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Epsom Downs racecourse statistics

Every runner at Epsom Downs in our archive since April 2005: 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, 18:03 · last meeting in our archive 27 Sep 2026

Covers 20 April 2005 – 20 October 2026

1,439races · 224 meetings
12,412runners · 8,385 horses
28.1%favourites won · 447 of 1,592Last 12 months: 19.2% (15 of 78)
80/1biggest-priced winner · Bowman (IRE)

In brief

as at 19 Oct 2026

Epsom Downs has staged 1,439 races over 224 meetings in our archive since April 2005, with 12,412 runners.

Favourites have won 28.1% of their runs here (447 from 1,592), a level-stakes P/L of −242.01 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Andrew Balding has the most winners here (64 from 409 runners, 15.6%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, John & Thady Gosden has the best win rate: 28.2% (11 from 39).

Silvestre De Sousa has the most winners here (51 from 266 rides, 19.2%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Callum Hutchinson has the best win rate: 30.0% (9 from 30).

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 28.1% of their runs here (447 from 1,592), a level-stakes P/L of −242.01 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 1,592Won 447Win 28.1%£1 −242.01A/E 0.98
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 2,950Won 532Win 18.0%£1 −191.84A/E 1.09
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 3,990Won 318Win 8.0%£1 −933.00A/E 0.93
7th or biggerRuns 3,880Won 143Win 3.7%£1 −1,053.50A/E 0.95

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FlatRuns 1,591Won 447Win 28.1%£1 −241.01A/E 0.98
HurdleRuns 1Won 0Win 0.0%£1 −1.00A/E 0.00

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 364Won 103Win 28.3%£1 −71.07A/E 0.94
GoodRuns 829Won 239Win 28.8%£1 −87.88A/E 1.03
Good to SoftRuns 258Won 61Win 23.6%£1 −63.52A/E 0.84
SoftRuns 90Won 27Win 30.0%£1 −20.60A/E 0.97
HeavyRuns 51Won 17Win 33.3%£1 +1.06A/E 1.04

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

Andrew Balding has the most winners here (64 from 409 runners, 15.6%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, John & Thady Gosden has the best win rate: 28.2% (11 from 39).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Andrew BaldingRuns 409Won 64Win 15.6%£1 −7.72A/E 1.00
Mark JohnstonRuns 422Won 55Win 13.0%£1 −128.17A/E 0.91
Ralph BeckettRuns 235Won 43Win 18.3%£1 +4.00A/E 1.17
Mick ChannonRuns 294Won 42Win 14.3%£1 −13.74A/E 1.20
Richard Hannon SnrRuns 233Won 39Win 16.7%£1 −69.19A/E 1.03
Jim BoyleRuns 424Won 37Win 8.7%£1 −161.09A/E 0.95
A P O'BrienRuns 210Won 30Win 14.3%£1 +49.20A/E 1.21
Eve Johnson HoughtonRuns 161Won 27Win 16.8%£1 −24.54A/E 1.26
Saeed bin SuroorRuns 114Won 26Win 22.8%£1 −26.42A/E 1.11
Roger VarianRuns 116Won 26Win 22.4%£1 +11.75A/E 1.24

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
John & Thady GosdenRuns 39Won 11Win 28.2%£1 +6.64A/E 1.30
Sir Mark Prescott BtRuns 73Won 19Win 26.0%£1 +19.03A/E 1.23
Saeed bin SuroorRuns 114Won 26Win 22.8%£1 −26.42A/E 1.11
Charlie ApplebyRuns 75Won 17Win 22.7%£1 +15.22A/E 1.10
Roger VarianRuns 116Won 26Win 22.4%£1 +11.75A/E 1.24
George BougheyRuns 47Won 10Win 21.3%£1 +32.38A/E 1.62
John QuinnRuns 75Won 15Win 20.0%£1 +26.70A/E 1.45
Sir Henry CecilRuns 42Won 8Win 19.0%£1 +7.14A/E 0.95
Marcus TregoningRuns 37Won 7Win 18.9%£1 −6.59A/E 1.25
Hughie MorrisonRuns 112Won 21Win 18.8%£1 +13.04A/E 1.42

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 GallagherRuns 61Won 10Win 16.4%£1 +2.05A/E 1.48
John QuinnRuns 75Won 15Win 20.0%£1 +26.70A/E 1.45
Hughie MorrisonRuns 112Won 21Win 18.8%£1 +13.04A/E 1.42
Stuart KittowRuns 54Won 9Win 16.7%£1 +1.00A/E 1.38
Adam WestRuns 77Won 8Win 10.4%£1 +18.25A/E 1.38
John BridgerRuns 104Won 11Win 10.6%£1 −20.00A/E 1.36
K R BurkeRuns 69Won 10Win 14.5%£1 +20.74A/E 1.35
Eve Johnson HoughtonRuns 161Won 27Win 16.8%£1 −24.54A/E 1.26
Sylvester KirkRuns 89Won 11Win 12.4%£1 +38.25A/E 1.25
Roger VarianRuns 116Won 26Win 22.4%£1 +11.75A/E 1.24

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

Silvestre De Sousa has the most winners here (51 from 266 rides, 19.2%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Callum Hutchinson has the best win rate: 30.0% (9 from 30).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Silvestre De SousaRuns 266Won 51Win 19.2%£1 −11.10A/E 1.28
Ryan MooreRuns 306Won 51Win 16.7%£1 −63.43A/E 0.93
Oisin MurphyRuns 253Won 45Win 17.8%£1 −20.27A/E 1.03
Frankie DettoriRuns 164Won 35Win 21.3%£1 −26.01A/E 1.19
David ProbertRuns 259Won 35Win 13.5%£1 −34.67A/E 1.01
Richard HughesRuns 188Won 33Win 17.6%£1 −20.76A/E 1.10
William BuickRuns 201Won 33Win 16.4%£1 −27.05A/E 1.00
Jim CrowleyRuns 201Won 31Win 15.4%£1 −14.57A/E 1.18
Pat CosgraveRuns 221Won 21Win 9.5%£1 −64.54A/E 0.88
Kieren FallonRuns 101Won 20Win 19.8%£1 +31.16A/E 1.45

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Callum HutchinsonRuns 30Won 9Win 30.0%£1 +50.16A/E 2.13
Ray DawsonRuns 33Won 8Win 24.2%£1 +7.30A/E 1.99
Frankie DettoriRuns 164Won 35Win 21.3%£1 −26.01A/E 1.19
Benoit de la SayetteRuns 39Won 8Win 20.5%£1 −2.17A/E 1.49
Cieren FallonRuns 59Won 12Win 20.3%£1 −1.05A/E 1.37
Kieren FallonRuns 101Won 20Win 19.8%£1 +31.16A/E 1.45
Charles BishopRuns 104Won 20Win 19.2%£1 +4.64A/E 1.39
Silvestre De SousaRuns 266Won 51Win 19.2%£1 −11.10A/E 1.28
Edward GreatrexRuns 37Won 7Win 18.9%£1 +30.96A/E 1.22
Rossa RyanRuns 89Won 16Win 18.0%£1 −14.14A/E 1.08

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
Steve DrowneRuns 67Won 9Win 13.4%£1 +13.23A/E 1.62
Kieren FallonRuns 101Won 20Win 19.8%£1 +31.16A/E 1.45
Charles BishopRuns 104Won 20Win 19.2%£1 +4.64A/E 1.39
Seb SandersRuns 123Won 20Win 16.3%£1 +68.15A/E 1.37
Cieren FallonRuns 59Won 12Win 20.3%£1 −1.05A/E 1.37
Luke MorrisRuns 113Won 15Win 13.3%£1 +12.75A/E 1.30
Jason HartRuns 62Won 11Win 17.7%£1 +52.95A/E 1.30
Callum ShepherdRuns 60Won 9Win 15.0%£1 +11.19A/E 1.28
Silvestre De SousaRuns 266Won 51Win 19.2%£1 −11.10A/E 1.28
Charlie BennettRuns 92Won 8Win 8.7%£1 −13.50A/E 1.23

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

Highland Acclaim (IRE) has won here 5 times from 13 runs, more than any other horse since April 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since April 2005 was Bowman (IRE) at 80/1 on 3 June 2022.

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 223Won 13Win 5.8%Place 19.7%A/E 0.96
Middle thirdRuns 258Won 19Win 7.4%Place 24.4%A/E 1.10
High thirdRuns 315Won 25Win 7.9%Place 27.6%A/E 0.96

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 813Won 78Win 9.6%Place 31.1%A/E 0.93
Middle thirdRuns 918Won 93Win 10.1%Place 29.6%A/E 0.99
High thirdRuns 1,125Won 112Win 10.0%Place 30.0%A/E 1.06

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 457Won 51Win 11.2%Place 32.4%A/E 1.06
Middle thirdRuns 515Won 43Win 8.3%Place 29.5%A/E 0.81
High thirdRuns 606Won 65Win 10.7%Place 30.2%A/E 1.13

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 1,023Won 82Win 8.0%Place 26.2%A/E 0.88
Middle thirdRuns 1,161Won 108Win 9.3%Place 28.3%A/E 0.98
High thirdRuns 1,425Won 145Win 10.2%Place 29.4%A/E 1.11

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.

No angle at Epsom Downs clears those tests. Nothing here has paid consistently at SP — which is itself worth knowing.

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Epsom Downs?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 447 of 1,592 runs at Epsom Downs since April 2005 — 28.1%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −242.01 points at SP (as at 19 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Epsom Downs?

Andrew Balding, with 64 winners from 409 runners (15.6%) since April 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Epsom Downs?

Silvestre De Sousa, with 51 winners from 266 rides (19.2%) since April 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Epsom Downs?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since April 2005, John & Thady Gosden has the best win rate: 28.2% (11 from 39).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Epsom Downs?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since April 2005, Callum Hutchinson has the best win rate: 30.0% (9 from 30).

Which horses have won most at Epsom Downs?

The leading course winners since April 2005: Highland Acclaim (IRE) (5 from 13), Starwatch (GB) (5 from 15), Producer (GB) (4 from 5).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Epsom Downs?

Bowman (IRE) at 80/1 on 3 June 2022 in the Cazoo Derby Festival Handicap — the biggest starting price among Epsom Downs winners since April 2005.

Is there a draw bias at Epsom Downs?

No trip at Epsom Downs 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 April 2005.

About Epsom Downs

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Epsom Downs, Surrey — Flat only, turf.
  • Shape: Left-handed and horseshoe-shaped, about 1m4f round: the Derby course climbs for the first half-mile, runs downhill to Tattenham Corner and finishes up a straight of just under 4f with a camber that falls to the inside rail.
  • The 5f: A straight, downhill five furlongs — the fastest in Britain.
  • Season: Racing from April to September or early October; the Derby meeting is the first Friday and Saturday of June.

Going and the seasons

  • June: The Derby meeting is usually good to firm or good, watered in dry years.
  • Later season: The summer evening meetings and the autumn fixtures race on whatever the weather gives; soft ground is more common from September.

Signature races and fixtures

  • Derby meeting (June): The Oaks (1m4f) and the Coronation Cup (1m4f) on the Friday; the Derby (1m4f) and the Dash (5f handicap) on the Saturday; the Woodcote Stakes (6f, two-year-olds).

Practical notes

  • Getting there: Epsom Downs and Tattenham Corner stations on racedays, Epsom station with a bus; by road from the M25 (junctions 8 and 9).
  • Viewing: The straight is in view from the stands; Tattenham Corner and the back of the course are on the big screens. The Hill on the inside of the course is open to the public on Derby day.

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.