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	Daulys Anthem (Good)	04 Aug 2017	4m 1s
2m 4f 72y	Value At Risk (Good)	25 Oct 2016	4m 54.32s
3m 5y	Stockburn (Good)	18 May 2019	5m 3.1s
3m 5f 142y	Packettotherafters (Good)	26 Apr 2019	7m 59s

Distance	Horse (Going)	Date	Winning time
2m 145y	Civil Unrest (Good)	04 Aug 2017	3m 52.1s
2m 3f 123y	Captain Peacock (Good)	03 Aug 2018	4m 30.2s
2m 7f 7y	Carrick Roads (Good)	13 Apr 2019	5m 30.9s
3m	Mighty Minnie (Good)	18 Apr 2015	5m 53.9s

Distance	Horse (Going)	Date	Winning time
2m 145y	Kalifornia (Good)	19 May 2018	3m 50.3s

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
D McCain Jnr	53	9	14	£55,512	16.98%	-£9.13
J Candlish	23	5	9	£23,070	21.74%	£7.00
D Skelton	20	5	8	£36,671	25%	£5.43
G D Hanmer	15	5	6	£22,353	33.33%	£21.00
Miss Lucinda V Russell	10	4	4	£19,495	40%	£8.08
P F Nicholls	9	4	4	£15,678	44.44%	£4.47
D A Rees	8	4	2	£21,185	50%	£46.00
J Groucott	22	3	13	£11,827	13.64%	-£9.50
N A Twiston-Davies	24	3	11	£16,003	12.5%	-£13.57
F O'Brien	12	3	6	£11,129	25%	£2.60

Trainer	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
D McCain Jnr	144	41	62	£173,151	28.47%	£91.88
D Skelton	65	14	21	£46,470	21.54%	-£22.90
H D Daly	19	7	5	£39,994	36.84%	£25.75
A King	25	6	12	£26,708	24%	-£8.93
A W Carroll	15	4	4	£14,816	26.67%	£1.88
Oliver Greenall	51	3	14	£11,307	5.88%	-£39.65
N J Henderson	19	3	11	£10,527	15.79%	-£11.21
Olly Murphy	29	3	8	£11,632	10.34%	-£22.92
Jonjo O'Neill	25	3	6	£11,892	12%	-£6.13
Harry Fry	14	3	5	£20,574	21.43%	-£1.64

Trainer	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
N A Twiston-Davies	12	3	5	£6,293	25%	£11.50
H D Daly	11	3	4	£7,472	27.27%	£23.00
N J Henderson	11	2	5	£4,548	18.18%	-£8.00
G P Mcpherson	3	2	1	£4,548	66.67%	£35.50
Ben Pauling	9	1	6	£2,274	11.11%	-£5.25
A King	7	1	3	£1,949	14.29%	£0.00
C L Tizzard	3	1	2	£2,274	33.33%	-£1.09
W Greatrex	8	1	1	£2,274	12.5%	£5.00
K C Bailey	4	1	1	£2,274	25%	-£1.90
Jamie Snowden	3	1	1	£2,274	33.33%	-£2.09

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
W T Kennedy	26	6	8	£34,068	23.08%	-£0.88
Sean Quinlan	20	5	8	£23,070	25%	£14.50
P J Brennan	15	5	8	£24,303	33.33%	£12.73
T Scudamore	18	5	7	£22,679	27.78%	£2.75
Harry Skelton	17	5	6	£36,671	29.41%	£10.43
Adrian Heskin	15	5	5	£21,575	33.33%	-£0.17
Adam Wedge	16	5	4	£22,615	31.25%	£34.00
Lee Edwards	18	4	8	£16,441	22.22%	£1.50
B S Hughes	27	4	7	£26,838	14.81%	-£2.25
Richard Patrick	16	4	5	£19,560	25%	£10.00

Jockey	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
B S Hughes	59	18	20	£72,391	30.51%	£14.07
W T Kennedy	60	13	23	£64,501	21.67%	£43.23
Harry Skelton	48	11	20	£35,813	22.92%	-£10.10
R Johnson	40	10	15	£37,355	25%	£7.53
Lorcan Murtagh	23	6	8	£22,094	26.09%	£21.50
Wayne Hutchinson	16	5	7	£19,625	31.25%	-£1.18
N D Fehily	20	4	11	£23,173	20%	-£6.97
Sam Twiston-Davies	22	4	10	£15,401	18.18%	-£5.25
Aidan Coleman	24	4	9	£14,881	16.67%	-£15.04
G Sheehan	15	4	4	£15,336	26.67%	-£1.53

Jockey	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
David Bass	8	2	2	£4,223	25%	£95.10
Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	3	2	0	£4,548	66.67%	£7.91
D A Jacob	5	1	3	£2,274	20%	-£1.25
R Johnson	6	1	2	£2,274	16.67%	£5.00
Kielan Woods	5	1	2	£2,274	20%	£29.00
S Bowen	4	1	2	£2,274	25%	£9.00
Charlie Deutsch	5	1	1	£1,949	20%	£1.50
James Bowen	5	1	1	£2,274	20%	-£2.00
G Sheehan	4	1	1	£2,274	25%	-£2.09
Nico de Boinville	4	1	1	£2,274	25%	-£2.00