Stratford Racecourse Guide
Stratford in Warwickshire hosts races from March through to October, with around 18 National Hunt meetings a year.
Highlights: The big race of the Stratford National Hunt season is the Stratford Foxhunters Champion Chase, which usually runs in late May or early June and on the same day is the Champion Novices Foxhunters Chase.
There are a couple of Class 2 handicaps at the start and end of the season, and a plethora of Class 3 handicap chases, including the Stratford Summer Cup.
TV Channel: Racing TV
Bookmaker Streaming Services are available from Paddy Power and William Hill.
If you are going racing to Stratford today, then why not download the OLBG app to keep up to date with all the Stratford tips at the track?
* All statistics below are based on the previous five years at Stratford
Stratford Outright Favourite Statistics
- Handicap Chases: 61-171 (36%) -3.85
- Handicap Hurdles: 59-158 (37%) +4.42
- Non-Handicap Chases: 14-38 (37%) -8.07
- Non-Handicap Hurdles: 57-116 (49%) -6.61
Stratford Racecourse Map
The course is a left-handed triangle 1 mile and 2 furlongs in circumference. It is sharp with plenty of turns, with the corner in the country especially sharp.
Stratford Racecourse Address: Luddington Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 9SE
Stratford Racecourse Telephone Number: 01789 267949
To buy tickets for a race day at Stratford, head over to their official ticket booking webpage.
Tips from Stratford Racecourse
Stratford predominantly races in the summer months; therefore, the ground tends to be good, which suits speedy nimble horses, and the turning track also helps those types. So look for former flat horses who could be suited to the course and the standard of racing at Stratford.
Races at Stratford are well-run and competitive. The fences are fair; it’s the speed of the approach that tends to cause errors. The home straight to the line is short, and the ground can be hard to make up at the business end of the race.
View and follow the tips of the most profitable tipsters from Stratford racecourse to narrow down your options further. Use the OLBG star rating system to see the most valuable betting selections today at Stratford.
Stratford Jockey and Trainer Statistics
Who are the best National Hunt jockeys and trainers to bet on at Stratford?
Backing all of the Daniel Skelton runners would have produced backing the most winners for a trainer here at Stratford, with thirty-three, but you would have returned a loss by doing so. G D Hanmer leads the way for profitable trainers with an LSP of +44.05 from their twenty winners. M Keighley is the trainer to follow at Stratford if you are backing eachway as they show the best LSP of all the trainers in the eachway markets, that is +33.93, which is courtesy of their fifteen placings (six winners). With an LSP of -45.00 at Stratford, Maxwell Young heads the list for worst trainers at this course, which is a result of zero winners from forty-five runners, which is a strike rate of 0%.
Whilst Sean P Bowen is the most successful jockey at Stratford with a total of twenty-nine winners, if you backed all of their rides, you would be showing a loss. Harry Skelton is the most successful jockey at Stratford for those who show a profit if backing all their rides, thanks to a total of twenty-eight winners and an LSP of +0.98. If you are more of an eachway player, then you may want to know which jockey is best to follow at Stratford, and that would be James Davies, who shows the best eachway LSP, which is +38.71, thanks to their twelve placings (seven winners). The jockey with the worst record at Stratford based on LSP is Charlie Hammond, who has only a 5% strike rate with four winners from eighty rides, which have returned an LSP of -62.25.
Stratford Picks & Hints
Here are some factors at Stratford for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:
- 5-8 (63%) +33.88 - Backing Gavin Sheehan rides when over a trip of 2m3f
- 5-12 (42%) +23.50 - Backing Evan Williams runners when in a Handicap Chase race
- 6-8 (75%) +18.22 - Backing G D Hanmer runners when horses are aged 6yo
- 9-22 (41%) +15.01 - Backing M F Harris runners when over a trip of 2m½f
Stratford Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Stratford based on the number of winners:
- 27 Wins: Daniel Skelton & Harry Skelton
- 17 Wins: Jamie Snowden & Gavin Sheehan
- 13 Wins: A King & Tom J Cannon
- 10 Wins: Olly Murphy & Sean P Bowen
- 8 Wins: Fergal O'Brien & P J Brennan
Stratford Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| G D Hanmer | 84-20-32 | +44.05 | +23.71 |
| Jamie Snowden | 71-18-35 | +16.04 | +8.97 |
| A King | 55-16-30 | +25.44 | +12.75 |
| M F Harris | 60-15-27 | +10.01 | +3.00 |
| N J Henderson | 33-10-15 | +8.78 | +3.11 |
| N P Mulholland | 60-8-19 | +17.21 | +1.72 |
| Dr R D P Newland | 53-8-22 | +6.16 | +6.31 |
| Jonjo O'Neill | 44-7-13 | +27.33 | +7.97 |
| A J Honeyball | 20-7-12 | +9.17 | +5.51 |
| M Keighley | 50-6-15 | +64.83 | +33.93 |
Stratford Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Skelton | 86-28-50 | +0.98 | -7.53 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 108-22-45 | +15.67 | +6.82 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 114-20-52 | +8.61 | +3.93 |
| K K Woods | 81-17-28 | +35.14 | +14.27 |
| Tom J Cannon | 61-16-29 | +9.14 | -1.04 |
| Harry A A Bannister | 69-15-24 | +24.43 | +3.22 |
| Nick Scholfield | 62-8-19 | +27.50 | +7.97 |
| Bradley Harris | 25-8-13 | +20.20 | +12.39 |
| James Davies | 55-7-12 | +73.50 | +38.71 |
| Harry Reed | 49-7-15 | +31.13 | +10.13 |
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 Stratford 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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