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Aintree Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Home of the Grand National, Aintree hosts National Hunt racing over two distinct courses: the famous Grand National course with its unique fences, and the Mildmay course used for the rest of the calendar. The three-day Festival in April is one of the biggest meetings in jump racing.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Hurdle (274), Chase (252), National Hunt Flat (55)
Total races (dataset)	581

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
Dan Skelton	348	47	13.5%
N J Henderson	264	43	16.3%
P F Nicholls	278	34	12.2%
W P Mullins	165	28	17.0%
N A Twiston-Davies	192	20	10.4%
Gordon Elliott	162	17	10.5%
C L Tizzard	101	15	14.9%
Olly Murphy	123	13	10.6%
A King	115	12	10.4%
Fergal O’Brien	136	11	8.1%
T R George	102	11	10.8%
D E Pipe	116	10	8.6%
D McCain Jnr	202	10	5.0%
Mrs Melanie Rowley	32	10	31.3%
Harry Fry	81	10	12.3%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
Harry Skelton	268	40	14.9%
Aidan Coleman	142	22	15.5%
Sam Twiston-Davies	212	21	9.9%
B S Hughes	160	20	12.5%
H Cobden	112	19	17.0%
Nico de Boinville	101	17	16.8%
R Johnson	122	16	13.1%
P Townend	66	13	19.7%
S Bowen	120	12	10.0%
M P Walsh	45	11	24.4%
P J Brennan	95	11	11.6%
Sean Bowen	89	10	11.2%
J J Burke	102	10	9.8%
D A Jacob	102	9	8.8%
R M Power	38	8	21.1%

Favourite Performance

Across 645 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 199 times — a strike rate of 30.9%.

Ascot Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Ascot runs both flat and jumps racing on a right-handed, galloping track with a stiff uphill finish. Royal Ascot in June is the flagship flat meeting, but the course also stages top-class National Hunt fixtures including the Clarence House Chase and Long Walk Hurdle.

Course Profile


Direction	Right-handed, triangular
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (923), Hurdle (269), Chase (246), National Hunt Flat (43)
Total races (dataset)	1,481

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
P F Nicholls	401	67	16.7%
N J Henderson	322	64	19.9%
W J Haggas	349	56	16.0%
A M Balding	403	46	11.4%
Charlie Appleby	162	39	24.1%
Richard Hannon	450	38	8.4%
J H M Gosden	193	36	18.7%
Roger Varian	243	35	14.4%
Miss Venetia Williams	143	27	18.9%
Harry Fry	131	27	20.6%
Ed Walker	199	24	12.1%
C G Cox	236	23	9.7%
A King	181	22	12.2%
Dan Skelton	236	21	8.9%
R M Beckett	199	21	10.6%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
W Buick	296	52	17.6%
H Cobden	204	39	19.1%
Oisin Murphy	254	33	13.0%
L Dettori	159	32	20.1%
Jim Crowley	267	32	12.0%
James Doyle	184	30	16.3%
R L Moore	242	29	12.0%
Nico de Boinville	119	29	24.4%
Tom Marquand	285	27	9.5%
Andrea Atzeni	192	26	13.5%
J P Spencer	241	25	10.4%
David Probert	220	24	10.9%
A Kirby	204	23	11.3%
Sam Twiston-Davies	181	23	12.7%
Charlie Deutsch	87	22	25.3%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,590 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 508 times — a strike rate of 31.9%.

Ayr Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Scotland’s premier dual-purpose racecourse, Ayr stages flat racing through summer and jumps through winter. The Scottish Grand National in April is the biggest meeting, attracting runners from the top yards.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (1383), Hurdle (511), Chase (332), National Hunt Flat (95)
Total races (dataset)	2,321

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
J S Goldie	1,556	163	10.5%
Miss Lucinda V Russell	752	95	12.6%
Iain Jardine	895	94	10.5%
Keith Dalgleish	941	84	8.9%
N W Alexander	646	83	12.8%
N G Richards	436	76	17.4%
R M Smith	969	75	7.7%
D O’Meara	565	72	12.7%
Michael Dods	647	65	10.0%
R A Fahey	708	64	9.0%
T D Easterby	496	48	9.7%
K R Burke	336	47	14.0%
S R Crawford	342	44	12.9%
K A Ryan	412	37	9.0%
Miss L A Perratt	712	31	4.4%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
P Mulrennan	808	118	14.6%
D Tudhope	511	81	15.9%
J Fanning	488	64	13.1%
Jason Hart	467	56	12.0%
B S Hughes	368	52	14.1%
D R Fox	389	48	12.3%
A Mullen	477	46	9.6%
B Hughes	215	44	20.5%
Connor Beasley	467	43	9.2%
D Allan	345	40	11.6%
Craig Nichol	350	40	11.4%
J P Sullivan	395	36	9.1%
Sean Quinlan	319	36	11.3%
G Lee	349	34	9.7%
Danny McMenamin	248	33	13.3%

Favourite Performance

Across 2,495 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 814 times — a strike rate of 32.6%.

Bangor Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Bangor-on-Dee is a sharp, flat, left-handed jumps track in north Wales. The tight bends and relatively easy fences make it a good track for nimble, handy types rather than out-and-out gallopers.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Hurdle (524), Chase (358), National Hunt Flat (80)
Total races (dataset)	962

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
D McCain Jnr	788	139	17.6%
Dan Skelton	263	40	15.2%
A King	124	29	23.4%
N A Twiston-Davies	148	26	17.6%
Jennie Candlish	184	25	13.6%
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	192	25	13.0%
Fergal O’Brien	143	23	16.1%
Miss Venetia Williams	168	23	13.7%
Jonjo O’Neill	166	22	13.3%
Gary Hanmer	184	20	10.9%
Olly Murphy	129	20	15.5%
H D Daly	115	20	17.4%
Miss Rebecca Curtis	93	18	19.4%
N J Henderson	105	18	17.1%
Alastair Ralph	125	17	13.6%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
B S Hughes	334	70	21.0%
Harry Skelton	170	31	18.2%
Sam Twiston-Davies	177	27	15.3%
W T Kennedy	144	25	17.4%
G Sheehan	103	22	21.4%
R Johnson	111	22	19.8%
S Bowen	137	21	15.3%
P J Brennan	88	19	21.6%
Sean Quinlan	167	19	11.4%
Henry Brooke	155	19	12.3%
Charlie Deutsch	122	18	14.8%
T Scudamore	102	17	16.7%
Aidan Coleman	97	16	16.5%
Theo Gillard	135	14	10.4%
Kielan Woods	95	14	14.7%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,029 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 348 times — a strike rate of 33.8%.

Bath Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Bath is a left-handed, oval flat course set high on Lansdown Hill. The undulating track with its downhill run to the home straight can catch out horses unfamiliar with it. A mainly summer fixture list featuring lower-grade racing.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (1528), All Weather Flat (1)
Total races (dataset)	1,529

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
A W Carroll	579	65	11.2%
C G Cox	250	55	22.0%
Richard Hannon	360	47	13.1%
R A Harris	374	39	10.4%
B R Millman	295	39	13.2%
M S Saunders	276	38	13.8%
Adrian Wintle	218	31	14.2%
M R Channon	203	30	14.8%
Eve Johnson Houghton	248	29	11.7%
M Johnston	140	29	20.7%
Charles Hills	149	25	16.8%
J G Portman	172	24	14.0%
P D Evans	278	24	8.6%
Grace Harris	281	22	7.8%
Sir Mark Prescott	78	21	26.9%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
David Probert	423	53	12.5%
L Morris	420	46	11.0%
Tom Marquand	271	42	15.5%
Charles Bishop	325	35	10.8%
A Kirby	135	34	25.2%
S De Sousa	168	32	19.0%
Finley Marsh	223	29	13.0%
F Norton	163	29	17.8%
Oisin Murphy	190	28	14.7%
K T O’Neill	334	28	8.4%
L P Keniry	329	27	8.2%
David Egan	136	27	19.9%
Hollie Doyle	187	26	13.9%
T E Whelan	245	25	10.2%
Rob Hornby	287	23	8.0%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,623 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 526 times — a strike rate of 32.4%.

Beverley Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Beverley is a right-handed flat track in East Yorkshire with a notable uphill finish. The sharp bends and undulations make course experience valuable. Mostly Class 4-6 racing through the summer months.

Course Profile


Direction	Right-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (1448), All Weather Flat (4)
Total races (dataset)	1,452

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
T D Easterby	1,036	95	9.2%
R A Fahey	693	93	13.4%
M Johnston	361	72	19.9%
D O’Meara	565	70	12.4%
K A Ryan	349	46	13.2%
N Tinkler	451	40	8.9%
P T Midgley	323	33	10.2%
Michael & David Easterby	222	30	13.5%
K R Burke	194	29	14.9%
Michael Dods	283	26	9.2%
Julie Camacho	142	24	16.9%
Mrs R A Carr	270	24	8.9%
Charlie Johnston	132	22	16.7%
W J Haggas	62	21	33.9%
M Appleby	170	21	12.4%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
J Fanning	475	80	16.8%
D Tudhope	384	75	19.5%
D Allan	642	68	10.6%
B A Curtis	255	50	19.6%
P Hanagan	247	40	16.2%
G Lee	444	39	8.8%
Kevin Stott	237	38	16.0%
P Mulrennan	356	35	9.8%
Jason Hart	360	34	9.4%
Connor Beasley	305	33	10.8%
T Hamilton	244	29	11.9%
Joanna Mason	182	29	15.9%
T Eaves	420	25	6.0%
Rowan Scott	255	24	9.4%
P J McDonald	152	24	15.8%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,567 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 538 times — a strike rate of 34.3%.

Brighton Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Brighton is a unique horseshoe-shaped flat course on the South Downs, running left-handed with a pronounced camber and downhill finish. The unusual track configuration means form from Brighton doesn’t always translate elsewhere.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (1483), All Weather Flat (1)
Total races (dataset)	1,484

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
A W Carroll	967	116	12.0%
G L Moore	382	52	13.6%
Richard Hannon	272	51	18.8%
Eve Johnson Houghton	230	45	19.6%
J Gallagher	277	41	14.8%
S C Williams	165	32	19.4%
George Baker	230	30	13.0%
A M Balding	130	26	20.0%
M J Attwater	314	26	8.3%
Richard Hughes	136	25	18.4%
J R Boyle	246	24	9.8%
George Boughey	77	21	27.3%
M R Channon	203	21	10.3%
M Johnston	145	21	14.5%
Archie Watson	101	19	18.8%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
Jason Watson	248	49	19.8%
David Probert	303	49	16.2%
L Morris	350	46	13.1%
Tom Marquand	245	45	18.4%
P Cosgrave	263	42	16.0%
Jim Crowley	199	41	20.6%
Hollie Doyle	212	36	17.0%
William Carson	376	35	9.3%
S De Sousa	179	33	18.4%
Darragh Keenan	251	33	13.1%
Hector Crouch	268	31	11.6%
S W Kelly	185	28	15.1%
Marco Ghiani	132	27	20.5%
Charles Bishop	217	26	12.0%
A Kirby	95	26	27.4%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,629 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 510 times — a strike rate of 31.3%.

Carlisle Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Carlisle is a right-handed, undulating dual-purpose track in the far north of England. The stiff uphill finish over the last two furlongs is a genuine test of stamina, and front-runners can find it hard to hold on.

Course Profile


Direction	Right-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (897), Hurdle (431), Chase (355), National Hunt Flat (80)
Total races (dataset)	1,763

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
D McCain Jnr	506	72	14.2%
T D Easterby	717	69	9.6%
N G Richards	258	55	21.3%
Keith Dalgleish	451	53	11.8%
K R Burke	260	50	19.2%
R A Fahey	428	50	11.7%
K A Ryan	230	32	13.9%
M Johnston	162	32	19.8%
Rebecca Menzies	263	31	11.8%
B Ellison	232	29	12.5%
Micky Hammond	360	28	7.8%
Michael Dods	301	27	9.0%
Mrs Dianne Sayer	251	26	10.4%
Iain Jardine	351	23	6.6%
Jonjo O’Neill	118	23	19.5%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
B S Hughes	405	66	16.3%
P Mulrennan	382	51	13.4%
B A Curtis	170	40	23.5%
B Hughes	174	35	20.1%
Danny McMenamin	210	34	16.2%
J Fanning	209	33	15.8%
Sean Quinlan	323	30	9.3%
G Lee	251	28	11.2%
Callum Rodriguez	180	26	14.4%
Jonjo O’Neill Jr.	100	23	23.0%
S H James	167	22	13.2%
Harry Skelton	96	22	22.9%
Kevin Stott	139	22	15.8%
D Allan	231	21	9.1%
T Hamilton	151	20	13.2%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,911 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 604 times — a strike rate of 31.6%.

Cartmel Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Cartmel is a tight, left-handed National Hunt track in the Lake District that races just a handful of times each year, mostly bank holiday fixtures. The sharp track and small fields make it a favourite for shrewd trainers placing their horses carefully.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Hurdle (347), Chase (280)
Total races (dataset)	627

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
James Moffatt	545	70	12.8%
D McCain Jnr	271	40	14.8%
Mrs Dianne Sayer	232	29	12.5%
B M R Haslam	151	26	17.2%
P Bowen	130	26	20.0%
Sam England	120	22	18.3%
Micky Hammond	179	15	8.4%
Jennie Candlish	71	12	16.9%
Rebecca Menzies	130	11	8.5%
G T Bewley	89	11	12.4%
M Todhunter	81	11	13.6%
Gordon Elliott	47	10	21.3%
Noel C Kelly	75	10	13.3%
Kenneth Slack	24	9	37.5%
John C McConnell	35	9	25.7%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
Charlotte Jones	194	36	18.6%
B S Hughes	226	36	15.9%
Henry Brooke	257	35	13.6%
Sean Quinlan	206	30	14.6%
B Hughes	179	30	16.8%
R P McLernon	153	26	17.0%
Jonathan England	117	23	19.7%
S Bowen	117	22	18.8%
R Johnson	114	21	18.4%
Danny McMenamin	110	16	14.5%
C O’Farrell	114	14	12.3%
James Bowen	81	13	16.0%
Sean Bowen	49	13	26.5%
D R Fox	97	7	7.2%
Jonathon Bewley	67	7	10.4%

Favourite Performance

Across 684 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 216 times — a strike rate of 31.6%.

Catterick Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Catterick is a sharp, left-handed, undulating track in North Yorkshire with a downhill run to the final turn. It hosts both flat and jumps racing, mostly at the lower end. Speed and a handy position matter here.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (1283), Hurdle (373), Chase (262), National Hunt Flat (45), All Weather Flat (1)
Total races (dataset)	1,964

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
T D Easterby	933	105	11.3%
D McCain Jnr	399	59	14.8%
R A Fahey	393	58	14.8%
B Ellison	315	52	16.5%
J J Quinn	334	46	13.8%
Micky Hammond	644	46	7.1%
D O’Meara	380	41	10.8%
Keith Dalgleish	246	38	15.4%
Rebecca Menzies	271	37	13.7%
Mrs R A Carr	304	33	10.9%
K R Burke	183	33	18.0%
P A Kirby	438	31	7.1%
M Johnston	201	29	14.4%
Mrs S J Smith	109	26	23.9%
K A Ryan	174	25	14.4%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
Jason Hart	478	65	13.6%
D Allan	466	45	9.7%
B S Hughes	258	44	17.1%
Connor Beasley	280	39	13.9%
D Tudhope	237	38	16.0%
J P Sullivan	373	38	10.2%
P Mulrennan	288	38	13.2%
G Lee	370	30	8.1%
J Fanning	251	28	11.2%
S H James	226	27	11.9%
Callum Rodriguez	141	27	19.1%
B A Curtis	224	26	11.6%
T Eaves	302	26	8.6%
Danny Cook	115	25	21.7%
G Sheehan	69	24	34.8%

Favourite Performance

Across 2,123 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 754 times — a strike rate of 35.5%.

Chelmsford City Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Chelmsford City is an all-weather flat track with a Polytrack surface, racing year-round. The long home straight and sweeping bends suit galloping types. It replaced Great Leighs and has established itself as a solid all-weather venue since 2015.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Polytrack (all-weather)
Racing	All Weather Flat (4239), Flat (8)
Total races (dataset)	4,247

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
M Appleby	1,185	128	10.8%
S C Williams	910	123	13.5%
M Johnston	679	108	15.9%
D M Simcock	582	94	16.2%
J H M Gosden	320	79	24.7%
Richard Hughes	433	79	18.2%
Saeed Bin Suroor	299	78	26.1%
M Botti	598	75	12.5%
Richard Hannon	666	68	10.2%
W J Haggas	343	63	18.4%
Roger Varian	320	59	18.4%
D K Ivory	566	59	10.4%
M L W Bell	376	58	15.4%
J A Osborne	507	58	11.4%
D Shaw	546	55	10.1%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
L Morris	1,603	155	9.7%
Oisin Murphy	535	104	19.4%
A Kirby	584	94	16.1%
R Havlin	623	93	14.9%
Callum Shepherd	639	87	13.6%
Jim Crowley	390	85	21.8%
S De Sousa	501	83	16.6%
David Probert	730	77	10.5%
Rossa Ryan	501	76	15.2%
Hollie Doyle	635	74	11.7%
Marco Ghiani	450	66	14.7%
K T O’Neill	761	65	8.5%
James Doyle	287	64	22.3%
Daniel Muscutt	648	62	9.6%
R L Moore	198	61	30.8%

Favourite Performance

Across 4,591 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 1504 times — a strike rate of 32.8%.

Cheltenham Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Cheltenham is the home of National Hunt racing, with two courses (Old and New) set in a natural amphitheatre. The uphill finish is one of the most demanding in jump racing. The four-day Festival in March is the championship meeting of the entire sport.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Chase (593), Hurdle (523), National Hunt Flat (66)
Total races (dataset)	1,182

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
N J Henderson	735	92	12.5%
W P Mullins	734	86	11.7%
Dan Skelton	586	66	11.3%
P F Nicholls	666	63	9.5%
Gordon Elliott	558	53	9.5%
N A Twiston-Davies	504	46	9.1%
Fergal O’Brien	445	42	9.4%
Henry de Bromhead	289	36	12.5%
C L Tizzard	315	28	8.9%
P J Hobbs	297	24	8.1%
A King	293	21	7.2%
D E Pipe	281	19	6.8%
Gavin Cromwell	123	19	15.4%
M Keighley	196	17	8.7%
N P Mulholland	179	16	8.9%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
Harry Skelton	451	61	13.5%
Sam Twiston-Davies	538	51	9.5%
P Townend	206	40	19.4%
B J Geraghty	239	40	16.7%
H Cobden	340	37	10.9%
Nico de Boinville	216	36	16.7%
P J Brennan	298	32	10.7%
Aidan Coleman	303	30	9.9%
R Johnson	312	29	9.3%
T Scudamore	279	23	8.2%
Rachael Blackmore	142	23	16.2%
S Bowen	217	21	9.7%
N de Boinville	119	21	17.6%
D N Russell	157	20	12.7%
N D Fehily	203	20	9.9%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,294 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 375 times — a strike rate of 29.0%.

Chepstow Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Chepstow is a left-handed, undulating dual-purpose course in south Wales. The track has steep gradients including a significant downhill section, and the ground can get very testing in winter. Home of the Welsh Grand National each December.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (1101), Hurdle (623), Chase (425), National Hunt Flat (113)
Total races (dataset)	2,262

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
P F Nicholls	472	100	21.2%
Evan Williams	577	69	12.0%
P D Evans	417	45	10.8%
J G M O’Shea	388	43	11.1%
P J Hobbs	254	38	15.0%
Dan Skelton	359	36	10.0%
D E Pipe	270	35	13.0%
C L Tizzard	294	35	11.9%
Richard Hannon	291	32	11.0%
A M Balding	192	32	16.7%
Jonjo O’Neill	297	32	10.8%
R M Beckett	121	32	26.4%
Grace Harris	415	31	7.5%
N P Mulholland	291	31	10.7%
Miss Venetia Williams	259	31	12.0%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
H Cobden	267	62	23.2%
Adam Wedge	367	44	12.0%
R Johnson	228	43	18.9%
David Probert	377	40	10.6%
Sam Twiston-Davies	273	40	14.7%
Rossa Ryan	207	39	18.8%
Tom Marquand	224	35	15.6%
Hollie Doyle	165	35	21.2%
G Sheehan	176	32	18.2%
L Morris	272	31	11.4%
T Scudamore	208	31	14.9%
R Kingscote	122	27	22.1%
P J Brennan	166	27	16.3%
Charles Bishop	203	26	12.8%
Gina Mangan	192	26	13.5%

Favourite Performance

Across 2,432 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 836 times — a strike rate of 34.4%.

Chester Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Chester is the tightest flat track in Britain, a left-handed circuit barely a mile round with very sharp bends. Low draws have a well-documented advantage at most distances. The May meeting is one of the oldest and most popular fixtures on the flat calendar.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (1064)
Total races (dataset)	1,064

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
A M Balding	465	92	19.8%
R A Fahey	825	89	10.8%
Tom Dascombe	515	62	12.0%
M Johnston	332	48	14.5%
Hugo Palmer	269	44	16.4%
T D Easterby	367	43	11.7%
R M Beckett	168	32	19.0%
A P O’Brien	69	29	42.0%
Ian Williams	427	27	6.3%
W J Haggas	102	25	24.5%
Richard Hannon	162	22	13.6%
P D Evans	225	19	8.4%
Roger Varian	103	19	18.4%
Sir Michael Stoute	74	17	23.0%
K A Ryan	124	15	12.1%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
F Norton	528	70	13.3%
R Kingscote	407	60	14.7%
R L Moore	102	37	36.3%
David Probert	260	36	13.8%
Jason Hart	203	26	12.8%
Rob Hornby	132	20	15.2%
P Hanagan	159	20	12.6%
J Fanning	111	18	16.2%
J F Egan	197	18	9.1%
S De Sousa	134	17	12.7%
Hayley Turner	106	17	16.0%
Jason Watson	106	16	15.1%
B A Curtis	101	16	15.8%
Harry Bentley	54	15	27.8%
P Mathers	117	13	11.1%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,159 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 352 times — a strike rate of 30.4%.

Doncaster Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Doncaster is a wide, galloping, left-handed track that suits long-striding types. The flat course hosts the St Leger, Britain’s oldest Classic, and the Lincoln meeting that opens the turf season. It also stages quality jumps racing including the December Gold Cup.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (1849), Hurdle (508), Chase (317), National Hunt Flat (58)
Total races (dataset)	2,732

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
Roger Varian	324	70	21.6%
Richard Hannon	593	67	11.3%
R A Fahey	762	63	8.3%
W J Haggas	307	54	17.6%
N J Henderson	212	54	25.5%
D O’Meara	604	52	8.6%
Charlie Appleby	193	46	23.8%
A King	323	45	13.9%
Ian Williams	365	44	12.1%
R M Beckett	270	42	15.6%
A M Balding	274	42	15.3%
Sir Michael Stoute	147	37	25.2%
J H M Gosden	172	36	20.9%
K R Burke	375	35	9.3%
John & Thady Gosden	162	34	21.0%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
W Buick	290	61	21.0%
Andrea Atzeni	289	53	18.3%
D Tudhope	369	45	12.2%
R L Moore	216	43	19.9%
J P Spencer	271	43	15.9%
Oisin Murphy	301	42	14.0%
James Doyle	258	41	15.9%
Jim Crowley	223	35	15.7%
S De Sousa	249	34	13.7%
B S Hughes	250	34	13.6%
L Dettori	124	31	25.0%
Tom Marquand	234	30	12.8%
R Havlin	166	30	18.1%
Daniel Muscutt	205	29	14.1%
Dane O’Neill	152	27	17.8%

Favourite Performance

Across 2,938 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 951 times — a strike rate of 32.4%.

Epsom Downs Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Epsom is one of the most unusual flat tracks in the world, running left-handed around a pronounced camber on the Downs with a sharp downhill section into the home straight. Home of the Derby and Oaks, the undulations and gradients mean balance and agility count as much as raw ability.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (711)
Total races (dataset)	711

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
A M Balding	236	36	15.3%
J R Boyle	271	28	10.3%
M Johnston	159	22	13.8%
R M Beckett	137	22	16.1%
M R Channon	99	19	19.2%
Richard Hannon	182	18	9.9%
Roger Varian	85	18	21.2%
A P O’Brien	106	17	16.0%
Eve Johnson Houghton	108	17	15.7%
G L Moore	128	16	12.5%
Charlie Appleby	68	15	22.1%
D O’Meara	124	15	12.1%
R A Fahey	135	13	9.6%
J H M Gosden	58	12	20.7%
S Dow	126	12	9.5%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
S De Sousa	185	37	20.0%
Oisin Murphy	214	35	16.4%
W Buick	125	23	18.4%
R L Moore	111	19	17.1%
L Dettori	60	17	28.3%
Jim Crowley	123	16	13.0%
Charles Bishop	69	16	23.2%
David Probert	157	15	9.6%
Andrea Atzeni	107	15	14.0%
F Norton	80	14	17.5%
P Cosgrave	153	13	8.5%
Hector Crouch	102	13	12.7%
Rossa Ryan	81	12	14.8%
Rhys Clutterbuck	79	12	15.2%
James Doyle	93	11	11.8%

Favourite Performance

Across 779 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 228 times — a strike rate of 29.3%.

Exeter Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Exeter is a right-handed, undulating National Hunt track in Devon with a testing uphill finish. The ground often rides soft or heavy through the winter months, making it a proper stamina test. Paul Nicholls and local trainers tend to dominate.

Course Profile


Direction	Right-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Hurdle (621), Chase (423), National Hunt Flat (83)
Total races (dataset)	1,127

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
P F Nicholls	304	80	26.3%
P J Hobbs	377	62	16.4%
C L Tizzard	319	48	15.0%
Harry Fry	190	46	24.2%
D E Pipe	427	41	9.6%
J Scott	278	33	11.9%
Evan Williams	192	27	14.1%
Miss Venetia Williams	181	25	13.8%
A J Honeyball	128	25	19.5%
Dan Skelton	145	24	16.6%
N J Henderson	101	24	23.8%
C J Down	233	21	9.0%
Mrs S Gardner	267	21	7.9%
Fergal O’Brien	169	19	11.2%
Robert Walford	170	19	11.2%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
H Cobden	229	51	22.3%
R Johnson	241	45	18.7%
T Scudamore	271	34	12.5%
Sam Twiston-Davies	205	33	16.1%
Brendan Powell	238	28	11.8%
Nick Scholfield	254	26	10.2%
N D Fehily	119	26	21.8%
M G Nolan	212	25	11.8%
T J O’Brien	227	25	11.0%
Aidan Coleman	121	24	19.8%
James Best	330	24	7.3%
David Noonan	286	23	8.0%
Bryan Carver	135	23	17.0%
Harry Skelton	109	22	20.2%
P J Brennan	114	19	16.7%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,211 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 447 times — a strike rate of 36.9%.

Fakenham Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Fakenham is one of the smallest and tightest National Hunt tracks in Britain, a left-handed square circuit in Norfolk. The sharp track and short run-in mean pace and jumping accuracy are at a premium. Small fields are common.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Hurdle (426), Chase (305), National Hunt Flat (34)
Total races (dataset)	765

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
Olly Murphy	205	47	22.9%
Mrs L Wadham	165	46	27.9%
Stuart Edmunds	105	33	31.4%
Dan Skelton	128	33	25.8%
N P Mulholland	97	22	22.7%
Christian Williams	102	21	20.6%
James Owen	82	20	24.4%
N B King	178	18	10.1%
P F Nicholls	49	17	34.7%
Dr R D P Newland	75	17	22.7%
Mrs S J Humphrey	127	16	12.6%
N J Henderson	60	16	26.7%
D E Pipe	44	15	34.1%
A M Hales	91	12	13.2%
A King	52	11	21.2%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
Jack Quinlan	177	22	12.4%
T Scudamore	57	19	33.3%
Harry Skelton	59	19	32.2%
Bryony Frost	72	18	25.0%
C Gethings	75	18	24.0%
Tom Cannon	84	17	20.2%
Sam Twiston-Davies	94	17	18.1%
Charlie Hammond	76	16	21.1%
R Johnson	69	15	21.7%
H Cobden	35	13	37.1%
Kielan Woods	111	13	11.7%
Harry Bannister	80	13	16.3%
G Sheehan	83	13	15.7%
Nico de Boinville	33	12	36.4%
Fergus Gregory	50	12	24.0%

Favourite Performance

Across 819 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 305 times — a strike rate of 37.2%.

Ffos Las Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Ffos Las opened in 2009 on the site of a former opencast mine in west Wales, making it one of Britain’s newest racecourses. A left-handed, essentially flat track that hosts both flat and National Hunt racing. The drainage is excellent, so it rarely rides as heavy as you might expect.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Hurdle (544), Flat (544), Chase (360), National Hunt Flat (82)
Total races (dataset)	1,530

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
Evan Williams	854	94	11.0%
P Bowen	478	66	13.8%
N A Twiston-Davies	230	44	19.1%
Miss Rebecca Curtis	273	44	16.1%
D E Pipe	250	38	15.2%
A M Balding	133	30	22.6%
N J Henderson	95	29	30.5%
B J Llewellyn	346	26	7.5%
B R Millman	145	26	17.9%
Tim Vaughan	293	24	8.2%
N P Mulholland	230	23	10.0%
P D Evans	250	23	9.2%
Ben Pauling	101	23	22.8%
Jamie Snowden	90	22	24.4%
Miss Venetia Williams	140	22	15.7%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
S Bowen	314	62	19.7%
Adam Wedge	408	62	15.2%
David Probert	182	39	21.4%
Sam Twiston-Davies	245	38	15.5%
Sean Bowen	166	34	20.5%
G Sheehan	159	33	20.8%
Ben Jones	196	28	14.3%
T Scudamore	203	27	13.3%
James Bowen	248	26	10.5%
Oisin Murphy	103	24	23.3%
Rossa Ryan	92	22	23.9%
Jack Tudor	162	20	12.3%
Rob Hornby	100	19	19.0%
Alan Johns	175	19	10.9%
Isabel Williams	151	17	11.3%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,645 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 562 times — a strike rate of 34.2%.

Fontwell Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Fontwell is unusual in that its chase course is a figure-of-eight while the hurdles course is a conventional left-handed oval. The tight, twisting chase track is unlike anywhere else in Britain and demands accurate jumping. Mostly lower-grade racing.

Course Profile


Direction	Figure-of-eight (chase) / Left-handed (hurdles)
Surface	Turf
Racing	Hurdle (842), Chase (578), National Hunt Flat (109)
Total races (dataset)	1,529

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
G L Moore	730	129	17.7%
N P Mulholland	493	83	16.8%
C Gordon	514	75	14.6%
A J Honeyball	272	73	26.8%
P F Nicholls	176	60	34.1%
Jamie Snowden	190	37	19.5%
C L Tizzard	185	30	16.2%
J W Mullins	321	27	8.4%
Dan Skelton	191	27	14.1%
Robert Walford	153	26	17.0%
O Sherwood	155	25	16.1%
Gary & Josh Moore	131	25	19.1%
Harry Fry	104	24	23.1%
Ben Pauling	145	23	15.9%
Olly Murphy	134	23	17.2%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
J E Moore	449	80	17.8%
Tom Cannon	462	68	14.7%
G Sheehan	257	55	21.4%
Sam Twiston-Davies	228	49	21.5%
R Johnson	179	41	22.9%
Joshua Moore	254	39	15.4%
Aidan Coleman	157	37	23.6%
Brendan Powell	320	37	11.6%
Rex Dingle	205	35	17.1%
N D Fehily	122	29	23.8%
L P Aspell	213	29	13.6%
M Goldstein	358	27	7.5%
Nick Scholfield	221	26	11.8%
T Scudamore	135	26	19.3%
James Bowen	107	22	20.6%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,611 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 600 times — a strike rate of 37.2%.

Goodwood Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Goodwood is a right-handed flat course on the Sussex Downs with undulations and a downhill run to the straight course. Glorious Goodwood in late July is one of the summer highlights. The track can produce unexpected results — the cambered bends and gradients catch out plenty of well-fancied runners.

Course Profile


Direction	Right-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (1391)
Total races (dataset)	1,391

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
A M Balding	575	73	12.7%
Richard Hannon	721	67	9.3%
M Johnston	468	64	13.7%
W J Haggas	336	63	18.8%
R M Beckett	328	47	14.3%
Charlie Appleby	184	39	21.2%
Charles Hills	304	28	9.2%
M R Channon	299	27	9.0%
Roger Varian	251	27	10.8%
J H M Gosden	145	27	18.6%
Sir Michael Stoute	160	26	16.3%
G L Moore	246	23	9.3%
David Menuisier	146	23	15.8%
D M Simcock	204	22	10.8%
D O’Meara	194	22	11.3%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
Oisin Murphy	506	78	15.4%
W Buick	352	66	18.8%
Jim Crowley	473	65	13.7%
Tom Marquand	464	52	11.2%
R L Moore	300	45	15.0%
James Doyle	339	42	12.4%
S De Sousa	311	39	12.5%
Andrea Atzeni	249	33	13.3%
J Fanning	259	32	12.4%
Harry Bentley	199	31	15.6%
David Probert	332	29	8.7%
P J Dobbs	298	26	8.7%
L Dettori	184	26	14.1%
Hector Crouch	237	25	10.5%
J P Spencer	196	24	12.2%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,526 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 519 times — a strike rate of 34.0%.

Hamilton Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Hamilton Park is a right-handed, undulating flat course near Glasgow with a testing uphill finish over the final furlong. It races through the Scottish summer, hosting mostly Class 4-6 handicaps. The stiff finish means stamina matters even over sprint distances.

Course Profile


Direction	Right-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (1321)
Total races (dataset)	1,321

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
Keith Dalgleish	787	91	11.6%
J S Goldie	738	85	11.5%
R A Fahey	515	75	14.6%
Iain Jardine	626	68	10.9%
K A Ryan	329	66	20.1%
D O’Meara	380	58	15.3%
T D Easterby	390	53	13.6%
M Johnston	294	50	17.0%
K R Burke	242	34	14.0%
Michael Dods	204	31	15.2%
J P Shanahan	97	19	19.6%
Mrs R A Carr	160	18	11.3%
Charlie Johnston	144	17	11.8%
W J Haggas	45	17	37.8%
Miss L A Perratt	381	17	4.5%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
P Mulrennan	470	73	15.5%
J Fanning	502	62	12.4%
A Mullen	468	59	12.6%
D Tudhope	311	55	17.7%
B A Curtis	195	43	22.1%
Connor Beasley	324	42	13.0%
Callum Rodriguez	243	38	15.6%
S A Gray	258	35	13.6%
D Allan	242	35	14.5%
G Lee	320	33	10.3%
Rowan Scott	309	33	10.7%
Jason Hart	356	32	9.0%
T Eaves	355	30	8.5%
J P Sullivan	312	29	9.3%
Kevin Stott	147	28	19.0%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,454 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 495 times — a strike rate of 34.0%.

Haydock Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Haydock is a flat, left-handed, galloping track near Wigan that stages quality racing on both codes. The Sprint Cup in September and Betfair Chase in November are among the best races on the calendar. A fair, well-drained course that generally suits straightforward, galloping types.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (1711), Hurdle (320), Chase (252), National Hunt Flat (19), All Weather Flat (1)
Total races (dataset)	2,303

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
W J Haggas	405	99	24.4%
Tom Dascombe	609	85	14.0%
D O’Meara	558	58	10.4%
K R Burke	527	54	10.2%
M Johnston	363	52	14.3%
Ed Walker	287	49	17.1%
Richard Hannon	457	49	10.7%
T D Easterby	650	44	6.8%
R A Fahey	634	43	6.8%
Charlie Appleby	158	40	25.3%
R M Beckett	210	39	18.6%
A M Balding	301	37	12.3%
Hugo Palmer	242	37	15.3%
C G Cox	189	35	18.5%
D McCain Jnr	281	34	12.1%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
R Kingscote	662	97	14.7%
D Tudhope	447	60	13.4%
W Buick	219	53	24.2%
James Doyle	235	45	19.1%
Oisin Murphy	247	45	18.2%
Tom Marquand	294	44	15.0%
Jim Crowley	210	41	19.5%
F Norton	263	39	14.8%
S De Sousa	194	31	16.0%
Andrea Atzeni	195	30	15.4%
P J McDonald	262	28	10.7%
P Mulrennan	302	26	8.6%
Callum Rodriguez	156	26	16.7%
G Lee	265	25	9.4%
J Fanning	177	25	14.1%

Favourite Performance

Across 2,517 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 793 times — a strike rate of 31.5%.

Hereford Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Hereford reopened in 2016 after a four-year closure and runs a programme of National Hunt racing from autumn through spring. A right-handed, fairly flat track that races mainly at Class 4-5 level. It’s a popular early-season venue for horses getting their first run.

Course Profile


Direction	Right-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Hurdle (450), Chase (268), National Hunt Flat (60)
Total races (dataset)	778

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
Dan Skelton	156	34	21.8%
Miss Venetia Williams	195	32	16.4%
P F Nicholls	93	25	26.9%
Evan Williams	283	24	8.5%
Kerry Lee	128	24	18.8%
N A Twiston-Davies	132	23	17.4%
N P Mulholland	108	22	20.4%
Jonjo O’Neill	99	20	20.2%
N J Henderson	64	20	31.3%
Alastair Ralph	136	15	11.0%
W J Greatrex	94	15	16.0%
Ben Pauling	89	14	15.7%
A King	66	14	21.2%
Fergal O’Brien	140	13	9.3%
H D Daly	95	13	13.7%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
Sam Twiston-Davies	189	39	20.6%
Harry Skelton	88	27	30.7%
H Cobden	84	23	27.4%
Charlie Deutsch	148	23	15.5%
Richard Patrick	99	18	18.2%
Thomas Bellamy	109	18	16.5%
G Sheehan	103	17	16.5%
Stan Sheppard	127	17	13.4%
Aidan Coleman	54	17	31.5%
R Johnson	100	17	17.0%
James Bowen	130	17	13.1%
Jonjo O’Neill Jr.	83	15	18.1%
Brendan Powell	88	14	15.9%
David Bass	80	14	17.5%
Adam Wedge	175	13	7.4%

Favourite Performance

Across 841 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 302 times — a strike rate of 35.9%.

Hexham Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Hexham is a left-handed, undulating National Hunt course in Northumberland, set at one of the highest elevations of any British track. The stiff uphill finish and often testing ground make it a real stamina test. Mostly lower-grade racing with smaller fields.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Hurdle (580), Chase (418), National Hunt Flat (63)
Total races (dataset)	1,061

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
Miss Lucinda V Russell	481	64	13.3%
M T Walford	221	38	17.2%
Micky Hammond	464	38	8.2%
N G Richards	164	37	22.6%
M A Barnes	306	30	9.8%
W S Coltherd	250	29	11.6%
G T Bewley	283	28	9.9%
Jennie Candlish	100	24	24.0%
B Ellison	135	23	17.0%
Susan Corbett	232	21	9.1%
M Todhunter	163	20	12.3%
B M R Haslam	121	18	14.9%
Rebecca Menzies	255	18	7.1%
D McCain Jnr	166	17	10.2%
N W Alexander	179	16	8.9%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
B S Hughes	354	56	15.8%
Sean Quinlan	391	56	14.3%
Jamie Hamilton	344	38	11.0%
D R Fox	289	33	11.4%
Thomas Dowson	272	30	11.0%
Danny McMenamin	209	30	14.4%
B Hughes	181	28	15.5%
Henry Brooke	303	28	9.2%
Craig Nichol	264	27	10.2%
Jonathon Bewley	238	26	10.9%
Sam Coltherd	249	25	10.0%
Ross Chapman	243	24	9.9%
R P McLernon	118	18	15.3%
Dale Irving	139	17	12.2%
S Mulqueen	237	17	7.2%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,142 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 393 times — a strike rate of 34.4%.

Huntingdon Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Huntingdon is a right-handed, flat, galloping National Hunt track in Cambridgeshire. The easy fences and fair nature of the course make it a popular starting point for novice chasers. Mostly Class 3-4 racing.

Course Profile


Direction	Right-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Hurdle (708), Chase (416), National Hunt Flat (133)
Total races (dataset)	1,257

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
Dan Skelton	355	60	16.9%
Fergal O’Brien	252	55	21.8%
N J Henderson	241	50	20.7%
Jonjo O’Neill	223	44	19.7%
Ben Pauling	234	42	17.9%
Olly Murphy	189	36	19.0%
A King	223	35	15.7%
K C Bailey	214	34	15.9%
G L Moore	251	30	12.0%
C E Longsdon	239	29	12.1%
N A Twiston-Davies	171	23	13.5%
Jamie Snowden	118	22	18.6%
Stuart Edmunds	145	22	15.2%
Mrs L Wadham	147	21	14.3%
Tom Lacey	85	20	23.5%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
Harry Skelton	257	47	18.3%
G Sheehan	199	45	22.6%
Sam Twiston-Davies	230	34	14.8%
P J Brennan	141	33	23.4%
R Johnson	128	30	23.4%
Nico de Boinville	116	27	23.3%
C Gethings	178	26	14.6%
Thomas Bellamy	195	26	13.3%
Tom Cannon	212	25	11.8%
Kielan Woods	205	24	11.7%
Aidan Coleman	165	22	13.3%
S Bowen	110	22	20.0%
J E Moore	165	20	12.1%
Jonjo O’Neill Jr.	95	20	21.1%
H Cobden	86	19	22.1%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,335 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 494 times — a strike rate of 37.0%.

Kelso Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Kelso is a left-handed, sharp National Hunt track in the Scottish Borders. The tight turns favour handy, nimble jumpers over long-striding gallopers. Quality has improved in recent years, with some decent prize money on offer for a smaller course.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Hurdle (514), Chase (431), National Hunt Flat (68)
Total races (dataset)	1,013

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
Miss Lucinda V Russell	698	99	14.2%
N W Alexander	515	56	10.9%
A M Thomson	360	54	15.0%
N G Richards	273	47	17.2%
D McCain Jnr	300	42	14.0%
Mrs R Dobbin	252	30	11.9%
W S Coltherd	255	29	11.4%
Iain Jardine	190	25	13.2%
Keith Dalgleish	117	22	18.8%
J P L Ewart	155	22	14.2%
G T Bewley	138	18	13.0%
Micky Hammond	161	17	10.6%
Mrs A Hamilton	73	16	21.9%
Miss S E Forster	157	15	9.6%
Fergal O’Brien	42	15	35.7%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
B S Hughes	414	65	15.7%
D R Fox	360	54	15.0%
Craig Nichol	404	52	12.9%
Sean Quinlan	348	49	14.1%
Ryan Mania	234	44	18.8%
B Hughes	189	36	19.0%
Danny McMenamin	248	30	12.1%
Bruce Lynn	183	22	12.0%
Jamie Hamilton	249	21	8.4%
Henry Brooke	257	20	7.8%
B P Harding	108	20	18.5%
Ross Chapman	186	19	10.2%
Lucy Alexander	145	19	13.1%
Callum Bewley	251	18	7.2%
P W Wadge	118	18	15.3%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,083 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 392 times — a strike rate of 36.2%.

Kempton Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Kempton runs all-weather flat racing year-round on its Polytrack surface and stages National Hunt racing on a separate turf course. The King George VI Chase on Boxing Day is one of the season’s showpiece events. The flat course is a sharp, right-handed triangle.

Course Profile


Direction	Right-handed
Surface	Polytrack (all-weather) / Turf (jumps)
Racing	All Weather Flat (4896), Hurdle (473), Chase (352), National Hunt Flat (63), Flat (7)
Total races (dataset)	5,791

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
A M Balding	1,080	156	14.4%
Charlie Appleby	429	143	33.3%
Richard Hannon	1,327	134	10.1%
Roger Varian	612	129	21.1%
N J Henderson	529	127	24.0%
R M Beckett	686	104	15.2%
J R Fanshawe	674	103	15.3%
J H M Gosden	410	103	25.1%
P F Nicholls	517	92	17.8%
W J Haggas	494	90	18.2%
M Botti	793	82	10.3%
Richard Hughes	653	79	12.1%
A King	678	75	11.1%
C G Cox	647	75	11.6%
Ed Walker	568	72	12.7%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
Oisin Murphy	1,319	236	17.9%
David Probert	1,470	151	10.3%
James Doyle	629	147	23.4%
L Morris	1,880	143	7.6%
Tom Marquand	1,218	143	11.7%
W Buick	537	139	25.9%
Jim Crowley	846	131	15.5%
Daniel Muscutt	1,021	123	12.0%
Hollie Doyle	981	116	11.8%
R Kingscote	906	115	12.7%
A Kirby	934	115	12.3%
R Havlin	914	113	12.4%
Rossa Ryan	843	103	12.2%
Rob Hornby	969	91	9.4%
Hector Crouch	701	75	10.7%

Favourite Performance

Across 6,197 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 2104 times — a strike rate of 34.0%.

Leicester Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Leicester is a right-handed, galloping track with a stiff uphill finish that stages both flat and National Hunt racing. The straight course is used for races up to a mile. The track suits strong-travelling horses who handle the climb.

Course Profile


Direction	Right-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (1398), Chase (321), Hurdle (260)
Total races (dataset)	1,979

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
R A Fahey	291	46	15.8%
Richard Hannon	350	42	12.0%
M Johnston	190	36	18.9%
Olly Murphy	127	32	25.2%
A W Carroll	356	32	9.0%
R M Beckett	158	30	19.0%
Sir Michael Stoute	125	30	24.0%
C G Cox	217	30	13.8%
Roger Varian	163	30	18.4%
Dan Skelton	108	29	26.9%
P D Evans	246	28	11.4%
M Appleby	333	28	8.4%
W J Haggas	142	26	18.3%
Miss Venetia Williams	103	23	22.3%
Fergal O’Brien	115	23	20.0%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
S De Sousa	220	42	19.1%
W Buick	176	39	22.2%
Jim Crowley	191	33	17.3%
Tom Marquand	267	31	11.6%
Rossa Ryan	178	30	16.9%
Oisin Murphy	188	28	14.9%
James Doyle	130	27	20.8%
Hollie Doyle	200	27	13.5%
R L Moore	114	27	23.7%
Sam Twiston-Davies	135	25	18.5%
A Kirby	196	25	12.8%
Andrea Atzeni	158	24	15.2%
Harry Skelton	75	23	30.7%
S M Levey	129	21	16.3%
P Hanagan	108	21	19.4%

Favourite Performance

Across 2,131 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 708 times — a strike rate of 33.2%.

Lingfield Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Lingfield runs all-weather flat racing year-round on its Polytrack surface plus a summer turf programme and occasional jumps meetings. The all-weather track is a sharp, left-handed circuit with a short home straight, which tends to favour prominent racers.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Polytrack (all-weather) / Turf
Racing	All Weather Flat (4661), Flat (979), Hurdle (261), Chase (195), National Hunt Flat (80)
Total races (dataset)	6,176

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
Richard Hannon	1,165	161	13.8%
G L Moore	1,112	134	12.1%
A M Balding	699	120	17.2%
Archie Watson	630	114	18.1%
W J Haggas	437	110	25.2%
A W Carroll	1,174	109	9.3%
M Johnston	578	99	17.1%
Roger Varian	387	89	23.0%
P D Evans	808	87	10.8%
Richard Hughes	659	85	12.9%
S Dow	807	85	10.5%
J H M Gosden	335	75	22.4%
Charlie Appleby	245	74	30.2%
S C Williams	489	73	14.9%
D M Simcock	486	71	14.6%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
L Morris	2,069	229	11.1%
A Kirby	1,025	177	17.3%
Oisin Murphy	824	159	19.3%
David Probert	1,256	157	12.5%
Hollie Doyle	953	137	14.4%
Tom Marquand	876	126	14.4%
Jim Crowley	605	125	20.7%
R Havlin	876	117	13.4%
Rossa Ryan	677	104	15.4%
R Kingscote	653	101	15.5%
S M Levey	627	89	14.2%
R L Moore	270	82	30.4%
P Cosgrave	556	82	14.7%
S De Sousa	470	82	17.4%
James Doyle	329	81	24.6%

Favourite Performance

Across 6,614 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 2266 times — a strike rate of 34.3%.

Ludlow Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Ludlow is a right-handed, fairly tight National Hunt course in Shropshire. The easy fences and flat terrain make it a straightforward test, and it’s a popular venue for less-experienced jumpers. Mostly Class 3-5 racing.

Course Profile


Direction	Right-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Hurdle (601), Chase (414), National Hunt Flat (78)
Total races (dataset)	1,093

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
Fergal O’Brien	264	49	18.6%
N J Henderson	221	49	22.2%
Dan Skelton	289	45	15.6%
H D Daly	251	44	17.5%
Evan Williams	396	43	10.9%
N A Twiston-Davies	285	38	13.3%
P J Hobbs	174	36	20.7%
K C Bailey	197	35	17.8%
Miss Venetia Williams	234	33	14.1%
T R George	181	31	17.1%
P F Nicholls	132	29	22.0%
Alastair Ralph	195	27	13.8%
A King	132	24	18.2%
Jonjo O’Neill	166	22	13.3%
Ben Pauling	106	18	17.0%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
R Johnson	188	44	23.4%
Sam Twiston-Davies	329	41	12.5%
P J Brennan	172	41	23.8%
Harry Skelton	166	35	21.1%
J J Burke	187	33	17.6%
David Bass	129	27	20.9%
T J O’Brien	145	25	17.2%
Adam Wedge	232	23	9.9%
Nico de Boinville	113	22	19.5%
G Sheehan	127	19	15.0%
H Cobden	95	18	18.9%
James Bowen	111	16	14.4%
Thomas Bellamy	130	16	12.3%
Charlie Deutsch	151	15	9.9%
Kielan Woods	101	15	14.9%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,163 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 450 times — a strike rate of 38.7%.

Market Rasen Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Market Rasen is a right-handed, sharp National Hunt track in Lincolnshire that also stages a popular summer jumping programme. The tight bends and undulations suit handy, quick-jumping types. Summer meetings on fast ground can produce some interesting results.

Course Profile


Direction	Right-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Hurdle (873), Chase (537), National Hunt Flat (127)
Total races (dataset)	1,537

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
Dan Skelton	483	101	20.9%
Olly Murphy	392	82	20.9%
Fergal O’Brien	365	67	18.4%
Jonjo O’Neill	263	36	13.7%
N J Henderson	147	33	22.4%
Dr R D P Newland	149	32	21.5%
A King	208	31	14.9%
N A Twiston-Davies	156	29	18.6%
Micky Hammond	251	29	11.6%
P Bowen	151	25	16.6%
B Ellison	198	24	12.1%
Stuart Edmunds	100	21	21.0%
Ben Pauling	137	21	15.3%
M T Walford	181	18	9.9%
C E Longsdon	175	18	10.3%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
Harry Skelton	348	79	22.7%
Aidan Coleman	266	58	21.8%
Sam Twiston-Davies	260	56	21.5%
S Bowen	235	56	23.8%
B S Hughes	305	47	15.4%
R Johnson	224	43	19.2%
P J Brennan	205	40	19.5%
G Sheehan	195	29	14.9%
James Bowen	143	27	18.9%
Henry Brooke	209	26	12.4%
J J Burke	129	21	16.3%
Kielan Woods	215	21	9.8%
T Scudamore	153	20	13.1%
Fergus Gregory	70	20	28.6%
Sean Quinlan	144	20	13.9%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,659 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 590 times — a strike rate of 35.6%.

Musselburgh Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Musselburgh is a right-handed, flat course on the outskirts of Edinburgh that hosts both flat and jumps racing. The tight track favours speed and a handy position. Scottish trainers do well here, and the New Year jumps fixtures draw decent crowds.

Course Profile


Direction	Right-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (1203), Hurdle (442), Chase (264), National Hunt Flat (50)
Total races (dataset)	1,959

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
Keith Dalgleish	982	134	13.6%
Iain Jardine	834	88	10.6%
J S Goldie	919	86	9.4%
Miss Lucinda V Russell	687	85	12.4%
R A Fahey	415	71	17.1%
D McCain Jnr	375	66	17.6%
M Johnston	311	57	18.3%
T D Easterby	462	49	10.6%
K R Burke	186	37	19.9%
A M Thomson	232	36	15.5%
P F Nicholls	104	35	33.7%
K A Ryan	179	34	19.0%
D O’Meara	279	33	11.8%
Rebecca Menzies	243	31	12.8%
Grant Tuer	124	26	21.0%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
J Fanning	540	92	17.0%
P Mulrennan	568	85	15.0%
B S Hughes	379	67	17.7%
Jason Hart	344	48	14.0%
A Mullen	464	48	10.3%
D Allan	293	42	14.3%
D Tudhope	196	40	20.4%
Connor Beasley	285	39	13.7%
S H James	181	37	20.4%
B Hughes	154	36	23.4%
G Lee	328	35	10.7%
D R Fox	243	35	14.4%
Craig Nichol	289	34	11.8%
Callum Rodriguez	186	32	17.2%
S A Gray	234	29	12.4%

Favourite Performance

Across 2,121 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 699 times — a strike rate of 33.0%.

Newbury Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Newbury is a wide, galloping, left-handed track that provides one of the fairest tests in British racing. It hosts top-quality racing on both codes — the Lockinge Stakes on the flat and the Ladbrokes Trophy over fences are among its feature events. The track rarely throws up fluky results.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (1399), Hurdle (409), Chase (325), National Hunt Flat (70)
Total races (dataset)	2,203

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
Richard Hannon	1,133	114	10.1%
N J Henderson	527	99	18.8%
W J Haggas	457	95	20.8%
P F Nicholls	427	77	18.0%
A M Balding	557	67	12.0%
J H M Gosden	239	51	21.3%
R M Beckett	386	46	11.9%
Charlie Appleby	168	42	25.0%
A King	533	39	7.3%
Ed Walker	331	39	11.8%
P J Hobbs	224	35	15.6%
Dan Skelton	319	33	10.3%
Roger Varian	311	33	10.6%
Charles Hills	380	32	8.4%
R Charlton	219	32	14.6%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
Oisin Murphy	526	78	14.8%
Tom Marquand	501	72	14.4%
James Doyle	420	69	16.4%
Jim Crowley	490	67	13.7%
W Buick	368	66	17.9%
H Cobden	307	62	20.2%
L Dettori	202	49	24.3%
R L Moore	306	48	15.7%
R Johnson	214	43	20.1%
Nico de Boinville	209	43	20.6%
S M Levey	411	40	9.7%
David Probert	461	37	8.0%
P J Dobbs	361	36	10.0%
S De Sousa	287	30	10.5%
Harry Skelton	226	28	12.4%

Favourite Performance

Across 2,388 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 707 times — a strike rate of 29.6%.

Newcastle Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Newcastle runs all-weather flat racing year-round on its Tapeta surface at Gosforth Park, plus National Hunt racing on turf. The all-weather track is a wide, galloping circuit that generally suits front-runners and prominent racers. The Fighting Fifth Hurdle in late November is its jumps highlight.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Tapeta (all-weather) / Turf (jumps)
Racing	All Weather Flat (4246), Hurdle (431), Chase (306), National Hunt Flat (129), Flat (122)
Total races (dataset)	5,234

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
R A Fahey	1,522	170	11.2%
J S Goldie	1,155	123	10.6%
B Ellison	1,096	106	9.7%
D O’Meara	931	98	10.5%
K R Burke	787	96	12.2%
Rebecca Menzies	868	89	10.3%
W J Haggas	308	87	28.2%
B M R Haslam	688	86	12.5%
K A Ryan	627	85	13.6%
Iain Jardine	1,097	85	7.7%
Roger Varian	370	84	22.7%
Antony Brittain	948	80	8.4%
Keith Dalgleish	672	70	10.4%
Michael Dods	733	69	9.4%
A M Balding	262	66	25.2%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
P Mulrennan	1,643	185	11.3%
Jason Hart	1,250	136	10.9%
D Tudhope	630	115	18.3%
P J McDonald	819	108	13.2%
J Fanning	759	105	13.8%
B A Curtis	640	103	16.1%
A Mullen	1,340	102	7.6%
Callum Rodriguez	630	91	14.4%
T Eaves	1,171	86	7.3%
Kevin Stott	509	78	15.3%
Cam Hardie	1,496	75	5.0%
Ben Robinson	763	74	9.7%
L Morris	769	73	9.5%
D Nolan	626	73	11.7%
G Lee	1,035	70	6.8%

Favourite Performance

Across 5,636 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 1806 times — a strike rate of 32.0%.

Newmarket Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The headquarters of British flat racing, Newmarket operates two courses — the Rowley Mile (spring/autumn) and the July Course (summer). Both are wide, straight-course dominated tracks where the best horse generally wins. It hosts more Group 1 races than anywhere else in Britain, including the 1,000 and 2,000 Guineas.

Course Profile


Direction	Right-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (2976), All Weather Flat (1)
Total races (dataset)	2,977

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
Charlie Appleby	1,101	313	28.4%
J H M Gosden	688	132	19.2%
Richard Hannon	1,471	132	9.0%
W J Haggas	865	108	12.5%
M Johnston	714	106	14.8%
A M Balding	837	96	11.5%
R M Beckett	648	92	14.2%
Roger Varian	764	88	11.5%
John & Thady Gosden	499	71	14.2%
Saeed Bin Suroor	365	66	18.1%
A P O’Brien	385	62	16.1%
Charles Hills	565	54	9.6%
Sir Michael Stoute	439	49	11.2%
Ed Walker	387	46	11.9%
Hugo Palmer	451	45	10.0%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
W Buick	1,274	316	24.8%
James Doyle	1,047	159	15.2%
R L Moore	972	129	13.3%
Oisin Murphy	808	115	14.2%
L Dettori	558	98	17.6%
Jim Crowley	632	89	14.1%
Andrea Atzeni	668	74	11.1%
S De Sousa	614	66	10.7%
Tom Marquand	719	63	8.8%
R Havlin	502	59	11.8%
Harry Bentley	394	55	14.0%
S M Levey	533	51	9.6%
Dane O’Neill	349	49	14.0%
David Egan	525	49	9.3%
Rossa Ryan	404	47	11.6%

Favourite Performance

Across 3,245 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 1029 times — a strike rate of 31.7%.

Newton Abbot Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Newton Abbot is a left-handed, flat, sharp National Hunt track in Devon that races mainly through the summer months on better ground than most jumps courses see. The tight track and firm conditions produce quick racing and favour nippy, quick-jumping sorts.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Hurdle (685), Chase (437), National Hunt Flat (78)
Total races (dataset)	1,200

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
P F Nicholls	368	105	28.5%
Fergal O’Brien	187	40	21.4%
D E Pipe	315	36	11.4%
C L Tizzard	233	36	15.5%
P J Hobbs	208	33	15.9%
Dan Skelton	187	32	17.1%
Evan Williams	245	30	12.2%
Joe Tizzard	145	28	19.3%
Harry Fry	113	26	23.0%
N P Mulholland	217	24	11.1%
J Scott	164	21	12.8%
A J Honeyball	84	20	23.8%
J W Mullins	197	20	10.2%
P Bowen	102	20	19.6%
M F Harris	100	19	19.0%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
Sam Twiston-Davies	303	70	23.1%
H Cobden	253	57	22.5%
R Johnson	235	44	18.7%
T Scudamore	288	37	12.8%
Aidan Coleman	109	29	26.6%
T J O’Brien	179	29	16.2%
Nick Scholfield	243	28	11.5%
Harry Skelton	137	26	19.0%
S Bowen	143	26	18.2%
Brendan Powell	232	26	11.2%
P J Brennan	113	24	21.2%
James Bowen	117	21	17.9%
G Sheehan	156	20	12.8%
Adam Wedge	193	19	9.8%
David Noonan	256	18	7.0%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,275 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 468 times — a strike rate of 36.7%.

Nottingham Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Nottingham is a left-handed, galloping flat course with a wide home straight and gentle undulations. It hosts a mix of Class 2-5 racing from April to November. A fair track that generally lets the best horse prevail.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (1602), All Weather Flat (3)
Total races (dataset)	1,605

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
M Appleby	547	72	13.2%
R A Fahey	341	43	12.6%
Richard Hannon	345	42	12.2%
Roger Varian	222	40	18.0%
W J Haggas	200	39	19.5%
R M Beckett	207	36	17.4%
K R Burke	244	35	14.3%
Sir Michael Stoute	149	33	22.1%
M Johnston	207	28	13.5%
T D Easterby	291	25	8.6%
M R Channon	176	24	13.6%
P T Midgley	152	24	15.8%
C G Cox	181	22	12.2%
J H M Gosden	146	22	15.1%
Ian Williams	177	21	11.9%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
Jim Crowley	157	46	29.3%
James Doyle	177	45	25.4%
S De Sousa	271	41	15.1%
Andrea Atzeni	188	37	19.7%
Oisin Murphy	186	34	18.3%
P Hanagan	175	32	18.3%
W Buick	137	31	22.6%
D Tudhope	184	26	14.1%
R Havlin	149	26	17.4%
R Kingscote	250	25	10.0%
Rob Hornby	184	24	13.0%
B A Curtis	157	22	14.0%
Tom Marquand	231	22	9.5%
L Morris	262	21	8.0%
David Egan	169	21	12.4%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,747 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 558 times — a strike rate of 31.9%.

Perth Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Perth is a right-handed, flat National Hunt track in Scotland that races primarily from April to September. The course rides fast and the easy fences make it a good venue for front-runners. It has built a reputation as a well-run, enjoyable track with improving prize money.

Course Profile


Direction	Right-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Hurdle (611), Chase (398), National Hunt Flat (57)
Total races (dataset)	1,066

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
Gordon Elliott	461	114	24.7%
Miss Lucinda V Russell	774	68	8.8%
Olly Murphy	178	49	27.5%
D McCain Jnr	164	42	25.6%
N G Richards	343	34	9.9%
Fergal O’Brien	155	34	21.9%
Miss L Harrison	336	29	8.6%
S R Crawford	282	25	8.9%
N A Twiston-Davies	135	23	17.0%
Iain Jardine	206	21	10.2%
Keith Dalgleish	105	20	19.0%
Mrs Dianne Sayer	156	20	12.8%
P Bowen	77	18	23.4%
N P Mulholland	93	18	19.4%
Mrs R Dobbin	129	17	13.2%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
S Bowen	273	85	31.1%
R Johnson	306	80	26.1%
B S Hughes	417	80	19.2%
Sam Twiston-Davies	152	30	19.7%
B Hughes	229	30	13.1%
Craig Nichol	291	30	10.3%
D R Fox	358	27	7.5%
Danny McMenamin	227	24	10.6%
P J Brennan	129	24	18.6%
Henry Brooke	274	23	8.4%
James Bowen	93	22	23.7%
Sean Quinlan	308	20	6.5%
C O’Farrell	188	18	9.6%
T Scudamore	82	17	20.7%
D A Jacob	80	16	20.0%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,166 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 417 times — a strike rate of 35.8%.

Plumpton Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Plumpton is one of the tightest National Hunt tracks in Britain, a sharp left-handed circuit in East Sussex with a testing uphill finish. The tight bends make jumping accuracy essential, and the ground can get very testing through the winter.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Hurdle (658), Chase (394), National Hunt Flat (57)
Total races (dataset)	1,109

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
C Gordon	509	98	19.3%
G L Moore	670	98	14.6%
P F Nicholls	122	36	29.5%
A J Honeyball	158	35	22.2%
J W Mullins	271	34	12.5%
N P Mulholland	258	32	12.4%
A King	128	30	23.4%
N J Henderson	91	26	28.6%
Miss S West	198	25	12.6%
Dan Skelton	98	18	18.4%
D E Pipe	127	18	14.2%
C L Tizzard	112	18	16.1%
D G Bridgwater	154	17	11.0%
Miss Z C Davison	147	17	11.6%
Joe Tizzard	83	17	20.5%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
Tom Cannon	463	83	17.9%
J E Moore	389	51	13.1%
Joshua Moore	254	36	14.2%
M Goldstein	354	34	9.6%
H Cobden	121	34	28.1%
Brendan Powell	245	26	10.6%
T Scudamore	147	24	16.3%
G Sheehan	169	23	13.6%
Sam Twiston-Davies	102	22	21.6%
Rex Dingle	164	21	12.8%
Aidan Coleman	96	20	20.8%
Nick Scholfield	151	19	12.6%
N D Fehily	73	18	24.7%
Freddie Gordon	67	17	25.4%
Caoilin Quinn	118	17	14.4%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,182 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 441 times — a strike rate of 37.3%.

Pontefract Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Pontefract is a left-handed, undulating flat course in West Yorkshire with one of the longest home straights in the country. The track has a distinctive pear shape and rises and falls throughout, meaning stamina is at a premium even over shorter trips.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (1185)
Total races (dataset)	1,185

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
R A Fahey	614	83	13.5%
T D Easterby	665	71	10.7%
M Johnston	290	50	17.2%
D O’Meara	390	46	11.8%
K A Ryan	302	37	12.3%
K R Burke	239	36	15.1%
P T Midgley	302	34	11.3%
R M Beckett	96	27	28.1%
Michael Dods	280	24	8.6%
W J Haggas	88	22	25.0%
Sir Michael Stoute	95	22	23.2%
Micky Hammond	286	21	7.3%
Mrs R A Carr	200	21	10.5%
M R Channon	111	20	18.0%
Roger Fell	134	18	13.4%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
D Tudhope	404	70	17.3%
D Allan	392	48	12.2%
S De Sousa	213	43	20.2%
G Lee	408	42	10.3%
B A Curtis	217	37	17.1%
Jason Hart	335	36	10.7%
P Hanagan	226	30	13.3%
J Fanning	210	27	12.9%
Kevin Stott	160	27	16.9%
F Norton	162	27	16.7%
P Mulrennan	295	24	8.1%
T Hamilton	191	22	11.5%
C Lee	110	20	18.2%
Connor Beasley	213	19	8.9%
R Kingscote	127	19	15.0%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,284 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 431 times — a strike rate of 33.6%.

Redcar Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Redcar is a left-handed, flat, galloping track on the north-east coast with a long home straight. It hosts mostly lower-class flat racing from spring through autumn. The straight, fair nature of the course means form tends to work out reliably.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (1373), All Weather Flat (1)
Total races (dataset)	1,374

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
T D Easterby	1,157	93	8.0%
D O’Meara	588	76	12.9%
R A Fahey	598	67	11.2%
Michael Dods	533	53	9.9%
K A Ryan	308	35	11.4%
W J Haggas	122	34	27.9%
K R Burke	281	32	11.4%
N Tinkler	423	31	7.3%
M Johnston	195	28	14.4%
Roger Fell	196	25	12.8%
D Carroll	220	24	10.9%
Edward Bethell	89	22	24.7%
T D Barron	192	22	11.5%
Mrs R A Carr	306	19	6.2%
Archie Watson	88	18	20.5%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
D Allan	677	74	10.9%
Jason Hart	422	58	13.7%
D Tudhope	302	58	19.2%
Connor Beasley	430	39	9.1%
P Mulrennan	388	38	9.8%
G Lee	429	37	8.6%
Kevin Stott	220	32	14.5%
B A Curtis	239	30	12.6%
D Nolan	291	28	9.6%
T Eaves	386	27	7.0%
Callum Rodriguez	217	27	12.4%
P Hanagan	213	26	12.2%
P J McDonald	185	25	13.5%
A Mullen	359	25	7.0%
J Fanning	198	25	12.6%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,484 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 478 times — a strike rate of 32.2%.

Ripon Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Ripon is a right-handed, undulating flat course in North Yorkshire known as ‘Yorkshire’s Garden Racecourse.’ The track has some testing gradients and a stiff finish. Mainly Class 3-5 racing through the summer.

Course Profile


Direction	Right-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (1196), All Weather Flat (2)
Total races (dataset)	1,198

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
T D Easterby	1,188	139	11.7%
D O’Meara	613	81	13.2%
R A Fahey	593	80	13.5%
M Johnston	319	47	14.7%
W J Haggas	126	43	34.1%
P T Midgley	223	27	12.1%
Mrs R A Carr	224	26	11.6%
K R Burke	248	25	10.1%
N Tinkler	229	25	10.9%
K A Ryan	207	20	9.7%
Roger Varian	82	19	23.2%
Keith Dalgleish	141	18	12.8%
Michael Dods	167	16	9.6%
Roger Fell	170	16	9.4%
James Tate	55	15	27.3%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
D Allan	634	97	15.3%
D Tudhope	316	71	22.5%
P Mulrennan	267	44	16.5%
S De Sousa	109	37	33.9%
Jason Hart	276	33	12.0%
D Nolan	248	32	12.9%
J Fanning	222	32	14.4%
F Norton	189	27	14.3%
G Lee	220	26	11.8%
T Hamilton	205	26	12.7%
Kevin Stott	129	23	17.8%
P Hanagan	188	23	12.2%
B A Curtis	170	19	11.2%
Connor Beasley	216	19	8.8%
Callum Rodriguez	110	19	17.3%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,302 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 448 times — a strike rate of 34.4%.

Salisbury Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Salisbury is a right-handed, undulating flat track with a pronounced uphill finish that makes the last furlong a real test. The course has a reputation for producing reliable form — winners here often go on to better things. A strong programme of two-year-old racing.

Course Profile


Direction	Right-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (1128)
Total races (dataset)	1,128

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
Richard Hannon	722	82	11.4%
R M Beckett	362	61	16.9%
A M Balding	406	58	14.3%
C G Cox	282	47	16.7%
Roger Varian	170	33	19.4%
B R Millman	311	30	9.6%
W J Haggas	115	27	23.5%
Eve Johnson Houghton	248	26	10.5%
Ed Walker	189	23	12.2%
H Candy	146	21	14.4%
Charles Hills	167	19	11.4%
Sir Michael Stoute	122	19	15.6%
M R Channon	215	19	8.8%
J H M Gosden	65	17	26.2%
H Morrison	109	16	14.7%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
Oisin Murphy	307	68	22.1%
Tom Marquand	318	40	12.6%
David Probert	292	38	13.0%
Hector Crouch	205	35	17.1%
Jim Crowley	267	34	12.7%
Rob Hornby	251	28	11.2%
P J Dobbs	257	27	10.5%
S M Levey	257	25	9.7%
Charles Bishop	241	24	10.0%
James Doyle	95	22	23.2%
R L Moore	103	22	21.4%
Andrea Atzeni	99	22	22.2%
David Egan	155	22	14.2%
Rossa Ryan	180	21	11.7%
R Havlin	115	21	18.3%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,209 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 395 times — a strike rate of 32.7%.

Sandown Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Sandown is a right-handed, galloping course in Esher with one of the steepest uphill finishes in British racing. It hosts quality flat and jump racing, including the Eclipse Stakes and the Tingle Creek Chase. The hill sorts out the genuine stayers from the pretenders.

Course Profile


Direction	Right-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (1080), Hurdle (330), Chase (287), National Hunt Flat (23)
Total races (dataset)	1,720

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
N J Henderson	314	63	20.1%
P F Nicholls	416	60	14.4%
G L Moore	440	55	12.5%
Richard Hannon	518	51	9.8%
A M Balding	435	50	11.5%
W J Haggas	224	45	20.1%
Charlie Appleby	191	42	22.0%
Sir Michael Stoute	189	41	21.7%
J H M Gosden	192	38	19.8%
A King	227	34	15.0%
Roger Varian	189	32	16.9%
John & Thady Gosden	155	31	20.0%
R M Beckett	233	31	13.3%
P J Hobbs	163	27	16.6%
C G Cox	243	25	10.3%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
R L Moore	324	69	21.3%
Oisin Murphy	455	69	15.2%
W Buick	379	67	17.7%
S De Sousa	215	43	20.0%
James Doyle	271	40	14.8%
Jim Crowley	333	40	12.0%
Tom Marquand	296	39	13.2%
H Cobden	205	38	18.5%
L Dettori	154	37	24.0%
J E Moore	194	35	18.0%
Andrea Atzeni	205	30	14.6%
Nico de Boinville	125	29	23.2%
R Johnson	140	23	16.4%
Harry Skelton	181	22	12.2%
D A Jacob	116	20	17.2%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,862 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 654 times — a strike rate of 35.1%.

Sedgefield Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Sedgefield is a sharp, left-handed, undulating National Hunt track in County Durham. The tight turns and short straights favour handy, experienced jumpers. Mostly Class 4-5 racing, and it’s a productive venue for northern trainers.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Hurdle (726), Chase (465), National Hunt Flat (94)
Total races (dataset)	1,285

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
D McCain Jnr	607	106	17.5%
Micky Hammond	628	72	11.5%
B Ellison	334	66	19.8%
P A Kirby	262	39	14.9%
Rebecca Menzies	296	37	12.5%
Sam England	221	36	16.3%
Jennie Candlish	195	31	15.9%
Mrs S J Smith	210	29	13.8%
N P Mulholland	70	26	37.1%
C Grant	303	25	8.3%
Kenneth Slack	79	22	27.8%
Mrs Dianne Sayer	158	22	13.9%
B M R Haslam	210	22	10.5%
Dan Skelton	97	21	21.6%
Evan Williams	91	20	22.0%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
B S Hughes	533	126	23.6%
Henry Brooke	410	70	17.1%
Sean Quinlan	442	59	13.3%
B Hughes	258	50	19.4%
Danny McMenamin	214	35	16.4%
Jonathan England	212	31	14.6%
Danny Cook	173	31	17.9%
Thomas Dowson	234	26	11.1%
C O’Farrell	210	25	11.9%
Jamie Hamilton	274	22	8.0%
R P McLernon	198	21	10.6%
Ross Chapman	210	20	9.5%
Callum Bewley	234	18	7.7%
S Bowen	68	18	26.5%
Joe Colliver	99	17	17.2%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,360 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 519 times — a strike rate of 38.2%.

Southwell Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Southwell is one of only two British courses with a Fibresand all-weather surface, which rides very differently from Polytrack or Tapeta — it’s a slower, more stamina-sapping surface that specialists thrive on. Also hosts National Hunt racing on a separate turf course.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Fibresand (all-weather) / Turf (jumps)
Racing	All Weather Flat (3602), Hurdle (793), Chase (463), National Hunt Flat (137)
Total races (dataset)	4,995

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
M Appleby	1,678	203	12.1%
Scott Dixon	1,475	99	6.7%
K R Burke	500	87	17.4%
Dan Skelton	447	84	18.8%
R A Fahey	617	76	12.3%
A W Carroll	658	72	10.9%
A M Balding	385	60	15.6%
Ivan Furtado	646	57	8.8%
T D Easterby	395	53	13.4%
Olly Murphy	261	51	19.5%
P D Evans	484	51	10.5%
D Shaw	659	49	7.4%
M Herrington	369	49	13.3%
Jonjo O’Neill	286	46	16.1%
James Owen	236	44	18.6%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
L Morris	1,224	114	9.3%
Harry Skelton	364	88	24.2%
B A Curtis	454	86	18.9%
Jason Hart	664	83	12.5%
K T O’Neill	891	79	8.9%
Alistair Rawlinson	571	72	12.6%
Daniel Muscutt	452	69	15.3%
Rossa Ryan	431	68	15.8%
Lewis Edmunds	573	63	11.0%
T Eaves	724	61	8.4%
A Mullen	677	60	8.9%
P Mulrennan	464	57	12.3%
C Lee	372	52	14.0%
Hollie Doyle	430	51	11.9%
S Bowen	242	50	20.7%

Favourite Performance

Across 5,352 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 1781 times — a strike rate of 33.3%.

Stratford Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Stratford-upon-Avon is a left-handed, sharp, flat National Hunt course that races mainly through the spring and summer. The quick ground and tight track produce fast-run racing. Small fields and moderate prize money mean trainer intent is worth tracking.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Hurdle (626), Chase (487), National Hunt Flat (95)
Total races (dataset)	1,208

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
Dan Skelton	334	67	20.1%
Fergal O’Brien	224	34	15.2%
N A Twiston-Davies	176	30	17.0%
Olly Murphy	193	28	14.5%
A King	118	28	23.7%
D McCain Jnr	166	26	15.7%
Jamie Snowden	106	25	23.6%
P F Nicholls	81	25	30.9%
N P Mulholland	169	22	13.0%
Gary Hanmer	114	22	19.3%
Dr R D P Newland	114	22	19.3%
W J Greatrex	105	21	20.0%
C E Longsdon	138	21	15.2%
Jonjo O’Neill	155	19	12.3%
P J Hobbs	101	19	18.8%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
Harry Skelton	234	58	24.8%
Sam Twiston-Davies	279	49	17.6%
R Johnson	221	44	19.9%
Aidan Coleman	166	35	21.1%
S Bowen	162	32	19.8%
G Sheehan	193	32	16.6%
Harry Bannister	132	28	21.2%
B S Hughes	135	25	18.5%
P J Brennan	151	23	15.2%
Tom Cannon	130	23	17.7%
Kielan Woods	156	20	12.8%
Adam Wedge	143	19	13.3%
T Scudamore	155	18	11.6%
Thomas Bellamy	114	15	13.2%
David Bass	103	14	13.6%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,286 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 471 times — a strike rate of 36.6%.

Taunton Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Taunton is a right-handed, tight National Hunt track in Somerset with a short home straight. The sharp bends and relatively easy fences suit nimble types who can keep a handy position. Mostly Class 3-5 racing through the winter months.

Course Profile


Direction	Right-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Hurdle (645), Chase (285), National Hunt Flat (52)
Total races (dataset)	982

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
P F Nicholls	470	132	28.1%
P J Hobbs	245	38	15.5%
D E Pipe	366	34	9.3%
Harry Fry	181	30	16.6%
J Scott	200	30	15.0%
C L Tizzard	213	29	13.6%
Evan Williams	278	26	9.4%
N P Mulholland	270	26	9.6%
Dan Skelton	167	21	12.6%
Robert Walford	99	20	20.2%
A J Honeyball	139	20	14.4%
N J Hawke	214	19	8.9%
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	78	18	23.1%
N J Henderson	87	18	20.7%
Olly Murphy	101	15	14.9%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
H Cobden	255	76	29.8%
Sam Twiston-Davies	195	33	16.9%
M G Nolan	186	26	14.0%
Brendan Powell	211	21	10.0%
David Noonan	267	21	7.9%
T Scudamore	215	20	9.3%
Aidan Coleman	106	19	17.9%
R Johnson	137	19	13.9%
James Best	274	19	6.9%
Rex Dingle	142	17	12.0%
N D Fehily	85	17	20.0%
Lorcan Williams	78	16	20.5%
Nick Scholfield	174	15	8.6%
Harry Skelton	88	14	15.9%
G Sheehan	94	14	14.9%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,045 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 403 times — a strike rate of 38.6%.

Thirsk Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Thirsk is a left-handed, flat, sharp oval in North Yorkshire that hosts flat racing from April to September. The tight track and short straight mean a handy position is valuable, and drawn on the inside is often an advantage.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (1241)
Total races (dataset)	1,241

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
R A Fahey	579	78	13.5%
T D Easterby	1,042	76	7.3%
D O’Meara	576	73	12.7%
Michael Dods	612	58	9.5%
K A Ryan	404	48	11.9%
K R Burke	272	35	12.9%
W J Haggas	109	30	27.5%
P T Midgley	306	27	8.8%
D Carroll	237	23	9.7%
J J Quinn	209	21	10.0%
Mrs R A Carr	368	21	5.7%
Julie Camacho	212	18	8.5%
B Ellison	187	17	9.1%
B Smart	159	17	10.7%
Roger Varian	75	15	20.0%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
D Tudhope	389	74	19.0%
D Allan	594	61	10.3%
P Mulrennan	480	55	11.5%
Connor Beasley	450	39	8.7%
G Lee	415	33	8.0%
T Eaves	404	28	6.9%
P Hanagan	222	28	12.6%
Jason Hart	395	27	6.8%
D Nolan	254	27	10.6%
J Fanning	155	26	16.8%
Callum Rodriguez	197	25	12.7%
Kevin Stott	200	25	12.5%
B A Curtis	228	25	11.0%
J P Sullivan	424	24	5.7%
O J Orr	133	19	14.3%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,352 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 424 times — a strike rate of 31.4%.

Uttoxeter Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Uttoxeter is a left-handed, fairly flat National Hunt course in Staffordshire. The course rides fair and is relatively straightforward, making it a good venue for novices. The Midlands Grand National in March is the biggest fixture.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Hurdle (1130), Chase (611), National Hunt Flat (104)
Total races (dataset)	1,845

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
Dan Skelton	613	126	20.6%
Olly Murphy	381	75	19.7%
Fergal O’Brien	421	71	16.9%
Jonjo O’Neill	409	52	12.7%
Dr R D P Newland	192	43	22.4%
N J Henderson	206	42	20.4%
N P Mulholland	357	40	11.2%
D E Pipe	287	37	12.9%
Harry Fry	141	33	23.4%
C E Longsdon	226	33	14.6%
D McCain Jnr	322	32	9.9%
N A Twiston-Davies	279	31	11.1%
Tom Lacey	177	27	15.3%
Jamie Snowden	163	27	16.6%
P Bowen	183	25	13.7%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
Harry Skelton	409	116	28.4%
S Bowen	416	87	20.9%
Sam Twiston-Davies	392	64	16.3%
Aidan Coleman	267	50	18.7%
R Johnson	331	49	14.8%
G Sheehan	267	46	17.2%
J J Burke	237	41	17.3%
T Scudamore	283	35	12.4%
B S Hughes	228	34	14.9%
P J Brennan	225	34	15.1%
T J O’Brien	239	28	11.7%
Henry Brooke	202	25	12.4%
James Bowen	195	24	12.3%
Nick Scholfield	188	23	12.2%
R T Dunne	258	23	8.9%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,987 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 693 times — a strike rate of 34.9%.

Warwick Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Warwick is a left-handed, sharp, flat course that hosts mainly National Hunt racing with a small flat programme. The tight track suits speed and handiness over stamina. The Classic Chase in January is the best-known race.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Hurdle (660), Chase (479), National Hunt Flat (139)
Total races (dataset)	1,278

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
Dan Skelton	701	141	20.1%
N J Henderson	279	63	22.6%
Jonjo O’Neill	331	56	16.9%
A King	311	54	17.4%
N A Twiston-Davies	350	41	11.7%
P J Hobbs	205	34	16.6%
Ben Pauling	228	31	13.6%
C E Longsdon	212	26	12.3%
Fergal O’Brien	240	26	10.8%
P F Nicholls	123	25	20.3%
K C Bailey	164	24	14.6%
Olly Murphy	194	23	11.9%
Tom Lacey	95	20	21.1%
Mrs L Wadham	132	18	13.6%
H D Daly	173	17	9.8%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
Harry Skelton	521	122	23.4%
R Johnson	257	47	18.3%
Sam Twiston-Davies	355	40	11.3%
Aidan Coleman	216	35	16.2%
Jonjo O’Neill Jr.	149	27	18.1%
J J Burke	194	27	13.9%
Nico de Boinville	140	26	18.6%
N D Fehily	97	25	25.8%
Tom Cannon	199	24	12.1%
G Sheehan	195	24	12.3%
S Bowen	137	22	16.1%
P J Brennan	169	22	13.0%
D A Jacob	140	20	14.3%
T J O’Brien	184	19	10.3%
Wayne Hutchinson	114	19	16.7%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,384 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 495 times — a strike rate of 35.8%.

Wetherby Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Wetherby is a left-handed, galloping National Hunt course in West Yorkshire with a flat, fair track. The Charlie Hall Chase in late October traditionally marks the start of the northern jump season. A well-run track that stages quality racing relative to its size.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Hurdle (594), Chase (427), Flat (231), National Hunt Flat (84)
Total races (dataset)	1,336

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
Dan Skelton	368	96	26.1%
Micky Hammond	724	48	6.6%
Olly Murphy	172	34	19.8%
P A Kirby	339	33	9.7%
M T Walford	267	27	10.1%
Jonjo O’Neill	155	25	16.1%
D McCain Jnr	251	25	10.0%
N A Twiston-Davies	124	23	18.5%
N G Richards	111	23	20.7%
T D Easterby	335	20	6.0%
Miss Lucinda V Russell	160	19	11.9%
R A Fahey	79	19	24.1%
Mrs S J Smith	221	19	8.6%
N P Mulholland	99	19	19.2%
K C Bailey	91	18	19.8%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
Harry Skelton	256	76	29.7%
B S Hughes	345	48	13.9%
Sean Quinlan	313	34	10.9%
Jamie Hamilton	310	33	10.6%
G Sheehan	143	29	20.3%
B Hughes	198	26	13.1%
Danny Cook	207	22	10.6%
Henry Brooke	253	21	8.3%
S Bowen	91	20	22.0%
Kielan Woods	107	19	17.8%
R Johnson	93	19	20.4%
D Tudhope	73	18	24.7%
Charlie Hammond	84	18	21.4%
Joe Colliver	139	18	12.9%
P J Brennan	61	17	27.9%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,445 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 518 times — a strike rate of 35.8%.

Wincanton Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Wincanton is a right-handed, galloping National Hunt course in Somerset. The track is fairly testing with an uphill finish and can get very soft in winter. The Badger Ales Trophy is the main event. Paul Nicholls, based nearby, has an excellent record here.

Course Profile


Direction	Right-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Hurdle (606), Chase (429), National Hunt Flat (80)
Total races (dataset)	1,115

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
P F Nicholls	656	185	28.2%
C L Tizzard	416	57	13.7%
J Scott	271	39	14.4%
P J Hobbs	296	38	12.8%
N P Mulholland	388	30	7.7%
A J Honeyball	247	30	12.1%
Joe Tizzard	196	26	13.3%
D E Pipe	205	22	10.7%
Harry Fry	186	22	11.8%
Robert Walford	178	21	11.8%
Emma Lavelle	128	19	14.8%
A King	180	19	10.6%
Dan Skelton	143	17	11.9%
C Gordon	109	17	15.6%
N J Henderson	103	17	16.5%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
H Cobden	300	89	29.7%
Sam Twiston-Davies	250	46	18.4%
D A Jacob	140	34	24.3%
Harry Cobden	110	33	30.0%
Brendan Powell	311	33	10.6%
T J O’Brien	186	28	15.1%
R Johnson	153	23	15.0%
Nick Scholfield	239	22	9.2%
Tom Cannon	185	22	11.9%
Rex Dingle	153	22	14.4%
G Sheehan	116	21	18.1%
Bryony Frost	116	20	17.2%
T Scudamore	177	19	10.7%
M G Nolan	210	19	9.0%
Lorcan Williams	119	18	15.1%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,213 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 434 times — a strike rate of 35.8%.

Windsor Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Windsor is a right-handed, figure-of-eight flat course beside the Thames. The unusual configuration means runners change direction twice, which can unsettle some horses. It hosts evening meetings through the summer, mostly at Class 3-5 level.

Course Profile


Direction	Right-handed, figure-of-eight
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (1918), Hurdle (25), Chase (24), National Hunt Flat (2), All Weather Flat (1)
Total races (dataset)	1,970

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
Richard Hannon	721	102	14.1%
C G Cox	383	62	16.2%
W J Haggas	239	58	24.3%
A M Balding	374	54	14.4%
R M Beckett	294	51	17.3%
Roger Varian	191	44	23.0%
Eve Johnson Houghton	327	42	12.8%
Charles Hills	285	39	13.7%
Ed Walker	227	34	15.0%
B R Millman	336	32	9.5%
P D Evans	438	31	7.1%
A W Carroll	442	30	6.8%
Richard Hughes	289	27	9.3%
John & Thady Gosden	86	26	30.2%
M R Channon	258	26	10.1%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
Oisin Murphy	638	116	18.2%
Tom Marquand	694	101	14.6%
A Kirby	370	61	16.5%
James Doyle	266	57	21.4%
S M Levey	388	51	13.1%
Rossa Ryan	318	49	15.4%
W Buick	204	49	24.0%
S De Sousa	229	45	19.7%
David Probert	505	40	7.9%
Andrea Atzeni	195	38	19.5%
P J Dobbs	249	36	14.5%
Rob Hornby	421	35	8.3%
R Kingscote	319	33	10.3%
Hollie Doyle	281	32	11.4%
Charles Bishop	376	31	8.2%

Favourite Performance

Across 2,104 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 723 times — a strike rate of 34.4%.

Wolverhampton Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Wolverhampton is an all-weather flat track with a Tapeta surface, racing year-round including regular evening and floodlit fixtures. The tight, left-handed circuit favours speed and prominent racing. One of the busiest all-weather venues in Britain.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Tapeta (all-weather)
Racing	All Weather Flat (7004), Flat (13), National Hunt Flat (7)
Total races (dataset)	7,024

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
A W Carroll	1,961	181	9.2%
P D Evans	1,532	156	10.2%
M Appleby	1,387	146	10.5%
R A Fahey	1,141	124	10.9%
Mark Loughnane	983	101	10.3%
M Botti	806	96	11.9%
D O’Meara	945	96	10.2%
Archie Watson	637	95	14.9%
Richard Hannon	800	95	11.9%
M Johnston	702	91	13.0%
Ian Williams	825	91	11.0%
Charlie Appleby	269	89	33.1%
David Loughnane	897	88	9.8%
Roger Varian	373	86	23.1%
James Tate	458	84	18.3%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
L Morris	2,714	317	11.7%
Rossa Ryan	958	180	18.8%
R Kingscote	1,105	162	14.7%
David Probert	1,399	157	11.2%
A Kirby	772	153	19.8%
Hollie Doyle	1,122	149	13.3%
Billy Loughnane	708	125	17.7%
Oisin Murphy	564	120	21.3%
J Fanning	873	115	13.2%
Daniel Muscutt	821	112	13.6%
Jack Mitchell	529	101	19.1%
K T O’Neill	1,156	97	8.4%
Callum Shepherd	822	94	11.4%
R Havlin	557	90	16.2%
Cam Hardie	1,272	84	6.6%

Favourite Performance

Across 7,522 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 2488 times — a strike rate of 33.1%.

Worcester Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Worcester is a left-handed, flat National Hunt track beside the River Severn that races from May to October, mostly on better ground. The flat, easy track and summer conditions produce quick racing. It can flood, leading to cancellations.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Hurdle (801), Chase (466), National Hunt Flat (124)
Total races (dataset)	1,391

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
N P Mulholland	449	57	12.7%
Dan Skelton	358	57	15.9%
Jonjo O’Neill	355	53	14.9%
Fergal O’Brien	365	52	14.2%
D E Pipe	328	41	12.5%
P Bowen	199	41	20.6%
N J Henderson	184	41	22.3%
P J Hobbs	167	39	23.4%
Dr R D P Newland	205	39	19.0%
N A Twiston-Davies	191	37	19.4%
C E Longsdon	241	33	13.7%
Ben Pauling	194	32	16.5%
P F Nicholls	120	29	24.2%
Jamie Snowden	147	27	18.4%
Olly Murphy	137	26	19.0%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
Sam Twiston-Davies	492	89	18.1%
R Johnson	295	61	20.7%
S Bowen	287	59	20.6%
Harry Skelton	287	58	20.2%
T Scudamore	319	41	12.9%
Aidan Coleman	247	39	15.8%
G Sheehan	208	33	15.9%
James Bowen	155	32	20.6%
H Cobden	141	31	22.0%
Kielan Woods	197	29	14.7%
P J Brennan	171	26	15.2%
T J O’Brien	203	26	12.8%
Thomas Bellamy	168	24	14.3%
Nico de Boinville	149	24	16.1%
Sean Bowen	124	24	19.4%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,502 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 516 times — a strike rate of 34.4%.

Yarmouth Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Great Yarmouth is a left-handed, flat, galloping course on the Norfolk coast with a straight mile. It hosts flat racing from spring through autumn, mostly at Class 4-6 level. A fair track often used by Newmarket trainers for less-exposed horses.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (1581), All Weather Flat (6)
Total races (dataset)	1,587

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
W J Haggas	309	74	23.9%
M L W Bell	274	46	16.8%
Roger Varian	245	44	18.0%
D M Simcock	257	42	16.3%
J H M Gosden	121	40	33.1%
John & Thady Gosden	155	35	22.6%
Charlie Appleby	97	31	32.0%
C A Dwyer	206	31	15.0%
P J McBride	172	30	17.4%
C F Wall	182	28	15.4%
S C Williams	313	28	8.9%
M Appleby	337	25	7.4%
Sir Michael Stoute	133	24	18.0%
M Johnston	159	24	15.1%
Sir Mark Prescott	109	24	22.0%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
S De Sousa	363	66	18.2%
J P Spencer	321	55	17.1%
W Buick	212	49	23.1%
Tom Marquand	270	45	16.7%
R L Moore	154	42	27.3%
Hollie Doyle	207	41	19.8%
Andrea Atzeni	178	36	20.2%
James Doyle	154	35	22.7%
Daniel Muscutt	329	34	10.3%
R Havlin	240	34	14.2%
Oisin Murphy	189	34	18.0%
L Morris	372	34	9.1%
P Cosgrave	203	33	16.3%
Callum Shepherd	265	31	11.7%
Jim Crowley	150	30	20.0%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,674 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 572 times — a strike rate of 34.2%.

York Racecourse Guide - Statistics & Trends

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

York is widely regarded as the best flat racecourse in Britain. A left-handed, wide, galloping track on the Knavesmire with an extensive straight course. The Ebor Festival in August is one of the premier flat meetings, featuring the Juddmonte International and Nunthorpe Stakes.

Course Profile


Direction	Left-handed
Surface	Turf
Racing	Flat (1309), All Weather Flat (1)
Total races (dataset)	1,310

Top Trainers

Trainer	Runs	Wins	Win%
W J Haggas	487	83	17.0%
R A Fahey	1,204	72	6.0%
T D Easterby	1,001	56	5.6%
D O’Meara	918	55	6.0%
A M Balding	384	53	13.8%
K A Ryan	709	51	7.2%
K R Burke	441	40	9.1%
R M Beckett	264	39	14.8%
M Johnston	371	38	10.2%
Michael Dods	317	37	11.7%
J H M Gosden	130	33	25.4%
Richard Hannon	328	33	10.1%
Charlie Appleby	148	25	16.9%
Roger Varian	245	23	9.4%
John & Thady Gosden	118	22	18.6%

Top Jockeys

Jockey	Runs	Wins	Win%
D Tudhope	632	63	10.0%
W Buick	309	44	14.2%
Tom Marquand	330	44	13.3%
Oisin Murphy	305	44	14.4%
L Dettori	176	41	23.3%
R L Moore	293	38	13.0%
James Doyle	251	36	14.3%
Jim Crowley	247	31	12.6%
Andrea Atzeni	273	30	11.0%
D Allan	457	28	6.1%
Jason Hart	303	27	8.9%
P Hanagan	361	25	6.9%
Connor Beasley	234	24	10.3%
S De Sousa	299	24	8.0%
C Lee	182	21	11.5%

Favourite Performance

Across 1,455 races in the dataset, the market favourite won 387 times — a strike rate of 26.6%.

All-Weather Tracks Compared: Where the Winners Come From

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000

All-weather racing keeps the show on the road through winter, and it’s easy to treat the five main AW tracks as interchangeable. They’re not. Our analysis of over 111,000 runners across the big five since 2022 shows meaningful differences.

The Win Rate Table

Course	Runners	Winners	Win Rate	Avg Field Size
Lingfield	19,018	2,117	11.1%	9.1
Newcastle	23,170	2,440	10.5%	9.8
Wolverhampton	25,787	2,688	10.4%	9.5
Southwell	22,594	2,298	10.2%	9.8
Kempton	20,578	2,065	10.0%	10.1

Lingfield: The Specialist’s Track

Lingfield tops the table at 11.1%, and the reason is structural. With the smallest average field size (9.1 runners), there are simply fewer horses to beat. The Polytrack surface at Lingfield also tends to produce more predictable results — form holds up better here than on Fibresand or Tapeta.