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BHA Racing
Data PackFebruary 2019
1 Jan to 28 February 1© British Horseracing Authority 2019
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Fixtures (YTD)
1 Jan to 28 February 2
Note: includes Additional, Rescheduled & Partially Abandoned fixtures. Flat includes Mixed.
Note: Flat includes Mixed Meetings.
Note: Flat includes Mixed meetings. Not included are part abandonments.
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Fixtures Scheduled
Code 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Flat AWT 77 83 87 83 86
Flat Turf - - - - -
Jump 130 125 125 130 128
Total 207 208 212 213 214
112 95 113 108 101
7985
86 87 83
0
50
100
150
200
250
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Fixtures Run
Flat AWT
Flat Turf
Jump
Abandonments
Code 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Flat AWT 0 0 1 1 8
Flat Turf 0 0 0 0 0
Jump 19 30 13 24 32
Total 19 30 14 25 40
19
30
14
25
40
34
0
10
20
30
40
50
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Total Abandonments
Total 10 year average
1 Jan to 28 February 3
Note: Going taken from last turf race of fixture. Four Jumpers' Bumpers meetings held in 2014, three Jumpers' Bumpers meetings held in 2018
Note: 2018 & 2019 Includes Appearance Money Scheme
Note: 2018 & 2019 Includes Appearance Money Scheme
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Turf Fixtures by Going
2014 2015 2016 2017 2019
Firm 0 0 0 0 0
Good to Firm 0 0 0 0 2
Good 9 2 12 2 43
Good to Soft 22 15 22 9 41
Soft 54 36 52 51 15
Heavy 27 42 27 46 0
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
2014 2015 2016 2017 2019
Turf Fixtures by Going
Firm
Good to Firm
Good
Good to Soft
Soft
Heavy
Total Race Values (£ 000's)
Code 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Flat AWT 3,374 3,952 3,989 5,050 4,764
Flat Turf - - - - -
Jump 8,136 7,720 8,424 9,894 8,894
Total 11,510 11,672 12,414 14,944 13,658
£0
£4,000
£8,000
£12,000
£16,000
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Total Race Values (£ 000's)
Jump
Flat Turf
Flat AWT
Average Race Values (£) (by race)
Code 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Flat AWT 6,426 7,007 6,831 8,473 8,372
Flat Turf 0 0 0 0 0
Jump 11,040 12,293 11,323 13,761 13,176
Total 9,120 9,792 9,348 11,365 10,979
1 Jan to 28 February 4
Races (YTD)
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Races Run
Code 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Flat AWT 525 564 584 596 569
Flat Turf
Steeple Chase 260 226 271 260 246
Hurdle 395 338 401 383 366
NHF 57 49 50 58 46
Hunter Chase 25 15 22 18 17
Total 1,262 1,192 1,328 1,315 1,244
41.6% 47.3% 44.0% 45.3% 45.7%
0.0%0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
20.6%19.0% 20.4% 19.8% 19.8%
31.3% 28.4% 30.2% 29.1% 29.4%
4.5% 4.1% 3.8% 4.4% 3.7%
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Percentage of Races Run by Type
Flat Turf Flat AW Steeple Chase Hurdle NHF Hunter Chase
Average Field Size
Code 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Flat AWT 8.36 8.12 8.82 8.43 8.87
Flat Turf - - - - -
Jump 8.24 8.33 8.54 8.01 8.51
Total 8.29 8.23 8.66 8.20 8.67
75
.0%
56
.4%
75
.7%
55
.7%
75
.0%
57
.1%
75
.5%
56
.1%
75
.9%
57
.6%
F L A T H C A P J U M P H C A P
R
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
% Races Run as Handicaps
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0.00
2.00
4.00
6.00
8.00
10.00
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Average Field Size by Code
Flat AWT
Flat Turf
Jump
Total
Entries
Code 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Flat AWT 7,461 7,916 8,833 8,656 8,715
Flat Turf - - - - -
Jump 13,872 11,896 14,402 13,003 13,354
Total 21,333 19,812 23,235 21,659 22,069
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
0
3,000
6,000
9,000
12,000
15,000
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Entries
Flat AWT
Flat Turf
Jump
Total
Declarations
Code 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Flat AWT 4,697 4,876 5,505 5,328 5,352
Flat Turf - - - - -
Jump 6,473 5,528 6,763 6,028 6,052
Total 11,170 10,404 12,268 11,356 11,404
0
3,000
6,000
9,000
12,000
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Declarations
Flat AWT
Flat Turf
Jump
Total
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Eliminations
Code 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Flat AWT 190 99 394 404 792
Flat Turf - - - - -
Jump 69 11 134 85 161
Total 259 110 528 489 953
0
300
600
900
1,200
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200
400
600
800
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Eliminations
Flat AWT
Flat Turf
Jump
Total
Runners
Code 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Flat AWT 4,390 4,581 5,151 5,022 5,045
Flat Turf 0 0 0 0 0
Jump 6,076 5,232 6,352 5,759 5,744
Total 10,466 9,813 11,503 10,781 10,789
Individual Runners
Code 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Flat 2,066 2,127 2,409 2,361 2,615
Jump 3,664 3,365 3,848 3,585 3,765
Dual 85 52 80 74 76
Total 5,815 5,544 6,337 6,020 6,456
5,815
5,544
6,337
6,020
6,456
5,000
5,500
6,000
6,500
7,000
0
2,500
5,000
7,500
10,000
12,500
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Runners vs. Individual Runners
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Average No. of Runs per Horse
Code 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Flat 2.12 2.15 2.14 2.13 1.93
Jump 1.66 1.55 1.65 1.61 1.53
Total 1.80 1.77 1.82 1.79 1.67
Non-Runners
Code 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Flat AWT 307 295 354 306 307
Flat Turf - - - - -
Jump 397 296 411 269 308
Total 704 591 765 575 615
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200
400
600
800
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2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Non-Runners
Flat AWT
Flat Turf
Jump
Non-Runners as a % of Declarations
Code 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Flat AWT 6.5% 6.1% 6.4% 5.7% 5.7%
Flat Turf - - - - -
Jump 6.1% 5.4% 6.1% 4.5% 5.1%
Total 6.3% 5.7% 6.2% 5.1% 5.4%
0.56
0.500.58
0.440.49
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
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Average Non-Runners per Race
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Average Field Size (by race type)
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
FLAT 8.36 8.12 8.82 8.43 8.87
Pattern/Listed 9.00 9.75 8.00 9.75 7.50
Handicap 8.72 8.51 9.28 8.84 9.13
WFA Conditions 5.43 5.07 5.83 5.81 8.00
Maiden 8.29 7.78 8.12 8.38 8.88
Novice 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.88 8.18
Sellers/Claimers 6.20 6.04 7.09 6.80 6.88
Auction Races 7.22 6.53 6.92 8.75 8.21
Sales Races 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
STEEPLE CHASE 7.07 7.15 7.48 6.67 6.99
Pattern/Listed 7.54 7.80 7.96 7.30 6.54
Handicap 7.32 7.58 7.87 7.05 7.45
Maiden/Novice 4.84 3.70 4.83 4.00 4.43
WFA Conditions 5.60 5.20 4.60 5.00 5.67
HURDLE 8.97 9.12 9.09 8.86 9.47
Pattern/Listed 7.57 7.63 7.71 7.97 7.52
Handicap 9.22 9.78 9.58 9.19 9.68
Maiden/Novice 8.99 8.79 8.80 8.69 9.64
WFA Conditions 6.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00
Sellers/Claimers 8.00 7.33 8.00 7.83 8.20
NHF RACES 9.21 8.59 10.14 8.91 9.63
HUNTER CHASES 6.84 8.13 7.82 6.33 6.71
Number of Divisions
Code Type 2018 2019 18 - 19 +/-
Flat Hcap 30 7 -76.7%
Flat WFA 5 2 -60.0%
Jump Hcap 2 3 100.0%
Jump WFA 7 2 -71.4%
Horses in Training (YTD Totals)
1 Jan to 28 February 9
Note: Excludes Hunters. All HIT Figures are a count of every individual horse registered as intraining, year to date. Some horses have been reclassified as Dual if running over both codesin the preceding 90 days. * Horses switching codes mid-year only counted once.
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All
Code 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Flat 10,244 10,616 10,544 10,836 10,554
Jump 6,168 6,185 6,299 6,477 6,514
Dual 343 395 328 561 598
Total* 16,741 17,078 17,159 17,671 17,517
16,74117,078 17,159
17,671 17,517
12,000
13,000
14,000
15,000
16,000
17,000
18,000
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Horses in Training (All)
Flat
Age 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2yo 3,123 3,091 2,967 2,742 2,771
3yo 3,279 3,487 3,470 3,754 3,556
4yo 1,558 1,698 1,703 1,810 1,812
5yo+ 2,284 2,340 2,404 2,530 2,415
Total 10,244 10,616 10,544 10,836 10,554
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Horses in Training (Flat)
2yo 3yo 4yo 5yo+
1 Jan to 28 February 10
Note: Excludes Hunters.
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Jump
Age 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
3yo 10 19 13 13 64-5yo 1,820 1,875 1,948 1,939 1,9066-7yo 2,321 2,172 2,135 2,312 2,3758-9yo 1,319 1,361 1,378 1,377 1,33910yo+ 698 758 825 836 888Total 6,168 6,185 6,299 6,477 6,514
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1,500
2,000
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Horses in Training (Jump)
3yo 4-5yo 6-7yo 8-9yo 10yo+
Dual
Age 2015 2016 2017 2018 20193yo 13 3 9 24 204yo 78 112 85 154 188
5yo+ 252 280 234 383 390
Total 343 395 328 561 598
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Horses in Training (Dual)
3yo 4yo 5yo+
February HIT Breakdown
Code 2019
Flat 9,892
Jump 5,997
Dual 460
Total 16,349
Flat60%
Jump37%
Dual3%
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OTHER KPIs (YTD)
7 Race Cards
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
< 7 Races 45.5% 42.2% 41.2% 34.9% 43.5%
7+ Races 54.5% 57.8% 58.8% 65.1% 56.5%
43.5%
56.5%< 7 Races
7+ Races
Races with fewer than 6 Runners
Code 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Flat AWT 13.3% 13.1% 11.0% 14.1% 11.8%
Flat Turf - - - - -
Jump 17.0% 20.5% 16.7% 22.7% 21.0%
Total 15.5% 17.0% 14.2% 18.8% 16.8%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Races <6 Runners
Races with 8 (or more) Runners
Code 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Flat AWT 60.4% 56.7% 68.5% 62.6% 64.7%
Flat Turf - - - - -
Jump 53.3% 56.2% 57.9% 50.8% 57.2%
Total 56.3% 56.5% 62.6% 56.1% 60.6%
0.0%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Races 8+ Runners
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Races with Odds Against Favourites
Code 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Flat 81.9% 82.3% 83.4% 80.5% 81.4%
Jump 77.6% 73.5% 72.7% 74.4% 72.6%
Total 79.4% 77.7% 77.4% 77.2% 76.7%
55.0%
65.0%
75.0%
85.0%
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Races with Odds Against Favourites
Flat Jump
Races with Odds On and Evens Favourites
Code 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019Flat 18.1% 17.7% 16.6% 19.5% 18.6%
Jump 22.4% 26.5% 27.3% 25.6% 27.4%
Total 20.6% 22.3% 22.6% 22.8% 23.3%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Races with Odds On and Evens Favourites
Flat Jump
Free to Air Televised Races
Code 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019Flat 2 4 2 2 2
Jump 70 64 58 55 52Total 72 68 60 57 54
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Free to Air Televised Races
Jump
Flat
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Horses running from 1lb or 2lb above the rating band in handicaps
YearRace Type
Races Affected AFS
Over Weight wins
Over Weight Runners Strike rate
Over Weight's Percentage of Rivals Beaten IV
2018 AW 241 8.97 57 351 16.2% 58.3% 1.37
2019 AW 184 9.05 33 270 12.2% 53.5% 1.05
2018 Flat Turf - - - - - - -
2019 Flat Turf - - - - - - -
2018 Hurdle 74 9.85 8 95 8.4% 51.9% 0.78
2019 Hurdle 68 10.47 13 98 13.3% 57.6% 1.30
2018 Chase 65 7.69 12 83 14.5% 48.1% 1.05
2019 Chase 70 8.43 17 89 19.1% 54.8% 1.48
3yo+ Novice Stakes Penalty Carriers
Year
No. of Races
AffectedAverage Field Size
Penalty Carriers
Winning Penalty Carriers
Penalty Carrier Strike
RatePenalty Carrier Impact Value Average Fav SP
2017 - - - - - - -
2018 34 6.09 58 19 32.8% 1.67 1.96
2019 18 8.28 21 8 38.1% 2.89 1.97
3yo Novice Stakes Penalty Carriers
Year
No. of Races
AffectedAverage Field Size
Penalty Carriers
Winning Penalty Carriers
Penalty Carrier Strike
RatePenalty Carrier Impact Value Average Fav SP
2017 - - - - - - -
2018 29 7.66 41 13 31.7% 2.12 2.11
2019 12 8.58 15 7 46.7% 3.75 2.27
Mares' and Fillies' Races
Year Code Races Runners AFS % <6 runners Avg. Prize Fund
2018 Flat 40 287 7.18 27.5% £9,028
2019 Flat 28 229 8.18 14.3% £9,118
2018 Jump 69 536 7.77 24.6% £11,253
2019 Jump 74 579 7.82 21.6% £10,924
Flat Conditions Stakes (included within BHA handicapping trial)
Year Races Runners AFS Avg Fav SP % <6 runners
2017 15 81 5.40 2.30 66.7%
2018 15 85 5.67 1.94 53.3%
2019 12 66 5.50 2.58 50.0%