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Cork racecourse statistics

Every runner at Cork in our archive in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025): 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 2025 – 30 October 2026

161races · 22 meetings
1,939runners · 1,620 horses
33.7%favourites won · 59 of 175
100/1biggest-priced winner · Local News (IRE)

In brief

as at 29 Oct 2026

Cork has staged 161 races over 22 meetings in our archive in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025), with 1,939 runners.

Favourites have won 33.7% of their runs here (59 from 175), a level-stakes P/L of −12.71 points to a £1 stake at SP.

W P Mullins has the most winners here (10 from 42 runners, 23.8%). It is also the best win rate among yards with 30 or more runners.

Jack Kennedy has the most winners here (8 from 33 rides, 24.2%). It is also the best win rate among riders with 30 or more rides.

No trip here shows the lowest and highest thirds of the stalls more than 3 points apart on 100 or more runs each.

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 33.7% of their runs here (59 from 175), a level-stakes P/L of −12.71 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 175Won 59Win 33.7%£1 −12.71A/E 1.07
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 331Won 57Win 17.2%£1 −22.19A/E 1.14
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 467Won 23Win 4.9%£1 −249.50A/E 0.69
7th or biggerRuns 966Won 22Win 2.3%£1 −361.00A/E 0.98

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FlatRuns 78Won 27Win 34.6%£1 +2.71A/E 1.22
HurdleRuns 68Won 23Win 33.8%£1 −13.98A/E 1.04
ChaseRuns 19Won 5Win 26.3%£1 −2.73A/E 0.59
NH FlatRuns 10Won 4Win 40.0%£1 +1.29A/E 1.20

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 7Won 3Win 42.9%£1 +0.11A/E 1.15
GoodRuns 62Won 25Win 40.3%£1 +3.44A/E 1.23
Good to SoftRuns 14Won 2Win 14.3%£1 −9.00A/E 0.46
SoftRuns 78Won 29Win 37.2%£1 +6.74A/E 1.23
HeavyRuns 14Won 0Win 0.0%£1 −14.00A/E 0.00

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 12 months

W P Mullins has the most winners here (10 from 42 runners, 23.8%). It is also the best win rate among yards with 30 or more runners.

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
W P MullinsRuns 42Won 10Win 23.8%£1 −12.87A/E 0.84
Gordon ElliottRuns 56Won 10Win 17.9%£1 −16.32A/E 1.11
Joseph Patrick O'BrienRuns 56Won 9Win 16.1%£1 −7.24A/E 1.09
Henry De BromheadRuns 47Won 7Win 14.9%£1 +29.39A/E 0.88
J P MurtaghRuns 36Won 6Win 16.7%£1 −2.50A/E 1.50
P TwomeyRuns 16Won 4Win 25.0%£1 +0.75A/E 1.14
Patrick T FoleyRuns 16Won 4Win 25.0%£1 +12.16A/E 3.39
A. SlatteryRuns 52Won 4Win 7.7%£1 −35.50A/E 0.95
Gavin CromwellRuns 55Won 4Win 7.3%£1 +9.91A/E 0.92
Emmet MullinsRuns 12Won 3Win 25.0%£1 −0.50A/E 1.38

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
W P MullinsRuns 42Won 10Win 23.8%£1 −12.87A/E 0.84
Gordon ElliottRuns 56Won 10Win 17.9%£1 −16.32A/E 1.11
J P MurtaghRuns 36Won 6Win 16.7%£1 −2.50A/E 1.50
Joseph Patrick O'BrienRuns 56Won 9Win 16.1%£1 −7.24A/E 1.09
Henry De BromheadRuns 47Won 7Win 14.9%£1 +29.39A/E 0.88
A. SlatteryRuns 52Won 4Win 7.7%£1 −35.50A/E 0.95
Gavin CromwellRuns 55Won 4Win 7.3%£1 +9.91A/E 0.92
Mrs J. HarringtonRuns 42Won 2Win 4.8%£1 −29.50A/E 0.53
P J RothwellRuns 30Won 1Win 3.3%£1 −17.00A/E 0.65

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
Gordon ElliottRuns 56Won 10Win 17.9%£1 −16.32A/E 1.11
Joseph Patrick O'BrienRuns 56Won 9Win 16.1%£1 −7.24A/E 1.09
A. SlatteryRuns 52Won 4Win 7.7%£1 −35.50A/E 0.95
Gavin CromwellRuns 55Won 4Win 7.3%£1 +9.91A/E 0.92

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 12 months

Jack Kennedy has the most winners here (8 from 33 rides, 24.2%). It is also the best win rate among riders with 30 or more rides.

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Jack KennedyRuns 33Won 8Win 24.2%£1 +1.68A/E 1.29
Colin KeaneRuns 35Won 7Win 20.0%£1 +9.75A/E 1.49
Dylan Browne McMonagleRuns 26Won 6Win 23.1%£1 +6.68A/E 1.31
Daniel KingRuns 22Won 5Win 22.7%£1 +3.97A/E 2.03
Darragh O'KeeffeRuns 28Won 5Win 17.9%£1 −7.61A/E 0.82
Ben CoenRuns 40Won 5Win 12.5%£1 −14.00A/E 1.16
Phillip EnrightRuns 51Won 5Win 9.8%£1 −20.17A/E 1.25
Josh WilliamsonRuns 15Won 4Win 26.7%£1 +98.00A/E 2.34
Donagh O'ConnorRuns 16Won 4Win 25.0%£1 +9.50A/E 2.40
R. P. WhelanRuns 30Won 4Win 13.3%£1 +18.33A/E 1.60

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Jack KennedyRuns 33Won 8Win 24.2%£1 +1.68A/E 1.29
Colin KeaneRuns 35Won 7Win 20.0%£1 +9.75A/E 1.49
R. P. WhelanRuns 30Won 4Win 13.3%£1 +18.33A/E 1.60
Ben CoenRuns 40Won 5Win 12.5%£1 −14.00A/E 1.16
Seamie HeffernanRuns 35Won 4Win 11.4%£1 −12.00A/E 1.64
G. F. CarrollRuns 30Won 3Win 10.0%£1 −15.75A/E 1.17
Phillip EnrightRuns 51Won 5Win 9.8%£1 −20.17A/E 1.25
Andrew SlatteryRuns 33Won 3Win 9.1%£1 −14.00A/E 1.19
W J LeeRuns 40Won 3Win 7.5%£1 −27.59A/E 0.53
Chris HayesRuns 33Won 2Win 6.1%£1 +6.00A/E 0.63

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 51Won 5Win 9.8%£1 −20.17A/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

No horse has won 3 or more times here in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025).

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025) was Local News (IRE) at 100/1 on 10 May 2026.

The draw

Flat, 8+ runners

No trip here shows the lowest and highest thirds of the stalls more than 3 points apart on 100 or more runs each.

Under 6f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 44Won 6Win 13.6%Place 38.6%A/E 1.26
Middle thirdRuns 52Won 3Win 5.8%Place 21.2%A/E 0.55
High thirdRuns 76Won 8Win 10.5%Place 30.3%A/E 1.18

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 81Won 7Win 8.6%Place 21.0%A/E 1.26
Middle thirdRuns 84Won 4Win 4.8%Place 32.1%A/E 0.82
High thirdRuns 125Won 11Win 8.8%Place 20.8%A/E 0.95

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 39Won 3Win 7.7%Place 25.6%A/E 1.08
Middle thirdRuns 46Won 3Win 6.5%Place 28.3%A/E 0.83
High thirdRuns 63Won 5Win 7.9%Place 22.2%A/E 1.08

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 46Won 3Win 6.5%Place 13.0%A/E 0.76
Middle thirdRuns 48Won 2Win 4.2%Place 20.8%A/E 0.51
High thirdRuns 72Won 9Win 12.5%Place 38.9%A/E 1.47

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 59 of 175 runs at Cork in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025) — 33.7%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −12.71 points at SP (as at 29 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Cork?

W P Mullins, with 10 winners from 42 runners (23.8%) in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025).

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Cork?

Jack Kennedy, with 8 winners from 33 rides (24.2%) in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025).

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Cork?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025), W P Mullins has the best win rate: 23.8% (10 from 42).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Cork?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025), Jack Kennedy has the best win rate: 24.2% (8 from 33).

Which horses have won most at Cork?

No horse has won 3 or more times at Cork in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025).

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 12 months (since 1 October 2025).

Is there a draw bias at Cork?

No trip at Cork shows the lowest and highest thirds of the stalls more than 3 points apart on samples of 100 or more runs each, in Flat races of 8 or more runners in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025).

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.