Newmarket Tips

Craven Meeting

The first of four 'Festivals' during the flat season at Newmarket comes early in April and is the Craven Meeting, two days where some of the top horses can get an early run in the season.

How To Use The Tips For Newmarket Racecourse

On this page, along with the Newmarket pointers below, you will find 1000 Guineas tips and 2000 Guineas tips from OLBG's knowledgeable horse racing tipsters, plus their Newmarket predictions throughout the season.

The most tipped Newmarket runners for each race are highlighted above. Click on the race time to view all the race tips. To place a bet on the Newmarket tips, just click on the 'Add' to betslip button, and the selection will be saved on your betslip.

When you have finished adding selections to your betslip, check the odds comparison table to see which bookie is offering the best odds. Click on your preferred bookmaker and you will be transferred to their site with your betslip selections already complete, just enter your stake and good luck!

Because they have two courses and have so many meetings at Newmarket, the stall placement is variable, which makes any draw bias unpredictable. Listen out to the clerk of course when he talks about stall placement, fresh strips of ground, and any bias he notes.

In races with lots of runners like the 1000 and 2000 Guineas and the Cambridgeshire Handicap, the runners will often split into two or more groups so the advantage can be with runners following where the pacesetters are positioned rather than any stall position bias.

The Rowley Mile Course is wide and galloping in nature with a slight climb to the finish, you will hear commentators mention the dip inside the final two furlongs where horses especially inexperienced maidens can become unbalanced, races can be won and lost going into and coming out of the dip.

Similar to the Rowley Mile, the July Course is undulating and those who have watched races know it suits galloping types who are comfortable striding out, you need to stay the distance on both courses with a steady uphill climb to the winning line. 

Trainer Mark Johnston has had a very good record on the July Course since 2015, which is not surprising as many of his runners tend to race handily or force the pace. The great unbeaten 'Frankel' won his very first race on the July Course at Newmarket.

With over 50 training stables based in and around Newmarket, you get a lot of talking horses and stable whispers, bookies in the town and on course tend to be in the know, especially in 2-year-old races where there is little previous form.

Check OLBG's best horse racing tipster selections and comments on the Newmarket races and today's tips from other tracks.

Guineas Festival

Early in the flat season, we have the Guineas Festival with the already mentioned 1,000 & 2,000 Guineas but there are plenty more races over the three days of action which we cover in blogs.

Newmarket (Rowley) Draw Bias

Backing stall 2 at Newmarket (Rowley) over a trip of 6f is the most profitable stall and trip combination at Newmarket (Rowley), returning an LSP of +93.76 over the last five years. When breaking Newmarket (Rowley) down into trips, you can look at which stall and trip combination has produced the worst LSP. That would be stall 5 over a trip of 1m, which has, over the last five years, produced an LSP of -81.64.

Here we have the draw bias for Newmarket (Rowley) 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.

July Festival

In July the aptly named July Festival takes place on the July Course, the July Cup is the highlight of the three-day festival.

Newmarket Jockey & Trainer Statistics (Rowley Mile)

Who are the best flat jockeys and trainers to bet on at Newmarket (Rowley)?

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 Charlie Appleby who comes out at the top here at Newmarket (Rowley) with a total of one hundred four winners and an LSP of +55.16. With an eachway LSP of +35.44 at Newmarket (Rowley), P F I Cole leads the trainers in profit for backing eachway, which has been helped by their twenty-one placings, which include a total of ten winners. A total of twenty-one winners from three hundred three runners at Newmarket (Rowley) has Richard Hannon (Jnr) at the wrong end of the trainers' list with their 7% strike rate and worst LSP of -72.57.

With a total number of one hundred sixteen winners at Newmarket (Rowley), William Buick leads the way for winners from jockeys who have shown a profit (+55.62) for all of their rides at Newmarket (Rowley). If you are more of an eachway player, then you may want to know which jockey is best to follow at Newmarket (Rowley), and that would be Rhys Clutterbuck, who shows the best eachway LSP, which is +20.95, thanks to their six placings (two winners). Ryan Moore does not have a great record at Newmarket (Rowley), their LSP of -170.27 has them stone dead bottom of the jockeys' list, which has come from thirty-two winners from three hundred thirty rides, which is a 10% strike rate.

Newmarket (Rowley) Picks & Hints

Here are some factors at Newmarket (Rowley) for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:

• 15-32 (47%) +21.05 - Backing William Buick rides when in a Novices race

Newmarket (Rowley) Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Newmarket (Rowley) based on the number of winners:

• 86 Wins: Charlie Appleby & William Buick
• 16 Wins: J H M Gosden & L Dettori
• 15 Wins: A M Balding & Oisin Murphy
• 10 Wins: Roger Varian & David Egan
• 9 Wins: Richard Hannon (Jnr) & S M Levey

Newmarket (Rowley) Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Newmarket (Rowley) Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Cambridgeshire Meeting

The three-day Cambridgeshire Meeting takes place in late September at the Rowley Mile course with the highlight of the meeting being the aptly named Cambridgeshire Handicap.

The Cambridgeshire Handicap is known as the first leg of the 'Autumn Double', with the Cesarewitch run in the following month at the same track as the second leg.

Cambridgeshire Meeting Races

Newmarket (July) Draw Bias

If you want the most profitable stall at Newmarket (July), then you need to look at races over 7f and focus on stall 7 as this has produced an LSP of +43.28 over the last five years. With an LSP of -95.14, the most unsuccessful stall at Newmarket (July) is stall 4 when backing runners over a trip of 7f over the last five years.

Here we have the draw bias for Newmarket (July) 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.

Newmarket Jockey & Trainer Statistics (July Course)

Who are the best flat jockeys and trainers to bet on at Newmarket (July)?

Focusing only on trainers who show a profit when backing all of their runners, top of the pile at Newmarket (July) for the number of winners is Charlie Appleby, who has produced a total of sixty-eight winners in return for an LSP of +0.96. If you are more of an eachway player, then you may want to know which trainer is best to follow at Newmarket (July), and that would be J H M Gosden, who shows the best eachway LSP, which is +28.76, thanks to their ninety-one placings (forty-five winners). At the other end of the spectrum is Richard Hannon (Jnr), who has a terrible record at Newmarket (July), of all the trainers their LSP of -102.36 is the worst and they have a 9% strike rate with twenty-three winners from two hundred forty-eight runners.

When looking at the leading jockeys based on wins for those who are also showing a profit when backing all of their rides, then it is William Buick who comes out at the top here at Newmarket (July) with a total of seventy-eight winners and an LSP of +10.28. If you are looking for a jockey to follow in the eachway market, then it is Kevin Stott who leads the way at Newmarket (July), they have had a total of eighteen placings, which includes eight winners over the previous five for an eachway LSP of +43.41. The jockey with the worst record at Newmarket (July) based on LSP is James Doyle, who has only a 19% strike rate with thirty-eight winners from one hundred ninety-six rides, which have returned an LSP of -50.59.

Newmarket (July) Picks & Hints

Here are some factors at Newmarket (July) for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:

• 5-12 (42%) +29.00 - Backing Jim Crowley rides when on horses aged 4yo
• 6-14 (43%) +10.91 - Backing Marco Ghiani rides when on horses aged 4yo

Newmarket (July) Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Newmarket (July) based on the number of winners:

• 42 Wins: Charlie Appleby & William Buick
• 16 Wins: Charlie Appleby & James Doyle
• 14 Wins: J H M Gosden & Robert Havlin
• 8 Wins: R M Beckett & Rob Hornby
• 6 Wins: Richard Hannon (Jnr) & S M Levey

Newmarket (July) Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Newmarket (July) 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 Newmarket 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.