Bath Racetrack Guide
Bath Racetrack is situated on Lansdown Hill a couple of miles from Bath city center and has the distinction of being the 'highest' flat racetrack in England.
Type of Racing: Flat racing only.
Highlights: European Breeders Fund Lansdown Fillies Stakes is a listed race run in April, its worth over £20,000 to the winner.
There is also a late-season (September) 5.5-furlong race worth £13,000, the majority of racing, however, is more run of the mill.
* All statistics below are based on the previous five years at Bath
Bath Outright Favorite Statistics
- Flat Handicaps: 152-477 (32%) -10.01
- Flat Non-Handicaps: 63-135 (47%) -14.98
Bath Racecourse Map
Flat Only: Left-handed, undulating with fairly tight bends and a steady climb in the home straight to the finish.
Bath Racetrack Address: Bath Racecourse, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 9BU
Bath Racetrack Telephone: 01225 424609
Bath Draw Bias
If you want the most profitable stall at Bath then you need to look at races over 1m2f and focus on stall 3 as this has produced an LSP of +69.92 over the last five years. For the least profitable stall at Bath, you need to look at races over 5½f and focus on stall 5 as this has produced an LSP of -88.62 over the last five years.
Here we have the draw bias for Bath 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 jockeys and trainers to bet on at Bath?
Who are the best flat jockeys and trainers to bet on at Bath?
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 C G Cox who comes out at the top here at Bath With a total of thirty-one winners and an LSP of +35.19. J G Portman is the trainer to follow at Bath if you are backing eachway as they show the best LSP of all the trainers in the eachway markets, that is +24.71 which is courtesy of their thirty-nine placings (sixteen winners). A W Carroll does not have a great record at Bath, their LSP of -119.39 has them stone dead bottom of the trainers' list, which has come from twenty-seven winners from two hundred eighty-eight runners which is a 9% strike rate.
Following Tom Marquand would have returned a profit here at Bath with an LSP of +32.77 and their twenty-six winners have them at the head of the profitable jockeys' list. David Probert does lead the jockeys' list overall with twenty-nine winners but shows an overall loss. When looking at jockeys and looking for some eachway value at Bath, then the jockey who shows the best eachway profit is Sophie Ralston, that LSP is +45.96 which has been accumulated by a total of six placings which includes one winner. With an LSP of -87.08 at Bath, Luke Morris heads the list for worst jockeys at this course, which is a result of seventeen winners from one hundred sixty-six rides which is a strike rate of 10%.
Bath Picks & Hints
Here are some factors at Bath for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:
- 12-29 (41%) +39.46 - Backing C G Cox runners when horses are aged 2yo
- 5-11 (45%) +15.38 - Backing Mr Billy Loughnane rides when on horses aged 5yo
- 7-12 (58%) +15.33 - Backing Adam Kirby rides when on horses aged 2yo
Bath Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Bath based on the number of winners:
- 11 Wins: Eve Johnson Houghton & Charles Bishop
- 10 Wins: C G Cox & Adam Kirby
- 9 Wins: A W Carroll & Mollie Phillips
- 9 Wins: M Johnston & Francis Norton
- 8 Wins: Eve Johnson Houghton & Georgia Dobie
Bath Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
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C G Cox | 121-31-56 | +35.19 | +12.65 |
A Wintle | 115-24-45 | +46.21 | +23.63 |
M Johnston | 76-17-31 | +5.94 | -2.44 |
J G Portman | 89-16-39 | +4.20 | +24.71 |
George Boughey | 58-13-28 | +1.73 | +2.58 |
Archie Watson | 62-11-19 | +26.76 | +4.47 |
J S Moore | 111-10-26 | +7.33 | -8.40 |
Robyn Brisland | 71-10-20 | +21.66 | +5.27 |
G L Moore | 47-10-17 | +8.50 | +1.37 |
M P Tregoning | 46-10-22 | +5.80 | +6.24 |
Bath Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
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Tom Marquand | 141-26-57 | +32.77 | +16.59 |
Hector Crouch | 91-17-30 | +6.80 | -9.00 |
David Egan | 58-13-25 | +30.57 | +17.96 |
Finley Marsh | 74-12-25 | +13.75 | +4.63 |
Tyler Heard | 68-12-28 | +57.09 | +34.45 |
Mollie Phillips | 64-10-21 | +22.71 | +16.55 |
Jim Crowley | 20-10-14 | +8.18 | +4.99 |
Nicola Currie | 86-9-23 | +32.38 | +11.92 |
John Egan | 52-9-15 | +31.00 | +14.64 |
Charlie Bennett | 93-7-16 | +14.00 | -3.08 |