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Pontefract racecourse statistics

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

Figures as at 19 Oct 2026, 16:38 · last meeting in our archive 19 Oct 2026

Covers 1 October 2021 – 20 October 2026

563races · 82 meetings
4,718runners · 3,157 horses
35.6%favourites won · 216 of 607Last 12 months: 41.1% (58 of 141)
125/1biggest-priced winner · Lord Warburton (IRE)

In brief

as at 19 Oct 2026

Pontefract has staged 563 races over 82 meetings in our archive in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), with 4,718 runners.

Favourites have won 35.6% of their runs here (216 from 607), a level-stakes P/L of −8.32 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Tim Easterby has the most winners here (36 from 367 runners, 9.8%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, William Haggas has the best win rate: 41.5% (17 from 41).

Daniel Tudhope has the most winners here (36 from 171 rides, 21.1%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Rossa Ryan has the best win rate: 25.0% (15 from 60).

Over 1m2f – 1m4f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 14.3% of its runs (168) and the highest third 6.7% (238).

1 angle 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 35.6% of their runs here (216 from 607), a level-stakes P/L of −8.32 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 607Won 216Win 35.6%£1 −8.32A/E 1.12
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 1,141Won 188Win 16.5%£1 −198.32A/E 0.97
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 1,590Won 118Win 7.4%£1 −404.50A/E 0.92
7th or biggerRuns 1,380Won 41Win 3.0%£1 −219.00A/E 0.88

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 197Won 75Win 38.1%£1 +3.47A/E 1.16
GoodRuns 207Won 73Win 35.3%£1 −6.32A/E 1.13
Good to SoftRuns 108Won 33Win 30.6%£1 −17.69A/E 0.98
SoftRuns 85Won 33Win 38.8%£1 +14.72A/E 1.25
HeavyRuns 10Won 2Win 20.0%£1 −2.50A/E 0.58

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

Tim Easterby has the most winners here (36 from 367 runners, 9.8%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, William Haggas has the best win rate: 41.5% (17 from 41).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Tim EasterbyRuns 367Won 36Win 9.8%£1 −126.76A/E 0.96
K R BurkeRuns 111Won 23Win 20.7%£1 −10.28A/E 1.08
Richard FaheyRuns 163Won 20Win 12.3%£1 −15.97A/E 1.02
Ruth CarrRuns 104Won 19Win 18.3%£1 +38.66A/E 1.52
William HaggasRuns 41Won 17Win 41.5%£1 +15.20A/E 1.41
Michael & David EasterbyRuns 154Won 17Win 11.0%£1 −25.44A/E 1.10
David O'MearaRuns 131Won 16Win 12.2%£1 −52.10A/E 0.82
Paul MidgleyRuns 150Won 16Win 10.7%£1 +32.50A/E 0.96
George BougheyRuns 44Won 15Win 34.1%£1 +27.53A/E 1.47
Edward BethellRuns 70Won 14Win 20.0%£1 +4.33A/E 1.27

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
William HaggasRuns 41Won 17Win 41.5%£1 +15.20A/E 1.41
George BougheyRuns 44Won 15Win 34.1%£1 +27.53A/E 1.47
Ralph BeckettRuns 48Won 12Win 25.0%£1 −14.33A/E 0.91
Ed DunlopRuns 46Won 11Win 23.9%£1 +15.81A/E 1.58
K R BurkeRuns 111Won 23Win 20.7%£1 −10.28A/E 1.08
Edward BethellRuns 70Won 14Win 20.0%£1 +4.33A/E 1.27
Roger VarianRuns 30Won 6Win 20.0%£1 −13.82A/E 0.97
Adrian KeatleyRuns 38Won 7Win 18.4%£1 +6.02A/E 1.46
John & Sean QuinnRuns 38Won 7Win 18.4%£1 +17.16A/E 1.61
Ruth CarrRuns 104Won 19Win 18.3%£1 +38.66A/E 1.52

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
Craig LidsterRuns 51Won 9Win 17.6%£1 +103.75A/E 2.05
Ruth CarrRuns 104Won 19Win 18.3%£1 +38.66A/E 1.52
Brian EllisonRuns 54Won 8Win 14.8%£1 −14.67A/E 1.49
Edward BethellRuns 70Won 14Win 20.0%£1 +4.33A/E 1.27
Roger FellRuns 59Won 7Win 11.9%£1 −16.05A/E 1.21
Ben HaslamRuns 70Won 8Win 11.4%£1 +79.85A/E 1.14
Michael & David EasterbyRuns 154Won 17Win 11.0%£1 −25.44A/E 1.10
K R BurkeRuns 111Won 23Win 20.7%£1 −10.28A/E 1.08
Richard FaheyRuns 163Won 20Win 12.3%£1 −15.97A/E 1.02
Charlie JohnstonRuns 106Won 14Win 13.2%£1 −30.59A/E 1.00

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

Daniel Tudhope has the most winners here (36 from 171 rides, 21.1%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Rossa Ryan has the best win rate: 25.0% (15 from 60).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Daniel TudhopeRuns 171Won 36Win 21.1%£1 −37.30A/E 1.10
Jason HartRuns 224Won 32Win 14.3%£1 −34.06A/E 1.08
David AllanRuns 206Won 22Win 10.7%£1 −85.01A/E 0.88
Joanna MasonRuns 134Won 19Win 14.2%£1 +4.58A/E 1.23
Connor BeasleyRuns 144Won 17Win 11.8%£1 +9.83A/E 1.08
Callum RodriguezRuns 75Won 16Win 21.3%£1 +28.62A/E 1.45
Oisin OrrRuns 132Won 16Win 12.1%£1 −28.72A/E 0.86
Rossa RyanRuns 60Won 15Win 25.0%£1 +21.77A/E 1.17
Clifford LeeRuns 74Won 15Win 20.3%£1 −11.37A/E 1.26
David NolanRuns 97Won 15Win 15.5%£1 +21.50A/E 1.41

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Rossa RyanRuns 60Won 15Win 25.0%£1 +21.77A/E 1.17
Hollie DoyleRuns 42Won 10Win 23.8%£1 +3.81A/E 1.32
Tom MarquandRuns 49Won 11Win 22.4%£1 −13.81A/E 1.09
Billy LoughnaneRuns 36Won 8Win 22.2%£1 +25.00A/E 1.34
Callum RodriguezRuns 75Won 16Win 21.3%£1 +28.62A/E 1.45
Daniel TudhopeRuns 171Won 36Win 21.1%£1 −37.30A/E 1.10
Jason WatsonRuns 34Won 7Win 20.6%£1 +3.87A/E 1.52
Clifford LeeRuns 74Won 15Win 20.3%£1 −11.37A/E 1.26
Shane GrayRuns 56Won 10Win 17.9%£1 +44.17A/E 1.97
Ben CurtisRuns 64Won 11Win 17.2%£1 −22.00A/E 1.03

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
Shane GrayRuns 56Won 10Win 17.9%£1 +44.17A/E 1.97
Sean KirraneRuns 64Won 11Win 17.2%£1 +42.25A/E 1.84
Rowan ScottRuns 55Won 9Win 16.4%£1 −20.01A/E 1.51
Callum RodriguezRuns 75Won 16Win 21.3%£1 +28.62A/E 1.45
David NolanRuns 97Won 15Win 15.5%£1 +21.50A/E 1.41
Cam HardieRuns 112Won 10Win 8.9%£1 −24.50A/E 1.29
Clifford LeeRuns 74Won 15Win 20.3%£1 −11.37A/E 1.26
Joanna MasonRuns 134Won 19Win 14.2%£1 +4.58A/E 1.23
Rossa RyanRuns 60Won 15Win 25.0%£1 +21.77A/E 1.17
Andrew MullenRuns 80Won 7Win 8.8%£1 +63.50A/E 1.14

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

The Good Biscuit (GB) has won here 5 times from 14 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 Lord Warburton (IRE) at 125/1 on 10 June 2024.

The draw

Flat, 8+ runners

Over 1m2f – 1m4f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 14.3% of its runs (168) and the highest third 6.7% (238).

Under 6f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 156Won 19Win 12.2%Place 33.3%A/E 0.90
Middle thirdRuns 181Won 16Win 8.8%Place 24.3%A/E 0.93
High thirdRuns 212Won 21Win 9.9%Place 34.0%A/E 1.18

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 352Won 37Win 10.5%Place 32.7%A/E 0.88
Middle thirdRuns 405Won 46Win 11.4%Place 33.8%A/E 1.06
High thirdRuns 499Won 41Win 8.2%Place 24.6%A/E 1.05

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 259Won 36Win 13.9%Place 41.3%A/E 1.06
Middle thirdRuns 287Won 26Win 9.1%Place 29.6%A/E 0.94
High thirdRuns 329Won 23Win 7.0%Place 20.4%A/E 0.99

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 168Won 24Win 14.3%Place 41.1%A/E 1.04
Middle thirdRuns 196Won 23Win 11.7%Place 28.1%A/E 1.03
High thirdRuns 238Won 16Win 6.7%Place 27.3%A/E 0.91

2m1f – 2m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 40Won 5Win 12.5%Place 35.0%A/E 0.85
Middle thirdRuns 45Won 8Win 17.8%Place 40.0%A/E 1.74
High thirdRuns 54Won 1Win 1.9%Place 18.5%A/E 0.28

2m5f – 3m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 6Won 1Win 16.7%Place 50.0%A/E 1.59
Middle thirdRuns 6Won 0Win 0.0%Place 16.7%A/E 0.00
High thirdRuns 8Won 1Win 12.5%Place 25.0%A/E 1.50

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 – 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 Ed Dunlop+53.6% ROI · +57.31 pts from 107 runs · 25 winners (23.4%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +68.0% on 61 · Since Oct 2021: +34.4% on 46 · without the biggest winner (25/1): +31.31 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Pontefract?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 216 of 607 runs at Pontefract in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021) — 35.6%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −8.32 points at SP (as at 19 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Pontefract?

Tim Easterby, with 36 winners from 367 runners (9.8%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Pontefract?

Daniel Tudhope, with 36 winners from 171 rides (21.1%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Pontefract?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), William Haggas has the best win rate: 41.5% (17 from 41).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Pontefract?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Rossa Ryan has the best win rate: 25.0% (15 from 60).

Which horses have won most at Pontefract?

The leading course winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021): The Good Biscuit (GB) (5 from 14), Carrigillihy (GB) (4 from 7), Reigning Profit (IRE) (4 from 12).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Pontefract?

Lord Warburton (IRE) at 125/1 on 10 June 2024 in the Bill Carrigill Memorial Handicap — the biggest starting price among Pontefract winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Is there a draw bias at Pontefract?

Over 1m2f – 1m4f in Flat races of 8 or more runners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), runners drawn in the lowest third of the stalls have won 24 of 168 runs (14.3%) and those in the highest third 16 of 238 (6.7%). Fair A/E 1.04 low against 0.91 high says how much of that the market had already priced.

About Pontefract

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Pontefract, West Yorkshire, close to the M62 — Flat only, turf.
  • Shape: Left-handed, about 2m round — one of the longest circuits in Britain — undulating, with no straight course and an uphill home straight of nearly 3f.

Going and the seasons

  • Summer: Good or good to firm is usual, with watering.
  • Spring and autumn: The April and October fixtures often race on good to soft or soft ground.

Signature races and fixtures

  • Listed races: The Pontefract Castle Stakes (1m4f) in June and the Silver Tankard Stakes (1m, two-year-olds) in October.
  • Staying handicaps: A series of staying handicaps runs through the season, including races over 2m2f.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: Off the M62 (junction 32) with parking on site; by rail to Pontefract Monkhill or Tanshelf and a short walk.
  • Viewing: The stands look down the long uphill finish, with the back of the course on the big screens.

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.