Skip to content

Racecourse statistics

Cork racecourse statistics

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

Figures as at 29 Oct 2026, 17:23 · last meeting in our archive 11 Oct 2026

Covers 1 October 2021 – 30 October 2026

757races · 103 meetings
9,225runners · 6,303 horses
31.0%favourites won · 254 of 820Last 12 months: 33.7% (59 of 175)
100/1biggest-priced winner · Local News (IRE)

In brief

as at 29 Oct 2026

Cork has staged 757 races over 103 meetings in our archive in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), with 9,225 runners.

Favourites have won 31.0% of their runs here (254 from 820), a level-stakes P/L of −153.32 points to a £1 stake at SP.

W P Mullins has the most winners here (52 from 167 runners, 31.1%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, P Twomey has the best win rate: 33.3% (27 from 81).

W J Lee has the most winners here (40 from 206 rides, 19.4%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Paul Townend has the best win rate: 35.3% (18 from 51).

Over 1m2f – 1m4f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 6.8% of its runs (206) and the highest third 9.9% (313).

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 31.0% of their runs here (254 from 820), a level-stakes P/L of −153.32 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 820Won 254Win 31.0%£1 −153.32A/E 1.02
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 1,546Won 257Win 16.6%£1 −225.38A/E 1.09
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 2,264Won 148Win 6.5%£1 −614.00A/E 0.92
7th or biggerRuns 4,595Won 98Win 2.1%£1 −2,102.00A/E 0.90

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FlatRuns 385Won 116Win 30.1%£1 −53.99A/E 1.06
HurdleRuns 299Won 93Win 31.1%£1 −66.47A/E 1.00
ChaseRuns 92Won 30Win 32.6%£1 −24.63A/E 0.90
NH FlatRuns 44Won 15Win 34.1%£1 −8.23A/E 1.08

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 30Won 10Win 33.3%£1 −3.27A/E 1.09
GoodRuns 279Won 83Win 29.7%£1 −58.48A/E 0.99
Good to SoftRuns 80Won 17Win 21.3%£1 −36.26A/E 0.73
SoftRuns 298Won 111Win 37.2%£1 +1.61A/E 1.21
HeavyRuns 133Won 33Win 24.8%£1 −56.92A/E 0.79

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

W P Mullins has the most winners here (52 from 167 runners, 31.1%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, P Twomey has the best win rate: 33.3% (27 from 81).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
W P MullinsRuns 167Won 52Win 31.1%£1 −30.84A/E 1.03
Henry De BromheadRuns 176Won 36Win 20.5%£1 +44.38A/E 1.36
Gordon ElliottRuns 234Won 31Win 13.2%£1 −107.42A/E 0.93
P TwomeyRuns 81Won 27Win 33.3%£1 +14.56A/E 1.33
Joseph Patrick O'BrienRuns 237Won 26Win 11.0%£1 −86.08A/E 0.76
Gavin CromwellRuns 202Won 22Win 10.9%£1 −17.70A/E 1.18
A. SlatteryRuns 180Won 18Win 10.0%£1 −68.44A/E 1.19
G M LyonsRuns 100Won 16Win 16.0%£1 −51.53A/E 0.85
A P O'BrienRuns 106Won 16Win 15.1%£1 −37.75A/E 0.88
Mrs J. HarringtonRuns 197Won 14Win 7.1%£1 −69.84A/E 0.68

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
P TwomeyRuns 81Won 27Win 33.3%£1 +14.56A/E 1.33
W P MullinsRuns 167Won 52Win 31.1%£1 −30.84A/E 1.03
Emmet MullinsRuns 45Won 11Win 24.4%£1 −9.16A/E 1.22
Henry De BromheadRuns 176Won 36Win 20.5%£1 +44.38A/E 1.36
D K WeldRuns 71Won 13Win 18.3%£1 −3.20A/E 1.34
Patrick T FoleyRuns 43Won 7Win 16.3%£1 +11.66A/E 2.28
G M LyonsRuns 100Won 16Win 16.0%£1 −51.53A/E 0.85
A P O'BrienRuns 106Won 16Win 15.1%£1 −37.75A/E 0.88
Robert TynerRuns 53Won 8Win 15.1%£1 −4.67A/E 1.95
M D O'CallaghanRuns 42Won 6Win 14.3%£1 +3.38A/E 1.37

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
Robert TynerRuns 53Won 8Win 15.1%£1 −4.67A/E 1.95
Adrian MurrayRuns 50Won 6Win 12.0%£1 +8.25A/E 1.60
Paul NolanRuns 69Won 9Win 13.0%£1 −27.65A/E 1.56
Henry De BromheadRuns 176Won 36Win 20.5%£1 +44.38A/E 1.36
D K WeldRuns 71Won 13Win 18.3%£1 −3.20A/E 1.34
P TwomeyRuns 81Won 27Win 33.3%£1 +14.56A/E 1.33
Ross O'SullivanRuns 77Won 8Win 10.4%£1 −2.67A/E 1.32
John C McConnellRuns 79Won 7Win 8.9%£1 −1.77A/E 1.31
J A StackRuns 65Won 9Win 13.8%£1 +5.05A/E 1.28
E McNamaraRuns 50Won 3Win 6.0%£1 −25.00A/E 1.27

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

W J Lee has the most winners here (40 from 206 rides, 19.4%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Paul Townend has the best win rate: 35.3% (18 from 51).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
W J LeeRuns 206Won 40Win 19.4%£1 −17.36A/E 1.14
Colin KeaneRuns 211Won 31Win 14.7%£1 −79.55A/E 0.95
Phillip EnrightRuns 184Won 21Win 11.4%£1 +66.46A/E 1.76
R. P. WhelanRuns 148Won 20Win 13.5%£1 +12.33A/E 1.71
Dylan Browne McMonagleRuns 165Won 20Win 12.1%£1 −25.75A/E 0.96
Paul TownendRuns 51Won 18Win 35.3%£1 −14.96A/E 0.96
Darragh O'KeeffeRuns 145Won 18Win 12.4%£1 −64.29A/E 0.94
Sean O'KeeffeRuns 108Won 16Win 14.8%£1 −9.27A/E 1.43
Sean FlanaganRuns 123Won 16Win 13.0%£1 −40.46A/E 1.23
Jack KennedyRuns 90Won 15Win 16.7%£1 −19.32A/E 1.04

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Paul TownendRuns 51Won 18Win 35.3%£1 −14.96A/E 0.96
Mr J L GleesonRuns 35Won 10Win 28.6%£1 +30.82A/E 1.94
W J LeeRuns 206Won 40Win 19.4%£1 −17.36A/E 1.14
Rachael BlackmoreRuns 52Won 10Win 19.2%£1 +6.38A/E 1.29
Mark WalshRuns 50Won 9Win 18.0%£1 −12.85A/E 1.05
Jack ClearyRuns 34Won 6Win 17.6%£1 +29.38A/E 2.16
Jack KennedyRuns 90Won 15Win 16.7%£1 −19.32A/E 1.04
Donagh O'ConnorRuns 49Won 8Win 16.3%£1 +73.00A/E 2.46
Conor McNamaraRuns 40Won 6Win 15.0%£1 +12.38A/E 3.52
Sean O'KeeffeRuns 108Won 16Win 14.8%£1 −9.27A/E 1.43

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
Phillip EnrightRuns 184Won 21Win 11.4%£1 +66.46A/E 1.76
R. P. WhelanRuns 148Won 20Win 13.5%£1 +12.33A/E 1.71
Jamie PowellRuns 59Won 7Win 11.9%£1 −10.92A/E 1.61
Keith DonoghueRuns 62Won 8Win 12.9%£1 −22.84A/E 1.43
Sean O'KeeffeRuns 108Won 16Win 14.8%£1 −9.27A/E 1.43
John ShinnickRuns 66Won 6Win 9.1%£1 −36.25A/E 1.37
Ricky DoyleRuns 77Won 5Win 6.5%£1 −40.00A/E 1.35
Leigh RocheRuns 80Won 5Win 6.3%£1 −20.00A/E 1.34
Rachael BlackmoreRuns 52Won 10Win 19.2%£1 +6.38A/E 1.29
Sean FlanaganRuns 123Won 16Win 13.0%£1 −40.46A/E 1.23

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

Nowwhatdoyouthink (IRE) has won here 3 times from 3 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 Local News (IRE) at 100/1 on 10 May 2026.

The draw

Flat, 8+ runners

Over 1m2f – 1m4f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 6.8% of its runs (206) and the highest third 9.9% (313).

Under 6f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 211Won 21Win 10.0%Place 26.1%A/E 1.16
Middle thirdRuns 234Won 21Win 9.0%Place 27.4%A/E 0.96
High thirdRuns 318Won 26Win 8.2%Place 26.7%A/E 0.93

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 424Won 23Win 5.4%Place 20.5%A/E 0.79
Middle thirdRuns 435Won 34Win 7.8%Place 27.1%A/E 1.20
High thirdRuns 649Won 51Win 7.9%Place 23.4%A/E 1.01

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 185Won 15Win 8.1%Place 22.2%A/E 1.08
Middle thirdRuns 187Won 15Win 8.0%Place 25.1%A/E 1.09
High thirdRuns 282Won 18Win 6.4%Place 24.1%A/E 0.88

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 206Won 14Win 6.8%Place 26.7%A/E 0.79
Middle thirdRuns 217Won 16Win 7.4%Place 24.9%A/E 0.87
High thirdRuns 313Won 31Win 9.9%Place 25.6%A/E 1.25

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 – 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.

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

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Cork?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 254 of 820 runs at Cork in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021) — 31.0%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −153.32 points at SP (as at 29 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Cork?

W P Mullins, with 52 winners from 167 runners (31.1%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Cork?

W J Lee, with 40 winners from 206 rides (19.4%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Cork?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), P Twomey has the best win rate: 33.3% (27 from 81).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Cork?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Paul Townend has the best win rate: 35.3% (18 from 51).

Which horses have won most at Cork?

The leading course winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021): Nowwhatdoyouthink (IRE) (3 from 3), Energumene (FR) (3 from 4), Lucky Max (GER) (3 from 5).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Cork?

Local News (IRE) at 100/1 on 10 May 2026 in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle — the biggest starting price among Cork winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Is there a draw bias at Cork?

Over 1m2f – 1m4f in Flat races of 8 or more runners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), runners drawn in the lowest third of the stalls have won 14 of 206 runs (6.8%) and those in the highest third 31 of 313 (9.9%). Fair A/E 0.79 low against 1.25 high says how much of that the market had already priced.

About Cork

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Mallow, County Cork, about 20 miles north of Cork city — Flat and jumps, turf.
  • Shape: Right-handed, flat and galloping, about 1m4f round, with a straight course for the sprints and a long home straight.

Going and the seasons

  • Autumn and winter: Soft or heavy ground is common from October to March; the course beside the Blackwater eases quickly after rain.
  • Summer: The Flat fixtures usually race on good or good to yielding ground.

Signature races and fixtures

  • Jumps: The Cork National (about 3m4f handicap chase) in November and the Hilly Way Chase (2m) in December.
  • Flat: Listed races and two-year-old maidens through the summer.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: Off the N20 at Mallow with parking on site; by rail to Mallow and a short taxi ride.
  • Viewing: The home straight is well seen from the stands; the back straight is distant.

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.