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	57	11	20	£68,418	19.3%	-£0.38
Miss V Williams	19	7	7	£57,966	36.84%	£13.10
D McCain Jnr	52	5	29	£30,489	9.62%	-£22.17
F O'Brien	19	4	4	£35,598	21.05%	-£0.83
C E Longsdon	13	4	4	£30,102	30.77%	£14.50
Dan Skelton	23	3	9	£22,591	13.04%	-£15.50
B Pauling	9	3	4	£34,927	33.33%	£0.25
Christian Williams	8	3	3	£36,919	37.5%	£11.25
A King	14	2	7	£11,090	14.29%	-£7.90
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	179	29	89	£160,826	16.2%	-£49.01
O Greenall & J Guerriero	123	15	37	£73,045	12.2%	-£19.53
Dan Skelton	54	9	26	£41,906	16.67%	-£29.47
O Murphy	34	7	14	£46,555	20.59%	-£15.90
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	23	6	12	£44,126	26.09%	-£7.07
J Candlish	33	6	11	£26,934	18.18%	£2.36
J Parkinson & S Smith	16	5	3	£24,293	31.25%	£21.00
Mrs M Rowley	23	3	8	£20,067	13.04%	£10.50
H D Daly	19	3	6	£19,927	15.79%	£0.00
Miss V Williams	17	3	0	£22,514	17.65%	-£10.70

Trainer	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	8	4	3	£11,617	50%	£10.58
Jonjo & A J O'Neill	3	1	1	£3,697	33.33%	£25.00
N J Henderson	2	1	1	£3,697	50%	£0.50
J J Hanlon	2	1	1	£2,640	50%	£0.50
Kevin Pickard	1	1	0	£3,697	100%	£18.00
Mrs J Williams	1	1	0	£4,225	100%	£8.00
Paul Robson	1	1	0	£4,225	100%	£4.00
A M Hales	1	1	0	£3,697	100%	£8.00
J W Mullins	1	1	0	£2,640	100%	£7.50
Mickey Bowen	1	1	0	£4,225	100%	£1.50

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	27	8	10	£45,710	29.63%	£24.03
Henry Brooke	25	4	9	£27,989	16%	-£8.42
Jack Tudor	12	4	4	£42,200	33.33%	£11.75
Charlie Deutsch	11	4	4	£24,703	36.36%	-£1.40
Theo Gillard	21	3	11	£16,899	14.29%	£0.50
James Bowen	11	3	5	£26,141	27.27%	-£3.25
James Best	13	3	3	£12,675	23.08%	£13.50
Lily Pinchin	9	3	3	£24,821	33.33%	£5.50
Ben Jones	9	3	2	£34,927	33.33%	-£0.25
B S Hughes	32	2	17	£24,974	6.25%	-£25.50

Jockey	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
B S Hughes	72	16	37	£81,158	22.22%	-£16.33
Sam Twiston-Davies	33	10	14	£55,450	30.3%	£5.82
S Bowen	39	9	12	£54,477	23.08%	-£6.27
Peter Kavanagh	18	8	5	£40,480	44.44%	£40.57
Henry Brooke	40	7	15	£35,912	17.5%	-£9.25
Toby Wynne	51	7	14	£33,964	13.73%	£5.36
Harry Skelton	27	7	14	£30,288	25.93%	-£9.97
Theo Gillard	53	5	29	£25,349	9.43%	-£16.00
Sean Quinlan	31	4	10	£16,372	12.9%	£1.50
Charlie Deutsch	30	4	3	£22,180	13.33%	-£15.70

Jockey	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
B S Hughes	10	1	5	£2,640	10%	-£7.50
S Bowen	6	1	3	£4,225	16.67%	-£2.50
Kielan Woods	4	1	2	£3,697	25%	£5.00
Paul O'Brien	3	1	2	£3,697	33.33%	£16.00
R P McLernon	3	1	0	£3,697	33.33%	£26.00
Craig Nichol	2	1	0	£4,225	50%	£3.00
Sam Twiston-Davies	1	1	0	£3,697	100%	£1.50
Finn Lambert	1	1	0	£2,640	100%	£5.00
Toby McCain-Mitchell	1	1	0	£2,640	100%	£2.75
Jamie Brace	1	1	0	£3,697	100%	£3.50