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Leopardstown racecourse statistics

Every runner at Leopardstown 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 23 Oct 2026, 21:28 · last meeting in our archive 18 Oct 2026

Covers 9 January 2005 – 24 October 2026

3,613races · 497 meetings
41,430runners · 21,704 horses
32.9%favourites won · 1,289 of 3,918Last 12 months: 33.7% (66 of 196)
300/1biggest-priced winner · He Knows No Fear (IRE)

In brief

as at 23 Oct 2026

Leopardstown has staged 3,613 races over 497 meetings in our archive since January 2005, with 41,430 runners.

Favourites have won 32.9% of their runs here (1,289 from 3,918), a level-stakes P/L of −348.17 points to a £1 stake at SP.

A P O'Brien has the most winners here (394 from 1,995 runners, 19.7%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, P Twomey has the best win rate: 25.3% (22 from 87).

Pat Smullen has the most winners here (177 from 956 rides, 18.5%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Ryan Moore has the best win rate: 32.0% (82 from 256).

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

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 32.9% of their runs here (1,289 from 3,918), a level-stakes P/L of −348.17 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 3,918Won 1,289Win 32.9%£1 −348.17A/E 1.12
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 7,522Won 1,154Win 15.3%£1 −1,193.42A/E 1.04
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 10,789Won 754Win 7.0%£1 −2,907.50A/E 0.98
7th or biggerRuns 19,201Won 422Win 2.2%£1 −10,324.50A/E 0.73

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FlatRuns 2,645Won 832Win 31.5%£1 −258.11A/E 1.10
HurdleRuns 690Won 252Win 36.5%£1 −20.08A/E 1.21
ChaseRuns 432Won 140Win 32.4%£1 −75.06A/E 1.04
NH FlatRuns 151Won 65Win 43.0%£1 +5.08A/E 1.22

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FirmRuns 7Won 1Win 14.3%£1 −4.90A/E 0.54
Good to FirmRuns 647Won 216Win 33.4%£1 −45.65A/E 1.11
GoodRuns 1,035Won 328Win 31.7%£1 −92.64A/E 1.11
Good to SoftRuns 361Won 119Win 33.0%£1 −24.20A/E 1.14
SoftRuns 1,348Won 462Win 34.3%£1 −111.39A/E 1.15
HeavyRuns 520Won 163Win 31.3%£1 −69.39A/E 1.05

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

A P O'Brien has the most winners here (394 from 1,995 runners, 19.7%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, P Twomey has the best win rate: 25.3% (22 from 87).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
A P O'BrienRuns 1,995Won 394Win 19.7%£1 −374.96A/E 1.05
W P MullinsRuns 1,677Won 314Win 18.7%£1 −358.47A/E 1.09
D K WeldRuns 1,428Won 247Win 17.3%£1 −156.46A/E 1.18
J S BolgerRuns 1,544Won 205Win 13.3%£1 −177.33A/E 1.20
Mrs J. HarringtonRuns 1,585Won 155Win 9.8%£1 −434.64A/E 1.05
Joseph Patrick O'BrienRuns 1,098Won 134Win 12.2%£1 −131.88A/E 1.06
G M LyonsRuns 990Won 121Win 12.2%£1 −276.28A/E 1.01
Gordon ElliottRuns 1,060Won 119Win 11.2%£1 −190.18A/E 1.02
Noel MeadeRuns 894Won 89Win 10.0%£1 −196.24A/E 1.04
John M OxxRuns 569Won 86Win 15.1%£1 −144.30A/E 1.07

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
P TwomeyRuns 87Won 22Win 25.3%£1 +9.59A/E 1.27
A P O'BrienRuns 1,995Won 394Win 19.7%£1 −374.96A/E 1.05
Philip FentonRuns 47Won 9Win 19.1%£1 −6.02A/E 1.48
W P MullinsRuns 1,677Won 314Win 18.7%£1 −358.47A/E 1.09
D K WeldRuns 1,428Won 247Win 17.3%£1 −156.46A/E 1.18
C ByrnesRuns 139Won 23Win 16.5%£1 −31.02A/E 1.44
W T FarrellRuns 79Won 12Win 15.2%£1 +5.00A/E 1.84
John M OxxRuns 569Won 86Win 15.1%£1 −144.30A/E 1.07
John E KielyRuns 126Won 17Win 13.5%£1 +4.83A/E 1.39
J S BolgerRuns 1,544Won 205Win 13.3%£1 −177.33A/E 1.20

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
E D DelanyRuns 52Won 5Win 9.6%£1 +13.00A/E 3.18
W T FarrellRuns 79Won 12Win 15.2%£1 +5.00A/E 1.84
Karl ThorntonRuns 55Won 6Win 10.9%£1 −11.50A/E 1.80
Ciaran MurphyRuns 71Won 6Win 8.5%£1 −19.75A/E 1.79
Mrs Prunella DobbsRuns 52Won 5Win 9.6%£1 −16.75A/E 1.68
J C HaydenRuns 68Won 6Win 8.8%£1 −31.17A/E 1.63
Dermot A McLoughlinRuns 82Won 6Win 7.3%£1 −28.50A/E 1.51
John QueallyRuns 53Won 6Win 11.3%£1 −5.25A/E 1.51
F FloodRuns 93Won 8Win 8.6%£1 −11.50A/E 1.48
Liz DoyleRuns 91Won 8Win 8.8%£1 +17.00A/E 1.45

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

Pat Smullen has the most winners here (177 from 956 rides, 18.5%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Ryan Moore has the best win rate: 32.0% (82 from 256).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Pat SmullenRuns 956Won 177Win 18.5%£1 −73.81A/E 1.22
Kevin ManningRuns 1,197Won 168Win 14.0%£1 −108.57A/E 1.18
Colin KeaneRuns 907Won 124Win 13.7%£1 −168.01A/E 1.01
Shane FoleyRuns 1,032Won 115Win 11.1%£1 −121.13A/E 1.14
Paul TownendRuns 503Won 112Win 22.3%£1 −132.59A/E 1.08
Declan McDonoghRuns 1,144Won 109Win 9.5%£1 −320.01A/E 0.92
Seamie HeffernanRuns 1,064Won 105Win 9.9%£1 −415.26A/E 0.89
W. M. LordanRuns 1,060Won 104Win 9.8%£1 −332.67A/E 1.00
Chris HayesRuns 1,222Won 100Win 8.2%£1 −155.40A/E 0.96
Johnny MurtaghRuns 505Won 93Win 18.4%£1 −58.04A/E 1.14

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Ryan MooreRuns 256Won 82Win 32.0%£1 −18.65A/E 1.04
Mr P W MullinsRuns 195Won 61Win 31.3%£1 +4.88A/E 1.20
R WalshRuns 341Won 86Win 25.2%£1 −73.12A/E 1.09
Robbie McNamaraRuns 63Won 15Win 23.8%£1 +3.72A/E 1.26
Joseph O'BrienRuns 265Won 61Win 23.0%£1 −67.53A/E 1.04
Paul TownendRuns 503Won 112Win 22.3%£1 −132.59A/E 1.08
Donnacha O'BrienRuns 202Won 40Win 19.8%£1 −38.10A/E 1.11
Mr Finian MaguireRuns 61Won 12Win 19.7%£1 +62.83A/E 2.04
Timmy MurphyRuns 31Won 6Win 19.4%£1 +22.25A/E 1.57
Pat SmullenRuns 956Won 177Win 18.5%£1 −73.81A/E 1.22

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
Mr Finian MaguireRuns 61Won 12Win 19.7%£1 +62.83A/E 2.04
Martin HarleyRuns 70Won 6Win 8.6%£1 −13.75A/E 1.59
Jonathan BurkeRuns 53Won 6Win 11.3%£1 −7.77A/E 1.47
Sam EwingRuns 129Won 14Win 10.9%£1 +19.69A/E 1.45
P A CarberryRuns 75Won 6Win 8.0%£1 −28.17A/E 1.41
Danny GrantRuns 196Won 15Win 7.7%£1 −59.00A/E 1.41
Mikey SheehyRuns 98Won 11Win 11.2%£1 +88.56A/E 1.40
Sean DavisRuns 69Won 6Win 8.7%£1 −5.50A/E 1.36
Paddy HarnettRuns 66Won 6Win 9.1%£1 −10.50A/E 1.36
Shane CrosseRuns 174Won 29Win 16.7%£1 −5.22A/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

Famous Name (GB) has won here 13 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 He Knows No Fear (IRE) at 300/1 on 13 August 2020.

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.

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 2,195Won 175Win 8.0%Place 26.2%A/E 0.98
Middle thirdRuns 2,366Won 184Win 7.8%Place 24.6%A/E 0.97
High thirdRuns 2,909Won 240Win 8.3%Place 25.0%A/E 1.04

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 2,250Won 176Win 7.8%Place 25.2%A/E 1.03
Middle thirdRuns 2,469Won 192Win 7.8%Place 24.7%A/E 1.01
High thirdRuns 3,026Won 220Win 7.3%Place 24.5%A/E 0.97

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 1,578Won 131Win 8.3%Place 25.5%A/E 1.02
Middle thirdRuns 1,711Won 136Win 7.9%Place 25.2%A/E 0.99
High thirdRuns 2,141Won 163Win 7.6%Place 25.4%A/E 0.99

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 641Won 56Win 8.7%Place 24.3%A/E 1.09
Middle thirdRuns 691Won 58Win 8.4%Place 26.9%A/E 1.05
High thirdRuns 882Won 63Win 7.1%Place 25.5%A/E 0.91

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.

No angle at Leopardstown clears those tests. Nothing here has paid consistently at SP — which is itself worth knowing.

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Leopardstown?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 1,289 of 3,918 runs at Leopardstown since January 2005 — 32.9%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −348.17 points at SP (as at 23 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Leopardstown?

A P O'Brien, with 394 winners from 1,995 runners (19.7%) since January 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Leopardstown?

Pat Smullen, with 177 winners from 956 rides (18.5%) since January 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Leopardstown?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since January 2005, P Twomey has the best win rate: 25.3% (22 from 87).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Leopardstown?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since January 2005, Ryan Moore has the best win rate: 32.0% (82 from 256).

Which horses have won most at Leopardstown?

The leading course winners since January 2005: Famous Name (GB) (13 from 17), Hurricane Fly (IRE) (10 from 10), Strandfield Lady (IRE) (8 from 41).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Leopardstown?

He Knows No Fear (IRE) at 300/1 on 13 August 2020 in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden — the biggest starting price among Leopardstown winners since January 2005.

Is there a draw bias at Leopardstown?

No trip at Leopardstown 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 Leopardstown

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Foxrock, south Dublin — Flat and jumps, turf.
  • Shape: Left-handed, about 1m6f round and mostly flat, with a straight of about 3f that rises to the line.
  • Season: Flat from spring to autumn; the jumps season runs from the autumn through the Christmas Festival to the Dublin Racing Festival in February.

Going and the seasons

  • Jumps: The Christmas Festival and the Dublin Racing Festival are usually run on yielding to soft or soft ground.
  • Flat: The summer meetings and Irish Champions Weekend in September are most often good or good to yielding.

Signature races and fixtures

  • Christmas Festival (26–29 December): The Savills Chase (3m), the Christmas Hurdle (2m) and the Racing Post Novice Chase (2m1f).
  • Dublin Racing Festival (February, two days): The Irish Gold Cup (about 3m), the Irish Champion Hurdle (2m) and the Dublin Chase (about 2m1f).
  • Flat: The Irish Champion Stakes (1m2f) and the Matron Stakes (1m) on Irish Champions Weekend in September; the Derby Trial (1m2f) and the 2000 Guineas Trial (1m) in the spring.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: About six miles from the city centre: the Luas green line stops nearby, Dublin Bus serves the course, and the M50 (junction 15) by road.
  • Viewing: The grandstand faces the whole circuit, with the rising finish in front of it.

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.