Catterick Tips

Catterick is situated West of Middlesbrough about 40 miles north of York. Ranked #1 for local attractions on Trip Advisor, several reviews remark on the high quality of food and in general the reasonable cost of drinks. That sounds like a great combination!

All facilities are close together making access easier for all.

Catterick races on the flat during the summer, and over jumps throughout the winter. Racing is not to the standard of many tracks in the area, but this can bring about bigger fields and very competitive finishes.

Highlights: The North Yorkshire National is the highlight of the jumps season whilst the Catterick Dash is a much-anticipated race on the flat.

Type of Racing: Both Flat and National Hunt racing.

TV Channel: Racing TV

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

Catterick Outright Favourite Statistics

• Flat Handicaps: 112-386 (29%) -31.99
• Flat Non-Handicaps: 61-119 (51%) +13.16
• Handicap Chases: 38-94 (40%) +11.57
• Handicap Hurdles: 31-80 (39%) +6.87
• Non-Handicap Chases: 8-16 (50%) -3.05
• Non-Handicap Hurdles: 36-77 (47%) -12.03

Left handed, the track is a 9 furlong oval with chutes for races over 5f, 12f, 14f, and 16 furlongs on the flat. The same chutes are used for races over 16f and 25 furlongs during the National Hunt season.

Catterick Racecourse Address: The Catterick Racecourse Co Ltd, Catterick Bridge, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 7PE

Catterick Racecourse Telephone Number: 01748 811478           

To buy tickets for a race day at Catterick, go to their official ticket booking webpage.      

Sprinters meet some undulations in the closing stages but race downhill most of the time. A very sharp track, handy types can be favoured, but must not go off too quickly. Due to good drainage, it rarely gets very heavy.

Although fences tend to be classed as on the easy side, races are often run at a decent pace which causes more casualties than would otherwise be the case.

If you are going racing to Catterick today then be sure to download the OLBG app to get all the latest Catterick tips at the course.

A good place to start when picking out your Catterick selections is to check in with the OLBG tipsters who are tipping well. You can check the top horse racing tipsters for the last 12 months here.

We have every race from Catterick listed above containing the time of each race, the runners in their jockey colours and the latest betting odds updated every few minutes as they change. All of the hotly-tipped horses from each race are highlighted.

Catterick is a very sharp track and can be a great course for horses who like to lead on both the flat and national hunt courses but look out in particular for those horses who like to push from the front over fences.

If you are going racing at Catterick today then why not download the OLBG app for all the latest tips on the course?

When there is no current meeting at Catterick be sure to head over to the main racing tips page, on here you can find racing predictions for all of today's race meetings.

✅ With an LSP of +66.90, the most successful stall at Catterick is stall 1 when backing runners over a trip of 5f over the last five years.

❌ Backing stall 1 at Catterick over a trip of 7f is the most unsuccessful stall and trip combination at Catterick returning an LSP of -102.74 over the last five years.

Here we have the draw bias for Catterick 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)
• 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 Catterick?

T D Easterby is the leading trainer here at Catterick with forty-eight winners but you would have recorded a loss if you backed all of their runners whilst following Grant Tuer would have returned the most winners (eighteen) from a profitable trainer. If you are more of an eachway player then you may want to know which trainer is best to follow at Catterick and that would be Adrian Paul Keatley who shows the best eachway LSP which is +44.97 thanks to their seventeen placings (seven winners). The trainer with the worst record at Catterick based on LSP is T D Easterby who has only an 11% strike rate with forty-eight winners from four hundred forty-one runners who have returned an LSP of -100.83.

Following S H James would have returned a profit here at Catterick with an LSP of +26.36 and their twenty-three winners have them at the head of the profitable jockeys' list. Jason Hart does lead the jockeys' list overall with thirty-one winners but shows an overall loss. With an eachway LSP of +30.12 at Catterick, Phil Dennis leads the jockeys in profit for backing eachway which has been helped by their thirty-eight placings which include a total of thirteen winners. A total of seventeen winners from two hundred three rides at Catterick has David Allan at the wrong end of the jockeys' list with their 8% strike rate and worst LSP of -108.93.

Catterick Picks & Hints

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

• 5-11 (45%) +32.13 - Backing Miss Ella McCain rides when on horses aged 5yo
• 9-21 (43%) +15.99 - Backing K R Burke runners when in a Novices race
• 8-16 (50%) +15.73 - Backing Clifford Lee rides when on horses aged 2yo

Catterick Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

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

• 15 Wins: T D Easterby & David Allan
• 13 Wins: Grant Tuer & S H James
• 11 Wins: J J Quinn & Jason Hart
• 11 Wins: K R Burke & Clifford Lee
• 8 Wins: B Ellison & Ben Robinson

Catterick Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Catterick Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

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

Whilst D McCain Jnr is the most successful trainer at Catterick with a total of twenty-four winners, if you backed all of their runners you would be showing a loss. Mrs S J Smith is the most successful trainer at Catterick for those who show a profit if backing all their runners thanks to a total of thirteen winners and an LSP of +49.60. Nick Kent is the trainer to follow at Catterick if you are backing eachway as they show the best LSP of all the trainers in the eachway markets, that is +26.73 which is courtesy of their ten placings (four winners). A total of seven winners from seventy-one runners at Catterick have P A Kirby at the wrong end of the trainers' list with their 10% strike rate and worst LSP of -32.79.

Brian Hughes is the leading jockey here at Catterick with thirty-four winners but you would have recorded a loss if you backed all of their rides whilst following Gavin Sheehan would have returned the most winners (fourteen) from a profitable jockey. When looking at jockeys and looking for some eachway value at Catterick, then the jockey who shows the best eachway profit is Thomas Willmott, whose LSP is +43.19 which has been accumulated by a total of fourteen placings which includes seven winners. At the other end of the spectrum is Craig Nichol who has a terrible record at Catterick, of all the jockeys their LSP of -49.25 is the worse, they have a 3% strike rate with two winners from fifty-nine rides.

Catterick Picks & Hints

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

• 9-18 (50%) +15.34 - Backing Rebecca Menzies runners when horses are aged 7yo

Catterick Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

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

• 19 Wins: D McCain Jnr & Brian Hughes
• 8 Wins: Sam England & Jonathan England
• 8 Wins: Jamie Snowden & Gavin Sheehan
• 5 Wins: Micky Hammond & Emma Smith-Chaston
• 5 Wins: P A Kirby & Thomas Dowson

Catterick Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Catterick 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 Catterick 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.