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Southwell racecourse statistics

Every runner at Southwell 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 22 Oct 2026, 05:43 · last meeting in our archive 13 Oct 2026

Covers 1 October 2021 – 22 October 2026

Racing here today

9 races at Southwell (AW) · cards as at 17:19

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.

570races · 83 meetings
4,524runners · 3,095 horses
35.8%favourites won · 216 of 604Last 12 months: 34.3% (36 of 105)
125/1biggest-priced winner · Alchemystique (IRE)

In brief

as at 22 Oct 2026

Southwell has staged 570 races over 83 meetings in our archive in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), with 4,524 runners.

Favourites have won 35.8% of their runs here (216 from 604), a level-stakes P/L of −65.42 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Olly Murphy has the most winners here (39 from 148 runners, 26.4%). It is also the best win rate among yards with 30 or more runners.

Sean Bowen has the most winners here (51 from 206 rides, 24.8%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Nico de Boinville has the best win rate: 27.0% (10 from 37).

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 35.8% of their runs here (216 from 604), a level-stakes P/L of −65.42 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 604Won 216Win 35.8%£1 −65.42A/E 1.02
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 1,153Won 214Win 18.6%£1 −118.54A/E 1.03
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 1,517Won 102Win 6.7%£1 −457.50A/E 0.87
7th or biggerRuns 1,250Won 38Win 3.0%£1 −100.00A/E 1.12

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 338Won 125Win 37.0%£1 −40.74A/E 1.03
ChaseRuns 209Won 69Win 33.0%£1 −28.47A/E 0.97
NH FlatRuns 56Won 21Win 37.5%£1 +2.17A/E 1.12
FlatRuns 1Won 1Win 100.0%£1 +1.62A/E 2.95

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 4Won 1Win 25.0%£1 −2.83A/E 0.62
GoodRuns 364Won 130Win 35.7%£1 −43.54A/E 1.02
Good to SoftRuns 162Won 61Win 37.7%£1 +0.09A/E 1.15
SoftRuns 53Won 17Win 32.1%£1 −14.34A/E 0.82
HeavyRuns 21Won 7Win 33.3%£1 −4.80A/E 0.82

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

Olly Murphy has the most winners here (39 from 148 runners, 26.4%). It is also the best win rate among yards with 30 or more runners.

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Olly MurphyRuns 148Won 39Win 26.4%£1 +10.06A/E 1.26
Dan SkeltonRuns 172Won 35Win 20.3%£1 −17.39A/E 1.05
Ben PaulingRuns 109Won 23Win 21.1%£1 +4.52A/E 1.07
Fergal O'BrienRuns 140Won 21Win 15.0%£1 −51.18A/E 0.89
L J MorganRuns 160Won 20Win 12.5%£1 −78.21A/E 1.02
Sam EnglandRuns 68Won 15Win 22.1%£1 +11.63A/E 1.32
Martin KeighleyRuns 116Won 15Win 12.9%£1 −32.37A/E 1.05
Stuart EdmundsRuns 58Won 14Win 24.1%£1 +4.65A/E 1.48
Christian WilliamsRuns 67Won 14Win 20.9%£1 +43.63A/E 1.74
Oliver Greenall & Josh GuerrieroRuns 94Won 14Win 14.9%£1 +26.25A/E 0.97

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Olly MurphyRuns 148Won 39Win 26.4%£1 +10.06A/E 1.26
Nicky HendersonRuns 50Won 13Win 26.0%£1 −10.36A/E 1.09
Stuart EdmundsRuns 58Won 14Win 24.1%£1 +4.65A/E 1.48
James OwenRuns 56Won 13Win 23.2%£1 −16.98A/E 1.09
Sam EnglandRuns 68Won 15Win 22.1%£1 +11.63A/E 1.32
Emma LavelleRuns 37Won 8Win 21.6%£1 +37.10A/E 1.74
Warren GreatrexRuns 51Won 11Win 21.6%£1 −5.88A/E 1.47
Ben PaulingRuns 109Won 23Win 21.1%£1 +4.52A/E 1.07
Christian WilliamsRuns 67Won 14Win 20.9%£1 +43.63A/E 1.74
Dan SkeltonRuns 172Won 35Win 20.3%£1 −17.39A/E 1.05

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
Christian WilliamsRuns 67Won 14Win 20.9%£1 +43.63A/E 1.74
Charlie LongsdonRuns 53Won 9Win 17.0%£1 +49.30A/E 1.58
Stuart EdmundsRuns 58Won 14Win 24.1%£1 +4.65A/E 1.48
Warren GreatrexRuns 51Won 11Win 21.6%£1 −5.88A/E 1.47
Gary HanmerRuns 84Won 12Win 14.3%£1 +21.40A/E 1.39
Sam EnglandRuns 68Won 15Win 22.1%£1 +11.63A/E 1.32
Olly MurphyRuns 148Won 39Win 26.4%£1 +10.06A/E 1.26
Jennie CandlishRuns 50Won 7Win 14.0%£1 −0.28A/E 1.20
Charles & Adam PogsonRuns 93Won 12Win 12.9%£1 −9.55A/E 1.12
Neil MulhollandRuns 75Won 11Win 14.7%£1 −27.96A/E 1.10

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

Sean Bowen has the most winners here (51 from 206 rides, 24.8%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Nico de Boinville has the best win rate: 27.0% (10 from 37).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Sean BowenRuns 206Won 51Win 24.8%£1 −19.19A/E 1.16
Harry SkeltonRuns 105Won 27Win 25.7%£1 −32.18A/E 1.05
Adam WedgeRuns 111Won 17Win 15.3%£1 −33.88A/E 1.16
James BowenRuns 65Won 15Win 23.1%£1 +8.02A/E 1.41
Jack TudorRuns 71Won 15Win 21.1%£1 +40.86A/E 1.59
Jonathan EnglandRuns 53Won 14Win 26.4%£1 +23.13A/E 1.45
Brian HughesRuns 77Won 14Win 18.2%£1 +11.35A/E 1.15
Gavin SheehanRuns 67Won 13Win 19.4%£1 +99.25A/E 1.19
Charlie HammondRuns 78Won 13Win 16.7%£1 +98.74A/E 1.28
Jonjo O'Neill JrRuns 68Won 12Win 17.6%£1 −27.55A/E 0.95

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Nico de BoinvilleRuns 37Won 10Win 27.0%£1 −8.06A/E 1.18
Jonathan EnglandRuns 53Won 14Win 26.4%£1 +23.13A/E 1.45
Harry SkeltonRuns 105Won 27Win 25.7%£1 −32.18A/E 1.05
Harry CobdenRuns 43Won 11Win 25.6%£1 +19.93A/E 1.19
Sean BowenRuns 206Won 51Win 24.8%£1 −19.19A/E 1.16
Jack AndrewsRuns 33Won 8Win 24.2%£1 +2.58A/E 1.55
Toby WynneRuns 47Won 11Win 23.4%£1 +54.50A/E 1.84
James BowenRuns 65Won 15Win 23.1%£1 +8.02A/E 1.41
Jack TudorRuns 71Won 15Win 21.1%£1 +40.86A/E 1.59
Gavin SheehanRuns 67Won 13Win 19.4%£1 +99.25A/E 1.19

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
Jack TudorRuns 71Won 15Win 21.1%£1 +40.86A/E 1.59
James BestRuns 86Won 9Win 10.5%£1 −39.12A/E 1.53
Jonathan EnglandRuns 53Won 14Win 26.4%£1 +23.13A/E 1.45
James BowenRuns 65Won 15Win 23.1%£1 +8.02A/E 1.41
Sean QuinlanRuns 53Won 10Win 18.9%£1 −3.30A/E 1.38
Ciaran GethingsRuns 54Won 8Win 14.8%£1 −18.26A/E 1.33
Tom BellamyRuns 62Won 10Win 16.1%£1 +14.17A/E 1.32
Charlie HammondRuns 78Won 13Win 16.7%£1 +98.74A/E 1.28
Gavin SheehanRuns 67Won 13Win 19.4%£1 +99.25A/E 1.19
Adam WedgeRuns 111Won 17Win 15.3%£1 −33.88A/E 1.16

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

Duke Of Luckley (IRE) has won here 5 times from 8 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 Alchemystique (IRE) at 125/1 on 30 November 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 Gavin Sheehan+63.8% ROI · +134.07 pts from 210 runs · 36 winners (17.1%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +24.3% on 143 · Since Oct 2021: +148.1% on 67 · without the biggest winner (80/1): +53.07 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Southwell?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 216 of 604 runs at Southwell in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021) — 35.8%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −65.42 points at SP (as at 22 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Southwell?

Olly Murphy, with 39 winners from 148 runners (26.4%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Southwell?

Sean Bowen, with 51 winners from 206 rides (24.8%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Southwell?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Olly Murphy has the best win rate: 26.4% (39 from 148).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Southwell?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Nico de Boinville has the best win rate: 27.0% (10 from 37).

Which horses have won most at Southwell?

The leading course winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021): Duke Of Luckley (IRE) (5 from 8), Ali Star Bert (GB) (5 from 13), Blue Sans (IRE) (3 from 3).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Southwell?

Alchemystique (IRE) at 125/1 on 30 November 2021 in the Evanis A Legend, Wiguagain Duck Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) — the biggest starting price among Southwell winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Is there a draw bias at Southwell?

No trip at Southwell 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 in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

About Southwell

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.