Doncaster
Race Schedule
Virgin Bet Training Series Final Apprentice Handicap Stakes (Part Of The Racing Excellence Series) (Div I)
completedVirgin Bet Training Series Final Apprentice Handicap Stakes (Part Of The Racing Excellence Series) (Div II)
completedVirgin Bet Cock O'The North EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)
completedVirgin Bet Supports Safer Gambling Nursery Handicap Stakes
completedVirgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Wentworth Stakes (Listed Race)
completedVirgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Irish EBF Gillies Fillies' Stakes (Listed Race)
completedVirgin Bet November Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)
completedVirgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap Stakes
completedDoncaster Course Guide and Statistics
The course at Doncaster
Doncaster is a flat, left-handed, pear-shaped course of about two miles, with a long, wide home straight and a straight mile. It is a galloping track with no significant gradients, which makes it a fair test for horses of all running styles. It stages both Flat and jumps racing, with the jumps course run on the same wide circuit.
Betting at Doncaster
The long straight gives held-up horses time to make their runs, so pace and stamina are rewarded more than early speed. In the big straight-course handicaps, such as the Lincoln, the field often splits and the draw can matter, so check which side the early races favour. Jumpers who like a flat, galloping track and good ground do well here.
Key races and meetings
- St Leger (Group 1, September), the oldest of the British Classics
- The Lincoln (March), the start of the British Flat turf season
- Futurity Trophy (Group 1, two-year-olds, October)
- November Handicap (the end of the Flat turf season)
Doncaster by the numbers
Equine Tips Intel has recorded 200 races across 26 meetings at Doncaster since 27 February 2026, 91 of them with full official results.
Flat racing makes up 90% of the races we hold, run on a turf surface.
The most common going is Good To Firm (48% of races) and the most frequently run distance is 7f.
Fields average 10 runners. Favourites have won 38 of 91 races (41.8%), and the median winning starting price is 7/2.
Race types
- Flat179 races · 90%
- Hurdle12 races · 6%
- Chase7 races · 4%
- NH Flat2 races · 1%
Going
- Good To Firm95 races · 48%
- Good To Soft52 races · 26%
- Good30 races · 15%
- Heavy14 races · 7%
- Soft9 races · 5%
Common distances
- 7f52 races · 26%
- 6f31 races · 16%
- 1m25 races · 13%
- 1m2f24 races · 12%
- 1m4f15 races · 8%
- 5f14 races · 7%
Top jockeys at Doncaster
| Jockey | Wins | Runs | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin Murphy | 7 | 34 | 20.6% |
| Sean Levey | 6 | 31 | 19.4% |
| Billy Loughnane | 5 | 13 | 38.5% |
| William Buick | 4 | 21 | 19% |
| Callum Rodriguez | 3 | 14 | 21.4% |
Top trainers at Doncaster
| Trainer | Wins | Runs | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Appleby | 6 | 20 | 30% |
| Andrew Balding | 6 | 34 | 17.6% |
| William Haggas | 5 | 17 | 29.4% |
| Richard Hannon | 5 | 27 | 18.5% |
| Tom Clover | 4 | 6 | 66.7% |
Our model at Doncaster
Every settled primary selection our machine learning model has made at Doncaster, to a 1 unit level stake (Betfair SP less 5% commission where available, otherwise SP). Past results do not guarantee future returns.
Feature races at Doncaster
- Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Wentworth Stakes (Listed Race)Listed · 7 Nov
- Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Irish EBF Gillies Fillies' Stakes (Listed Race)Listed · 7 Nov
- William Hill Futurity Trophy Stakes (Group 1)Group 1 · 24 Oct
- William Hill Remembering Sue Wright Prospect Stakes (registered As The Doncaster Stakes) (Listed Race)Listed · 24 Oct
- Japan Racing Association Sceptre Fillies' Stakes (Group 3)Group 3 · 13 Sept
- Betfred Champagne Stakes (Group 2)Group 2 · 12 Sept
- Betfred Park Stakes (Group 2)Group 2 · 12 Sept
- Betfred St Leger Stakes (Group 1)Group 1 · 12 Sept
- Betfred Howard Wright Doncaster Cup Stakes (Group 2)Group 2 · 11 Sept
- Betfred Flying Scotsman Stakes (Listed Race)Listed · 11 Sept
Recent winners at Doncaster
| Date | Winner | SP | Jockey / Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov | Crestofdistinction (GB)Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap Stakes | 11/1 | George Bass / Jack Channon |
| 7 Nov | Coul Angel (IRE)Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Wentworth Stakes (Listed Race) | 11/4F | Joanna Mason / Michael Appleby |
| 7 Nov | Seren Star (IRE)Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Irish EBF Gillies Fillies' Stakes (Listed Race) | 40/1 | Cieren Fallon / William Haggas |
| 7 Nov | My Boo Boo (GB)Virgin Bet Supports Safer Gambling Nursery Handicap Stakes | 13/8J | Oisin Murphy / Brian Toomey |
| 7 Nov | It Just Takes Time (IRE)Virgin Bet Training Series Final Apprentice Handicap Stakes (Part Of The Racing Excellence Series) (Div I) | 16/1 | Kyle McHugh / Mark Walford |
| 7 Nov | Alfred Wincham (IRE)Virgin Bet November Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) | 3/1J | Oisin Orr / Patrick Neville |
| 7 Nov | Thunder Roar (GB)Virgin Bet Training Series Final Apprentice Handicap Stakes (Part Of The Racing Excellence Series) (Div II) | 7/2 | Shay Farmer / Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood |
| 7 Nov | Cala Vadella (GB)Virgin Bet Cock O'The North EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/3F | Oisin Murphy / George Scott |
| 24 Oct | King's School (GB)Rfj And Bee Jays Electrical Handicap Stakes (Div II) | 7/1 | Molly Keegan-Price / Gemma Tutty |
| 24 Oct | Scienza (GB)Spooky Spectacular Fireworks At Doncaster Racecourse Nursery Handicap Stakes | 5/1 | Nicola Currie / Andrew Balding |