Ludlow Racecourse Guide
Ludlow is situated in Shropshire, the racecourse is about 2 miles from Ludlow town centre and just off the A49, Hereford to Shrewsbury road. A small but friendly provincial course, it holds National Hunt meetings from mid-October to the middle of May.
Highlights: The feature race is the Forbra Gold Cup run over 3 miles at the beginning of March; it can be a bit close to Cheltenham, although some horses do run in both and/or Aintree in April. Since 2012, trainers Evan Williams and Venetia Williams have won the race twice.
Another notable chase is the Prince of Wales in January; the other races on the Ludlow cards are competitive novice races and handicaps.
Type of Racing: National Hunt Only.
TV Channel: Racing TV
Bookmakers' Streaming Services: Paddy Power, Bet 365, William Hill.
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* All statistics below are based on the previous five years at Ludlow
Ludlow Outright Favourite Statistics
- Handicap Chases: 44-142 (31%) -27.06
- Handicap Hurdles: 49-134 (37%) -6.72
- Non-Handicap Chases: 9-26 (35%) -6.96
- Non-Handicap Hurdles: 76-129 (59%) +17.23
Ludlow Racecourse Map
Right Handed: The chase course is two fairly long straights with sharp bends into and out of each. Relatively flat, there is a rise up to the end of the back straight, from which point it is a gradual descent to the finish.
The hurdle course shares the home straight, but the slightly undulating back straight is outside the chase track. It is about 150 yards longer than the chase course, which is about 12f but this does not make the bends any easier. The fences are far from difficult, and good jumpers may see them as no more inconvenient than a hurdle. Both courses have a near 2 furlong run-in.
Ludlow Racecourse Address: Ludlow Race Club Ltd, Bromfield, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 2BT
Ludlow Racecourse Telephone Number: 01584 856221
To buy tickets for a raceday at Ludlow, head over to their official ticket booking webpage
Ludlow Tips From The Racecourse
Ludlow, being right-handed, looks for horses that have run at similar right-handed tracks, especially those of a similar grade, such as Carlisle or Leicester or dropping down a grade from tracks such as Sandown or Newbury.
The big trainers may have overfaced their horses at Sandown or Newbury and will find an easier level of a race at Ludlow.
Ludlow has an excellent record for favourites winning, which we expect is down to the class of trainer who sends horses a long way; the bookies know trainers who are travelling to Shropshire are looking for a win.
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Ludlow Jockey and Trainer Statistics
Who are the best National Hunt jockeys and trainers to bet on at Ludlow?
Backing all of the Fergal O'Brien runners would have produced backing the most winners for a trainer here at Ludlow, with thirty-three, but you would have returned a loss by doing so. Alastair Ralph leads the way for profitable trainers with an LSP of +54.71 from their twenty winners. If you are more of an eachway player, then you may want to know which trainer is best to follow at Ludlow, and that would be Alastair Ralph, who shows the best eachway LSP, which is +19.09, thanks to their forty-two placings (twenty winners). Miss Sarah-Jayne Davies does not have a great record at Ludlow; their LSP of -61.00 has them stone dead bottom of the trainers' list, which has come from zero winners from sixty-one runners, which is a 0% strike rate.
When looking at profitable jockeys only, then it is Jonathan Burke who leads the way with a total of twenty-five winners, producing an LSP of +40.68, whilst Sam Twiston-Davies leads the overall list with twenty-eight winners but shows a loss overall. When looking at jockeys and looking for some eachway value at Ludlow, then the jockey who shows the best eachway profit is Rex Dingle, that LSP is +26.78, which has been accumulated by a total of five placings, which includes four winners. The jockey with the worst record at Ludlow based on LSP is Ben J Poste, who has only a 3% strike rate with two winners from sixty-eight rides, which have returned an LSP of -55.00.
Ludlow Picks & Hints
Here are some factors at Ludlow for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:
- 6-14 (43%) +28.50 - Backing Ben Pauling runners when over a trip of 2m5½f
- 5-10 (50%) +15.50 - Backing T R George runners when in a Handicap Novices Chase race
Ludlow Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations at Ludlow based on the number of winners:
- 17 Wins: N A Twiston-Davies & Sam Twiston-Davies
- 14 Wins: Fergal O'Brien & P J Brennan
- 9 Wins: N J Henderson & Nico Boinville
- 9 Wins: Daniel Skelton & Harry Skelton
- 8 Wins: Evan Williams & Adam Wedge
Ludlow Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Ralph | 118-20-42 | +54.71 | +19.09 |
| Miss E C Lavelle | 46-13-20 | +5.69 | +1.55 |
| Ben Pauling | 41-12-16 | +20.16 | +5.65 |
| T R George | 52-11-17 | +16.58 | -0.06 |
| N P Mulholland | 50-11-24 | +15.47 | +8.29 |
| D McCain Jnr | 56-9-22 | +14.45 | +17.31 |
| C E Longsdon | 52-9-19 | +4.74 | -4.89 |
| Dr R D P Newland | 48-9-17 | +7.92 | -0.26 |
| J P Owen | 16-6-9 | +0.41 | -1.00 |
| Jonjo and AJ O'Neill | 26-4-8 | +0.70 | -0.74 |
Ludlow Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Burke | 129-25-51 | +40.68 | +17.45 |
| Richard Patrick | 80-13-25 | +6.85 | +1.23 |
| T J O'Brien | 46-9-21 | +16.35 | +8.25 |
| K K Woods | 41-8-13 | +3.13 | -5.54 |
| Gina Andrews | 14-7-8 | +16.38 | +8.00 |
| R T Dunne | 38-6-8 | +38.93 | +15.09 |
| Jay Tidball | 30-6-11 | +2.75 | -4.51 |
| Harry A A Bannister | 24-5-9 | +3.38 | -0.32 |
| Miss L M Turner | 19-5-8 | +9.08 | +4.04 |
| Mr Callum Pritchard | 19-5-6 | +3.50 | -0.44 |
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 Ludlow 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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