Newton Abbot Racecourse Guide
Newton Abbot in Devon holds around 18 meetings a year from April through to October.
Highlights: The Lord Mildmay Memorial Handicap Chase is Newton Abbot's most prestigious race of the year. Run in August over 2 miles and 5 furlongs, it's worth around £25,000 to the winner.
The three big Newton Abbot race days are Easter Saturday, Ladies' Day in June and Family Summer Day in July.
TV Channel: Sky Sports Racing
Bookmaker Streaming Services are Available From Bet365 and Betfair.
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* All statistics below are based on the previous five years at Newton Abbot
Newton Abbot Outright Favourite Statistics
- Handicap Chases: 58-160 (36%) -20.44
- Handicap Hurdles: 65-190 (34%) -1.07
- Non-Handicap Chases: 12-24 (50%) -5.97
- Non-Handicap Hurdles: 65-108 (60%) +3.67
Newton Abbot Racecourse Map
National Hunt Only: Left-handed, tight flat course just over a mile long with a fairly short home straight.
Newton Abbot Racecourse Address: The Racecourse, Newton Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 3AF
Newton Abbot Racecourse Telephone Number: 01626 353235
To buy tickets for a race day at Newton Abbot, head over to their official ticket booking webpage.

Tips From Newton Abbot Racecourse
Hurdle races are run at a true gallop; there doesn't seem to be any hanging about with horses looking to race prominently and take further advantage around the tight turns.
The fences are reported by jocks to need jumping, and looking at replays, you can see what they mean. There is a very short run-in from the last fence; if you jump clear at the last, you generally win.
You can get a lot of 7-runner fields or fewer, trainers being put off by taking on the big West Country stables and the sheer distance to get to Newton Abbot. The best horse does stand out in many cases, and they tend to be ridden with plenty of confidence and towards the front.
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Newton Abbot Trainer and Jockey Statistics
Who are the best National Hunt jockeys and trainers to bet on at Newton Abbot?
Following M F Harris would have returned a profit here at Newton Abbot with an LSP of +5.12, and their eighteen winners have them at the head of the profitable trainers' list. P F Nicholls leads the trainers' list overall with fifty-four winners but shows an overall loss. Mrs C Hitch is the trainer to follow at Newton Abbot if you are backing eachway as they show the best LSP of all the trainers in the eachway markets, that is +64.10, which is courtesy of their five placings (four winners). At the other end of the spectrum is P F Nicholls, who has a terrible record at Newton Abbot; of all the trainers, their LSP of -49.74 is the worst, they have a 31% strike rate with fifty-four winners from one hundred seventy-six runners.
Harry Cobden is the leading jockey here at Newton Abbot with forty-two winners, but you would have recorded a loss if you backed all of their rides, whilst following Sam Twiston-Davies would have returned the most winners (twenty-seven) from a profitable jockey. If you are looking for a jockey to follow in the eachway market, then it is Nick Scholfield who leads the way at Newton Abbot. They have had a total of sixteen placings, which includes eight winners for an eachway LSP of +31.57. With an LSP of -84.57 at Newton Abbot, David G Noonan heads the list for worst jockeys at this course, which is a result of seven winners from one hundred twenty-eight rides, which is a strike rate of 5%.
Newton Abbot Picks & Hints
Here are some factors at Newton Abbot for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:
- 5-12 (42%) +40.26 - Backing Bryan Carver rides when on horses aged 8yo
- 6-13 (46%) +29.00 - Backing Michael Blake runners when in a Handicap Hurdle race
- 5-10 (50%) +22.50 - Backing Michael Blake runners when over a trip of 2m1f
- 5-9 (56%) +16.50 - Backing Sam Twiston-Davies rides when over a trip of 2m2½f
- 6-11 (55%) +13.80 - Backing Mrs D A Hamer runners when over a trip of 3m2f
Newton Abbot Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations at Newton Abbot based on the number of winners:
- 33 Wins: P F Nicholls & Harry Cobden
- 17 Wins: Joe Tizzard & Brendan Powell
- 14 Wins: Daniel Skelton & Harry Skelton
- 13 Wins: A J Honeyball & Sam Twiston-Davies
- 9 Wins: Evan Williams & Adam Wedge
Newton Abbot Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| M F Harris | 69-18-31 | +5.12 | -5.33 |
| A J Honeyball | 60-15-22 | +21.36 | +4.08 |
| Harry Fry | 35-14-20 | +12.38 | +5.42 |
| P J / White Hobbs | 49-12-22 | +11.61 | +1.23 |
| J W Mullins | 80-10-19 | +2.13 | +4.81 |
| Kieran Burke | 38-9-18 | +3.59 | +0.78 |
| Mrs D A Hamer | 31-9-12 | +2.96 | +4.27 |
| T Lacey | 24-7-13 | +1.60 | +0.25 |
| Noel Williams | 12-7-10 | +28.05 | +22.83 |
| Chris Honour | 30-6-7 | +32.69 | +11.68 |
Newton Abbot Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 116-27-44 | +10.12 | -4.48 |
| Harry Skelton | 42-15-25 | +4.71 | +7.54 |
| Bryan Carver | 69-14-26 | +25.14 | +17.91 |
| Harry Kimber | 85-13-24 | +1.96 | +3.45 |
| J A Best | 93-10-17 | +9.80 | -3.41 |
| T J O'Brien | 39-9-12 | +3.80 | +6.07 |
| Nick Scholfield | 66-8-16 | +63.60 | +31.57 |
| Jay Tidball | 19-8-9 | +30.52 | +16.87 |
| Mitchell S Bastyan | 27-6-15 | +6.07 | +6.82 |
| Ben Godfrey | 42-5-13 | +18.00 | +8.22 |
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 Newton Abbot 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).


