Carlisle Tips

Type of Racing: Flat and National Hunt.

Highlights: The highlight of the flat is the movable feast that is the Eternal Stakes, a listed race that has been held at Carlisle since 2015. The Colin Parker Memorial Chase held in November is a listed race over the jumps worth £17k to the winner.

The best-known races for punters are probably the Carlisle Bell and Cumberland Plate handicaps, which both take place in late June, if you are going racing to Carlisle, Bell/Plate Day should be your 1st choice.

TV Channel: Racing TV

Bookmaker Streaming Services are Available from Betfair, and Bet 365.

If you are visiting Carlisle races today then why not download the OLBG app for the up-to-the-minute Carlisle Tips at the course?

Being a multipurpose racetrack, racing at Carlisle is frequent but on days when there is no racing scheduled, head over to the main racing picks page for picks at other racetracks today and also check our unmissable guide to the best bookmakers for horse racing.

* All statistics below are based on the previous five years at Carlisle

Carlisle Outright Favourite Statistics

• Flat Handicaps: 67-248 (27%) -29.22
• Flat Non-Handicaps: 28-83 (34%) -24.49
• Handicap Chases: 28-112 (25%) -24.79
• Handicap Hurdles: 28-109 (26%) -27.77
• Non-Handicap Chases: 14-28 (50%) -2.23
• Non-Handicap Hurdles: 33-72 (46%) -6.35

Flat: Right-handed, 1-mile 4-furlong circuit, undulating with a four-furlong climb to the finish after a turning descent out of the back straight. Suits galloping types who possess plenty of stamina. 

National Hunt: Right-handed, 1-mile 5-furlong circuit undulating suiting galloping types with plenty of stamina.

Carlisle Racecourse Address: Durdar Rd, Carlisle CA2 4TS

Carlisle Racecourse Telephone: 01228 554700

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

The most profitable stall at Carlisle in the win market when breaking it down to race trips is stall 6 over a trip of 6f, backing all runners in this stall over that trip over the past five years would have returned a profit of +27.91. For the least profitable stall at Carlisle, you need to look at races over 6f and focus on stall 1 as this has produced an LSP of -62.01 over the last five years.

Here we have the draw bias for Carlisle 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)

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 Carlisle?

Whilst T D Easterby is the most successful trainer at Carlisle with a total of twenty-eight winners, if you backed all of their runners you would be showing a loss. Keith Dalgleish is the most successful trainer at Carlisle for those who show a profit if backing all their runners thanks to a total of twenty-three winners and an LSP of +13.40. With an eachway LSP of +33.92 at Carlisle, M Johnston leads the trainers in profit for backing eachway which has been helped by their thirty-eight placings which include a total of twenty winners. The trainer with the worst record at Carlisle based on LSP is M Dods who has only a 5% strike rate with six winners from one hundred thirteen runners who have returned an LSP of -91.25.

Following Joe Fanning would have returned a profit here at Carlisle with an LSP of +49.94 and their fourteen winners have them at the head of the profitable jockeys' list. Paul Mulrennan does lead the jockeys' list overall with twenty-three winners but shows an overall loss. When looking at jockeys and looking for some eachway value at Carlisle, the jockey who shows the best eachway profit is Joe Fanning, whose LSP is +30.58 which has been accumulated by a total of twenty-six placings which includes fourteen winners. At the other end of the spectrum is Andrew Mullen who has a terrible record at Carlisle, of all the jockeys their LSP of -67.50 is the worst, they have a 4% strike rate with four winners from one hundred one rides.

Carlisle Picks & Hints

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

• 6-14 (43%) +33.08 - Backing Paul Mulrennan rides when over a trip of 1m1f
• 9-18 (50%) +29.08 - Backing Mrs Dianne Sayer runners when horses are aged 5yo

Carlisle Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

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

• 9 Wins: Grant Tuer & S H James
• 9 Wins: M Johnston & Francis Norton
• 8 Wins: Keith Dalgleish & S A Gray
• 8 Wins: K A Ryan & Kevin Stott
• 8 Wins: Mrs Dianne Sayer & Paul Mulrennan

Carlisle Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Carlisle Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Who are the best national hunt jockeys and trainers to bet on at Carlisle?

Whilst D McCain Jnr is the most successful trainer at Carlisle with a total of thirty-four winners, if you backed all of their runners you would be showing a loss. N G Richards is the most successful trainer at Carlisle for those who show a profit if backing all their runners thanks to a total of thirty-one winners and an LSP of +43.64. When looking at trainers and looking for some eachway value at Carlisle then the trainer who shows the best eachway profit is Mark Walford, that LSP is +32.29 which has been accumulated by a total of fourteen placings which includes six winners. The trainer with the worst record at Carlisle based on LSP is Mrs S J Smith who has only a 6% strike rate with five winners from eighty-seven runners who have returned an LSP of -58.00.

When looking at profitable jockeys only, then it is Jonjo (Jr) O'Neill who leads the way with a total of fifteen winners producing an LSP of +12.96 whilst Brian Hughes leads the overall list with forty-six winners but shows a loss overall. If you are more of an eachway player then you may want to know which jockey is best to follow at Carlisle and that would be Jamie Hamilton who shows the best eachway LSP which is +39.41 thanks to their twenty-one placings (nine winners). A total of forty-six winners from two hundred forty-six rides at Carlisle has Brian Hughes at the wrong end of the jockeys' list with their 19% strike rate and worst LSP of -69.11.

Carlisle Picks & Hints

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

• 5-10 (50%) +76.75 - Backing Ryan Mania rides when over a trip of 3m1f
• 5-11 (45%) +12.50 - Backing Sam England runners when horses are aged 7yo

Carlisle Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

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

• 25 Wins: D McCain Jnr & Brian Hughes
• 15 Wins: Jonjo O'Neill & Jonjo (Jr) O'Neill
• 10 Wins: W S Coltherd & Sam W Coltherd
• 10 Wins: A M Thomson & Ryan Mania
• 8 Wins: N G Richards & Brian Hughes

Carlisle Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Carlisle 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 Carlisle 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.