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Fairyhouse racecourse statistics

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

Figures as at 3 Nov 2026, 16:33 · last meeting in our archive 03 Nov 2026

Covers 16 January 2005 – 4 November 2026

3,220races · 444 meetings
40,041runners · 23,338 horses
31.8%favourites won · 1,103 of 3,470Last 12 months: 33.0% (62 of 188)
150/1biggest-priced winner · Freewheelin Dylan (IRE)

In brief

as at 3 Nov 2026

Fairyhouse has staged 3,220 races over 444 meetings in our archive since January 2005, with 40,041 runners.

Favourites have won 31.8% of their runs here (1,103 from 3,470), a level-stakes P/L of −463.14 points to a £1 stake at SP.

W P Mullins has the most winners here (387 from 1,665 runners, 23.2%). It is also the best win rate among yards with 30 or more runners.

Paul Townend has the most winners here (149 from 624 rides, 23.9%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, R Walsh has the best win rate: 28.4% (128 from 451).

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 31.8% of their runs here (1,103 from 3,470), a level-stakes P/L of −463.14 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 3,470Won 1,103Win 31.8%£1 −463.14A/E 1.10
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 6,697Won 1,084Win 16.2%£1 −1,045.28A/E 1.11
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 9,821Won 632Win 6.4%£1 −3,128.50A/E 0.93
7th or biggerRuns 20,047Won 407Win 2.0%£1 −11,300.50A/E 0.72

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 1,434Won 495Win 34.5%£1 −114.41A/E 1.18
FlatRuns 944Won 239Win 25.3%£1 −234.60A/E 0.94
ChaseRuns 836Won 276Win 33.0%£1 −79.82A/E 1.13
NH FlatRuns 256Won 93Win 36.3%£1 −34.31A/E 1.13

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FirmRuns 47Won 14Win 29.8%£1 −7.47A/E 1.18
Good to FirmRuns 245Won 73Win 29.8%£1 −38.81A/E 1.03
GoodRuns 671Won 189Win 28.2%£1 −110.18A/E 1.04
Good to SoftRuns 338Won 93Win 27.5%£1 −46.07A/E 1.08
SoftRuns 1,198Won 409Win 34.1%£1 −124.31A/E 1.14
HeavyRuns 971Won 325Win 33.5%£1 −136.30A/E 1.12

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

W P Mullins has the most winners here (387 from 1,665 runners, 23.2%). It is also the best win rate among yards with 30 or more runners.

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
W P MullinsRuns 1,665Won 387Win 23.2%£1 −289.06A/E 1.16
Gordon ElliottRuns 1,766Won 244Win 13.8%£1 −585.42A/E 1.00
Noel MeadeRuns 1,084Won 118Win 10.9%£1 −388.33A/E 1.00
Joseph Patrick O'BrienRuns 500Won 76Win 15.2%£1 +13.55A/E 1.15
Mrs J. HarringtonRuns 860Won 74Win 8.6%£1 −390.16A/E 0.85
A J MartinRuns 595Won 68Win 11.4%£1 −242.73A/E 1.19
Henry De BromheadRuns 674Won 67Win 9.9%£1 −221.71A/E 0.88
D T HughesRuns 503Won 64Win 12.7%£1 −58.93A/E 1.39
G M LyonsRuns 356Won 59Win 16.6%£1 −1.26A/E 1.14
Gavin CromwellRuns 632Won 54Win 8.5%£1 −330.93A/E 0.97

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
W P MullinsRuns 1,665Won 387Win 23.2%£1 −289.06A/E 1.16
Miss Natalia LupiniRuns 41Won 9Win 22.0%£1 +22.91A/E 2.89
Michael WintersRuns 32Won 7Win 21.9%£1 +43.33A/E 1.78
John M OxxRuns 149Won 29Win 19.5%£1 −24.78A/E 1.21
A P O'BrienRuns 240Won 42Win 17.5%£1 −80.45A/E 0.87
J P MurtaghRuns 166Won 28Win 16.9%£1 −15.44A/E 1.29
Padraig RocheRuns 83Won 14Win 16.9%£1 +23.00A/E 1.80
G M LyonsRuns 356Won 59Win 16.6%£1 −1.26A/E 1.14
Terence O'BrienRuns 68Won 11Win 16.2%£1 +15.00A/E 1.99
T J TaaffeRuns 134Won 21Win 15.7%£1 −22.09A/E 1.52

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
Donal KinsellaRuns 62Won 5Win 8.1%£1 +16.50A/E 2.15
Patrick MooneyRuns 71Won 9Win 12.7%£1 +6.20A/E 2.15
Adrian MurrayRuns 70Won 7Win 10.0%£1 +110.50A/E 2.06
Michael CunninghamRuns 89Won 10Win 11.2%£1 −5.00A/E 2.05
Paul StaffordRuns 85Won 8Win 9.4%£1 +22.50A/E 2.04
Terence O'BrienRuns 68Won 11Win 16.2%£1 +15.00A/E 1.99
Karl ThorntonRuns 158Won 20Win 12.7%£1 +58.18A/E 1.94
W J AustinRuns 105Won 12Win 11.4%£1 +45.75A/E 1.87
Padraig RocheRuns 83Won 14Win 16.9%£1 +23.00A/E 1.80
Mrs D A LoveRuns 68Won 6Win 8.8%£1 +27.25A/E 1.79

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

Paul Townend has the most winners here (149 from 624 rides, 23.9%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, R Walsh has the best win rate: 28.4% (128 from 451).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Paul TownendRuns 624Won 149Win 23.9%£1 −61.90A/E 1.20
R WalshRuns 451Won 128Win 28.4%£1 −50.24A/E 1.30
Davy RussellRuns 781Won 126Win 16.1%£1 −213.67A/E 1.08
Jack KennedyRuns 470Won 89Win 18.9%£1 −79.25A/E 1.10
Mark WalshRuns 729Won 87Win 11.9%£1 −307.89A/E 1.00
Paul CarberryRuns 476Won 65Win 13.7%£1 −155.21A/E 1.08
Mr P W MullinsRuns 249Won 60Win 24.1%£1 −110.27A/E 0.91
Danny MullinsRuns 522Won 59Win 11.3%£1 −101.74A/E 1.29
Barry GeraghtyRuns 390Won 57Win 14.6%£1 −124.68A/E 1.10
Colin KeaneRuns 316Won 55Win 17.4%£1 −40.08A/E 1.08

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
R WalshRuns 451Won 128Win 28.4%£1 −50.24A/E 1.30
Mick KinaneRuns 54Won 15Win 27.8%£1 −10.54A/E 1.31
Mr P W MullinsRuns 249Won 60Win 24.1%£1 −110.27A/E 0.91
Paul TownendRuns 624Won 149Win 23.9%£1 −61.90A/E 1.20
Mr J J CoddRuns 109Won 24Win 22.0%£1 −11.67A/E 1.21
A P McCoyRuns 137Won 29Win 21.2%£1 −9.62A/E 1.33
Joseph O'BrienRuns 68Won 14Win 20.6%£1 −8.21A/E 1.20
Mr H C SwanRuns 60Won 12Win 20.0%£1 +20.80A/E 1.17
Donnacha O'BrienRuns 51Won 10Win 19.6%£1 −17.98A/E 0.89
Miss J TownendRuns 36Won 7Win 19.4%£1 +3.00A/E 1.48

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
Ross CoakleyRuns 85Won 10Win 11.8%£1 −5.50A/E 2.06
Danny HandRuns 52Won 6Win 11.5%£1 +12.62A/E 1.90
Danny SheehyRuns 84Won 8Win 9.5%£1 −20.50A/E 1.83
P A CarberryRuns 134Won 11Win 8.2%£1 +4.00A/E 1.78
Mr M M O'ConnorRuns 53Won 8Win 15.1%£1 +14.10A/E 1.69
Killian LeonardRuns 91Won 6Win 6.6%£1 −26.50A/E 1.64
Mr T Power RocheRuns 52Won 7Win 13.5%£1 −9.25A/E 1.64
Ben CoenRuns 139Won 23Win 16.5%£1 +34.64A/E 1.61
Andrew P ThorntonRuns 111Won 8Win 7.2%£1 −24.12A/E 1.60
Mr M FaheyRuns 51Won 4Win 7.8%£1 +4.50A/E 1.56

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

Honeysuckle (GB) has won here 7 times from 8 runs, more than any other horse since January 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since January 2005 was Freewheelin Dylan (IRE) at 150/1 on 5 April 2021.

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 1,607Won 134Win 8.3%Place 28.1%A/E 1.03
Middle thirdRuns 1,700Won 126Win 7.4%Place 23.5%A/E 0.99
High thirdRuns 2,163Won 149Win 6.9%Place 21.7%A/E 0.99

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 101Won 9Win 8.9%Place 26.7%A/E 1.21
Middle thirdRuns 114Won 7Win 6.1%Place 25.4%A/E 0.88
High thirdRuns 132Won 9Win 6.8%Place 21.2%A/E 0.93

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 787Won 62Win 7.9%Place 25.0%A/E 1.10
Middle thirdRuns 836Won 69Win 8.3%Place 25.4%A/E 1.12
High thirdRuns 1,081Won 66Win 6.1%Place 22.2%A/E 0.83

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 61Won 4Win 6.6%Place 27.9%A/E 0.74
Middle thirdRuns 67Won 5Win 7.5%Place 23.9%A/E 0.87
High thirdRuns 103Won 11Win 10.7%Place 30.1%A/E 1.24

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 1,103 of 3,470 runs at Fairyhouse since January 2005 — 31.8%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −463.14 points at SP (as at 3 Nov 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Fairyhouse?

W P Mullins, with 387 winners from 1,665 runners (23.2%) since January 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Fairyhouse?

Paul Townend, with 149 winners from 624 rides (23.9%) since January 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Fairyhouse?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since January 2005, W P Mullins has the best win rate: 23.2% (387 from 1,665).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Fairyhouse?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since January 2005, R Walsh has the best win rate: 28.4% (128 from 451).

Which horses have won most at Fairyhouse?

The leading course winners since January 2005: Honeysuckle (GB) (7 from 8), Teahupoo (FR) (5 from 7), Flame Bearer (IRE) (4 from 4).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Fairyhouse?

Freewheelin Dylan (IRE) at 150/1 on 5 April 2021 in the BoyleSports Irish Grand National Chase (Extended Handicap Chase) (Grade A) — the biggest starting price among Fairyhouse winners since January 2005.

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 since January 2005.

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.