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Galway racecourse statistics

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

Figures as at 30 Oct 2026, 12:43 · last meeting in our archive 26 Oct 2026

Covers 25 July 2005 – 31 October 2026

1,998races · 270 meetings
25,720runners · 16,019 horses
29.8%favourites won · 647 of 2,171Last 12 months: 28.9% (39 of 135)
200/1biggest-priced winner · Brave Crogha (FR)

In brief

as at 30 Oct 2026

Galway has staged 1,998 races over 270 meetings in our archive since July 2005, with 25,720 runners.

Favourites have won 29.8% of their runs here (647 from 2,171), a level-stakes P/L of −239.00 points to a £1 stake at SP.

W P Mullins has the most winners here (177 from 937 runners, 18.9%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Michael Winters has the best win rate: 22.9% (8 from 35).

Pat Smullen has the most winners here (89 from 381 rides, 23.4%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Robbie McNamara has the best win rate: 27.9% (19 from 68).

Over 6f – 7f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 9.7% of its runs (994) and the highest third 6.4% (1,382).

1 angle 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 29.8% of their runs here (647 from 2,171), a level-stakes P/L of −239.00 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 2,171Won 647Win 29.8%£1 −239.00A/E 1.11
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 4,187Won 669Win 16.0%£1 −551.99A/E 1.13
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 6,140Won 416Win 6.8%£1 −1,836.17A/E 0.96
7th or biggerRuns 13,222Won 270Win 2.0%£1 −7,448.50A/E 0.68

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FlatRuns 1,005Won 288Win 28.7%£1 −126.08A/E 1.12
HurdleRuns 646Won 195Win 30.2%£1 −67.02A/E 1.13
ChaseRuns 363Won 112Win 30.9%£1 −10.21A/E 1.13
NH FlatRuns 157Won 52Win 33.1%£1 −35.69A/E 0.98

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 193Won 62Win 32.1%£1 −4.75A/E 1.29
GoodRuns 515Won 151Win 29.3%£1 −64.58A/E 1.10
Good to SoftRuns 173Won 46Win 26.6%£1 −41.18A/E 1.00
SoftRuns 965Won 296Win 30.7%£1 −88.35A/E 1.13
HeavyRuns 325Won 92Win 28.3%£1 −40.14A/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

W P Mullins has the most winners here (177 from 937 runners, 18.9%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Michael Winters has the best win rate: 22.9% (8 from 35).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
W P MullinsRuns 937Won 177Win 18.9%£1 −104.29A/E 1.11
D K WeldRuns 689Won 151Win 21.9%£1 −69.01A/E 1.14
A P O'BrienRuns 390Won 79Win 20.3%£1 −121.43A/E 1.09
Gordon ElliottRuns 711Won 77Win 10.8%£1 −280.32A/E 0.95
Noel MeadeRuns 530Won 74Win 14.0%£1 −107.49A/E 1.13
Joseph Patrick O'BrienRuns 569Won 63Win 11.1%£1 −220.11A/E 0.91
Mrs John HarringtonRuns 597Won 54Win 9.0%£1 −146.00A/E 0.96
A J MartinRuns 359Won 40Win 11.1%£1 −67.74A/E 1.30
Henry De BromheadRuns 310Won 35Win 11.3%£1 −65.44A/E 1.07
Gavin CromwellRuns 404Won 30Win 7.4%£1 −181.18A/E 0.91

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Michael WintersRuns 35Won 8Win 22.9%£1 −1.03A/E 1.71
D K WeldRuns 689Won 151Win 21.9%£1 −69.01A/E 1.14
P TwomeyRuns 38Won 8Win 21.1%£1 +9.50A/E 1.40
A P O'BrienRuns 390Won 79Win 20.3%£1 −121.43A/E 1.09
W P MullinsRuns 937Won 177Win 18.9%£1 −104.29A/E 1.11
Declan QueallyRuns 72Won 12Win 16.7%£1 +1.14A/E 1.67
Jarlath P FaheyRuns 38Won 6Win 15.8%£1 +2.25A/E 2.47
John M OxxRuns 102Won 16Win 15.7%£1 +0.25A/E 1.26
F FloodRuns 54Won 8Win 14.8%£1 +33.50A/E 2.10
Ms Margaret MullinsRuns 69Won 10Win 14.5%£1 −18.42A/E 1.30

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
F FloodRuns 54Won 8Win 14.8%£1 +33.50A/E 2.10
W J BurkeRuns 60Won 5Win 8.3%£1 +0.50A/E 1.80
Thomas MullinsRuns 189Won 27Win 14.3%£1 +43.26A/E 1.76
Joseph G MurphyRuns 140Won 17Win 12.1%£1 +23.21A/E 1.69
J A NashRuns 59Won 6Win 10.2%£1 −14.00A/E 1.68
Declan QueallyRuns 72Won 12Win 16.7%£1 +1.14A/E 1.67
J P DempseyRuns 71Won 8Win 11.3%£1 +5.75A/E 1.62
Martin BrassilRuns 53Won 7Win 13.2%£1 −14.57A/E 1.62
Ms Sheila LaveryRuns 77Won 8Win 10.4%£1 +1.50A/E 1.59
Mark FaheyRuns 63Won 7Win 11.1%£1 +5.33A/E 1.59

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

Pat Smullen has the most winners here (89 from 381 rides, 23.4%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Robbie McNamara has the best win rate: 27.9% (19 from 68).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Pat SmullenRuns 381Won 89Win 23.4%£1 −88.41A/E 1.09
R WalshRuns 272Won 66Win 24.3%£1 −29.38A/E 1.14
Paul TownendRuns 398Won 62Win 15.6%£1 −136.60A/E 1.03
Mr P W MullinsRuns 184Won 48Win 26.1%£1 −19.14A/E 1.13
Davy RussellRuns 339Won 48Win 14.2%£1 −84.67A/E 0.97
Declan McDonoghRuns 437Won 48Win 11.0%£1 −150.48A/E 1.10
Barry GeraghtyRuns 241Won 41Win 17.0%£1 −15.16A/E 1.33
Shane FoleyRuns 404Won 40Win 9.9%£1 −122.73A/E 1.08
Chris HayesRuns 521Won 40Win 7.7%£1 −249.06A/E 0.95
W J LeeRuns 391Won 39Win 10.0%£1 −100.92A/E 1.19

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Robbie McNamaraRuns 68Won 19Win 27.9%£1 +41.13A/E 1.60
Mr P W MullinsRuns 184Won 48Win 26.1%£1 −19.14A/E 1.13
R WalshRuns 272Won 66Win 24.3%£1 −29.38A/E 1.14
Pat SmullenRuns 381Won 89Win 23.4%£1 −88.41A/E 1.09
Donnacha O'BrienRuns 94Won 21Win 22.3%£1 −26.30A/E 1.27
Joseph O'BrienRuns 95Won 21Win 22.1%£1 +17.35A/E 1.42
Johnny MurtaghRuns 80Won 14Win 17.5%£1 −13.80A/E 1.19
Barry GeraghtyRuns 241Won 41Win 17.0%£1 −15.16A/E 1.33
Jack KennedyRuns 183Won 29Win 15.8%£1 −55.60A/E 1.20
Ms N CarberryRuns 115Won 18Win 15.7%£1 −46.17A/E 1.06

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
Mark EnrightRuns 142Won 15Win 10.6%£1 +110.00A/E 2.04
Declan QueallyRuns 60Won 7Win 11.7%£1 +4.94A/E 1.98
Adam ShortRuns 59Won 4Win 6.8%£1 −16.00A/E 1.85
Ross CoakleyRuns 54Won 4Win 7.4%£1 +2.50A/E 1.81
P W FloodRuns 82Won 10Win 12.2%£1 +1.33A/E 1.78
Andrew P ThorntonRuns 54Won 5Win 9.3%£1 −3.38A/E 1.75
Jordan GainfordRuns 53Won 5Win 9.4%£1 +13.00A/E 1.74
Jack G GilliganRuns 62Won 7Win 11.3%£1 −6.96A/E 1.71
M P FogartyRuns 53Won 5Win 9.4%£1 +18.50A/E 1.62
Shane CrosseRuns 61Won 9Win 14.8%£1 +3.20A/E 1.61

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

Teed Up (IRE) has won here 6 times from 16 runs, more than any other horse since July 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since July 2005 was Brave Crogha (FR) at 200/1 on 1 August 2024.

The draw

Flat, 8+ runners

Over 6f – 7f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 9.7% of its runs (994) and the highest third 6.4% (1,382).

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 994Won 96Win 9.7%Place 29.8%A/E 1.13
Middle thirdRuns 1,046Won 83Win 7.9%Place 24.2%A/E 0.97
High thirdRuns 1,382Won 89Win 6.4%Place 21.7%A/E 0.91

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 849Won 70Win 8.2%Place 25.3%A/E 1.10
Middle thirdRuns 931Won 60Win 6.4%Place 26.0%A/E 0.88
High thirdRuns 1,158Won 78Win 6.7%Place 21.5%A/E 1.03

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 830Won 66Win 8.0%Place 26.9%A/E 1.04
Middle thirdRuns 881Won 70Win 7.9%Place 24.9%A/E 1.11
High thirdRuns 1,196Won 73Win 6.1%Place 20.9%A/E 0.89

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 249Won 16Win 6.4%Place 24.5%A/E 0.98
Middle thirdRuns 278Won 17Win 6.1%Place 25.5%A/E 0.99
High thirdRuns 387Won 23Win 5.9%Place 18.6%A/E 1.02

2m1f – 2m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 60Won 2Win 3.3%Place 20.0%A/E 0.67
Middle thirdRuns 66Won 3Win 4.5%Place 21.2%A/E 0.79
High thirdRuns 93Won 6Win 6.5%Place 19.4%A/E 1.42

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.

  • Runners trained by Thomas Mullins+22.9% ROI · +43.26 pts from 189 runs · 27 winners (14.3%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +20.1% on 137 · Since Oct 2021: +30.3% on 52 · without the biggest winner (40/1): +2.26 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Galway?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 647 of 2,171 runs at Galway since July 2005 — 29.8%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −239.00 points at SP (as at 30 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Galway?

W P Mullins, with 177 winners from 937 runners (18.9%) since July 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Galway?

Pat Smullen, with 89 winners from 381 rides (23.4%) since July 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Galway?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since July 2005, Michael Winters has the best win rate: 22.9% (8 from 35).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Galway?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since July 2005, Robbie McNamara has the best win rate: 27.9% (19 from 68).

Which horses have won most at Galway?

The leading course winners since July 2005: Teed Up (IRE) (6 from 16), Zero Ten (IRE) (4 from 5), Laughifuwant (IRE) (4 from 6).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Galway?

Brave Crogha (FR) at 200/1 on 1 August 2024 in the Guinness Time Flat Race — the biggest starting price among Galway winners since July 2005.

Is there a draw bias at Galway?

Over 6f – 7f in Flat races of 8 or more runners since July 2005, runners drawn in the lowest third of the stalls have won 96 of 994 runs (9.7%) and those in the highest third 89 of 1,382 (6.4%). Fair A/E 1.13 low against 0.91 high says how much of that the market had already priced.

About Galway

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Ballybrit, about three miles north-east of Galway city — Flat and jumps, turf.
  • Shape: Right-handed and undulating, about 1m2f round, with tight bends, a downhill run into the final turn and a short, rising straight of about 2f.

Going and the seasons

  • The Festival: Late July and early August most often race on good to yielding or yielding ground; showers can change it between races.
  • Autumn: The September and October fixtures are usually softer.

Signature races and fixtures

  • Galway Festival (seven days, late July to early August): The Galway Plate (about 2m6f handicap chase) on the Wednesday and the Galway Hurdle (2m handicap) on the Thursday, with big-field Flat handicaps every day.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: Shuttle buses run from Galway city on Festival days; the roads around Ballybrit are slow in the evenings.
  • Viewing: The stands look down the rising straight; the back of the course is on the big screens.

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.