Downpatrick Racecourse Guide
Downpatrick is one of two racecourses located in Northern Ireland and stages around ten National Hunt fixtures from March through to October.
Check out the official Downpatrick Racecourse website for the latest ticket news and upcoming fixtures.
The first Downpatrick races took place here over 300 years ago, albeit a few miles down the road from where events are held today.
Highlights: Just a mile away from the town of the same name, the big races include the Ulster National in March.
TV Channel: Racing TV
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* All statistics below are based on the previous five years at Downpatrick
Downpatrick Outright Favourite Statistics
- Handicap Chases: 11-41 (27%) -10.91
- Handicap Hurdles: 20-92 (22%) -21.00
- Non-Handicap Chases: 7-32 (22%) -9.64
- Non-Handicap Hurdles: 35-98 (36%) -18.37
Downpatrick Racecourse Map
National Hunt: A narrow, right-handed track with a circuit of around eleven furlongs. This is not a track for a long-striding horse, given the numerous undulations and turns. There are six fences to a circuit of the chase course, with the last two close together before the uphill home straight of over a furlong.
Downpatrick Betting Tips Explained on OLBG
You’ll see a list of today's Downpatrick runners which are the most popular picks for each scheduled race time.
You can see the latest odds available and the number of tips placed for each selection. OLBG’s star rating system combines the popularity of a tip with the latest odds and there is the "Add" to betslip option for placing your bet.
To view the tip analysis and more tips on a particular race, click on the race selection and this will show you a list of all the race runners and a percentage breakdown of the horses receiving the most tips.
Also on the race page, you will see the Best Tipster's Tip at the top which is from the tipster showing the best profit performance over the last twelve months.
You can now also see individual tipsters' profit performance over the past week, month and year shown to 10-point stakes plus the annual strike rate and progress trends.
Check out the current leaders in this month's Horse Racing Tipster Competition to see which tipsters are in form and performing profitably.
Using the Downpatrick betting tips on OLBG
You’ve got useful information to use to help find your winners at Downpatrick so what can you do to help you find those winning bets?
- You can use the most popular Downpatrick tips today to put into singles or a combo such as a double, treble or Lucky 15.
- View and follow the tips from the Best Tipsters For Horse Racing to form your Downpatrick best bets.
- Use the OLBG star rating system to see Downpatrick's most valuable betting selections today.
Placing a bet on the Downpatrick tips that take your fancy is quick and simple on OLBG, just click on the "Add" to the betslip tab and the selection will be stored on your betslip.
If you wish to add multiple selections that is fine, just click on the "Add" to betslip tab and all your selections will be stored until you are ready to place your Downpatrick bets.
Check out the odds comparison at the top of the screen to see which of your bookies are offering the best odds return then click on your preferred bookie and you will be taken to their site with your betslip selections already complete, you need to add your stake and good luck!
Are you getting the best price for your Downpatrick bets today? Is there another bookie offering enhanced odds or places for your chosen races today?
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Downpatrick Jockey & Trainer Statistics (NH)
Who are the best national hunt jockeys and trainers to bet on at Downpatrick?
Following Henry De Bromhead would have returned a profit here at Downpatrick with an LSP of +25.44 and their sixteen winners have them at the head of the profitable trainers' list. Gordon Elliott does lead the trainers' list overall with forty-eight winners but shows an overall loss. If you are looking for a trainer to follow in the eachway market then it is Henry De Bromhead who leads the way at Downpatrick, they have had a total of forty-two placings which includes sixteen winners over the previous five for an eachway LSP of +30.11. The trainer with the worst record at Downpatrick based on LSP is P J Rothwell who has only a 2% strike rate with two winners from one hundred thirteen runners who have returned an LSP of -96.50.
Darragh O'Keeffe is the leading jockey here at Downpatrick with thirteen winners but you would have recorded a loss if you backed all of their rides whilst following Mr J C Gainford would have returned the most winners (eleven) from a profitable jockey. Cathal A Landers is the jockey to follow at Downpatrick if you are backing eachway as they show the best LSP of all the jockeys in the eachway markets, that is +24.00 which is courtesy of their eight placings (four winners). A total of four winners from eighty rides at Downpatrick has D E Mullins at the wrong end of the jockeys' list with their 5% strike rate and worst LSP of -63.37.
Downpatrick Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Downpatrick based on the number of winners:
- 12 Wins: Gordon Elliott & J W Kennedy
- 8 Wins: Gavin Patrick Cromwell & J M Moore
- 8 Wins: W P Mullins & Mr P W Mullins
- 6 Wins: Henry De Bromhead & Rachael Blackmore
- 6 Wins: Gordon Elliott & D N Russell
Downpatrick Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry De Bromhead | 80-16-42 | +25.44 | +30.11 |
| Mrs Denise Foster | 43-8-15 | +14.38 | +1.64 |
| D A McLoughlin | 54-6-12 | +39.00 | +20.80 |
| T G McCourt | 28-6-10 | +38.70 | +19.61 |
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 21-5-10 | +0.25 | +0.91 |
| S McParlan | 28-4-7 | +47.00 | +24.30 |
| H Smyth | 37-3-7 | +6.00 | -5.20 |
| Gerard Keane | 21-3-8 | +48.50 | +27.62 |
| Philip Fenton | 13-3-5 | +0.58 | +0.18 |
| Liam P Cusack | 9-3-5 | +39.50 | +24.50 |
Downpatrick Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr J C Gainford | 57-11-23 | +12.71 | +4.75 |
| Conor Orr | 53-7-14 | +44.25 | +23.46 |
| Luke Dempsey | 59-6-11 | +28.50 | +2.59 |
| Denis O'Regan | 51-6-12 | +9.70 | +3.30 |
| M P O'Connor | 37-6-13 | +17.25 | +8.47 |
| D N Russell | 23-6-14 | +18.65 | +10.95 |
| R A Doyle | 55-5-13 | +23.50 | +7.04 |
| C D Maxwell | 46-5-13 | +39.00 | +20.87 |
| P T Enright | 40-5-12 | +15.88 | +2.40 |
| J B Foley | 26-5-11 | +4.00 | +9.23 |
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 Downpatrick Racecourse which includes the favourite statistics, draw bias and the trainer and jockey statistics have been created using results from HorseRaceBase.
