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Kelso racecourse statistics

Every runner at Kelso 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, 17:53 · last meeting in our archive 04 Oct 2026

Covers 1 October 2021 – 20 October 2026

485races · 70 meetings
3,804runners · 2,101 horses
37.7%favourites won · 194 of 515Last 12 months: 38.5% (42 of 109)
300/1biggest-priced winner · Crokes Cross (IRE)

In brief

as at 19 Oct 2026

Kelso has staged 485 races over 70 meetings in our archive in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), with 3,804 runners.

Favourites have won 37.7% of their runs here (194 from 515), a level-stakes P/L of −10.41 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Lucinda Russell has the most winners here (53 from 297 runners, 17.8%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero has the best win rate: 28.6% (10 from 35).

Brian Hughes has the most winners here (44 from 235 rides, 18.7%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Derek Fox has the best win rate: 19.1% (39 from 204).

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 37.7% of their runs here (194 from 515), a level-stakes P/L of −10.41 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 515Won 194Win 37.7%£1 −10.41A/E 1.12
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 992Won 160Win 16.1%£1 −248.47A/E 0.89
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 1,259Won 105Win 8.3%£1 −250.00A/E 1.04
7th or biggerRuns 1,038Won 27Win 2.6%£1 −251.00A/E 0.86

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 276Won 100Win 36.2%£1 −11.10A/E 1.09
ChaseRuns 204Won 79Win 38.7%£1 +0.36A/E 1.15
NH FlatRuns 35Won 15Win 42.9%£1 +0.33A/E 1.12

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 26Won 14Win 53.8%£1 +4.03A/E 1.20
GoodRuns 181Won 64Win 35.4%£1 −10.14A/E 1.06
Good to SoftRuns 153Won 53Win 34.6%£1 −10.00A/E 1.07
SoftRuns 116Won 45Win 38.8%£1 +0.48A/E 1.19
HeavyRuns 39Won 18Win 46.2%£1 +5.22A/E 1.27

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

Lucinda Russell has the most winners here (53 from 297 runners, 17.8%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero has the best win rate: 28.6% (10 from 35).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Lucinda RussellRuns 297Won 53Win 17.8%£1 +8.01A/E 1.06
Sandy ThomsonRuns 190Won 31Win 16.3%£1 −32.16A/E 1.13
N W AlexanderRuns 243Won 27Win 11.1%£1 −94.06A/E 0.94
Nicky RichardsRuns 110Won 23Win 20.9%£1 −14.40A/E 1.13
Lucinda Russell & Michael ScudamoreRuns 114Won 18Win 15.8%£1 −31.04A/E 0.99
Stuart ColtherdRuns 128Won 17Win 13.3%£1 +266.35A/E 1.17
Donald McCainRuns 97Won 16Win 16.5%£1 −40.48A/E 0.98
Ewan WhillansRuns 112Won 15Win 13.4%£1 +39.95A/E 1.46
Iain JardineRuns 95Won 13Win 13.7%£1 −11.51A/E 1.00
Dan SkeltonRuns 52Won 11Win 21.2%£1 −16.03A/E 1.02

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Oliver Greenall & Josh GuerrieroRuns 35Won 10Win 28.6%£1 +33.88A/E 1.44
Ruth JeffersonRuns 36Won 8Win 22.2%£1 −1.33A/E 1.36
Dan SkeltonRuns 52Won 11Win 21.2%£1 −16.03A/E 1.02
Ann HamiltonRuns 38Won 8Win 21.1%£1 +2.86A/E 1.01
Nicky RichardsRuns 110Won 23Win 20.9%£1 −14.40A/E 1.13
Lucinda RussellRuns 297Won 53Win 17.8%£1 +8.01A/E 1.06
Rose DobbinRuns 63Won 11Win 17.5%£1 +0.96A/E 1.25
James EwartRuns 30Won 5Win 16.7%£1 −14.62A/E 1.08
Donald McCainRuns 97Won 16Win 16.5%£1 −40.48A/E 0.98
Sandy ThomsonRuns 190Won 31Win 16.3%£1 −32.16A/E 1.13

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
George BewleyRuns 64Won 10Win 15.6%£1 −4.92A/E 1.50
Ewan WhillansRuns 112Won 15Win 13.4%£1 +39.95A/E 1.46
Susan CorbettRuns 61Won 8Win 13.1%£1 +17.37A/E 1.44
Donald WhillansRuns 51Won 7Win 13.7%£1 −12.04A/E 1.41
Micky HammondRuns 55Won 7Win 12.7%£1 +0.12A/E 1.36
Rose DobbinRuns 63Won 11Win 17.5%£1 +0.96A/E 1.25
Maurice BarnesRuns 55Won 3Win 5.5%£1 −28.50A/E 1.20
Stuart ColtherdRuns 128Won 17Win 13.3%£1 +266.35A/E 1.17
Nicky RichardsRuns 110Won 23Win 20.9%£1 −14.40A/E 1.13
Sandy ThomsonRuns 190Won 31Win 16.3%£1 −32.16A/E 1.13

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

Brian Hughes has the most winners here (44 from 235 rides, 18.7%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Derek Fox has the best win rate: 19.1% (39 from 204).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Brian HughesRuns 235Won 44Win 18.7%£1 −16.59A/E 1.08
Derek FoxRuns 204Won 39Win 19.1%£1 +8.94A/E 1.07
Sean QuinlanRuns 207Won 31Win 15.0%£1 +9.98A/E 1.19
Danny McMenaminRuns 208Won 29Win 13.9%£1 −94.11A/E 0.92
Ryan ManiaRuns 163Won 28Win 17.2%£1 +3.26A/E 1.15
Craig NicholRuns 183Won 27Win 14.8%£1 +13.07A/E 1.33
Patrick WadgeRuns 123Won 20Win 16.3%£1 −18.99A/E 1.17
Bruce LynnRuns 162Won 19Win 11.7%£1 −53.26A/E 1.07
Jamie HamiltonRuns 127Won 10Win 7.9%£1 +224.21A/E 0.85
Jonathon BewleyRuns 51Won 9Win 17.6%£1 +5.33A/E 1.69

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Derek FoxRuns 204Won 39Win 19.1%£1 +8.94A/E 1.07
Brian HughesRuns 235Won 44Win 18.7%£1 −16.59A/E 1.08
Jonathon BewleyRuns 51Won 9Win 17.6%£1 +5.33A/E 1.69
Ryan ManiaRuns 163Won 28Win 17.2%£1 +3.26A/E 1.15
Charlie MaggsRuns 35Won 6Win 17.1%£1 +1.08A/E 1.22
Dylan JohnstonRuns 36Won 6Win 16.7%£1 +11.91A/E 1.22
Patrick WadgeRuns 123Won 20Win 16.3%£1 −18.99A/E 1.17
Joshua ThompsonRuns 31Won 5Win 16.1%£1 −9.05A/E 1.24
Sean QuinlanRuns 207Won 31Win 15.0%£1 +9.98A/E 1.19
Craig NicholRuns 183Won 27Win 14.8%£1 +13.07A/E 1.33

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
Jonathon BewleyRuns 51Won 9Win 17.6%£1 +5.33A/E 1.69
Conor RabbittRuns 57Won 6Win 10.5%£1 −31.42A/E 1.55
Craig NicholRuns 183Won 27Win 14.8%£1 +13.07A/E 1.33
Sean QuinlanRuns 207Won 31Win 15.0%£1 +9.98A/E 1.19
Patrick WadgeRuns 123Won 20Win 16.3%£1 −18.99A/E 1.17
Ryan ManiaRuns 163Won 28Win 17.2%£1 +3.26A/E 1.15
Brian HughesRuns 235Won 44Win 18.7%£1 −16.59A/E 1.08
Nathan MoscropRuns 83Won 8Win 9.6%£1 −19.25A/E 1.08
Peter KavanaghRuns 58Won 5Win 8.6%£1 −36.12A/E 1.07
Bruce LynnRuns 162Won 19Win 11.7%£1 −53.26A/E 1.07

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

Dedicated Hero (IRE) has won here 4 times from 5 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 Crokes Cross (IRE) at 300/1 on 2 April 2026.

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

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Kelso?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 194 of 515 runs at Kelso in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021) — 37.7%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −10.41 points at SP (as at 19 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Kelso?

Lucinda Russell, with 53 winners from 297 runners (17.8%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Kelso?

Brian Hughes, with 44 winners from 235 rides (18.7%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Kelso?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero has the best win rate: 28.6% (10 from 35).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Kelso?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Derek Fox has the best win rate: 19.1% (39 from 204).

Which horses have won most at Kelso?

The leading course winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021): Dedicated Hero (IRE) (4 from 5), Nells Son (GB) (4 from 7), Cracking Rhapsody (IRE) (4 from 7).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Kelso?

Crokes Cross (IRE) at 300/1 on 2 April 2026 in the Every Race Live On Racing TV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) — the biggest starting price among Kelso winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

About Kelso

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Kelso, in the Scottish Borders — jumps only, turf.
  • Shape: Left-handed and galloping, with a stiff uphill finish; the hurdles course is inside the chase course and sharper.

Going and the seasons

  • Winter: Soft or heavy ground is usual from November to February.
  • Spring and autumn: The season opens in September and closes in May, both ends more often on good or good to soft ground.

Signature races and fixtures

  • March: The Morebattle Hurdle (2m handicap) and the Premier Hurdle (about 2m2f).
  • Programme: Staying handicap chases through the winter.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: Rural, best reached by car, with parking on the course; the nearest stations are Berwick-upon-Tweed and Tweedbank.
  • Viewing: Good sightlines from the main stand, with part of the back straight out of view.

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.