Newmarket Picks

Newmarket has two racetracks, the Rowley Mile and July Course, and is recognized as the headquarters of UK flat racing with over 50 training yards and 3500+ thoroughbreds in the town.

Type of Racing: Flat

The Newmarket racetracks stage around 40 meetings a year split between the two, including summer evening racing.

The Rowley Mile track hosts meetings through April, May, and then September and October.

The July Course meetings run from June to August and also host the Newmarket July Festival.

Rowley Mile Highlights: The first two classics of the English turf flat season, the 1000 Guineas and 2000 Guineas are held usually the first weekend in May.

The Rowley Mile Course also stages the end-of-season Cambridgeshire and Cesarewitch meetings in September and October featuring the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes and Cheveley Park Stakes for two-year-olds.

July Course Highlights: The summer July Festival featuring the Group 1 July Cup for sprinters is held here in early July.

* All statistics below are based on the previous five seasons at Newmarket (July)

Newmarket (July) Outright Favorite Statistics

• Flat Handicaps: 120-369 (33%) -35.06
• Flat Non-Handicaps: 63-142 (44%) -8.10

Newmarket (Rowley) Outright Favorite Statistics

• Flat Handicaps: 87-302 (29%) -13.18
• Flat Non-Handicaps: 65-164 (40%) -15.22

Both the Rowley Mile & July Course at Newmarket share starting points for races run over 10 furlongs and upwards. The July Course breaks off first at the mile point whilst the Rowley Mile straight is encountered half a furlong later.

Both courses are wide and galloping with undulations with a slight climb to the finish. The 'dip' on the Rowley Mile a couple of furlongs from home can cause horses to become unbalanced.

Newmarket Racetrack Address: Westfield House, The Links, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 0TG.

Newmarket Racetrack Telephone: 01638 675500

On this page along with the Newmarket pointers below, you will find 1000 Guineas picks and 2000 Guineas picks from OLBG's knowledgeable horse racing tipsters, plus their Newmarket predictions throughout the season. The most tipped Newmarket runners for each race are highlighted above, click on the race time to view all the race picks.

Because they have two courses and have so many meetings at Newmarket, gate placement is variable which can make any track bias unpredictable. Be sure to check for news on gate placement, fresh strips of ground, and any bias he notes before the meet starts.

In races with lots of runners like the 1000 and 2000 Guineas and the Cambridgeshire Handicap, the runners will often split into two or more groups so the advantage can be with runners following where the pacesetters are positioned rather than any post-position bias.

The Rowley Mile Course is wide and galloping in nature with a slight climb to the finish, you will hear commentators mention the 'dip' inside the final two furlongs where horses especially inexperienced maidens can become unbalanced, races can be won and lost going into and coming out of the dip.

Similar to the Rowley Mile, the July Course is undulating and those who have watched races know it suits galloping types who are comfortable striding out, you need to stay the distance on both courses with a steady uphill climb to the winning line. 

Trainer Mark Johnston has had a very good record on the July Course since 2015 which is not surprising as many of his runners tend to race handily or force the pace. The great unbeaten 'Frankel' won his very first race on the July Course at Newmarket.

With over 50 training stables based in and around Newmarket, you get a lot of talking horses and stable whispers, bookies in the town, and of course tend to be in the know, especially in 2-year-old races where there is little previous form.

Check OLBG's best horse racing tipster selections and comments on the Newmarket races and today's picks from other tracks.

When breaking Newmarket (Rowley) down into trips you can look at which stall and trip combination has produced the best LSP, that would be stall 2 over a trip of 6f which has, over the last five years produced an LSP of +104.76. The stall with the worst loss at Newmarket (Rowley) in the win market when breaking it down to race trips is stall 5 over a trip of 1m, backing all runners in this stall over that trip over the past five years would have returned a loss of -95.39.

Here we have the draw bias for Newmarket (Rowley) 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 flat jockeys and trainers to bet on at Newmarket (Rowley)?

Not only is Charlie Appleby the most successful trainer at Newmarket (Rowley) in terms of the number of winners but they have also returned a profit if back all of their runners, Charlie Appleby has notched up a total of ninety-seven winners for an LSP of +51.78. With an eachway LSP of +27.34 at Newmarket (Rowley), M Botti leads the trainers in profit for backing eachway which has been helped by their eleven placings which include a total of seven winners. With an LSP of -179.82 at Newmarket (Rowley), Richard Hannon (Jnr) heads the list for worst trainers at this course, which is a result of twenty winners from three hundred forty-eight runners which is a strike rate of 6%.

Focusing only on jockeys who show a profit when backing all of their rides, top of the pile at Newmarket (Rowley) for the number of winners is William Buick who has produced a total of one hundred thirteen winners in return for an LSP of +69.24. If you are more of an eachway player then you may want to know which jockey is best to follow at Newmarket (Rowley) and that would be Jamie Spencer who shows the best eachway LSP which is +30.66 thanks to their twenty-nine placings (twelve winners). At the other end of the spectrum is Ryan Moore who has a terrible record at Newmarket (Rowley), of all the jockeys their LSP of -178.50 is the worst, they have a 9% strike rate with thirty winners from three hundred forty-three rides.

Newmarket (Rowley) Picks & Hints

Here are some factors at Newmarket (Rowley) for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:

• 15-29 (52%) +26.93 - Backing William Buick rides when in a Novices race
• 5-12 (42%) +17.83 - Backing T P Tate runners when in a Handicap race
• 8-18 (44%) +18.00 - Backing William Buick rides when over a trip of 5f
• 7-16 (44%) +11.87 - Backing Charlie Appleby runners when in a Handicap Nursery race

Newmarket (Rowley) Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Newmarket (Rowley) based on the number of winners:

• 80 Wins: Charlie Appleby & William Buick
• 19 Wins: J H M Gosden & L Dettori
• 15 Wins: Roger Varian & David Egan
• 15 Wins: A M Balding & Oisin Murphy
• 9 Wins: J H M Gosden & Robert Havlin

Newmarket (Rowley) Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Newmarket (Rowley) Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

When breaking Newmarket (July) down into trips you can look at which stall and trip combination has produced the best LSP, that would be stall 7 over a trip of 7f which has, over the last five years produced an LSP of +52.20. The stall with the worst loss at Newmarket (July) in the win market when breaking it down to race trips is stall 4 over a trip of 7f, backing all runners in this stall over that trip over the past five years would have returned a loss of -110.55.

Here we have the draw bias for Newmarket (July) 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 flat jockeys and trainers to bet on at Newmarket (July)?

Following J H M Gosden would have returned a profit here at Newmarket (July) with an LSP of +11.85 and their forty-six winners have them at the head of the profitable trainers' list. Charlie Appleby does lead the trainers' list overall with sixty-seven winners but shows an overall loss. When looking at trainers and looking for some eachway value at Newmarket (July) the trainer who shows the best eachway profit is Charlie Johnston, whose LSP is +26.19 which has been accumulated by a total of sixteen placings which includes nine winners. A total of one winner from seventy-nine runners at Newmarket (July) has M L W Bell at the wrong end of the trainers' list with their 1% strike rate and worst LSP of -75.25.

When looking at profitable jockeys only, then it is Oisin Murphy who leads the way with a total of twenty winners producing an LSP of +32.38 whilst William Buick leads the overall list with seventy-one 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 Newmarket (July) and that would be Kevin Stott who shows the best eachway LSP which is +44.28 thanks to their sixteen placings (seven winners). The jockey with the worst record at Newmarket (July) based on LSP is James Doyle who has only a 20% strike rate with forty-five winners from two hundred twenty-eight rides which have returned an LSP of -62.83.

Newmarket (July) Picks & Hints

Here are some factors at Newmarket (July) for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:

• 5-10 (50%) +44.25 - Backing Charlie Johnston runners when horses are aged 2yo

Newmarket (July) Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Newmarket (July) based on the number of winners:

• 37 Wins: Charlie Appleby & William Buick
• 21 Wins: Charlie Appleby & James Doyle
• 17 Wins: J H M Gosden & Robert Havlin
• 8 Wins: Richard Hannon (Jnr) & S M Levey
• 8 Wins: R M Beckett & Rob Hornby

Newmarket (July) Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Newmarket (July) Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit