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Aintree racecourse statistics

Every runner at Aintree in our archive since April 2005: who wins here, how favourites fare, the biggest-priced winners, and the angles that have paid at SP.

Figures as at 19 Oct 2026, 18:23 · last meeting in our archive 15 May 2026

Covers 7 April 2005 – 20 October 2026

1,161races · 169 meetings
13,380runners · 8,426 horses
29.5%favourites won · 384 of 1,303Last 12 months: 24.2% (15 of 62)
100/1biggest-priced winner · Tartan Snow (GB)

In brief

as at 19 Oct 2026

Aintree has staged 1,161 races over 169 meetings in our archive since April 2005, with 13,380 runners.

Favourites have won 29.5% of their runs here (384 from 1,303), a level-stakes P/L of −79.82 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Nicky Henderson has the most winners here (85 from 543 runners, 15.7%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Mel Rowley has the best win rate: 32.3% (10 from 31).

A P McCoy has the most winners here (52 from 290 rides, 17.9%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Jack Kennedy has the best win rate: 21.4% (9 from 42).

1 angle here made a level-stakes profit at SP in both periods we test, on 100 or more runs.

Favourites and the market

by starting-price rank

Favourites have won 29.5% of their runs here (384 from 1,303), a level-stakes P/L of −79.82 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 1,303Won 384Win 29.5%£1 −79.82A/E 1.10
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 2,385Won 365Win 15.3%£1 −440.08A/E 1.00
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 3,300Won 236Win 7.2%£1 −715.00A/E 0.92
7th or biggerRuns 6,392Won 178Win 2.8%£1 −1,667.00A/E 0.94

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 625Won 205Win 32.8%£1 −4.95A/E 1.16
ChaseRuns 566Won 152Win 26.9%£1 −49.49A/E 1.04
NH FlatRuns 112Won 27Win 24.1%£1 −25.38A/E 0.97

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 4Won 0Win 0.0%£1 −4.00A/E 0.00
GoodRuns 636Won 189Win 29.7%£1 −37.19A/E 1.10
Good to SoftRuns 405Won 117Win 28.9%£1 −26.30A/E 1.10
SoftRuns 230Won 68Win 29.6%£1 −19.62A/E 1.06
HeavyRuns 28Won 10Win 35.7%£1 +7.29A/E 1.39

Favourites include joint favourites. Dimmed rows have fewer than 30 runs. Fair A/E compares wins with a margin-stripped market expectation at SP. Favourite-heavy samples naturally read a few points warm, so 1.05 means "beat the margin-free market read", not "the market underrates this by 5%". £1 P/L is level stakes at SP.

Trainers

since 2005

Nicky Henderson has the most winners here (85 from 543 runners, 15.7%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Mel Rowley has the best win rate: 32.3% (10 from 31).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Nicky HendersonRuns 543Won 85Win 15.7%£1 −67.39A/E 1.18
Paul NichollsRuns 637Won 79Win 12.4%£1 −206.85A/E 0.95
Dan SkeltonRuns 366Won 54Win 14.8%£1 +43.26A/E 1.08
Nigel Twiston-DaviesRuns 405Won 46Win 11.4%£1 −91.18A/E 1.15
Peter BowenRuns 288Won 41Win 14.2%£1 +100.33A/E 1.53
Alan KingRuns 318Won 37Win 11.6%£1 −67.72A/E 0.92
W P MullinsRuns 242Won 33Win 13.6%£1 −50.65A/E 1.18
Jonjo O'NeillRuns 326Won 33Win 10.1%£1 −120.18A/E 0.91
Philip HobbsRuns 297Won 29Win 9.8%£1 −111.74A/E 0.95
Donald McCainRuns 452Won 28Win 6.2%£1 −220.73A/E 0.75

Ordered by winners here; a tie goes to the fewer runners.

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Mel RowleyRuns 31Won 10Win 32.3%£1 +18.01A/E 2.42
Joseph Patrick O'BrienRuns 31Won 5Win 16.1%£1 −13.09A/E 1.07
Nicky HendersonRuns 543Won 85Win 15.7%£1 −67.39A/E 1.18
Jonjo & A J O'NeillRuns 39Won 6Win 15.4%£1 +3.76A/E 1.40
Dan SkeltonRuns 366Won 54Win 14.8%£1 +43.26A/E 1.08
John QuinnRuns 68Won 10Win 14.7%£1 +18.38A/E 1.53
Milton HarrisRuns 41Won 6Win 14.6%£1 +26.33A/E 2.07
Peter BowenRuns 288Won 41Win 14.2%£1 +100.33A/E 1.53
Stuart EdmundsRuns 36Won 5Win 13.9%£1 +32.00A/E 1.21
W P MullinsRuns 242Won 33Win 13.6%£1 −50.65A/E 1.18

Ordered by win rate, among those with 30 or more runners here; a tie goes to the bigger sample.

Beat the market

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
James MoffattRuns 64Won 7Win 10.9%£1 +58.50A/E 2.60
Peter BowenRuns 288Won 41Win 14.2%£1 +100.33A/E 1.53
John QuinnRuns 68Won 10Win 14.7%£1 +18.38A/E 1.53
Ian WilliamsRuns 128Won 16Win 12.5%£1 −0.92A/E 1.43
Neil MulhollandRuns 59Won 7Win 11.9%£1 −6.50A/E 1.42
Philip KirbyRuns 62Won 5Win 8.1%£1 −5.50A/E 1.42
Anthony HoneyballRuns 52Won 7Win 13.5%£1 +13.33A/E 1.40
Gordon ElliottRuns 199Won 23Win 11.6%£1 −9.38A/E 1.38
Colin TizzardRuns 152Won 19Win 12.5%£1 +58.32A/E 1.23
Henry De BromheadRuns 112Won 11Win 9.8%£1 −1.50A/E 1.19

Ordered by fair A/E, among those with 50 or more runners at a fair price here: above 1.00, their winners came at bigger prices than the margin-free market expected.

£1 P/L is level stakes at SP. Dimmed rows have fewer than 30 runners.

Jockeys

since 2005

A P McCoy has the most winners here (52 from 290 rides, 17.9%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Jack Kennedy has the best win rate: 21.4% (9 from 42).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
A P McCoyRuns 290Won 52Win 17.9%£1 −39.23A/E 1.07
Harry SkeltonRuns 306Won 46Win 15.0%£1 −5.20A/E 1.01
R WalshRuns 209Won 41Win 19.6%£1 −39.13A/E 1.06
Paddy BrennanRuns 294Won 40Win 13.6%£1 −40.01A/E 1.20
Richard JohnsonRuns 334Won 39Win 11.7%£1 −41.03A/E 1.00
Sam Twiston-DaviesRuns 313Won 35Win 11.2%£1 −76.10A/E 1.07
Brian HughesRuns 351Won 33Win 9.4%£1 −68.34A/E 1.03
Barry GeraghtyRuns 198Won 32Win 16.2%£1 −20.51A/E 1.07
Aidan ColemanRuns 255Won 27Win 10.6%£1 −40.05A/E 1.02
Nico de BoinvilleRuns 145Won 25Win 17.2%£1 −45.14A/E 1.14

Ordered by winners here; a tie goes to the fewer rides.

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Jack KennedyRuns 42Won 9Win 21.4%£1 +16.95A/E 1.74
Mark WalshRuns 54Won 11Win 20.4%£1 +12.51A/E 1.55
R WalshRuns 209Won 41Win 19.6%£1 −39.13A/E 1.06
Paul TownendRuns 93Won 17Win 18.3%£1 −3.10A/E 1.31
A P McCoyRuns 290Won 52Win 17.9%£1 −39.23A/E 1.07
Nico de BoinvilleRuns 145Won 25Win 17.2%£1 −45.14A/E 1.14
Tony DobbinRuns 47Won 8Win 17.0%£1 −0.80A/E 1.69
Robbie PowerRuns 54Won 9Win 16.7%£1 +54.00A/E 2.43
Barry GeraghtyRuns 198Won 32Win 16.2%£1 −20.51A/E 1.07
Harry CobdenRuns 138Won 22Win 15.9%£1 +19.10A/E 1.24

Ordered by win rate, among those with 30 or more rides here; a tie goes to the bigger sample.

Beat the market

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Liam TreadwellRuns 50Won 6Win 12.0%£1 +109.00A/E 2.56
Robbie PowerRuns 54Won 9Win 16.7%£1 +54.00A/E 2.43
Mr Sam Waley-CohenRuns 52Won 7Win 13.5%£1 +68.33A/E 2.08
Dougie CostelloRuns 106Won 14Win 13.2%£1 +3.88A/E 1.64
Paul CarberryRuns 53Won 6Win 11.3%£1 +7.75A/E 1.63
Mark WalshRuns 54Won 11Win 20.4%£1 +12.51A/E 1.55
Paul TownendRuns 93Won 17Win 18.3%£1 −3.10A/E 1.31
Tom O'BrienRuns 201Won 23Win 11.4%£1 −57.80A/E 1.29
Noel FehilyRuns 157Won 19Win 12.1%£1 −16.91A/E 1.26
Brendan PowellRuns 60Won 4Win 6.7%£1 −20.50A/E 1.25

Ordered by fair A/E, among those with 50 or more rides at a fair price here: above 1.00, their winners came at bigger prices than the margin-free market expected.

£1 P/L is level stakes at SP. Dimmed rows have fewer than 30 rides.

Course specialists

3+ wins here

Big Buck's (FR) has won here 5 times from 5 runs, more than any other horse since April 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since April 2005 was Tartan Snow (GB) at 100/1 on 4 April 2013.

Angles that have paid

at SP, two periods

Past results at starting price, not a forecast. Each angle made a £1 level-stakes profit in both periods (Jan 2005 – Sep 2021, and since Oct 2021), with at least 100 SP-priced runs and 10 winners in all, and is still in profit with its single biggest winner taken out. The same on every view of this page.

  • Runners trained by Lucinda Russell+50.9% ROI · +83.46 pts from 164 runs · 14 winners (8.5%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +68.9% on 120 · Since Oct 2021: +1.9% on 44 · without the biggest winner (66/1): +16.46 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Aintree?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 384 of 1,303 runs at Aintree since April 2005 — 29.5%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −79.82 points at SP (as at 19 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Aintree?

Nicky Henderson, with 85 winners from 543 runners (15.7%) since April 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Aintree?

A P McCoy, with 52 winners from 290 rides (17.9%) since April 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Aintree?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since April 2005, Mel Rowley has the best win rate: 32.3% (10 from 31).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Aintree?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since April 2005, Jack Kennedy has the best win rate: 21.4% (9 from 42).

Which horses have won most at Aintree?

The leading course winners since April 2005: Big Buck's (FR) (5 from 5), Monet's Garden (IRE) (5 from 8), Jonbon (FR) (4 from 4).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Aintree?

Tartan Snow (GB) at 100/1 on 4 April 2013 in the John Smith's Fox Hunters' Chase (National Course) — the biggest starting price among Aintree winners since April 2005.

About Aintree

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Aintree, Liverpool, opposite Aintree station — jumps only.
  • Two tracks: The Grand National course over the spruce fences, and the Mildmay course with conventional fences and hurdles. Both are left-handed; the Mildmay is flatter and tighter.
  • The National fences: Becher's Brook with its drop on landing, the Canal Turn's sharp left, Valentine's, The Chair (the biggest, with a ditch) and the Water Jump; the last two are jumped once only.
  • Run-ins: The National course has a long run-in with the Elbow after the last; the Mildmay's is shorter.
  • Trips: Mildmay hurdles and chases from 2m to about 3m1f; the Grand National is about 4m2f over 30 fences.

Going and the seasons

  • April: The Grand National Festival is usually run on good to soft or good ground.
  • Winter: The October, December and early-year fixtures more often race on soft or heavy ground.

Signature races and fixtures

  • Grand National Festival (April, three days): The Grand National on the Saturday; the Aintree Hurdle (2m4f), the Aintree Bowl (about 3m1f), the Melling Chase (2m4f) and the Liverpool Hurdle (about 3m) on the Mildmay; the Topham and the Foxhunters' over the National fences.
  • October: The Old Roan Chase (2m4f) opens the season.
  • December: The Becher Chase over the National fences and the Many Clouds Chase (about 3m1f).

Practical notes

  • Getting there: Aintree station (Merseyrail) is opposite the course; on Festival days the train is the usual way in.
  • Viewing: Much of the National course is out of sight from the stands — the big screens carry it; the Mildmay course is well seen from the stands and the parade ring.

These notes are written and checked by KTB (last checked October 2026); the statistics above are computed from our results archive. Check the course's own site for fixtures, going and travel before you go.