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Ripon racecourse statistics

Every runner at Ripon in our archive since April 2005: 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, 18:03 · last meeting in our archive 26 Sep 2026

Covers 14 April 2005 – 20 October 2026

2,281races · 340 meetings
20,590runners · 12,904 horses
33.0%favourites won · 825 of 2,503Last 12 months: 33.0% (38 of 115)
80/1biggest-priced winner · Tourtiere (GB)

In brief

as at 19 Oct 2026

Ripon has staged 2,281 races over 340 meetings in our archive since April 2005, with 20,590 runners.

Favourites have won 33.0% of their runs here (825 from 2,503), a level-stakes P/L of −106.97 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Tim Easterby has the most winners here (212 from 1,973 runners, 10.7%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, William Haggas has the best win rate: 33.5% (68 from 203).

David Allan has the most winners here (140 from 1,074 rides, 13.0%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Kieran O'Neill has the best win rate: 32.4% (12 from 37).

Over 1m5f – 2m in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 7.7% of its runs (155) and the highest third 12.8% (226).

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 33.0% of their runs here (825 from 2,503), a level-stakes P/L of −106.97 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 2,503Won 825Win 33.0%£1 −106.97A/E 1.10
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 4,614Won 761Win 16.5%£1 −620.78A/E 0.99
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 6,581Won 503Win 7.6%£1 −1,297.50A/E 0.95
7th or biggerRuns 6,892Won 203Win 2.9%£1 −2,728.50A/E 0.86

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 448Won 144Win 32.1%£1 −43.68A/E 1.05
GoodRuns 1,284Won 440Win 34.3%£1 +1.45A/E 1.14
Good to SoftRuns 410Won 123Win 30.0%£1 −50.96A/E 1.04
SoftRuns 294Won 99Win 33.7%£1 +8.65A/E 1.13
HeavyRuns 67Won 19Win 28.4%£1 −22.43A/E 0.93

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

Tim Easterby has the most winners here (212 from 1,973 runners, 10.7%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, William Haggas has the best win rate: 33.5% (68 from 203).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Tim EasterbyRuns 1,973Won 212Win 10.7%£1 −456.93A/E 1.01
Richard FaheyRuns 1,025Won 137Win 13.4%£1 −173.54A/E 1.06
David O'MearaRuns 798Won 123Win 15.4%£1 −23.18A/E 1.12
Mark JohnstonRuns 661Won 90Win 13.6%£1 −182.35A/E 0.89
William HaggasRuns 203Won 68Win 33.5%£1 −1.52A/E 1.14
Kevin RyanRuns 517Won 61Win 11.8%£1 −89.45A/E 1.04
K R BurkeRuns 356Won 50Win 14.0%£1 +81.96A/E 1.00
Ruth CarrRuns 379Won 47Win 12.4%£1 +43.60A/E 1.29
Paul MidgleyRuns 454Won 46Win 10.1%£1 −88.59A/E 1.19
David BarronRuns 327Won 38Win 11.6%£1 −95.78A/E 0.99

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
William HaggasRuns 203Won 68Win 33.5%£1 −1.52A/E 1.14
B W HillsRuns 57Won 19Win 33.3%£1 +15.64A/E 1.40
Sir Henry CecilRuns 30Won 10Win 33.3%£1 +13.72A/E 1.45
Michael JarvisRuns 34Won 11Win 32.4%£1 +13.24A/E 1.36
James TateRuns 61Won 16Win 26.2%£1 −15.85A/E 1.14
Sir Mark Prescott BtRuns 42Won 11Win 26.2%£1 −3.66A/E 1.03
Ralph BeckettRuns 65Won 17Win 26.2%£1 −20.50A/E 1.03
Roger VarianRuns 87Won 22Win 25.3%£1 −22.36A/E 0.95
Edward BethellRuns 72Won 18Win 25.0%£1 −1.38A/E 1.10
George ScottRuns 34Won 8Win 23.5%£1 −7.41A/E 1.11

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
Tom TateRuns 146Won 25Win 17.1%£1 +40.83A/E 1.49
Mark WalfordRuns 106Won 16Win 15.1%£1 +46.33A/E 1.48
Howard JohnsonRuns 55Won 7Win 12.7%£1 +30.50A/E 1.42
B W HillsRuns 57Won 19Win 33.3%£1 +15.64A/E 1.40
Chris FairhurstRuns 68Won 7Win 10.3%£1 +31.75A/E 1.36
Ruth CarrRuns 379Won 47Win 12.4%£1 +43.60A/E 1.29
Richard HannonRuns 77Won 17Win 22.1%£1 −10.95A/E 1.28
Nigel TinklerRuns 373Won 36Win 9.7%£1 −97.66A/E 1.27
George MooreRuns 160Won 14Win 8.8%£1 −43.50A/E 1.26
Eric AlstonRuns 112Won 12Win 10.7%£1 +4.20A/E 1.23

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

David Allan has the most winners here (140 from 1,074 rides, 13.0%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Kieran O'Neill has the best win rate: 32.4% (12 from 37).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
David AllanRuns 1,074Won 140Win 13.0%£1 −261.17A/E 1.00
Daniel TudhopeRuns 484Won 100Win 20.7%£1 −42.21A/E 1.15
Paul MulrennanRuns 568Won 74Win 13.0%£1 −147.25A/E 1.21
P J McDonaldRuns 509Won 64Win 12.6%£1 −3.11A/E 1.09
Silvestre De SousaRuns 264Won 61Win 23.1%£1 +39.98A/E 1.40
Tony HamiltonRuns 421Won 59Win 14.0%£1 −50.27A/E 1.23
Paul HanaganRuns 481Won 55Win 11.4%£1 −148.66A/E 0.82
Jason HartRuns 345Won 51Win 14.8%£1 −16.22A/E 1.16
Joe FanningRuns 410Won 49Win 12.0%£1 −144.06A/E 0.88
Graham GibbonsRuns 316Won 45Win 14.2%£1 −70.46A/E 1.25

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Kieran O'NeillRuns 37Won 12Win 32.4%£1 +30.76A/E 2.05
Eddie AhernRuns 39Won 11Win 28.2%£1 +0.42A/E 1.47
Philip RobinsonRuns 42Won 11Win 26.2%£1 +7.74A/E 1.26
Dane O'NeillRuns 33Won 8Win 24.2%£1 −9.28A/E 0.87
Silvestre De SousaRuns 264Won 61Win 23.1%£1 +39.98A/E 1.40
Jim CrowleyRuns 31Won 7Win 22.6%£1 −14.13A/E 1.04
Darryll HollandRuns 40Won 9Win 22.5%£1 +22.50A/E 1.41
Neil CallanRuns 201Won 44Win 21.9%£1 +108.53A/E 1.43
Jamie SpencerRuns 55Won 12Win 21.8%£1 +7.07A/E 0.95
Charles BishopRuns 37Won 8Win 21.6%£1 −1.17A/E 1.50

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
Aiden BrookesRuns 60Won 7Win 11.7%£1 +7.70A/E 1.91
Amy RyanRuns 51Won 8Win 15.7%£1 +5.25A/E 1.76
Kelly HarrisonRuns 60Won 6Win 10.0%£1 +7.00A/E 1.67
Micky FentonRuns 169Won 24Win 14.2%£1 +17.71A/E 1.66
Sam HitchcottRuns 52Won 10Win 19.2%£1 −11.35A/E 1.51
Joey HaynesRuns 54Won 10Win 18.5%£1 +106.78A/E 1.48
Paul PickardRuns 55Won 6Win 10.9%£1 −17.50A/E 1.47
Neil CallanRuns 201Won 44Win 21.9%£1 +108.53A/E 1.43
Silvestre De SousaRuns 264Won 61Win 23.1%£1 +39.98A/E 1.40
Jimmy QuinnRuns 80Won 10Win 12.5%£1 +20.00A/E 1.39

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

Mark's Choice (IRE) has won here 10 times from 33 runs, more than any other horse since April 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since April 2005 was Tourtiere (GB) at 80/1 on 18 June 2015.

The draw

Flat, 8+ runners

Over 1m5f – 2m in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 7.7% of its runs (155) and the highest third 12.8% (226).

Under 6f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 696Won 54Win 7.8%Place 26.3%A/E 0.87
Middle thirdRuns 774Won 73Win 9.4%Place 28.8%A/E 1.01
High thirdRuns 985Won 104Win 10.6%Place 30.2%A/E 1.07

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 1,753Won 157Win 9.0%Place 28.3%A/E 1.03
Middle thirdRuns 1,975Won 169Win 8.6%Place 26.3%A/E 1.00
High thirdRuns 2,478Won 222Win 9.0%Place 27.3%A/E 0.99

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 826Won 89Win 10.8%Place 30.5%A/E 1.06
Middle thirdRuns 911Won 82Win 9.0%Place 27.2%A/E 0.94
High thirdRuns 1,170Won 102Win 8.7%Place 27.5%A/E 1.05

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 999Won 117Win 11.7%Place 33.1%A/E 1.09
Middle thirdRuns 1,155Won 111Win 9.6%Place 31.2%A/E 0.97
High thirdRuns 1,435Won 132Win 9.2%Place 27.4%A/E 0.96

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 155Won 12Win 7.7%Place 29.7%A/E 0.73
Middle thirdRuns 167Won 17Win 10.2%Place 34.1%A/E 0.96
High thirdRuns 226Won 29Win 12.8%Place 29.2%A/E 1.34

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.

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

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Ripon?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 825 of 2,503 runs at Ripon since April 2005 — 33.0%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −106.97 points at SP (as at 19 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Ripon?

Tim Easterby, with 212 winners from 1,973 runners (10.7%) since April 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Ripon?

David Allan, with 140 winners from 1,074 rides (13.0%) since April 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Ripon?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since April 2005, William Haggas has the best win rate: 33.5% (68 from 203).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Ripon?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since April 2005, Kieran O'Neill has the best win rate: 32.4% (12 from 37).

Which horses have won most at Ripon?

The leading course winners since April 2005: Mark's Choice (IRE) (10 from 33), Pipers Note (GB) (8 from 25), Garden Oasis (GB) (7 from 34).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Ripon?

Tourtiere (GB) at 80/1 on 18 June 2015 in the Beaumont Robinson Ladies' Derby Handicap (lady Amateur Riders) — the biggest starting price among Ripon winners since April 2005.

Is there a draw bias at Ripon?

Over 1m5f – 2m in Flat races of 8 or more runners since April 2005, runners drawn in the lowest third of the stalls have won 12 of 155 runs (7.7%) and those in the highest third 29 of 226 (12.8%). Fair A/E 0.73 low against 1.34 high says how much of that the market had already priced.

About Ripon

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Boroughbridge Road, on the south-east side of Ripon, North Yorkshire, beside the River Ure — Flat only, turf.
  • Shape: Right-handed, about 1m5f round, with tight bends and a straight course for 5f and 6f that runs directly towards the stands.

Going and the seasons

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

Signature races and fixtures

  • August: The Great St Wilfrid (6f handicap) and the Ripon Champion Two-Year-Old Trophy (6f).
  • Season: April to September, with evening fixtures through the summer.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: On the A61 close to the city centre with parking on site; the nearest stations are Harrogate and Thirsk, then a bus or taxi.
  • Viewing: The straight course is seen head-on 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.