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Taunton racecourse statistics

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

Figures as at 22 Oct 2026, 06:28 · last meeting in our archive 22 Apr 2026

Covers 1 October 2021 – 22 October 2026

428races · 63 meetings
3,932runners · 2,547 horses
40.9%favourites won · 185 of 452Last 12 months: 41.7% (35 of 84)
200/1biggest-priced winner · Inspiratrice (IRE)

In brief

as at 22 Oct 2026

Taunton has staged 428 races over 63 meetings in our archive in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), with 3,932 runners.

Favourites have won 40.9% of their runs here (185 from 452), a level-stakes P/L of +11.13 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Paul Nicholls has the most winners here (68 from 216 runners, 31.5%). It is also the best win rate among yards with 30 or more runners.

Harry Cobden has the most winners here (54 from 164 rides, 32.9%). It is also the best win rate among riders with 30 or more rides.

No angle here has made a level-stakes profit at SP in both periods we test.

Favourites and the market

by starting-price rank

Favourites have won 40.9% of their runs here (185 from 452), a level-stakes P/L of +11.13 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 452Won 185Win 40.9%£1 +11.13A/E 1.21
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 882Won 143Win 16.2%£1 −184.06A/E 0.93
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 1,196Won 72Win 6.0%£1 −509.00A/E 0.82
7th or biggerRuns 1,402Won 29Win 2.1%£1 −635.00A/E 0.85

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 298Won 118Win 39.6%£1 −12.61A/E 1.14
ChaseRuns 131Won 57Win 43.5%£1 +25.60A/E 1.40
NH FlatRuns 23Won 10Win 43.5%£1 −1.86A/E 1.17

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 39Won 17Win 43.6%£1 +2.78A/E 1.12
GoodRuns 164Won 65Win 39.6%£1 −0.28A/E 1.17
Good to SoftRuns 129Won 50Win 38.8%£1 −2.10A/E 1.20
SoftRuns 96Won 38Win 39.6%£1 −1.49A/E 1.19
HeavyRuns 24Won 15Win 62.5%£1 +12.22A/E 1.67

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

Paul Nicholls has the most winners here (68 from 216 runners, 31.5%). It is also the best win rate among yards with 30 or more runners.

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Paul NichollsRuns 216Won 68Win 31.5%£1 +0.89A/E 1.23
Philip Hobbs & Johnson WhiteRuns 80Won 19Win 23.8%£1 −4.51A/E 1.59
Joe TizzardRuns 116Won 15Win 12.9%£1 −43.98A/E 0.89
Robert WalfordRuns 49Won 14Win 28.6%£1 +29.73A/E 1.73
Neil MulhollandRuns 128Won 14Win 10.9%£1 −37.57A/E 1.10
Jeremy ScottRuns 99Won 13Win 13.1%£1 −28.54A/E 1.14
David PipeRuns 158Won 12Win 7.6%£1 −111.96A/E 0.87
Nigel HawkeRuns 102Won 11Win 10.8%£1 −8.23A/E 1.30
Fergal O'BrienRuns 97Won 10Win 10.3%£1 −22.47A/E 0.82
Ben PaulingRuns 47Won 8Win 17.0%£1 −4.07A/E 1.36

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Paul NichollsRuns 216Won 68Win 31.5%£1 +0.89A/E 1.23
Robert WalfordRuns 49Won 14Win 28.6%£1 +29.73A/E 1.73
Philip Hobbs & Johnson WhiteRuns 80Won 19Win 23.8%£1 −4.51A/E 1.59
Warren GreatrexRuns 32Won 7Win 21.9%£1 +28.18A/E 1.62
Ben PaulingRuns 47Won 8Win 17.0%£1 −4.07A/E 1.36
Tom LaceyRuns 36Won 6Win 16.7%£1 −5.38A/E 1.26
Olly MurphyRuns 50Won 8Win 16.0%£1 −22.56A/E 0.91
Jane WilliamsRuns 47Won 7Win 14.9%£1 −18.62A/E 0.87
Philip HobbsRuns 57Won 8Win 14.0%£1 −31.24A/E 0.82
Emma LavelleRuns 44Won 6Win 13.6%£1 +5.63A/E 1.13

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
Philip Hobbs & Johnson WhiteRuns 80Won 19Win 23.8%£1 −4.51A/E 1.59
Joe TickleRuns 57Won 7Win 12.3%£1 −22.50A/E 1.56
Nigel HawkeRuns 102Won 11Win 10.8%£1 −8.23A/E 1.30
Paul NichollsRuns 216Won 68Win 31.5%£1 +0.89A/E 1.23
Jeremy ScottRuns 99Won 13Win 13.1%£1 −28.54A/E 1.14
Neil MulhollandRuns 128Won 14Win 10.9%£1 −37.57A/E 1.10
Olly MurphyRuns 50Won 8Win 16.0%£1 −22.56A/E 0.91
Joe TizzardRuns 116Won 15Win 12.9%£1 −43.98A/E 0.89
David PipeRuns 158Won 12Win 7.6%£1 −111.96A/E 0.87
Harry FryRuns 60Won 8Win 13.3%£1 −29.25A/E 0.84

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

Harry Cobden has the most winners here (54 from 164 rides, 32.9%). It is also the best win rate among riders with 30 or more rides.

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Harry CobdenRuns 164Won 54Win 32.9%£1 +3.00A/E 1.30
Harry KimberRuns 81Won 15Win 18.5%£1 +9.41A/E 1.77
Freddie GingellRuns 54Won 13Win 24.1%£1 −3.35A/E 1.19
Lorcan WilliamsRuns 59Won 12Win 20.3%£1 +3.96A/E 1.62
Micheal NolanRuns 74Won 12Win 16.2%£1 −34.12A/E 1.43
Brendan PowellRuns 127Won 12Win 9.4%£1 −76.10A/E 0.73
Jack TudorRuns 94Won 11Win 11.7%£1 −42.98A/E 1.03
David NoonanRuns 112Won 10Win 8.9%£1 +0.86A/E 1.21
James BowenRuns 45Won 9Win 20.0%£1 +26.55A/E 1.24
Sean BowenRuns 49Won 9Win 18.4%£1 +184.36A/E 1.12

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Harry CobdenRuns 164Won 54Win 32.9%£1 +3.00A/E 1.30
Freddie GingellRuns 54Won 13Win 24.1%£1 −3.35A/E 1.19
Lorcan WilliamsRuns 59Won 12Win 20.3%£1 +3.96A/E 1.62
James BowenRuns 45Won 9Win 20.0%£1 +26.55A/E 1.24
Harry KimberRuns 81Won 15Win 18.5%£1 +9.41A/E 1.77
Sean BowenRuns 49Won 9Win 18.4%£1 +184.36A/E 1.12
Micheal NolanRuns 74Won 12Win 16.2%£1 −34.12A/E 1.43
Gavin SheehanRuns 47Won 7Win 14.9%£1 −13.65A/E 1.13
Conor O'FarrellRuns 30Won 4Win 13.3%£1 −16.75A/E 1.00
Jonathan BurkeRuns 48Won 6Win 12.5%£1 −16.09A/E 0.87

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
Harry KimberRuns 81Won 15Win 18.5%£1 +9.41A/E 1.77
Lorcan WilliamsRuns 59Won 12Win 20.3%£1 +3.96A/E 1.62
Micheal NolanRuns 74Won 12Win 16.2%£1 −34.12A/E 1.43
Harry CobdenRuns 164Won 54Win 32.9%£1 +3.00A/E 1.30
Ben JonesRuns 76Won 9Win 11.8%£1 −32.63A/E 1.25
David NoonanRuns 112Won 10Win 8.9%£1 +0.86A/E 1.21
Freddie GingellRuns 54Won 13Win 24.1%£1 −3.35A/E 1.19
Jack TudorRuns 94Won 11Win 11.7%£1 −42.98A/E 1.03
James BestRuns 100Won 6Win 6.0%£1 −8.10A/E 0.91
Sean HoulihanRuns 120Won 8Win 6.7%£1 −78.80A/E 0.88

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

Iberio (GER) has won here 3 times from 5 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 Inspiratrice (IRE) at 200/1 on 30 December 2022.

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.

No angle at Taunton clears those tests. Nothing here has paid consistently at SP — which is itself worth knowing.

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Taunton?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 185 of 452 runs at Taunton in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021) — 40.9%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of +11.13 points at SP (as at 22 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Taunton?

Paul Nicholls, with 68 winners from 216 runners (31.5%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Taunton?

Harry Cobden, with 54 winners from 164 rides (32.9%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Taunton?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Paul Nicholls has the best win rate: 31.5% (68 from 216).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Taunton?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Harry Cobden has the best win rate: 32.9% (54 from 164).

Which horses have won most at Taunton?

The leading course winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021): Iberio (GER) (3 from 5), Centara (IRE) (3 from 5), Love Actually (IRE) (3 from 6).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Taunton?

Inspiratrice (IRE) at 200/1 on 30 December 2022 in the Alne Park Stud Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) — the biggest starting price among Taunton winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

About Taunton

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Orchard Portman, south of Taunton, Somerset — jumps only, turf.
  • Shape: Right-handed, sharp and undulating, about 1m2f round, with a run-in of about 150 yards from the last.
  • Season: October to April.

Going and the seasons

  • Winter: Soft ground is common from December to February.
  • Autumn and spring: The October and the March to April fixtures more often race on good or good to soft ground.

Signature races and fixtures

  • Programme: Midweek handicaps and novice races through the winter, with no graded races.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: Just off the M5 (junction 25) with parking on site; by rail to Taunton and a taxi.
  • Viewing: A tight course with most of the circuit in view from the stands.

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.