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Newbury racecourse statistics

Every runner at Newbury in our archive in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021): who wins here, how favourites fare, the biggest-priced winners, the draw and the angles that have paid at SP.

Figures as at 30 Oct 2026, 13:43 · last meeting in our archive 19 Sep 2026

Covers 1 October 2021 – 31 October 2026

1,044races · 149 meetings
9,761runners · 6,976 horses
31.4%favourites won · 354 of 1,129Last 12 months: 35.8% (83 of 232)
150/1biggest-priced winner · Zoulu Chief (GB)

In brief

as at 30 Oct 2026

Newbury has staged 1,044 races over 149 meetings in our archive in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), with 9,761 runners.

Favourites have won 31.4% of their runs here (354 from 1,129), a level-stakes P/L of −170.98 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Richard Hannon has the most winners here (50 from 479 runners, 10.4%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Charlie Appleby has the best win rate: 30.5% (25 from 82).

Tom Marquand has the most winners here (56 from 303 rides, 18.5%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Nico de Boinville has the best win rate: 21.6% (25 from 116).

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

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 31.4% of their runs here (354 from 1,129), a level-stakes P/L of −170.98 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 1,129Won 354Win 31.4%£1 −170.98A/E 1.02
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 2,110Won 348Win 16.5%£1 −374.65A/E 0.99
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 2,953Won 242Win 8.2%£1 −348.00A/E 1.03
7th or biggerRuns 3,567Won 101Win 2.8%£1 −991.50A/E 0.92

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FlatRuns 714Won 201Win 28.2%£1 −153.49A/E 0.96
HurdleRuns 214Won 89Win 41.6%£1 +5.86A/E 1.23
ChaseRuns 169Won 51Win 30.2%£1 −26.87A/E 0.93
NH FlatRuns 32Won 13Win 40.6%£1 +3.52A/E 1.37

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 252Won 81Win 32.1%£1 −36.63A/E 1.03
GoodRuns 341Won 97Win 28.4%£1 −74.27A/E 0.92
Good to SoftRuns 258Won 88Win 34.1%£1 −18.60A/E 1.13
SoftRuns 199Won 63Win 31.7%£1 −30.45A/E 1.02
HeavyRuns 79Won 25Win 31.6%£1 −11.03A/E 1.09

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

last 5 years

Richard Hannon has the most winners here (50 from 479 runners, 10.4%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Charlie Appleby has the best win rate: 30.5% (25 from 82).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Richard HannonRuns 479Won 50Win 10.4%£1 +47.92A/E 1.06
William HaggasRuns 221Won 48Win 21.7%£1 −0.82A/E 1.15
Paul NichollsRuns 212Won 40Win 18.9%£1 −60.29A/E 0.99
Nicky HendersonRuns 207Won 38Win 18.4%£1 −28.90A/E 0.99
Andrew BaldingRuns 263Won 37Win 14.1%£1 −32.83A/E 1.03
Ralph BeckettRuns 196Won 27Win 13.8%£1 −12.66A/E 1.03
Charlie ApplebyRuns 82Won 25Win 30.5%£1 −2.54A/E 1.11
Ed WalkerRuns 194Won 24Win 12.4%£1 −63.72A/E 1.04
Dan SkeltonRuns 158Won 23Win 14.6%£1 +5.60A/E 1.03
John & Thady GosdenRuns 146Won 22Win 15.1%£1 −50.05A/E 0.82

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Charlie ApplebyRuns 82Won 25Win 30.5%£1 −2.54A/E 1.11
Owen BurrowsRuns 57Won 17Win 29.8%£1 +35.07A/E 1.83
Philip Hobbs & Johnson WhiteRuns 54Won 12Win 22.2%£1 −2.14A/E 1.45
William HaggasRuns 221Won 48Win 21.7%£1 −0.82A/E 1.15
Venetia WilliamsRuns 65Won 13Win 20.0%£1 +20.13A/E 1.31
Paul NichollsRuns 212Won 40Win 18.9%£1 −60.29A/E 0.99
Nicky HendersonRuns 207Won 38Win 18.4%£1 −28.90A/E 0.99
Jane WilliamsRuns 35Won 6Win 17.1%£1 −11.82A/E 1.22
Fergal O'BrienRuns 101Won 17Win 16.8%£1 −13.79A/E 1.17
K R BurkeRuns 76Won 12Win 15.8%£1 −0.43A/E 1.35

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
Owen BurrowsRuns 57Won 17Win 29.8%£1 +35.07A/E 1.83
Heather MainRuns 60Won 6Win 10.0%£1 +147.00A/E 1.58
Ian WilliamsRuns 98Won 10Win 10.2%£1 −27.95A/E 1.49
Philip Hobbs & Johnson WhiteRuns 54Won 12Win 22.2%£1 −2.14A/E 1.45
K R BurkeRuns 76Won 12Win 15.8%£1 −0.43A/E 1.35
Archie WatsonRuns 72Won 7Win 9.7%£1 +22.83A/E 1.31
Venetia WilliamsRuns 65Won 13Win 20.0%£1 +20.13A/E 1.31
Jack ChannonRuns 90Won 8Win 8.9%£1 +22.50A/E 1.26
Harry & Roger CharltonRuns 53Won 8Win 15.1%£1 +8.85A/E 1.22
Gary & Josh MooreRuns 85Won 10Win 11.8%£1 −33.28A/E 1.22

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

last 5 years

Tom Marquand has the most winners here (56 from 303 rides, 18.5%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Nico de Boinville has the best win rate: 21.6% (25 from 116).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Tom MarquandRuns 303Won 56Win 18.5%£1 +24.19A/E 1.28
William BuickRuns 226Won 47Win 20.8%£1 −13.35A/E 1.09
Harry CobdenRuns 228Won 46Win 20.2%£1 −57.21A/E 1.05
Oisin MurphyRuns 201Won 39Win 19.4%£1 +3.16A/E 1.12
Rossa RyanRuns 221Won 26Win 11.8%£1 +13.86A/E 0.98
Nico de BoinvilleRuns 116Won 25Win 21.6%£1 +13.64A/E 0.97
Hector CrouchRuns 149Won 23Win 15.4%£1 +19.37A/E 1.48
Sean LeveyRuns 255Won 23Win 9.0%£1 −39.05A/E 0.84
Pat DobbsRuns 146Won 20Win 13.7%£1 +24.46A/E 1.39
Jim CrowleyRuns 120Won 19Win 15.8%£1 +12.35A/E 1.09

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Nico de BoinvilleRuns 116Won 25Win 21.6%£1 +13.64A/E 0.97
William BuickRuns 226Won 47Win 20.8%£1 −13.35A/E 1.09
Callum RodriguezRuns 34Won 7Win 20.6%£1 +2.78A/E 1.50
Paddy BrennanRuns 39Won 8Win 20.5%£1 −5.28A/E 1.09
Harry CobdenRuns 228Won 46Win 20.2%£1 −57.21A/E 1.05
Oisin MurphyRuns 201Won 39Win 19.4%£1 +3.16A/E 1.12
Charlie DeutschRuns 70Won 13Win 18.6%£1 +13.88A/E 1.25
Tom MarquandRuns 303Won 56Win 18.5%£1 +24.19A/E 1.28
Ben JonesRuns 76Won 14Win 18.4%£1 −11.03A/E 1.25
Jonathan BurkeRuns 77Won 13Win 16.9%£1 +29.28A/E 1.46

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
Lewis EdmundsRuns 91Won 9Win 9.9%£1 −6.17A/E 1.51
Hector CrouchRuns 149Won 23Win 15.4%£1 +19.37A/E 1.48
Jonathan BurkeRuns 77Won 13Win 16.9%£1 +29.28A/E 1.46
Pat DobbsRuns 146Won 20Win 13.7%£1 +24.46A/E 1.39
Jack TudorRuns 54Won 6Win 11.1%£1 −15.87A/E 1.32
Tom MarquandRuns 303Won 56Win 18.5%£1 +24.19A/E 1.28
Charlie DeutschRuns 70Won 13Win 18.6%£1 +13.88A/E 1.25
Rex DingleRuns 57Won 7Win 12.3%£1 −32.15A/E 1.25
Trevor WhelanRuns 90Won 6Win 6.7%£1 +25.62A/E 1.25
Ben JonesRuns 76Won 14Win 18.4%£1 −11.03A/E 1.25

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

Zain Nights (GB) has won here 4 times from 7 runs, more than any other horse in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021) was Zoulu Chief (GB) at 150/1 on 19 May 2023.

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 92Won 5Win 5.4%Place 23.9%A/E 0.62
Middle thirdRuns 108Won 10Win 9.3%Place 34.3%A/E 1.17
High thirdRuns 133Won 13Win 9.8%Place 19.5%A/E 1.14

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 750Won 74Win 9.9%Place 29.6%A/E 1.06
Middle thirdRuns 835Won 68Win 8.1%Place 26.2%A/E 0.88
High thirdRuns 1,092Won 96Win 8.8%Place 25.5%A/E 1.07

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 235Won 24Win 10.2%Place 29.4%A/E 1.15
Middle thirdRuns 252Won 17Win 6.7%Place 25.0%A/E 0.80
High thirdRuns 334Won 29Win 8.7%Place 24.6%A/E 1.05

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 392Won 37Win 9.4%Place 30.1%A/E 1.07
Middle thirdRuns 435Won 52Win 12.0%Place 29.0%A/E 1.18
High thirdRuns 559Won 37Win 6.6%Place 24.7%A/E 0.79

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 44Won 3Win 6.8%Place 27.3%A/E 0.66
Middle thirdRuns 58Won 7Win 12.1%Place 25.9%A/E 1.24
High thirdRuns 85Won 8Win 9.4%Place 31.8%A/E 1.02

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 Heather Main+136.2% ROI · +212.50 pts from 156 runs · 12 winners (7.7%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +68.2% on 96 · Since Oct 2021: +245.0% on 60 · without the biggest winner (150/1): +61.50 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Newbury?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 354 of 1,129 runs at Newbury in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021) — 31.4%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −170.98 points at SP (as at 30 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Newbury?

Richard Hannon, with 50 winners from 479 runners (10.4%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Newbury?

Tom Marquand, with 56 winners from 303 rides (18.5%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Newbury?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Charlie Appleby has the best win rate: 30.5% (25 from 82).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Newbury?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Nico de Boinville has the best win rate: 21.6% (25 from 116).

Which horses have won most at Newbury?

The leading course winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021): Zain Nights (GB) (4 from 7), Heltenham (FR) (4 from 7), Mustazeed (IRE) (4 from 10).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Newbury?

Zoulu Chief (GB) at 150/1 on 19 May 2023 in the Starlight Charity Remembers Christopher Hanbury Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) — the biggest starting price among Newbury winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Is there a draw bias at Newbury?

No trip at Newbury 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 in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

About Newbury

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Newbury, Berkshire, with Newbury Racecourse station on the course — Flat and jumps, turf.
  • Shape: Left-handed, wide and galloping, about 1m7f round and almost flat, with a straight mile and a long run to the line.
  • Season: Flat from April to October, jumps from November to March.

Going and the seasons

  • Flat: The spring and autumn meetings are often run on good to soft ground; midsummer fixtures are usually good.
  • Jumps: The winter fixtures are most often soft, with heavy ground in wet spells.

Signature races and fixtures

  • Flat: The Lockinge Stakes (1m) in May; the Greenham and Fred Darling Stakes (7f) in April; the Hungerford Stakes (7f) and the Geoffrey Freer Stakes (1m5f) in August; the Mill Reef Stakes (6f) in September; the Horris Hill Stakes (7f) in October.
  • Jumps: The Coral Gold Cup (about 3m2f handicap chase, once the Hennessy) in late November or early December; the Challow Novices' Hurdle (2m4f) at the turn of the year; the Game Spirit Chase (2m) and the Betfair Hurdle (2m handicap) in February.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: Newbury Racecourse station is on the course, on the Reading to Newbury line; by road from the M4 (junction 13) and the A34.
  • Viewing: Wide, open sightlines along the straight from the stands, with big screens for the far side.

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.