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Fontwell racecourse statistics

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

Figures as at 26 Oct 2026, 08:24 · last meeting in our archive 21 Oct 2026

Covers 24 January 2005 – 27 October 2026

3,066races · 449 meetings
24,431runners · 13,084 horses
35.7%favourites won · 1,170 of 3,279Last 12 months: 33.1% (52 of 157)
100/1biggest-priced winner · Fight My Fire (IRE)

In brief

as at 26 Oct 2026

Fontwell has staged 3,066 races over 449 meetings in our archive since January 2005, with 24,431 runners.

Favourites have won 35.7% of their runs here (1,170 from 3,279), a level-stakes P/L of −314.40 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Gary Moore has the most winners here (239 from 1,305 runners, 18.3%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Donald McCain has the best win rate: 35.5% (11 from 31).

Jamie Moore has the most winners here (160 from 964 rides, 16.6%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Freddie Gingell has the best win rate: 34.3% (12 from 35).

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 35.7% of their runs here (1,170 from 3,279), a level-stakes P/L of −314.40 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 3,279Won 1,170Win 35.7%£1 −314.40A/E 1.05
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 6,238Won 1,136Win 18.2%£1 −734.40A/E 1.02
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 8,102Won 587Win 7.2%£1 −1,916.84A/E 0.93
7th or biggerRuns 6,812Won 174Win 2.6%£1 −2,640.00A/E 0.85

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 1,756Won 604Win 34.4%£1 −238.30A/E 1.02
ChaseRuns 1,280Won 479Win 37.4%£1 −47.86A/E 1.10
NH FlatRuns 243Won 87Win 35.8%£1 −28.24A/E 1.02

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 388Won 138Win 35.6%£1 −23.52A/E 1.08
GoodRuns 1,321Won 475Win 36.0%£1 −120.29A/E 1.06
Good to SoftRuns 619Won 208Win 33.6%£1 −80.51A/E 1.00
SoftRuns 659Won 237Win 36.0%£1 −73.75A/E 1.05
HeavyRuns 292Won 112Win 38.4%£1 −16.33A/E 1.03

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

Gary Moore has the most winners here (239 from 1,305 runners, 18.3%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Donald McCain has the best win rate: 35.5% (11 from 31).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Gary MooreRuns 1,305Won 239Win 18.3%£1 −117.69A/E 1.08
Chris GordonRuns 893Won 123Win 13.8%£1 −26.15A/E 1.08
Paul NichollsRuns 343Won 115Win 33.5%£1 −25.66A/E 1.10
Neil MulhollandRuns 649Won 107Win 16.5%£1 −64.42A/E 1.09
Anthony HoneyballRuns 296Won 89Win 30.1%£1 +35.66A/E 1.25
Alan KingRuns 259Won 63Win 24.3%£1 −17.83A/E 1.11
David PipeRuns 326Won 54Win 16.6%£1 −72.61A/E 0.99
Oliver SherwoodRuns 276Won 51Win 18.5%£1 +30.07A/E 1.17
Jamie SnowdenRuns 278Won 51Win 18.3%£1 −27.74A/E 1.09
Seamus MullinsRuns 595Won 51Win 8.6%£1 −181.00A/E 0.86

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Donald McCainRuns 31Won 11Win 35.5%£1 +7.87A/E 1.32
Paul NichollsRuns 343Won 115Win 33.5%£1 −25.66A/E 1.10
Richard HobsonRuns 30Won 10Win 33.3%£1 +28.32A/E 2.35
Anthony HoneyballRuns 296Won 89Win 30.1%£1 +35.66A/E 1.25
Nicky HendersonRuns 171Won 46Win 26.9%£1 −33.13A/E 1.03
Harry FryRuns 109Won 29Win 26.6%£1 −9.87A/E 1.15
James OwenRuns 45Won 11Win 24.4%£1 −16.32A/E 0.95
Alan KingRuns 259Won 63Win 24.3%£1 −17.83A/E 1.11
Jonjo & A J O'NeillRuns 42Won 10Win 23.8%£1 +2.10A/E 1.46
Oliver SignyRuns 39Won 9Win 23.1%£1 −3.52A/E 1.57

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
Caroline KeevilRuns 88Won 15Win 17.0%£1 +42.78A/E 1.87
Kevin BishopRuns 56Won 10Win 17.9%£1 +54.17A/E 1.58
Gary BrownRuns 60Won 10Win 16.7%£1 +45.63A/E 1.55
Lydia RichardsRuns 152Won 23Win 15.1%£1 +47.63A/E 1.54
Lawney HillRuns 163Won 28Win 17.2%£1 −11.15A/E 1.49
Pat MurphyRuns 57Won 8Win 14.0%£1 +5.13A/E 1.46
Victor DartnallRuns 109Won 25Win 22.9%£1 +18.30A/E 1.43
Robert WalfordRuns 167Won 29Win 17.4%£1 +25.17A/E 1.40
Keiran BurkeRuns 58Won 11Win 19.0%£1 −10.21A/E 1.37
Mark GillardRuns 82Won 6Win 7.3%£1 +68.00A/E 1.32

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

Jamie Moore has the most winners here (160 from 964 rides, 16.6%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Freddie Gingell has the best win rate: 34.3% (12 from 35).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Jamie MooreRuns 964Won 160Win 16.6%£1 −161.86A/E 1.07
Tom CannonRuns 733Won 104Win 14.2%£1 −93.99A/E 1.13
Richard JohnsonRuns 444Won 93Win 20.9%£1 −19.04A/E 1.07
A P McCoyRuns 296Won 80Win 27.0%£1 −43.62A/E 1.04
Leighton AspellRuns 612Won 78Win 12.7%£1 −132.99A/E 1.01
Gavin SheehanRuns 298Won 66Win 22.1%£1 +18.27A/E 1.22
Sam Twiston-DaviesRuns 290Won 64Win 22.1%£1 −18.74A/E 1.05
Aidan ColemanRuns 314Won 64Win 20.4%£1 −36.61A/E 1.09
Noel FehilyRuns 297Won 63Win 21.2%£1 −12.51A/E 1.11
Joshua MooreRuns 348Won 58Win 16.7%£1 +81.81A/E 1.17

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Freddie GingellRuns 35Won 12Win 34.3%£1 +39.91A/E 1.70
A P McCoyRuns 296Won 80Win 27.0%£1 −43.62A/E 1.04
Harry SkeltonRuns 170Won 41Win 24.1%£1 +53.37A/E 1.22
Lorcan WilliamsRuns 42Won 10Win 23.8%£1 +66.50A/E 1.29
Jonjo O'Neill JrRuns 64Won 15Win 23.4%£1 −14.95A/E 1.12
Harry CobdenRuns 181Won 41Win 22.7%£1 −40.00A/E 0.94
Wayne HutchinsonRuns 139Won 31Win 22.3%£1 −34.01A/E 1.23
Gavin SheehanRuns 298Won 66Win 22.1%£1 +18.27A/E 1.22
Sam Twiston-DaviesRuns 290Won 64Win 22.1%£1 −18.74A/E 1.05
James BowenRuns 107Won 23Win 21.5%£1 −17.27A/E 1.10

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
James BanksRuns 77Won 10Win 13.0%£1 +44.25A/E 1.59
Philip ArmsonRuns 53Won 7Win 13.2%£1 −7.50A/E 1.52
Jack DoyleRuns 73Won 15Win 20.5%£1 +11.25A/E 1.49
Denis O'ReganRuns 62Won 13Win 21.0%£1 +25.25A/E 1.48
Sam JonesRuns 143Won 17Win 11.9%£1 −15.50A/E 1.44
Harry KimberRuns 137Won 22Win 16.1%£1 +20.77A/E 1.43
Mattie BatchelorRuns 201Won 16Win 8.0%£1 +14.07A/E 1.37
James BestRuns 274Won 32Win 11.7%£1 −48.82A/E 1.35
Tom BellamyRuns 114Won 19Win 16.7%£1 +27.96A/E 1.31
Paddy BrennanRuns 205Won 38Win 18.5%£1 +44.73A/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

Venetian Lad (GB) has won here 7 times from 37 runs, more than any other horse since January 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since January 2005 was Fight My Fire (IRE) at 100/1 on 26 October 2025.

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

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Fontwell?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 1,170 of 3,279 runs at Fontwell since January 2005 — 35.7%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −314.40 points at SP (as at 26 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Fontwell?

Gary Moore, with 239 winners from 1,305 runners (18.3%) since January 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Fontwell?

Jamie Moore, with 160 winners from 964 rides (16.6%) since January 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Fontwell?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since January 2005, Donald McCain has the best win rate: 35.5% (11 from 31).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Fontwell?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since January 2005, Freddie Gingell has the best win rate: 34.3% (12 from 35).

Which horses have won most at Fontwell?

The leading course winners since January 2005: Venetian Lad (GB) (7 from 37), Chapmanshype (IRE) (5 from 6), Bertenbar (GB) (5 from 7).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Fontwell?

Fight My Fire (IRE) at 100/1 on 26 October 2025 in the Pertemps Network Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) — the biggest starting price among Fontwell winners since January 2005.

About Fontwell

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Fontwell, between Arundel and Chichester, West Sussex, beside the A27 — jumps only, turf.
  • Shape: The chase course is a figure of eight, tight and undulating; the hurdles course is a left-handed oval of about a mile. The run-in from the last is short.
  • Season: Racing through the winter and the summer, so Fontwell is one of the few British jumps tracks that races on fast summer ground.

Going and the seasons

  • Winter: Soft or heavy ground is common from December to February.
  • Summer: The May to September fixtures usually race on good or good to firm ground.

Signature races and fixtures

  • February: The National Spirit Hurdle (about 2m4f), the course's feature race.
  • Southern National: A handicap chase over about 3m3f.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: Signposted from the A27 with parking on site; by rail to Barnham and a short taxi ride.
  • Viewing: The whole figure of eight is in view from the stands.

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.