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Salisbury racecourse statistics

Every runner at Salisbury in our archive since May 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, 17:58 · last meeting in our archive 01 Oct 2026

Covers 1 May 2005 – 20 October 2026

2,250races · 322 meetings
20,454runners · 14,883 horses
31.8%favourites won · 774 of 2,436Last 12 months: 29.7% (35 of 118)
150/1biggest-priced winner · Bermondsey Bob (IRE)

In brief

as at 19 Oct 2026

Salisbury has staged 2,250 races over 322 meetings in our archive since May 2005, with 20,454 runners.

Favourites have won 31.8% of their runs here (774 from 2,436), a level-stakes P/L of −312.31 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Richard Hannon Snr has the most winners here (126 from 771 runners, 16.3%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Sir Henry Cecil has the best win rate: 29.3% (12 from 41).

Richard Hughes has the most winners here (106 from 518 rides, 20.5%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Kieren Fallon has the best win rate: 27.4% (20 from 73).

Over 1m5f – 2m in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 14.5% of its runs (228) and the highest third 6.7% (375).

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 31.8% of their runs here (774 from 2,436), a level-stakes P/L of −312.31 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 2,436Won 774Win 31.8%£1 −312.31A/E 1.03
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 4,604Won 768Win 16.7%£1 −670.23A/E 1.00
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 6,384Won 498Win 7.8%£1 −958.50A/E 0.97
7th or biggerRuns 7,030Won 216Win 3.1%£1 −1,758.00A/E 0.97

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FirmRuns 94Won 32Win 34.0%£1 −22.39A/E 1.00
Good to FirmRuns 1,126Won 387Win 34.4%£1 −74.87A/E 1.08
GoodRuns 523Won 170Win 32.5%£1 −33.67A/E 1.09
Good to SoftRuns 359Won 96Win 26.7%£1 −97.58A/E 0.89
SoftRuns 265Won 68Win 25.7%£1 −69.13A/E 0.86
HeavyRuns 69Won 21Win 30.4%£1 −14.67A/E 0.99

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

Richard Hannon Snr has the most winners here (126 from 771 runners, 16.3%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Sir Henry Cecil has the best win rate: 29.3% (12 from 41).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Richard Hannon SnrRuns 771Won 126Win 16.3%£1 −97.82A/E 1.07
Ralph BeckettRuns 674Won 111Win 16.5%£1 −98.86A/E 1.05
Andrew BaldingRuns 694Won 104Win 15.0%£1 −146.15A/E 1.09
Richard HannonRuns 794Won 98Win 12.3%£1 −135.68A/E 0.86
Clive CoxRuns 452Won 67Win 14.8%£1 −95.46A/E 1.12
Rod MillmanRuns 604Won 57Win 9.4%£1 −210.33A/E 1.04
Roger VarianRuns 211Won 46Win 21.8%£1 −19.16A/E 1.07
Mick ChannonRuns 514Won 45Win 8.8%£1 −190.10A/E 0.83
Sir Michael StouteRuns 250Won 44Win 17.6%£1 −34.59A/E 0.87
Hughie MorrisonRuns 319Won 44Win 13.8%£1 −29.29A/E 1.12

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Sir Henry CecilRuns 41Won 12Win 29.3%£1 +7.84A/E 1.60
William HaggasRuns 173Won 42Win 24.3%£1 −20.62A/E 1.06
Christopher MasonRuns 33Won 8Win 24.2%£1 +39.50A/E 2.50
John & Thady GosdenRuns 58Won 14Win 24.1%£1 −16.82A/E 1.03
Saeed bin SuroorRuns 142Won 34Win 23.9%£1 −12.49A/E 1.10
Hugo PalmerRuns 68Won 16Win 23.5%£1 +19.62A/E 1.47
James FergusonRuns 30Won 7Win 23.3%£1 +7.43A/E 1.31
Roger VarianRuns 211Won 46Win 21.8%£1 −19.16A/E 1.07
Sir Mark Prescott BtRuns 76Won 16Win 21.1%£1 +5.66A/E 1.12
Luca CumaniRuns 115Won 23Win 20.0%£1 −22.82A/E 1.16

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
Richard PriceRuns 56Won 10Win 17.9%£1 +33.33A/E 1.93
Tony NewcombeRuns 86Won 9Win 10.5%£1 −8.50A/E 1.73
John BestRuns 55Won 7Win 12.7%£1 +13.50A/E 1.65
Charlie FellowesRuns 57Won 10Win 17.5%£1 +22.24A/E 1.49
Hugo PalmerRuns 68Won 16Win 23.5%£1 +19.62A/E 1.47
Brendan PowellRuns 98Won 10Win 10.2%£1 +17.00A/E 1.44
William MuirRuns 126Won 15Win 11.9%£1 +38.50A/E 1.33
Roger TealRuns 114Won 14Win 12.3%£1 +47.63A/E 1.26
Ronald HarrisRuns 168Won 16Win 9.5%£1 −48.37A/E 1.24
Ian WilliamsRuns 97Won 14Win 14.4%£1 −7.96A/E 1.24

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 Hughes has the most winners here (106 from 518 rides, 20.5%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Kieren Fallon has the best win rate: 27.4% (20 from 73).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Richard HughesRuns 518Won 106Win 20.5%£1 −24.24A/E 1.02
Oisin MurphyRuns 345Won 81Win 23.5%£1 +74.94A/E 1.31
Jim CrowleyRuns 495Won 65Win 13.1%£1 −15.94A/E 0.93
Ryan MooreRuns 355Won 63Win 17.7%£1 −93.76A/E 0.89
Pat DobbsRuns 481Won 57Win 11.9%£1 −97.56A/E 1.04
David ProbertRuns 412Won 51Win 12.4%£1 −21.37A/E 1.14
James DoyleRuns 248Won 46Win 18.5%£1 +52.62A/E 1.28
Dane O'NeillRuns 421Won 46Win 10.9%£1 −39.25A/E 0.96
Hector CrouchRuns 229Won 45Win 19.7%£1 +48.52A/E 1.13
Tom MarquandRuns 316Won 40Win 12.7%£1 −76.44A/E 0.92

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Kieren FallonRuns 73Won 20Win 27.4%£1 +29.63A/E 1.51
Kerrin McEvoyRuns 53Won 14Win 26.4%£1 +55.50A/E 1.92
Frankie DettoriRuns 110Won 26Win 23.6%£1 −27.78A/E 1.09
Oisin MurphyRuns 345Won 81Win 23.5%£1 +74.94A/E 1.31
Cieren FallonRuns 77Won 17Win 22.1%£1 +3.53A/E 1.54
Andrea AtzeniRuns 154Won 32Win 20.8%£1 −14.55A/E 1.21
Richard HughesRuns 518Won 106Win 20.5%£1 −24.24A/E 1.02
Paul HanaganRuns 79Won 16Win 20.3%£1 −5.11A/E 1.20
Billy LoughnaneRuns 61Won 12Win 19.7%£1 −11.43A/E 0.99
Hector CrouchRuns 229Won 45Win 19.7%£1 +48.52A/E 1.13

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
Rhys ClutterbuckRuns 67Won 11Win 16.4%£1 +6.20A/E 2.05
Kerrin McEvoyRuns 53Won 14Win 26.4%£1 +55.50A/E 1.92
George WoodRuns 73Won 13Win 17.8%£1 +75.00A/E 1.86
Trevor WhelanRuns 97Won 13Win 13.4%£1 +50.58A/E 1.74
Cieren FallonRuns 77Won 17Win 22.1%£1 +3.53A/E 1.54
Kieren FallonRuns 73Won 20Win 27.4%£1 +29.63A/E 1.51
Ian MonganRuns 128Won 14Win 10.9%£1 −24.79A/E 1.46
Robert WinstonRuns 51Won 8Win 15.7%£1 +9.88A/E 1.37
Tom QueallyRuns 140Won 18Win 12.9%£1 +15.32A/E 1.33
Joshua BryanRuns 63Won 9Win 14.3%£1 +3.25A/E 1.33

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

Sunny Future (IRE) has won here 6 times from 25 runs, more than any other horse since May 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since May 2005 was Bermondsey Bob (IRE) at 150/1 on 29 August 2008.

The draw

Flat, 8+ runners

Over 1m5f – 2m in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 14.5% of its runs (228) and the highest third 6.7% (375).

Under 6f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 234Won 25Win 10.7%Place 29.9%A/E 1.01
Middle thirdRuns 259Won 23Win 8.9%Place 29.0%A/E 0.83
High thirdRuns 340Won 39Win 11.5%Place 34.1%A/E 1.12

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 2,398Won 216Win 9.0%Place 28.8%A/E 0.97
Middle thirdRuns 2,628Won 234Win 8.9%Place 25.6%A/E 0.97
High thirdRuns 3,467Won 318Win 9.2%Place 27.9%A/E 1.05

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 786Won 54Win 6.9%Place 27.5%A/E 0.74
Middle thirdRuns 828Won 89Win 10.7%Place 27.4%A/E 1.18
High thirdRuns 1,098Won 102Win 9.3%Place 27.1%A/E 1.05

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 783Won 83Win 10.6%Place 31.0%A/E 1.07
Middle thirdRuns 891Won 81Win 9.1%Place 29.3%A/E 0.89
High thirdRuns 1,176Won 121Win 10.3%Place 29.9%A/E 1.04

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 228Won 33Win 14.5%Place 33.3%A/E 1.45
Middle thirdRuns 269Won 24Win 8.9%Place 26.0%A/E 1.03
High thirdRuns 375Won 25Win 6.7%Place 26.7%A/E 0.70

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.

  • Rides by Kieran Shoemark+76.4% ROI · +139.00 pts from 182 runs · 26 winners (14.3%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +94.2% on 123 · Since Oct 2021: +39.2% on 59 · without the biggest winner (100/1): +38.00 pts
  • Rides by Oisin Murphy+21.7% ROI · +74.94 pts from 345 runs · 81 winners (23.5%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +19.4% on 242 · Since Oct 2021: +27.1% on 103 · without the biggest winner (20/1): +53.94 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Salisbury?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 774 of 2,436 runs at Salisbury since May 2005 — 31.8%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −312.31 points at SP (as at 19 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Salisbury?

Richard Hannon Snr, with 126 winners from 771 runners (16.3%) since May 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Salisbury?

Richard Hughes, with 106 winners from 518 rides (20.5%) since May 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Salisbury?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since May 2005, Sir Henry Cecil has the best win rate: 29.3% (12 from 41).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Salisbury?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since May 2005, Kieren Fallon has the best win rate: 27.4% (20 from 73).

Which horses have won most at Salisbury?

The leading course winners since May 2005: Sunny Future (IRE) (6 from 25), Gallego (GB) (5 from 14), Power of Darkness (GB) (4 from 4).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Salisbury?

Bermondsey Bob (IRE) at 150/1 on 29 August 2008 in the Francis Clark Maiden Auction Stakes (Div 1) — the biggest starting price among Salisbury winners since May 2005.

Is there a draw bias at Salisbury?

Over 1m5f – 2m in Flat races of 8 or more runners since May 2005, runners drawn in the lowest third of the stalls have won 33 of 228 runs (14.5%) and those in the highest third 25 of 375 (6.7%). Fair A/E 1.45 low against 0.70 high says how much of that the market had already priced.

About Salisbury

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Netherhampton, on the downs south-west of Salisbury, Wiltshire — Flat only, turf.
  • Shape: Right-handed and undulating, with a straight course for 5f and 6f and a loop for the longer trips; every race finishes up a distinct climb to the line.
  • Trips: From 5f to about 1m6f.
  • Drainage: Free-draining chalk, so the course rides quick in a dry summer.

Going and the seasons

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

Signature races and fixtures

  • August and September: The Sovereign Stakes (1m) and the Dick Poole Fillies' Stakes (6f, two-year-olds).
  • Listed races: The Cathedral Stakes (6f) in June and the Stonehenge Stakes (1m, two-year-olds) in August; the Bibury Cup (1m4f handicap) in June.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: By road from the A354 and A3094 with parking on the course; buses from Salisbury station on racedays, fewer in the evenings.
  • Viewing: The straight course and the climb to the line are seen in full 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.