Bangor-on-Dee Course Guide

Situated just over the border in North Wales, racing has taken place at Bangor-on-Dee since 1859 and it hosts jumping action throughout the year.

Runners at Bangor-on-Dee are nearly always on the turn, but that hasn’t stopped some exceptional horses from running there before going onto greatness including Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Denman, Grand National hero Amberleigh House and Stayers’ Hurdle winner Iris’s Gift.

Jumps Racing

Left handed, fairly sharp, minor surface undulations. Races usually well run, especially on hurdle course, possibly on account of runners being on the turn pretty much throughout. Fences generally regarded as being fairly stiff for a lesser NH course, though recent evidence doesn't support this.

I always rated Bangor-on-Dee one of the quicker tracks, but that’s only the case when the ground is on the faster side. It may sound crazy, and it obviously can’t be that way in reality, but you seem to be going downhill all the way round. So you need a horse that’s able to travel and if you’re off the bridle early on at Bangor-on-Dee, you’ll struggle, because the others will get away from you. The fences provide a decent test - not overly-demanding, but certainly no walkover - and they suit fast, accurate jumpers.

View from the saddle: Mick Fitzgerald

Bangor-on-Dee Top Times
Last 5 years

Chase
Hurdle
National Hunt Flat

Distance	Horse (Going)	Date	Winning time
2m 1f 77y	The Big Jetaway (Good)	04 Aug 2023	4m 5.24s
2m 4f 72y	Allo Allo (Good)	22 Apr 2023	4m 48.91s
3m 5y	Brief Times (Good)	04 Aug 2023	5m 51.56s
3m 5f 142y	Bretney (Good to Soft)	10 Feb 2023	7m 56.08s

Distance	Horse (Going)	Date	Winning time
2m 145y	Hurricane Ali (Good)	14 May 2022	3m 51.56s
2m 3f 123y	The Four Sixes (Good)	22 Mar 2025	4m 36.65s
2m 7f 7y	No But I Will (Good)	22 Apr 2023	5m 33.02s

Distance	Horse (Going)	Date	Winning time
2m 145y	Mrs Tabitha (Good)	22 Apr 2023	3m 51.94s

Bangor-on-Dee Top Trainers
Last 3 years (ordered by number of winners)

Chase
Hurdle
National Hunt Flat

Trainer	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
O Greenall & J Guerriero	63	12	26	£69,709	19.05%	-£3.22
Miss V Williams	17	7	5	£57,966	41.18%	£15.10
Dan Skelton	28	5	11	£32,097	17.86%	-£14.72
D McCain Jnr	52	4	26	£27,795	7.69%	-£26.67
C E Longsdon	12	3	4	£19,540	25%	£10.00
B Pauling	9	3	4	£35,983	33.33%	-£0.88
Christian Williams	8	3	3	£36,919	37.5%	£10.25
F O'Brien	18	2	5	£20,401	11.11%	-£8.50
A King	10	2	5	£11,090	20%	-£3.90
H D Daly	11	2	4	£12,938	18.18%	-£7.50

Trainer	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
D McCain Jnr	162	27	80	£153,597	16.67%	-£29.62
O Greenall & J Guerriero	124	16	40	£79,382	12.9%	-£28.23
Dan Skelton	59	13	25	£64,086	22.03%	-£21.42
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	22	7	11	£49,407	31.82%	-£3.87
O Murphy	36	6	15	£41,750	16.67%	-£19.63
J Parkinson & S Smith	18	5	4	£24,293	27.78%	£18.00
J Candlish	31	4	12	£19,012	12.9%	-£10.14
Mrs M Rowley	25	3	10	£20,067	12%	£8.50
H D Daly	21	3	8	£19,927	14.29%	-£1.00
A King	12	3	6	£16,899	25%	-£3.45

Trainer	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	7	3	2	£8,977	42.86%	£5.58
Mrs M Rowley	4	1	1	£3,697	25%	£4.50
Jonjo & A J O'Neill	2	1	1	£3,697	50%	£27.00
N J Henderson	2	1	0	£3,697	50%	£0.50
Kevin Pickard	1	1	0	£3,697	100%	£18.00
Mrs J Williams	1	1	0	£4,225	100%	£8.00
A M Hales	1	1	0	£3,697	100%	£8.00
H D Daly	1	1	0	£3,697	100%	£1.88
Mickey Bowen	1	1	0	£4,225	100%	£1.50
D McCain Jnr	7	0	4	£	0%	-£7.00

Bangor-on-Dee Top Jockeys
Last 3 years (ordered by number of winners)

Chase
Hurdle
National Hunt Flat

Jockey	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
Toby Wynne	33	9	15	£47,001	27.27%	£21.20
James Bowen	14	5	5	£43,304	35.71%	£5.50
Harry Skelton	20	4	9	£21,535	20%	-£11.22
Henry Brooke	21	4	8	£27,989	19.05%	-£4.42
Charlie Deutsch	12	4	4	£24,703	33.33%	-£2.40
Ben Jones	11	4	2	£51,592	36.36%	-£0.13
Jack Tudor	13	3	5	£36,919	23.08%	£5.25
James Best	18	3	3	£12,675	16.67%	£8.50
Theo Gillard	27	2	12	£10,562	7.41%	-£9.50
Sam Twiston-Davies	18	2	10	£12,872	11.11%	-£15.43

Jockey	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
B S Hughes	55	12	27	£62,674	21.82%	-£6.44
Harry Skelton	33	11	13	£52,468	33.33%	-£2.92
Sam Twiston-Davies	30	10	13	£55,450	33.33%	£8.82
Theo Gillard	62	8	31	£41,357	12.9%	-£7.50
Henry Brooke	35	7	14	£35,912	20%	-£3.25
Peter Kavanagh	14	7	3	£36,783	50%	£39.57
S Bowen	26	6	10	£42,278	23.08%	-£11.00
Toby Wynne	50	5	14	£25,514	10%	-£29.09
William Maggs	29	4	13	£16,900	13.79%	-£14.00
Charlie Deutsch	29	4	3	£22,180	13.79%	-£14.70

Jockey	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
Sam Twiston-Davies	2	2	0	£7,394	100%	£3.38
S Bowen	5	1	3	£4,225	20%	-£1.50
Kielan Woods	3	1	2	£3,697	33.33%	£6.00
Paul O'Brien	3	1	1	£3,697	33.33%	£16.00
Charlie Deutsch	3	1	1	£3,697	33.33%	£5.50
R P McLernon	2	1	0	£3,697	50%	£26.00
Lorcan Williams	1	1	0	£4,225	100%	£8.00
James Turner	1	1	0	£2,640	100%	£3.33
Jamie Brace	1	1	0	£3,697	100%	£3.50
Toby McCain-Mitchell	1	1	0	£2,640	100%	£2.75