Wolverhampton Course Guide

A host to all-weather flat action all year round, the Dunstall Park venue became the first British track to stage frequent evening meetings during winter months following the introduction of floodlights and an all-weather track in 1993. The two feature events are staged in early March. Run over an extended mile and open to four-year-olds and older, the Lincoln Trial is a valuable handicap with a prize of over 30,000 pounds to the winner.

On the same afternoon Wolverhampton stages the Lady Wulfruna Stakes, a Listed event run over seven furlongs and open to four-year-olds and upwards.

It is often said the emphasis on racing at Wolverhampton is quantity rather than quality, but some very useful horses have won at the course before going on to win on the international stage with the including Breeders’ Cup winners Conduit and Muhannak plus Classic runner-up Toast Of New York.

Flat Racing (All-Weather)

The all-weather course forms a flat, left-handed oval circuit of just under a mile in length. The bends are fairly sharp and with a narrow straight of under two furlongs it favours horses with the ability to hold a good position as opposed to those who need time to find full stride. The track's surface was changed in 2004 from fibresand to polytrack, which in turn was replaced by tapeta during the summer of 2014.

Wolverhampton’s 5f, 7f and extended 1m starts can be tricky from a jockey’s point of view, because they’re very much draw-dependent. It’s a big advantage being among the low, left-hand numbers. The 1m 4f start can also be a slight problem, but at least from there you’ve got a longer trip to get sorted out. Nobody went round the inside in the early days and, while I’m not sure it’s a disadvantage to be there now, most jocks still shy away from that rail. It’s a tight course, but well laid-out and very fair.

View from the saddle: Jason Weaver

Wolverhampton Top Times
Last 5 years

Flat

Distance	Horse (Going)	Date	Winning time
5f 21y	Mondammej (Standard)	23 Nov 2021	59.54s
6f 20y	Dark Ace (Standard)	20 Mar 2026	1m 11.18s
7f 36y	Abduction (Standard)	27 Oct 2023	1m 25.77s
1m 142y	Mr Baloo (Standard)	24 Mar 2025	1m 46.06s
1m 1f 104y	My Fermoy (Standard)	20 Mar 2026	1m 56.88s
1m 4f 51y	Goblet Of Fire (Standard)	01 Jul 2024	2m 34.97s
1m 5f 219y	Tribal Art (Standard)	19 Apr 2022	2m 57.16s
2m	Famous Star (Standard)	14 Jan 2022	3m 35.06s

Wolverhampton Top Trainers
Last 3 years (ordered by number of winners)

Flat

Trainer	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
A W Carroll	799	82	255	£306,902	10.26%	-£329.84
James Owen	246	50	88	£202,196	20.33%	-£28.70
D M Loughnane	454	49	162	£203,386	10.79%	-£101.72
Ian Williams	360	49	130	£215,301	13.61%	-£70.03
G Boughey	246	43	95	£232,932	17.48%	-£35.61
C Johnston	299	36	125	£164,725	12.04%	-£104.03
A Watson	225	36	92	£157,189	16%	-£41.20
S Dixon	558	32	151	£134,654	5.73%	-£233.58
R Hughes	152	31	58	£154,919	20.39%	-£16.62
M Appleby	270	30	100	£203,150	11.11%	-£63.06

Wolverhampton Top Jockeys
Last 3 years (ordered by number of winners)

Flat

Jockey	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
Billy Loughnane	677	128	279	£622,826	18.91%	-£112.50
Rossa Ryan	423	91	188	£423,112	21.51%	-£18.91
L Morris	620	87	234	£419,010	14.03%	-£116.94
Hollie Doyle	388	54	142	£263,514	13.92%	-£151.41
H Crouch	227	51	88	£222,041	22.47%	-£20.22
Finley Marsh	375	50	114	£223,107	13.33%	£18.58
Daniel Muscutt	261	44	102	£255,625	16.86%	-£12.96
K T O'Neill	441	42	136	£167,337	9.52%	-£96.16
David Probert	337	38	127	£160,301	11.28%	-£87.31
Callum Shepherd	244	38	84	£171,960	15.57%	-£20.28