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Bangor-on-Dee racecourse statistics

Every runner at Bangor-on-Dee in our archive in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021): who wins here, how favourites fare, the biggest-priced winners, and the angles that have paid at SP.

Figures as at 23 Oct 2026, 22:28 · last meeting in our archive 08 Sep 2026

Covers 1 October 2021 – 24 October 2026

409races · 60 meetings
3,228runners · 2,334 horses
35.5%favourites won · 153 of 431Last 12 months: 43.7% (38 of 87)
80/1biggest-priced winner · Gwennie May Boy (IRE)

In brief

as at 23 Oct 2026

Bangor-on-Dee has staged 409 races over 60 meetings in our archive in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), with 3,228 runners.

Favourites have won 35.5% of their runs here (153 from 431), a level-stakes P/L of −37.86 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Donald McCain has the most winners here (69 from 378 runners, 18.3%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Venetia Williams has the best win rate: 22.8% (13 from 57).

Brian Hughes has the most winners here (41 from 192 rides, 21.4%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Peter Kavanagh has the best win rate: 36.4% (12 from 33).

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 35.5% of their runs here (153 from 431), a level-stakes P/L of −37.86 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 431Won 153Win 35.5%£1 −37.86A/E 1.06
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 838Won 160Win 19.1%£1 −66.93A/E 1.07
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 1,095Won 77Win 7.0%£1 −296.00A/E 0.87
7th or biggerRuns 864Won 20Win 2.3%£1 −447.00A/E 0.76

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 245Won 92Win 37.6%£1 −24.75A/E 1.07
ChaseRuns 161Won 56Win 34.8%£1 −0.62A/E 1.11
NH FlatRuns 25Won 5Win 20.0%£1 −12.49A/E 0.62

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
GoodRuns 231Won 80Win 34.6%£1 −22.93A/E 1.07
Good to SoftRuns 57Won 20Win 35.1%£1 −12.11A/E 1.04
SoftRuns 111Won 40Win 36.0%£1 −6.50A/E 1.01
HeavyRuns 32Won 13Win 40.6%£1 +3.68A/E 1.14

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

last 5 years

Donald McCain has the most winners here (69 from 378 runners, 18.3%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Venetia Williams has the best win rate: 22.8% (13 from 57).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Donald McCainRuns 378Won 69Win 18.3%£1 −55.90A/E 1.10
Oliver Greenall & Josh GuerrieroRuns 246Won 36Win 14.6%£1 +0.85A/E 1.10
Dan SkeltonRuns 122Won 21Win 17.2%£1 −51.65A/E 0.99
Venetia WilliamsRuns 57Won 13Win 22.8%£1 +3.90A/E 1.52
Olly MurphyRuns 64Won 12Win 18.8%£1 −27.50A/E 1.07
Fergal O'BrienRuns 78Won 11Win 14.1%£1 −29.19A/E 1.00
Alan KingRuns 47Won 10Win 21.3%£1 −5.10A/E 1.18
Ben PaulingRuns 47Won 10Win 21.3%£1 +19.56A/E 1.16
Henry DalyRuns 53Won 9Win 17.0%£1 −3.37A/E 1.16
Nigel Twiston-DaviesRuns 40Won 8Win 20.0%£1 −8.60A/E 1.08

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Venetia WilliamsRuns 57Won 13Win 22.8%£1 +3.90A/E 1.52
Alan KingRuns 47Won 10Win 21.3%£1 −5.10A/E 1.18
Ben PaulingRuns 47Won 10Win 21.3%£1 +19.56A/E 1.16
Nigel Twiston-DaviesRuns 40Won 8Win 20.0%£1 −8.60A/E 1.08
Nicky HendersonRuns 40Won 8Win 20.0%£1 −11.22A/E 0.97
Charlie LongsdonRuns 36Won 7Win 19.4%£1 +11.70A/E 1.47
Olly MurphyRuns 64Won 12Win 18.8%£1 −27.50A/E 1.07
Donald McCainRuns 378Won 69Win 18.3%£1 −55.90A/E 1.10
Dan SkeltonRuns 122Won 21Win 17.2%£1 −51.65A/E 0.99
Henry DalyRuns 53Won 9Win 17.0%£1 −3.37A/E 1.16

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
Venetia WilliamsRuns 57Won 13Win 22.8%£1 +3.90A/E 1.52
Henry DalyRuns 53Won 9Win 17.0%£1 −3.37A/E 1.16
Oliver Greenall & Josh GuerrieroRuns 246Won 36Win 14.6%£1 +0.85A/E 1.10
Donald McCainRuns 378Won 69Win 18.3%£1 −55.90A/E 1.10
Olly MurphyRuns 64Won 12Win 18.8%£1 −27.50A/E 1.07
Fergal O'BrienRuns 78Won 11Win 14.1%£1 −29.19A/E 1.00
Dan SkeltonRuns 122Won 21Win 17.2%£1 −51.65A/E 0.99
Alastair RalphRuns 67Won 7Win 10.4%£1 +4.74A/E 0.97
Jennie CandlishRuns 74Won 7Win 9.5%£1 −33.73A/E 0.76
Gary HanmerRuns 110Won 7Win 6.4%£1 −81.52A/E 0.62

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

last 5 years

Brian Hughes has the most winners here (41 from 192 rides, 21.4%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Peter Kavanagh has the best win rate: 36.4% (12 from 33).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Brian HughesRuns 192Won 41Win 21.4%£1 −40.80A/E 0.99
Toby WynneRuns 111Won 21Win 18.9%£1 +43.89A/E 1.51
Harry SkeltonRuns 71Won 18Win 25.4%£1 −18.65A/E 1.08
Sam Twiston-DaviesRuns 71Won 15Win 21.1%£1 −20.98A/E 1.08
Theo GillardRuns 132Won 15Win 11.4%£1 −25.75A/E 0.93
Henry BrookeRuns 83Won 14Win 16.9%£1 −7.16A/E 1.07
Sean BowenRuns 81Won 13Win 16.0%£1 −33.08A/E 0.89
Peter KavanaghRuns 33Won 12Win 36.4%£1 +43.40A/E 2.45
Charlie DeutschRuns 65Won 11Win 16.9%£1 −13.60A/E 1.28
James BowenRuns 36Won 8Win 22.2%£1 −7.00A/E 1.41

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Peter KavanaghRuns 33Won 12Win 36.4%£1 +43.40A/E 2.45
Harry SkeltonRuns 71Won 18Win 25.4%£1 −18.65A/E 1.08
James BowenRuns 36Won 8Win 22.2%£1 −7.00A/E 1.41
Brian HughesRuns 192Won 41Win 21.4%£1 −40.80A/E 0.99
Sam Twiston-DaviesRuns 71Won 15Win 21.1%£1 −20.98A/E 1.08
Tom CannonRuns 35Won 7Win 20.0%£1 −11.10A/E 1.12
Toby WynneRuns 111Won 21Win 18.9%£1 +43.89A/E 1.51
Ben JonesRuns 34Won 6Win 17.6%£1 −16.29A/E 1.12
Charlie DeutschRuns 65Won 11Win 16.9%£1 −13.60A/E 1.28
Henry BrookeRuns 83Won 14Win 16.9%£1 −7.16A/E 1.07

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
Toby WynneRuns 111Won 21Win 18.9%£1 +43.89A/E 1.51
Charlie DeutschRuns 65Won 11Win 16.9%£1 −13.60A/E 1.28
Sam Twiston-DaviesRuns 71Won 15Win 21.1%£1 −20.98A/E 1.08
Harry SkeltonRuns 71Won 18Win 25.4%£1 −18.65A/E 1.08
Henry BrookeRuns 83Won 14Win 16.9%£1 −7.16A/E 1.07
Brian HughesRuns 192Won 41Win 21.4%£1 −40.80A/E 0.99
Theo GillardRuns 132Won 15Win 11.4%£1 −25.75A/E 0.93
Sean BowenRuns 81Won 13Win 16.0%£1 −33.08A/E 0.89
Sean QuinlanRuns 72Won 6Win 8.3%£1 −26.59A/E 0.84
Tabitha WorsleyRuns 52Won 1Win 1.9%£1 −47.00A/E 0.43

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

Simply Red (GB) has won here 4 times from 6 runs, more than any other horse in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021) was Gwennie May Boy (IRE) at 80/1 on 25 October 2022.

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 Alastair Ralph+68.6% ROI · +80.24 pts from 117 runs · 17 winners (14.5%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +151.0% on 50 · Since Oct 2021: +7.1% on 67 · without the biggest winner (40/1): +39.24 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Bangor-on-Dee?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 153 of 431 runs at Bangor-on-Dee in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021) — 35.5%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −37.86 points at SP (as at 23 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Bangor-on-Dee?

Donald McCain, with 69 winners from 378 runners (18.3%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Bangor-on-Dee?

Brian Hughes, with 41 winners from 192 rides (21.4%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Bangor-on-Dee?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Venetia Williams has the best win rate: 22.8% (13 from 57).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Bangor-on-Dee?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Peter Kavanagh has the best win rate: 36.4% (12 from 33).

Which horses have won most at Bangor-on-Dee?

The leading course winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021): Simply Red (GB) (4 from 6), Lipa K (IRE) (4 from 7), Feel The Pinch (GB) (4 from 10).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Bangor-on-Dee?

Gwennie May Boy (IRE) at 80/1 on 25 October 2022 in the Nightingale House Hospice Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) — the biggest starting price among Bangor-on-Dee winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).