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Folkestone racecourse statistics

Every runner at Folkestone 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 19 Oct 2026, 18:33 · last meeting in our archive 18 Dec 2012

Covers 3 January 2005 – 20 October 2026

1,156races · 178 meetings
10,042runners · 7,293 horses
36.9%favourites won · 459 of 1,243
100/1biggest-priced winner · Novirak (IRE)

In brief

as at 19 Oct 2026

Folkestone has staged 1,156 races over 178 meetings in our archive since January 2005, with 10,042 runners.

Favourites have won 36.9% of their runs here (459 from 1,243), a level-stakes P/L of −18.59 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Richard Hannon Snr has the most winners here (32 from 137 runners, 23.4%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Nicky Henderson has the best win rate: 41.0% (16 from 39).

Richard Hughes has the most winners here (37 from 118 rides, 31.4%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Frankie Dettori has the best win rate: 34.1% (15 from 44).

Over 1m2f – 1m4f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 15.8% of its runs (158) and the highest third 8.4% (226).

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 36.9% of their runs here (459 from 1,243), a level-stakes P/L of −18.59 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 1,243Won 459Win 36.9%£1 −18.59A/E 1.13
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 2,350Won 391Win 16.6%£1 −371.98A/E 0.98
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 3,276Won 220Win 6.7%£1 −944.50A/E 0.87
7th or biggerRuns 3,173Won 90Win 2.8%£1 −976.00A/E 0.91

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FlatRuns 784Won 272Win 34.7%£1 −25.57A/E 1.10
ChaseRuns 235Won 103Win 43.8%£1 +30.42A/E 1.27
HurdleRuns 191Won 75Win 39.3%£1 −12.38A/E 1.11
NH FlatRuns 33Won 9Win 27.3%£1 −11.06A/E 0.83

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FirmRuns 23Won 6Win 26.1%£1 −5.94A/E 0.82
Good to FirmRuns 489Won 179Win 36.6%£1 +0.13A/E 1.13
GoodRuns 182Won 73Win 40.1%£1 +7.41A/E 1.18
Good to SoftRuns 200Won 73Win 36.5%£1 −4.67A/E 1.14
SoftRuns 244Won 94Win 38.5%£1 +11.00A/E 1.18
HeavyRuns 105Won 34Win 32.4%£1 −26.52A/E 0.95

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

Richard Hannon Snr has the most winners here (32 from 137 runners, 23.4%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Nicky Henderson has the best win rate: 41.0% (16 from 39).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Richard Hannon SnrRuns 137Won 32Win 23.4%£1 +10.03A/E 1.36
Mick ChannonRuns 179Won 32Win 17.9%£1 +65.19A/E 1.35
Gary MooreRuns 214Won 26Win 12.1%£1 −55.64A/E 0.89
John DunlopRuns 91Won 20Win 22.0%£1 +11.13A/E 1.46
John BestRuns 176Won 18Win 10.2%£1 −58.62A/E 1.11
Nicky HendersonRuns 39Won 16Win 41.0%£1 +10.22A/E 1.35
Luca CumaniRuns 56Won 16Win 28.6%£1 +13.64A/E 1.76
Jonjo O'NeillRuns 88Won 16Win 18.2%£1 −4.55A/E 1.12
Alan KingRuns 69Won 15Win 21.7%£1 +59.12A/E 1.12
Jim BoyleRuns 107Won 15Win 14.0%£1 +25.88A/E 1.36

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Nicky HendersonRuns 39Won 16Win 41.0%£1 +10.22A/E 1.35
Luca CumaniRuns 56Won 16Win 28.6%£1 +13.64A/E 1.76
Sir Mark Prescott BtRuns 37Won 10Win 27.0%£1 +15.88A/E 1.17
Sir Henry CecilRuns 37Won 9Win 24.3%£1 +23.42A/E 1.24
Hughie MorrisonRuns 46Won 11Win 23.9%£1 +7.37A/E 1.67
William HaggasRuns 42Won 10Win 23.8%£1 +32.66A/E 1.43
Richard Hannon SnrRuns 137Won 32Win 23.4%£1 +10.03A/E 1.36
Paul ColeRuns 52Won 12Win 23.1%£1 +13.20A/E 1.67
B W HillsRuns 48Won 11Win 22.9%£1 +8.26A/E 1.22
John DunlopRuns 91Won 20Win 22.0%£1 +11.13A/E 1.46

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
Luca CumaniRuns 56Won 16Win 28.6%£1 +13.64A/E 1.76
Paul ColeRuns 52Won 12Win 23.1%£1 +13.20A/E 1.67
Oliver SherwoodRuns 55Won 12Win 21.8%£1 +20.93A/E 1.57
John DunlopRuns 91Won 20Win 22.0%£1 +11.13A/E 1.46
John BridgerRuns 59Won 6Win 10.2%£1 −9.75A/E 1.45
John AkehurstRuns 54Won 8Win 14.8%£1 −7.17A/E 1.40
Laura MonganRuns 58Won 6Win 10.3%£1 +8.50A/E 1.37
Jim BoyleRuns 107Won 15Win 14.0%£1 +25.88A/E 1.36
Richard Hannon SnrRuns 137Won 32Win 23.4%£1 +10.03A/E 1.36
Mick ChannonRuns 179Won 32Win 17.9%£1 +65.19A/E 1.35

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

Richard Hughes has the most winners here (37 from 118 rides, 31.4%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Frankie Dettori has the best win rate: 34.1% (15 from 44).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Richard HughesRuns 118Won 37Win 31.4%£1 +8.75A/E 1.49
Dane O'NeillRuns 160Won 27Win 16.9%£1 −0.24A/E 1.15
Seb SandersRuns 168Won 27Win 16.1%£1 −33.99A/E 0.97
A P McCoyRuns 86Won 26Win 30.2%£1 −7.67A/E 1.16
Jamie SpencerRuns 108Won 23Win 21.3%£1 −5.13A/E 1.21
Steve DrowneRuns 131Won 21Win 16.0%£1 +4.03A/E 1.34
Liam KeniryRuns 143Won 18Win 12.6%£1 +3.35A/E 1.27
Eddie AhernRuns 117Won 17Win 14.5%£1 −4.50A/E 1.13
Jamie MooreRuns 122Won 17Win 13.9%£1 −9.59A/E 1.08
Noel FehilyRuns 84Won 16Win 19.0%£1 +16.90A/E 1.35

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Frankie DettoriRuns 44Won 15Win 34.1%£1 +1.56A/E 1.22
Richard HillsRuns 34Won 11Win 32.4%£1 +1.47A/E 1.47
Richard HughesRuns 118Won 37Win 31.4%£1 +8.75A/E 1.49
A P McCoyRuns 86Won 26Win 30.2%£1 −7.67A/E 1.16
Mick FitzgeraldRuns 31Won 8Win 25.8%£1 −0.29A/E 1.31
William BuickRuns 35Won 9Win 25.7%£1 +15.81A/E 1.54
Robert ThorntonRuns 57Won 14Win 24.6%£1 −10.05A/E 1.18
Andrew TinklerRuns 34Won 8Win 23.5%£1 −10.11A/E 1.30
Kieren FallonRuns 47Won 11Win 23.4%£1 +0.42A/E 0.97
Jack MitchellRuns 30Won 7Win 23.3%£1 +91.19A/E 1.58

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
Philip HideRuns 58Won 7Win 12.1%£1 +49.25A/E 1.77
T QuinnRuns 54Won 11Win 20.4%£1 −17.54A/E 1.51
Richard HughesRuns 118Won 37Win 31.4%£1 +8.75A/E 1.49
Martin DwyerRuns 105Won 15Win 14.3%£1 +1.58A/E 1.37
Noel FehilyRuns 84Won 16Win 19.0%£1 +16.90A/E 1.35
Steve DrowneRuns 131Won 21Win 16.0%£1 +4.03A/E 1.34
Pat CosgraveRuns 59Won 9Win 15.3%£1 +16.32A/E 1.29
Daryl JacobRuns 50Won 9Win 18.0%£1 −11.07A/E 1.28
Liam KeniryRuns 143Won 18Win 12.6%£1 +3.35A/E 1.27
Richard JohnsonRuns 66Won 14Win 21.2%£1 +21.07A/E 1.21

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

We Have A Dream (GB) has won here 4 times from 7 runs, more than any other horse since January 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since January 2005 was Novirak (IRE) at 100/1 on 20 September 2011.

The draw

Flat, 8+ runners

Over 1m2f – 1m4f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 15.8% of its runs (158) and the highest third 8.4% (226).

Under 6f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 156Won 14Win 9.0%Place 22.4%A/E 1.00
Middle thirdRuns 184Won 16Win 8.7%Place 25.0%A/E 0.94
High thirdRuns 242Won 30Win 12.4%Place 40.9%A/E 1.03

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 666Won 48Win 7.2%Place 22.7%A/E 0.81
Middle thirdRuns 768Won 75Win 9.8%Place 25.8%A/E 1.06
High thirdRuns 1,004Won 107Win 10.7%Place 33.6%A/E 1.09

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 193Won 21Win 10.9%Place 34.2%A/E 1.06
Middle thirdRuns 228Won 19Win 8.3%Place 29.4%A/E 0.93
High thirdRuns 296Won 30Win 10.1%Place 26.0%A/E 1.00

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 158Won 25Win 15.8%Place 38.0%A/E 1.57
Middle thirdRuns 177Won 9Win 5.1%Place 24.9%A/E 0.53
High thirdRuns 226Won 19Win 8.4%Place 24.8%A/E 0.94

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 66Won 8Win 12.1%Place 31.8%A/E 1.21
Middle thirdRuns 72Won 11Win 15.3%Place 34.7%A/E 1.31
High thirdRuns 90Won 3Win 3.3%Place 22.2%A/E 0.43

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

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Folkestone?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 459 of 1,243 runs at Folkestone since January 2005 — 36.9%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −18.59 points at SP (as at 19 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Folkestone?

Richard Hannon Snr, with 32 winners from 137 runners (23.4%) since January 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Folkestone?

Richard Hughes, with 37 winners from 118 rides (31.4%) since January 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Folkestone?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since January 2005, Nicky Henderson has the best win rate: 41.0% (16 from 39).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Folkestone?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since January 2005, Frankie Dettori has the best win rate: 34.1% (15 from 44).

Which horses have won most at Folkestone?

The leading course winners since January 2005: We Have A Dream (GB) (4 from 7), Icannshift (IRE) (4 from 15), Superrollercoaster (GB) (3 from 4).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Folkestone?

Novirak (IRE) at 100/1 on 20 September 2011 in the Garden Of England Maiden Stakes — the biggest starting price among Folkestone winners since January 2005.

Is there a draw bias at Folkestone?

Over 1m2f – 1m4f in Flat races of 8 or more runners since January 2005, runners drawn in the lowest third of the stalls have won 25 of 158 runs (15.8%) and those in the highest third 19 of 226 (8.4%). Fair A/E 1.57 low against 0.94 high says how much of that the market had already priced.

About Folkestone

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • In our archive: The last meeting recorded at Folkestone is 18 December 2012; nothing has raced here in our archive since. The figures on this page are the course's record from January 2005 to that date, and they will move only if racing is recorded here again.

These notes are written and checked by KTB (last checked October 2026); the statistics above are computed from our results archive.