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BHA Racing

Data PackApril 2018

© British Horseracing Authority 2018

1 Jan to 30 April 1

James Follows ([email protected])

Fixtures (YTD)


1 Jan to 30 April 2James Follows ([email protected])

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.

Fixtures Scheduled

Code 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Flat Turf 46 43 51 37 41

Flat AW 148 146 145 159 155

Jump 244 251 254 258 254

Total 438 440 450 454 450

212 230 217 243 212

150 148 151158

157

46 43 4637

32

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2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Fixtures Run

Flat Turf

Flat AW

Jump

Abandonments

Code 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Flat Turf 0 0 3 0 9

Flat AW 0 0 0 1 5

Jump 35 22 40 16 55

Total 35 22 43 17 69

35

22

43

17

69

40

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30

40

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60

70

80

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Total Abandonments

Total 10 year average


1 Jan to 30 April 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 Includes Appearance Money Scheme

Turf Fixtures by Going

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Firm 1 2 0 3 0

Good to Firm 7 29 4 35 2

Good 67 73 39 78 20

Good to Soft 56 67 55 43 32

Soft 61 72 100 81 105

Heavy 62 30 65 40 82

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Turf Fixtures by Going

Firm

Good to Firm

Good

Good to Soft

Soft

Heavy

Total Race Values (£ 000's)

Code 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Flat AWT 7,135 7,648 8,406 8,565 10,459

Flat Turf 4,026 4,001 4,666 3,605 3,639

Jump 20,206 21,466 22,474 24,048 25,727

Total 31,367 33,116 35,546 36,217 39,825

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36,000

42,000

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Total Race Values (£ 000's)

Jump

Flat Turf

Flat AWT


1 Jan to 30 April 4


Average Race Values (£) (by race)

Code 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Flat AWT 6,637 7,664 8,217 7,894 9,561

Flat Turf 12,053 12,991 14,011 13,107 15,487

Jump 13,616 13,867 15,268 14,645 17,779

Total 10,842 11,603 12,569 12,064 14,346

Note: 2018 Includes Appearance Money Scheme

Funding by Source (£ 000's)

YearNo.

FixturesTotal Prize

FundHBLB

Funding OwnersDivided Races

Racecourse Executive

Contribution BHA Dev Fund AMS2017 438 £36,217 £13,410 £3,720 £372 £18,585 £130 £02018 401 £39,825 £13,447 £3,900 £428 £20,250 £289 £1,511

17-18 +/-% -8.4% 10.0% 0.3% 4.8% 15.1% 9.0% 122.3% -

HBLB Funding34%

Owners10%

Divided Races1%

Racecourse Executive

Contribution51%

BHA Dev Fund0%

AMS4%

Funding by Source in 2018

Number of Divisions

Code Type 2017 2018 16-17 +/-

Flat Hcap 48 58 20.8%

Flat WFA 14 16 14.3%

Jump Hcap 8 9 12.5%

Jump WFA 17 12 -29.4%


1 Jan to 30 April 5


Races (YTD)

Races Run

Code 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Flat Turf 334 308 333 275 235

Flat AW 1,075 998 1,023 1,085 1,094

Steeple Chase 529 545 517 584 516

Hurdle 738 812 780 878 748

NHF 150 126 115 125 137

Hunter Chase 67 65 60 55 46

Total 2,893 2,854 2,828 3,002 2,776

11.5% 10.8% 11.8% 9.2% 8.5%

37.2% 35.0% 36.2% 36.1% 39.4%

18.3% 19.1% 18.3% 19.5% 18.6%

25.5% 28.5% 27.6% 29.2% 26.9%

5.2% 4.4% 4.1% 4.2% 4.9%

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Percentage of Races Run by Type

Flat Turf Flat AW Steeple Chase Hurdle NHF Hunter Chase

Proportion of Races which were Handicaps or WFA

Code/Type 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Flat WFA 29.7% 29.3% 28.6% 28.4% 27.8%

Flat Hcap 70.3% 70.7% 71.4% 71.6% 72.2%

Jump WFA 42.5% 40.3% 40.8% 39.8% 41.5%

Jump Hcap 57.5% 59.7% 59.2% 60.2% 58.5%

70

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57

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0.7

%

59

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1.4

%

59

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1.6

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60

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2.2

%

58

.5%

F L A T H C A P J U M P H C A P

R2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

% Races Run as Handicaps


1 Jan to 30 April 6


Average Field Size

Code 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Flat AWT 7.83 8.07 8.19 8.63 8.45

Flat Turf 10.04 9.35 9.35 9.99 10.40

Flat 8.35 8.37 8.47 8.90 8.80

Jump 8.62 8.48 8.47 8.20 8.35

Total 8.49 8.43 8.47 8.52 8.56

0.00

2.00

4.00

6.00

8.00

10.00

12.00

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Average Field Size by Code

Flat AWT

Flat Turf

Jump

Total

Entries

Code 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Flat AWT 16,125 14,419 14,914 16,642 16,036

Flat Turf 6,917 6,194 6,651 5,787 5,019

Jump 30,352 30,993 30,699 31,826 29,176

Total 53,394 51,606 52,264 54,255 50,231

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2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Entries

Flat AWT

Flat Turf

Jump

Total


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2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Declarations

Flat AWT

Flat Turf

Jump

Total

Declarations

Code 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Flat AWT 9,092 8,550 8,927 9,985 9,836

Flat Turf 3,671 3,114 3,447 2,998 2,628

Jump 13,706 13,981 13,482 14,503 12,839

Total 26,469 25,645 25,856 27,486 25,303


1 Jan to 30 April 8


Eliminations

Code 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Flat AWT 335 319 230 642 698

Flat Turf 156 250 159 213 165

Jump 633 566 549 526 413

Total 1,124 1,135 938 1,381 1,276

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Eliminations

Flat AWT

Flat Turf

Jump

Total

Runners

Code 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Flat 11,769 10,930 11,489 12,105 11,691

Jump 12,796 13,134 12,473 13,471 12,084

Total 24,565 24,064 23,962 25,576 23,775

Individual Runners

Code 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Flat 4,660 4,509 4,784 4,990 4,840

Jump 5,115 5,268 5,161 5,342 5,046

Dual 311 271 251 246 214

Total 10,086 10,048 10,196 10,578 10,100

10,086 10,04810,196

10,578

10,100

9,500

10,000

10,500

11,000

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Runners vs. Individual Runners

Runners Individual Runners

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Average No. of Runs per Horse

Code 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Flat 2.37 2.29 2.28 2.31 2.31

Jump 2.36 2.37 2.30 2.41 2.30

Total 2.44 2.39 2.35 2.42 2.35

Non-Runners

Code 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Flat 994 734 885 878 773

Jump 910 847 1,009 1,032 755

Total 1,904 1,581 1,894 1,910 1,528

Non-Runners as a % of Declarations

Code 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Flat 7.8% 6.3% 7.2% 6.8% 6.2%

Jump 6.6% 6.1% 7.5% 7.1% 5.9%

Total 7.2% 6.2% 7.3% 6.9% 6.0%

0

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2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Non-Runners

Jump

Flat

0.66

0.55

0.670.64

0.55

0.40

0.45

0.50

0.55

0.60

0.65

0.70

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Average Non-Runners per Race


1 Jan to 30 April 10


Average Field Size (by race type)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

FLAT 8.35 8.37 8.47 8.90 8.80

Pattern/Listed 8.86 8.03 8.74 9.14 8.63

Handicap 8.69 8.77 8.83 9.31 9.12

WFA Conditions 7.44 6.67 6.75 7.13 7.30

Maiden 8.22 8.12 8.38 8.36 9.63

Novice 8.00 4.00 7.13 8.67 7.77

Sellers/Claimers 6.11 6.25 6.32 6.84 6.69

Auction Races 7.37 6.83 6.82 7.31 8.11

Sales Races 13.50 8.50 9.00 0.00 0.00

STEEPLE CHASE 7.36 7.34 7.43 7.33 7.10

Pattern/Listed 11.19 11.16 11.04 10.91 10.62

Handicap 7.27 7.15 7.28 7.20 6.93

Maiden/Novice 4.44 4.41 3.93 4.58 4.16

WFA Conditions 6.40 6.67 7.00 7.00 7.43

HURDLE 9.25 9.05 9.05 8.64 9.17

Pattern/Listed 11.38 11.09 10.83 10.88 11.24

Handicap 9.41 9.24 9.35 8.90 9.41

Maiden/Novice 8.80 8.51 8.37 7.92 8.50

WFA Conditions 4.50 6.00 4.00 4.00 4.00

Sellers/Claimers 7.22 7.41 7.44 7.67 6.82

NHF RACES 9.80 9.59 8.99 9.18 8.92

HUNTER CHASES 9.04 8.86 9.00 8.05 7.37

6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00

FLAT

STEEPLE CHASE

HURDLE

NHF RACES

HUNTER CHASES

Average Field Size by Race Type

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Horses in Training (YTD Totals)




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.

All

Code 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Flat 11,113 11,439 11,909 11,848 12,131

Jump 6,631 6,709 6,783 6,659 6,877

Dual 515 466 623 597 809

Total* 18,195 18,546 18,919 19,001 19,573

18,19518,546

18,919 19,00119,573

12,000

14,000

16,000

18,000

20,000

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Horses in Training (All)

Flat

Age 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

2yo 3,421 3,658 3,640 3,555 3,521

3yo 3,456 3,579 3,800 3,807 4,008

4yo 1,677 1,707 1,859 1,885 1,930

5yo+ 2,557 2,489 2,608 2,600 2,671

Total 11,111 11,433 11,907 11,847 12,130

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Horses in Training (Flat)

2yo

3yo

4yo

5yo+




Note: Excludes Hunters.

Flat61%

Jump35%

Dual4%April HIT Breakdown

Code 2018

Flat 12,131

Jump 6,877

Dual 809

Total 19,817

Jump

Age 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

3yo 40 20 29 22 27

4yo 732 865 808 797 738

5yo+ 5,859 5,824 5,946 5,840 6,112

Total 6,631 6,709 6,783 6,659 6,877

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4,000

6,000

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Horses in Training (Jump)

3yo 4yo 5yo+

Dual

Age 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

3yo 28 11 12 13 61

4yo 138 109 154 179 221

5yo+ 349 346 457 405 527

Total 515 466 623 597 809

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Horses in Training (Dual)

3yo 4yo 5yo+




OTHER KPIs (Full Year)

7 Race Cards

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

< 7 Races 6.6% 31.8% 27.5% 28.3% 22.2%

7+ Races 93.4% 68.2% 72.5% 71.7% 77.8%

22.2%

77.8%

2018< 7 Races

7+ Races

Races with fewer than 6 Runners

Code 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Flat 16.0% 14.7% 11.8% 10.9% 12.3%

Jump 18.7% 17.2% 21.5% 22.7% 22.0%

Total 17.4% 16.1% 16.8% 17.3% 17.4%

15.0%

16.0%

17.0%

18.0%

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Races <6 Runners

Races with 8 (or more) Runners

Code 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Flat 56.4% 57.8% 61.2% 67.9% 65.8%

Jump 54.4% 54.7% 54.1% 51.5% 52.3%

Total 55.4% 56.1% 57.5% 59.0% 58.8%

54.0%

56.0%

58.0%

60.0%

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Races 8+ Runners




Races with Odds On and Evens Favourites

Code 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Flat 20.8% 18.9% 16.7% 15.0% 16.3%

Jump 21.1% 21.0% 22.6% 24.9% 23.2%

Total 20.9% 20.0% 19.8% 20.4% 19.8%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Races with Odds On and Evens Favourites

Flat Jump

Races with Odds Against Favourites

Code 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Flat 79.2% 81.1% 83.3% 85.0% 83.7%

Jump 78.9% 79.0% 77.4% 75.1% 76.8%

Total 79.1% 80.0% 80.2% 79.6% 80.2%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Races with Odds Against Favourites

Flat Jump

Free to Air Televised Races

Code 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Flat 31 33 39 47 46

Jump 123 136 132 127 122

Total 154 169 171 174 168

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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

2017 AW 379 9.25 88 577 15.3% 58.3% 1.35

2018 AW 429 8.97 96 646 14.9% 56.0% 1.27

2017 Flat Turf 64 10.81 10 94 10.6% 57.4% 1.11

2018 Flat Turf 69 11.33 11 106 10.4% 53.0% 1.13

2017 Hurdle 157 9.80 28 192 14.6% 56.7% 1.31

2018 Hurdle 141 9.85 23 178 12.9% 52.8% 1.21

2017 Chase 127 7.82 24 162 14.8% 49.5% 1.06

2018 Chase 134 7.39 22 178 12.4% 46.5% 0.86

3yo+ Novice Stakes

YearNo. of Races

Average Field Size

Penalty Carriers

Winning Penalty Carriers

Penalty Carrier Strike

RatePenalty Carrier Impact Value Average Fav SP

2017 0 0.00 0 0 0.0% 0.00 0.00

2018 95 7.64 142 44 31.0% 1.67 2.15

3yo Novice Stakes

YearNo. of Races

Average Field Size

Penalty Carriers




2017 0 0.00 0 0 0.0% 0.00 0.00

2018 97 7.99 113 32 28.3% 1.86 2.19

2yo Novice Stakes

YearNo. of Races

Average Field Size

Penalty Carriers




2017 20 8.95 1 1 100.0% 6.00 2.86

2018 21 7.76 4 1 25.0% 1.68 2.65

Mares' and Fillies' Races

Year Code Races Runners AFS % <6 runners Avg. Prize Fund

2017 Flat 121 940 7.77 19.8% £9,795

2018 Flat 104 865 8.32 19.2% £11,398

2017 Jump 160 1215 7.59 27.5% £10,063

2018 Jump 136 1175 8.64 17.6% £13,228

Flat Conditions Stakes (included within BHA handicapping trial)

Year Races Runners AFS Avg Fav SP % <6 runners

2016 26 136 5.23 2.19 65.4%

2017 27 152 5.63 2.45 48.1%

2018 26 147 5.65 2.15 53.8%




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