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Kelso racecourse statistics

Every runner at Kelso 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 21 Oct 2026, 10:08 · last meeting in our archive 04 Oct 2026

Covers 14 January 2005 – 21 October 2026

1,920races · 276 meetings
16,867runners · 8,205 horses
34.2%favourites won · 707 of 2,068Last 12 months: 38.5% (42 of 109)
300/1biggest-priced winner · Crokes Cross (IRE)

In brief

as at 21 Oct 2026

Kelso has staged 1,920 races over 276 meetings in our archive since January 2005, with 16,867 runners.

Favourites have won 34.2% of their runs here (707 from 2,068), a level-stakes P/L of −176.23 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Lucinda Russell has the most winners here (140 from 1,081 runners, 13.0%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Nicky Henderson has the best win rate: 41.2% (14 from 34).

Brian Hughes has the most winners here (138 from 911 rides, 15.1%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Sam Twiston-Davies has the best win rate: 33.3% (14 from 42).

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 34.2% of their runs here (707 from 2,068), a level-stakes P/L of −176.23 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 2,068Won 707Win 34.2%£1 −176.23A/E 1.05
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 3,899Won 681Win 17.5%£1 −433.87A/E 1.02
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 5,267Won 383Win 7.3%£1 −1,489.00A/E 0.93
7th or biggerRuns 5,632Won 149Win 2.6%£1 −2,045.50A/E 0.90

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 1,040Won 356Win 34.2%£1 −96.73A/E 1.06
ChaseRuns 906Won 318Win 35.1%£1 −40.64A/E 1.07
NH FlatRuns 122Won 33Win 27.0%£1 −38.86A/E 0.80

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 154Won 68Win 44.2%£1 +10.10A/E 1.20
GoodRuns 722Won 232Win 32.1%£1 −76.70A/E 1.02
Good to SoftRuns 539Won 164Win 30.4%£1 −91.71A/E 0.98
SoftRuns 416Won 152Win 36.5%£1 −8.59A/E 1.10
HeavyRuns 237Won 91Win 38.4%£1 −9.33A/E 1.10

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

Lucinda Russell has the most winners here (140 from 1,081 runners, 13.0%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Nicky Henderson has the best win rate: 41.2% (14 from 34).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Lucinda RussellRuns 1,081Won 140Win 13.0%£1 −201.14A/E 1.01
Nicky RichardsRuns 570Won 112Win 19.6%£1 −69.05A/E 1.14
Donald McCainRuns 487Won 89Win 18.3%£1 −71.95A/E 0.96
N W AlexanderRuns 662Won 75Win 11.3%£1 −37.10A/E 1.07
Sandy ThomsonRuns 398Won 62Win 15.6%£1 −21.10A/E 1.15
James EwartRuns 320Won 46Win 14.4%£1 +2.36A/E 1.08
Rose DobbinRuns 358Won 44Win 12.3%£1 −53.88A/E 1.06
Stuart ColtherdRuns 405Won 42Win 10.4%£1 +221.23A/E 1.17
Howard JohnsonRuns 180Won 30Win 16.7%£1 −22.00A/E 1.04
Iain JardineRuns 208Won 29Win 13.9%£1 −16.08A/E 1.08

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Nicky HendersonRuns 34Won 14Win 41.2%£1 −1.37A/E 1.24
Fergal O'BrienRuns 43Won 15Win 34.9%£1 +27.42A/E 1.33
Paul NichollsRuns 41Won 12Win 29.3%£1 −10.88A/E 0.94
Oliver Greenall & Josh GuerrieroRuns 35Won 10Win 28.6%£1 +33.88A/E 1.44
Peter BowenRuns 44Won 12Win 27.3%£1 −18.59A/E 0.96
Tim VaughanRuns 31Won 8Win 25.8%£1 −8.19A/E 1.17
Dan SkeltonRuns 73Won 16Win 21.9%£1 −22.34A/E 0.94
Jennie CandlishRuns 51Won 11Win 21.6%£1 +3.99A/E 1.29
Ruth JeffersonRuns 61Won 13Win 21.3%£1 +0.42A/E 1.37
Tristan DavidsonRuns 33Won 7Win 21.2%£1 +4.13A/E 1.53

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
Wilf StoreyRuns 59Won 4Win 6.8%£1 +57.00A/E 1.81
Michael SmithRuns 63Won 10Win 15.9%£1 +34.63A/E 1.49
Ewan WhillansRuns 113Won 15Win 13.3%£1 +38.95A/E 1.45
Kate WaltonRuns 54Won 6Win 11.1%£1 −8.00A/E 1.45
Richard GuestRuns 84Won 10Win 11.9%£1 +25.50A/E 1.41
Ruth JeffersonRuns 61Won 13Win 21.3%£1 +0.42A/E 1.37
Ann HamiltonRuns 144Won 28Win 19.4%£1 +24.52A/E 1.32
Andrew ParkerRuns 80Won 9Win 11.3%£1 −12.59A/E 1.29
Jennie CandlishRuns 51Won 11Win 21.6%£1 +3.99A/E 1.29
George BewleyRuns 190Won 25Win 13.2%£1 +3.08A/E 1.28

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

Brian Hughes has the most winners here (138 from 911 rides, 15.1%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Sam Twiston-Davies has the best win rate: 33.3% (14 from 42).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Brian HughesRuns 911Won 138Win 15.1%£1 −188.56A/E 0.90
Ryan ManiaRuns 479Won 78Win 16.3%£1 −27.14A/E 1.30
Derek FoxRuns 393Won 61Win 15.5%£1 −50.12A/E 1.07
Craig NicholRuns 438Won 58Win 13.2%£1 −60.90A/E 1.17
Sean QuinlanRuns 366Won 53Win 14.5%£1 +9.50A/E 1.23
Brian HardingRuns 440Won 51Win 11.6%£1 −144.16A/E 1.07
Peter BuchananRuns 445Won 45Win 10.1%£1 −113.27A/E 1.02
Danny McMenaminRuns 269Won 37Win 13.8%£1 −109.03A/E 0.93
Graham LeeRuns 299Won 36Win 12.0%£1 −97.10A/E 0.84
Jason MaguireRuns 138Won 33Win 23.9%£1 +4.58A/E 1.07

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Sam Twiston-DaviesRuns 42Won 14Win 33.3%£1 +39.73A/E 1.37
Richard JohnsonRuns 41Won 13Win 31.7%£1 −1.01A/E 1.30
Dominic ElsworthRuns 47Won 13Win 27.7%£1 +19.36A/E 1.93
Paddy BrennanRuns 74Won 19Win 25.7%£1 +34.01A/E 1.16
Jason MaguireRuns 138Won 33Win 23.9%£1 +4.58A/E 1.07
Sean BowenRuns 64Won 15Win 23.4%£1 −21.49A/E 1.01
Tony DobbinRuns 141Won 32Win 22.7%£1 −19.04A/E 1.10
Mr Nick OrpwoodRuns 34Won 7Win 20.6%£1 +19.43A/E 1.67
Harry SkeltonRuns 50Won 10Win 20.0%£1 −19.37A/E 0.72
Joe ColliverRuns 40Won 8Win 20.0%£1 +2.25A/E 1.62

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
Dale IrvingRuns 80Won 12Win 15.0%£1 +62.08A/E 1.62
Mark BradburneRuns 89Won 12Win 13.5%£1 −28.25A/E 1.60
Neil MulhollandRuns 74Won 7Win 9.5%£1 −26.25A/E 1.59
T J DreaperRuns 57Won 9Win 15.8%£1 +62.95A/E 1.58
Conor RabbittRuns 57Won 6Win 10.5%£1 −31.42A/E 1.55
Thomas WillmottRuns 72Won 8Win 11.1%£1 −4.75A/E 1.52
Gary RutherfordRuns 73Won 6Win 8.2%£1 +13.50A/E 1.51
Alexander VoyRuns 78Won 6Win 7.7%£1 −3.00A/E 1.38
Michael McAlisterRuns 152Won 11Win 7.2%£1 −13.90A/E 1.37
Campbell GilliesRuns 113Won 17Win 15.0%£1 +35.35A/E 1.35

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

Big River (IRE) has won here 8 times from 17 runs, more than any other horse since January 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since January 2005 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 707 of 2,068 runs at Kelso since January 2005 — 34.2%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −176.23 points at SP (as at 21 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Kelso?

Lucinda Russell, with 140 winners from 1,081 runners (13.0%) since January 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Kelso?

Brian Hughes, with 138 winners from 911 rides (15.1%) since January 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Kelso?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since January 2005, Nicky Henderson has the best win rate: 41.2% (14 from 34).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Kelso?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since January 2005, Sam Twiston-Davies has the best win rate: 33.3% (14 from 42).

Which horses have won most at Kelso?

The leading course winners since January 2005: Big River (IRE) (8 from 17), Alizee De Janeiro (FR) (6 from 13), Elvis Mail (FR) (6 from 15).

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 since January 2005.

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.