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Market Rasen racecourse statistics

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

Figures as at 2 Nov 2026, 01:08 · last meeting in our archive 25 Oct 2026

Covers 8 February 2005 – 2 November 2026

2,940races · 430 meetings
24,716runners · 14,283 horses
34.1%favourites won · 1,094 of 3,207Last 12 months: 33.3% (50 of 150)
100/1biggest-priced winner · Olivair (IRE)

In brief

as at 2 Nov 2026

Market Rasen has staged 2,940 races over 430 meetings in our archive since February 2005, with 24,716 runners.

Favourites have won 34.1% of their runs here (1,094 from 3,207), a level-stakes P/L of −226.24 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Dan Skelton has the most winners here (107 from 494 runners, 21.7%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, James Eustace has the best win rate: 32.4% (11 from 34).

A P McCoy has the most winners here (101 from 428 rides, 23.6%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Fergus Gregory has the best win rate: 30.8% (20 from 65).

2 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 34.1% of their runs here (1,094 from 3,207), a level-stakes P/L of −226.24 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 3,207Won 1,094Win 34.1%£1 −226.24A/E 1.06
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 5,944Won 1,053Win 17.7%£1 −708.92A/E 1.02
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 8,175Won 600Win 7.3%£1 −2,176.17A/E 0.94
7th or biggerRuns 7,390Won 198Win 2.7%£1 −3,387.50A/E 0.84

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 1,790Won 645Win 36.0%£1 −90.25A/E 1.09
ChaseRuns 1,169Won 353Win 30.2%£1 −127.76A/E 1.00
NH FlatRuns 247Won 95Win 38.5%£1 −9.33A/E 1.11
FlatRuns 1Won 1Win 100.0%£1 +1.10A/E 2.29

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 157Won 46Win 29.3%£1 −18.05A/E 1.04
GoodRuns 1,777Won 593Win 33.4%£1 −141.09A/E 1.05
Good to SoftRuns 583Won 213Win 36.5%£1 −18.99A/E 1.12
SoftRuns 605Won 208Win 34.4%£1 −47.15A/E 1.04
HeavyRuns 85Won 34Win 40.0%£1 −0.96A/E 1.13

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

Dan Skelton has the most winners here (107 from 494 runners, 21.7%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, James Eustace has the best win rate: 32.4% (11 from 34).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Dan SkeltonRuns 494Won 107Win 21.7%£1 −96.31A/E 1.00
Jonjo O'NeillRuns 696Won 105Win 15.1%£1 −196.18A/E 0.96
Olly MurphyRuns 393Won 88Win 22.4%£1 −65.96A/E 1.07
Fergal O'BrienRuns 391Won 75Win 19.2%£1 −10.89A/E 1.09
Peter BowenRuns 371Won 68Win 18.3%£1 +62.83A/E 1.34
Nicky HendersonRuns 218Won 61Win 28.0%£1 −11.54A/E 1.10
Nigel Twiston-DaviesRuns 278Won 59Win 21.2%£1 +22.78A/E 1.27
Alan KingRuns 350Won 55Win 15.7%£1 −96.77A/E 0.86
Dr Richard NewlandRuns 237Won 50Win 21.1%£1 +3.64A/E 1.19
Charlie LongsdonRuns 308Won 50Win 16.2%£1 −89.88A/E 1.01

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
James EustaceRuns 34Won 11Win 32.4%£1 +22.38A/E 2.46
Alan SwinbankRuns 77Won 23Win 29.9%£1 +18.16A/E 1.37
John FergusonRuns 58Won 17Win 29.3%£1 +4.66A/E 1.12
Nicky HendersonRuns 218Won 61Win 28.0%£1 −11.54A/E 1.10
James OwenRuns 56Won 15Win 26.8%£1 −0.13A/E 1.47
Harry FryRuns 51Won 12Win 23.5%£1 −6.52A/E 1.13
Don CantillonRuns 34Won 8Win 23.5%£1 +8.05A/E 1.82
Julian SmithRuns 47Won 11Win 23.4%£1 +56.13A/E 2.37
Harry DerhamRuns 30Won 7Win 23.3%£1 −4.12A/E 1.22
M C PipeRuns 31Won 7Win 22.6%£1 +25.48A/E 1.41

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
Tony CarrollRuns 57Won 10Win 17.5%£1 +41.50A/E 2.01
Alan BrownRuns 54Won 6Win 11.1%£1 +3.50A/E 1.81
Gary HanmerRuns 51Won 8Win 15.7%£1 −13.31A/E 1.63
Tim WalfordRuns 64Won 8Win 12.5%£1 +43.43A/E 1.53
Adrian KeatleyRuns 50Won 11Win 22.0%£1 +9.88A/E 1.52
James OwenRuns 56Won 15Win 26.8%£1 −0.13A/E 1.47
James EvansRuns 77Won 14Win 18.2%£1 +39.96A/E 1.42
Robert JohnsonRuns 66Won 5Win 7.6%£1 −8.00A/E 1.37
Alan SwinbankRuns 77Won 23Win 29.9%£1 +18.16A/E 1.37
Malcolm JeffersonRuns 280Won 49Win 17.5%£1 +42.18A/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

A P McCoy has the most winners here (101 from 428 rides, 23.6%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Fergus Gregory has the best win rate: 30.8% (20 from 65).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
A P McCoyRuns 428Won 101Win 23.6%£1 −102.70A/E 1.00
Brian HughesRuns 696Won 101Win 14.5%£1 −117.58A/E 1.07
Harry SkeltonRuns 372Won 87Win 23.4%£1 −64.95A/E 0.97
Sean BowenRuns 359Won 85Win 23.7%£1 −29.14A/E 1.17
Richard JohnsonRuns 457Won 85Win 18.6%£1 −85.74A/E 0.96
Sam Twiston-DaviesRuns 326Won 74Win 22.7%£1 −9.04A/E 1.22
Aidan ColemanRuns 338Won 69Win 20.4%£1 −6.70A/E 1.12
Paddy BrennanRuns 364Won 68Win 18.7%£1 −28.58A/E 1.12
Noel FehilyRuns 235Won 55Win 23.4%£1 +25.37A/E 1.31
Tom ScudamoreRuns 302Won 45Win 14.9%£1 −15.33A/E 1.05

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Fergus GregoryRuns 65Won 20Win 30.8%£1 +21.83A/E 1.77
Bryony FrostRuns 36Won 11Win 30.6%£1 +27.35A/E 1.87
Harry CobdenRuns 69Won 19Win 27.5%£1 +10.80A/E 1.38
Jeremiah McGrathRuns 48Won 12Win 25.0%£1 +4.71A/E 1.39
Sean BowenRuns 359Won 85Win 23.7%£1 −29.14A/E 1.17
A P McCoyRuns 428Won 101Win 23.6%£1 −102.70A/E 1.00
Noel FehilyRuns 235Won 55Win 23.4%£1 +25.37A/E 1.31
Harry SkeltonRuns 372Won 87Win 23.4%£1 −64.95A/E 0.97
Sam Twiston-DaviesRuns 326Won 74Win 22.7%£1 −9.04A/E 1.22
Nico de BoinvilleRuns 111Won 25Win 22.5%£1 −17.22A/E 1.07

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
Tom SiddallRuns 70Won 9Win 12.9%£1 +74.50A/E 1.87
Fergus GregoryRuns 65Won 20Win 30.8%£1 +21.83A/E 1.77
Seamus DurackRuns 54Won 7Win 13.0%£1 +3.25A/E 1.63
Lee EdwardsRuns 128Won 17Win 13.3%£1 +49.58A/E 1.56
Danny McMenaminRuns 106Won 23Win 21.7%£1 +27.32A/E 1.45
Peter BuchananRuns 83Won 9Win 10.8%£1 −13.75A/E 1.42
Keith MercerRuns 126Won 18Win 14.3%£1 +14.70A/E 1.42
Jake GreenallRuns 69Won 10Win 14.5%£1 −14.79A/E 1.39
Harry CobdenRuns 69Won 19Win 27.5%£1 +10.80A/E 1.38
Barry KeniryRuns 138Won 15Win 10.9%£1 −5.12A/E 1.38

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

Giovanni Change (FR) has won here 7 times from 26 runs, more than any other horse since February 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since February 2005 was Olivair (IRE) at 100/1 on 30 November 2006.

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 – Oct 2021, and since Nov 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.

  • Rides by Lee Edwards+38.7% ROI · +49.58 pts from 128 runs · 17 winners (13.3%)Jan 2005 – Oct 2021: +16.9% on 62 · Since Nov 2021: +59.2% on 66 · without the biggest winner (40/1): +8.58 pts
  • Runners by Flemensfirth (USA) (sire)+24.2% ROI · +63.83 pts from 264 runs · 54 winners (20.5%)Jan 2005 – Oct 2021: +28.3% on 207 · Since Nov 2021: +9.3% on 57 · without the biggest winner (33/1): +29.83 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Market Rasen?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 1,094 of 3,207 runs at Market Rasen since February 2005 — 34.1%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −226.24 points at SP (as at 2 Nov 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Market Rasen?

Dan Skelton, with 107 winners from 494 runners (21.7%) since February 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Market Rasen?

A P McCoy, with 101 winners from 428 rides (23.6%) since February 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Market Rasen?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since February 2005, James Eustace has the best win rate: 32.4% (11 from 34).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Market Rasen?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since February 2005, Fergus Gregory has the best win rate: 30.8% (20 from 65).

Which horses have won most at Market Rasen?

The leading course winners since February 2005: Giovanni Change (FR) (7 from 26), Book'em Danno (IRE) (6 from 11), Mister Wiseman (GB) (6 from 16).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Market Rasen?

Olivair (IRE) at 100/1 on 30 November 2006 in the Alan Pennell 50th Anniversary Juvenile Maiden Hurdle — the biggest starting price among Market Rasen winners since February 2005.

Is there a draw bias at Market Rasen?

No trip at Market Rasen 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 February 2005.

About Market Rasen

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, on the A631 — jumps only, turf.
  • Shape: Right-handed and fairly sharp, about 1m2f round, with a short run-in from the last.
  • Season: Racing all year round, with a full summer programme.

Going and the seasons

  • Summer: Good or good to firm is usual from May to September, with watering.
  • Winter: The November to February fixtures race on softer ground, though Lincolnshire is drier than the western tracks.

Signature races and fixtures

  • July: The Summer Plate (about 2m5f handicap chase) and the Summer Hurdle (2m).

Practical notes

  • Getting there: By road from Lincoln and the A46 or A15 with parking on site; by rail to Market Rasen and a short walk.
  • Viewing: Good sightlines from the stands and the paddock on a compact 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.