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Curragh racecourse statistics

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

Figures as at 2 Nov 2026, 00:28 · last meeting in our archive 01 Nov 2026

Covers 20 March 2005 – 2 November 2026

3,376races · 443 meetings
43,649runners · 19,285 horses
29.3%favourites won · 1,077 of 3,674Last 12 months: 34.5% (77 of 223)
150/1biggest-priced winner · Magellan Strait (IRE)

In brief

as at 2 Nov 2026

Curragh has staged 3,376 races over 443 meetings in our archive since March 2005, with 43,649 runners.

Favourites have won 29.3% of their runs here (1,077 from 3,674), a level-stakes P/L of −452.18 points to a £1 stake at SP.

A P O'Brien has the most winners here (612 from 3,208 runners, 19.1%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Sir Michael Stoute has the best win rate: 21.9% (7 from 32).

Ryan Moore has the most winners here (224 from 727 rides, 30.8%). 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.

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 29.3% of their runs here (1,077 from 3,674), a level-stakes P/L of −452.18 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 3,674Won 1,077Win 29.3%£1 −452.18A/E 1.09
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 7,064Won 1,068Win 15.1%£1 −1,057.69A/E 1.09
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 10,249Won 738Win 7.2%£1 −2,390.00A/E 0.99
7th or biggerRuns 22,662Won 500Win 2.2%£1 −11,775.00A/E 0.75

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FlatRuns 3,663Won 1,075Win 29.3%£1 −449.18A/E 1.09
NH FlatRuns 11Won 2Win 18.2%£1 −3.00A/E 0.80

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FirmRuns 25Won 11Win 44.0%£1 +8.93A/E 1.72
Good to FirmRuns 628Won 204Win 32.5%£1 −29.00A/E 1.17
GoodRuns 1,075Won 331Win 30.8%£1 −144.45A/E 1.10
Good to SoftRuns 321Won 104Win 32.4%£1 +7.96A/E 1.21
SoftRuns 1,044Won 280Win 26.8%£1 −195.01A/E 1.05
HeavyRuns 581Won 147Win 25.3%£1 −100.61A/E 0.96

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

A P O'Brien has the most winners here (612 from 3,208 runners, 19.1%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Sir Michael Stoute has the best win rate: 21.9% (7 from 32).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
A P O'BrienRuns 3,208Won 612Win 19.1%£1 −679.85A/E 1.09
J S BolgerRuns 2,060Won 179Win 8.7%£1 −553.07A/E 0.96
Joseph Patrick O'BrienRuns 1,420Won 161Win 11.3%£1 −263.95A/E 1.03
D K WeldRuns 1,592Won 150Win 9.4%£1 −592.94A/E 0.85
G M LyonsRuns 1,223Won 125Win 10.2%£1 −391.31A/E 0.98
Mrs J. HarringtonRuns 1,381Won 121Win 8.8%£1 −481.26A/E 0.95
M HalfordRuns 1,198Won 99Win 8.3%£1 −216.08A/E 1.13
John M OxxRuns 748Won 88Win 11.8%£1 −246.34A/E 1.01
J P MurtaghRuns 905Won 86Win 9.5%£1 −236.51A/E 1.14
Kevin PrendergastRuns 903Won 82Win 9.1%£1 −307.87A/E 0.98

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Sir Michael StouteRuns 32Won 7Win 21.9%£1 −3.99A/E 1.21
Richard Hannon SnrRuns 41Won 8Win 19.5%£1 −1.97A/E 1.22
A P O'BrienRuns 3,208Won 612Win 19.1%£1 −679.85A/E 1.09
P TwomeyRuns 196Won 36Win 18.4%£1 −30.32A/E 1.11
William HaggasRuns 52Won 8Win 15.4%£1 −5.09A/E 0.89
Ralph BeckettRuns 33Won 5Win 15.2%£1 −12.49A/E 1.02
David NichollsRuns 48Won 7Win 14.6%£1 −1.75A/E 1.02
Mark JohnstonRuns 49Won 7Win 14.3%£1 −22.25A/E 1.16
W P MullinsRuns 230Won 31Win 13.5%£1 −38.34A/E 1.25
Roger VarianRuns 31Won 4Win 12.9%£1 −5.92A/E 0.81

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
Sabrina J HartyRuns 90Won 11Win 12.2%£1 +37.50A/E 2.26
C F SwanRuns 102Won 10Win 9.8%£1 +40.50A/E 1.77
A KinsellaRuns 58Won 5Win 8.6%£1 −2.50A/E 1.72
Aidan Anthony HowardRuns 136Won 12Win 8.8%£1 +57.83A/E 1.66
John S O'DonoghueRuns 56Won 4Win 7.1%£1 +24.00A/E 1.62
P J F MurphyRuns 54Won 4Win 7.4%£1 −14.50A/E 1.59
Thomas GibneyRuns 59Won 5Win 8.5%£1 +47.00A/E 1.58
Edward P HartyRuns 247Won 17Win 6.9%£1 −89.50A/E 1.51
Daniel James MurphyRuns 76Won 7Win 9.2%£1 −21.67A/E 1.48
James M BarrettRuns 100Won 7Win 7.0%£1 +11.50A/E 1.47

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

Ryan Moore has the most winners here (224 from 727 rides, 30.8%). It is also the best win rate among riders with 30 or more rides.

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Ryan MooreRuns 727Won 224Win 30.8%£1 −37.61A/E 1.12
W. M. LordanRuns 1,717Won 173Win 10.1%£1 −469.88A/E 1.13
Colin KeaneRuns 1,267Won 163Win 12.9%£1 −208.36A/E 1.11
Seamie HeffernanRuns 1,601Won 149Win 9.3%£1 −550.46A/E 1.08
Kevin ManningRuns 1,646Won 149Win 9.1%£1 −502.07A/E 0.91
Johnny MurtaghRuns 757Won 140Win 18.5%£1 +47.75A/E 1.29
Pat SmullenRuns 1,349Won 136Win 10.1%£1 −472.42A/E 0.87
Shane FoleyRuns 1,514Won 136Win 9.0%£1 −295.83A/E 1.04
Chris HayesRuns 1,944Won 135Win 6.9%£1 −598.81A/E 0.96
Declan McDonoghRuns 1,749Won 134Win 7.7%£1 −751.93A/E 0.91

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Ryan MooreRuns 727Won 224Win 30.8%£1 −37.61A/E 1.12
William BuickRuns 53Won 12Win 22.6%£1 +1.27A/E 1.20
Rossa RyanRuns 31Won 7Win 22.6%£1 +44.40A/E 1.59
James DoyleRuns 56Won 12Win 21.4%£1 +1.30A/E 1.42
Joseph O'BrienRuns 500Won 102Win 20.4%£1 −136.90A/E 1.07
Johnny MurtaghRuns 757Won 140Win 18.5%£1 +47.75A/E 1.29
Donnacha O'BrienRuns 311Won 57Win 18.3%£1 −16.14A/E 1.22
Kieren FallonRuns 291Won 49Win 16.8%£1 −117.96A/E 0.88
Frankie DettoriRuns 48Won 8Win 16.7%£1 −7.75A/E 0.91
Andrea AtzeniRuns 42Won 7Win 16.7%£1 +16.38A/E 1.36

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
Rory MulliganRuns 69Won 10Win 14.5%£1 +99.50A/E 2.47
Mark EnrightRuns 112Won 7Win 6.3%£1 +66.00A/E 1.93
Alan PersseRuns 57Won 3Win 5.3%£1 −22.00A/E 1.67
Martin HarleyRuns 98Won 7Win 7.1%£1 −20.50A/E 1.50
Wayne HassettRuns 151Won 17Win 11.3%£1 −7.92A/E 1.43
James DoyleRuns 56Won 12Win 21.4%£1 +1.30A/E 1.42
Jack KearneyRuns 104Won 7Win 6.7%£1 +21.00A/E 1.42
Jamie PowellRuns 250Won 19Win 7.6%£1 −43.75A/E 1.39
Andrew SlatteryRuns 379Won 30Win 7.9%£1 −35.24A/E 1.36
Nathan CrosseRuns 400Won 22Win 5.5%£1 −158.55A/E 1.35

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

Big Gossey (IRE) has won here 10 times from 58 runs, more than any other horse since March 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since March 2005 was Magellan Strait (IRE) at 150/1 on 24 September 2023.

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 876Won 61Win 7.0%Place 24.8%A/E 0.92
Middle thirdRuns 939Won 65Win 6.9%Place 23.9%A/E 0.89
High thirdRuns 1,185Won 110Win 9.3%Place 26.7%A/E 1.13

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 5,405Won 357Win 6.6%Place 20.3%A/E 1.04
Middle thirdRuns 5,746Won 340Win 5.9%Place 19.9%A/E 0.89
High thirdRuns 7,102Won 525Win 7.4%Place 23.9%A/E 1.06

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 2,467Won 176Win 7.1%Place 23.4%A/E 1.05
Middle thirdRuns 2,650Won 176Win 6.6%Place 21.5%A/E 0.96
High thirdRuns 3,235Won 211Win 6.5%Place 21.1%A/E 1.00

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 2,331Won 181Win 7.8%Place 25.7%A/E 1.06
Middle thirdRuns 2,516Won 187Win 7.4%Place 22.9%A/E 1.00
High thirdRuns 3,187Won 221Win 6.9%Place 22.1%A/E 0.96

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 350Won 31Win 8.9%Place 24.9%A/E 1.27
Middle thirdRuns 377Won 25Win 6.6%Place 24.1%A/E 0.86
High thirdRuns 499Won 32Win 6.4%Place 23.4%A/E 0.93

2m1f – 2m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 39Won 1Win 2.6%Place 15.4%A/E 0.70
Middle thirdRuns 42Won 0Win 0.0%Place 9.5%A/E 0.00
High thirdRuns 50Won 4Win 8.0%Place 16.0%A/E 2.10

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.

  • Runners by Gutaifan (IRE) (sire)+34.5% ROI · +49.96 pts from 145 runs · 15 winners (10.3%)Jan 2005 – Oct 2021: +28.1% on 57 · Since Nov 2021: +38.6% on 88 · without the biggest winner (33/1): +15.96 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Curragh?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 1,077 of 3,674 runs at Curragh since March 2005 — 29.3%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −452.18 points at SP (as at 2 Nov 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Curragh?

A P O'Brien, with 612 winners from 3,208 runners (19.1%) since March 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Curragh?

Ryan Moore, with 224 winners from 727 rides (30.8%) since March 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Curragh?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since March 2005, Sir Michael Stoute has the best win rate: 21.9% (7 from 32).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Curragh?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since March 2005, Ryan Moore has the best win rate: 30.8% (224 from 727).

Which horses have won most at Curragh?

The leading course winners since March 2005: Big Gossey (IRE) (10 from 58), Famous Name (GB) (7 from 12), Benbaun (IRE) (7 from 13).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Curragh?

Magellan Strait (IRE) at 150/1 on 24 September 2023 in the Friends Of The Curragh Irish Cesarewitch (0-110) (Premier Handicap) — the biggest starting price among Curragh winners since March 2005.

Is there a draw bias at Curragh?

No trip at Curragh 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 March 2005.

About Curragh

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: The Curragh, County Kildare, the home of Irish Flat racing — Flat only, turf.
  • Shape: Right-handed, wide and galloping, about 2m round, with a straight course of up to a mile and a long home straight.

Going and the seasons

  • Summer: Good or good to firm is usual from May to September, with the course watered in dry weeks.
  • Wet spells: The spring and autumn meetings race on yielding or soft ground after rain.

Signature races and fixtures

  • The Classics: The Irish 2,000 Guineas and 1,000 Guineas (1m) in May; the Irish Derby (1m4f) at the end of June; the Irish Oaks (1m4f) in July; the Irish St Leger (1m6f) in September.
  • Other Group 1s: The Tattersalls Gold Cup (about 1m2f) in May; the Pretty Polly Stakes (1m2f) on Derby weekend; the Phoenix Stakes (6f) in August; the Moyglare Stud Stakes, the National Stakes (both 7f) and the Flying Five (5f) on Irish Champions Weekend in September.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: Beside the M7 south-west of Dublin, with large car parks; by rail to Kildare or Newbridge and a shuttle bus on big days.
  • Viewing: The long straight is seen in full from the main stands.

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.