Racecourses

Racecourse Classifications

When we calculate our form ratings an initial classification/rating is allotted to each race result, which is then further adjusted to take into account race times and prior and subsequent form. As such, the form ratings are dynamic and will change as form lines evolve.

We have given each racecourse a Classification between 1 (highest) and 4 and the initial rating given to each race is loosely based upon this. These racecourse classifications are merely our opinion, rather than any official assessment and they will periodically be reviewed and amended as appropriate. The latest review was carried out in October 2026 and covered the period Jan 25 - Sept 26

The data reproduced below is therefore for interest/information purposes only.

Class 1 Courses

Aintree, Ascot, Cheltenham, Curragh, Epsom, Fairyhouse (NH), Goodwood, Leopardstown (NH), Newbury (Flat), Newmarket, Punchestown (NH), Sandown (Flat), York

Class 2 Courses

Chester, Cork, Doncaster, Galway (NH), Gowran Park (NH), Haydock, Kempton (NH), Leopardstown (Flat), Naas, Navan (NH), Newbury (NH), Sandown (NH), Windsor (NH)

Class 3 Courses

Ayr, Ballinrobe (NH), Bellewstown (NH), Beverley, Carlisle, Catterick, Chepstow, Clonmel (NH), Down Royal, Exeter, Fairyhouse (Flat), Galway (Flat), Gowran Park (Flat), Hamilton, Kelso, Kempton (AW), Kilbeggan, Killarney, Leicester, Limerick (NH), Listowel, Musselburgh, Navan (Flat), Newcastle (NH), Nottingham, Perth, Pontefract, Punchestown (Flat), Redcar, Ripon, Roscommon, Salisbury, Thirsk, Thurles (NH), Tipperary, Tramore (NH), Uttoxeter, Warwick, Wetherby, Wincanton, Windsor (Flat), Yarmouth

Class 4 Courses

Ballinrobe (Flat), Bangor, Bath, Bellewstown (Flat), Brighton, Cartmel, Chelmsford City (AW), Clonmel (Flat), Downpatrick, Dundalk (AW), Fakenham, Ffos Las, Fontwell, Hereford, Hexham, Huntingdon, Laytown (AW), Limerick (Flat), Lingfield, Ludlow, Market Rasen, Newcastle (AW), Newton Abbot, Plumpton, Sedgefield, Sligo, Southwell, Stratford, Taunton, Thurles (Flat), Tramore (Flat), Wexford, Wolverhampton (AW), Worcester