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Top Tipsters at Carlisle

Based on win only singles at 1 pt level stakes. Past performance does not guarantee future success.

Top tipsters at Carlisle ranked by profit
Tipster Tips Profit
David Xristo 20 +15.30
Chat's Top Tips 162 +5.95
The Don 25 +3.00
David Xristo verified results at Carlisle
Date Horse Odds SP Result Profit
Stride On 10/11 5/6 Lost -1.00
Similar Story 11/2 13/2 Lost -1.00
Red Cadillac 8/1 4/1 Won +8.00
Atlantic Lad 7/1 6/1 Lost -1.00
East Tyrone 16/1 22/1 Lost -1.00
One Night Thunder 13/2 18/5 Won +6.50
Sanditon 16/1 11/1 Lost -1.00
Tafsir 7/1 14/1 Placed -1.00
Iris Dancer 16/1 14/1 Lost -1.00
Trafalgar Square 4/1 18/5 Lost -1.00
Sean Og 15/2 9/2 Lost -1.00
Red Happy 6/1 5/1 Won +6.00
Singapore Trip 16/1 22/1 Lost -1.00
Raceview Road 6/1 100/30 Lost -1.00
Grandads Cottage 7/2 100/30 Won +3.50
Roberto Caro 7/2 11/4 Won +3.50
Condor Pasa 2/1 4/6 Won +1.80
Almanjoor 8/1 16/1 Lost -1.00
Northern Spirit 14/1 15/2 Placed -1.00
Up Helly Aa King 12/1 8/1 Placed -1.00
Chat's Top Tips verified results at Carlisle
Date Horse Odds SP Result Profit
Marty McFly 5/1 5/1 Won +5.00
National Question 7/1 15/2 Won +7.50
Lady In The Park 7/2 4/1 Lost -1.00
He's Bresilian 4/1 100/30 Won +4.00
Parish Star 10/11 5/4 Lost -1.00
Saint Davy 9/2 4/1 Placed -1.00
Super Citizen 12/1 11/1 Placed -1.00
Future Bucks 3/1 3/1 Lost -1.00
Anglers Crag 5/1 3/1 Won +5.00
Steel Ally 11/10 8/11 Won +1.10
O'connell 13/2 17/2 Placed -1.00
I Am Max 9/2 11/2 Lost -1.00
Ryebridge 15/8 3/1 Lost -1.00
Lord Roxby 5/1 7/2 Placed -1.00
Jesmond Dawn 9/2 4/1 Lost -1.00
Sacred Falls 9/2 7/2 Placed -1.00
Orangesandlemons 9/2 9/4 Placed -1.00
Rogue Millions 7/4 11/8 Won +1.75
Suzette 13/2 4/1 Lost -1.00
Blufferonthebus 3/1 5/1 Placed -1.00
Billy No Mates 11/2 6/1 Placed -1.00
Stipulation 12/1 10/1 Lost -1.00
Happier 15/2 13/2 Lost -1.00
American Star 5/1 15/2 Lost -1.00
Blind Beggar 8/1 10/1 Placed -1.00
Annie Edson Taylor 16/1 12/1 Lost -1.00
Trafalgar Square 5/1 18/5 Lost -1.00
Emotional Roller 11/2 7/2 Lost -1.00
President Scottie 3/1 13/8 Placed -1.00
Eagles Reprieve 4/1 11/8 Placed -1.00
Whoshotthesheriff 9/1 14/1 Lost -1.00
Raceview Road 9/2 100/30 Lost -1.00
Dusautior 7/1 4/1 Lost -1.00
Flic Ou Voyou 9/2 5/1 Lost -1.00
Aire Spray 11/2 9/2 Won +4.68
King Of Tara 3/1 11/4 Won +3.00
To Chase A Dream 7/4 5/4 Won +1.75
Broderick 5/1 15/2 Lost -1.00
Kalif Du Berlais 10/11 4/11 Lost -1.00
We're Red And Blue 1/1 10/11 Won +1.00
Byron Hill 5/1 100/30 Placed -1.00
Snipe 4/1 3/1 Placed -1.00
Illico De Cotte 9/4 9/4 Won +2.25
King Roly 7/2 3/1 Lost -1.00
Damarta 9/4 5/2 Lost -1.00
I Wish You 6/1 7/2 Won +4.20
Junker D'allier 5/2 5/4 Won +2.50
Sounds Of Spring 9/4 100/30 Placed -1.00
Straya 12/1 16/1 Lost -1.00
Water Of Leith 11/2 6/1 Won +4.68
Cypriot Diaspora 7/2 7/2 Lost -1.00
Blufferonthebus 11/2 8/1 Placed -1.00
Billyb 10/3 3/1 Placed -1.00
Ludo's Landing 8/1 12/1 Placed -1.00
Condor Pasa 15/8 4/6 Won +1.69
John Kirkup 6/1 9/2 Placed -1.00
Minstrel Knight 11/4 11/8 Won +2.75
Rainbow Rain 11/4 6/5 Placed -1.00
Elegant Erin 11/4 7/4 Placed -1.00
Vampire Slayer 9/4 9/4 Placed -1.00
Concetto 5/2 100/30 Lost -1.00
Highlands Legacy 5/6 10/11 Lost -1.00
Blame Rose 6/1 9/4 Won +6.00
Jacks Parrot 6/1 6/1 Lost -1.00
Old Gregorian 5/1 7/1 Placed -1.00
Universal Folly 7/2 9/2 Placed -1.00
Hostile Hotelier 13/8 6/4 Lost -1.00
Askmore 8/1 11/8 Placed -1.00
Haute Estime 13/2 11/1 Lost -1.00
Both Barrels 11/1 17/2 Lost -1.00
Hello Judge 8/1 9/2 Won +8.00
White Rhino 11/2 100/30 Won +5.50
Spanish Hustle 7/2 17/2 Placed -1.00
Havana Rose 3/1 9/4 Won +3.00
Quintus Maximus 5/1 9/2 Lost -1.00
Rock Of England 2/1 11/4 Won +2.00
Retirement Beckons 11/2 5/1 Won +5.50
Intercessor 12/1 5/1 Lost -1.00
Ajwadi 11/4 7/2 Lost -1.00
Princess Karine 9/4 7/4 Won +2.25
Detective 9/4 11/4 Lost -1.00
Knocknamona 13/2 12/1 Lost -1.00
Esme Shelby 13/8 9/4 Lost -1.00
Basford 11/4 2/1 Placed -1.00
Mexico 8/1 11/4 Placed -1.00
Paddy's Fancy 7/2 3/1 Placed -1.00
Tupelo Mississippi 6/1 4/1 Lost -1.00
Uncle Alastair 6/1 9/2 Placed -1.00
Storm Nelson 11/2 5/1 Won +5.50
Navajo Pass 13/8 6/5 Lost -1.00
Beauport 5/2 5/2 Won +2.50
Wor Verge 7/2 7/2 Won +3.50
Regarde 4/1 4/1 Lost -1.00
Carnival Zain 9/4 100/30 Placed -1.00
Water Of Leith 5/4 7/4 Lost -1.00
Iris Dancer 11/2 4/1 Lost -1.00
Detective 6/1 4/1 Lost -1.00
Athollblair Boy 4/1 13/2 Lost -1.00
Canaria Prince 11/2 100/30 Lost -1.00
Ba Na Hills 15/8 9/4 Lost -1.00
Tangled 6/1 8/1 Lost -1.00
Latino Fling 3/1 3/1 Placed -1.00
Wheelbahri 13/8 11/10 Placed -1.00
Ashjan 10/3 11/4 Won +3.33
Treshnish 16/1 16/1 Lost -1.00
Downtown Getaway 4/1 9/1 Lost -1.00
Trooper Turnbull 5/2 11/4 Lost -1.00
West To The Bridge 10/11 1/1 Won +0.91
Barnay 9/2 11/2 Placed -1.00
Scottish Accent 7/2 4/1 Placed -1.00
Maid O'malley 13/8 1/1 Won +1.63
Zabeel Champion 5/6 5/4 Lost -1.00
Bass Rock 5/2 6/4 Lost -1.00
Papa Tango Charly 1/1 5/6 Won +1.00
Gumball 7/2 3/1 Lost -1.00
Bass Rock 6/1 8/1 Won +6.00
The Paddy Pie 9/2 4/1 Lost -1.00
Ventura Gold 12/1 22/1 Lost -1.00
Alpine Lady 8/1 9/1 Lost -1.00
Zoravan 10/1 9/1 Placed -1.00
Lucky's Dream 12/1 9/1 Lost -1.00
Global Spirit 16/1 9/1 Placed -1.00
Al Erayg 9/1 6/1 Placed -1.00
Iolani 7/1 13/2 Placed -1.00
Rebel Redemption 12/1 9/1 Placed -1.00
Naughty Ana 10/1 6/1 Lost -1.00
Francisco Bay 7/1 100/30 Lost -1.00
Greyed First 9/1 10/1 Lost -1.00
Vellco's Boy 40/1 40/1 Lost -1.00
Pookie Pekan 6/1 7/2 Placed -1.00
Another Emotion 12/1 15/2 Won +12.00
Pistol Park 12/1 11/1 Lost -1.00
Oishin 7/2 11/4 Lost -1.00
Skipping On 11/2 4/1 Lost -1.00
The Black Squirrel 9/1 12/1 Lost -1.00
She Got Fast 15/2 9/1 Lost -1.00
Getaround 7/2 5/2 Lost -1.00
Pookie Pekan 9/2 5/1 Lost -1.00
Bafana Blue 28/1 22/1 Lost -1.00
Hastrubal 9/2 11/2 Lost -1.00
Aristo Du Plessis 12/1 14/1 Lost -1.00
Fortified Bay 11/1 40/1 Lost -1.00
Instant Replay 5/1 7/2 Lost -1.00
Gold Runner 16/1 33/1 Lost -1.00
Trongate 15/2 7/1 Placed -1.00
Flamboyant Joyaux 15/2 5/1 Lost -1.00
Calliope 7/1 7/1 Lost -1.00
Wee Goldie 20/1 12/1 Lost -1.00
Iolani 10/1 12/1 Lost -1.00
Jepeck 11/4 3/1 Lost -1.00
The Ferry Master 7/4 5/4 Won +1.75
Ballydonagh Boy 6/4 2/1 Placed -1.00
Teescomponents Lad 5/2 13/8 Placed -1.00
Jupiters Way 33/1 66/1 Lost -1.00
Romeo Brown 9/1 5/1 Lost -1.00
Cudgel 5/1 4/1 Placed -1.00
Archi's Affaire 11/2 8/1 Placed -1.00
Lastin' Memories 9/4 2/1 Placed -1.00
Itsnotyouitsme 12/1 7/1 Lost -1.00
Hell's Kitchen 9/4 4/1 Won +4.00
Sea Me Win 12/1 13/2 Lost -1.00
Bordeaux Bill 15/2 8/1 Won +8.00
The Don verified results at Carlisle
Date Horse Odds SP Result Profit
Hourless 13/2 9/2 Lost -1.00
Road To Rosley 80/1 150/1 Lost -1.00
Hourless 16/1 40/1 Lost -1.00
Kalif Du Berlais 11/8 4/11 Lost -1.00
Springtime Promise 5/2 6/1 Lost -1.00
Fortunate Man 5/2 4/1 Lost -1.00
Beny Nahar Road 7/1 15/2 Lost -1.00
Love Games 13/2 7/1 Placed -1.00
Blue Lakota 100/1 150/1 Lost -1.00
William Dewhirst 16/1 28/1 Lost -1.00
Yorkshire Glory 16/1 16/1 Lost -1.00
Magic Basma 16/1 25/1 Won +25.00
Causin A Commotion 16/1 14/1 Lost -1.00
Queen Dinah 11/1 25/1 Lost -1.00
William Of York 7/2 7/2 Won +3.50
Road To Rosley 9/1 15/2 Lost -1.00
Portstorm 50/1 100/1 Lost -1.00
Carcaci Castle 8/1 8/1 Placed -1.00
Anti Bridgie 9/2 11/2 Placed -1.00
Gardener 7/2 5/2 Lost -1.00
Breaking The Ice 25/1 40/1 Lost -1.00
Thatsy 22/1 20/1 Lost -1.00
Western Miller 8/1 9/1 Lost -1.00
Sirwilliamwallace 5/1 4/1 Lost -1.00
My Old Gold 11/2 4/1 Won +5.50
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Carlisle Flat Statistics

Based on all races from 1st January 2021.

Draw Bias by Distance

Draw
Runs
Wins
Win%
Plc
Plc%
1
398
54
13.6%
149
37.4%
2
393
39
9.9%
138
35.1%
3
400
51
12.8%
136
34.0%
4
386
49
12.7%
140
36.3%
5
398
48
12.1%
142
35.7%
6
374
55
14.7%
154
41.2%
7
347
38
11.0%
118
34.0%
8
320
23
7.2%
100
31.3%
9
265
33
12.5%
85
32.1%
10
203
18
8.9%
59
29.1%
11
145
12
8.3%
38
26.2%
12
96
6
6.3%
13
13.5%
13
45
0
0.0%
8
17.8%
14
26
0
0.0%
4
15.4%
15
13
1
7.7%
1
7.7%
16
11
1
9.1%
1
9.1%
17
7
1
14.3%
1
14.3%
Draw
Runs
Wins
Win%
Plc
Plc%
1
49
6
12.2%
19
38.8%
2
49
9
18.4%
19
38.8%
3
50
7
14.0%
20
40.0%
4
50
6
12.0%
13
26.0%
5
49
5
10.2%
21
42.9%
6
49
6
12.2%
19
38.8%
7
46
6
13.0%
17
37.0%
8
36
3
8.3%
8
22.2%
9
29
4
13.8%
13
44.8%
10
24
1
4.2%
6
25.0%
11
15
0
0.0%
4
26.7%
12
7
1
14.3%
1
14.3%
13
3
0
0.0%
2
66.7%
14
2
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Draw
Runs
Wins
Win%
Plc
Plc%
1
109
17
15.6%
35
32.1%
2
105
5
4.8%
27
25.7%
3
105
9
8.6%
26
24.8%
4
108
17
15.7%
42
38.9%
5
106
11
10.4%
35
33.0%
6
100
15
15.0%
43
43.0%
7
93
8
8.6%
26
28.0%
8
88
8
9.1%
28
31.8%
9
79
5
6.3%
25
31.6%
10
64
7
10.9%
25
39.1%
11
51
7
13.7%
17
33.3%
12
34
3
8.8%
5
14.7%
13
17
0
0.0%
2
11.8%
14
9
0
0.0%
1
11.1%
15
3
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
16
4
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
17
1
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Draw
Runs
Wins
Win%
Plc
Plc%
1
73
6
8.2%
28
38.4%
2
73
9
12.3%
30
41.1%
3
71
13
18.3%
25
35.2%
4
68
3
4.4%
25
36.8%
5
73
7
9.6%
23
31.5%
6
66
10
15.2%
24
36.4%
7
64
8
12.5%
25
39.1%
8
60
4
6.7%
20
33.3%
9
48
9
18.8%
13
27.1%
10
33
4
12.1%
6
18.2%
11
19
2
10.5%
6
31.6%
12
12
1
8.3%
3
25.0%
Draw
Runs
Wins
Win%
Plc
Plc%
1
67
9
13.4%
27
40.3%
2
67
7
10.4%
29
43.3%
3
73
8
11.0%
27
37.0%
4
63
11
17.5%
24
38.1%
5
70
6
8.6%
22
31.4%
6
66
10
15.2%
23
34.8%
7
62
8
12.9%
21
33.9%
8
58
2
3.4%
19
32.8%
9
50
8
16.0%
18
36.0%
10
35
2
5.7%
11
31.4%
11
24
3
12.5%
4
16.7%
12
18
1
5.6%
1
5.6%
13
10
0
0.0%
1
10.0%
14
9
0
0.0%
2
22.2%
15
8
1
12.5%
1
12.5%
16
6
1
16.7%
1
16.7%
17
4
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Draw
Runs
Wins
Win%
Plc
Plc%
1
40
8
20.0%
15
37.5%
2
42
5
11.9%
17
40.5%
3
41
5
12.2%
17
41.5%
4
40
5
12.5%
17
42.5%
5
41
7
17.1%
15
36.6%
6
38
7
18.4%
17
44.7%
7
35
2
5.7%
9
25.7%
8
34
3
8.8%
9
26.5%
9
27
1
3.7%
3
11.1%
10
24
1
4.2%
7
29.2%
11
16
0
0.0%
2
12.5%
12
13
0
0.0%
3
23.1%
13
7
0
0.0%
1
14.3%
14
2
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
15
1
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Draw
Runs
Wins
Win%
Plc
Plc%
1
42
6
14.3%
18
42.9%
2
38
3
7.9%
7
18.4%
3
40
6
15.0%
14
35.0%
4
39
5
12.8%
14
35.9%
5
38
5
13.2%
18
47.4%
6
38
6
15.8%
18
47.4%
7
32
3
9.4%
12
37.5%
8
31
3
9.7%
12
38.7%
9
25
5
20.0%
10
40.0%
10
18
2
11.1%
3
16.7%
11
17
0
0.0%
5
29.4%
12
9
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
13
6
0
0.0%
2
33.3%
14
4
0
0.0%
1
25.0%
15
1
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
16
1
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
17
2
1
50.0%
1
50.0%
Draw
Runs
Wins
Win%
Plc
Plc%
1
10
0
0.0%
3
30.0%
2
10
0
0.0%
4
40.0%
3
10
0
0.0%
3
30.0%
4
9
2
22.2%
3
33.3%
5
11
3
27.3%
3
27.3%
6
9
1
11.1%
6
66.7%
7
8
3
37.5%
6
75.0%
8
7
0
0.0%
2
28.6%
9
4
1
25.0%
2
50.0%
10
3
1
33.3%
1
33.3%
12
1
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Draw
Runs
Wins
Win%
Plc
Plc%
1
8
2
25.0%
4
50.0%
2
9
1
11.1%
5
55.6%
3
10
3
30.0%
4
40.0%
4
9
0
0.0%
2
22.2%
5
10
4
40.0%
5
50.0%
6
8
0
0.0%
4
50.0%
7
7
0
0.0%
2
28.6%
8
6
0
0.0%
2
33.3%
9
3
0
0.0%
1
33.3%
10
2
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
11
3
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
12
2
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
13
2
0
0.0%
0
0.0%

Top Jockeys

Jockey
Rides
Wins
Win%
Paul Mulrennan
165
20
12.1%
Callum Rodriguez
131
20
15.3%
Sam James
125
20
16.0%
Joe Fanning
61
14
23.0%
Clifford Lee
65
14
21.5%

Top Trainers

Trainer
Runs
Wins
Win%
Tim Easterby
343
31
9.0%
K R Burke
118
25
21.2%
Kevin Ryan
108
18
16.7%
Richard Fahey
148
15
10.1%
Keith Dalgleish
87
12
13.8%

Top Owners

Owner
Runs
Wins
Win%
Jaber Abdullah
18
7
38.9%
A Slack
29
6
20.7%
Grange Park Racing Xix
7
4
57.1%
R S Cockerill Farms Ltd
8
4
50.0%
Ray Bailey
10
4
40.0%

Carlisle National Hunt Statistics

Based on all races from 1st January 2021.

Top Jockeys

Jockey
Rides
Wins
Win%
Brian Hughes
256
44
17.2%
Danny McMenamin
186
36
19.4%
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
77
20
26.0%
Sean Quinlan
211
19
9.0%
Nathan Moscrop
84
13
15.5%

Top Trainers

Trainer
Runs
Wins
Win%
Donald McCain
206
35
17.0%
Nicky Richards
141
30
21.3%
Rebecca Menzies
117
18
15.4%
Jonjo O'Neill
54
15
27.8%
Ann Hamilton
36
15
41.7%

Top Owners

Owner
Runs
Wins
Win%
Ian Hamilton
36
15
41.7%
J Fyffe
28
7
25.0%
John P Mcmanus
34
6
17.6%
Walters Plant Hire Ltd
8
6
75.0%
T G Leslie
18
5
27.8%

How Carlisle Tips Work on The Tipster League

Every tipster on The Tipster League is ranked by all-time results across all UK and Irish racecourses in our top horse racing tipsters league table. The Carlisle horse racing tips on this page come from that ranking — for each race on the card, the tip shown is from the highest-ranked tipster who has tipped in that race. Tips can update through the morning as more selections come in, but all selections are locked in at 12:00 BST.

What sets The Tipster League apart is that every selection is recorded on each tipster's public profile — wins, losses, and everything in between. The "Top Tipsters at Carlisle" section on this page breaks that down further, showing how each tipster has performed at this course specifically.

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About Carlisle Racecourse

Carlisle is a right-handed, pear-shaped turf course in the village of Blackwell, about four miles south of the city of Carlisle in Cumbria. The circuit measures one mile and four furlongs with a steep uphill finish of just over three furlongs — a genuine stamina test that sorts out the field long before the winning post. It is a galloping track with easy turns, but the climbs make this one of the stiffest tests in the north of England. The going can get very heavy through winter on this exposed ground.

The course hosts both flat and National Hunt racing, with flat fixtures from May to September and jumps from October through to spring. Around 23 fixtures are staged each year and the course is particularly popular for National Hunt racing, drawing trainers from across the country. Carlisle is one of only two racecourses in Cumbria alongside Cartmel and is owned and operated by The Jockey Club.

Racing records in Carlisle date back to 1559, when Lady Dacre donated a gold bell to be presented to the winner of a horse race — making this one of the oldest racing venues in Britain. The course moved to its current Blackwell site in 1904 from a nearby area known as The Swifts, and the Carlisle Gold Bell is still awarded to the winner of the race that bears its name. Carlisle also made history on 2 July 1929, when the newly formed Totalisator Board operated pool betting on a British racecourse for the first time here — the occasion that launched what became the Tote.

For fixture dates and visitor information, see the Carlisle page on The Jockey Club website.

Key Races at Carlisle

The flagship event is the Carlisle Bell, one of the oldest horse races in existence. Lady Dacre's gold bell of 1559 was followed by a second bell inscribed "HBMC" and dated 1599. Both were lost for years before being rediscovered in the Town Clerk's Office in the late 19th century. The race is held at the June meeting over seven furlongs and 173 yards as a handicap for three-year-olds and upwards, and the bell is still presented ceremoniously to the winner — though it is kept in the nearby Carlisle Guildhall Museum. In its long history the Carlisle Bell has only twice been disrupted: it was moved to Thirsk in 2001 and cancelled in 2020.

The Cumberland Plate, first held in 1842, is run alongside the Carlisle Bell at the same June meeting. The Eternal Stakes adds Listed-race quality to the flat programme — a contest over six furlongs and 192 yards restricted to three-year-old fillies.

On the jumps side, two Listed chases headline the November card: the Colin Parker Memorial Intermediate Chase and the Houghton Mares' Chase, both over two miles and four furlongs. The Colin Parker has produced notable winners including Many Clouds, who went on to win the Grand National. Red Rum also used Carlisle as a regular starting point for his season, winning the Windermere Handicap Chase here before his Grand National victories. The Graduation Chase provides an early-season test for up-and-coming novice chasers.

Course Characteristics Worth Considering

The steep three-furlong climb to the finish is the defining feature of racing at Carlisle. Horses need to stay the trip and more — plenty of front-runners are caught in the final furlong when the gradient takes its toll. Staying power matters here regardless of the distance, and the emphasis only increases when the ground turns soft.

On the flat, the galloping nature of the track suits horses with a long stride and reserves of stamina. Quick, sharp types that thrive at tighter courses like Chester tend to find Carlisle a very different proposition.

On the jumps course, the fences are considered easy, so the main test is stamina and handling the ground rather than jumping ability. The first fence in the home straight can catch novices coming off a bend and downhill, but experienced chasers rarely have trouble. There is no long straight to mount a challenge from behind, so prominent racers hold an advantage — horses that can bowl along in front and keep finding on the climb tend to do well here.

Carlisle's low-lying ground means the going often turns testing through winter. When the ground is soft, jockeys tend to swing wide to the stands' rail in the home straight where the surface rides better. Checking the going close to race time is worth doing, particularly for winter jumps meetings when conditions can change quickly.

The draw bias data on this page, broken down by distance over the last five years, is worth studying before looking at the flat card. The Flat Statistics and National Hunt Statistics sections show the leading jockeys, trainers, and owners at Carlisle — useful context given how consistently certain yards perform here. Our Lucky 15 racing tips page pulls together four-horse combination selections, while horse racing market movers tracks significant moves in the betting markets — though adding more legs to any bet always reduces the probability. For jumps racing nearby, our Ayr tips page covers Scotland's premier dual-purpose venue just over the border.