Carlisle Tips

Carlisle Racecourse is one of the oldest racecourses in the UK and is located in the village of Blackwell which is just outside of Carlisle in Cumbria. The course was previously located at The Swifts which is more towards the centre of Carlise but was moved to its present site in 1904.

Carlise hosts flat racing throughout the summer and National Hunt racing during the winter months.

It is just one of two racecourses in Cumbria with the other being Cartmel.

Carlisle Betting Tips

Betting tips for racing taking place at Carlisle can be found above.

Carlisle is home home to one of the oldest horse races, the Carlisle Bell, which dates all the way back to 1599 and takes place in late June or early July. Betting tips for the Carlisle Bell as well as for other races including the Carlisle Cumberland Plate, Carlisle Bell Consolation Race and the Colin Parker Memorial Intermediate Chase, are all completely free to WhichBookie readers. Our tips come from our horse racing expert, Will Smith  who shares his predictions here on a daily basis.

You may also find Carlisle betting tips from newspaper tipsters such as Templegate, Robin Goodfellow, and others which are displayed on our main horse racing tips page.

Carlisle Betting Tips Saturday

Saturday’s are busy when it comes to horse racing fixtures and it’s no different at Carlisle Racecourse. Carlisle betting tips for Saturday from our in-house tipsters as well as the most popular newspaper tipsters can all be found in one convenient place – at the top of this page.

Visit this page on Saturday mornings at around 9am to latest Carlisle Saturday racing tips.

Carlisle Racecourse

Carlise Racecourse is right-handed, pear-shaped and 12 furlongs around.

The going can get very heavy in wetter weather with jockeys often taking the wide route coming into the home straight to run on better ground.

There is a steep incline for the last half mile and the fences on the jumps course are known as being easy.

Carlisle Feature Races

The most prestigious race to take place annually at Carlisle Racecourse is the Carlisle Bell which is one of the oldest horse races in existence. It is held in June alongside the Cumberland Plate and run over a distance of 7 furlongs and 173 yards.

The Eternal Stakes, which was introduced in 2003, is another popular race at Carlisle that also takes place in June along with the National Hunt Listed races, the Colin Parker Memorial Intermediate Chase in November and the Houghton Mares’ Chase in December.

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Carlisle Betting Sites

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Betting Tips For Carlisle

Carlisle Flat Course

• Right-handed, 1m4f circuit, stiff finish, need to really see out the trip
• Carlisle Bell and Cumberland Plate are prestigious if not the strongest class wise handicaps
• Not many big Newmarket trainers at the track
• Mark & Charlie Johnston 8/24 for a 33.33% strike-rate since teaming up
• William Haggas with 26.67% strike-rate (4/15) is respected
• Diane Sayer (15/79) for a near 19% strike-rate and 29 total places is a trainer of note
• Cieren Fallon (3/8) for a 37.5% strike-rate is respected
• Ben Sanderson (19/5 and 8 places) with a 26.32% strike-rate does well here
• Faye McManoman (10/43) shows healthy LSP form her 23% strike-rate 

Carlisle National Hunt Course

• Right-handed, 1m4f, stiff finish, need to stay the trip
• Colin Parker Chase the Listed feature race of the season
• Luca Morgan (3/4) impressive strike-rate from a handful of rides
• Peter Kavanagh (5/12) boasts a 41.67% strike-rate
• Jonjo O’Neill Jr (10/43) has an impressive 23.26% strike-rate
• Harry Skelton (12/52 and 22 total places) a top jockey who does well here with a 23% strike-rate
• Jonjo O’Neill (15/63) has a near 24% strike-rate at this venue
• Mark Walford (6/23 and 10 total places) is respected with a 26% strike-rate
• Donald McCain is 5/16 (8 places total) in bumpers at this track
• James Walton does well with a 3/7 and 5 placed in chases here
• Nicky Richards boasts a 27.5% strike-rate (11/40) in chases at this venue