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Cork racecourse statistics

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

Figures as at 1 Nov 2026, 13:00 · last meeting in our archive 01 Nov 2026

Covers 3 January 2005 – 1 November 2026

Racing here today

7 races at Cork · cards as at 13:00

C&D: a declared runner that has already won on the course this race is run on, over a similar trip (the same distance band), in our results archive since 2005. Non-runners are left out.

2,942races · 410 meetings
37,713runners · 23,816 horses
31.0%favourites won · 989 of 3,188Last 12 months: 33.5% (56 of 167)
100/1biggest-priced winner · Local News (IRE)

In brief

as at 1 Nov 2026

Cork has staged 2,942 races over 410 meetings in our archive since January 2005, with 37,713 runners.

Favourites have won 31.0% of their runs here (989 from 3,188), a level-stakes P/L of −447.12 points to a £1 stake at SP.

W P Mullins has the most winners here (195 from 638 runners, 30.6%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, P Twomey has the best win rate: 32.7% (35 from 107).

W J Lee has the most winners here (92 from 613 rides, 15.0%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Mr P W Mullins has the best win rate: 31.6% (37 from 117).

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 31.0% of their runs here (989 from 3,188), a level-stakes P/L of −447.12 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 3,188Won 989Win 31.0%£1 −447.12A/E 1.10
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 6,138Won 969Win 15.8%£1 −892.81A/E 1.11
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 8,923Won 576Win 6.5%£1 −2,769.17A/E 0.93
7th or biggerRuns 19,464Won 408Win 2.1%£1 −10,813.00A/E 0.75

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FlatRuns 1,335Won 385Win 28.8%£1 −216.24A/E 1.05
HurdleRuns 1,229Won 401Win 32.6%£1 −137.80A/E 1.15
ChaseRuns 391Won 130Win 33.2%£1 −50.01A/E 1.06
NH FlatRuns 233Won 73Win 31.3%£1 −43.07A/E 1.15

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FirmRuns 56Won 17Win 30.4%£1 −15.63A/E 1.03
Good to FirmRuns 299Won 101Win 33.8%£1 +0.36A/E 1.28
GoodRuns 857Won 259Win 30.2%£1 −133.63A/E 1.09
Good to SoftRuns 269Won 76Win 28.3%£1 −55.11A/E 1.03
SoftRuns 1,052Won 316Win 30.0%£1 −136.13A/E 1.08
HeavyRuns 655Won 220Win 33.6%£1 −106.98A/E 1.09

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

W P Mullins has the most winners here (195 from 638 runners, 30.6%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, P Twomey has the best win rate: 32.7% (35 from 107).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
W P MullinsRuns 638Won 195Win 30.6%£1 −53.12A/E 1.16
A P O'BrienRuns 471Won 87Win 18.5%£1 −89.29A/E 1.02
D K WeldRuns 506Won 83Win 16.4%£1 −102.93A/E 1.12
Gordon ElliottRuns 549Won 81Win 14.8%£1 −203.53A/E 0.99
Mrs J. HarringtonRuns 738Won 72Win 9.8%£1 −228.07A/E 0.93
Henry De BromheadRuns 474Won 69Win 14.6%£1 −37.74A/E 1.17
Joseph Patrick O'BrienRuns 510Won 61Win 12.0%£1 −145.04A/E 0.92
Noel MeadeRuns 395Won 59Win 14.9%£1 −102.95A/E 1.12
G M LyonsRuns 297Won 58Win 19.5%£1 −30.54A/E 1.18
J S BolgerRuns 389Won 46Win 11.8%£1 −81.97A/E 1.03

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
P TwomeyRuns 107Won 35Win 32.7%£1 +40.64A/E 1.38
W P MullinsRuns 638Won 195Win 30.6%£1 −53.12A/E 1.16
Emmet MullinsRuns 63Won 14Win 22.2%£1 −11.04A/E 1.10
G M LyonsRuns 297Won 58Win 19.5%£1 −30.54A/E 1.18
A P O'BrienRuns 471Won 87Win 18.5%£1 −89.29A/E 1.02
T StackRuns 127Won 23Win 18.1%£1 +6.39A/E 1.39
Patrick T FoleyRuns 47Won 8Win 17.0%£1 +11.41A/E 2.39
Niall MaddenRuns 42Won 7Win 16.7%£1 −13.75A/E 1.70
D K WeldRuns 506Won 83Win 16.4%£1 −102.93A/E 1.12
Miss Natalia LupiniRuns 37Won 6Win 16.2%£1 −8.15A/E 1.45

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
Ray HackettRuns 57Won 9Win 15.8%£1 +69.30A/E 2.29
Stephen RyanRuns 57Won 5Win 8.8%£1 −16.50A/E 1.78
J MotherwayRuns 54Won 6Win 11.1%£1 −19.00A/E 1.77
Mark FaheyRuns 65Won 8Win 12.3%£1 −18.67A/E 1.77
Sean O O'BrienRuns 60Won 7Win 11.7%£1 +27.00A/E 1.70
W J AustinRuns 64Won 8Win 12.5%£1 +2.50A/E 1.70
Jarlath P FaheyRuns 111Won 11Win 9.9%£1 +2.58A/E 1.66
J MorrisonRuns 62Won 5Win 8.1%£1 +13.50A/E 1.57
Ms Joanna MorganRuns 71Won 11Win 15.5%£1 −29.52A/E 1.53
C RocheRuns 68Won 10Win 14.7%£1 −7.54A/E 1.52

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

W J Lee has the most winners here (92 from 613 rides, 15.0%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Mr P W Mullins has the best win rate: 31.6% (37 from 117).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
W J LeeRuns 613Won 92Win 15.0%£1 −55.91A/E 1.26
Paul TownendRuns 350Won 83Win 23.7%£1 −82.62A/E 1.14
Davy RussellRuns 386Won 73Win 18.9%£1 −74.01A/E 1.24
Colin KeaneRuns 483Won 71Win 14.7%£1 −161.36A/E 1.05
Pat SmullenRuns 353Won 64Win 18.1%£1 −60.69A/E 1.19
W. M. LordanRuns 518Won 64Win 12.4%£1 +23.79A/E 1.10
Phillip EnrightRuns 691Won 57Win 8.2%£1 −155.68A/E 1.21
R WalshRuns 206Won 55Win 26.7%£1 −13.07A/E 1.17
Seamie HeffernanRuns 511Won 52Win 10.2%£1 −144.21A/E 1.07
Shane FoleyRuns 543Won 48Win 8.8%£1 −232.30A/E 0.85

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Mr P W MullinsRuns 117Won 37Win 31.6%£1 −12.55A/E 1.23
Mr J L GleesonRuns 37Won 10Win 27.0%£1 +28.82A/E 1.82
R WalshRuns 206Won 55Win 26.7%£1 −13.07A/E 1.17
Paul TownendRuns 350Won 83Win 23.7%£1 −82.62A/E 1.14
Joseph O'BrienRuns 86Won 17Win 19.8%£1 −14.83A/E 1.03
Davy RussellRuns 386Won 73Win 18.9%£1 −74.01A/E 1.24
Pat SmullenRuns 353Won 64Win 18.1%£1 −60.69A/E 1.19
Jack ClearyRuns 34Won 6Win 17.6%£1 +29.38A/E 2.16
Miss M O'SullivanRuns 57Won 10Win 17.5%£1 +1.63A/E 1.86
Johnny MurtaghRuns 111Won 19Win 17.1%£1 −10.92A/E 1.05

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
Conor McNamaraRuns 76Won 9Win 11.8%£1 +40.13A/E 2.20
Tommy TreacyRuns 103Won 12Win 11.7%£1 +1.25A/E 2.14
Ian PowerRuns 54Won 5Win 9.3%£1 −24.30A/E 1.95
Miss M O'SullivanRuns 57Won 10Win 17.5%£1 +1.63A/E 1.86
Eoin McCarthyRuns 50Won 4Win 8.0%£1 −18.00A/E 1.76
M P FogartyRuns 108Won 16Win 14.8%£1 −3.50A/E 1.69
Alain CawleyRuns 78Won 7Win 9.0%£1 −4.75A/E 1.68
Mr K E PowerRuns 60Won 9Win 15.0%£1 −14.34A/E 1.60
Niall P MaddenRuns 237Won 28Win 11.8%£1 −86.04A/E 1.58
David SplaineRuns 146Won 12Win 8.2%£1 +8.25A/E 1.57

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

Simenon (IRE) has won here 4 times from 4 runs, more than any other horse since January 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since January 2005 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 483Won 43Win 8.9%Place 23.2%A/E 1.08
Middle thirdRuns 548Won 47Win 8.6%Place 28.6%A/E 0.96
High thirdRuns 705Won 63Win 8.9%Place 27.4%A/E 0.98

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 1,414Won 102Win 7.2%Place 22.6%A/E 1.00
Middle thirdRuns 1,498Won 114Win 7.6%Place 26.1%A/E 1.06
High thirdRuns 2,020Won 150Win 7.4%Place 23.4%A/E 0.96

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 921Won 77Win 8.4%Place 24.2%A/E 1.10
Middle thirdRuns 981Won 77Win 7.8%Place 24.6%A/E 1.05
High thirdRuns 1,270Won 81Win 6.4%Place 22.7%A/E 0.89

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 703Won 67Win 9.5%Place 28.4%A/E 1.08
Middle thirdRuns 784Won 55Win 7.0%Place 25.1%A/E 0.90
High thirdRuns 1,023Won 82Win 8.0%Place 23.6%A/E 1.02

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 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 989 of 3,188 runs at Cork since January 2005 — 31.0%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −447.12 points at SP (as at 1 Nov 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Cork?

W P Mullins, with 195 winners from 638 runners (30.6%) since January 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Cork?

W J Lee, with 92 winners from 613 rides (15.0%) since January 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Cork?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since January 2005, P Twomey has the best win rate: 32.7% (35 from 107).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Cork?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since January 2005, Mr P W Mullins has the best win rate: 31.6% (37 from 117).

Which horses have won most at Cork?

The leading course winners since January 2005: Simenon (IRE) (4 from 4), Dbest (IRE) (4 from 5), Rebel Fitz (FR) (4 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 since January 2005.

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 since January 2005.

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.