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	56	11	18	£68,418	19.64%	£1.62
Miss V Williams	19	7	6	£57,966	36.84%	£13.10
D McCain Jnr	49	6	26	£35,770	12.24%	-£11.17
F O'Brien	18	4	4	£35,598	22.22%	£0.17
C E Longsdon	12	4	4	£30,102	33.33%	£15.50
B Pauling	8	3	4	£34,927	37.5%	£1.25
A King	14	2	7	£11,090	14.29%	-£7.90
H D Daly	11	2	4	£12,938	18.18%	-£7.50
Christian Williams	6	2	3	£32,694	33.33%	£11.00
Miss R Curtis	10	2	1	£12,147	20%	-£1.25

Trainer	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
D McCain Jnr	177	29	86	£155,779	16.38%	-£47.76
O Greenall & J Guerriero	118	12	37	£59,149	10.17%	-£32.93
Dan Skelton	47	7	23	£33,271	14.89%	-£26.88
O Murphy	34	7	15	£46,555	20.59%	-£15.90
J Candlish	31	6	11	£26,934	19.35%	£4.36
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	21	6	11	£44,126	28.57%	-£5.07
J Parkinson & S Smith	16	5	3	£24,293	31.25%	£21.00
Mrs M Rowley	19	3	6	£20,067	15.79%	£14.50
H D Daly	17	3	4	£19,927	17.65%	£2.00
Miss V Williams	19	3	0	£22,514	15.79%	-£12.70

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
J J Hanlon	2	1	1	£2,640	50%	£0.50
N J Henderson	2	1	1	£3,697	50%	£0.50
Paul Robson	1	1	0	£4,225	100%	£4.00
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
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	25	8	9	£45,710	32%	£27.03
Henry Brooke	26	4	9	£27,989	15.38%	-£9.42
Charlie Deutsch	12	4	3	£24,703	33.33%	-£2.40
B S Hughes	34	3	17	£30,255	8.82%	-£19.50
Theo Gillard	20	3	10	£16,899	15%	£1.50
James Bowen	11	3	5	£26,141	27.27%	-£3.25
Jack Tudor	11	3	5	£37,975	27.27%	£10.50
Lily Pinchin	8	3	3	£24,821	37.5%	£6.50
Ben Jones	7	3	2	£34,927	42.86%	£1.75
Sam Twiston-Davies	20	2	11	£12,872	10%	-£17.43

Jockey	Runners	Wins	Places	Prize Money	Strike-Rate	P/L
B S Hughes	77	17	39	£91,720	22.08%	-£18.08
Sam Twiston-Davies	31	10	12	£55,450	32.26%	£7.82
S Bowen	39	9	12	£54,477	23.08%	-£6.27
Peter Kavanagh	18	8	5	£40,480	44.44%	£40.57
Henry Brooke	41	7	15	£35,912	17.07%	-£10.25
Theo Gillard	53	5	28	£25,349	9.43%	-£16.00
Toby Wynne	48	5	15	£24,293	10.42%	£0.95
Harry Skelton	24	5	13	£21,653	20.83%	-£11.38
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
Finn Lambert	1	1	0	£2,640	100%	£5.00
Daniel Sansom	1	1	0	£2,640	100%	£7.50
Toby McCain-Mitchell	1	1	0	£2,640	100%	£2.75
Jamie Brace	1	1	0	£3,697	100%	£3.50