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Bangor-on-Dee racecourse statistics

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

Figures as at 28 Oct 2026, 20:18 · last meeting in our archive 27 Oct 2026

Covers 11 February 2005 – 28 October 2026

1,961races · 290 meetings
16,502runners · 11,389 horses
34.4%favourites won · 730 of 2,121Last 12 months: 41.9% (39 of 93)
100/1biggest-priced winner · Samson's Reach (GB)

In brief

as at 28 Oct 2026

Bangor-on-Dee has staged 1,961 races over 290 meetings in our archive since February 2005, with 16,502 runners.

Favourites have won 34.4% of their runs here (730 from 2,121), a level-stakes P/L of −190.14 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Donald McCain has the most winners here (252 from 1,366 runners, 18.4%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Harry Fry has the best win rate: 29.5% (13 from 44).

Brian Hughes has the most winners here (86 from 444 rides, 19.4%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Peter Kavanagh has the best win rate: 31.0% (13 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 34.4% of their runs here (730 from 2,121), a level-stakes P/L of −190.14 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 2,121Won 730Win 34.4%£1 −190.14A/E 1.05
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 3,982Won 739Win 18.6%£1 −341.16A/E 1.06
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 5,321Won 369Win 6.9%£1 −1,404.17A/E 0.90
7th or biggerRuns 5,078Won 125Win 2.5%£1 −2,124.00A/E 0.80

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 1,123Won 404Win 36.0%£1 −104.39A/E 1.06
ChaseRuns 827Won 272Win 32.9%£1 −56.70A/E 1.05
NH FlatRuns 171Won 54Win 31.6%£1 −29.05A/E 0.96

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 71Won 26Win 36.6%£1 −9.82A/E 1.03
GoodRuns 969Won 315Win 32.5%£1 −123.76A/E 1.03
Good to SoftRuns 424Won 157Win 37.0%£1 +6.96A/E 1.14
SoftRuns 476Won 160Win 33.6%£1 −55.55A/E 1.00
HeavyRuns 181Won 72Win 39.8%£1 −7.97A/E 1.07

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

Donald McCain has the most winners here (252 from 1,366 runners, 18.4%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Harry Fry has the best win rate: 29.5% (13 from 44).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Donald McCainRuns 1,366Won 252Win 18.4%£1 −112.02A/E 1.14
Jonjo O'NeillRuns 501Won 70Win 14.0%£1 −114.97A/E 0.92
Alan KingRuns 290Won 64Win 22.1%£1 −32.81A/E 1.11
Venetia WilliamsRuns 379Won 56Win 14.8%£1 −72.62A/E 1.08
Dan SkeltonRuns 292Won 55Win 18.8%£1 −99.50A/E 1.03
Nicky HendersonRuns 207Won 48Win 23.2%£1 −54.50A/E 0.95
Nigel Twiston-DaviesRuns 276Won 45Win 16.3%£1 −82.82A/E 0.94
Rebecca CurtisRuns 187Won 43Win 23.0%£1 −6.25A/E 1.21
Henry DalyRuns 232Won 37Win 15.9%£1 +43.99A/E 1.26
Philip HobbsRuns 169Won 36Win 21.3%£1 +38.68A/E 1.26

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Harry FryRuns 44Won 13Win 29.5%£1 +8.83A/E 1.10
John QuinnRuns 41Won 12Win 29.3%£1 +31.47A/E 1.57
Nicky HendersonRuns 207Won 48Win 23.2%£1 −54.50A/E 0.95
Rebecca CurtisRuns 187Won 43Win 23.0%£1 −6.25A/E 1.21
Alan KingRuns 290Won 64Win 22.1%£1 −32.81A/E 1.11
Philip HobbsRuns 169Won 36Win 21.3%£1 +38.68A/E 1.26
Warren GreatrexRuns 97Won 20Win 20.6%£1 +2.48A/E 1.18
Paul NichollsRuns 78Won 16Win 20.5%£1 −25.46A/E 0.77
Brian EllisonRuns 69Won 13Win 18.8%£1 −2.65A/E 1.07
Dan SkeltonRuns 292Won 55Win 18.8%£1 −99.50A/E 1.03

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
Tony CarrollRuns 79Won 14Win 17.7%£1 +59.99A/E 1.82
Graeme McPhersonRuns 84Won 13Win 15.5%£1 +119.33A/E 1.58
Alex HalesRuns 53Won 8Win 15.1%£1 +19.93A/E 1.49
John O'SheaRuns 87Won 9Win 10.3%£1 +14.82A/E 1.44
Barry LeavyRuns 55Won 6Win 10.9%£1 −11.00A/E 1.43
Nicky RichardsRuns 106Won 18Win 17.0%£1 +5.25A/E 1.37
Milton HarrisRuns 55Won 7Win 12.7%£1 +15.50A/E 1.34
D McCainRuns 65Won 8Win 12.3%£1 +1.88A/E 1.34
Richard PhillipsRuns 71Won 9Win 12.7%£1 −14.75A/E 1.34
Alastair RalphRuns 117Won 17Win 14.5%£1 +80.24A/E 1.32

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

Brian Hughes has the most winners here (86 from 444 rides, 19.4%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Peter Kavanagh has the best win rate: 31.0% (13 from 42).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Brian HughesRuns 444Won 86Win 19.4%£1 −68.09A/E 1.07
Jason MaguireRuns 350Won 81Win 23.1%£1 +39.70A/E 1.21
A P McCoyRuns 340Won 74Win 21.8%£1 −109.75A/E 0.90
Richard JohnsonRuns 315Won 69Win 21.9%£1 +16.46A/E 1.18
Harry SkeltonRuns 223Won 48Win 21.5%£1 −38.95A/E 1.02
Paddy BrennanRuns 207Won 39Win 18.8%£1 −43.11A/E 1.14
Sam Twiston-DaviesRuns 238Won 38Win 16.0%£1 −79.57A/E 0.90
William KennedyRuns 240Won 35Win 14.6%£1 +139.17A/E 1.32
Aidan ColemanRuns 207Won 33Win 15.9%£1 −27.04A/E 1.01
Tom ScudamoreRuns 220Won 31Win 14.1%£1 −65.12A/E 0.99

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Peter KavanaghRuns 42Won 13Win 31.0%£1 +37.40A/E 2.25
Nico de BoinvilleRuns 65Won 17Win 26.2%£1 +1.75A/E 1.28
Jason MaguireRuns 350Won 81Win 23.1%£1 +39.70A/E 1.21
Richard JohnsonRuns 315Won 69Win 21.9%£1 +16.46A/E 1.18
James CowleyRuns 32Won 7Win 21.9%£1 −3.87A/E 1.40
A P McCoyRuns 340Won 74Win 21.8%£1 −109.75A/E 0.90
Harry SkeltonRuns 223Won 48Win 21.5%£1 −38.95A/E 1.02
Lilly PinchinRuns 33Won 7Win 21.2%£1 +5.20A/E 1.67
Timmy MurphyRuns 53Won 11Win 20.8%£1 +17.82A/E 1.11
Gavin SheehanRuns 128Won 25Win 19.5%£1 +20.06A/E 1.20

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
Jodie MogfordRuns 50Won 5Win 10.0%£1 +36.00A/E 2.68
Mark BradburneRuns 69Won 10Win 14.5%£1 +58.87A/E 1.55
Toby WynneRuns 117Won 22Win 18.8%£1 +47.39A/E 1.55
Phil KinsellaRuns 52Won 6Win 11.5%£1 −9.00A/E 1.55
Paddy AspellRuns 50Won 5Win 10.0%£1 −11.00A/E 1.51
John KingtonRuns 59Won 5Win 8.5%£1 −19.00A/E 1.42
Richie McGrathRuns 64Won 8Win 12.5%£1 −4.09A/E 1.40
Lee EdwardsRuns 214Won 21Win 9.8%£1 −37.18A/E 1.35
William KennedyRuns 240Won 35Win 14.6%£1 +139.17A/E 1.32
Richie McLernonRuns 154Won 18Win 11.7%£1 +71.74A/E 1.31

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

That's Rhythm (FR) has won here 7 times from 8 runs, more than any other horse since February 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since February 2005 was Samson's Reach (GB) at 100/1 on 10 February 2017.

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 730 of 2,121 runs at Bangor-on-Dee since February 2005 — 34.4%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −190.14 points at SP (as at 28 Oct 2026).

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

Donald McCain, with 252 winners from 1,366 runners (18.4%) since February 2005.

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

Brian Hughes, with 86 winners from 444 rides (19.4%) since February 2005.

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

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since February 2005, Harry Fry has the best win rate: 29.5% (13 from 44).

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

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since February 2005, Peter Kavanagh has the best win rate: 31.0% (13 from 42).

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

The leading course winners since February 2005: That's Rhythm (FR) (7 from 8), King's Grace (GB) (4 from 5), Simply Red (GB) (4 from 6).

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

Samson's Reach (GB) at 100/1 on 10 February 2017 in the Controlled Solutions Group Standard Open NH Flat Race — the biggest starting price among Bangor-on-Dee winners since February 2005.