gordon & Tom J Cannon
Lingfield Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| G L Moore | 157-33-60 | +23.22 | +0.97 |
| Olly Murphy | 42-8-19 | +6.33 | -5.31 |
| J W Mullins | 45-7-15 | +62.88 | +34.02 |
| S W Drinkwater | 17-7-10 | +68.25 | +41.63 |
| Mrs L Wadham | 33-6-12 | +22.69 | +8.86 |
| R Rowe | 37-5-13 | +21.50 | +25.27 |
| N B King | 23-4-9 | +15.00 | +11.35 |
| Ian Williams | 12-4-8 | +29.26 | +17.68 |
| Miss E C Lavelle | 24-3-8 | +4.50 | +2.00 |
| Ben Pauling | 18-3-6 | +43.25 | +22.80 |
Lingfield Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Moore | 107-23-40 | +34.80 | +11.04 |
| A Coleman | 40-12-21 | +18.85 | +2.85 |
| Tom J Cannon | 76-10-24 | +4.86 | +4.28 |
| Nico Boinville | 22-7-12 | +58.67 | +34.51 |
| Harry Skelton | 26-5-10 | +0.38 | -3.91 |
| Sean P Bowen | 28-4-12 | +29.50 | +18.42 |
| Kevin Jones | 21-4-10 | +73.50 | +52.89 |
| Alan Johns | 18-4-6 | +7.88 | +1.31 |
| R T Dunne | 17-4-5 | +15.50 | +6.68 |
| Jack Quinlan | 29-3-8 | +3.75 | +4.60 |
