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Doncaster racecourse statistics

Every runner at Doncaster 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 19 Oct 2026, 18:13 · last meeting in our archive 13 Sep 2026

Covers 1 October 2021 – 20 October 2026

1,287races · 177 meetings
11,831runners · 8,078 horses
31.5%favourites won · 436 of 1,382Last 12 months: 37.5% (105 of 280)
80/1biggest-priced winner · Flight Control (IRE)

In brief

as at 19 Oct 2026

Doncaster has staged 1,287 races over 177 meetings in our archive in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), with 11,831 runners.

Favourites have won 31.5% of their runs here (436 from 1,382), a level-stakes P/L of −112.91 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Richard Hannon has the most winners here (30 from 190 runners, 15.8%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Charlie Appleby has the best win rate: 26.0% (19 from 73).

Brian Hughes has the most winners here (27 from 169 rides, 16.0%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, William Buick has the best win rate: 25.8% (25 from 97).

Over 1m – 1m1f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 11.5% of its runs (312) and the highest third 6.5% (444).

3 angles 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 31.5% of their runs here (436 from 1,382), a level-stakes P/L of −112.91 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 1,382Won 436Win 31.5%£1 −112.91A/E 1.05
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 2,619Won 450Win 17.2%£1 −359.79A/E 1.01
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 3,571Won 289Win 8.1%£1 −726.40A/E 1.00
7th or biggerRuns 4,259Won 116Win 2.7%£1 −1,710.50A/E 0.85

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FlatRuns 950Won 312Win 32.8%£1 +7.85A/E 1.15
HurdleRuns 252Won 70Win 27.8%£1 −86.92A/E 0.80
ChaseRuns 154Won 46Win 29.9%£1 −29.43A/E 0.91
NH FlatRuns 26Won 8Win 30.8%£1 −4.41A/E 0.96

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 329Won 122Win 37.1%£1 +9.56A/E 1.16
GoodRuns 414Won 123Win 29.7%£1 −58.25A/E 0.99
Good to SoftRuns 292Won 84Win 28.8%£1 −61.17A/E 0.92
SoftRuns 283Won 91Win 32.2%£1 +10.23A/E 1.14
HeavyRuns 64Won 16Win 25.0%£1 −13.28A/E 1.02

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

Richard Hannon has the most winners here (30 from 190 runners, 15.8%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Charlie Appleby has the best win rate: 26.0% (19 from 73).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Richard HannonRuns 190Won 30Win 15.8%£1 −10.81A/E 1.17
David O'MearaRuns 280Won 29Win 10.4%£1 −118.97A/E 0.94
Andrew BaldingRuns 172Won 28Win 16.3%£1 −14.69A/E 1.17
John & Thady GosdenRuns 130Won 27Win 20.8%£1 −1.08A/E 1.18
William HaggasRuns 138Won 27Win 19.6%£1 +51.60A/E 1.14
Ralph BeckettRuns 139Won 22Win 15.8%£1 +0.26A/E 0.94
K R BurkeRuns 184Won 22Win 12.0%£1 −76.92A/E 0.97
Donald McCainRuns 131Won 21Win 16.0%£1 +113.36A/E 1.25
Charlie ApplebyRuns 73Won 19Win 26.0%£1 +13.01A/E 1.07
Roger VarianRuns 98Won 19Win 19.4%£1 −37.75A/E 0.88

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Charlie ApplebyRuns 73Won 19Win 26.0%£1 +13.01A/E 1.07
Anthony HoneyballRuns 31Won 8Win 25.8%£1 +31.75A/E 2.12
Tom CloverRuns 35Won 9Win 25.7%£1 +7.80A/E 1.69
James FergusonRuns 30Won 7Win 23.3%£1 +2.39A/E 1.59
Nicky HendersonRuns 80Won 18Win 22.5%£1 −19.08A/E 0.92
Nigel Twiston-DaviesRuns 66Won 14Win 21.2%£1 −14.27A/E 1.31
Harry DerhamRuns 43Won 9Win 20.9%£1 −8.93A/E 1.16
John & Thady GosdenRuns 130Won 27Win 20.8%£1 −1.08A/E 1.18
Tom LaceyRuns 30Won 6Win 20.0%£1 +8.00A/E 1.23
William HaggasRuns 138Won 27Win 19.6%£1 +51.60A/E 1.14

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
John & Sean QuinnRuns 60Won 7Win 11.7%£1 −3.50A/E 1.63
Ed DunlopRuns 62Won 8Win 12.9%£1 +21.25A/E 1.53
Michael HerringtonRuns 62Won 8Win 12.9%£1 −11.50A/E 1.50
Simon & Ed CrisfordRuns 57Won 11Win 19.3%£1 +2.92A/E 1.47
Mark WalfordRuns 74Won 8Win 10.8%£1 −16.00A/E 1.44
James OwenRuns 51Won 9Win 17.6%£1 +29.25A/E 1.42
Archie WatsonRuns 61Won 8Win 13.1%£1 +10.00A/E 1.40
Michael ApplebyRuns 143Won 16Win 11.2%£1 +21.25A/E 1.40
Oliver Greenall & Josh GuerrieroRuns 82Won 15Win 18.3%£1 −15.59A/E 1.38
Scott DixonRuns 115Won 11Win 9.6%£1 −1.50A/E 1.37

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

Brian Hughes has the most winners here (27 from 169 rides, 16.0%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, William Buick has the best win rate: 25.8% (25 from 97).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Brian HughesRuns 169Won 27Win 16.0%£1 −18.04A/E 1.03
William BuickRuns 97Won 25Win 25.8%£1 +36.49A/E 1.27
Oisin MurphyRuns 133Won 23Win 17.3%£1 −7.62A/E 1.09
Daniel TudhopeRuns 180Won 23Win 12.8%£1 −45.80A/E 0.89
Rossa RyanRuns 151Won 22Win 14.6%£1 −3.30A/E 1.14
Callum RodriguezRuns 107Won 21Win 19.6%£1 +27.94A/E 1.31
Daniel MuscuttRuns 118Won 20Win 16.9%£1 +14.43A/E 1.24
James DoyleRuns 86Won 19Win 22.1%£1 −15.35A/E 1.16
Sean LeveyRuns 105Won 19Win 18.1%£1 +0.02A/E 1.41
James BowenRuns 83Won 18Win 21.7%£1 −16.08A/E 1.17

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
William BuickRuns 97Won 25Win 25.8%£1 +36.49A/E 1.27
Ben JonesRuns 35Won 8Win 22.9%£1 −12.50A/E 1.10
Benoit De La SayetteRuns 44Won 10Win 22.7%£1 +9.41A/E 1.91
Kevin BroganRuns 31Won 7Win 22.6%£1 +13.83A/E 2.02
James DoyleRuns 86Won 19Win 22.1%£1 −15.35A/E 1.16
James BowenRuns 83Won 18Win 21.7%£1 −16.08A/E 1.17
Neil CallanRuns 42Won 9Win 21.4%£1 +46.13A/E 2.42
Robert HavlinRuns 85Won 17Win 20.0%£1 +15.62A/E 1.41
Gavin SheehanRuns 40Won 8Win 20.0%£1 −5.26A/E 1.39
Ryan MooreRuns 61Won 12Win 19.7%£1 −11.26A/E 0.97

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
Danny McMenaminRuns 52Won 10Win 19.2%£1 +2.79A/E 1.57
Tom EavesRuns 132Won 12Win 9.1%£1 −5.47A/E 1.54
Harrison ShawRuns 61Won 6Win 9.8%£1 −0.67A/E 1.42
Sean LeveyRuns 105Won 19Win 18.1%£1 +0.02A/E 1.41
Robert HavlinRuns 85Won 17Win 20.0%£1 +15.62A/E 1.41
Dale SwiftRuns 60Won 6Win 10.0%£1 +18.50A/E 1.39
Henry BrookeRuns 71Won 13Win 18.3%£1 +0.87A/E 1.37
Jack QuinlanRuns 67Won 11Win 16.4%£1 +5.47A/E 1.34
Kevin StottRuns 97Won 15Win 15.5%£1 −11.42A/E 1.33
Callum RodriguezRuns 107Won 21Win 19.6%£1 +27.94A/E 1.31

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

Docpickedme (IRE) has won here 4 times from 7 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 Flight Control (IRE) at 80/1 on 24 April 2026.

The draw

Flat, 8+ runners

Over 1m – 1m1f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 11.5% of its runs (312) and the highest third 6.5% (444).

Under 6f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 240Won 14Win 5.8%Place 21.7%A/E 0.70
Middle thirdRuns 265Won 24Win 9.1%Place 27.9%A/E 1.07
High thirdRuns 331Won 33Win 10.0%Place 28.4%A/E 1.19

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 1,089Won 102Win 9.4%Place 28.1%A/E 1.07
Middle thirdRuns 1,189Won 108Win 9.1%Place 26.9%A/E 0.98
High thirdRuns 1,525Won 126Win 8.3%Place 26.3%A/E 0.97

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 312Won 36Win 11.5%Place 30.4%A/E 1.41
Middle thirdRuns 349Won 24Win 6.9%Place 25.8%A/E 0.81
High thirdRuns 444Won 29Win 6.5%Place 21.6%A/E 0.86

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 329Won 37Win 11.2%Place 31.3%A/E 1.22
Middle thirdRuns 364Won 33Win 9.1%Place 26.4%A/E 1.05
High thirdRuns 449Won 31Win 6.9%Place 25.4%A/E 0.79

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 56Won 10Win 17.9%Place 32.1%A/E 1.62
Middle thirdRuns 72Won 8Win 11.1%Place 33.3%A/E 0.98
High thirdRuns 88Won 6Win 6.8%Place 31.8%A/E 0.69

2m1f – 2m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 2Won 0Win 0.0%Place 50.0%A/E 0.00
Middle thirdRuns 3Won 1Win 33.3%Place 66.7%A/E 1.44
High thirdRuns 3Won 0Win 0.0%Place 0.0%A/E 0.00

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.

  • Runners trained by Roy Bowring+91.4% ROI · +101.50 pts from 111 runs · 14 winners (12.6%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +88.6% on 57 · Since Oct 2021: +94.4% on 54 · without the biggest winner (40/1): +60.50 pts
  • Rides by Rob Hornby+28.5% ROI · +30.50 pts from 107 runs · 13 winners (12.1%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +35.6% on 52 · Since Oct 2021: +21.8% on 55 · without the biggest winner (22/1): +7.50 pts
  • Rides by William Buick+8.5% ROI · +44.46 pts from 523 runs · 112 winners (21.4%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +1.9% on 426 · Since Oct 2021: +37.6% on 97 · without the biggest winner (25/1): +18.46 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Doncaster?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 436 of 1,382 runs at Doncaster in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021) — 31.5%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −112.91 points at SP (as at 19 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Doncaster?

Richard Hannon, with 30 winners from 190 runners (15.8%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Doncaster?

Brian Hughes, with 27 winners from 169 rides (16.0%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Doncaster?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Charlie Appleby has the best win rate: 26.0% (19 from 73).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Doncaster?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), William Buick has the best win rate: 25.8% (25 from 97).

Which horses have won most at Doncaster?

The leading course winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021): Docpickedme (IRE) (4 from 7), Cuban Court (IRE) (4 from 12), Sultans Pride (GB) (3 from 3).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Doncaster?

Flight Control (IRE) at 80/1 on 24 April 2026 in the Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Novice Stakes (GBB Race) — the biggest starting price among Doncaster winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Is there a draw bias at Doncaster?

Over 1m – 1m1f 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 36 of 312 runs (11.5%) and those in the highest third 29 of 444 (6.5%). Fair A/E 1.41 low against 0.86 high says how much of that the market had already priced.

About Doncaster

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Town Moor, Doncaster, South Yorkshire — Flat and jumps, turf.
  • Shape: Left-handed, flat and galloping, about 1m7f round, with a home straight of about 4f; a straight mile serves the sprints and the Lincoln.
  • Season: The Flat opens here with the Lincoln meeting in late March and closes with the Futurity Trophy in late October or early November; jumps fixtures run through the winter.

Going and the seasons

  • Spring: The Lincoln meeting is often run on soft ground.
  • September: The St Leger Festival is usually good or good to soft.
  • Winter: The jumps fixtures from December to February more often race on soft or heavy ground.

Signature races and fixtures

  • March: The Lincoln (1m handicap on the straight course).
  • St Leger Festival (September, four days): The St Leger (about 1m6½f — the oldest Classic, first run in 1776), the Doncaster Cup (about 2m2f), the May Hill (1m) and the Champagne Stakes (7f) for two-year-olds, the Park Stakes (7f) and the Portland (about 5½f handicap).
  • Late season: The Futurity Trophy (1m, two-year-olds).
  • Jumps: The Sky Bet Chase (3m handicap) in January.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: About a mile from Doncaster station, with buses on racedays; by road from the M18 and A638.
  • Viewing: The straight course and the home straight are in open view from the 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.