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Fairyhouse racecourse statistics

Every runner at Fairyhouse in our archive in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025): who wins here, how favourites fare, the biggest-priced winners, the draw and the angles that have paid at SP.

Figures as at 8 Nov 2026, 17:38 · last meeting in our archive 03 Nov 2026

Covers 1 November 2025 – 9 November 2026

166races · 22 meetings
1,983runners · 1,618 horses
33.0%favourites won · 62 of 188
80/1biggest-priced winner · Sept Etoiles (FR)

In brief

as at 8 Nov 2026

Fairyhouse has staged 166 races over 22 meetings in our archive in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025), with 1,983 runners.

Favourites have won 33.0% of their runs here (62 from 188), a level-stakes P/L of −16.85 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Gordon Elliott has the most winners here (20 from 142 runners, 14.1%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Noel Meade has the best win rate: 17.6% (6 from 34).

Jack Kennedy has the most winners here (17 from 62 rides, 27.4%). 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.

4 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 33.0% of their runs here (62 from 188), a level-stakes P/L of −16.85 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 188Won 62Win 33.0%£1 −16.85A/E 1.12
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 331Won 46Win 13.9%£1 −104.98A/E 0.91
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 503Won 41Win 8.2%£1 −81.00A/E 1.11
7th or biggerRuns 961Won 17Win 1.8%£1 −522.00A/E 0.72

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 82Won 32Win 39.0%£1 +3.19A/E 1.31
FlatRuns 54Won 15Win 27.8%£1 −13.92A/E 1.04
ChaseRuns 41Won 11Win 26.8%£1 −4.76A/E 0.91
NH FlatRuns 11Won 4Win 36.4%£1 −1.36A/E 0.97

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
GoodRuns 69Won 19Win 27.5%£1 −22.12A/E 0.98
Good to SoftRuns 10Won 3Win 30.0%£1 +0.83A/E 1.16
SoftRuns 79Won 30Win 38.0%£1 +10.59A/E 1.30
HeavyRuns 30Won 10Win 33.3%£1 −6.15A/E 0.98

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 12 months

Gordon Elliott has the most winners here (20 from 142 runners, 14.1%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Noel Meade has the best win rate: 17.6% (6 from 34).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Gordon ElliottRuns 142Won 20Win 14.1%£1 −2.50A/E 1.07
W P MullinsRuns 116Won 19Win 16.4%£1 −39.46A/E 0.91
Gavin CromwellRuns 96Won 7Win 7.3%£1 −37.38A/E 1.02
J P MurtaghRuns 22Won 6Win 27.3%£1 +1.27A/E 1.86
Noel MeadeRuns 34Won 6Win 17.6%£1 −4.15A/E 2.03
Joseph Patrick O'BrienRuns 36Won 6Win 16.7%£1 −8.37A/E 1.04
Ian Patrick DonoghueRuns 40Won 5Win 12.5%£1 −9.00A/E 1.79
G M LyonsRuns 12Won 4Win 33.3%£1 +11.71A/E 1.50
Paul W FlynnRuns 21Won 4Win 19.0%£1 +30.33A/E 2.83
Mrs J. HarringtonRuns 30Won 4Win 13.3%£1 −7.75A/E 0.99

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Noel MeadeRuns 34Won 6Win 17.6%£1 −4.15A/E 2.03
Joseph Patrick O'BrienRuns 36Won 6Win 16.7%£1 −8.37A/E 1.04
W P MullinsRuns 116Won 19Win 16.4%£1 −39.46A/E 0.91
Gordon ElliottRuns 142Won 20Win 14.1%£1 −2.50A/E 1.07
Mrs J. HarringtonRuns 30Won 4Win 13.3%£1 −7.75A/E 0.99
Ian Patrick DonoghueRuns 40Won 5Win 12.5%£1 −9.00A/E 1.79
Adrian McGuinnessRuns 30Won 3Win 10.0%£1 −13.76A/E 1.13
Paul NolanRuns 32Won 3Win 9.4%£1 +25.33A/E 1.13
Henry De BromheadRuns 53Won 4Win 7.5%£1 −33.59A/E 0.64
Gavin CromwellRuns 96Won 7Win 7.3%£1 −37.38A/E 1.02

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
Gordon ElliottRuns 142Won 20Win 14.1%£1 −2.50A/E 1.07
Gavin CromwellRuns 96Won 7Win 7.3%£1 −37.38A/E 1.02
W P MullinsRuns 116Won 19Win 16.4%£1 −39.46A/E 0.91
Henry De BromheadRuns 53Won 4Win 7.5%£1 −33.59A/E 0.64
P J RothwellRuns 52Won 2Win 3.8%£1 −41.00A/E 0.56

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 12 months

Jack Kennedy has the most winners here (17 from 62 rides, 27.4%). It is also the best win rate among riders with 30 or more rides.

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Jack KennedyRuns 62Won 17Win 27.4%£1 −8.41A/E 1.39
Mark WalshRuns 43Won 11Win 25.6%£1 −3.84A/E 1.16
Colin KeaneRuns 30Won 8Win 26.7%£1 +19.94A/E 1.68
Darragh O'KeeffeRuns 50Won 8Win 16.0%£1 +18.82A/E 1.19
Ben CoenRuns 30Won 7Win 23.3%£1 +0.27A/E 1.96
Donagh MeylerRuns 40Won 7Win 17.5%£1 +1.25A/E 1.91
Paul TownendRuns 28Won 6Win 21.4%£1 −7.77A/E 0.82
W J LeeRuns 34Won 5Win 14.7%£1 +5.75A/E 1.04
Michael KenneallyRuns 22Won 4Win 18.2%£1 +14.38A/E 2.24
Danny GilliganRuns 44Won 4Win 9.1%£1 +56.08A/E 1.25

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Jack KennedyRuns 62Won 17Win 27.4%£1 −8.41A/E 1.39
Colin KeaneRuns 30Won 8Win 26.7%£1 +19.94A/E 1.68
Mark WalshRuns 43Won 11Win 25.6%£1 −3.84A/E 1.16
Ben CoenRuns 30Won 7Win 23.3%£1 +0.27A/E 1.96
Donagh MeylerRuns 40Won 7Win 17.5%£1 +1.25A/E 1.91
Darragh O'KeeffeRuns 50Won 8Win 16.0%£1 +18.82A/E 1.19
W J LeeRuns 34Won 5Win 14.7%£1 +5.75A/E 1.04
Eoin StaplesRuns 30Won 3Win 10.0%£1 −14.63A/E 1.12
Danny GilliganRuns 44Won 4Win 9.1%£1 +56.08A/E 1.25
Daniel KingRuns 36Won 3Win 8.3%£1 +15.10A/E 1.28

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
Jack KennedyRuns 62Won 17Win 27.4%£1 −8.41A/E 1.39
Darragh O'KeeffeRuns 50Won 8Win 16.0%£1 +18.82A/E 1.19

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

No horse has won 3 or more times here in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025).

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025) was Sept Etoiles (FR) at 80/1 on 4 April 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 94Won 15Win 16.0%Place 43.6%A/E 1.49
Middle thirdRuns 100Won 3Win 3.0%Place 20.0%A/E 0.50
High thirdRuns 129Won 6Win 4.7%Place 14.0%A/E 0.76

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 8Won 0Win 0.0%Place 12.5%A/E 0.00
Middle thirdRuns 8Won 0Win 0.0%Place 12.5%A/E 0.00
High thirdRuns 10Won 2Win 20.0%Place 40.0%A/E 2.17

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 33Won 3Win 9.1%Place 21.2%A/E 1.36
Middle thirdRuns 36Won 2Win 5.6%Place 30.6%A/E 0.75
High thirdRuns 44Won 3Win 6.8%Place 18.2%A/E 0.96

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 10Won 0Win 0.0%Place 10.0%A/E 0.00
Middle thirdRuns 11Won 2Win 18.2%Place 45.5%A/E 1.72
High thirdRuns 14Won 1Win 7.1%Place 28.6%A/E 0.94

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 trained by Karl Thornton+36.8% ROI · +58.18 pts from 158 runs · 20 winners (12.7%)Jan 2005 – Oct 2021: +15.6% on 76 · Since Nov 2021: +56.5% on 82 · without the biggest winner (40/1): +17.18 pts
  • Runners by Kodiac (GB) (sire)+36.4% ROI · +57.49 pts from 158 runs · 21 winners (13.3%)Jan 2005 – Oct 2021: +27.3% on 115 · Since Nov 2021: +60.7% on 43 · without the biggest winner (40/1): +16.49 pts
  • Rides by Ben Coen+24.9% ROI · +34.64 pts from 139 runs · 23 winners (16.5%)Jan 2005 – Oct 2021: +62.5% on 53 · Since Nov 2021: +1.8% on 86 · without the biggest winner (33/1): +0.64 pts
  • G M Lyons, ridden by Colin Keane+15.9% ROI · +22.48 pts from 141 runs · 34 winners (24.1%)Jan 2005 – Oct 2021: +20.6% on 99 · Since Nov 2021: +5.0% on 42 · without the biggest winner (14/1): +7.48 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Fairyhouse?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 62 of 188 runs at Fairyhouse in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025) — 33.0%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −16.85 points at SP (as at 8 Nov 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Fairyhouse?

Gordon Elliott, with 20 winners from 142 runners (14.1%) in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025).

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Fairyhouse?

Jack Kennedy, with 17 winners from 62 rides (27.4%) in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025).

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Fairyhouse?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025), Noel Meade has the best win rate: 17.6% (6 from 34).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Fairyhouse?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025), Jack Kennedy has the best win rate: 27.4% (17 from 62).

Which horses have won most at Fairyhouse?

No horse has won 3 or more times at Fairyhouse in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Fairyhouse?

Sept Etoiles (FR) at 80/1 on 4 April 2026 in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle Series Final (Listed) — the biggest starting price among Fairyhouse winners in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025).

Is there a draw bias at Fairyhouse?

No trip at Fairyhouse 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 12 months (since 1 November 2025).

About Fairyhouse

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Ratoath, County Meath, about 12 miles north-west of Dublin — Flat and jumps, turf.
  • Shape: Right-handed and galloping, about 1m6f round, with an uphill finish.

Going and the seasons

  • Winter: Heavy ground is common at the winter jumps fixtures, including the Winter Festival in early December.
  • Easter: The Easter Festival usually races on softer than good ground, drying towards good in a fine spring.
  • Summer: The Flat fixtures are most often good to yielding.

Signature races and fixtures

  • Easter Festival (three days): The Irish Grand National (about 3m5f handicap chase) on Easter Monday.
  • Winter Festival (early December): The Hatton's Grace Hurdle (2m4f), the Drinmore Novice Chase (2m4f) and the Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (2m).
  • Flat: Listed and Group races in the spring and autumn, with handicaps through the summer.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: By road from the M2 and M3; buses run from the city centre on racedays.
  • Viewing: The grandstand faces the uphill finish, with the whole round course in view.

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.