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Leicester racecourse statistics

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

Figures as at 22 Oct 2026, 05:43 · last meeting in our archive 13 Oct 2026

Covers 11 January 2005 – 22 October 2026

3,983races · 593 meetings
34,711runners · 25,162 horses
34.4%favourites won · 1,486 of 4,315Last 12 months: 35.5% (76 of 214)
125/1biggest-priced winner · Tilsworth Turf (GB)

In brief

as at 22 Oct 2026

Leicester has staged 3,983 races over 593 meetings in our archive since January 2005, with 34,711 runners.

Favourites have won 34.4% of their runs here (1,486 from 4,315), a level-stakes P/L of −232.28 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Mark Johnston has the most winners here (84 from 467 runners, 18.0%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Paul Nicholls has the best win rate: 40.6% (13 from 32).

Ryan Moore has the most winners here (79 from 326 rides, 24.2%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, A P McCoy has the best win rate: 35.8% (39 from 109).

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

6 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 34.4% of their runs here (1,486 from 4,315), a level-stakes P/L of −232.28 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 4,315Won 1,486Win 34.4%£1 −232.28A/E 1.07
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 8,085Won 1,367Win 16.9%£1 −1,171.50A/E 0.99
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 10,975Won 832Win 7.6%£1 −2,139.17A/E 0.97
7th or biggerRuns 11,333Won 299Win 2.6%£1 −4,409.50A/E 0.85

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FlatRuns 3,082Won 1,020Win 33.1%£1 −185.10A/E 1.07
ChaseRuns 721Won 263Win 36.5%£1 −47.03A/E 1.04
HurdleRuns 512Won 203Win 39.6%£1 −0.15A/E 1.12

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FirmRuns 31Won 11Win 35.5%£1 −3.89A/E 0.91
Good to FirmRuns 1,476Won 498Win 33.7%£1 −134.85A/E 1.05
GoodRuns 879Won 292Win 33.2%£1 −26.87A/E 1.09
Good to SoftRuns 756Won 255Win 33.7%£1 −15.21A/E 1.10
SoftRuns 729Won 264Win 36.2%£1 −43.24A/E 1.08
HeavyRuns 444Won 166Win 37.4%£1 −8.22A/E 1.08

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 (84 from 467 runners, 18.0%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Paul Nicholls has the best win rate: 40.6% (13 from 32).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Mark JohnstonRuns 467Won 84Win 18.0%£1 −4.74A/E 1.21
Richard FaheyRuns 436Won 66Win 15.1%£1 +37.42A/E 1.17
Sir Michael StouteRuns 264Won 61Win 23.1%£1 −53.24A/E 1.10
Tony CarrollRuns 617Won 57Win 9.2%£1 −109.92A/E 1.10
Mick ChannonRuns 376Won 54Win 14.4%£1 −61.75A/E 1.05
Ralph BeckettRuns 260Won 50Win 19.2%£1 +83.91A/E 1.13
David EvansRuns 504Won 50Win 9.9%£1 −118.34A/E 1.00
Richard Hannon SnrRuns 288Won 49Win 17.0%£1 −9.53A/E 1.21
Richard HannonRuns 369Won 48Win 13.0%£1 −64.94A/E 0.99
Saeed bin SuroorRuns 168Won 47Win 28.0%£1 −12.71A/E 1.10

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Paul NichollsRuns 32Won 13Win 40.6%£1 −2.17A/E 1.06
Nicky HendersonRuns 84Won 26Win 31.0%£1 +12.67A/E 1.18
Dan SkeltonRuns 111Won 33Win 29.7%£1 +27.20A/E 1.30
David PipeRuns 123Won 36Win 29.3%£1 +15.23A/E 1.31
John & Thady GosdenRuns 59Won 17Win 28.8%£1 +21.97A/E 1.55
Saeed bin SuroorRuns 168Won 47Win 28.0%£1 −12.71A/E 1.10
Philip HobbsRuns 76Won 21Win 27.6%£1 +8.02A/E 1.16
Olly MurphyRuns 121Won 32Win 26.4%£1 +14.59A/E 1.23
Roger CharltonRuns 106Won 28Win 26.4%£1 +6.99A/E 1.30
Tom GeorgeRuns 129Won 33Win 25.6%£1 +28.47A/E 1.45

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
Brian BaughRuns 69Won 10Win 14.5%£1 +96.25A/E 1.93
Pam SlyRuns 165Won 28Win 17.0%£1 +141.38A/E 1.56
John & Thady GosdenRuns 59Won 17Win 28.8%£1 +21.97A/E 1.55
Tom GeorgeRuns 129Won 33Win 25.6%£1 +28.47A/E 1.45
John GallagherRuns 121Won 11Win 9.1%£1 −25.50A/E 1.43
Neil KingRuns 74Won 10Win 13.5%£1 −18.42A/E 1.39
Peter Chapple-HyamRuns 118Won 24Win 20.3%£1 +109.05A/E 1.39
Rae GuestRuns 116Won 18Win 15.5%£1 +17.75A/E 1.38
Matt SheppardRuns 64Won 12Win 18.8%£1 −5.13A/E 1.36
Nigel TinklerRuns 111Won 14Win 12.6%£1 +2.58A/E 1.34

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

Ryan Moore has the most winners here (79 from 326 rides, 24.2%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, A P McCoy has the best win rate: 35.8% (39 from 109).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Ryan MooreRuns 326Won 79Win 24.2%£1 +6.53A/E 1.12
Silvestre De SousaRuns 327Won 66Win 20.2%£1 +38.60A/E 1.24
Jamie SpencerRuns 312Won 57Win 18.3%£1 −83.08A/E 1.00
Paul HanaganRuns 282Won 54Win 19.1%£1 +40.99A/E 1.24
William BuickRuns 261Won 52Win 19.9%£1 −51.12A/E 0.96
Jim CrowleyRuns 325Won 51Win 15.7%£1 +40.90A/E 1.11
James DoyleRuns 280Won 47Win 16.8%£1 +2.29A/E 1.09
Adam KirbyRuns 383Won 46Win 12.0%£1 −132.13A/E 0.88
Richard HughesRuns 185Won 41Win 22.2%£1 −6.83A/E 1.14
A P McCoyRuns 109Won 39Win 35.8%£1 +13.16A/E 1.31

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
A P McCoyRuns 109Won 39Win 35.8%£1 +13.16A/E 1.31
Frankie DettoriRuns 120Won 37Win 30.8%£1 −16.54A/E 1.18
Kerrin McEvoyRuns 33Won 9Win 27.3%£1 +8.71A/E 1.54
Harry SkeltonRuns 92Won 24Win 26.1%£1 +9.87A/E 1.18
Tom CannonRuns 40Won 10Win 25.0%£1 +11.81A/E 1.45
Ryan MooreRuns 326Won 79Win 24.2%£1 +6.53A/E 1.12
Kieren FallonRuns 114Won 27Win 23.7%£1 +4.94A/E 1.45
Daryl JacobRuns 66Won 15Win 22.7%£1 +25.37A/E 1.32
Richard HughesRuns 185Won 41Win 22.2%£1 −6.83A/E 1.14
Liam TreadwellRuns 55Won 12Win 21.8%£1 +23.63A/E 1.81

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
Frankie McDonaldRuns 55Won 5Win 9.1%£1 +15.00A/E 1.89
Adam BeschizzaRuns 61Won 6Win 9.8%£1 +14.00A/E 1.82
Liam TreadwellRuns 55Won 12Win 21.8%£1 +23.63A/E 1.81
Adam WedgeRuns 76Won 16Win 21.1%£1 +18.24A/E 1.68
Fran BerryRuns 70Won 13Win 18.6%£1 +16.50A/E 1.60
Adam PogsonRuns 53Won 7Win 13.2%£1 +13.95A/E 1.54
Jack MitchellRuns 143Won 27Win 18.9%£1 +47.74A/E 1.48
Kieren FallonRuns 114Won 27Win 23.7%£1 +4.94A/E 1.45
Adrian NichollsRuns 53Won 9Win 17.0%£1 +10.73A/E 1.45
Adrian McCarthyRuns 65Won 5Win 7.7%£1 −8.27A/E 1.43

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

Snowed Under (GB) has won here 6 times from 16 runs, more than any other horse since January 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since January 2005 was Tilsworth Turf (GB) at 125/1 on 27 April 2024.

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 442Won 46Win 10.4%Place 31.2%A/E 1.00
Middle thirdRuns 486Won 50Win 10.3%Place 31.9%A/E 1.04
High thirdRuns 650Won 60Win 9.2%Place 27.1%A/E 0.97

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 3,174Won 339Win 10.7%Place 30.2%A/E 1.12
Middle thirdRuns 3,535Won 306Win 8.7%Place 28.2%A/E 0.94
High thirdRuns 4,691Won 380Win 8.1%Place 25.0%A/E 0.96

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 705Won 69Win 9.8%Place 30.4%A/E 0.99
Middle thirdRuns 810Won 83Win 10.2%Place 29.5%A/E 1.05
High thirdRuns 1,039Won 94Win 9.0%Place 27.4%A/E 0.96

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 1,210Won 106Win 8.8%Place 29.0%A/E 0.93
Middle thirdRuns 1,374Won 129Win 9.4%Place 27.3%A/E 0.98
High thirdRuns 1,786Won 179Win 10.0%Place 29.7%A/E 1.06

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 Pam Sly+85.7% ROI · +141.38 pts from 165 runs · 28 winners (17.0%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +39.3% on 113 · Since Oct 2021: +186.5% on 52 · without the biggest winner (66/1): +74.38 pts
  • Rides by Rob Hornby+35.4% ROI · +65.86 pts from 186 runs · 25 winners (13.4%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +67.5% on 88 · Since Oct 2021: +6.6% on 98 · without the biggest winner (50/1): +14.86 pts
  • Runners trained by Ed Dunlop+25.8% ROI · +62.59 pts from 243 runs · 33 winners (13.6%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +22.4% on 175 · Since Oct 2021: +34.3% on 68 · without the biggest winner (50/1): +11.59 pts
  • Runners trained by Dan Skelton+24.5% ROI · +27.20 pts from 111 runs · 33 winners (29.7%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +12.6% on 52 · Since Oct 2021: +35.0% on 59 · without the biggest winner (12/1): +14.20 pts
  • Runners trained by James Fanshawe+13.3% ROI · +27.52 pts from 207 runs · 40 winners (19.3%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +9.0% on 158 · Since Oct 2021: +27.1% on 49 · without the biggest winner (16/1): +10.52 pts
  • Runners trained by David Pipe+12.4% ROI · +15.23 pts from 123 runs · 36 winners (29.3%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +7.3% on 83 · Since Oct 2021: +22.9% on 40 · without the biggest winner (12/1): +2.23 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Leicester?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 1,486 of 4,315 runs at Leicester since January 2005 — 34.4%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −232.28 points at SP (as at 22 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Leicester?

Mark Johnston, with 84 winners from 467 runners (18.0%) since January 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Leicester?

Ryan Moore, with 79 winners from 326 rides (24.2%) since January 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Leicester?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since January 2005, Paul Nicholls has the best win rate: 40.6% (13 from 32).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Leicester?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since January 2005, A P McCoy has the best win rate: 35.8% (39 from 109).

Which horses have won most at Leicester?

The leading course winners since January 2005: Snowed Under (GB) (6 from 16), Global Dream (GB) (4 from 5), Botanist (GB) (4 from 8).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Leicester?

Tilsworth Turf (GB) at 125/1 on 27 April 2024 in the Carling Handicap — the biggest starting price among Leicester winners since January 2005.

Is there a draw bias at Leicester?

No trip at Leicester 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 January 2005.

About Leicester

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Oadby, on the south-east side of Leicester — Flat and jumps, turf.
  • Flat: Right-handed and galloping, about 1m6f round, with a straight 7f and an uphill finish.
  • Jumps: Right-handed, galloping and undulating, with fair fences and a stiff run-in.
  • Trips: Flat from 5f to about 1m4f; jumps from 2m to about 3m.

Going and the seasons

  • Summer: The Flat fixtures usually race on good or good to firm ground, with watering.
  • Autumn and winter: Soft ground is common from October through the jumps season.

Signature races and fixtures

  • Flat: The King Richard III Stakes (7f) in the spring; two-year-old races through the summer and autumn.
  • Jumps: Handicap chases and novice races from November to March.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: On the A6 south of the city with parking on site; buses from Leicester station.
  • Viewing: The stands look up the finishing hill; the big screen covers the back of the course.

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.