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Taunton racecourse statistics

Every runner at Taunton in our archive since January 2005: who wins here, how favourites fare, the biggest-priced winners, and the angles that have paid at SP.

Figures as at 24 Oct 2026, 18:33 · last meeting in our archive 22 Apr 2026

Covers 10 January 2005 – 25 October 2026

1,879races · 275 meetings
17,958runners · 11,072 horses
37.4%favourites won · 749 of 2,005Last 12 months: 41.7% (35 of 84)
200/1biggest-priced winner · Inspiratrice (IRE)

In brief

as at 24 Oct 2026

Taunton has staged 1,879 races over 275 meetings in our archive since January 2005, with 17,958 runners.

Favourites have won 37.4% of their runs here (749 from 2,005), a level-stakes P/L of −81.17 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Paul Nicholls has the most winners here (256 from 847 runners, 30.2%). It is also the best win rate among yards with 30 or more runners.

Harry Cobden has the most winners here (89 from 308 rides, 28.9%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, R Walsh has the best win rate: 42.0% (34 from 81).

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 37.4% of their runs here (749 from 2,005), a level-stakes P/L of −81.17 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 2,005Won 749Win 37.4%£1 −81.17A/E 1.13
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 3,851Won 627Win 16.3%£1 −736.95A/E 0.97
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 5,364Won 372Win 6.9%£1 −1,619.50A/E 0.94
7th or biggerRuns 6,738Won 136Win 2.0%£1 −3,370.00A/E 0.78

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 1,252Won 480Win 38.3%£1 −53.34A/E 1.14
ChaseRuns 633Won 226Win 35.7%£1 −7.57A/E 1.12
NH FlatRuns 120Won 43Win 35.8%£1 −20.26A/E 1.02

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FirmRuns 57Won 26Win 45.6%£1 −5.18A/E 1.08
Good to FirmRuns 201Won 68Win 33.8%£1 −36.27A/E 0.96
GoodRuns 613Won 240Win 39.2%£1 +9.49A/E 1.21
Good to SoftRuns 463Won 158Win 34.1%£1 −47.14A/E 1.06
SoftRuns 469Won 175Win 37.3%£1 −14.99A/E 1.13
HeavyRuns 202Won 82Win 40.6%£1 +12.92A/E 1.25

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

Paul Nicholls has the most winners here (256 from 847 runners, 30.2%). It is also the best win rate among yards with 30 or more runners.

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Paul NichollsRuns 847Won 256Win 30.2%£1 −53.46A/E 1.13
Philip HobbsRuns 551Won 94Win 17.1%£1 −140.26A/E 1.04
David PipeRuns 691Won 75Win 10.9%£1 −281.01A/E 0.94
Evan WilliamsRuns 481Won 52Win 10.8%£1 −143.64A/E 1.00
Venetia WilliamsRuns 229Won 48Win 21.0%£1 +9.69A/E 1.27
Alan KingRuns 319Won 46Win 14.4%£1 −107.85A/E 0.90
Colin TizzardRuns 394Won 45Win 11.4%£1 −114.01A/E 1.03
Harry FryRuns 197Won 38Win 19.3%£1 −64.08A/E 1.04
Jeremy ScottRuns 254Won 38Win 15.0%£1 −8.82A/E 1.30
Nicky HendersonRuns 165Won 37Win 22.4%£1 −32.41A/E 1.02

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Paul NichollsRuns 847Won 256Win 30.2%£1 −53.46A/E 1.13
Philip Hobbs & Johnson WhiteRuns 80Won 19Win 23.8%£1 −4.51A/E 1.59
Nicky HendersonRuns 165Won 37Win 22.4%£1 −32.41A/E 1.02
Venetia WilliamsRuns 229Won 48Win 21.0%£1 +9.69A/E 1.27
Robert WalfordRuns 111Won 23Win 20.7%£1 +7.71A/E 1.55
Nick WilliamsRuns 94Won 19Win 20.2%£1 −2.49A/E 1.17
Harry FryRuns 197Won 38Win 19.3%£1 −64.08A/E 1.04
Emma LavelleRuns 166Won 31Win 18.7%£1 +16.53A/E 1.28
Tom LaceyRuns 68Won 12Win 17.6%£1 −5.08A/E 1.30
Stuart KittowRuns 46Won 8Win 17.4%£1 +13.83A/E 1.89

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 58Won 7Win 12.1%£1 −23.50A/E 1.56
Robert WalfordRuns 111Won 23Win 20.7%£1 +7.71A/E 1.55
Charlie MannRuns 90Won 14Win 15.6%£1 −2.14A/E 1.41
Ben PaulingRuns 72Won 11Win 15.3%£1 +27.18A/E 1.36
Johnny FarrellyRuns 101Won 12Win 11.9%£1 −31.62A/E 1.35
Tom LaceyRuns 68Won 12Win 17.6%£1 −5.08A/E 1.30
Jeremy ScottRuns 254Won 38Win 15.0%£1 −8.82A/E 1.30
Emma LavelleRuns 166Won 31Win 18.7%£1 +16.53A/E 1.28
Venetia WilliamsRuns 229Won 48Win 21.0%£1 +9.69A/E 1.27

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

Harry Cobden has the most winners here (89 from 308 rides, 28.9%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, R Walsh has the best win rate: 42.0% (34 from 81).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Harry CobdenRuns 308Won 89Win 28.9%£1 −11.51A/E 1.23
Richard JohnsonRuns 370Won 63Win 17.0%£1 −71.23A/E 0.98
Sam Twiston-DaviesRuns 225Won 40Win 17.8%£1 −59.59A/E 1.01
Nick ScholfieldRuns 335Won 40Win 11.9%£1 −6.47A/E 1.04
Tom ScudamoreRuns 397Won 40Win 10.1%£1 −194.66A/E 0.81
Daryl JacobRuns 255Won 38Win 14.9%£1 −50.47A/E 1.13
Noel FehilyRuns 187Won 36Win 19.3%£1 −48.93A/E 1.26
Aidan ColemanRuns 197Won 35Win 17.8%£1 −40.76A/E 1.14
R WalshRuns 81Won 34Win 42.0%£1 +1.41A/E 1.24
Sam ThomasRuns 146Won 33Win 22.6%£1 +27.52A/E 1.15

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
R WalshRuns 81Won 34Win 42.0%£1 +1.41A/E 1.24
Harry CobdenRuns 308Won 89Win 28.9%£1 −11.51A/E 1.23
Kieren BuckleyRuns 30Won 8Win 26.7%£1 +22.25A/E 2.80
David PrichardRuns 43Won 11Win 25.6%£1 +41.09A/E 2.33
Freddie GingellRuns 54Won 13Win 24.1%£1 −3.35A/E 1.19
A P McCoyRuns 117Won 28Win 23.9%£1 −30.15A/E 1.00
Michael HeardRuns 39Won 9Win 23.1%£1 +7.43A/E 2.19
Sam ThomasRuns 146Won 33Win 22.6%£1 +27.52A/E 1.15
Lorcan WilliamsRuns 91Won 18Win 19.8%£1 −15.02A/E 1.27
Noel FehilyRuns 187Won 36Win 19.3%£1 −48.93A/E 1.26

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 96Won 16Win 16.7%£1 +3.41A/E 1.72
Gerard TumeltyRuns 60Won 4Win 6.7%£1 −9.00A/E 1.50
Keiran BurkeRuns 80Won 8Win 10.0%£1 +9.35A/E 1.48
Micheal NolanRuns 214Won 30Win 14.0%£1 +44.43A/E 1.45
Liam TreadwellRuns 75Won 11Win 14.7%£1 +1.50A/E 1.43
Mark QuinlanRuns 65Won 6Win 9.2%£1 −14.25A/E 1.37
James WhiteRuns 55Won 5Win 9.1%£1 +91.50A/E 1.36
Gavin SheehanRuns 112Won 19Win 17.0%£1 −5.95A/E 1.35
Ben JonesRuns 106Won 15Win 14.2%£1 −46.68A/E 1.33
Paul MoloneyRuns 171Won 24Win 14.0%£1 +1.48A/E 1.33

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

Qozak (FR) has won here 6 times from 7 runs, more than any other horse since January 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since January 2005 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 749 of 2,005 runs at Taunton since January 2005 — 37.4%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −81.17 points at SP (as at 24 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Taunton?

Paul Nicholls, with 256 winners from 847 runners (30.2%) since January 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Taunton?

Harry Cobden, with 89 winners from 308 rides (28.9%) since January 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Taunton?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since January 2005, Paul Nicholls has the best win rate: 30.2% (256 from 847).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Taunton?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since January 2005, R Walsh has the best win rate: 42.0% (34 from 81).

Which horses have won most at Taunton?

The leading course winners since January 2005: Qozak (FR) (6 from 7), Hint Of Mint (GB) (4 from 7), Milosam (IRE) (4 from 9).

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 since January 2005.

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.