Thirsk Racing Tips

Thirsk Racecourse in North Yorkshire stages around 16 meetings a year taking place from April through to September.

Type of Racing: Flat racing only.

Thirsk Highlights: The Thirsk Hunt Cup is the major race of the year, run over a mile it normally attracts a large field and is targeted by the top Yorkshire trainers.

Alongside this, the track holds a multitude of competitive Class 2 and Class 3 handicaps.

TV Channel: Racing TV

Bookmaker Streaming Services are Available from Paddy Power, Betfair and William Hill.

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

* All statistics below are based on the previous five seasons at Thirsk

Thirsk Outright Favourite Statistics

• Flat Handicaps: 91-327 (28%) -30.99
• Flat Non-Handicaps: 65-144 (45%) -2.89

Flat: 1 mile 2 furlongs left-handed oval configuration, it also features a 6-furlong straight course with slight undulations.

Thirsk Racecourse Address: Station Rd, Thirsk YO7 1QL

Thirsk Racecourse Telephone: 01845 522276

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

There does seem to be a touch of a camber toward the middle of the course at the business end of the race which can slow those on the inside. There are some undulations at the start and in the middle of the course which can affect those going at speed.

On the left-handed round course over longer distances low numbers have an advantage, being drawn close to the Thirsk inside rail is a real help. Thirsk is a trek for southern trainers, the prize money on offer is not huge so those who travel should be noted, especially if the jockey booking is significant.

The most popular tipped horse for each race at Thirsk is highlighted on OLBG and you’ll notice the number of tips made on this selection, along with the number of comments made by the OLBG tipsters.

Backing stall 7 at Thirsk over a trip of 6f is the most profitable stall and trip combination at Thirsk returning an LSP of +138.01 over the last five years. With an LSP of -90.87, the most unsuccessful stall at Thirsk is stall 6 when backing runners over a trip of 6f over the last five years.

Here we have the draw bias for Thirsk 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.

Who are the best flat jockeys and trainers to bet on at Thirsk?

Whilst T D Easterby is the most successful trainer at Thirsk with a total of thirty-six winners, if you backed all of their runners you would be showing a loss. D O'Meara is the most successful trainer at Thirsk for those who show a profit if backing all their runners thanks to a total of thirty-five winners and an LSP of +18.87. N Tinkler is the trainer to follow at Thirsk if you are backing eachway as they show the best LSP of all the trainers in the eachway markets, that is +45.20 which is courtesy of their twelve placings (six winners). The trainer with the worst record at Thirsk based on LSP is T D Easterby who has only a 7% strike rate with thirty-six winners from four hundred ninety-two runners who have returned an LSP of -208.79.

Daniel Tudhope has produced a total of thirty-one winners at the Thirsk racecourse and with an LSP of +17.43, they top the winner's list for jockeys who also show a profit. With an eachway LSP of +41.75 at Thirsk, Phil Dennis leads the jockeys in profit for backing eachway which has been helped by their ten placings which include a total of four winners. A total of nine winners from one hundred seventy-two rides at Thirsk has Jason Hart at the wrong end of the jockeys' list with their 5% strike rate and worst LSP of -107.80.

Thirsk Picks & Hints

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

• 13-32 (41%) +15.10 - Backing W J Haggas runners when horses are aged 3yo

Thirsk Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

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

• 24 Wins: T D Easterby & David Allan
• 19 Wins: D O'Meara & Daniel Tudhope
• 18 Wins: M Dods & Connor Beasley
• 12 Wins: R A Fahey & Oisin Orr
• 8 Wins: M Dods & Paul Mulrennan

Thirsk Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Thirsk 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 Thirsk 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.