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Newton Abbot racecourse statistics

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

Figures as at 23 Oct 2026, 21:33 · last meeting in our archive 17 Oct 2026

Covers 1 October 2021 – 24 October 2026

550races · 83 meetings
3,726runners · 2,221 horses
41.7%favourites won · 242 of 581Last 12 months: 40.5% (53 of 131)
80/1biggest-priced winner · Great D'ange (FR)

In brief

as at 23 Oct 2026

Newton Abbot has staged 550 races over 83 meetings in our archive in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), with 3,726 runners.

Favourites have won 41.7% of their runs here (242 from 581), a level-stakes P/L of −14.40 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Paul Nicholls has the most winners here (47 from 158 runners, 29.7%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Harry Fry has the best win rate: 41.9% (13 from 31).

Sam Twiston-Davies has the most winners here (34 from 130 rides, 26.2%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Harry Skelton has the best win rate: 38.4% (33 from 86).

No angle here has made a level-stakes profit at SP in both periods we test.

Favourites and the market

by starting-price rank

Favourites have won 41.7% of their runs here (242 from 581), a level-stakes P/L of −14.40 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 581Won 242Win 41.7%£1 −14.40A/E 1.11
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 1,105Won 196Win 17.7%£1 −224.53A/E 0.93
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 1,280Won 97Win 7.6%£1 −350.50A/E 0.97
7th or biggerRuns 760Won 18Win 2.4%£1 −241.00A/E 0.82

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 328Won 140Win 42.7%£1 +5.83A/E 1.16
ChaseRuns 212Won 83Win 39.2%£1 −21.42A/E 1.04
NH FlatRuns 41Won 19Win 46.3%£1 +1.19A/E 1.13

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 26Won 11Win 42.3%£1 +2.66A/E 1.12
GoodRuns 407Won 171Win 42.0%£1 −16.84A/E 1.12
Good to SoftRuns 82Won 33Win 40.2%£1 +0.49A/E 1.04
SoftRuns 31Won 13Win 41.9%£1 +1.03A/E 1.20
HeavyRuns 35Won 14Win 40.0%£1 −1.74A/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

Paul Nicholls has the most winners here (47 from 158 runners, 29.7%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Harry Fry has the best win rate: 41.9% (13 from 31).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Paul NichollsRuns 158Won 47Win 29.7%£1 −31.38A/E 1.03
Dan SkeltonRuns 115Won 40Win 34.8%£1 +1.54A/E 1.21
Joe TizzardRuns 184Won 34Win 18.5%£1 −30.28A/E 1.06
David PipeRuns 139Won 23Win 16.5%£1 −8.85A/E 1.10
Anthony HoneyballRuns 84Won 22Win 26.2%£1 +23.51A/E 1.39
Fergal O'BrienRuns 84Won 17Win 20.2%£1 −30.02A/E 0.79
Evan WilliamsRuns 111Won 15Win 13.5%£1 −31.68A/E 0.92
Philip Hobbs & Johnson WhiteRuns 56Won 14Win 25.0%£1 +13.61A/E 1.45
Milton HarrisRuns 60Won 14Win 23.3%£1 −1.83A/E 1.10
Harry FryRuns 31Won 13Win 41.9%£1 +10.95A/E 1.72

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Harry FryRuns 31Won 13Win 41.9%£1 +10.95A/E 1.72
Dan SkeltonRuns 115Won 40Win 34.8%£1 +1.54A/E 1.21
Paul NichollsRuns 158Won 47Win 29.7%£1 −31.38A/E 1.03
Anthony HoneyballRuns 84Won 22Win 26.2%£1 +23.51A/E 1.39
Philip Hobbs & Johnson WhiteRuns 56Won 14Win 25.0%£1 +13.61A/E 1.45
Milton HarrisRuns 60Won 14Win 23.3%£1 −1.83A/E 1.10
Keiran BurkeRuns 42Won 9Win 21.4%£1 −0.42A/E 1.46
Nigel & Willy Twiston-DaviesRuns 34Won 7Win 20.6%£1 −10.26A/E 1.03
Fergal O'BrienRuns 84Won 17Win 20.2%£1 −30.02A/E 0.79
Joe TizzardRuns 184Won 34Win 18.5%£1 −30.28A/E 1.06

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
Philip Hobbs & Johnson WhiteRuns 56Won 14Win 25.0%£1 +13.61A/E 1.45
Anthony HoneyballRuns 84Won 22Win 26.2%£1 +23.51A/E 1.39
Neil MulhollandRuns 56Won 9Win 16.1%£1 −18.37A/E 1.23
Seamus MullinsRuns 73Won 10Win 13.7%£1 +8.38A/E 1.22
Dan SkeltonRuns 115Won 40Win 34.8%£1 +1.54A/E 1.21
Milton HarrisRuns 60Won 14Win 23.3%£1 −1.83A/E 1.10
David PipeRuns 139Won 23Win 16.5%£1 −8.85A/E 1.10
Joe TizzardRuns 184Won 34Win 18.5%£1 −30.28A/E 1.06
Sue GardnerRuns 66Won 7Win 10.6%£1 −17.50A/E 1.03
Paul NichollsRuns 158Won 47Win 29.7%£1 −31.38A/E 1.03

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

Sam Twiston-Davies has the most winners here (34 from 130 rides, 26.2%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Harry Skelton has the best win rate: 38.4% (33 from 86).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Sam Twiston-DaviesRuns 130Won 34Win 26.2%£1 +16.13A/E 1.25
Harry SkeltonRuns 86Won 33Win 38.4%£1 +1.39A/E 1.15
Harry CobdenRuns 123Won 32Win 26.0%£1 −32.82A/E 0.94
Brendan PowellRuns 160Won 23Win 14.4%£1 −46.61A/E 0.90
Sean BowenRuns 109Won 20Win 18.3%£1 −28.02A/E 0.93
Freddie GingellRuns 72Won 18Win 25.0%£1 −4.27A/E 1.30
Jack TudorRuns 114Won 18Win 15.8%£1 −7.12A/E 1.17
Bryan CarverRuns 69Won 14Win 20.3%£1 +32.62A/E 1.89
Micheal NolanRuns 71Won 13Win 18.3%£1 −20.64A/E 1.35
James BowenRuns 50Won 11Win 22.0%£1 −3.56A/E 0.99

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Harry SkeltonRuns 86Won 33Win 38.4%£1 +1.39A/E 1.15
Sam Twiston-DaviesRuns 130Won 34Win 26.2%£1 +16.13A/E 1.25
Harry CobdenRuns 123Won 32Win 26.0%£1 −32.82A/E 0.94
Freddie GingellRuns 72Won 18Win 25.0%£1 −4.27A/E 1.30
James BowenRuns 50Won 11Win 22.0%£1 −3.56A/E 0.99
Bryan CarverRuns 69Won 14Win 20.3%£1 +32.62A/E 1.89
Ben JonesRuns 54Won 10Win 18.5%£1 −8.75A/E 1.27
Sean BowenRuns 109Won 20Win 18.3%£1 −28.02A/E 0.93
Micheal NolanRuns 71Won 13Win 18.3%£1 −20.64A/E 1.35
Bradley HarrisRuns 39Won 7Win 17.9%£1 −11.17A/E 0.94

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
Bryan CarverRuns 69Won 14Win 20.3%£1 +32.62A/E 1.89
Micheal NolanRuns 71Won 13Win 18.3%£1 −20.64A/E 1.35
James BestRuns 80Won 8Win 10.0%£1 −15.70A/E 1.35
Harry ReedRuns 63Won 9Win 14.3%£1 −11.72A/E 1.33
Harry KimberRuns 70Won 9Win 12.9%£1 −9.55A/E 1.30
Freddie GingellRuns 72Won 18Win 25.0%£1 −4.27A/E 1.30
Ben JonesRuns 54Won 10Win 18.5%£1 −8.75A/E 1.27
Sam Twiston-DaviesRuns 130Won 34Win 26.2%£1 +16.13A/E 1.25
Callum PritchardRuns 51Won 8Win 15.7%£1 −11.80A/E 1.19
Jack TudorRuns 114Won 18Win 15.8%£1 −7.12A/E 1.17

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

Gore Point (GB) has won here 6 times from 9 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 Great D'ange (FR) at 80/1 on 22 August 2024.

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.

No angle at Newton Abbot clears those tests. Nothing here has paid consistently at SP — which is itself worth knowing.

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Newton Abbot?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 242 of 581 runs at Newton Abbot in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021) — 41.7%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −14.40 points at SP (as at 23 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Newton Abbot?

Paul Nicholls, with 47 winners from 158 runners (29.7%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Newton Abbot?

Sam Twiston-Davies, with 34 winners from 130 rides (26.2%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Newton Abbot?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Harry Fry has the best win rate: 41.9% (13 from 31).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Newton Abbot?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Harry Skelton has the best win rate: 38.4% (33 from 86).

Which horses have won most at Newton Abbot?

The leading course winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021): Gore Point (GB) (6 from 9), Clearance (GB) (6 from 13), Hold Your Fort (IRE) (5 from 8).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Newton Abbot?

Great D'ange (FR) at 80/1 on 22 August 2024 in the Happy Birthday Jo Handicap Chase — the biggest starting price among Newton Abbot winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

About Newton Abbot

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Newton Abbot, Devon, beside the A380 — jumps only, turf.
  • Shape: Left-handed, flat and tight, about 1m1f round, with fair fences and a short run-in.
  • Season: Summer jumping from March to October.

Going and the seasons

  • Summer: Good or good to firm is usual, with watering; the spring and autumn fixtures race on softer ground after rain.

Signature races and fixtures

  • Programme: Summer handicap chases and hurdles, with the bigger prizes at the bank holiday fixtures.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: Just off the A380 and A38 with parking on site; Newton Abbot station is a short walk away.
  • Viewing: A tight course with most of the circuit in view from the stands.

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.