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Sedgefield racecourse statistics

Every runner at Sedgefield 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 21 Oct 2026, 09:03 · last meeting in our archive 18 Oct 2026

Covers 11 January 2005 – 21 October 2026

2,488races · 374 meetings
20,893runners · 10,474 horses
35.9%favourites won · 959 of 2,671Last 12 months: 34.6% (45 of 130)
100/1biggest-priced winner · Roma Bangkok (GB)

In brief

as at 21 Oct 2026

Sedgefield has staged 2,488 races over 374 meetings in our archive since January 2005, with 20,893 runners.

Favourites have won 35.9% of their runs here (959 from 2,671), a level-stakes P/L of −180.42 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Donald McCain has the most winners here (170 from 846 runners, 20.1%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Neil Mulholland has the best win rate: 38.5% (30 from 78).

Brian Hughes has the most winners here (256 from 1,287 rides, 19.9%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, James Bowen has the best win rate: 36.5% (19 from 52).

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 35.9% of their runs here (959 from 2,671), a level-stakes P/L of −180.42 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 2,671Won 959Win 35.9%£1 −180.42A/E 1.06
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 5,059Won 865Win 17.1%£1 −819.87A/E 0.98
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 6,844Won 507Win 7.4%£1 −1,387.00A/E 0.99
7th or biggerRuns 6,318Won 158Win 2.5%£1 −2,477.00A/E 0.86

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 1,475Won 571Win 38.7%£1 −50.68A/E 1.10
ChaseRuns 1,000Won 321Win 32.1%£1 −88.79A/E 1.02
NH FlatRuns 196Won 67Win 34.2%£1 −40.95A/E 0.92

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FirmRuns 14Won 4Win 28.6%£1 −3.55A/E 0.98
Good to FirmRuns 414Won 166Win 40.1%£1 +23.70A/E 1.21
GoodRuns 865Won 309Win 35.7%£1 −91.90A/E 1.04
Good to SoftRuns 447Won 142Win 31.8%£1 −62.22A/E 0.96
SoftRuns 738Won 259Win 35.1%£1 −67.79A/E 1.04
HeavyRuns 193Won 79Win 40.9%£1 +21.34A/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

Donald McCain has the most winners here (170 from 846 runners, 20.1%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Neil Mulholland has the best win rate: 38.5% (30 from 78).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Donald McCainRuns 846Won 170Win 20.1%£1 −144.64A/E 1.00
Micky HammondRuns 782Won 94Win 12.0%£1 −171.26A/E 1.13
Brian EllisonRuns 447Won 92Win 20.6%£1 −36.17A/E 1.13
Sue SmithRuns 677Won 88Win 13.0%£1 −141.18A/E 0.98
Ferdy MurphyRuns 391Won 61Win 15.6%£1 −52.28A/E 1.17
Philip KirbyRuns 383Won 54Win 14.1%£1 −55.68A/E 1.11
Jennie CandlishRuns 289Won 50Win 17.3%£1 −52.03A/E 1.07
Malcolm JeffersonRuns 239Won 47Win 19.7%£1 −4.69A/E 1.29
Chris GrantRuns 492Won 47Win 9.6%£1 −71.62A/E 1.00
Sam EnglandRuns 246Won 46Win 18.7%£1 −6.47A/E 1.13

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Neil MulhollandRuns 78Won 30Win 38.5%£1 +17.72A/E 1.50
David PipeRuns 67Won 22Win 32.8%£1 +2.59A/E 1.03
Kenneth SlackRuns 77Won 22Win 28.6%£1 +30.39A/E 1.49
Jamie SnowdenRuns 52Won 13Win 25.0%£1 +12.96A/E 1.01
Kevin RyanRuns 32Won 8Win 25.0%£1 +26.00A/E 1.60
Gordon ElliottRuns 61Won 15Win 24.6%£1 −20.76A/E 0.96
Dr Richard NewlandRuns 78Won 19Win 24.4%£1 −14.11A/E 0.95
Olly MurphyRuns 37Won 9Win 24.3%£1 −7.36A/E 0.84
Dan SkeltonRuns 100Won 24Win 24.0%£1 −27.05A/E 0.88
Charlie LongsdonRuns 51Won 12Win 23.5%£1 −9.44A/E 1.02

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
Tina JacksonRuns 62Won 5Win 8.1%£1 +79.50A/E 1.83
Ann HamiltonRuns 95Won 17Win 17.9%£1 +46.70A/E 1.59
Robert JohnsonRuns 192Won 17Win 8.9%£1 −2.50A/E 1.55
Neil MulhollandRuns 78Won 30Win 38.5%£1 +17.72A/E 1.50
Kenneth SlackRuns 77Won 22Win 28.6%£1 +30.39A/E 1.49
Tim WalfordRuns 81Won 15Win 18.5%£1 +8.37A/E 1.47
Patrick NevilleRuns 56Won 13Win 23.2%£1 −15.33A/E 1.44
Danny BrookeRuns 60Won 7Win 11.7%£1 −12.17A/E 1.38
Dianne SayerRuns 273Won 41Win 15.0%£1 +62.80A/E 1.34
John NortonRuns 60Won 3Win 5.0%£1 −37.50A/E 1.33

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

Brian Hughes has the most winners here (256 from 1,287 rides, 19.9%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, James Bowen has the best win rate: 36.5% (19 from 52).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Brian HughesRuns 1,287Won 256Win 19.9%£1 −149.62A/E 1.08
Henry BrookeRuns 501Won 87Win 17.4%£1 +38.88A/E 1.27
Sean QuinlanRuns 533Won 75Win 14.1%£1 −137.88A/E 1.04
Graham LeeRuns 361Won 64Win 17.7%£1 −48.30A/E 1.21
Jason MaguireRuns 191Won 49Win 25.7%£1 −44.30A/E 1.00
Jonathan EnglandRuns 265Won 46Win 17.4%£1 −40.92A/E 1.14
Danny CookRuns 219Won 40Win 18.3%£1 −48.81A/E 1.00
Danny McMenaminRuns 233Won 40Win 17.2%£1 +73.86A/E 1.29
Brian HardingRuns 370Won 40Win 10.8%£1 −112.10A/E 1.09
James ReveleyRuns 216Won 39Win 18.1%£1 +19.89A/E 1.30

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
James BowenRuns 52Won 19Win 36.5%£1 +10.96A/E 1.57
Aidan ColemanRuns 37Won 12Win 32.4%£1 −6.32A/E 1.44
A P McCoyRuns 90Won 28Win 31.1%£1 −16.25A/E 1.08
Jason MaguireRuns 191Won 49Win 25.7%£1 −44.30A/E 1.00
Tom O'BrienRuns 64Won 16Win 25.0%£1 −1.77A/E 1.21
Sean BowenRuns 99Won 24Win 24.2%£1 −5.57A/E 1.00
Robert WalfordRuns 47Won 11Win 23.4%£1 +18.25A/E 1.92
Adam WedgeRuns 73Won 17Win 23.3%£1 +7.98A/E 1.18
Samantha EnglandRuns 43Won 10Win 23.3%£1 +81.00A/E 2.38
Harry SkeltonRuns 67Won 15Win 22.4%£1 −19.39A/E 0.78

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
Tjade CollierRuns 98Won 15Win 15.3%£1 +5.00A/E 1.69
James BowenRuns 52Won 19Win 36.5%£1 +10.96A/E 1.57
Alexander VoyRuns 63Won 7Win 11.1%£1 +10.38A/E 1.56
Emma Smith-ChastonRuns 104Won 16Win 15.4%£1 −13.32A/E 1.48
Michael McAlisterRuns 200Won 16Win 8.0%£1 +6.00A/E 1.47
Theo GillardRuns 104Won 21Win 20.2%£1 +25.19A/E 1.46
Kenny JohnsonRuns 167Won 13Win 7.8%£1 −59.00A/E 1.39
James HallidayRuns 68Won 8Win 11.8%£1 +1.50A/E 1.36
Thomas DowsonRuns 235Won 26Win 11.1%£1 −26.09A/E 1.32
James ReveleyRuns 216Won 39Win 18.1%£1 +19.89A/E 1.30

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

Roxyfet (FR) has won here 9 times from 42 runs, more than any other horse since January 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since January 2005 was Roma Bangkok (GB) at 100/1 on 11 May 2021.

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 Danny McMenamin+31.7% ROI · +73.86 pts from 233 runs · 40 winners (17.2%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +42.3% on 74 · Since Oct 2021: +26.7% on 159 · without the biggest winner (40/1): +32.86 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Sedgefield?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 959 of 2,671 runs at Sedgefield since January 2005 — 35.9%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −180.42 points at SP (as at 21 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Sedgefield?

Donald McCain, with 170 winners from 846 runners (20.1%) since January 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Sedgefield?

Brian Hughes, with 256 winners from 1,287 rides (19.9%) since January 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Sedgefield?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since January 2005, Neil Mulholland has the best win rate: 38.5% (30 from 78).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Sedgefield?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since January 2005, James Bowen has the best win rate: 36.5% (19 from 52).

Which horses have won most at Sedgefield?

The leading course winners since January 2005: Roxyfet (FR) (9 from 42), Discoverie (GB) (6 from 18), Clean Getaway (IRE) (6 from 19).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Sedgefield?

Roma Bangkok (GB) at 100/1 on 11 May 2021 in the Download The Free At The Races App Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) — the biggest starting price among Sedgefield winners since January 2005.

About Sedgefield

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Sedgefield, County Durham, close to the A1(M) — jumps only, turf.
  • Shape: Left-handed, sharp and undulating, about 1m2f round, with the obstacles coming quickly on the turns and a run-in that rises to the line.

Going and the seasons

  • Autumn and winter: Soft or heavy ground is common from October to February, and the far side is exposed to the wind.
  • Spring: The March to May fixtures race on drying ground, good to soft or good.

Signature races and fixtures

  • Autumn: The Durham National (about 3m5f handicap chase).
  • Programme: Handicap chases and hurdles through the season, from September to May.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: Off the A1(M) (junction 60) and the A689 with parking on site; the nearest stations are Darlington and Stockton.
  • Viewing: Good sightlines from the stands; the far bend is on the big screen.

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.