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William Hill Racing League: All you need to know
The third edition of Racing League is underway, having kicked off for their first meeting of 2023 on Thursday 27th July at Great Yarmouth Racecourse. We’ve put together a handy guide including everything you need to know about this innovative racing series.
What is the format of the Racing League?
Seven regional teams participate in the William Hill Racing League, which is run over six meetings and consists of a total of 42 races, all of which are highly valuable handicaps. The total prize money on offer is over £2,000,000.
Where will the William Hill Racing League events be held?
Six racecourses at all corners of the United Kingdom play host to the Racing League meetings; Great Yarmouth in East Anglia, Windsor in Berkshire, Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, Chepstow in South Wales, Newcastle in the North East and Southwell in Nottinghamshire.
| Race Day | Racecourse | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Yarmouth | 27th July |
| 2 | Chepstow | 10th August |
| 3 | Windsor | 17th August |
| 4 | Newcastle | 31st August |
| 5 | Wolverhampton | 7th September |
| 6 | Southwell | 13th September |
A guide to the teams participating in the Racing League
Each team consists of:
- Trainers
- Jockeys
- Team Manager
The seven teams are as follows:
| Team Name | Manager | Jockeys | Trainers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Kevin Blake | Adam Farragher | Adrian McGuinness |
| Ben Curtis | Adrian Keatley | ||
| Billy Loughnane | AJ Martin | ||
| Daniel Muscutt | Amy Murphy | ||
| Danny Sheehy | Brian Meehan | ||
| Dylan Browne McGonagle | Charles Byrnes | ||
| Gavin Ryan | Chris Dwyer | ||
| Joanna Mason | Darren Bunyan | ||
| Dave Loughnane | |||
| David OMeara | |||
| D.P. Coakley | |||
| Donnacha O'Brien | |||
| Eddie & Patrick Harty | |||
| Emmet Mullins | |||
| Fozzy Stack | |||
| George Boughey | |||
| Jessica Harrington | |||
| Johnny Levins | |||
| Joseph O'Brien | |||
| Kevin Coleman | |||
| Mark Loughnane | |||
| Michael Grassick | |||
| Richard Hughes | |||
| Richard Spencer | |||
| Robert Eddery | |||
| Sylvester Kirk | |||
| London and the South | Matt Chapman | Charlie Bishop | Amanda Perrett |
| Jason Watson | Ben Brookhouse | ||
| Kieran Shoemark | Charlie Hills | ||
| Marco Ghiani | Daniel & Claire Kubler | ||
| Mia Nicholls | Darryll Holland | ||
| Nicola Currie | Dean Ivory | ||
| Rossa Ryan | Eve Johnson Houghton | ||
| Sean Levey | Freddie & Martyn Meade | ||
| Gary Moore | |||
| Gay Kelleway | |||
| Jack Channon | |||
| J S Moore | |||
| John Bridger | |||
| Laura Mongan | |||
| Michael Attwater | |||
| Mike Murphy & Michael Keady | |||
| Paul & Oliver Cole | |||
| Richard Hannon | |||
| TJ Kent | |||
| Tom Ward | |||
| William Muir & Chris Grassick | |||
| Scotland | Linda Perratt | Andrew Breslin | Andrew Balding |
| Andrew Mullen | David Menuisier | ||
| David Probert | George Baker | ||
| Gina Mangan | Heather Main | ||
| Hayley Turner | Hughie Morrison | ||
| Oisin Murphy | Iain Jardine | ||
| Pat Cosgrave | James Ferguson | ||
| Paul Mulrennan | Jim Goldie | ||
| Rowan Scott | Linda Perratt | ||
| Nigel Tinkler | |||
| Tom Dascombe | |||
| The East | Frankie Dettori | Jack Mitchell | Alice Haynes |
| Callum Shepherd | Charlie Fellowes | ||
| Kaiya Fraser | Conrad Allen | ||
| Laura Pearson | Ed Dunlop | ||
| Luke Morris | George Margarson | ||
| Ray Dawson | George Scott | ||
| Frankie Dettori | Ilka Gansera-Leveque | ||
| Ismail Mohammed | |||
| James Fanshawe | |||
| John Butler | |||
| Joseph Parr | |||
| Kevin Philippart de Foy | |||
| Marco Botti | |||
| Rae Guest | |||
| Robert Cowell | |||
| Roger Varian | |||
| Simon & Ed Crisford | |||
| Simon Pearce | |||
| Sir Mark Prescott | |||
| Sir Michael Stoute | |||
| Stuart Williams | |||
| William Knight | |||
| The North | Mick Quinn | Cam Hardie | David & Nicola Barron |
| Connor Beasley | Dylan Cunha | ||
| Frederick Larson | Hugo Palmer | ||
| Harrison Shaw | Ivan Furtado | ||
| Oisin Orr | Jennie Candlish | ||
| Paula Muir | Michael Dods | ||
| Pierre-Louis Jamin | Mick Appleby | ||
| Harriet Bethell | |||
| Phillip Makin | |||
| Phil Kirby | |||
| Rebecca Menzies | |||
| Richard Fahey | |||
| Scott Dixon | |||
| Stella Barclay | |||
| Tjade Collier | |||
| Wales and the West | Jamie Osborne | Adam Kirby | Alex Dunn |
| David Egan | Christopher Mason | ||
| Rhys Clutterbuck | Clive Cox | ||
| Ross Coakley | David Evans | ||
| Saffie Osborne | David Simcock | ||
| Sean D Bowen | Ed de Giles | ||
| Tom Queally | Ed Walker | ||
| Trevor Whelan | Grace Harris | ||
| Harry & Roger Charlton | |||
| Ian Williams | |||
| James Evans | |||
| Jamie Osborne | |||
| Joe Tickle | |||
| John O'Shea | |||
| Michael Bell | |||
| Milton Harris | |||
| Rod Millman | |||
| Roger Teal | |||
| Seamus Durack | |||
| Sir Mark Todd | |||
| Tony Carroll | |||
| Yorkshire | Leonna Mayor | Alistair Rawlinson | Ann Duffield |
| Ben Robinson | Brian Ellison | ||
| Clifford Lee | Bryan Smart | ||
| David Allan | Craig Lidster | ||
| James Sullivan | Declan Carroll | ||
| Jonny Peate | James Tate | ||
| Josephine Gordon | Jedd O'Keeffe | ||
| P J McDonald | Jessica Macey | ||
| Tom Eaves | Julie Camacho | ||
| Karl Burke | |||
| Michael & David Easterby | |||
| Michael Herrington | |||
| Paul Midgley | |||
| Phillip Makin | |||
| Roger Fell | |||
| Ronald Thompson | |||
| Ruth Carr | |||
| Sam England | |||
| Tim Easterby |
More about the races in the William Hill Racing League
All races are handicap races open to horses three-years-old and above with a handicap rating of 0-90. Each team can run two horses in each race, with the exception of one race at Wolverhampton which can only take one horse per team.
There is £2,000,000 of prize money on offer across all 42 races.
What are the race distances?
Each meeting will have 6 races over the following distances:
- 5 furlongs
- 6 furlongs
- 7 furlongs
- 8 furlongs
- 10 furlongs
- 11 furlongs
- 12 furlongs
- 15 furlongs
How many points are there per race?
There are 100 points on offer for each race:
| Place | Points |
|---|---|
| 1st | 25 |
| 2nd | 18 |
| 3rd | 15 |
| 4th | 12 |
| 5th | 10 |
| 6th | 8 |
| 7th | 6 |
| 8th | 3 |
| 9th | 2 |
| 10th | 1 |
| 11th | 0 |
| 12th | 0 |
