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Listowel racecourse statistics

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

Figures as at 20 Oct 2026, 14:13 · last meeting in our archive 26 Sep 2026

Covers 17 April 2005 – 20 October 2026

1,496races · 200 meetings
18,006runners · 13,280 horses
31.0%favourites won · 506 of 1,633Last 12 months: 43.4% (33 of 76)
250/1biggest-priced winner · Kingdom Calling (FR)

In brief

as at 20 Oct 2026

Listowel has staged 1,496 races over 200 meetings in our archive since April 2005, with 18,006 runners.

Favourites have won 31.0% of their runs here (506 from 1,633), a level-stakes P/L of −153.67 points to a £1 stake at SP.

W P Mullins has the most winners here (133 from 543 runners, 24.5%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, John Queally has the best win rate: 25.5% (13 from 51).

Paul Townend has the most winners here (59 from 256 rides, 23.0%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Mr P W Mullins has the best win rate: 28.4% (33 from 116).

Over 1m2f – 1m4f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 10.9% of its runs (175) and the highest third 6.9% (248).

1 angle 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 31.0% of their runs here (506 from 1,633), a level-stakes P/L of −153.67 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 1,633Won 506Win 31.0%£1 −153.67A/E 1.15
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 3,102Won 463Win 14.9%£1 −611.78A/E 1.04
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 4,526Won 326Win 7.2%£1 −1,138.50A/E 0.98
7th or biggerRuns 8,745Won 205Win 2.3%£1 −4,459.50A/E 0.74

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FlatRuns 634Won 190Win 30.0%£1 −44.87A/E 1.14
HurdleRuns 600Won 187Win 31.2%£1 −65.70A/E 1.16
ChaseRuns 279Won 81Win 29.0%£1 −41.99A/E 1.05
NH FlatRuns 120Won 48Win 40.0%£1 −1.11A/E 1.31

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FirmRuns 17Won 5Win 29.4%£1 −3.82A/E 0.96
Good to FirmRuns 36Won 13Win 36.1%£1 −1.50A/E 1.44
GoodRuns 473Won 160Win 33.8%£1 −7.43A/E 1.20
Good to SoftRuns 179Won 54Win 30.2%£1 −8.67A/E 1.19
SoftRuns 547Won 151Win 27.6%£1 −98.44A/E 1.06
HeavyRuns 381Won 123Win 32.3%£1 −33.81A/E 1.16

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

W P Mullins has the most winners here (133 from 543 runners, 24.5%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, John Queally has the best win rate: 25.5% (13 from 51).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
W P MullinsRuns 543Won 133Win 24.5%£1 −79.67A/E 1.11
Joseph Patrick O'BrienRuns 281Won 49Win 17.4%£1 −24.69A/E 1.18
D K WeldRuns 232Won 45Win 19.4%£1 −55.09A/E 1.21
Gordon ElliottRuns 333Won 43Win 12.9%£1 −121.40A/E 1.08
Henry De BromheadRuns 273Won 42Win 15.4%£1 −65.64A/E 1.19
A P O'BrienRuns 172Won 40Win 23.3%£1 −46.60A/E 1.07
Mrs J. HarringtonRuns 360Won 40Win 11.1%£1 +21.83A/E 0.99
Michael HouriganRuns 240Won 30Win 12.5%£1 +53.87A/E 1.58
A J MartinRuns 200Won 24Win 12.0%£1 −95.50A/E 1.01
E McNamaraRuns 417Won 23Win 5.5%£1 −184.93A/E 0.82

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
John QueallyRuns 51Won 13Win 25.5%£1 +12.44A/E 2.22
W P MullinsRuns 543Won 133Win 24.5%£1 −79.67A/E 1.11
A P O'BrienRuns 172Won 40Win 23.3%£1 −46.60A/E 1.07
Kevin PrendergastRuns 99Won 20Win 20.2%£1 +26.48A/E 1.81
D K WeldRuns 232Won 45Win 19.4%£1 −55.09A/E 1.21
P D DeeganRuns 52Won 10Win 19.2%£1 +57.25A/E 2.06
Joseph Patrick O'BrienRuns 281Won 49Win 17.4%£1 −24.69A/E 1.18
W J AustinRuns 35Won 6Win 17.1%£1 +11.57A/E 2.25
Joseph G MurphyRuns 110Won 18Win 16.4%£1 +37.91A/E 1.65
Henry De BromheadRuns 273Won 42Win 15.4%£1 −65.64A/E 1.19

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
John QueallyRuns 51Won 13Win 25.5%£1 +12.44A/E 2.22
P D DeeganRuns 52Won 10Win 19.2%£1 +57.25A/E 2.06
Kevin PrendergastRuns 99Won 20Win 20.2%£1 +26.48A/E 1.81
David MarnaneRuns 91Won 14Win 15.4%£1 +54.25A/E 1.79
H RogersRuns 85Won 11Win 12.9%£1 −3.50A/E 1.68
Joseph G MurphyRuns 110Won 18Win 16.4%£1 +37.91A/E 1.65
Michael HouriganRuns 240Won 30Win 12.5%£1 +53.87A/E 1.58
John E KielyRuns 66Won 10Win 15.2%£1 +38.17A/E 1.54
P J PrendergastRuns 52Won 7Win 13.5%£1 +8.00A/E 1.51
Michael WintersRuns 90Won 12Win 13.3%£1 −7.08A/E 1.47

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

Paul Townend has the most winners here (59 from 256 rides, 23.0%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Mr P W Mullins has the best win rate: 28.4% (33 from 116).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Paul TownendRuns 256Won 59Win 23.0%£1 −59.38A/E 1.12
R WalshRuns 231Won 57Win 24.7%£1 −10.04A/E 1.20
Davy RussellRuns 228Won 38Win 16.7%£1 +4.59A/E 1.17
Pat SmullenRuns 198Won 34Win 17.2%£1 −54.49A/E 1.14
Mr P W MullinsRuns 116Won 33Win 28.4%£1 −28.12A/E 1.05
Barry GeraghtyRuns 193Won 33Win 17.1%£1 −16.51A/E 1.29
Declan McDonoghRuns 236Won 32Win 13.6%£1 −44.94A/E 1.26
W. M. LordanRuns 248Won 29Win 11.7%£1 −50.34A/E 1.14
Chris HayesRuns 315Won 28Win 8.9%£1 −126.02A/E 0.96
W J LeeRuns 253Won 25Win 9.9%£1 −119.40A/E 0.98

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Mr P W MullinsRuns 116Won 33Win 28.4%£1 −28.12A/E 1.05
R WalshRuns 231Won 57Win 24.7%£1 −10.04A/E 1.20
Paul TownendRuns 256Won 59Win 23.0%£1 −59.38A/E 1.12
M P FogartyRuns 38Won 8Win 21.1%£1 +38.75A/E 2.60
P ShanahanRuns 38Won 8Win 21.1%£1 +28.75A/E 2.40
Mr J L GleesonRuns 33Won 6Win 18.2%£1 −11.07A/E 1.19
Pat SmullenRuns 198Won 34Win 17.2%£1 −54.49A/E 1.14
Barry GeraghtyRuns 193Won 33Win 17.1%£1 −16.51A/E 1.29
Davy RussellRuns 228Won 38Win 16.7%£1 +4.59A/E 1.17
Luke McAteerRuns 36Won 6Win 16.7%£1 −4.50A/E 1.87

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
Ben CurtisRuns 63Won 9Win 14.3%£1 +37.00A/E 2.41
John CullenRuns 84Won 10Win 11.9%£1 +11.00A/E 2.23
Willie SuppleRuns 51Won 6Win 11.8%£1 +15.83A/E 1.87
Mark BolgerRuns 56Won 6Win 10.7%£1 −2.17A/E 1.86
P W FloodRuns 73Won 12Win 16.4%£1 +3.18A/E 1.81
Tom DoyleRuns 76Won 9Win 11.8%£1 −18.00A/E 1.74
A P HeskinRuns 88Won 9Win 10.2%£1 +6.08A/E 1.71
Leigh RocheRuns 99Won 11Win 11.1%£1 −10.87A/E 1.63
G. F. CarrollRuns 189Won 24Win 12.7%£1 +10.33A/E 1.48
Sean McDermottRuns 60Won 4Win 6.7%£1 −8.00A/E 1.40

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

Easy Game (FR) has won here 5 times from 6 runs, more than any other horse since April 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since April 2005 was Kingdom Calling (FR) at 250/1 on 28 September 2024.

The draw

Flat, 8+ runners

Over 1m2f – 1m4f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 10.9% of its runs (175) and the highest third 6.9% (248).

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 598Won 59Win 9.9%Place 26.6%A/E 1.08
Middle thirdRuns 670Won 50Win 7.5%Place 23.6%A/E 0.93
High thirdRuns 823Won 61Win 7.4%Place 23.2%A/E 1.01

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 679Won 44Win 6.5%Place 21.6%A/E 0.79
Middle thirdRuns 725Won 75Win 10.3%Place 26.8%A/E 1.22
High thirdRuns 958Won 75Win 7.8%Place 26.2%A/E 0.99

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 175Won 19Win 10.9%Place 25.7%A/E 1.26
Middle thirdRuns 185Won 14Win 7.6%Place 23.2%A/E 0.86
High thirdRuns 248Won 17Win 6.9%Place 25.0%A/E 0.91

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 134Won 13Win 9.7%Place 30.6%A/E 1.12
Middle thirdRuns 140Won 9Win 6.4%Place 24.3%A/E 0.70
High thirdRuns 180Won 17Win 9.4%Place 24.4%A/E 1.17

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 Eoin Christopher McCarthy+124.4% ROI · +262.58 pts from 211 runs · 13 winners (6.2%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +149.7% on 65 · Since Oct 2021: +113.2% on 146 · without the biggest winner (250/1): +11.58 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Listowel?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 506 of 1,633 runs at Listowel since April 2005 — 31.0%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −153.67 points at SP (as at 20 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Listowel?

W P Mullins, with 133 winners from 543 runners (24.5%) since April 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Listowel?

Paul Townend, with 59 winners from 256 rides (23.0%) since April 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Listowel?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since April 2005, John Queally has the best win rate: 25.5% (13 from 51).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Listowel?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since April 2005, Mr P W Mullins has the best win rate: 28.4% (33 from 116).

Which horses have won most at Listowel?

The leading course winners since April 2005: Easy Game (FR) (5 from 6), Dragon Of Malta (IRE) (5 from 11), Wicklow Brave (GB) (4 from 4).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Listowel?

Kingdom Calling (FR) at 250/1 on 28 September 2024 in the John Lynch Memorial Maiden Hurdle — the biggest starting price among Listowel winners since April 2005.

Is there a draw bias at Listowel?

Over 1m2f – 1m4f in Flat races of 8 or more runners since April 2005, runners drawn in the lowest third of the stalls have won 19 of 175 runs (10.9%) and those in the highest third 17 of 248 (6.9%). Fair A/E 1.26 low against 0.91 high says how much of that the market had already priced.

About Listowel

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Listowel, County Kerry, in the town beside the River Feale — Flat and jumps, turf.
  • Shape: Left-handed, tight and flat, about 1m2f round, with a short run-in.
  • Season: A June fixture and the week-long Harvest Festival in September.

Going and the seasons

  • September: The Harvest Festival races on anything from yielding to heavy, and the ground often changes through the week.
  • June: The summer fixture usually races on good or good to yielding ground.

Signature races and fixtures

  • Harvest Festival (September, seven days): The Kerry National (about 3m handicap chase) on the Wednesday, with Listed Flat races and big-field handicaps through the week.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: A walk from the town centre; parking is limited in festival week, with the nearest station at Tralee.
  • Viewing: A compact course with the circuit in view from the stands, which are full in festival week.

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.