Salisbury Tips

Salisbury is one of the oldest racecourses in Britain and hosts around sixteen race meeting each year between late April and mid-October.

Surrounded by beautiful countryside, you’d be forgiven thinking you were in rural Wiltshire but in fact, Salisbury Racecourse is just 2km from the city centre which provides excellent transport links for all those attending events.

Salisbury Racecourse

Salisbury is a right-handed downland flat-racing course that features no jumps. The straight course hosts races up to 1 mile and there is a loop to accommodate longer races of up to 1 mile and 6 furlongs.

The straight course has a steady rise throughout with strong galloping types generally favouring the conditions.

Salisbury Feature Races

Flat races take place at Salisbury Racecourse between April and October each year with the summer months being the most popular with racegoers.

Along with the Cathedral Stakes in June, the Upavon Fillies’ Stakes and Sovereign Stakes, both of which are in August, are popular meets. Frankie Dettori has been the most successful jockey in the Upavon Fillies’ Stakes over the years whereas no horse has ever won the Sovereign Stakes more than once. Dettori has also twice won the Dick Poole Fillies’ Stakes which takes place in September but Richard Hughes is the leading jockey having won the race three times with the last being in 2012 before retiring two years later.

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Betting Advice For Salisbury

• Flat only and straight course for all races over 1m or shorter
• Odd shaped shoot off the straight course for round course races 
• 1m6f races are left-handed
• G3 Dick Poole Fillies Stakes and Sovereign Stakes are the highlights – also some Listed contests
• Hector Crouch with an 18.58% strike-rate (21/113) respected
• Oisin Murphy (32/113) for 28.32% does well here
• Andrea Atzeni has a 26.56% strike-rate (17/64)
• Brodie Hampson (4/7 with 5 placed) the one to be with in amateur races. 
• Charlie Appleby runners do well (3/9)
• Sir Mark Prescott (7/21) regularly in the winners’ enclosure
• William Haggas (13/40) respected
• Henry Candy has a 20.37% strike-rate (11/54 with 17 places) here