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2025 Durham National Preview
Scheduled to take place in April of each year at the Sedgefield racecourse is the Durham National, the race is open to runners who are aged five or older with the race being run over a trip of three miles, five furlongs and fifty-four yards in which runner will face a total of twenty-four fences.
Durham National Information:
Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Sedgefield tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG expert racing tipsters to find yourself a bet?
How competitive is the Durham National market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2015 when the race had an over-round of 110%. The race in 2008 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 124%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Durham National, the over-round has been 115%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £115 which is bet.
Durham National Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Durham National next time out then you would have backed a total of 4 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -0.80. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Durham National see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 6:54.50 was set by Burren Moonshine in 2007, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Peter Bowen and ridden by Tom O'Brien. The slowest winning time was set in 2012 when Chamirey won in a time of 8:35.60, booked to ride was Jason Maguire by the trainer Donald McCain.
These are the top three quickest-run Durham National over the last 20 renewals:
- Burren Moonshine (6:54.50) in 2007
- Simply Smashing (7:02.30) in 2011
- General Hardi (7:05.10) in 2010
Durham National Past Winners
Here are the Durham National past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Durham National are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 7:38.10 | Jesuitique (FR) 9yo 10-7 11/2 | Charlie Hammond Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole (GB) |
| 2023 7:47.02 | Tommie Beau (IRE) 8yo 11-10 4/1 | James Best Seamus Mullins (GB) |
| 2022 7:22.84 | All About Joe (IRE) 7yo 11-0 7/1 | Alan Doyle (5lbs) Andrew Hamilton (GB) |
| 2021 7:31.59 | Hewick (IRE) 6yo 11-5 3/1F | S Fenelon (7lbs) John Joseph Hanlon (IRE) |
| 2020 7:29.60 | Red Giant (IRE) 9yo 10-1 16/1 | Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish (GB) |
| 2019 7:56.40 | The Caller (GB) 8yo 10-1 13/2 | Sean Bowen Robert Stephens (GB) |
| 2018 7:26.30 | Brian Boranha (IRE) 7yo 11-6 7/1 | Henry Brooke Peter Niven (GB) |
| 2017 7:31.50 | Audacious Plan (IRE) 8yo 11-0 6/4F | Brian Hughes Dr Richard Newland (GB) |
| 2016 7:20.40 | Buachaill Alainn (IRE) 9yo 10-11 6/1 | Sean Bowen Peter Bowen (GB) |
| 2015 7:46.50 | Royale Knight (GB) 9yo 11-8 10/1 | William Kennedy Dr Richard Newland (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Durham National have been based:
- GB: 18 winners with an additional 34 placings from 178 runners
- FR: 1 winner with an additional 1 placing from 8 runners
- IRE: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 5 runners
Durham National Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Durham National over the last 20 renewals is Dr Richard Newland who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Royale Knight (2014 & 2015) and Audacious Plan (2017). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Durham National is Peter Bowen (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Durham National trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Richard Newland | 9-3-4 | +8.25 | +4.16 |
| Peter Bowen | 13-2-4 | -2.00 | -3.82 |
| Sue Smith | 18-1-8 | -11.50 | -3.73 |
| Jennie Candlish | 4-1-2 | +13.00 | +7.95 |
| Peter Niven | 4-1-2 | +4.00 | +2.57 |
| Donald McCain | 4-1-1 | +3.50 | +1.06 |
| Philip Kirby | 3-1-1 | +3.50 | +1.30 |
| Chris Bealby | 2-1-1 | +27.00 | +16.50 |
| Seamus Mullins | 2-1-1 | +3.00 | +1.50 |
| Andrew Hamilton | 1-1-1 | +7.00 | +4.20 |
Durham National Jockey Statistics
There are two leading jockeys in the Durham National over the last 20 renewals with both Brian Hughes and Sean Bowen who have both won the race two times. Brian Hughes winners have been with General Hardi (2010) and Audacious Plan (2017). Sean Bowen winners have been with Buachaill Alainn (2016) and The Caller (2019).
Here are some of the top Durham National jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hughes | 13-2-5 | +1.50 | -0.42 |
| Sean Bowen | 8-2-4 | +6.50 | +4.33 |
| Sean Quinlan | 8-1-3 | +9.00 | +4.79 |
| Dougie Costello | 5-1-3 | +12.00 | +8.43 |
| Henry Brooke | 5-1-1 | +3.00 | +0.38 |
| Charlie Hammond | 4-1-1 | +2.50 | +0.44 |
| Ryan Mania | 3-1-1 | +3.50 | +1.30 |
| William Kennedy | 1-1-1 | +10.00 | +6.25 |
| Alan Doyle | 1-1-1 | +7.00 | +4.20 |
| James Best | 1-1-1 | +4.00 | +2.50 |
2025 Durham National Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, (1, PU), (1, PU), PU, 5, 2, 3, PU, 2, 1, 6, 3, 1, 3, 4, 7, 1, 2, 3, 4
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well.
- 20 / 20 (75%) - Off a break of 5 - 53 days
- 20 / 20 (75%) - Ran in 14 - 40 races (Career)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Ran in 1 - 5 races (90 Days)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Had 4 - 15 placings (Career)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Not on HY/GF (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Ran in 1 - 8 races (180 Days)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - No more than 2 falls (Career)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Not BB/BR/GR in colour
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Achieved an RPR of 100+ (Going)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Achieved a TS of 69+ (Last 5)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - No bigger than 22/1 (LTO)
- 19 / 20 (79%) - No more than +3yrs (Vs Min Age)
- 19 / 20 (82%) - No bigger than 16/1
- 19 / 20 (85%) - No older than a 10yo
- 19 / 20 (88%) - Won within last 9 starts
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Sedgefield racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Durham National. If you are a newcomer to horse racing betting, then the number of types of bets can be scary! Don't let that put you off though, head over to this Types Of Horse Racing Bet article and have a read, you will then have a better knowledge of betting on racing in the future and there are plenty of other articles in the OLBG Betting School too.
Are you already a member? If not, then why not? With over £6,000 given away each month in the tipster competition, why not get involved? Remember, It is completely FREE! So, head over to the registration page to sign up today! If you are already a member, then share your thoughts on the Durham National by adding a tip on the race here.
Durham National Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +58.50 is when runners had 0 wins in the past year. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 starts in the past 90 days, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-39.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Durham National is Chepstow, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Chepstow last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 181 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 10 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Durham National:
- Brian Boru (2 Wins)
- Kings Theatre (2 Wins)
- Oscar (2 Wins)
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the Durham National, that stallion is Presenting who has failed to produce a winner from 5 runners.
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Surface To Air in 2008, winning for Chris Bealby at odds of 28/1 under the guidance of Tom Messenger. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 5 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2025 Durham National why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Durham National Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for National Hunt Racing.
Darren Brett
Tipster Competition Manager
Andy Powell
Content Editor
