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Southwell (AW) racecourse statistics

Every runner at Southwell (AW) 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 7 Nov 2026, 00:58 · last meeting in our archive 05 Nov 2026

Covers 2 January 2005 – 7 November 2026

Racing here today

9 races at Southwell (AW) · cards as at 4:33

C&D: a declared runner that has already won on the course this race is run on, over a similar trip (the same distance band), in our results archive since 2005. Non-runners are left out.

7,863races · 1,098 meetings
71,481runners · 27,891 horses
32.8%favourites won · 2,791 of 8,517Last 12 months: 33.1% (206 of 623)
125/1biggest-priced winner · Tioga Gold (IRE)

In brief

as at 7 Nov 2026

Southwell (AW) has staged 7,863 races over 1,098 meetings in our archive since January 2005, with 71,481 runners.

Favourites have won 32.8% of their runs here (2,791 from 8,517), a level-stakes P/L of −697.11 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Michael Appleby has the most winners here (272 from 1,999 runners, 13.6%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, John Gosden has the best win rate: 38.2% (29 from 76).

Luke Morris has the most winners here (189 from 1,843 rides, 10.3%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Jimmy Fortune has the best win rate: 42.5% (17 from 40).

At trips under 6f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 11.6% of its runs (2,520) and the highest third 8.0% (3,432).

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 32.8% of their runs here (2,791 from 8,517), a level-stakes P/L of −697.11 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 8,517Won 2,791Win 32.8%£1 −697.11A/E 1.06
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 16,044Won 2,687Win 16.7%£1 −2,112.81A/E 1.00
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 22,621Won 1,758Win 7.8%£1 −4,445.17A/E 0.99
7th or biggerRuns 24,298Won 641Win 2.6%£1 −9,163.00A/E 0.82

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FlatRuns 8,461Won 2,769Win 32.7%£1 −686.19A/E 1.06
NH FlatRuns 55Won 21Win 38.2%£1 −12.80A/E 0.93
HurdleRuns 1Won 1Win 100.0%£1 +1.88A/E 3.42

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

Michael Appleby has the most winners here (272 from 1,999 runners, 13.6%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, John Gosden has the best win rate: 38.2% (29 from 76).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Michael ApplebyRuns 1,999Won 272Win 13.6%£1 −537.93A/E 0.97
Mark JohnstonRuns 670Won 160Win 23.9%£1 +7.59A/E 1.13
Richard FaheyRuns 1,140Won 156Win 13.7%£1 −227.27A/E 1.04
K R BurkeRuns 780Won 140Win 17.9%£1 +58.14A/E 1.15
Kevin RyanRuns 907Won 137Win 15.1%£1 −179.47A/E 1.00
Scott DixonRuns 1,688Won 126Win 7.5%£1 −417.43A/E 0.90
Brian EllisonRuns 730Won 119Win 16.3%£1 −79.79A/E 1.11
David BarronRuns 542Won 109Win 20.1%£1 +60.38A/E 1.16
Derek ShawRuns 1,184Won 103Win 8.7%£1 −269.56A/E 0.98
David EvansRuns 800Won 101Win 12.6%£1 −121.16A/E 1.07

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
John GosdenRuns 76Won 29Win 38.2%£1 −1.80A/E 1.04
Charlie ApplebyRuns 55Won 18Win 32.7%£1 −12.94A/E 0.96
Jeremy NosedaRuns 34Won 11Win 32.4%£1 +5.01A/E 1.33
Don CantillonRuns 64Won 19Win 29.7%£1 −11.76A/E 1.25
Saeed bin SuroorRuns 58Won 16Win 27.6%£1 −7.50A/E 1.00
John & Thady GosdenRuns 119Won 32Win 26.9%£1 −25.65A/E 1.01
Michael JarvisRuns 50Won 13Win 26.0%£1 +8.92A/E 1.17
Simon CrisfordRuns 39Won 10Win 25.6%£1 +10.56A/E 1.13
Ralph BeckettRuns 194Won 49Win 25.3%£1 +37.56A/E 1.22
James TateRuns 226Won 57Win 25.2%£1 +61.25A/E 1.24

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
Linda JewellRuns 51Won 10Win 19.6%£1 +103.10A/E 2.19
D J WintleRuns 62Won 12Win 19.4%£1 +57.34A/E 1.99
Simon GriffithsRuns 65Won 9Win 13.8%£1 −7.37A/E 1.89
Miss D A McHaleRuns 53Won 6Win 11.3%£1 +41.75A/E 1.89
Richard FordRuns 66Won 11Win 16.7%£1 +13.50A/E 1.63
Brendan PowellRuns 64Won 14Win 21.9%£1 +51.05A/E 1.59
Grant TuerRuns 176Won 29Win 16.5%£1 +40.79A/E 1.54
John E LongRuns 58Won 6Win 10.3%£1 −14.75A/E 1.53
Alexandra DunnRuns 102Won 12Win 11.8%£1 −3.25A/E 1.51
Philip McBrideRuns 75Won 13Win 17.3%£1 +12.09A/E 1.51

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

Luke Morris has the most winners here (189 from 1,843 rides, 10.3%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Jimmy Fortune has the best win rate: 42.5% (17 from 40).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Luke MorrisRuns 1,843Won 189Win 10.3%£1 −660.84A/E 0.85
Joe FanningRuns 1,022Won 170Win 16.6%£1 −188.70A/E 1.04
Tom EavesRuns 1,593Won 157Win 9.9%£1 −314.59A/E 0.98
Robert WinstonRuns 879Won 132Win 15.0%£1 −53.23A/E 1.12
Andrew MullenRuns 1,121Won 130Win 11.6%£1 −280.68A/E 0.98
Ben CurtisRuns 579Won 111Win 19.2%£1 +116.37A/E 1.23
Phillip MakinRuns 641Won 111Win 17.3%£1 −61.98A/E 1.21
Paul MulrennanRuns 1,015Won 107Win 10.5%£1 −148.31A/E 1.00
Chris CatlinRuns 940Won 101Win 10.7%£1 −235.57A/E 1.01
Jason HartRuns 780Won 100Win 12.8%£1 −134.37A/E 1.07

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Jimmy FortuneRuns 40Won 17Win 42.5%£1 +24.84A/E 1.56
Jamie SpencerRuns 230Won 57Win 24.8%£1 −9.71A/E 1.07
Mr Simon WalkerRuns 66Won 16Win 24.2%£1 +17.25A/E 1.44
Ted DurcanRuns 71Won 17Win 23.9%£1 +1.27A/E 1.31
Mark CrehanRuns 40Won 9Win 22.5%£1 −14.44A/E 1.27
Brett DoyleRuns 45Won 10Win 22.2%£1 +7.75A/E 1.45
Seb SandersRuns 222Won 49Win 22.1%£1 −25.46A/E 1.17
Hector CrouchRuns 241Won 53Win 22.0%£1 −2.62A/E 1.29
Aled BeechRuns 41Won 9Win 22.0%£1 +50.50A/E 3.37
Jamie GormleyRuns 68Won 14Win 20.6%£1 +58.13A/E 1.61

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
Vince SlatteryRuns 101Won 14Win 13.9%£1 +33.09A/E 1.91
Lisa JonesRuns 53Won 8Win 15.1%£1 −12.92A/E 1.77
Jamie GormleyRuns 68Won 14Win 20.6%£1 +58.13A/E 1.61
Gina ManganRuns 79Won 9Win 11.4%£1 +4.38A/E 1.61
Richard ThomasRuns 86Won 11Win 12.8%£1 +13.08A/E 1.51
Amy BakerRuns 83Won 9Win 10.8%£1 +9.50A/E 1.49
Laura PearsonRuns 118Won 15Win 12.7%£1 +41.03A/E 1.49
Brian ReillyRuns 139Won 14Win 10.1%£1 −13.00A/E 1.47
Kaiya FraserRuns 86Won 12Win 14.0%£1 +33.45A/E 1.46
Elisha WhittingtonRuns 86Won 9Win 10.5%£1 +24.87A/E 1.44

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

La Estrella (USA) has won here 16 times from 21 runs, more than any other horse since January 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since January 2005 was Tioga Gold (IRE) at 125/1 on 2 January 2007.

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 11.6% of its runs (2,520) and the highest third 8.0% (3,432).

Under 6f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 2,520Won 293Win 11.6%Place 34.6%A/E 1.08
Middle thirdRuns 2,872Won 281Win 9.8%Place 28.6%A/E 0.99
High thirdRuns 3,432Won 274Win 8.0%Place 24.7%A/E 0.95

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 6,690Won 593Win 8.9%Place 26.9%A/E 0.97
Middle thirdRuns 7,534Won 724Win 9.6%Place 29.0%A/E 1.00
High thirdRuns 9,084Won 878Win 9.7%Place 28.5%A/E 1.03

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 3,677Won 278Win 7.6%Place 25.6%A/E 0.89
Middle thirdRuns 4,177Won 411Win 9.8%Place 28.4%A/E 1.04
High thirdRuns 5,091Won 526Win 10.3%Place 29.8%A/E 1.05

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 2,351Won 181Win 7.7%Place 24.3%A/E 0.88
Middle thirdRuns 2,663Won 275Win 10.3%Place 29.2%A/E 1.07
High thirdRuns 3,224Won 333Win 10.3%Place 31.5%A/E 1.02

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 924Won 76Win 8.2%Place 25.4%A/E 0.90
Middle thirdRuns 1,053Won 111Win 10.5%Place 31.3%A/E 1.08
High thirdRuns 1,295Won 138Win 10.7%Place 31.4%A/E 1.02

2m1f – 2m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 9Won 1Win 11.1%Place 22.2%A/E 1.87
Middle thirdRuns 10Won 2Win 20.0%Place 40.0%A/E 1.45
High thirdRuns 11Won 0Win 0.0%Place 27.3%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 – Oct 2021, and since Nov 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+50.3% ROI · +90.97 pts from 181 runs · 32 winners (17.7%)Jan 2005 – Oct 2021: +13.5% on 90 · Since Nov 2021: +86.6% on 91 · without the biggest winner (40/1): +49.97 pts
  • Runners trained by Charles Hills+36.1% ROI · +55.59 pts from 154 runs · 32 winners (20.8%)Jan 2005 – Oct 2021: +20.7% on 46 · Since Nov 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 – Oct 2021: +54.6% on 108 · Since Nov 2021: +15.1% on 104 · without the biggest winner (66/1): +7.68 pts
  • Runners trained by James Tate+27.1% ROI · +61.25 pts from 226 runs · 57 winners (25.2%)Jan 2005 – Oct 2021: +20.0% on 98 · Since Nov 2021: +32.5% on 128 · without the biggest winner (22/1): +38.25 pts
  • Rides by Ben Curtis+20.1% ROI · +116.37 pts from 579 runs · 111 winners (19.2%)Jan 2005 – Oct 2021: +16.6% on 535 · Since Nov 2021: +62.5% on 44 · without the biggest winner (25/1): +90.37 pts
  • Runners trained by Ralph Beckett+19.4% ROI · +37.56 pts from 194 runs · 49 winners (25.3%)Jan 2005 – Oct 2021: +26.4% on 105 · Since Nov 2021: +11.0% on 89 · without the biggest winner (20/1): +16.56 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Southwell (AW)?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 2,791 of 8,517 runs at Southwell (AW) since January 2005 — 32.8%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −697.11 points at SP (as at 7 Nov 2026).

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

Michael Appleby, with 272 winners from 1,999 runners (13.6%) since January 2005.

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

Luke Morris, with 189 winners from 1,843 rides (10.3%) since January 2005.

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

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since January 2005, John Gosden has the best win rate: 38.2% (29 from 76).

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

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since January 2005, Jimmy Fortune has the best win rate: 42.5% (17 from 40).

Which horses have won most at Southwell (AW)?

The leading course winners since January 2005: La Estrella (USA) (16 from 21), General Tufto (GB) (15 from 126), Crosse Fire (GB) (14 from 69).

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

Tioga Gold (IRE) at 125/1 on 2 January 2007 in the Pontin's Holidays Handicap — the biggest starting price among Southwell (AW) winners since January 2005.

Is there a draw bias at Southwell (AW)?

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 293 of 2,520 runs (11.6%) and those in the highest third 274 of 3,432 (8.0%). Fair A/E 1.08 low against 0.95 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.