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Sandown racecourse statistics

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

Figures as at 20 Oct 2026, 14:19 · last meeting in our archive 16 Sep 2026

Covers 8 January 2005 – 21 October 2026

3,509races · 537 meetings
31,021runners · 20,636 horses
33.1%favourites won · 1,261 of 3,812Last 12 months: 33.8% (52 of 154)
100/1biggest-priced winner · Cavallini (USA)

In brief

as at 20 Oct 2026

Sandown has staged 3,509 races over 537 meetings in our archive since January 2005, with 31,021 runners.

Favourites have won 33.1% of their runs here (1,261 from 3,812), a level-stakes P/L of −180.70 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Paul Nicholls has the most winners here (146 from 742 runners, 19.7%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Sir Mark Prescott Bt has the best win rate: 30.4% (28 from 92).

Ryan Moore has the most winners here (185 from 914 rides, 20.2%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, R Walsh has the best win rate: 26.0% (38 from 146).

At trips under 6f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 13.6% of its runs (912) and the highest third 8.5% (1,308).

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 33.1% of their runs here (1,261 from 3,812), a level-stakes P/L of −180.70 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 3,812Won 1,261Win 33.1%£1 −180.70A/E 1.09
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 7,183Won 1,175Win 16.4%£1 −976.31A/E 1.00
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 9,891Won 776Win 7.8%£1 −2,034.50A/E 0.96
7th or biggerRuns 10,133Won 306Win 3.0%£1 −3,886.50A/E 0.84

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FlatRuns 2,485Won 807Win 32.5%£1 −124.34A/E 1.09
HurdleRuns 652Won 228Win 35.0%£1 +3.51A/E 1.11
ChaseRuns 623Won 214Win 34.3%£1 −44.05A/E 1.09
NH FlatRuns 52Won 12Win 23.1%£1 −15.82A/E 0.80

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 885Won 313Win 35.4%£1 +66.95A/E 1.18
GoodRuns 1,264Won 389Win 30.8%£1 −145.96A/E 1.03
Good to SoftRuns 669Won 228Win 34.1%£1 +5.82A/E 1.15
SoftRuns 753Won 238Win 31.6%£1 −112.10A/E 1.00
HeavyRuns 241Won 93Win 38.6%£1 +4.59A/E 1.18

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

Paul Nicholls has the most winners here (146 from 742 runners, 19.7%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Sir Mark Prescott Bt has the best win rate: 30.4% (28 from 92).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Paul NichollsRuns 742Won 146Win 19.7%£1 −72.39A/E 1.09
Nicky HendersonRuns 606Won 131Win 21.6%£1 −69.02A/E 1.08
Sir Michael StouteRuns 514Won 107Win 20.8%£1 −18.09A/E 1.07
Andrew BaldingRuns 724Won 92Win 12.7%£1 −150.50A/E 1.00
Gary MooreRuns 823Won 91Win 11.1%£1 −141.16A/E 1.12
John GosdenRuns 468Won 90Win 19.2%£1 −90.05A/E 1.03
Richard Hannon SnrRuns 623Won 84Win 13.5%£1 −77.24A/E 1.04
William HaggasRuns 341Won 72Win 21.1%£1 +38.33A/E 1.19
Richard HannonRuns 567Won 69Win 12.2%£1 −86.85A/E 1.04
Alan KingRuns 453Won 63Win 13.9%£1 −35.15A/E 1.13

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Sir Mark Prescott BtRuns 92Won 28Win 30.4%£1 +50.90A/E 1.52
Charlie ApplebyRuns 225Won 54Win 24.0%£1 −39.58A/E 0.99
Daniel & Claire KublerRuns 41Won 9Win 22.0%£1 +27.66A/E 1.80
Nicky HendersonRuns 606Won 131Win 21.6%£1 −69.02A/E 1.08
John & Thady GosdenRuns 177Won 38Win 21.5%£1 +11.98A/E 0.96
Jeremy NosedaRuns 99Won 21Win 21.2%£1 −12.68A/E 1.28
William HaggasRuns 341Won 72Win 21.1%£1 +38.33A/E 1.19
Sir Michael StouteRuns 514Won 107Win 20.8%£1 −18.09A/E 1.07
W P MullinsRuns 63Won 13Win 20.6%£1 +0.67A/E 0.98
Fergal O'BrienRuns 101Won 20Win 19.8%£1 +29.21A/E 1.68

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
Luke DaceRuns 56Won 6Win 10.7%£1 +0.00A/E 1.99
Fergal O'BrienRuns 101Won 20Win 19.8%£1 +29.21A/E 1.68
David MenuisierRuns 112Won 21Win 18.8%£1 +12.77A/E 1.59
Sir Mark Prescott BtRuns 92Won 28Win 30.4%£1 +50.90A/E 1.52
David ArbuthnotRuns 72Won 10Win 13.9%£1 −4.64A/E 1.51
Charlie LongsdonRuns 147Won 21Win 14.3%£1 +53.25A/E 1.51
Ronald HarrisRuns 83Won 12Win 14.5%£1 +32.58A/E 1.48
Olly MurphyRuns 67Won 13Win 19.4%£1 −0.57A/E 1.47
William JarvisRuns 116Won 16Win 13.8%£1 +68.00A/E 1.46
Chris WallRuns 92Won 15Win 16.3%£1 −16.38A/E 1.37

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

Ryan Moore has the most winners here (185 from 914 rides, 20.2%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, R Walsh has the best win rate: 26.0% (38 from 146).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Ryan MooreRuns 914Won 185Win 20.2%£1 −70.11A/E 1.08
William BuickRuns 656Won 117Win 17.8%£1 −119.36A/E 1.04
Frankie DettoriRuns 422Won 82Win 19.4%£1 −77.86A/E 0.96
Richard HughesRuns 491Won 81Win 16.5%£1 −79.67A/E 1.12
Oisin MurphyRuns 518Won 80Win 15.4%£1 −128.49A/E 0.94
Jim CrowleyRuns 589Won 68Win 11.5%£1 +16.65A/E 1.04
James DoyleRuns 456Won 62Win 13.6%£1 −159.71A/E 0.93
Jamie MooreRuns 365Won 57Win 15.6%£1 −69.05A/E 1.30
A P McCoyRuns 230Won 55Win 23.9%£1 +45.46A/E 1.20
Silvestre De SousaRuns 301Won 52Win 17.3%£1 −3.10A/E 1.17

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
R WalshRuns 146Won 38Win 26.0%£1 −6.42A/E 1.09
Barry GeraghtyRuns 173Won 45Win 26.0%£1 +15.19A/E 1.16
A P McCoyRuns 230Won 55Win 23.9%£1 +45.46A/E 1.20
Bdr Jody SoleRuns 52Won 12Win 23.1%£1 +0.97A/E 1.28
Nico de BoinvilleRuns 178Won 41Win 23.0%£1 −30.70A/E 1.06
Ray DawsonRuns 49Won 11Win 22.4%£1 +60.05A/E 1.67
Ben JonesRuns 52Won 11Win 21.2%£1 +7.90A/E 1.58
Caoilin QuinnRuns 54Won 11Win 20.4%£1 +20.73A/E 1.74
Ryan MooreRuns 914Won 185Win 20.2%£1 −70.11A/E 1.08
George WoodRuns 35Won 7Win 20.0%£1 +7.75A/E 2.03

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
Caoilin QuinnRuns 54Won 11Win 20.4%£1 +20.73A/E 1.74
Lewis EdmundsRuns 53Won 9Win 17.0%£1 +14.85A/E 1.62
Ben JonesRuns 52Won 11Win 21.2%£1 +7.90A/E 1.58
Marco GhianiRuns 73Won 11Win 15.1%£1 +1.25A/E 1.47
Daniel MuscuttRuns 67Won 8Win 11.9%£1 +8.00A/E 1.47
David BassRuns 92Won 17Win 18.5%£1 +12.94A/E 1.46
Seb SandersRuns 160Won 27Win 16.9%£1 +10.61A/E 1.45
Fran BerryRuns 76Won 11Win 14.5%£1 +11.08A/E 1.41
Timmy MurphyRuns 157Won 26Win 16.6%£1 −28.77A/E 1.39
Joshua MooreRuns 130Won 18Win 13.8%£1 +33.82A/E 1.37

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

Altior (IRE) has won here 5 times from 6 runs, more than any other horse since January 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since January 2005 was Cavallini (USA) at 100/1 on 11 June 2005.

The draw

Flat, 8+ runners

At trips under 6f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 13.6% of its runs (912) and the highest third 8.5% (1,308).

Under 6f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 912Won 124Win 13.6%Place 34.1%A/E 1.18
Middle thirdRuns 1,035Won 83Win 8.0%Place 28.0%A/E 0.84
High thirdRuns 1,308Won 111Win 8.5%Place 27.1%A/E 0.98

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 835Won 93Win 11.1%Place 30.2%A/E 1.12
Middle thirdRuns 944Won 87Win 9.2%Place 28.3%A/E 0.93
High thirdRuns 1,204Won 108Win 9.0%Place 28.4%A/E 0.99

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 1,228Won 106Win 8.6%Place 28.7%A/E 0.90
Middle thirdRuns 1,373Won 138Win 10.1%Place 27.3%A/E 1.07
High thirdRuns 1,767Won 169Win 9.6%Place 29.2%A/E 1.04

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 1,086Won 111Win 10.2%Place 26.8%A/E 1.07
Middle thirdRuns 1,238Won 100Win 8.1%Place 28.4%A/E 0.87
High thirdRuns 1,613Won 160Win 9.9%Place 29.6%A/E 1.06

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 244Won 29Win 11.9%Place 32.8%A/E 1.10
Middle thirdRuns 286Won 28Win 9.8%Place 30.8%A/E 0.98
High thirdRuns 378Won 36Win 9.5%Place 29.6%A/E 0.94

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 by Lope De Vega (IRE) (sire)+15.4% ROI · +27.80 pts from 180 runs · 31 winners (17.2%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +4.4% on 86 · Since Oct 2021: +25.6% on 94 · without the biggest winner (18/1): +8.80 pts
  • Runners trained by William Haggas+11.2% ROI · +38.33 pts from 341 runs · 72 winners (21.1%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +14.6% on 236 · Since Oct 2021: +3.7% on 105 · without the biggest winner (25/1): +12.33 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Sandown?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 1,261 of 3,812 runs at Sandown since January 2005 — 33.1%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −180.70 points at SP (as at 20 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Sandown?

Paul Nicholls, with 146 winners from 742 runners (19.7%) since January 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Sandown?

Ryan Moore, with 185 winners from 914 rides (20.2%) since January 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Sandown?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since January 2005, Sir Mark Prescott Bt has the best win rate: 30.4% (28 from 92).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Sandown?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since January 2005, R Walsh has the best win rate: 26.0% (38 from 146).

Which horses have won most at Sandown?

The leading course winners since January 2005: Altior (IRE) (5 from 6), Jonbon (FR) (5 from 7), Chain Of Events (GB) (5 from 12).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Sandown?

Cavallini (USA) at 100/1 on 11 June 2005 in the Brooke Courses For Horses Maiden Stakes — the biggest starting price among Sandown winners since January 2005.

Is there a draw bias at Sandown?

At trips under 6f in Flat races of 8 or more runners since January 2005, runners drawn in the lowest third of the stalls have won 124 of 912 runs (13.6%) and those in the highest third 111 of 1,308 (8.5%). Fair A/E 1.18 low against 0.98 high says how much of that the market had already priced.

About Sandown

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Esher, Surrey, next to Esher station — Flat and jumps, turf.
  • Shape: Right-handed and galloping, about 1m5f round, with a stiff uphill finish; a separate straight 5f course.
  • Chase course: The three Railway Fences come in quick succession down the back straight; the Pond Fence is the third last.

Going and the seasons

  • Winter: The jumps fixtures from November to March are most often soft, with heavy ground in wet spells.
  • Summer: The Flat meetings usually race on good or good to firm ground, with watering in dry weeks.

Signature races and fixtures

  • Flat: The Coral-Eclipse (1m2f) in July; the Brigadier Gerard Stakes (1m2f) and the Henry II Stakes (2m) in May; the Atalanta Stakes (1m) in late summer.
  • Jumps: The Tingle Creek Chase (2m) in December; the Tolworth Hurdle (2m) in January; the Celebration Chase (2m) and the bet365 Gold Cup (about 3m5f handicap chase) on the final day of the jumps season in April.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: Esher station is beside the course, with extra services on big days; by road from the A3 and the M25.
  • Viewing: The main stands look across the Railway Fences and straight down the uphill finish.

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.