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Newton Abbot racecourse statistics

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

Figures as at 28 Oct 2026, 20:08 · last meeting in our archive 28 Oct 2026

Covers 26 March 2005 – 29 October 2026

2,435races · 365 meetings
20,140runners · 11,058 horses
36.3%favourites won · 950 of 2,618Last 12 months: 41.3% (57 of 138)
100/1biggest-priced winner · Borak (IRE)

In brief

as at 28 Oct 2026

Newton Abbot has staged 2,435 races over 365 meetings in our archive since March 2005, with 20,140 runners.

Favourites have won 36.3% of their runs here (950 from 2,618), a level-stakes P/L of −187.73 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Paul Nicholls has the most winners here (193 from 644 runners, 30.0%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, John Ferguson has the best win rate: 37.8% (14 from 37).

Richard Johnson has the most winners here (120 from 653 rides, 18.4%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, A P McCoy has the best win rate: 27.3% (106 from 388).

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 36.3% of their runs here (950 from 2,618), a level-stakes P/L of −187.73 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 2,618Won 950Win 36.3%£1 −187.73A/E 1.07
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 4,927Won 867Win 17.6%£1 −697.34A/E 1.00
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 6,513Won 469Win 7.2%£1 −1,803.50A/E 0.94
7th or biggerRuns 6,082Won 152Win 2.5%£1 −2,457.00A/E 0.80

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 1,492Won 548Win 36.7%£1 −89.48A/E 1.10
ChaseRuns 967Won 336Win 34.7%£1 −97.02A/E 1.03
NH FlatRuns 159Won 66Win 41.5%£1 −1.23A/E 1.16

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 641Won 216Win 33.7%£1 −63.66A/E 1.04
GoodRuns 1,275Won 482Win 37.8%£1 −74.14A/E 1.10
Good to SoftRuns 410Won 147Win 35.9%£1 −18.68A/E 1.04
SoftRuns 216Won 78Win 36.1%£1 −24.48A/E 1.09
HeavyRuns 76Won 27Win 35.5%£1 −6.77A/E 1.04

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

Paul Nicholls has the most winners here (193 from 644 runners, 30.0%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, John Ferguson has the best win rate: 37.8% (14 from 37).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Paul NichollsRuns 644Won 193Win 30.0%£1 −45.92A/E 1.07
David PipeRuns 720Won 95Win 13.2%£1 −202.44A/E 0.95
Philip HobbsRuns 500Won 88Win 17.6%£1 −61.09A/E 0.97
Evan WilliamsRuns 520Won 77Win 14.8%£1 −160.66A/E 0.95
Colin TizzardRuns 455Won 62Win 13.6%£1 −45.89A/E 1.02
Dan SkeltonRuns 225Won 57Win 25.3%£1 −51.98A/E 0.99
Jonjo O'NeillRuns 340Won 55Win 16.2%£1 −66.27A/E 1.05
Peter BowenRuns 317Won 51Win 16.1%£1 −48.10A/E 1.00
Tim VaughanRuns 330Won 47Win 14.2%£1 −99.27A/E 0.97
Fergal O'BrienRuns 216Won 46Win 21.3%£1 −7.89A/E 1.04

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
John FergusonRuns 37Won 14Win 37.8%£1 +10.17A/E 1.41
Paul NichollsRuns 644Won 193Win 30.0%£1 −45.92A/E 1.07
Nicky HendersonRuns 114Won 34Win 29.8%£1 +9.33A/E 1.20
Harry FryRuns 106Won 31Win 29.2%£1 +0.15A/E 1.34
Mickey BowenRuns 32Won 9Win 28.1%£1 −0.78A/E 1.14
Dan SkeltonRuns 225Won 57Win 25.3%£1 −51.98A/E 0.99
Tom LaceyRuns 40Won 10Win 25.0%£1 −6.53A/E 1.06
Philip Hobbs & Johnson WhiteRuns 59Won 14Win 23.7%£1 +10.61A/E 1.39
Olly MurphyRuns 69Won 16Win 23.2%£1 −1.04A/E 1.09
Emma LavelleRuns 100Won 23Win 23.0%£1 +53.53A/E 1.57

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
Gail HaywoodRuns 72Won 6Win 8.3%£1 +166.50A/E 2.05
Sarah-Jayne DaviesRuns 50Won 7Win 14.0%£1 −8.25A/E 1.68
Sophie LeechRuns 180Won 24Win 13.3%£1 +22.62A/E 1.65
Emma LavelleRuns 100Won 23Win 23.0%£1 +53.53A/E 1.57
Michael BlakeRuns 104Won 19Win 18.3%£1 +4.07A/E 1.54
Alison ThorpeRuns 111Won 21Win 18.9%£1 +16.95A/E 1.50
Bill TurnerRuns 115Won 10Win 8.7%£1 +24.50A/E 1.43
Patrick RodfordRuns 72Won 6Win 8.3%£1 −8.50A/E 1.41
Charlie MannRuns 77Won 14Win 18.2%£1 −6.79A/E 1.41
John FlintRuns 103Won 16Win 15.5%£1 +24.78A/E 1.39

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

Richard Johnson has the most winners here (120 from 653 rides, 18.4%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, A P McCoy has the best win rate: 27.3% (106 from 388).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Richard JohnsonRuns 653Won 120Win 18.4%£1 −114.86A/E 0.94
A P McCoyRuns 388Won 106Win 27.3%£1 −9.88A/E 1.14
Sam Twiston-DaviesRuns 431Won 101Win 23.4%£1 −45.75A/E 1.05
Tom O'BrienRuns 467Won 82Win 17.6%£1 −19.69A/E 1.24
Tom ScudamoreRuns 620Won 82Win 13.2%£1 −212.51A/E 0.92
Harry CobdenRuns 310Won 70Win 22.6%£1 −46.83A/E 0.95
Harry SkeltonRuns 267Won 59Win 22.1%£1 −63.54A/E 0.93
Paddy BrennanRuns 289Won 56Win 19.4%£1 +99.77A/E 1.20
Nick ScholfieldRuns 422Won 52Win 12.3%£1 −54.13A/E 1.09
Daryl JacobRuns 281Won 50Win 17.8%£1 +9.70A/E 1.20

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
A P McCoyRuns 388Won 106Win 27.3%£1 −9.88A/E 1.14
Freddie GingellRuns 75Won 18Win 24.0%£1 −7.27A/E 1.26
Sam Twiston-DaviesRuns 431Won 101Win 23.4%£1 −45.75A/E 1.05
Harry CobdenRuns 310Won 70Win 22.6%£1 −46.83A/E 0.95
Harry SkeltonRuns 267Won 59Win 22.1%£1 −63.54A/E 0.93
Jonathan BurkeRuns 60Won 13Win 21.7%£1 −4.20A/E 1.19
Ryan MahonRuns 47Won 10Win 21.3%£1 −8.91A/E 1.41
Aidan ColemanRuns 228Won 48Win 21.1%£1 +96.12A/E 1.33
Mitchell BastyanRuns 49Won 10Win 20.4%£1 −3.30A/E 1.34
Brian HughesRuns 30Won 6Win 20.0%£1 −1.17A/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
Danny CookRuns 56Won 10Win 17.9%£1 +41.08A/E 2.01
Alice MillsRuns 51Won 4Win 7.8%£1 +89.00A/E 1.83
Tommy PhelanRuns 68Won 7Win 10.3%£1 −6.25A/E 1.74
Harry KimberRuns 110Won 15Win 13.6%£1 −14.55A/E 1.55
Bryan CarverRuns 97Won 17Win 17.5%£1 +12.23A/E 1.43
Mark GrantRuns 55Won 4Win 7.3%£1 −30.50A/E 1.41
Seamus DurackRuns 70Won 9Win 12.9%£1 −28.12A/E 1.40
Charlie HammondRuns 54Won 8Win 14.8%£1 −18.12A/E 1.38
Rodi GreeneRuns 157Won 9Win 5.7%£1 +22.83A/E 1.35
Wayne KavanaghRuns 77Won 7Win 9.1%£1 −34.00A/E 1.34

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

Tamarillo Grove (IRE) has won here 8 times from 22 runs, more than any other horse since March 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since March 2005 was Borak (IRE) at 100/1 on 17 September 2021.

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 950 of 2,618 runs at Newton Abbot since March 2005 — 36.3%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −187.73 points at SP (as at 28 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Newton Abbot?

Paul Nicholls, with 193 winners from 644 runners (30.0%) since March 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Newton Abbot?

Richard Johnson, with 120 winners from 653 rides (18.4%) since March 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Newton Abbot?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since March 2005, John Ferguson has the best win rate: 37.8% (14 from 37).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Newton Abbot?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since March 2005, A P McCoy has the best win rate: 27.3% (106 from 388).

Which horses have won most at Newton Abbot?

The leading course winners since March 2005: Tamarillo Grove (IRE) (8 from 22), Gore Point (GB) (6 from 9), Clearance (GB) (6 from 13).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Newton Abbot?

Borak (IRE) at 100/1 on 17 September 2021 in the newtonabbotracing.com Handicap Hurdle — the biggest starting price among Newton Abbot winners since March 2005.

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.