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Southwell (AW) racecourse statistics

Every runner at Southwell (AW) in our archive in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021): who wins here, how favourites fare, the biggest-priced winners, the draw and the angles that have paid at SP.

Figures as at 29 Oct 2026, 16:33 · last meeting in our archive 26 Oct 2026

Covers 1 October 2021 – 30 October 2026

2,244races · 281 meetings
21,360runners · 9,989 horses
32.1%favourites won · 773 of 2,406Last 12 months: 32.8% (218 of 664)
100/1biggest-priced winner · Indica (IRE)

In brief

as at 29 Oct 2026

Southwell (AW) has staged 2,244 races over 281 meetings in our archive in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), with 21,360 runners.

Favourites have won 32.1% of their runs here (773 from 2,406), a level-stakes P/L of −265.62 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Michael Appleby has the most winners here (63 from 606 runners, 10.4%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Charlie Appleby has the best win rate: 33.3% (17 from 51).

Jason Hart has the most winners here (65 from 474 rides, 13.7%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, James Doyle has the best win rate: 33.3% (13 from 39).

Over 1m5f – 2m in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 7.6% of its runs (331) and the highest third 10.7% (440).

6 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 32.1% of their runs here (773 from 2,406), a level-stakes P/L of −265.62 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 2,406Won 773Win 32.1%£1 −265.62A/E 1.06
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 4,562Won 756Win 16.6%£1 −717.91A/E 1.00
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 6,625Won 522Win 7.9%£1 −1,446.67A/E 1.00
7th or biggerRuns 7,767Won 198Win 2.5%£1 −3,282.50A/E 0.84

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

last 5 years

Michael Appleby has the most winners here (63 from 606 runners, 10.4%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Charlie Appleby has the best win rate: 33.3% (17 from 51).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Michael ApplebyRuns 606Won 63Win 10.4%£1 −214.07A/E 0.88
Michael HerringtonRuns 361Won 57Win 15.8%£1 +28.17A/E 1.44
K R BurkeRuns 243Won 45Win 18.5%£1 −70.89A/E 1.21
Andrew BaldingRuns 289Won 42Win 14.5%£1 −86.14A/E 0.89
Tony CarrollRuns 428Won 39Win 9.1%£1 −87.26A/E 0.92
James OwenRuns 242Won 38Win 15.7%£1 −61.97A/E 1.04
Scott DixonRuns 659Won 38Win 5.8%£1 −268.01A/E 0.93
John & Thady GosdenRuns 119Won 32Win 26.9%£1 −25.65A/E 1.01
George BougheyRuns 201Won 32Win 15.9%£1 −64.13A/E 0.95
Charlie JohnstonRuns 234Won 32Win 13.7%£1 −21.15A/E 1.00

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Charlie ApplebyRuns 51Won 17Win 33.3%£1 −10.94A/E 0.98
John & Thady GosdenRuns 119Won 32Win 26.9%£1 −25.65A/E 1.01
Geoff OldroydRuns 34Won 9Win 26.5%£1 +12.73A/E 1.84
Ralph BeckettRuns 87Won 23Win 26.4%£1 +11.82A/E 1.30
Roger VarianRuns 125Won 31Win 24.8%£1 −39.85A/E 1.05
James TateRuns 127Won 31Win 24.4%£1 +42.63A/E 1.36
Charles HillsRuns 108Won 24Win 22.2%£1 +46.09A/E 1.34
Julia FeildenRuns 36Won 7Win 19.4%£1 +19.44A/E 2.04
K R BurkeRuns 243Won 45Win 18.5%£1 −70.89A/E 1.21
Simon & Ed CrisfordRuns 120Won 22Win 18.3%£1 −28.92A/E 1.07

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
Jonathan PortmanRuns 57Won 10Win 17.5%£1 +35.00A/E 1.73
Dean IvoryRuns 54Won 8Win 14.8%£1 +5.00A/E 1.66
David ThompsonRuns 50Won 8Win 16.0%£1 +30.12A/E 1.63
Jim GoldieRuns 79Won 13Win 16.5%£1 +31.42A/E 1.63
Grant TuerRuns 145Won 25Win 17.2%£1 +39.79A/E 1.62
Martin DunneRuns 61Won 7Win 11.5%£1 +0.71A/E 1.48
Mike MurphyRuns 82Won 12Win 14.6%£1 −10.25A/E 1.48
Lisa WilliamsonRuns 77Won 6Win 7.8%£1 −8.00A/E 1.45
Michael HerringtonRuns 361Won 57Win 15.8%£1 +28.17A/E 1.44
Gemma TuttyRuns 120Won 15Win 12.5%£1 +15.85A/E 1.38

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

last 5 years

Jason Hart has the most winners here (65 from 474 rides, 13.7%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, James Doyle has the best win rate: 33.3% (13 from 39).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Jason HartRuns 474Won 65Win 13.7%£1 −49.32A/E 1.14
Rossa RyanRuns 349Won 58Win 16.6%£1 −95.74A/E 0.94
Daniel MuscuttRuns 428Won 57Win 13.3%£1 −115.59A/E 1.00
Luke MorrisRuns 600Won 54Win 9.0%£1 −229.09A/E 0.92
Hector CrouchRuns 224Won 50Win 22.3%£1 −1.12A/E 1.29
Billy LoughnaneRuns 349Won 50Win 14.3%£1 −120.98A/E 0.87
Lewis EdmundsRuns 442Won 46Win 10.4%£1 −116.71A/E 1.05
Joanna MasonRuns 427Won 42Win 9.8%£1 −116.20A/E 1.08
Kieran O'NeillRuns 471Won 40Win 8.5%£1 −179.44A/E 1.08
Dylan HoganRuns 261Won 37Win 14.2%£1 +47.19A/E 1.44

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
James DoyleRuns 39Won 13Win 33.3%£1 +8.93A/E 1.11
Stevie DonohoeRuns 44Won 10Win 22.7%£1 +0.76A/E 1.69
Hector CrouchRuns 224Won 50Win 22.3%£1 −1.12A/E 1.29
Daniel TudhopeRuns 137Won 27Win 19.7%£1 +17.56A/E 1.18
Kieran ShoemarkRuns 189Won 36Win 19.0%£1 −2.69A/E 1.24
David AllanRuns 155Won 28Win 18.1%£1 +75.70A/E 1.70
Sean LeveyRuns 153Won 26Win 17.0%£1 −1.78A/E 1.27
Rossa RyanRuns 349Won 58Win 16.6%£1 −95.74A/E 0.94
Paddy BradleyRuns 55Won 9Win 16.4%£1 −14.45A/E 1.29
Mason PaetelRuns 49Won 8Win 16.3%£1 +1.68A/E 1.38

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
Laura PearsonRuns 89Won 12Win 13.5%£1 +38.03A/E 2.00
Gina ManganRuns 57Won 9Win 15.8%£1 +26.38A/E 1.93
David AllanRuns 155Won 28Win 18.1%£1 +75.70A/E 1.70
Faye McManomanRuns 74Won 5Win 6.8%£1 +74.25A/E 1.70
Shane GrayRuns 108Won 15Win 13.9%£1 +5.21A/E 1.56
Rowan ScottRuns 148Won 23Win 15.5%£1 +36.55A/E 1.56
Kaiya FraserRuns 85Won 12Win 14.1%£1 +34.45A/E 1.47
Rob HornbyRuns 208Won 29Win 13.9%£1 +15.90A/E 1.44
Dylan HoganRuns 261Won 37Win 14.2%£1 +47.19A/E 1.44
Connor PlanasRuns 65Won 9Win 13.8%£1 +3.78A/E 1.40

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

Down To The Kid (IRE) has won here 9 times from 25 runs, more than any other horse in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021) was Indica (IRE) at 100/1 on 19 October 2026.

The draw

Flat, 8+ runners

Over 1m5f – 2m in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 7.6% of its runs (331) and the highest third 10.7% (440).

Under 6f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 722Won 79Win 10.9%Place 33.1%A/E 1.04
Middle thirdRuns 818Won 76Win 9.3%Place 27.4%A/E 0.96
High thirdRuns 957Won 88Win 9.2%Place 27.6%A/E 1.02

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 2,335Won 217Win 9.3%Place 29.9%A/E 0.95
Middle thirdRuns 2,596Won 266Win 10.2%Place 30.2%A/E 1.01
High thirdRuns 3,119Won 286Win 9.2%Place 26.4%A/E 1.04

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 1,211Won 107Win 8.8%Place 29.2%A/E 0.96
Middle thirdRuns 1,354Won 125Win 9.2%Place 28.7%A/E 0.97
High thirdRuns 1,612Won 163Win 10.1%Place 27.4%A/E 1.07

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 744Won 66Win 8.9%Place 24.9%A/E 0.98
Middle thirdRuns 854Won 96Win 11.2%Place 31.3%A/E 1.10
High thirdRuns 1,017Won 88Win 8.7%Place 29.5%A/E 0.92

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 331Won 25Win 7.6%Place 22.4%A/E 0.82
Middle thirdRuns 358Won 41Win 11.5%Place 36.9%A/E 1.12
High thirdRuns 440Won 47Win 10.7%Place 30.2%A/E 1.02

2m1f – 2m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 5Won 1Win 20.0%Place 40.0%A/E 3.04
Middle thirdRuns 6Won 1Win 16.7%Place 33.3%A/E 1.03
High thirdRuns 7Won 0Win 0.0%Place 28.6%A/E 0.00

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.

  • Tim Easterby, ridden by David Allan+51.9% ROI · +92.97 pts from 179 runs · 32 winners (17.9%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +13.5% on 90 · Since Oct 2021: +90.8% on 89 · without the biggest winner (40/1): +51.97 pts
  • Runners trained by Charles Hills+36.1% ROI · +55.59 pts from 154 runs · 32 winners (20.8%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +20.7% on 46 · Since Oct 2021: +42.7% on 108 · without the biggest winner (33/1): +21.59 pts
  • Runners by Fast Company (IRE) (sire)+35.2% ROI · +74.68 pts from 212 runs · 23 winners (10.8%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +54.6% on 108 · Since Oct 2021: +15.1% on 104 · without the biggest winner (66/1): +7.68 pts
  • Runners trained by James Tate+27.7% ROI · +62.25 pts from 225 runs · 57 winners (25.3%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +20.0% on 98 · Since Oct 2021: +33.6% on 127 · without the biggest winner (22/1): +39.25 pts
  • Runners trained by Ralph Beckett+20.6% ROI · +39.56 pts from 192 runs · 49 winners (25.5%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +26.4% on 105 · Since Oct 2021: +13.6% on 87 · without the biggest winner (20/1): +18.56 pts
  • Rides by Ben Curtis+20.1% ROI · +116.37 pts from 579 runs · 111 winners (19.2%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +16.6% on 535 · Since Oct 2021: +62.5% on 44 · without the biggest winner (25/1): +90.37 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Southwell (AW)?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 773 of 2,406 runs at Southwell (AW) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021) — 32.1%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −265.62 points at SP (as at 29 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Southwell (AW)?

Michael Appleby, with 63 winners from 606 runners (10.4%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Southwell (AW)?

Jason Hart, with 65 winners from 474 rides (13.7%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Southwell (AW)?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Charlie Appleby has the best win rate: 33.3% (17 from 51).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Southwell (AW)?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), James Doyle has the best win rate: 33.3% (13 from 39).

Which horses have won most at Southwell (AW)?

The leading course winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021): Down To The Kid (IRE) (9 from 25), Eligible (IRE) (7 from 21), Dubai Jeanius (IRE) (6 from 12).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Southwell (AW)?

Indica (IRE) at 100/1 on 19 October 2026 in the bettingsites.co.uk Best Betting Offers EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) — the biggest starting price among Southwell (AW) winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Is there a draw bias at Southwell (AW)?

Over 1m5f – 2m in Flat races of 8 or more runners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), runners drawn in the lowest third of the stalls have won 25 of 331 runs (7.6%) and those in the highest third 47 of 440 (10.7%). Fair A/E 0.82 low against 1.02 high says how much of that the market had already priced.

About Southwell (AW)

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Rolleston, near Southwell, Nottinghamshire — Flat on Tapeta, jumps on turf.
  • All-weather: A left-handed Tapeta oval of about 1m2f with a straight 5f; Tapeta replaced the Fibresand surface in 2021.
  • Jumps: Left-handed, flat and sharp, with tight bends and a short run-in.

Going and the seasons

  • All-weather: The surface is read as Standard or Standard to Slow and changes little with the weather.
  • Jumps: The winter fixtures are most often soft; the summer jumps fixtures race on good or good to firm ground.

Signature races and fixtures

  • All-weather: Handicaps and qualifiers for the All-Weather Championships through the winter.
  • Jumps: Handicaps and novice races all year round.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: By road from the A1 and A614 with parking on site; Rolleston station is beside the course, on the Nottingham to Newark line.
  • Viewing: A flat course with the circuit in view from the grandstand; the far side 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.