Newcastle Tips

Newcastle Racecourse is a dual code course with National Hunt racing in the winter and All-Weather flat racing all year round.

Type of Racing: Flat (All Weather) & NH

The course currently holds over 50 race days a year, making it the busiest racecourse in the north of England.

Over 30 flat meetings are staged in the evening under floodlights.

There are around a dozen National Hunt meetings from November through to April.

Flat Highlights:  The historic Northumberland Plate or Pitmen’s Derby as the locals call it is held at the end of June and is one of the most valuable staying handicaps in world horse racing.

Newcastle also plays host to the All-Weather Championships Finals Day which takes place on Good Friday with the following races:

• Burradon Stakes
• All Weather 3yo Championships
• All Weather Fillies & Mares Championships
• All Weather Mile Championships
• All Weather Sprint Championships
• All Weather Middle Distance Championships
• All Weather Marathon Championships

NH Highlights: The Fighting Fifth Hurdle held towards the end of November is an early-season pointer towards the Champion Hurdle, the Rehearsal Chase takes place on the same day and the Eider Handicap Chase in February is a long-distance staying chase for Grand National possibles.

TV Channel: Sky Sports Racing

Check our Best Bookmakers For Live Streaming Guide to see where you can watch the live-action after placing your Newcastle bets.

If you are going to Newcastle races today then why not download the OLBG app to get all the latest Newcastle tips at the course?

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

Newcastle Outright Favourite Statistics

• AW Handicaps: 426-1518 (28%) -200.39
• AW Non-Handicaps: 188-426 (44%) -60.66
• Handicap Chases: 50-125 (40%) +6.36
• Handicap Hurdles: 31-116 (27%) -25.94
• Non-Handicap Chases: 1-2 (50%) -0.33
• Non-Handicap Hurdles: 47-85 (55%) -1.7

Flat Course: An Oval 'All Weather' track with a Tapeta surface, floodlights enable evening racing. Races up to a mile are run on a straight course. No conclusive draw bias on the track.

National Hunt Course: Left-handed galloping, very flat like Newbury. 

The 11 National Hunt fences per circuit are 'stiffish' and need to be approached carefully. Because it’s a galloping track horses can bowl along too quickly, so caution is always needed. A run-in of over 1 furlong is uphill.

Newcastle Racecourse Address: High Gosforth Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 5HP.

Newcastle Racecourse Telephone: 01912 362020

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

On this page, you will find the most popular Newcastle tips from OLBG's knowledgeable horse racing tipsters. Newcastle selections receiving the most picks are highlighted alongside each race time.

Also shown are the current odds and the number of tips received against the total number placed on the race giving a confidence rating. The 1 to 5-star value rating indicates a potential value bet which considers the number of tips received, the total placed and the betting odds.

Click on a race time to view all the predictions for the race, here you will also see the Best Tipster's tip which is from the best-performing profit tipster over the last 12 months. To place a bet on the Newcastle tips click on the 'Add' to betslip option and the selections will be saved on your betslip.

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Newcastle Pointers:

Newcastle installed a tapeta all-weather surface in 2016 and since May of that year, all flat race meetings are now held on the tapeta rather than the turf. The track is the northernmost all-weather surface, before this trainers had to travel to Wolverhampton and Southwell to run their horses on the All-Weather. The tapeta is a similar surface to Wolverhampton, these two tracks are the only two all-weather tracks in the UK with this kind of surface. So worth keeping an eye on horses running here for the first time who have winning form at Wolverhampton.

When there is no racing at Newcastle, head over to the racing predictions page to see what the tipsters are backing today.

✅ If you want the most profitable stall at Newcastle then you need to look at races over 1m and focus on stall 2 as this has produced an LSP of +140.21 over the last five years.

❌ For the least profitable stall at Newcastle you need to look at races over 1m and focus on stall 4 as this has produced an LSP of -187.83 over the last five years.

Here we have the draw bias for Newcastle 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 all-weather jockeys and trainers to bet on at Newcastle?

Whilst R A Fahey is the most successful trainer at Newcastle with a total of eighty-four winners, if you backed all of their runners you would be showing a loss. Archie Watson is the most successful trainer at Newcastle for those who show a profit if backing all their runners thanks to a total of forty-five winners and an LSP of +17.52. With an eachway LSP of +58.32 at Newcastle, C W Fairhurst leads the trainers in profit for backing eachway which has been helped by their twenty-one placings which include a total of six winners. The trainer with the worst record at Newcastle based on LSP is P A Kirby who has only an 8% strike rate with twenty-six winners from three hundred forty-two runners who have returned an LSP of -219.86.

When looking at profitable jockeys only, then it is Jason Hart who leads the way with a total of eighty-one winners producing an LSP of +11.95 whilst Paul Mulrennan leads the overall list with one hundred ten winners but shows a loss overall. If you are looking for a jockey to follow in the eachway market then it is Tommie Jakes who leads the way at Newcastle, they have had a total of thirty-one placings which includes sixteen winners over the previous five for an eachway LSP of +63.28. With an LSP of -532.75 at Newcastle, Cameron Hardie heads the list for worst jockeys at this course, which is a result of thirty-one winners from eight hundred forty-one rides which is a strike rate of 4%.

Newcastle Picks & Hints

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

• 5-12 (42%) +41.50 - Backing Henry Spiller runners when in a Handicap race
• 6-13 (46%) +32.23 - Backing James Ferguson runners when in a Novices race
• 6-13 (46%) +30.00 - Backing W J Knight runners when horses are aged 4yo
• 9-18 (50%) +28.53 - Backing Oisin Murphy rides when over a trip of 6f
• 5-7 (71%) +23.50 - Backing M D I Usher runners when horses are aged 3yo

Newcastle Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

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

• 31 Wins: B Ellison & Ben Robinson
• 30 Wins: J S Goldie & Paul Mulrennan
• 29 Wins: Archie Watson & Hollie Doyle
• 27 Wins: D O'Meara & Daniel Tudhope
• 25 Wins: J H M Gosden & Robert Havlin

Newcastle Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Newcastle Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

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

Not only is Rebecca Menzies the most successful trainer at Newcastle in terms of the number of winners but they have also returned a profit if back all of their runners, Rebecca Menzies has notched up a total of twenty-seven winners for an LSP of +39.00. If you are more of an eachway player then you may want to know which trainer is best to follow at Newcastle and that would be A M Thomson who shows the best eachway LSP which is +40.04 thanks to their thirty-four placings (thirteen winners). The trainer with the worst record at Newcastle based on LSP is P A Kirby who has only a 7% strike rate with eight winners from one hundred seventeen runners which have returned an LSP of -67.12.

Backing all of the Brian Hughes rides would have produced backing the most winners for a jockey here at Newcastle with forty-eight but you would have returned a loss by doing so, Ryan Mania leads the way for profitable jockeys with an LSP of +58.51 from their sixteen winners. If you are looking for a jockey to follow in the eachway market then it is Charlotte Jones who leads the way at Newcastle, they have had a total of eleven placings which includes six winners over the previous five for an eachway LSP of +39.69. At the other end of the spectrum is Craig Nichol who has a terrible record at Newcastle, of all the jockeys their LSP of -80.25 is the worst, they have a 6% strike rate with nine winners from one hundred forty-four rides.

Newcastle Picks & Hints

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

• 8-19 (42%) +23.13 - Backing B M R Haslam runners when in a Handicap Hurdle race
• 5-12 (42%) +16.75 - Backing Rebecca Menzies runners when horses are aged 9yo

Newcastle Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

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

• 16 Wins: D McCain Jnr & Brian Hughes
• 14 Wins: Rebecca Menzies & Nathan Moscrop
• 10 Wins: A M Thomson & Ryan Mania
• 8 Wins: Jennie Candlish & Sean Quinlan
• 7 Wins: B M R Haslam & R P McLernon

Newcastle Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Newcastle 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 Newcastle 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.