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Hamilton racecourse statistics

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

Figures as at 21 Oct 2026, 10:13 · last meeting in our archive 28 Sep 2026

Covers 25 April 2005 – 21 October 2026

2,611races · 382 meetings
21,367runners · 10,596 horses
33.8%favourites won · 969 of 2,866Last 12 months: 37.0% (50 of 135)
200/1biggest-priced winner · Astapor (GB)

In brief

as at 21 Oct 2026

Hamilton has staged 2,611 races over 382 meetings in our archive since April 2005, with 21,367 runners.

Favourites have won 33.8% of their runs here (969 from 2,866), a level-stakes P/L of −142.99 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Mark Johnston has the most winners here (163 from 753 runners, 21.6%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Roger Varian has the best win rate: 37.3% (19 from 51).

Joe Fanning has the most winners here (142 from 842 rides, 16.9%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Kevin Darley has the best win rate: 25.7% (19 from 74).

No trip here shows the lowest and highest thirds of the stalls more than 3 points apart on 100 or more runs each.

2 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 33.8% of their runs here (969 from 2,866), a level-stakes P/L of −142.99 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 2,866Won 969Win 33.8%£1 −142.99A/E 1.07
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 5,268Won 925Win 17.6%£1 −512.32A/E 1.02
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 7,311Won 538Win 7.4%£1 −2,024.17A/E 0.90
7th or biggerRuns 5,922Won 182Win 3.1%£1 −1,347.50A/E 0.87

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 728Won 266Win 36.5%£1 −32.99A/E 1.10
GoodRuns 939Won 318Win 33.9%£1 −26.91A/E 1.08
Good to SoftRuns 646Won 219Win 33.9%£1 −1.77A/E 1.12
SoftRuns 455Won 139Win 30.5%£1 −67.20A/E 0.99
HeavyRuns 98Won 27Win 27.6%£1 −14.12A/E 0.92

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

Mark Johnston has the most winners here (163 from 753 runners, 21.6%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Roger Varian has the best win rate: 37.3% (19 from 51).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Mark JohnstonRuns 753Won 163Win 21.6%£1 −9.98A/E 1.16
Richard FaheyRuns 919Won 151Win 16.4%£1 −178.97A/E 0.98
Jim GoldieRuns 1,302Won 151Win 11.6%£1 −290.59A/E 1.03
Kevin RyanRuns 615Won 126Win 20.5%£1 +75.21A/E 1.27
Keith DalgleishRuns 940Won 125Win 13.3%£1 −85.71A/E 1.02
Tim EasterbyRuns 579Won 88Win 15.2%£1 −20.60A/E 1.09
Iain JardineRuns 665Won 78Win 11.7%£1 −121.65A/E 1.07
David O'MearaRuns 427Won 73Win 17.1%£1 −21.33A/E 1.01
K R BurkeRuns 364Won 55Win 15.1%£1 −18.33A/E 0.91
Linda PerrattRuns 920Won 50Win 5.4%£1 −332.50A/E 0.77

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Roger VarianRuns 51Won 19Win 37.3%£1 −0.16A/E 1.07
William HaggasRuns 79Won 29Win 36.7%£1 −3.45A/E 1.11
Sir Mark Prescott BtRuns 58Won 18Win 31.0%£1 −4.34A/E 0.98
Edward BethellRuns 73Won 20Win 27.4%£1 +6.00A/E 1.23
Andrew BaldingRuns 45Won 12Win 26.7%£1 −7.48A/E 1.14
Hugo PalmerRuns 60Won 14Win 23.3%£1 −12.81A/E 1.23
Kristin StubbsRuns 45Won 10Win 22.2%£1 +22.50A/E 2.06
Mark JohnstonRuns 753Won 163Win 21.6%£1 −9.98A/E 1.16
Tristan DavidsonRuns 95Won 20Win 21.1%£1 −1.37A/E 1.46
David BrownRuns 57Won 12Win 21.1%£1 −7.38A/E 1.48

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
David BrownRuns 57Won 12Win 21.1%£1 −7.38A/E 1.48
Tristan DavidsonRuns 95Won 20Win 21.1%£1 −1.37A/E 1.46
Alan BrownRuns 63Won 7Win 11.1%£1 +37.00A/E 1.34
Patrick HolmesRuns 76Won 8Win 10.5%£1 −2.50A/E 1.33
Alan BerryRuns 503Won 33Win 6.6%£1 −109.50A/E 1.30
Marjorie FifeRuns 105Won 14Win 13.3%£1 +17.83A/E 1.29
Michael MullineauxRuns 107Won 11Win 10.3%£1 +26.58A/E 1.27
Kevin RyanRuns 615Won 126Win 20.5%£1 +75.21A/E 1.27
John David RichesRuns 95Won 9Win 9.5%£1 +194.50A/E 1.25
David NichollsRuns 216Won 41Win 19.0%£1 +17.19A/E 1.24

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

Joe Fanning has the most winners here (142 from 842 rides, 16.9%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Kevin Darley has the best win rate: 25.7% (19 from 74).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Joe FanningRuns 842Won 142Win 16.9%£1 −106.89A/E 1.02
Paul MulrennanRuns 860Won 121Win 14.1%£1 −182.59A/E 1.01
Tom EavesRuns 912Won 92Win 10.1%£1 −357.74A/E 0.88
Daniel TudhopeRuns 476Won 85Win 17.9%£1 −64.78A/E 1.01
Paul HanaganRuns 405Won 81Win 20.0%£1 +26.38A/E 1.13
Andrew MullenRuns 639Won 79Win 12.4%£1 −122.90A/E 1.19
P J McDonaldRuns 541Won 72Win 13.3%£1 −159.79A/E 1.02
David AllanRuns 423Won 66Win 15.6%£1 −112.37A/E 1.11
Graham LeeRuns 433Won 56Win 12.9%£1 −130.29A/E 0.97
Ben CurtisRuns 268Won 55Win 20.5%£1 −13.56A/E 1.24

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Kevin DarleyRuns 74Won 19Win 25.7%£1 +28.17A/E 1.56
David EganRuns 39Won 10Win 25.6%£1 −16.25A/E 1.08
Amy RyanRuns 57Won 14Win 24.6%£1 +56.20A/E 1.88
Archie YoungRuns 31Won 7Win 22.6%£1 +8.46A/E 1.67
Jack NichollsRuns 40Won 9Win 22.5%£1 +0.94A/E 1.28
Neil CallanRuns 41Won 9Win 22.0%£1 −2.12A/E 1.33
Joey HaynesRuns 73Won 16Win 21.9%£1 +66.21A/E 1.80
Oisin McSweeneyRuns 34Won 7Win 20.6%£1 +2.41A/E 1.68
Silvestre De SousaRuns 146Won 30Win 20.5%£1 +68.23A/E 1.20
Ben CurtisRuns 268Won 55Win 20.5%£1 −13.56A/E 1.24

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
Amy RyanRuns 57Won 14Win 24.6%£1 +56.20A/E 1.88
Joey HaynesRuns 73Won 16Win 21.9%£1 +66.21A/E 1.80
Kaiya FraserRuns 72Won 13Win 18.1%£1 +7.66A/E 1.62
Micky FentonRuns 55Won 11Win 20.0%£1 +34.75A/E 1.59
Andrew ElliottRuns 198Won 29Win 14.6%£1 +127.46A/E 1.57
Kevin DarleyRuns 74Won 19Win 25.7%£1 +28.17A/E 1.56
Jamie MoriartyRuns 58Won 10Win 17.2%£1 +29.12A/E 1.51
Rowan ScottRuns 319Won 45Win 14.1%£1 +49.50A/E 1.51
Julie BurkeRuns 94Won 16Win 17.0%£1 +1.04A/E 1.48
Shane GrayRuns 276Won 37Win 13.4%£1 +143.16A/E 1.38

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

Iris Dancer (GB) has won here 12 times from 44 runs, more than any other horse since April 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since April 2005 was Astapor (GB) at 200/1 on 2 June 2022.

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.

Under 6f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 697Won 69Win 9.9%Place 29.8%A/E 0.99
Middle thirdRuns 813Won 71Win 8.7%Place 29.0%A/E 0.89
High thirdRuns 1,053Won 120Win 11.4%Place 32.0%A/E 1.09

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 1,251Won 123Win 9.8%Place 27.5%A/E 1.03
Middle thirdRuns 1,393Won 129Win 9.3%Place 28.4%A/E 1.00
High thirdRuns 1,776Won 175Win 9.9%Place 30.7%A/E 0.99

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 1,297Won 144Win 11.1%Place 35.4%A/E 1.01
Middle thirdRuns 1,483Won 159Win 10.7%Place 29.3%A/E 1.03
High thirdRuns 1,883Won 159Win 8.4%Place 26.4%A/E 0.96

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 560Won 57Win 10.2%Place 32.9%A/E 0.96
Middle thirdRuns 660Won 66Win 10.0%Place 30.0%A/E 0.98
High thirdRuns 830Won 83Win 10.0%Place 28.4%A/E 1.05

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 218Won 18Win 8.3%Place 30.7%A/E 0.82
Middle thirdRuns 244Won 27Win 11.1%Place 30.7%A/E 1.06
High thirdRuns 290Won 30Win 10.3%Place 28.6%A/E 1.09

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 by Footstepsinthesand (GB) (sire)+19.5% ROI · +26.77 pts from 137 runs · 26 winners (19.0%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +26.6% on 93 · Since Oct 2021: +4.5% on 44 · without the biggest winner (25/1): +0.77 pts
  • Runners trained by Kevin Ryan+12.2% ROI · +75.21 pts from 615 runs · 126 winners (20.5%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +4.0% on 477 · Since Oct 2021: +40.8% on 138 · without the biggest winner (33/1): +41.21 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Hamilton?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 969 of 2,866 runs at Hamilton since April 2005 — 33.8%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −142.99 points at SP (as at 21 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Hamilton?

Mark Johnston, with 163 winners from 753 runners (21.6%) since April 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Hamilton?

Joe Fanning, with 142 winners from 842 rides (16.9%) since April 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Hamilton?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since April 2005, Roger Varian has the best win rate: 37.3% (19 from 51).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Hamilton?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since April 2005, Kevin Darley has the best win rate: 25.7% (19 from 74).

Which horses have won most at Hamilton?

The leading course winners since April 2005: Iris Dancer (GB) (12 from 44), Jordan Electrics (GB) (10 from 28), Hopes N Dreams (IRE) (8 from 11).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Hamilton?

Astapor (GB) at 200/1 on 2 June 2022 in the Book And Save At hamilton-park.co.uk Novice Stakes (GBB Race) — the biggest starting price among Hamilton winners since April 2005.

Is there a draw bias at Hamilton?

No trip at Hamilton 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 April 2005.

About Hamilton

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Bothwell Road, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, close to the M74 — Flat only, turf.
  • Shape: Right-handed and undulating, with a straight course for the sprints and a long, rising home straight of 3f to 4f on the round course.
  • Season: May to October, with many evening fixtures.

Going and the seasons

  • Summer: Good or good to firm is usual in dry spells; the ground eases quickly after rain.
  • Wet spells: Good to soft or soft ground is common in a wet summer and in the autumn.

Signature races and fixtures

  • Summer: The Glasgow Stakes (about 1m3f, three-year-olds) and the Scottish Stewards' Cup (6f handicap).
  • Lanark Silver Bell: One of the oldest named races in the calendar, a staying handicap over about 1m4f.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: From Glasgow or Edinburgh on the M74 with parking on site; by rail to Hamilton West and a short walk or taxi.
  • Viewing: The rising straight is in full 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.