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Downpatrick racecourse statistics

Every runner at Downpatrick 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, 17:48 · last meeting in our archive 09 Oct 2026

Covers 1 October 2021 – 20 October 2026

360races · 51 meetings
3,664runners · 2,252 horses
30.3%favourites won · 120 of 396Last 12 months: 26.7% (24 of 90)
150/1biggest-priced winner · Feast (IRE)

In brief

as at 19 Oct 2026

Downpatrick has staged 360 races over 51 meetings in our archive in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), with 3,664 runners.

Favourites have won 30.3% of their runs here (120 from 396), a level-stakes P/L of −68.70 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Gordon Elliott has the most winners here (51 from 330 runners, 15.5%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, W P Mullins has the best win rate: 30.1% (25 from 83).

Keith Donoghue has the most winners here (19 from 88 rides, 21.6%). It is also the best win rate among riders with 30 or more rides.

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 30.3% of their runs here (120 from 396), a level-stakes P/L of −68.70 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 396Won 120Win 30.3%£1 −68.70A/E 1.02
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 716Won 134Win 18.7%£1 −27.53A/E 1.14
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 1,082Won 74Win 6.8%£1 −361.00A/E 0.90
7th or biggerRuns 1,470Won 33Win 2.2%£1 −507.50A/E 0.77

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 258Won 84Win 32.6%£1 −32.42A/E 1.10
ChaseRuns 102Won 21Win 20.6%£1 −31.79A/E 0.78
NH FlatRuns 29Won 11Win 37.9%£1 −4.25A/E 1.02
FlatRuns 7Won 4Win 57.1%£1 −0.24A/E 1.28

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
GoodRuns 223Won 58Win 26.0%£1 −67.09A/E 0.89
Good to SoftRuns 71Won 24Win 33.8%£1 −3.92A/E 1.12
SoftRuns 102Won 38Win 37.3%£1 +2.31A/E 1.24

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

Gordon Elliott has the most winners here (51 from 330 runners, 15.5%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, W P Mullins has the best win rate: 30.1% (25 from 83).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Gordon ElliottRuns 330Won 51Win 15.5%£1 −123.96A/E 0.96
W P MullinsRuns 83Won 25Win 30.1%£1 −10.08A/E 1.20
Gavin CromwellRuns 143Won 22Win 15.4%£1 −30.37A/E 1.03
John C McConnellRuns 183Won 17Win 9.3%£1 −103.02A/E 0.76
Dermot A McLoughlinRuns 110Won 13Win 11.8%£1 +54.50A/E 1.64
Ian Patrick DonoghueRuns 81Won 10Win 12.3%£1 −25.43A/E 1.11
P J RothwellRuns 159Won 10Win 6.3%£1 −79.67A/E 0.87
Henry De BromheadRuns 71Won 8Win 11.3%£1 −5.14A/E 0.70
John Joseph HanlonRuns 97Won 8Win 8.2%£1 −36.00A/E 1.30
S G CareyRuns 15Won 7Win 46.7%£1 +25.13A/E 2.53

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
W P MullinsRuns 83Won 25Win 30.1%£1 −10.08A/E 1.20
Gordon ElliottRuns 330Won 51Win 15.5%£1 −123.96A/E 0.96
Gavin CromwellRuns 143Won 22Win 15.4%£1 −30.37A/E 1.03
H SmythRuns 32Won 4Win 12.5%£1 −1.75A/E 1.82
Ian Patrick DonoghueRuns 81Won 10Win 12.3%£1 −25.43A/E 1.11
Cian CollinsRuns 49Won 6Win 12.2%£1 −8.67A/E 1.43
Dermot A McLoughlinRuns 110Won 13Win 11.8%£1 +54.50A/E 1.64
Henry De BromheadRuns 71Won 8Win 11.3%£1 −5.14A/E 0.70
Neill McCluskeyRuns 32Won 3Win 9.4%£1 −14.50A/E 1.57
John C McConnellRuns 183Won 17Win 9.3%£1 −103.02A/E 0.76

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
Dermot A McLoughlinRuns 110Won 13Win 11.8%£1 +54.50A/E 1.64
C A McBratneyRuns 69Won 5Win 7.2%£1 −9.50A/E 1.51
John Joseph HanlonRuns 97Won 8Win 8.2%£1 −36.00A/E 1.30
W P MullinsRuns 83Won 25Win 30.1%£1 −10.08A/E 1.20
Ian Patrick DonoghueRuns 81Won 10Win 12.3%£1 −25.43A/E 1.11
Gavin CromwellRuns 143Won 22Win 15.4%£1 −30.37A/E 1.03
Gordon ElliottRuns 330Won 51Win 15.5%£1 −123.96A/E 0.96
P J RothwellRuns 159Won 10Win 6.3%£1 −79.67A/E 0.87
S R B CrawfordRuns 87Won 6Win 6.9%£1 −30.75A/E 0.79
John C McConnellRuns 183Won 17Win 9.3%£1 −103.02A/E 0.76

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

Keith Donoghue has the most winners here (19 from 88 rides, 21.6%). It is also the best win rate among riders with 30 or more rides.

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Keith DonoghueRuns 88Won 19Win 21.6%£1 −1.67A/E 1.19
Jack KennedyRuns 92Won 19Win 20.7%£1 −19.46A/E 0.98
Mr P W MullinsRuns 29Won 13Win 44.8%£1 +1.85A/E 1.30
Sam EwingRuns 66Won 10Win 15.2%£1 +10.79A/E 1.18
Donagh MeylerRuns 47Won 8Win 17.0%£1 +5.08A/E 1.70
Kevin SextonRuns 51Won 8Win 15.7%£1 +19.37A/E 1.44
J J SlevinRuns 83Won 8Win 9.6%£1 −17.32A/E 1.04
Philip ByrnesRuns 26Won 7Win 26.9%£1 −2.44A/E 1.85
Paddy HanlonRuns 46Won 7Win 15.2%£1 −1.00A/E 1.67
Ben HarveyRuns 77Won 7Win 9.1%£1 −48.15A/E 0.83

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Keith DonoghueRuns 88Won 19Win 21.6%£1 −1.67A/E 1.19
Jack KennedyRuns 92Won 19Win 20.7%£1 −19.46A/E 0.98
Donagh MeylerRuns 47Won 8Win 17.0%£1 +5.08A/E 1.70
Kevin SextonRuns 51Won 8Win 15.7%£1 +19.37A/E 1.44
Paddy HanlonRuns 46Won 7Win 15.2%£1 −1.00A/E 1.67
Sam EwingRuns 66Won 10Win 15.2%£1 +10.79A/E 1.18
Mr O McGillRuns 42Won 6Win 14.3%£1 +17.72A/E 1.41
Shane FitzgeraldRuns 43Won 6Win 14.0%£1 +24.85A/E 1.32
Patrick M O'BrienRuns 38Won 5Win 13.2%£1 −1.75A/E 1.44
James SmithRuns 47Won 6Win 12.8%£1 −7.00A/E 1.19

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
Kevin SextonRuns 51Won 8Win 15.7%£1 +19.37A/E 1.44
Shane O'CallaghanRuns 56Won 5Win 8.9%£1 −20.50A/E 1.30
Keith DonoghueRuns 88Won 19Win 21.6%£1 −1.67A/E 1.19
Sam EwingRuns 66Won 10Win 15.2%£1 +10.79A/E 1.18
Ricky DoyleRuns 55Won 5Win 9.1%£1 +28.75A/E 1.16
J J SlevinRuns 83Won 8Win 9.6%£1 −17.32A/E 1.04
Jordan GainfordRuns 66Won 6Win 9.1%£1 −30.67A/E 1.03
Jack KennedyRuns 92Won 19Win 20.7%£1 −19.46A/E 0.98
P J O'HanlonRuns 81Won 6Win 7.4%£1 −40.50A/E 0.96
Danny GilliganRuns 55Won 6Win 10.9%£1 −22.93A/E 0.89

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

Asphalt Cowboy (IRE) has won here 3 times from 3 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 Feast (IRE) at 150/1 on 13 July 2023.

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 Downpatrick clears those tests. Nothing here has paid consistently at SP — which is itself worth knowing.

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Downpatrick?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 120 of 396 runs at Downpatrick in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021) — 30.3%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −68.70 points at SP (as at 19 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Downpatrick?

Gordon Elliott, with 51 winners from 330 runners (15.5%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Downpatrick?

Keith Donoghue, with 19 winners from 88 rides (21.6%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Downpatrick?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), W P Mullins has the best win rate: 30.1% (25 from 83).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Downpatrick?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Keith Donoghue has the best win rate: 21.6% (19 from 88).

Which horses have won most at Downpatrick?

The leading course winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021): Asphalt Cowboy (IRE) (3 from 3), Bruant (GB) (3 from 3), Hidden Land (USA) (3 from 5).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Downpatrick?

Feast (IRE) at 150/1 on 13 July 2023 in the Cosy Roof Flat Race — the biggest starting price among Downpatrick winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Is there a draw bias at Downpatrick?

No trip at Downpatrick 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 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

About Downpatrick

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: A mile from Downpatrick, County Down — jumps only since 2009, turf.
  • Shape: Right-handed, narrow and sharply undulating, about 1m3f round and almost circular, with a steep drop after the winning post and a stiff uphill finish of just over a furlong; six fences per circuit, the last two close together before the home straight, with the hurdles on the inner.
  • Season: March to October, usually nine or ten fixtures.

Going and the seasons

  • Spring and autumn: Often good to soft, soft or heavy.
  • Summer: More often good or good to soft.

Signature races and fixtures

  • March or April: The Ulster National (handicap chase, about 3m4f), a trial for the Irish Grand National.
  • June: A two-day meeting with a Ladies' Day and family fixture.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: About 25 miles south of Belfast by the A2 or A24, with free parking; buses run from Belfast to Downpatrick town, a short walk or taxi from the course; the town has no railway station.
  • Viewing: The stands and enclosures see most of the undulating circuit.

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.