Newton Abbot Tips

Newton Abbot Racecourse is located in Devon and was established in 1866. The Queen Mother opened the main grandstand when it was built in 1969.

It’s a jumps course but was also previously used for greyhound racing. Although it is a smaller course than Exeter Racecourse which is situated just a few miles down the road, it is still a popular destination for racegoers from the area and further afield.

Newton Abbot Racecourse

The course itself is left-handed and almost square in shape.

It’s around one mile around and favours handy horses with having tight turns.

There are seven fences per circuit which are considered easy.

Newton Abbot Feature Races

The Listed Lord Mildmay Memorial Handicap Chase is the most notable race held at Newton Abbot and takes place annually in August and is run over two miles and five and a half furlongs.

Notable winners of the Lord Mildmay Memorial Handicap Chase are Take The Stand who won the race 2004 and went on to finish second in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, along with Snoopy Loopy who won in 2008 and went on to win the Haydock  Betfair Lancashire Chase. However, Kings Brook has won the race the most times with two victories.

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Betting Advice For Newton Abbot

• Left-handed, tight and flat
• Race mostly in the spring/summer/autumn
• Stage a couple of fairly valuable handicap chases in the summer
• Joe Tizzard (9/19 and 11 total places) with a 47.37% strike-rate a trainer to follow
• Noel Williams (6/18 and 11 total places) for a 33.33% strike-rate one to note
• Tom George (9/31 and 13 total places) for a 29% strike-rate
• Olly Murphy (9/31 and 18 total places) for a 29% strike-rate
• Aidan Coleman (13/46 and 20 total places) with a 28% strike-rate a jockey to follow
• Daryl Jacob (9/33) with a 27.27% strike-rate
• Jonathan Burke (8/36) another jockey to note