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Hereford racecourse statistics

Every runner at Hereford in our archive in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021): who wins here, how favourites fare, the biggest-priced winners, and the angles that have paid at SP.

Figures as at 19 Oct 2026, 17:33 · last meeting in our archive 13 Oct 2026

Covers 1 October 2021 – 19 October 2026

520races · 76 meetings
4,263runners · 2,952 horses
37.1%favourites won · 208 of 560Last 12 months: 35.7% (46 of 129)
50/1biggest-priced winner · Flash In The Pan (IRE)

In brief

as at 19 Oct 2026

Hereford has staged 520 races over 76 meetings in our archive in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), with 4,263 runners.

Favourites have won 37.1% of their runs here (208 from 560), a level-stakes P/L of −48.74 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Paul Nicholls has the most winners here (20 from 59 runners, 33.9%). It is also the best win rate among yards with 30 or more runners.

Sam Twiston-Davies has the most winners here (24 from 120 rides, 20.0%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Harry Skelton has the best win rate: 37.1% (13 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 37.1% of their runs here (208 from 560), a level-stakes P/L of −48.74 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 560Won 208Win 37.1%£1 −48.74A/E 1.07
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 1,037Won 197Win 19.0%£1 −108.27A/E 1.04
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 1,382Won 97Win 7.0%£1 −375.50A/E 0.93
7th or biggerRuns 1,283Won 17Win 1.3%£1 −892.00A/E 0.53

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 327Won 137Win 41.9%£1 −8.94A/E 1.15
ChaseRuns 188Won 57Win 30.3%£1 −26.93A/E 0.97
NH FlatRuns 45Won 14Win 31.1%£1 −12.87A/E 0.88

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 29Won 10Win 34.5%£1 −8.42A/E 0.82
GoodRuns 283Won 107Win 37.8%£1 −15.18A/E 1.07
Good to SoftRuns 121Won 41Win 33.9%£1 −14.26A/E 1.05
SoftRuns 118Won 46Win 39.0%£1 −9.12A/E 1.16
HeavyRuns 9Won 4Win 44.4%£1 −1.76A/E 1.21

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

last 5 years

Paul Nicholls has the most winners here (20 from 59 runners, 33.9%). It is also the best win rate among yards with 30 or more runners.

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Paul NichollsRuns 59Won 20Win 33.9%£1 +0.60A/E 1.18
Neil MulhollandRuns 67Won 19Win 28.4%£1 +21.66A/E 1.92
Jonjo O'NeillRuns 55Won 16Win 29.1%£1 +11.02A/E 1.63
Dan SkeltonRuns 73Won 16Win 21.9%£1 +2.55A/E 1.29
Nicky HendersonRuns 50Won 15Win 30.0%£1 −2.35A/E 1.25
Kerry LeeRuns 65Won 15Win 23.1%£1 +5.82A/E 1.46
Evan WilliamsRuns 166Won 14Win 8.4%£1 −93.59A/E 0.84
Venetia WilliamsRuns 88Won 13Win 14.8%£1 −26.73A/E 1.08
Ben PaulingRuns 58Won 12Win 20.7%£1 −14.08A/E 1.17
Jamie SnowdenRuns 59Won 12Win 20.3%£1 −20.85A/E 0.86

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Paul NichollsRuns 59Won 20Win 33.9%£1 +0.60A/E 1.18
Nicky HendersonRuns 50Won 15Win 30.0%£1 −2.35A/E 1.25
Jonjo O'NeillRuns 55Won 16Win 29.1%£1 +11.02A/E 1.63
Neil MulhollandRuns 67Won 19Win 28.4%£1 +21.66A/E 1.92
Kerry LeeRuns 65Won 15Win 23.1%£1 +5.82A/E 1.46
Jane WilliamsRuns 36Won 8Win 22.2%£1 −8.74A/E 1.10
Joe TizzardRuns 36Won 8Win 22.2%£1 +5.36A/E 1.35
Dan SkeltonRuns 73Won 16Win 21.9%£1 +2.55A/E 1.29
Alan KingRuns 48Won 10Win 20.8%£1 −3.67A/E 1.07
Ben PaulingRuns 58Won 12Win 20.7%£1 −14.08A/E 1.17

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
Neil MulhollandRuns 67Won 19Win 28.4%£1 +21.66A/E 1.92
Jonjo O'NeillRuns 55Won 16Win 29.1%£1 +11.02A/E 1.63
Kerry LeeRuns 65Won 15Win 23.1%£1 +5.82A/E 1.46
Dan SkeltonRuns 73Won 16Win 21.9%£1 +2.55A/E 1.29
Nicky HendersonRuns 50Won 15Win 30.0%£1 −2.35A/E 1.25
Christian WilliamsRuns 50Won 6Win 12.0%£1 −21.92A/E 1.22
Henry DalyRuns 67Won 12Win 17.9%£1 −13.00A/E 1.22
Martin KeighleyRuns 64Won 7Win 10.9%£1 −32.49A/E 1.22
Charlie LongsdonRuns 66Won 12Win 18.2%£1 −20.29A/E 1.19
Paul NichollsRuns 59Won 20Win 33.9%£1 +0.60A/E 1.18

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

last 5 years

Sam Twiston-Davies has the most winners here (24 from 120 rides, 20.0%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Harry Skelton has the best win rate: 37.1% (13 from 35).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Sam Twiston-DaviesRuns 120Won 24Win 20.0%£1 −18.34A/E 1.04
Harry CobdenRuns 62Won 22Win 35.5%£1 +6.59A/E 1.37
Tom BellamyRuns 94Won 19Win 20.2%£1 −2.42A/E 1.13
Richard PatrickRuns 83Won 17Win 20.5%£1 +3.86A/E 1.56
Stan SheppardRuns 92Won 17Win 18.5%£1 −12.41A/E 1.25
James BowenRuns 101Won 17Win 16.8%£1 −1.46A/E 0.94
Jonjo O'Neill JrRuns 69Won 16Win 23.2%£1 −19.03A/E 1.12
Gavin SheehanRuns 76Won 15Win 19.7%£1 −23.07A/E 0.94
Harry SkeltonRuns 35Won 13Win 37.1%£1 +21.05A/E 1.72
Charlie DeutschRuns 86Won 12Win 14.0%£1 −32.08A/E 1.03

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Harry SkeltonRuns 35Won 13Win 37.1%£1 +21.05A/E 1.72
Harry CobdenRuns 62Won 22Win 35.5%£1 +6.59A/E 1.37
Jonjo O'Neill JrRuns 69Won 16Win 23.2%£1 −19.03A/E 1.12
Sean BowenRuns 52Won 11Win 21.2%£1 −9.85A/E 1.11
Harry ReedRuns 34Won 7Win 20.6%£1 +9.68A/E 1.82
Richard PatrickRuns 83Won 17Win 20.5%£1 +3.86A/E 1.56
Tom BellamyRuns 94Won 19Win 20.2%£1 −2.42A/E 1.13
Sam Twiston-DaviesRuns 120Won 24Win 20.0%£1 −18.34A/E 1.04
Kevin BroganRuns 30Won 6Win 20.0%£1 −9.47A/E 1.61
Gavin SheehanRuns 76Won 15Win 19.7%£1 −23.07A/E 0.94

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
Richard PatrickRuns 83Won 17Win 20.5%£1 +3.86A/E 1.56
Harry CobdenRuns 62Won 22Win 35.5%£1 +6.59A/E 1.37
Brendan PowellRuns 64Won 11Win 17.2%£1 −15.09A/E 1.32
Stan SheppardRuns 92Won 17Win 18.5%£1 −12.41A/E 1.25
David NoonanRuns 72Won 10Win 13.9%£1 −26.29A/E 1.17
Jack TudorRuns 63Won 9Win 14.3%£1 −2.92A/E 1.17
Tom BellamyRuns 94Won 19Win 20.2%£1 −2.42A/E 1.13
Lee EdwardsRuns 59Won 5Win 8.5%£1 −31.78A/E 1.12
Jonjo O'Neill JrRuns 69Won 16Win 23.2%£1 −19.03A/E 1.12
Sean BowenRuns 52Won 11Win 21.2%£1 −9.85A/E 1.11

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

Zestful Hope (FR) has won here 4 times from 8 runs, more than any other horse in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021) was Flash In The Pan (IRE) at 50/1 on 13 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 Hereford clears those tests. Nothing here has paid consistently at SP — which is itself worth knowing.

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Hereford?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 208 of 560 runs at Hereford in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021) — 37.1%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −48.74 points at SP (as at 19 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Hereford?

Paul Nicholls, with 20 winners from 59 runners (33.9%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Hereford?

Sam Twiston-Davies, with 24 winners from 120 rides (20.0%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Hereford?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Paul Nicholls has the best win rate: 33.9% (20 from 59).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Hereford?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Harry Skelton has the best win rate: 37.1% (13 from 35).

Which horses have won most at Hereford?

The leading course winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021): Zestful Hope (FR) (4 from 8), Lady Balko (FR) (3 from 3), Vol Royale (IRE) (3 from 3).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Hereford?

Flash In The Pan (IRE) at 50/1 on 13 October 2025 in the BetWright Safer Gambling Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle — the biggest starting price among Hereford winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

About Hereford

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Roman Road, on the north side of Hereford — jumps only, turf.
  • Shape: Right-handed, about 1m4f round and mostly flat, with fair fences and a run-in of about 300 yards. The course closed at the end of 2012 and reopened in 2016.

Going and the seasons

  • Autumn and winter: Soft ground is common from November to February.
  • Spring and autumn: The October and spring fixtures more often race on good or good to soft ground.

Signature races and fixtures

  • Programme: Handicaps and novice races through the winter, with no graded races.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: On the north side of the city with parking on site; Hereford station is about a mile away.
  • Viewing: A flat, open course with good sightlines from the stand; the big screens cover the far side.

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.