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Perth racecourse statistics

Every runner at Perth 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 19 Oct 2026, 17:13 · last meeting in our archive 15 Oct 2026

Covers 1 October 2021 – 20 October 2026

466races · 67 meetings
3,624runners · 1,971 horses
35.4%favourites won · 183 of 517Last 12 months: 29.2% (31 of 106)
125/1biggest-priced winner · Just An Artist (GB)

In brief

as at 19 Oct 2026

Perth has staged 466 races over 67 meetings in our archive in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), with 3,624 runners.

Favourites have won 35.4% of their runs here (183 from 517), a level-stakes P/L of −22.49 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Olly Murphy has the most winners here (52 from 165 runners, 31.5%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Dan Skelton has the best win rate: 32.4% (11 from 34).

Sean Bowen has the most winners here (93 from 293 rides, 31.7%). It is also the best win rate among riders with 30 or more rides.

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 35.4% of their runs here (183 from 517), a level-stakes P/L of −22.49 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 517Won 183Win 35.4%£1 −22.49A/E 1.09
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 935Won 158Win 16.9%£1 −163.18A/E 0.95
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 1,208Won 98Win 8.1%£1 −133.50A/E 0.99
7th or biggerRuns 964Won 28Win 2.9%£1 −255.00A/E 0.89

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 312Won 101Win 32.4%£1 −36.20A/E 1.01
ChaseRuns 186Won 77Win 41.4%£1 +20.25A/E 1.26
NH FlatRuns 19Won 5Win 26.3%£1 −6.54A/E 0.67

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 8Won 2Win 25.0%£1 −2.00A/E 1.03
GoodRuns 287Won 97Win 33.8%£1 −37.00A/E 1.01
Good to SoftRuns 138Won 54Win 39.1%£1 +20.21A/E 1.26
SoftRuns 81Won 29Win 35.8%£1 −3.95A/E 1.09
HeavyRuns 3Won 1Win 33.3%£1 +0.25A/E 1.46

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

Olly Murphy has the most winners here (52 from 165 runners, 31.5%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Dan Skelton has the best win rate: 32.4% (11 from 34).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Olly MurphyRuns 165Won 52Win 31.5%£1 +32.22A/E 1.37
Gordon ElliottRuns 162Won 44Win 27.2%£1 −0.06A/E 1.11
Lucinda RussellRuns 229Won 27Win 11.8%£1 −80.59A/E 0.83
Patrick NevilleRuns 94Won 18Win 19.1%£1 +32.96A/E 1.40
R Mike SmithRuns 215Won 18Win 8.4%£1 −90.96A/E 0.98
Donald McCainRuns 50Won 14Win 28.0%£1 +7.36A/E 1.39
Nicky RichardsRuns 115Won 14Win 12.2%£1 −15.56A/E 1.00
Lisa HarrisonRuns 152Won 14Win 9.2%£1 −39.55A/E 1.09
L J MorganRuns 41Won 12Win 29.3%£1 +20.08A/E 1.59
S R B CrawfordRuns 101Won 12Win 11.9%£1 +34.32A/E 0.99

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Dan SkeltonRuns 34Won 11Win 32.4%£1 −2.49A/E 1.12
Olly MurphyRuns 165Won 52Win 31.5%£1 +32.22A/E 1.37
L J MorganRuns 41Won 12Win 29.3%£1 +20.08A/E 1.59
Donald McCainRuns 50Won 14Win 28.0%£1 +7.36A/E 1.39
Gordon ElliottRuns 162Won 44Win 27.2%£1 −0.06A/E 1.11
Mickey BowenRuns 39Won 10Win 25.6%£1 +7.59A/E 1.10
Dianne SayerRuns 43Won 11Win 25.6%£1 +12.50A/E 1.95
Patrick NevilleRuns 94Won 18Win 19.1%£1 +32.96A/E 1.40
Gerald Stephen QuinnRuns 40Won 7Win 17.5%£1 −3.87A/E 1.29
Fergal O'BrienRuns 41Won 7Win 17.1%£1 −9.36A/E 0.76

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
Andrew HamiltonRuns 50Won 6Win 12.0%£1 +25.75A/E 1.88
Patrick NevilleRuns 94Won 18Win 19.1%£1 +32.96A/E 1.40
Donald McCainRuns 50Won 14Win 28.0%£1 +7.36A/E 1.39
Olly MurphyRuns 165Won 52Win 31.5%£1 +32.22A/E 1.37
Iain JardineRuns 75Won 11Win 14.7%£1 +72.58A/E 1.21
Ewan WhillansRuns 67Won 7Win 10.4%£1 +45.38A/E 1.19
Gordon ElliottRuns 162Won 44Win 27.2%£1 −0.06A/E 1.11
Lisa HarrisonRuns 152Won 14Win 9.2%£1 −39.55A/E 1.09
Nicky RichardsRuns 115Won 14Win 12.2%£1 −15.56A/E 1.00
S R B CrawfordRuns 101Won 12Win 11.9%£1 +34.32A/E 0.99

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

Sean Bowen has the most winners here (93 from 293 rides, 31.7%). It is also the best win rate among riders with 30 or more rides.

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Sean BowenRuns 293Won 93Win 31.7%£1 +26.41A/E 1.19
Brian HughesRuns 233Won 53Win 22.7%£1 +25.73A/E 1.35
Danny McMenaminRuns 150Won 17Win 11.3%£1 −51.06A/E 0.93
James BowenRuns 63Won 14Win 22.2%£1 −0.24A/E 1.30
Derek FoxRuns 149Won 13Win 8.7%£1 −55.50A/E 0.76
Patrick WadgeRuns 139Won 12Win 8.6%£1 −58.24A/E 0.70
Conor O'FarrellRuns 78Won 11Win 14.1%£1 +1.75A/E 1.23
Harry SkeltonRuns 32Won 10Win 31.3%£1 −4.82A/E 1.07
Peter KavanaghRuns 101Won 9Win 8.9%£1 −12.62A/E 1.04
Ryan ManiaRuns 68Won 8Win 11.8%£1 −22.75A/E 1.04

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Sean BowenRuns 293Won 93Win 31.7%£1 +26.41A/E 1.19
Harry SkeltonRuns 32Won 10Win 31.3%£1 −4.82A/E 1.07
Brian HughesRuns 233Won 53Win 22.7%£1 +25.73A/E 1.35
James BowenRuns 63Won 14Win 22.2%£1 −0.24A/E 1.30
J J SlevinRuns 31Won 6Win 19.4%£1 +5.00A/E 1.35
Sam Twiston-DaviesRuns 34Won 6Win 17.6%£1 −4.00A/E 0.93
Jack PowerRuns 30Won 5Win 16.7%£1 +4.25A/E 1.23
Gavin SheehanRuns 43Won 7Win 16.3%£1 −11.79A/E 1.14
Conor O'FarrellRuns 78Won 11Win 14.1%£1 +1.75A/E 1.23
Henry BrookeRuns 53Won 7Win 13.2%£1 +33.50A/E 1.20

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
Conor RabbittRuns 61Won 7Win 11.5%£1 −3.77A/E 1.48
Brian HughesRuns 233Won 53Win 22.7%£1 +25.73A/E 1.35
James BowenRuns 63Won 14Win 22.2%£1 −0.24A/E 1.30
Nathan MoscropRuns 75Won 7Win 9.3%£1 −10.50A/E 1.24
Conor O'FarrellRuns 78Won 11Win 14.1%£1 +1.75A/E 1.23
Henry BrookeRuns 53Won 7Win 13.2%£1 +33.50A/E 1.20
Sean BowenRuns 293Won 93Win 31.7%£1 +26.41A/E 1.19
Peter KavanaghRuns 101Won 9Win 8.9%£1 −12.62A/E 1.04
Ryan ManiaRuns 68Won 8Win 11.8%£1 −22.75A/E 1.04
Alan DoyleRuns 89Won 7Win 7.9%£1 +31.50A/E 0.98

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

Statuario (GB) has won here 7 times from 12 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 Just An Artist (GB) at 125/1 on 21 October 2025.

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 Olly Murphy+18.9% ROI · +42.01 pts from 222 runs · 65 winners (29.3%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +17.2% on 57 · Since Oct 2021: +19.5% on 165 · without the biggest winner (14/1): +27.01 pts
  • Rides by Sean Bowen+10.9% ROI · +39.49 pts from 362 runs · 112 winners (30.9%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +19.0% on 69 · Since Oct 2021: +9.0% on 293 · without the biggest winner (12/1): +26.49 pts
  • Runners trained by Donald McCain+7.0% ROI · +19.34 pts from 278 runs · 64 winners (23.0%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +5.3% on 228 · Since Oct 2021: +14.7% on 50 · without the biggest winner (16/1): +2.34 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Perth?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 183 of 517 runs at Perth in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021) — 35.4%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −22.49 points at SP (as at 19 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Perth?

Olly Murphy, with 52 winners from 165 runners (31.5%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Perth?

Sean Bowen, with 93 winners from 293 rides (31.7%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Perth?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Dan Skelton has the best win rate: 32.4% (11 from 34).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Perth?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Sean Bowen has the best win rate: 31.7% (93 from 293).

Which horses have won most at Perth?

The leading course winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021): Statuario (GB) (7 from 12), Born Famous (IRE) (4 from 5), Just Dottie (GB) (4 from 19).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Perth?

Just An Artist (GB) at 125/1 on 21 October 2025 in the Perth & Kinross Foodbank Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) — the biggest starting price among Perth winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

About Perth

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Scone Palace Park, north of Perth, the most northerly racecourse in Britain — jumps only, turf.
  • Shape: Right-handed, flat and galloping, about 1m2f round, with fair fences.
  • Season: April to September.

Going and the seasons

  • Spring: The April and May fixtures race on good to soft or good ground, soft in a wet spring.
  • Summer: Good ground is usual from June to August, with watering.

Signature races and fixtures

  • April: The three-day Perth Festival, with the Highland National (about 3m7f handicap chase).
  • Summer: Handicaps and novice races through to the September close, with many Irish-trained runners.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: Off the A93 north of Perth, close to the A9 and M90, with plenty of parking; by rail to Perth and a bus or taxi.
  • Viewing: Wide lawns and a clear view down the home straight in the parkland setting.

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.