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Newmarket Racecourse Profile

Updated 15 October 2026

Newmarket is a right-handed racecourse in England. It is a Flat course.

Course facts

July course

DirectionRight-handed
CharacterStiff
Course length2.13 miles (about 17 furlongs)
Home straight1,750 yards (about 8 furlongs)
Lowest point above sea level84ft
Highest point above sea level127ft
Winning post above sea level127ft
NotesThe July and Rowley Mile courses share the same far straight.

Rowley Mile course

DirectionRight-handed
CharacterGalloping and level
Course length2.53 miles (about 20 furlongs)
Home straight2,200 yards (about 10 furlongs)
Lowest point above sea level84ft
Highest point above sea level123ft
Winning post above sea level109ft
NotesThe July and Rowley Mile courses share the same far straight. There is a straight mile.

Course map

Flat course

Newmarket racecourse map: flat course

Course facts are taken from Proform's course maps. Heights are in feet above sea level.

Newmarket in figures

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The Flat trips

TripCourseDirectionTrackGradientBendsTo the first bendStart to finish
5fJuly courseStraightGallopingSlightly Undulating Uphill0Straight+24 ft
6fJuly courseStraightGallopingSlightly Undulating Uphill0Straight+35 ft
7fJuly courseStraightGallopingUndulating Uphill0Straight+36 ft
1mJuly courseStraightGallopingUndulating Uphill0Straight+41 ft
1m 2fJuly courseRight-handedGallopingUndulating1332 yds+26 ft
1m 4fJuly courseRight-handedGallopingUndulating1772 yds+19 ft
1m 5fJuly courseRight-handedGallopingUndulating1992 yds+28 ft
1m 6fJuly courseRight-handedGallopingUndulating11,212 yds+23 ft
5fRowley courseStraightGallopingSlightly Uphill0Straight+21 ft
6fRowley courseStraightGallopingSlightly Uphill0Straight+19 ft
7fRowley courseStraightGallopingSlightly Down & Uphill0Straight+12 ft
1mRowley courseStraightGallopingSlightly Down & Uphill0Straight+13 ft
1m 1fRowley courseStraightGallopingSlightly Undulating0Straight+15 ft
1m 2fRowley courseStraightGallopingSlightly Undulating0Straight+16 ft
1m 4fRowley courseStraightGallopingSlightly Undulating1386 yds+21 ft
1m 6fRowley courseStraightGallopingSlightly Undulating1826 yds+2 ft
2mRowley courseStraightGallopingSlightly Undulating11,266 yds+8 ft
2m 2fRowley courseStraightGallopingSlightly Undulating11,706 yds+2 ft

The draw

Where the winners were drawn in fields of 8 or more over the last 5 years: each figure is the share of the winners from that third of the stalls, with the share of the runners in brackets. A part of the draw winning well above or below its share is shaded, from 40 races.

Does it pay? The second line, shown from 40 races and 200 runners with a Betfair SP, is A/E and the return from backing every runner at Betfair SP after 2% commission. A/E is the winners divided by the winners their Betfair SPs expected. 1.00 means the market had it right. Above 1 they won more often than their prices said; below 1, less often. A bias that wins often but has an A/E near 1 is already in the price, so backing it blind does not pay. A few big-priced winners can swing one figure a long way: look for the same story across several trips.

TripRacesLow drawMiddleHigh draw
6f July course9334% (36%)
A/E 0.97 · -31%
33% (34%)
A/E 0.94 · +3%
33% (30%)
A/E 1.14 · +31%
7f July course9038% (36%)
A/E 0.98 · -30%
32% (33%)
A/E 1.06 · -17%
30% (30%)
A/E 0.95 · -24%
1m July course6125% (37%)
A/E 0.68 · -33%
52% (34%)23% (29%)
1m 2f July course2025% (36%)35% (33%)40% (31%)
5f Rowley course3145% (37%)23% (34%)32% (29%)
6f Rowley course8533% (36%)
A/E 0.93 · -16%
36% (33%)
A/E 1.08 · -17%
31% (30%)
A/E 0.97 · -30%
7f Rowley course13843% (36%)
A/E 1.15 · +6%
25% (34%)
A/E 0.80 · -39%
32% (30%)
A/E 1.01 · +36%
1m Rowley course10637% (36%)
A/E 0.97 · -2%
32% (34%)
A/E 0.99 · +24%
31% (30%)
A/E 1.02 · -12%
1m 1f Rowley course3330% (36%)33% (34%)36% (31%)
1m 2f Rowley course3633% (36%)36% (34%)31% (30%)
1m 4f Rowley course2335% (36%)26% (35%)39% (29%)

How the races are run

How the winners raced over the last 5 years: the share of the winners that led, raced prominently or were held up, with the share of the runners in brackets, shaded the same way.

Trip or typeRacesLedProminentHeld up
5f July course2615% (16%)58% (50%)27% (34%)
6f July course14424% (13%)50% (44%)26% (42%)
7f July course18122% (15%)49% (47%)29% (39%)
1m July course12027% (15%)45% (46%)28% (39%)
1m 2f July course6010% (15%)61% (47%)30% (38%)
1m 4f July course6316% (16%)51% (48%)33% (36%)
1m 6f July course258% (14%)56% (45%)36% (41%)
5f Rowley course4527% (13%)56% (44%)18% (43%)
6f Rowley course10321% (11%)51% (42%)27% (46%)
7f Rowley course18521% (12%)46% (42%)33% (45%)
1m Rowley course15420% (13%)45% (44%)35% (43%)
1m 1f Rowley course488% (12%)54% (43%)38% (45%)
1m 2f Rowley course8726% (14%)52% (45%)22% (41%)
1m 4f Rowley course4931% (14%)39% (41%)31% (45%)

Course and trip measurements from the Proform course maps; results and Betfair SPs from Proform RaceMetrics.