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Sligo racecourse statistics

Every runner at Sligo 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 26 Oct 2026, 08:09 · last meeting in our archive 23 Oct 2026

Covers 25 April 2005 – 27 October 2026

1,214races · 171 meetings
13,168runners · 9,657 horses
31.7%favourites won · 421 of 1,328Last 12 months: 26.1% (23 of 88)
80/1biggest-priced winner · Kourvoisier (IRE)

In brief

as at 26 Oct 2026

Sligo has staged 1,214 races over 171 meetings in our archive since April 2005, with 13,168 runners.

Favourites have won 31.7% of their runs here (421 from 1,328), a level-stakes P/L of −147.58 points to a £1 stake at SP.

W P Mullins has the most winners here (70 from 194 runners, 36.1%). It is also the best win rate among yards with 30 or more runners.

R Walsh has the most winners here (38 from 122 rides, 31.1%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Mr P W Mullins has the best win rate: 43.3% (26 from 60).

No trip here shows the lowest and highest thirds of the stalls more than 3 points apart on 100 or more runs each.

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 31.7% of their runs here (421 from 1,328), a level-stakes P/L of −147.58 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 1,328Won 421Win 31.7%£1 −147.58A/E 1.12
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 2,499Won 391Win 15.6%£1 −434.09A/E 1.03
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 3,673Won 272Win 7.4%£1 −937.50A/E 1.00
7th or biggerRuns 5,668Won 133Win 2.3%£1 −2,995.00A/E 0.71

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 624Won 194Win 31.1%£1 −74.52A/E 1.11
FlatRuns 488Won 149Win 30.5%£1 −50.37A/E 1.13
ChaseRuns 129Won 45Win 34.9%£1 −10.71A/E 1.09
NH FlatRuns 87Won 33Win 37.9%£1 −11.98A/E 1.10

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FirmRuns 14Won 2Win 14.3%£1 −9.95A/E 0.57
Good to FirmRuns 37Won 14Win 37.8%£1 +0.94A/E 1.45
GoodRuns 461Won 142Win 30.8%£1 −39.50A/E 1.07
Good to SoftRuns 157Won 46Win 29.3%£1 −35.10A/E 1.01
SoftRuns 486Won 153Win 31.5%£1 −59.61A/E 1.14
HeavyRuns 173Won 64Win 37.0%£1 −4.36A/E 1.23

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

W P Mullins has the most winners here (70 from 194 runners, 36.1%). It is also the best win rate among yards with 30 or more runners.

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
W P MullinsRuns 194Won 70Win 36.1%£1 −10.58A/E 1.12
Gordon ElliottRuns 290Won 46Win 15.9%£1 −51.91A/E 0.93
John Patrick RyanRuns 285Won 31Win 10.9%£1 −82.15A/E 1.15
D K WeldRuns 127Won 28Win 22.0%£1 −28.47A/E 1.10
Mark Michael McNiffRuns 293Won 23Win 7.8%£1 −104.50A/E 0.85
Joseph Patrick O'BrienRuns 112Won 22Win 19.6%£1 −9.24A/E 1.07
Mrs John HarringtonRuns 103Won 20Win 19.4%£1 +30.37A/E 1.42
Gavin CromwellRuns 156Won 20Win 12.8%£1 −55.11A/E 0.95
Patrick MartinRuns 155Won 16Win 10.3%£1 −36.25A/E 1.01
Paul John GilliganRuns 168Won 16Win 9.5%£1 −59.45A/E 1.24

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
W P MullinsRuns 194Won 70Win 36.1%£1 −10.58A/E 1.12
Tracey CollinsRuns 31Won 9Win 29.0%£1 +24.75A/E 2.12
Colin BoweRuns 45Won 10Win 22.2%£1 +6.83A/E 1.59
D K WeldRuns 127Won 28Win 22.0%£1 −28.47A/E 1.10
John M OxxRuns 38Won 8Win 21.1%£1 −3.98A/E 1.18
P J PrendergastRuns 40Won 8Win 20.0%£1 +32.66A/E 1.60
Joseph Patrick O'BrienRuns 112Won 22Win 19.6%£1 −9.24A/E 1.07
Mrs John HarringtonRuns 103Won 20Win 19.4%£1 +30.37A/E 1.42
Patrick J FlynnRuns 31Won 6Win 19.4%£1 +2.07A/E 1.52
Kevin PrendergastRuns 69Won 12Win 17.4%£1 −25.62A/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
Noel C KellyRuns 90Won 14Win 15.6%£1 +43.58A/E 1.82
P A FahyRuns 57Won 8Win 14.0%£1 +21.00A/E 1.74
J J LambeRuns 109Won 11Win 10.1%£1 +11.50A/E 1.58
Paul W FlynnRuns 95Won 14Win 14.7%£1 +3.62A/E 1.49
Michael HouriganRuns 66Won 9Win 13.6%£1 −12.95A/E 1.47
Mrs John HarringtonRuns 103Won 20Win 19.4%£1 +30.37A/E 1.42
Norman LeeRuns 73Won 6Win 8.2%£1 −3.50A/E 1.42
A OliverRuns 96Won 14Win 14.6%£1 +17.22A/E 1.38
John Joseph MurphyRuns 59Won 8Win 13.6%£1 +8.25A/E 1.35
A L T MooreRuns 56Won 8Win 14.3%£1 −7.17A/E 1.35

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

R Walsh has the most winners here (38 from 122 rides, 31.1%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Mr P W Mullins has the best win rate: 43.3% (26 from 60).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
R WalshRuns 122Won 38Win 31.1%£1 −1.41A/E 1.26
W J LeeRuns 181Won 29Win 16.0%£1 +29.11A/E 1.21
Paul TownendRuns 121Won 27Win 22.3%£1 −18.84A/E 1.09
Mr P W MullinsRuns 60Won 26Win 43.3%£1 −3.67A/E 1.21
Declan McDonoghRuns 152Won 23Win 15.1%£1 −37.53A/E 1.00
Chris HayesRuns 201Won 23Win 11.4%£1 −34.37A/E 1.15
Gary CarrollRuns 131Won 20Win 15.3%£1 +16.16A/E 1.46
Pat SmullenRuns 137Won 20Win 14.6%£1 −44.05A/E 0.89
Shane FoleyRuns 155Won 20Win 12.9%£1 −58.35A/E 1.01
Mark WalshRuns 115Won 19Win 16.5%£1 −44.18A/E 1.10

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Mr P W MullinsRuns 60Won 26Win 43.3%£1 −3.67A/E 1.21
R WalshRuns 122Won 38Win 31.1%£1 −1.41A/E 1.26
Paul TownendRuns 121Won 27Win 22.3%£1 −18.84A/E 1.09
Jack KennedyRuns 64Won 14Win 21.9%£1 +13.68A/E 1.07
Danny GilliganRuns 50Won 10Win 20.0%£1 +28.00A/E 1.74
Philip ByrnesRuns 35Won 7Win 20.0%£1 +9.50A/E 1.77
Ms N CarberryRuns 38Won 7Win 18.4%£1 −12.30A/E 1.01
Jonathan BurkeRuns 38Won 7Win 18.4%£1 −12.65A/E 1.32
Keith DonoghueRuns 106Won 18Win 17.0%£1 −12.00A/E 1.16
Andrew J McNamaraRuns 102Won 17Win 16.7%£1 +7.75A/E 1.71

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
Danny GilliganRuns 50Won 10Win 20.0%£1 +28.00A/E 1.74
Andrew P ThorntonRuns 58Won 6Win 10.3%£1 +3.25A/E 1.73
Andrew J McNamaraRuns 102Won 17Win 16.7%£1 +7.75A/E 1.71
Danny GrantRuns 51Won 6Win 11.8%£1 +1.57A/E 1.70
Denis O'ReganRuns 62Won 10Win 16.1%£1 −3.08A/E 1.55
D J CaseyRuns 60Won 8Win 13.3%£1 +1.00A/E 1.54
M P ButlerRuns 51Won 6Win 11.8%£1 +9.25A/E 1.53
Mark EnrightRuns 57Won 6Win 10.5%£1 −14.90A/E 1.51
E J O'ConnellRuns 51Won 6Win 11.8%£1 −14.17A/E 1.50
Gary CarrollRuns 131Won 20Win 15.3%£1 +16.16A/E 1.46

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

Gegenpressing (GB) has won here 4 times from 4 runs, more than any other horse since April 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since April 2005 was Kourvoisier (IRE) at 80/1 on 2 July 2020.

The draw

Flat, 8+ runners

No trip here shows the lowest and highest thirds of the stalls more than 3 points apart on 100 or more runs each.

Under 6f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 77Won 7Win 9.1%Place 23.4%A/E 0.89
Middle thirdRuns 91Won 6Win 6.6%Place 19.8%A/E 0.78
High thirdRuns 124Won 14Win 11.3%Place 34.7%A/E 1.34

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 452Won 46Win 10.2%Place 29.0%A/E 1.17
Middle thirdRuns 507Won 36Win 7.1%Place 26.4%A/E 0.85
High thirdRuns 606Won 50Win 8.3%Place 23.6%A/E 1.00

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 563Won 38Win 6.7%Place 26.8%A/E 0.74
Middle thirdRuns 607Won 59Win 9.7%Place 29.7%A/E 1.11
High thirdRuns 777Won 69Win 8.9%Place 23.7%A/E 1.13

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 53Won 3Win 5.7%Place 17.0%A/E 0.66
Middle thirdRuns 63Won 4Win 6.3%Place 30.2%A/E 0.67
High thirdRuns 97Won 11Win 11.3%Place 26.8%A/E 1.47

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 W J Lee+16.1% ROI · +29.11 pts from 181 runs · 29 winners (16.0%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +20.4% on 135 · Since Oct 2021: +3.4% on 46 · without the biggest winner (25/1): +3.11 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Sligo?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 421 of 1,328 runs at Sligo since April 2005 — 31.7%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −147.58 points at SP (as at 26 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Sligo?

W P Mullins, with 70 winners from 194 runners (36.1%) since April 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Sligo?

R Walsh, with 38 winners from 122 rides (31.1%) since April 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Sligo?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since April 2005, W P Mullins has the best win rate: 36.1% (70 from 194).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Sligo?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since April 2005, Mr P W Mullins has the best win rate: 43.3% (26 from 60).

Which horses have won most at Sligo?

The leading course winners since April 2005: Gegenpressing (GB) (4 from 4), Lucky Spring (IRE) (4 from 7), Incline (IRE) (4 from 8).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Sligo?

Kourvoisier (IRE) at 80/1 on 2 July 2020 in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden (Div 1) — the biggest starting price among Sligo winners since April 2005.

Is there a draw bias at Sligo?

No trip at Sligo shows the lowest and highest thirds of the stalls more than 3 points apart on samples of 100 or more runs each, in Flat races of 8 or more runners since April 2005.

About Sligo

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Cleveragh, on the south side of Sligo town — Flat and jumps, turf.
  • Shape: Left-handed, tight and undulating, about 1m1f round, with a very short run-in.
  • Season: April to September, mostly evening fixtures.

Going and the seasons

  • Summer: Good or good to yielding is usual, with soft ground after rain in a wet summer.

Signature races and fixtures

  • Summer: The Connacht National (about 3m handicap chase).
  • Programme: Flat and jumps races on the same evening cards.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: A walk from the town centre with parking on site; by rail to Sligo.
  • Viewing: A compact course with the action in view nearly all the way round.

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.