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Craon racecourse statistics

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

Our French data is a selection of meetings, not every meeting held: these figures cover the meetings supplied to us.

Figures as at 28 Oct 2026, 19:48 · last meeting in our archive 28 Sep 2026

Covers 4 September 2005 – 28 October 2026

165races · 86 meetings
1,230runners · 1,130 horses
36.8%favourites won · 57 of 155Last 12 months: 29.4% (10 of 34)
50/1biggest-priced winner · Angel Breizh (FR)

In brief

as at 28 Oct 2026

Craon has staged 165 races over 86 meetings in our archive since September 2005, with 1,230 runners.

Favourites have won 36.8% of their runs here (57 from 155), a level-stakes P/L of +25.09 points to a £1 stake at SP.

J-C Rouget has the most winners here (17 from 51 runners, 33.3%). It is also the best win rate among yards with 30 or more runners.

Maxime Guyon has the most winners here (10 from 53 rides, 18.9%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Alexandre Roussel has the best win rate: 28.1% (9 from 32).

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

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 36.8% of their runs here (57 from 155), a level-stakes P/L of +25.09 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 155Won 57Win 36.8%£1 +25.09A/E 1.05
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 281Won 50Win 17.8%£1 +51.21A/E 1.03
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 329Won 28Win 8.5%£1 −42.30A/E 1.02
7th or biggerRuns 341Won 8Win 2.3%£1 −159.20A/E 0.69

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FlatRuns 121Won 42Win 34.7%£1 +10.98A/E 1.01
ChaseRuns 32Won 15Win 46.9%£1 +16.11A/E 1.27
HurdleRuns 2Won 0Win 0.0%£1 −2.00A/E 0.00

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
GoodRuns 7Won 1Win 14.3%£1 −4.30A/E 0.00
Good to SoftRuns 65Won 29Win 44.6%£1 +36.60A/E 1.17
SoftRuns 71Won 23Win 32.4%£1 −7.33A/E 1.03
HeavyRuns 11Won 3Win 27.3%£1 −0.88A/E 1.18
Standard (AW)Runs 1Won 1Win 100.0%£1 +1.00A/E 2.33

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

J-C Rouget has the most winners here (17 from 51 runners, 33.3%). It is also the best win rate among yards with 30 or more runners.

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
J-C RougetRuns 51Won 17Win 33.3%£1 +4.30A/E 1.21
A FabreRuns 19Won 7Win 36.8%£1 +14.83A/E 2.47
C Laffon-PariasRuns 15Won 5Win 33.3%£1 +38.10A/E 1.84
J BoisnardRuns 41Won 5Win 12.2%£1 −3.42A/E 1.14
C LotouxRuns 9Won 4Win 44.4%£1 +17.40A/E 2.90
G MacaireRuns 11Won 4Win 36.4%£1 +5.60A/E 0.00
Y BarberotRuns 17Won 4Win 23.5%£1 −4.10A/E 0.66
Alain CouetilRuns 40Won 4Win 10.0%£1 −9.80A/E 0.87
H-A PantallRuns 58Won 4Win 6.9%£1 −16.00A/E 0.92
J MerienneRuns 6Won 3Win 50.0%£1 +10.50A/E 4.74

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
J-C RougetRuns 51Won 17Win 33.3%£1 +4.30A/E 1.21
J BoisnardRuns 41Won 5Win 12.2%£1 −3.42A/E 1.14
Alain CouetilRuns 40Won 4Win 10.0%£1 −9.80A/E 0.87
H-A PantallRuns 58Won 4Win 6.9%£1 −16.00A/E 0.92

Ordered by win rate, among those with 30 or more runners here; a tie goes to the bigger sample.

£1 P/L is level stakes at SP. Dimmed rows have fewer than 30 runners.

Jockeys

since 2005

Maxime Guyon has the most winners here (10 from 53 rides, 18.9%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Alexandre Roussel has the best win rate: 28.1% (9 from 32).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Maxime GuyonRuns 53Won 10Win 18.9%£1 −2.77A/E 0.82
Alexandre RousselRuns 32Won 9Win 28.1%£1 +32.70A/E 2.41
Jean-Bernard EyquemRuns 14Won 7Win 50.0%£1 +11.50A/E 1.57
Cristian DemuroRuns 18Won 7Win 38.9%£1 +7.80A/E 1.75
Pierre-Charles BoudotRuns 25Won 6Win 24.0%£1 +11.08A/E 1.11
Ioritz MendizabalRuns 29Won 6Win 20.7%£1 +3.00A/E 0.00
Christophe SoumillonRuns 16Won 4Win 25.0%£1 −5.30A/E 1.08
Tony PicconeRuns 18Won 4Win 22.2%£1 +19.40A/E 1.45
Olivier PeslierRuns 22Won 4Win 18.2%£1 +2.40A/E 1.23
Anthony CrastusRuns 25Won 4Win 16.0%£1 −13.25A/E 0.60

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Alexandre RousselRuns 32Won 9Win 28.1%£1 +32.70A/E 2.41
Maxime GuyonRuns 53Won 10Win 18.9%£1 −2.77A/E 0.82

Ordered by win rate, among those with 30 or more rides here; a tie goes to the bigger sample.

£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 since September 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since September 2005 was Angel Breizh (FR) at 50/1 on 5 September 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.

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 13Won 0Win 0.0%Place 7.7%A/E 0.00
Middle thirdRuns 15Won 3Win 20.0%Place 40.0%A/E 2.32
High thirdRuns 17Won 1Win 5.9%Place 29.4%A/E 0.63

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 79Won 7Win 8.9%Place 32.9%A/E 1.00
Middle thirdRuns 91Won 8Win 8.8%Place 36.3%A/E 0.87
High thirdRuns 106Won 14Win 13.2%Place 26.4%A/E 1.09

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 82Won 7Win 8.5%Place 28.0%A/E 0.92
Middle thirdRuns 94Won 12Win 12.8%Place 25.5%A/E 1.40
High thirdRuns 102Won 7Win 6.9%Place 31.4%A/E 0.71

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 15Won 1Win 6.7%Place 33.3%A/E 0.59
Middle thirdRuns 16Won 2Win 12.5%Place 25.0%A/E 1.59
High thirdRuns 21Won 1Win 4.8%Place 14.3%A/E 0.97

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.

  • Off a 15-30-day break+21.5% ROI · +66.03 pts from 307 runs · 51 winners (15.4%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +42.8% on 147 · Since Oct 2021: +2.0% on 160 · without the biggest winner (50/1): +15.03 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Craon?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 57 of 155 runs at Craon since September 2005 — 36.8%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of +25.09 points at SP (as at 28 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Craon?

J-C Rouget, with 17 winners from 51 runners (33.3%) since September 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Craon?

Maxime Guyon, with 10 winners from 53 rides (18.9%) since September 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Craon?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since September 2005, J-C Rouget has the best win rate: 33.3% (17 from 51).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Craon?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since September 2005, Alexandre Roussel has the best win rate: 28.1% (9 from 32).

Which horses have won most at Craon?

No horse has won 3 or more times at Craon since September 2005.

What is the biggest-priced winner at Craon?

Angel Breizh (FR) at 50/1 on 5 September 2026 in the Prix Carpenter (Prix Du Lude) — the biggest starting price among Craon winners since September 2005.

Is there a draw bias at Craon?

No trip at Craon 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 September 2005.