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Plumpton racecourse statistics

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

Figures as at 23 Oct 2026, 01:08 · last meeting in our archive 19 Oct 2026

Covers 2 January 2005 – 23 October 2026

2,204races · 325 meetings
17,176runners · 9,510 horses
36.7%favourites won · 868 of 2,363Last 12 months: 44.0% (51 of 116)
100/1biggest-priced winner · El Hageb Rose (FR)

In brief

as at 23 Oct 2026

Plumpton has staged 2,204 races over 325 meetings in our archive since January 2005, with 17,176 runners.

Favourites have won 36.7% of their runs here (868 from 2,363), a level-stakes P/L of −136.63 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Gary Moore has the most winners here (184 from 1,079 runners, 17.1%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Harry Fry has the best win rate: 33.9% (19 from 56).

Tom Cannon has the most winners here (105 from 618 rides, 17.0%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Jonathan Burke has the best win rate: 30.0% (15 from 50).

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 36.7% of their runs here (868 from 2,363), a level-stakes P/L of −136.63 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 2,363Won 868Win 36.7%£1 −136.63A/E 1.08
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 4,452Won 801Win 18.0%£1 −520.66A/E 1.00
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 5,820Won 408Win 7.0%£1 −1,578.00A/E 0.89
7th or biggerRuns 4,539Won 129Win 2.8%£1 −1,798.50A/E 0.95

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 1,377Won 501Win 36.4%£1 −111.31A/E 1.06
ChaseRuns 860Won 317Win 36.9%£1 −20.47A/E 1.09
NH FlatRuns 126Won 50Win 39.7%£1 −4.85A/E 1.10

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 280Won 91Win 32.5%£1 −38.95A/E 0.99
GoodRuns 718Won 263Win 36.6%£1 −26.78A/E 1.08
Good to SoftRuns 431Won 177Win 41.1%£1 +23.88A/E 1.22
SoftRuns 648Won 222Win 34.3%£1 −96.22A/E 1.00
HeavyRuns 286Won 115Win 40.2%£1 +1.44A/E 1.11

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

Gary Moore has the most winners here (184 from 1,079 runners, 17.1%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Harry Fry has the best win rate: 33.9% (19 from 56).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Gary MooreRuns 1,079Won 184Win 17.1%£1 −192.92A/E 0.96
Chris GordonRuns 665Won 124Win 18.6%£1 −6.75A/E 1.15
Alan KingRuns 231Won 65Win 28.1%£1 −29.21A/E 1.19
Seamus MullinsRuns 545Won 62Win 11.4%£1 −132.89A/E 1.01
Paul NichollsRuns 192Won 53Win 27.6%£1 +5.96A/E 1.14
Anthony HoneyballRuns 194Won 48Win 24.7%£1 −15.51A/E 1.15
Nicky HendersonRuns 153Won 46Win 30.1%£1 −0.66A/E 1.08
David PipeRuns 232Won 43Win 18.5%£1 −62.72A/E 0.97
Venetia WilliamsRuns 204Won 42Win 20.6%£1 −63.36A/E 1.02
Neil MulhollandRuns 304Won 42Win 13.8%£1 −77.89A/E 0.93

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Harry FryRuns 56Won 19Win 33.9%£1 +20.43A/E 1.58
Nicky HendersonRuns 153Won 46Win 30.1%£1 −0.66A/E 1.08
Alan KingRuns 231Won 65Win 28.1%£1 −29.21A/E 1.19
Tom LaceyRuns 32Won 9Win 28.1%£1 +5.75A/E 1.59
James OwenRuns 50Won 14Win 28.0%£1 −1.88A/E 1.44
Paul NichollsRuns 192Won 53Win 27.6%£1 +5.96A/E 1.14
Olly MurphyRuns 45Won 12Win 26.7%£1 +14.03A/E 0.95
Ben CaseRuns 44Won 11Win 25.0%£1 +36.38A/E 1.81
Anthony HoneyballRuns 194Won 48Win 24.7%£1 −15.51A/E 1.15
Charlie MannRuns 120Won 28Win 23.3%£1 +15.00A/E 1.33

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
Michael MadgwickRuns 114Won 13Win 11.4%£1 +44.25A/E 1.72
Daniel SteeleRuns 78Won 7Win 9.0%£1 −11.50A/E 1.67
Harry FryRuns 56Won 19Win 33.9%£1 +20.43A/E 1.58
Suzy SmithRuns 201Won 36Win 17.9%£1 +78.13A/E 1.56
Bill TurnerRuns 64Won 7Win 10.9%£1 −19.05A/E 1.54
Zoe DavisonRuns 274Won 28Win 10.2%£1 +3.35A/E 1.52
Lydia RichardsRuns 74Won 10Win 13.5%£1 +0.75A/E 1.51
Sarah HumphreyRuns 78Won 12Win 15.4%£1 +29.58A/E 1.48
Paul HendersonRuns 175Won 28Win 16.0%£1 +67.01A/E 1.45
James OwenRuns 50Won 14Win 28.0%£1 −1.88A/E 1.44

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

Tom Cannon has the most winners here (105 from 618 rides, 17.0%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Jonathan Burke has the best win rate: 30.0% (15 from 50).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Tom CannonRuns 618Won 105Win 17.0%£1 −11.36A/E 1.13
Jamie MooreRuns 721Won 104Win 14.4%£1 −230.40A/E 0.84
Marc GoldsteinRuns 565Won 60Win 10.6%£1 +112.48A/E 1.27
Joshua MooreRuns 321Won 53Win 16.5%£1 −51.49A/E 0.99
Noel FehilyRuns 216Won 51Win 23.6%£1 +9.62A/E 1.19
Tom ScudamoreRuns 295Won 50Win 16.9%£1 −53.47A/E 0.94
Aidan ColemanRuns 221Won 47Win 21.3%£1 −31.31A/E 1.07
Harry CobdenRuns 157Won 43Win 27.4%£1 +5.43A/E 1.26
A P McCoyRuns 146Won 42Win 28.8%£1 +20.23A/E 1.07
Gavin SheehanRuns 214Won 38Win 17.8%£1 −18.62A/E 1.07

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Jonathan BurkeRuns 50Won 15Win 30.0%£1 −0.26A/E 1.80
Stan SheppardRuns 38Won 11Win 28.9%£1 +12.08A/E 1.67
A P McCoyRuns 146Won 42Win 28.8%£1 +20.23A/E 1.07
Harry BannisterRuns 73Won 20Win 27.4%£1 +29.33A/E 1.73
Harry CobdenRuns 157Won 43Win 27.4%£1 +5.43A/E 1.26
Wayne HutchinsonRuns 110Won 30Win 27.3%£1 −18.38A/E 1.21
Freddie GordonRuns 93Won 25Win 26.9%£1 +9.41A/E 1.35
Mick FitzgeraldRuns 38Won 10Win 26.3%£1 +7.16A/E 1.24
Robert ThorntonRuns 104Won 25Win 24.0%£1 −24.95A/E 1.12
Noel FehilyRuns 216Won 51Win 23.6%£1 +9.62A/E 1.19

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
Jonathan BurkeRuns 50Won 15Win 30.0%£1 −0.26A/E 1.80
Micheal NolanRuns 84Won 13Win 15.5%£1 +9.03A/E 1.77
Harry BannisterRuns 73Won 20Win 27.4%£1 +29.33A/E 1.73
Thomas GarnerRuns 68Won 7Win 10.3%£1 +7.50A/E 1.65
Felix De GilesRuns 55Won 12Win 21.8%£1 +14.65A/E 1.57
Philip HideRuns 149Won 28Win 18.8%£1 +30.35A/E 1.50
Dave CrosseRuns 147Won 17Win 11.6%£1 +54.48A/E 1.50
Gemma Gracey-DavisonRuns 86Won 9Win 10.5%£1 +14.63A/E 1.48
Jamie GoldsteinRuns 71Won 7Win 9.9%£1 −32.00A/E 1.44
Bryony FrostRuns 60Won 14Win 23.3%£1 −5.93A/E 1.42

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

I See You Well (FR) has won here 6 times from 19 runs, more than any other horse since January 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since January 2005 was El Hageb Rose (FR) at 100/1 on 14 November 2022.

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.

  • Rides by Marc Goldstein+19.9% ROI · +112.48 pts from 565 runs · 60 winners (10.6%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +12.4% on 432 · Since Oct 2021: +44.2% on 133 · without the biggest winner (100/1): +11.48 pts
  • Chris Gordon, ridden by Tom Cannon+18.4% ROI · +49.62 pts from 269 runs · 62 winners (23.0%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +22.7% on 202 · Since Oct 2021: +5.5% on 67 · without the biggest winner (33/1): +15.62 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Plumpton?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 868 of 2,363 runs at Plumpton since January 2005 — 36.7%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −136.63 points at SP (as at 23 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Plumpton?

Gary Moore, with 184 winners from 1,079 runners (17.1%) since January 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Plumpton?

Tom Cannon, with 105 winners from 618 rides (17.0%) since January 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Plumpton?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since January 2005, Harry Fry has the best win rate: 33.9% (19 from 56).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Plumpton?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since January 2005, Jonathan Burke has the best win rate: 30.0% (15 from 50).

Which horses have won most at Plumpton?

The leading course winners since January 2005: I See You Well (FR) (6 from 19), Ballyvoneen (IRE) (6 from 20), The Hardy Boy (GB) (6 from 30).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Plumpton?

El Hageb Rose (FR) at 100/1 on 14 November 2022 in the Ultimate Jumps Guide On Attheraces.com/jumps Handicap Hurdle — the biggest starting price among Plumpton winners since January 2005.

About Plumpton

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Plumpton, near Lewes, East Sussex, beside Plumpton station — jumps only, turf.
  • Shape: Left-handed, tight and undulating, about 1m1f round, with an uphill finish and one of the shortest run-ins in the country.

Going and the seasons

  • Winter: Soft or heavy ground is common from November to February.
  • Spring and autumn: The season opens in September and closes in May, more often on good or good to soft ground.

Signature races and fixtures

  • January: The Sussex National (about 3m4f handicap chase).
  • Programme: Novice hurdles and chases and handicaps through the winter.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: Plumpton station is next to the course, about an hour from London Victoria; parking on site.
  • Viewing: A small course with the whole 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.