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Newbury racecourse statistics

Every runner at Newbury 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 2 Nov 2026, 01:48 · last meeting in our archive 19 Sep 2026

Covers 12 January 2005 – 2 November 2026

4,397races · 616 meetings
45,048runners · 29,895 horses
30.2%favourites won · 1,448 of 4,799Last 12 months: 36.7% (79 of 215)
200/1biggest-priced winner · Intercessor (GB)

In brief

as at 2 Nov 2026

Newbury has staged 4,397 races over 616 meetings in our archive since January 2005, with 45,048 runners.

Favourites have won 30.2% of their runs here (1,448 from 4,799), a level-stakes P/L of −542.77 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Nicky Henderson has the most winners here (207 from 1,007 runners, 20.6%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Charlie Appleby has the best win rate: 26.2% (50 from 191).

Ryan Moore has the most winners here (136 from 916 rides, 14.8%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, R Walsh has the best win rate: 29.3% (48 from 164).

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

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 30.2% of their runs here (1,448 from 4,799), a level-stakes P/L of −542.77 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 4,799Won 1,448Win 30.2%£1 −542.77A/E 1.04
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 8,966Won 1,468Win 16.4%£1 −1,122.78A/E 1.03
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 12,827Won 1,007Win 7.9%£1 −2,250.00A/E 1.00
7th or biggerRuns 18,454Won 481Win 2.6%£1 −6,805.00A/E 0.84

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FlatRuns 3,084Won 856Win 27.8%£1 −451.90A/E 1.00
HurdleRuns 833Won 311Win 37.3%£1 −12.15A/E 1.15
ChaseRuns 728Won 237Win 32.6%£1 −49.75A/E 1.07
NH FlatRuns 154Won 44Win 28.6%£1 −28.97A/E 0.99

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FirmRuns 9Won 3Win 33.3%£1 −1.00A/E 1.04
Good to FirmRuns 1,082Won 339Win 31.3%£1 −59.97A/E 1.09
GoodRuns 1,185Won 346Win 29.2%£1 −152.22A/E 1.02
Good to SoftRuns 1,242Won 364Win 29.3%£1 −182.15A/E 1.00
SoftRuns 1,029Won 318Win 30.9%£1 −107.39A/E 1.05
HeavyRuns 252Won 78Win 31.0%£1 −40.04A/E 1.02

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

Nicky Henderson has the most winners here (207 from 1,007 runners, 20.6%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Charlie Appleby has the best win rate: 26.2% (50 from 191).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Nicky HendersonRuns 1,007Won 207Win 20.6%£1 −114.19A/E 1.14
Paul NichollsRuns 846Won 181Win 21.4%£1 −54.25A/E 1.09
Richard HannonRuns 1,253Won 138Win 11.0%£1 −103.88A/E 1.06
William HaggasRuns 651Won 130Win 20.0%£1 −9.34A/E 1.12
Richard Hannon SnrRuns 1,072Won 114Win 10.6%£1 −295.69A/E 0.96
John GosdenRuns 555Won 113Win 20.4%£1 +45.49A/E 1.15
Andrew BaldingRuns 862Won 97Win 11.3%£1 −73.54A/E 1.01
Philip HobbsRuns 580Won 94Win 16.2%£1 +101.88A/E 1.22
Alan KingRuns 973Won 94Win 9.7%£1 −355.62A/E 0.87
Ralph BeckettRuns 576Won 72Win 12.5%£1 +44.79A/E 1.08

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Charlie ApplebyRuns 191Won 50Win 26.2%£1 −10.91A/E 1.10
Michael JarvisRuns 105Won 24Win 22.9%£1 +22.88A/E 1.48
Philip Hobbs & Johnson WhiteRuns 54Won 12Win 22.2%£1 −2.14A/E 1.45
David DennisRuns 32Won 7Win 21.9%£1 +22.00A/E 2.40
Paul NichollsRuns 846Won 181Win 21.4%£1 −54.25A/E 1.09
Luca CumaniRuns 178Won 37Win 20.8%£1 +1.55A/E 1.48
Nicky HendersonRuns 1,007Won 207Win 20.6%£1 −114.19A/E 1.14
John GosdenRuns 555Won 113Win 20.4%£1 +45.49A/E 1.15
Saeed bin SuroorRuns 270Won 54Win 20.0%£1 +31.07A/E 1.16
Owen BurrowsRuns 105Won 21Win 20.0%£1 +11.80A/E 1.28

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
Ron HodgesRuns 50Won 9Win 18.0%£1 +12.88A/E 2.17
Milton HarrisRuns 50Won 5Win 10.0%£1 −1.62A/E 1.86
Richard SpencerRuns 74Won 11Win 14.9%£1 +61.25A/E 1.76
Julia FeildenRuns 65Won 11Win 16.9%£1 +37.03A/E 1.71
Dominic Ffrench DavisRuns 134Won 15Win 11.2%£1 +4.58A/E 1.69
Willie MussonRuns 53Won 6Win 11.3%£1 −6.17A/E 1.62
Robin DickinRuns 63Won 5Win 7.9%£1 −35.25A/E 1.57
Tom CloverRuns 50Won 9Win 18.0%£1 +23.25A/E 1.52
Alastair LidderdaleRuns 56Won 3Win 5.4%£1 −14.00A/E 1.50
Michael JarvisRuns 105Won 24Win 22.9%£1 +22.88A/E 1.48

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

Ryan Moore has the most winners here (136 from 916 rides, 14.8%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, R Walsh has the best win rate: 29.3% (48 from 164).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Ryan MooreRuns 916Won 136Win 14.8%£1 −259.79A/E 0.94
Richard HughesRuns 767Won 120Win 15.6%£1 −66.91A/E 1.05
William BuickRuns 691Won 115Win 16.6%£1 −85.48A/E 1.09
Richard JohnsonRuns 551Won 101Win 18.3%£1 +217.67A/E 1.34
Jim CrowleyRuns 792Won 99Win 12.5%£1 −13.13A/E 1.11
Frankie DettoriRuns 444Won 94Win 21.2%£1 +28.61A/E 1.12
James DoyleRuns 631Won 94Win 14.9%£1 +7.46A/E 1.10
Oisin MurphyRuns 567Won 84Win 14.8%£1 −95.95A/E 1.01
Tom MarquandRuns 525Won 77Win 14.7%£1 −31.24A/E 1.19
A P McCoyRuns 332Won 73Win 22.0%£1 +2.99A/E 1.16

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
R WalshRuns 164Won 48Win 29.3%£1 −15.46A/E 1.16
Mr Ross BirkettRuns 33Won 9Win 27.3%£1 +66.03A/E 2.32
Barry GeraghtyRuns 307Won 72Win 23.5%£1 −38.61A/E 1.07
A P McCoyRuns 332Won 73Win 22.0%£1 +2.99A/E 1.16
Nico de BoinvilleRuns 307Won 66Win 21.5%£1 +0.59A/E 1.10
Frankie DettoriRuns 444Won 94Win 21.2%£1 +28.61A/E 1.12
Harry CobdenRuns 346Won 73Win 21.1%£1 −24.14A/E 1.16
Callum RodriguezRuns 38Won 7Win 18.4%£1 −1.22A/E 1.44
Lorcan WilliamsRuns 38Won 7Win 18.4%£1 −10.30A/E 1.73
Richard JohnsonRuns 551Won 101Win 18.3%£1 +217.67A/E 1.34

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
Seamus DurackRuns 62Won 6Win 9.7%£1 −11.50A/E 1.84
Dominic ElsworthRuns 119Won 15Win 12.6%£1 +11.83A/E 1.72
Philip RobinsonRuns 134Won 24Win 17.9%£1 +27.46A/E 1.60
Ryan TateRuns 62Won 7Win 11.3%£1 +78.25A/E 1.57
Hayley TurnerRuns 209Won 22Win 10.5%£1 +107.25A/E 1.56
Jeremiah McGrathRuns 74Won 9Win 12.2%£1 −9.80A/E 1.56
Jack QuinlanRuns 73Won 9Win 12.3%£1 −12.29A/E 1.55
Richard MullenRuns 97Won 10Win 10.3%£1 +20.88A/E 1.49
Marco GhianiRuns 54Won 8Win 14.8%£1 +163.13A/E 1.46
Jack DoyleRuns 55Won 7Win 12.7%£1 +17.88A/E 1.45

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

Big Buck's (FR) has won here 8 times from 10 runs, more than any other horse since January 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since January 2005 was Intercessor (GB) at 200/1 on 13 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 471Won 34Win 7.2%Place 24.4%A/E 0.90
Middle thirdRuns 523Won 55Win 10.5%Place 31.9%A/E 1.27
High thirdRuns 701Won 48Win 6.8%Place 18.7%A/E 0.86

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 3,325Won 290Win 8.7%Place 27.5%A/E 1.02
Middle thirdRuns 3,637Won 318Win 8.7%Place 26.2%A/E 1.01
High thirdRuns 4,722Won 380Win 8.0%Place 24.0%A/E 0.98

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 1,123Won 91Win 8.1%Place 27.2%A/E 1.00
Middle thirdRuns 1,239Won 102Win 8.2%Place 25.9%A/E 1.01
High thirdRuns 1,552Won 123Win 7.9%Place 22.4%A/E 0.99

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 2,056Won 179Win 8.7%Place 27.5%A/E 1.00
Middle thirdRuns 2,272Won 216Win 9.5%Place 27.2%A/E 1.05
High thirdRuns 3,002Won 258Win 8.6%Place 27.1%A/E 0.97

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 319Won 30Win 9.4%Place 27.3%A/E 1.09
Middle thirdRuns 373Won 40Win 10.7%Place 27.6%A/E 1.17
High thirdRuns 503Won 38Win 7.6%Place 28.2%A/E 0.82

2m1f – 2m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 7Won 1Win 14.3%Place 14.3%A/E 1.16
Middle thirdRuns 8Won 1Win 12.5%Place 37.5%A/E 1.06
High thirdRuns 13Won 1Win 7.7%Place 38.5%A/E 0.83

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 – 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.

  • Runners trained by Heather Main+136.2% ROI · +212.50 pts from 156 runs · 12 winners (7.7%)Jan 2005 – Oct 2021: +78.1% on 98 · Since Nov 2021: +234.5% on 58 · without the biggest winner (150/1): +61.50 pts
  • William Haggas, ridden by Tom Marquand+10.2% ROI · +19.62 pts from 192 runs · 46 winners (24.0%)Jan 2005 – Oct 2021: +9.6% on 44 · Since Nov 2021: +10.4% on 148 · without the biggest winner (14/1): +4.62 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Newbury?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 1,448 of 4,799 runs at Newbury since January 2005 — 30.2%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −542.77 points at SP (as at 2 Nov 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Newbury?

Nicky Henderson, with 207 winners from 1,007 runners (20.6%) since January 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Newbury?

Ryan Moore, with 136 winners from 916 rides (14.8%) since January 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Newbury?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since January 2005, Charlie Appleby has the best win rate: 26.2% (50 from 191).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Newbury?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since January 2005, R Walsh has the best win rate: 29.3% (48 from 164).

Which horses have won most at Newbury?

The leading course winners since January 2005: Big Buck's (FR) (8 from 10), Native River (IRE) (5 from 6), Champ (IRE) (5 from 6).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Newbury?

Intercessor (GB) at 200/1 on 13 June 2020 in the It's Not Rocket Science Wth MansionBet Novice Stakes (Div 2) — the biggest starting price among Newbury winners since January 2005.

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 since January 2005.

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.