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Bellewstown racecourse statistics

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

Figures as at 6 Nov 2026, 06:08 · last meeting in our archive 01 Oct 2026

Covers 29 June 2005 – 6 November 2026

991races · 132 meetings
11,581runners · 8,609 horses
31.8%favourites won · 345 of 1,085Last 12 months: 26.6% (17 of 64)
66/1biggest-priced winner · Accladora (GB)

In brief

as at 6 Nov 2026

Bellewstown has staged 991 races over 132 meetings in our archive since June 2005, with 11,581 runners.

Favourites have won 31.8% of their runs here (345 from 1,085), a level-stakes P/L of −95.35 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Gordon Elliott has the most winners here (51 from 320 runners, 15.9%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, A P O'Brien has the best win rate: 29.8% (17 from 57).

Colin Keane has the most winners here (49 from 262 rides, 18.7%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, R Walsh has the best win rate: 29.4% (25 from 85).

Over 1m – 1m1f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 10.6% of its runs (885) and the highest third 7.2% (1,245).

No angle here has made a level-stakes profit at SP in both periods we test.

Favourites and the market

by starting-price rank

Favourites have won 31.8% of their runs here (345 from 1,085), a level-stakes P/L of −95.35 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 1,085Won 345Win 31.8%£1 −95.35A/E 1.16
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 2,043Won 330Win 16.2%£1 −263.48A/E 1.09
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 3,026Won 198Win 6.5%£1 −1,055.50A/E 0.90
7th or biggerRuns 5,427Won 120Win 2.2%£1 −3,031.00A/E 0.70

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FlatRuns 679Won 210Win 30.9%£1 −46.48A/E 1.15
HurdleRuns 369Won 114Win 30.9%£1 −55.38A/E 1.13
NH FlatRuns 37Won 21Win 56.8%£1 +6.51A/E 1.55

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FirmRuns 35Won 13Win 37.1%£1 +2.53A/E 1.61
Good to FirmRuns 177Won 58Win 32.8%£1 −16.05A/E 1.16
GoodRuns 499Won 156Win 31.3%£1 −45.31A/E 1.16
Good to SoftRuns 76Won 22Win 28.9%£1 −1.33A/E 1.09
SoftRuns 210Won 64Win 30.5%£1 −43.41A/E 1.08
HeavyRuns 88Won 32Win 36.4%£1 +8.22A/E 1.26

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

Gordon Elliott has the most winners here (51 from 320 runners, 15.9%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, A P O'Brien has the best win rate: 29.8% (17 from 57).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Gordon ElliottRuns 320Won 51Win 15.9%£1 −31.54A/E 1.22
Joseph Patrick O'BrienRuns 192Won 43Win 22.4%£1 −40.98A/E 1.19
G M LyonsRuns 180Won 41Win 22.8%£1 −5.63A/E 1.33
Gavin CromwellRuns 251Won 36Win 14.3%£1 −48.68A/E 1.17
John C McConnellRuns 424Won 30Win 7.1%£1 −225.42A/E 0.92
W P MullinsRuns 133Won 28Win 21.1%£1 −46.98A/E 0.88
Mrs J. HarringtonRuns 192Won 27Win 14.1%£1 −46.68A/E 1.08
Noel MeadeRuns 178Won 24Win 13.5%£1 −70.32A/E 1.01
Adrian McGuinnessRuns 246Won 21Win 8.5%£1 −58.37A/E 1.06
A J MartinRuns 100Won 20Win 20.0%£1 +18.20A/E 1.47

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
A P O'BrienRuns 57Won 17Win 29.8%£1 −1.82A/E 1.11
P J PrendergastRuns 36Won 10Win 27.8%£1 +13.01A/E 1.80
G M LyonsRuns 180Won 41Win 22.8%£1 −5.63A/E 1.33
Joseph Patrick O'BrienRuns 192Won 43Win 22.4%£1 −40.98A/E 1.19
W P MullinsRuns 133Won 28Win 21.1%£1 −46.98A/E 0.88
A J MartinRuns 100Won 20Win 20.0%£1 +18.20A/E 1.47
T StackRuns 31Won 6Win 19.4%£1 −15.50A/E 1.32
Matthew J SmithRuns 52Won 10Win 19.2%£1 +17.66A/E 2.71
R DonohoeRuns 34Won 6Win 17.6%£1 +8.08A/E 2.26
C ByrnesRuns 34Won 6Win 17.6%£1 −13.50A/E 1.28

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
Matthew J SmithRuns 52Won 10Win 19.2%£1 +17.66A/E 2.71
Luke ComerRuns 69Won 6Win 8.7%£1 +12.00A/E 2.26
P J RothwellRuns 82Won 8Win 9.8%£1 +32.50A/E 1.79
K J CondonRuns 58Won 10Win 17.2%£1 +19.33A/E 1.72
A J MartinRuns 100Won 20Win 20.0%£1 +18.20A/E 1.47
E D DelanyRuns 90Won 10Win 11.1%£1 +20.00A/E 1.44
Henry De BromheadRuns 62Won 10Win 16.1%£1 −2.60A/E 1.40
Thomas GibneyRuns 52Won 6Win 11.5%£1 +23.24A/E 1.38
J T GormanRuns 69Won 6Win 8.7%£1 −7.67A/E 1.35
G M LyonsRuns 180Won 41Win 22.8%£1 −5.63A/E 1.33

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

Colin Keane has the most winners here (49 from 262 rides, 18.7%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, R Walsh has the best win rate: 29.4% (25 from 85).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Colin KeaneRuns 262Won 49Win 18.7%£1 −59.68A/E 1.19
Shane FoleyRuns 242Won 34Win 14.0%£1 −33.95A/E 1.21
Chris HayesRuns 301Won 29Win 9.6%£1 −57.09A/E 1.12
Declan McDonoghRuns 170Won 28Win 16.5%£1 +7.21A/E 1.39
R WalshRuns 85Won 25Win 29.4%£1 +13.31A/E 1.36
W J LeeRuns 190Won 22Win 11.6%£1 −10.43A/E 1.07
W. M. LordanRuns 193Won 20Win 10.4%£1 −67.62A/E 0.81
G. F. CarrollRuns 210Won 20Win 9.5%£1 −88.10A/E 0.92
Paul CarberryRuns 60Won 17Win 28.3%£1 +29.55A/E 1.93
Jack KennedyRuns 70Won 14Win 20.0%£1 +10.50A/E 1.65

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
R WalshRuns 85Won 25Win 29.4%£1 +13.31A/E 1.36
Paul CarberryRuns 60Won 17Win 28.3%£1 +29.55A/E 1.93
Ms N CarberryRuns 40Won 11Win 27.5%£1 −10.61A/E 1.17
Jonathan MooreRuns 41Won 9Win 22.0%£1 +23.85A/E 2.52
Jack KennedyRuns 70Won 14Win 20.0%£1 +10.50A/E 1.65
Colin KeaneRuns 262Won 49Win 18.7%£1 −59.68A/E 1.19
D G HoganRuns 43Won 8Win 18.6%£1 +11.75A/E 2.17
Barry GeraghtyRuns 50Won 9Win 18.0%£1 +7.69A/E 1.21
Davy RussellRuns 81Won 14Win 17.3%£1 −24.95A/E 1.09
Declan McDonoghRuns 170Won 28Win 16.5%£1 +7.21A/E 1.39

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
Paul CarberryRuns 60Won 17Win 28.3%£1 +29.55A/E 1.93
Jack KennedyRuns 70Won 14Win 20.0%£1 +10.50A/E 1.65
Gavin RyanRuns 66Won 9Win 13.6%£1 +13.75A/E 1.61
Roger LoughranRuns 57Won 5Win 8.8%£1 −26.80A/E 1.42
Wesley JoyceRuns 71Won 8Win 11.3%£1 +2.88A/E 1.40
Declan McDonoghRuns 170Won 28Win 16.5%£1 +7.21A/E 1.39
R WalshRuns 85Won 25Win 29.4%£1 +13.31A/E 1.36
Danny GrantRuns 56Won 5Win 8.9%£1 −14.25A/E 1.32
Andrew SlatteryRuns 72Won 9Win 12.5%£1 +1.39A/E 1.31
Danny SheehyRuns 62Won 5Win 8.1%£1 +65.00A/E 1.28

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

The Bog Bank (IRE) has won here 4 times from 18 runs, more than any other horse since June 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since June 2005 was Accladora (GB) at 66/1 on 30 August 2017.

The draw

Flat, 8+ runners

Over 1m – 1m1f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 10.6% of its runs (885) and the highest third 7.2% (1,245).

Under 6f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 374Won 30Win 8.0%Place 24.1%A/E 0.92
Middle thirdRuns 416Won 35Win 8.4%Place 24.0%A/E 0.93
High thirdRuns 536Won 56Win 10.4%Place 31.7%A/E 1.13

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 43Won 6Win 14.0%Place 27.9%A/E 1.72
Middle thirdRuns 41Won 2Win 4.9%Place 26.8%A/E 0.46
High thirdRuns 69Won 5Win 7.2%Place 23.2%A/E 0.96

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 885Won 94Win 10.6%Place 28.0%A/E 1.19
Middle thirdRuns 951Won 63Win 6.6%Place 23.2%A/E 0.81
High thirdRuns 1,245Won 90Win 7.2%Place 22.2%A/E 0.99

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 263Won 31Win 11.8%Place 30.8%A/E 1.23
Middle thirdRuns 290Won 16Win 5.5%Place 20.7%A/E 0.72
High thirdRuns 414Won 35Win 8.5%Place 27.3%A/E 1.01

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 160Won 15Win 9.4%Place 25.0%A/E 1.18
Middle thirdRuns 171Won 11Win 6.4%Place 25.1%A/E 0.86
High thirdRuns 223Won 16Win 7.2%Place 23.3%A/E 0.97

2m1f – 2m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 24Won 4Win 16.7%Place 33.3%A/E 1.80
Middle thirdRuns 27Won 1Win 3.7%Place 18.5%A/E 0.48
High thirdRuns 37Won 3Win 8.1%Place 29.7%A/E 0.81

Stall number as a share of the field: low is the lowest third of the stalls. Flat races with 8 or more runners. Fair A/E near 1.00 means the market had already priced the draw in.

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 – Oct 2021, and since Nov 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.

No angle at Bellewstown clears those tests. Nothing here has paid consistently at SP — which is itself worth knowing.

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Bellewstown?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 345 of 1,085 runs at Bellewstown since June 2005 — 31.8%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −95.35 points at SP (as at 6 Nov 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Bellewstown?

Gordon Elliott, with 51 winners from 320 runners (15.9%) since June 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Bellewstown?

Colin Keane, with 49 winners from 262 rides (18.7%) since June 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Bellewstown?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since June 2005, A P O'Brien has the best win rate: 29.8% (17 from 57).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Bellewstown?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since June 2005, R Walsh has the best win rate: 29.4% (25 from 85).

Which horses have won most at Bellewstown?

The leading course winners since June 2005: The Bog Bank (IRE) (4 from 18), Dartan (GB) (3 from 3), Zaralabad (IRE) (3 from 4).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Bellewstown?

Accladora (GB) at 66/1 on 30 August 2017 in the Awards And Gifts Claiming Maiden — the biggest starting price among Bellewstown winners since June 2005.

Is there a draw bias at Bellewstown?

Over 1m – 1m1f in Flat races of 8 or more runners since June 2005, runners drawn in the lowest third of the stalls have won 94 of 885 runs (10.6%) and those in the highest third 90 of 1,245 (7.2%). Fair A/E 1.19 low against 0.99 high says how much of that the market had already priced.

About Bellewstown

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: The Hill of Crockafotha, near Drogheda, County Meath — Flat and jumps, turf.
  • Shape: Left-handed, tight and undulating, about 1m1f round, with an uphill finish of about 2f.
  • Season: Summer only: a July festival and a late-August meeting.

Going and the seasons

  • Summer: Good or good to yielding is usual on the hill, which drains quickly.

Signature races and fixtures

  • July: The three-day festival, with Flat and jumps handicaps on the same cards.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: Rural, best reached by car from the M1 (Drogheda) with parking on site.
  • Viewing: The stand overlooks the home straight and the climb to the line.

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.