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Nantes racecourse statistics

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

Our French data is a selection of meetings, not every meeting held: these figures cover the meetings supplied to us.

Figures as at 31 Oct 2026, 09:23 · last meeting in our archive 14 Oct 2026

Covers 2 July 2005 – 31 October 2026

198races · 116 meetings
1,298runners · 1,153 horses
44.6%favourites won · 75 of 168Last 12 months: 27.3% (3 of 11, a small sample)
48/1biggest-priced winner · Liberte Absolue (FR)

In brief

as at 31 Oct 2026

Nantes has staged 198 races over 116 meetings in our archive since July 2005, with 1,298 runners.

Favourites have won 44.6% of their runs here (75 from 168), a level-stakes P/L of +76.95 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Alain Couetil has the most winners here (15 from 61 runners, 24.6%). It is also the best win rate among yards with 30 or more runners.

Pierre-Charles Boudot has the most winners here (9 from 16 rides, 56.3%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Adrien Fouassier has the best win rate: 23.5% (8 from 34).

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

3 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 44.6% of their runs here (75 from 168), a level-stakes P/L of +76.95 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 168Won 75Win 44.6%£1 +76.95A/E 1.29
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 294Won 50Win 17.0%£1 +77.13A/E 0.85
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 285Won 21Win 7.4%£1 −38.60A/E 0.76
7th or biggerRuns 279Won 10Win 3.6%£1 +26.80A/E 1.11

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FlatRuns 120Won 50Win 41.7%£1 +41.95A/E 1.20
HurdleRuns 38Won 21Win 55.3%£1 +32.10A/E 2.02
ChaseRuns 9Won 3Win 33.3%£1 +0.30A/E 0.00
NH FlatRuns 1Won 1Win 100.0%£1 +2.60A/E 4.26

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
GoodRuns 15Won 8Win 53.3%£1 +5.70A/E 1.76
Good to SoftRuns 46Won 22Win 47.8%£1 +24.25A/E 1.19
SoftRuns 68Won 32Win 47.1%£1 +38.20A/E 1.35
HeavyRuns 38Won 12Win 31.6%£1 +4.60A/E 0.99

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

Alain Couetil has the most winners here (15 from 61 runners, 24.6%). It is also the best win rate among yards with 30 or more runners.

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Alain CouetilRuns 61Won 15Win 24.6%£1 +17.60A/E 0.57
J BoisnardRuns 62Won 14Win 22.6%£1 +67.30A/E 0.91
H-A PantallRuns 98Won 13Win 13.3%£1 −29.70A/E 0.38
F-H GraffardRuns 14Won 7Win 50.0%£1 +20.00A/E 2.38
L VielRuns 17Won 7Win 41.2%£1 +38.80A/E 0.00
D SepulchreRuns 36Won 6Win 16.7%£1 −8.10A/E 1.42
A FabreRuns 10Won 5Win 50.0%£1 +3.50A/E 1.87
Francois NicolleRuns 25Won 5Win 20.0%£1 +2.30A/E 0.94
P & C PeltierRuns 9Won 4Win 44.4%£1 +4.50A/E 2.28
A Chaille-ChailleRuns 10Won 4Win 40.0%£1 +5.50A/E 1.26

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Alain CouetilRuns 61Won 15Win 24.6%£1 +17.60A/E 0.57
J BoisnardRuns 62Won 14Win 22.6%£1 +67.30A/E 0.91
D SepulchreRuns 36Won 6Win 16.7%£1 −8.10A/E 1.42
H-A PantallRuns 98Won 13Win 13.3%£1 −29.70A/E 0.38
N LeendersRuns 34Won 4Win 11.8%£1 −23.80A/E 0.53

Ordered by win rate, among those with 30 or more runners here; a tie goes to the bigger sample.

£1 P/L is level stakes at SP. Dimmed rows have fewer than 30 runners.

Jockeys

since 2005

Pierre-Charles Boudot has the most winners here (9 from 16 rides, 56.3%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Adrien Fouassier has the best win rate: 23.5% (8 from 34).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Pierre-Charles BoudotRuns 16Won 9Win 56.3%£1 +8.40A/E 1.95
Adrien FouassierRuns 34Won 8Win 23.5%£1 +2.00A/E 0.78
Arnaud BourgeaisRuns 23Won 7Win 30.4%£1 +21.90A/E 0.88
Alexandre RousselRuns 48Won 6Win 12.5%£1 −17.90A/E 0.22
Christophe SoumillonRuns 12Won 5Win 41.7%£1 +6.40A/E 2.41
Aurelien LemaitreRuns 14Won 5Win 35.7%£1 +13.33A/E 2.14
Mlle Maryline EonRuns 14Won 5Win 35.7%£1 +53.50A/E 2.73
Fabrice VeronRuns 57Won 5Win 8.8%£1 −38.60A/E 0.00
Angelo GasnierRuns 6Won 4Win 66.7%£1 +39.10A/E 0.00
Hubert TerrienRuns 12Won 4Win 33.3%£1 +24.00A/E —

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Adrien FouassierRuns 34Won 8Win 23.5%£1 +2.00A/E 0.78
Alexandre RousselRuns 48Won 6Win 12.5%£1 −17.90A/E 0.22
Fabrice VeronRuns 57Won 5Win 8.8%£1 −38.60A/E 0.00

Ordered by win rate, among those with 30 or more rides here; a tie goes to the bigger sample.

£1 P/L is level stakes at SP. Dimmed rows have fewer than 30 rides.

Course specialists

3+ wins here

Vert Et Blanc (FR) has won here 4 times from 6 runs, more than any other horse since July 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since July 2005 was Liberte Absolue (FR) at 48/1 on 9 June 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.

Under 6f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 6Won 1Win 16.7%Place 33.3%A/E 1.01
Middle thirdRuns 8Won 1Win 12.5%Place 37.5%A/E 1.55
High thirdRuns 8Won 0Win 0.0%Place 12.5%A/E 0.00

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 3Won 0Win 0.0%Place 33.3%A/E 0.00
Middle thirdRuns 3Won 1Win 33.3%Place 33.3%A/E 2.79
High thirdRuns 4Won 0Win 0.0%Place 25.0%A/E 0.00

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 68Won 10Win 14.7%Place 39.7%A/E 1.36
Middle thirdRuns 79Won 3Win 3.8%Place 25.3%A/E 0.44
High thirdRuns 87Won 12Win 13.8%Place 32.2%A/E 1.16

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 54Won 6Win 11.1%Place 31.5%A/E 0.95
Middle thirdRuns 63Won 8Win 12.7%Place 30.2%A/E 1.26
High thirdRuns 75Won 6Win 8.0%Place 32.0%A/E 0.84

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 11Won 1Win 9.1%Place 27.3%A/E 0.76
Middle thirdRuns 12Won 1Win 8.3%Place 8.3%A/E 1.04
High thirdRuns 13Won 1Win 7.7%Place 38.5%A/E 1.37

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.

  • Hurdle races+39.2% ROI · +88.10 pts from 225 runs · 44 winners (17.5%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +56.1% on 150 · Since Oct 2021: +5.2% on 75 · without the biggest winner (44/1): +43.10 pts
  • Over 2m1f – 2m4f+38.8% ROI · +85.70 pts from 221 runs · 47 winners (17.5%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +60.7% on 138 · Since Oct 2021: +2.3% on 83 · without the biggest winner (44/1): +40.70 pts
  • Fields of 11-13 runners+22.6% ROI · +52.50 pts from 232 runs · 22 winners (8.7%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +21.1% on 161 · Since Oct 2021: +26.1% on 71 · without the biggest winner (48/1): +3.50 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Nantes?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 75 of 168 runs at Nantes since July 2005 — 44.6%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of +76.95 points at SP (as at 31 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Nantes?

Alain Couetil, with 15 winners from 61 runners (24.6%) since July 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Nantes?

Pierre-Charles Boudot, with 9 winners from 16 rides (56.3%) since July 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Nantes?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since July 2005, Alain Couetil has the best win rate: 24.6% (15 from 61).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Nantes?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since July 2005, Adrien Fouassier has the best win rate: 23.5% (8 from 34).

Which horses have won most at Nantes?

The leading course winners since July 2005: Vert Et Blanc (FR) (4 from 6), Meleagros (IRE) (3 from 3).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Nantes?

Liberte Absolue (FR) at 48/1 on 9 June 2020 in the Prix Haifa (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) — the biggest starting price among Nantes winners since July 2005.

Is there a draw bias at Nantes?

No trip at Nantes 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 July 2005.