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Thirsk racecourse statistics

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

Figures as at 20 Oct 2026, 14:23 · last meeting in our archive 14 Sep 2026

Covers 15 April 2005 – 21 October 2026

2,326races · 323 meetings
24,693runners · 14,662 horses
30.8%favourites won · 782 of 2,536Last 12 months: 26.7% (32 of 120)
125/1biggest-priced winner · Maybe Even Never (GB)

In brief

as at 20 Oct 2026

Thirsk has staged 2,326 races over 323 meetings in our archive since April 2005, with 24,693 runners.

Favourites have won 30.8% of their runs here (782 from 2,536), a level-stakes P/L of −132.34 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Tim Easterby has the most winners here (133 from 1,735 runners, 7.7%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Sir Michael Stoute has the best win rate: 40.7% (22 from 54).

Daniel Tudhope has the most winners here (114 from 627 rides, 18.2%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Pierre-Louis Jamin has the best win rate: 32.4% (11 from 34).

At trips under 6f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 6.5% of its runs (1,064) and the highest third 11.2% (1,557).

2 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 30.8% of their runs here (782 from 2,536), a level-stakes P/L of −132.34 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 2,536Won 782Win 30.8%£1 −132.34A/E 1.11
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 4,773Won 754Win 15.8%£1 −654.89A/E 1.03
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 6,993Won 494Win 7.1%£1 −1,630.00A/E 0.91
7th or biggerRuns 10,391Won 302Win 2.9%£1 −3,783.50A/E 0.88

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FirmRuns 48Won 19Win 39.6%£1 +6.64A/E 1.26
Good to FirmRuns 809Won 284Win 35.1%£1 +67.05A/E 1.23
GoodRuns 952Won 269Win 28.3%£1 −147.74A/E 1.03
Good to SoftRuns 380Won 112Win 29.5%£1 −18.29A/E 1.10
SoftRuns 317Won 90Win 28.4%£1 −33.48A/E 1.07
HeavyRuns 30Won 8Win 26.7%£1 −6.52A/E 1.01

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

Tim Easterby has the most winners here (133 from 1,735 runners, 7.7%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Sir Michael Stoute has the best win rate: 40.7% (22 from 54).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Tim EasterbyRuns 1,735Won 133Win 7.7%£1 −593.10A/E 0.91
Richard FaheyRuns 928Won 129Win 13.9%£1 −124.98A/E 1.14
David O'MearaRuns 716Won 101Win 14.1%£1 −26.21A/E 1.12
Michael DodsRuns 964Won 99Win 10.3%£1 −200.30A/E 1.05
Kevin RyanRuns 815Won 96Win 11.8%£1 −127.08A/E 1.02
K R BurkeRuns 366Won 45Win 12.3%£1 −132.89A/E 0.94
William HaggasRuns 155Won 44Win 28.4%£1 +17.42A/E 1.09
Ruth CarrRuns 566Won 44Win 7.8%£1 −164.42A/E 0.99
Mark JohnstonRuns 352Won 42Win 11.9%£1 −115.18A/E 0.81
David NichollsRuns 475Won 41Win 8.6%£1 −118.97A/E 1.01

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Sir Michael StouteRuns 54Won 22Win 40.7%£1 +12.60A/E 1.41
Charlie ApplebyRuns 39Won 13Win 33.3%£1 +3.70A/E 1.25
B W HillsRuns 38Won 12Win 31.6%£1 −4.70A/E 1.22
William HaggasRuns 155Won 44Win 28.4%£1 +17.42A/E 1.09
Charles HillsRuns 41Won 11Win 26.8%£1 +0.69A/E 1.29
Richard HannonRuns 38Won 10Win 26.3%£1 +16.04A/E 1.35
Ed WalkerRuns 43Won 11Win 25.6%£1 +2.66A/E 1.31
Ralph BeckettRuns 51Won 13Win 25.5%£1 −8.03A/E 1.25
Sir Mark Prescott BtRuns 44Won 11Win 25.0%£1 +2.92A/E 1.27
Saeed bin SuroorRuns 71Won 17Win 23.9%£1 −6.87A/E 1.02

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
Mark BrisbourneRuns 73Won 9Win 12.3%£1 +60.00A/E 1.85
Roger Fell & Sean MurrayRuns 60Won 5Win 8.3%£1 +15.00A/E 1.74
Chris FairhurstRuns 97Won 9Win 9.3%£1 +23.50A/E 1.65
David C GriffithsRuns 52Won 5Win 9.6%£1 −12.00A/E 1.60
Michael MullineauxRuns 51Won 4Win 7.8%£1 +2.00A/E 1.55
John WeymesRuns 68Won 4Win 5.9%£1 +6.50A/E 1.53
Paul GreenRuns 61Won 5Win 8.2%£1 −5.00A/E 1.52
Dianne SayerRuns 53Won 5Win 9.4%£1 +35.25A/E 1.52
Jim GoldieRuns 218Won 28Win 12.8%£1 −12.18A/E 1.45
John DaviesRuns 84Won 9Win 10.7%£1 +21.25A/E 1.45

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

Daniel Tudhope has the most winners here (114 from 627 rides, 18.2%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Pierre-Louis Jamin has the best win rate: 32.4% (11 from 34).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Daniel TudhopeRuns 627Won 114Win 18.2%£1 +56.50A/E 1.24
David AllanRuns 1,004Won 109Win 10.9%£1 −150.58A/E 1.08
Paul MulrennanRuns 877Won 92Win 10.5%£1 −180.69A/E 1.05
P J McDonaldRuns 647Won 59Win 9.1%£1 −185.28A/E 0.92
Paul HanaganRuns 451Won 56Win 12.4%£1 −114.85A/E 0.93
Tom EavesRuns 800Won 53Win 6.6%£1 −247.17A/E 0.88
Connor BeasleyRuns 528Won 51Win 9.7%£1 −171.79A/E 0.91
Phillip MakinRuns 441Won 50Win 11.3%£1 −109.13A/E 1.03
Graham GibbonsRuns 335Won 45Win 13.4%£1 +6.70A/E 1.24
Joe FanningRuns 310Won 44Win 14.2%£1 −61.78A/E 1.06

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Pierre-Louis JaminRuns 34Won 11Win 32.4%£1 +20.33A/E 2.01
Hollie DoyleRuns 38Won 9Win 23.7%£1 +4.90A/E 1.79
Alan MunroRuns 34Won 8Win 23.5%£1 +83.50A/E 2.00
Jamie SpencerRuns 70Won 16Win 22.9%£1 −18.22A/E 1.13
Neil BrownRuns 34Won 7Win 20.6%£1 +16.75A/E 2.17
Jason WatsonRuns 68Won 13Win 19.1%£1 +4.65A/E 1.57
Daniel TudhopeRuns 627Won 114Win 18.2%£1 +56.50A/E 1.24
Stevie DonohoeRuns 63Won 11Win 17.5%£1 +35.24A/E 1.47
Cieren FallonRuns 52Won 9Win 17.3%£1 −11.45A/E 1.12
Tom QueallyRuns 53Won 9Win 17.0%£1 −4.50A/E 1.44

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
Paddy MathersRuns 186Won 23Win 12.4%£1 +195.00A/E 2.38
Harry RussellRuns 80Won 10Win 12.5%£1 +61.50A/E 2.14
Gary BartleyRuns 51Won 6Win 11.8%£1 +13.00A/E 1.84
Paul PickardRuns 89Won 9Win 10.1%£1 +36.00A/E 1.72
Paula MuirRuns 71Won 8Win 11.3%£1 −11.50A/E 1.68
George ChalonerRuns 61Won 9Win 14.8%£1 +3.34A/E 1.61
Jason WatsonRuns 68Won 13Win 19.1%£1 +4.65A/E 1.57
Alistair RawlinsonRuns 70Won 9Win 12.9%£1 +7.63A/E 1.50
Stevie DonohoeRuns 63Won 11Win 17.5%£1 +35.24A/E 1.47
Tom QueallyRuns 53Won 9Win 17.0%£1 −4.50A/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

Glenridding (GB) has won here 6 times from 19 runs, more than any other horse since April 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since April 2005 was Maybe Even Never (GB) at 125/1 on 13 August 2021.

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 6.5% of its runs (1,064) and the highest third 11.2% (1,557).

Under 6f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 1,064Won 69Win 6.5%Place 24.6%A/E 0.87
Middle thirdRuns 1,187Won 99Win 8.3%Place 24.7%A/E 0.97
High thirdRuns 1,557Won 174Win 11.2%Place 32.5%A/E 1.08

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 3,184Won 231Win 7.3%Place 23.6%A/E 0.93
Middle thirdRuns 3,479Won 296Win 8.5%Place 26.2%A/E 1.03
High thirdRuns 4,452Won 403Win 9.1%Place 27.2%A/E 1.03

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 1,327Won 88Win 6.6%Place 21.5%A/E 0.83
Middle thirdRuns 1,493Won 137Win 9.2%Place 27.1%A/E 1.10
High thirdRuns 1,873Won 171Win 9.1%Place 28.8%A/E 1.05

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 546Won 37Win 6.8%Place 21.8%A/E 0.80
Middle thirdRuns 617Won 68Win 11.0%Place 31.3%A/E 1.14
High thirdRuns 788Won 74Win 9.4%Place 29.6%A/E 1.00

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 148Won 15Win 10.1%Place 28.4%A/E 1.22
Middle thirdRuns 167Won 14Win 8.4%Place 26.3%A/E 0.86
High thirdRuns 220Won 21Win 9.5%Place 30.0%A/E 0.98

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.

  • David O'Meara, ridden by Daniel Tudhope+36.6% ROI · +102.03 pts from 279 runs · 61 winners (21.9%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +38.1% on 208 · Since Oct 2021: +31.9% on 71 · without the biggest winner (25/1): +76.03 pts
  • Rides by Daniel Tudhope+9.0% ROI · +56.50 pts from 627 runs · 114 winners (18.2%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +8.1% on 493 · Since Oct 2021: +12.4% on 134 · without the biggest winner (25/1): +30.50 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Thirsk?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 782 of 2,536 runs at Thirsk since April 2005 — 30.8%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −132.34 points at SP (as at 20 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Thirsk?

Tim Easterby, with 133 winners from 1,735 runners (7.7%) since April 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Thirsk?

Daniel Tudhope, with 114 winners from 627 rides (18.2%) since April 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Thirsk?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since April 2005, Sir Michael Stoute has the best win rate: 40.7% (22 from 54).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Thirsk?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since April 2005, Pierre-Louis Jamin has the best win rate: 32.4% (11 from 34).

Which horses have won most at Thirsk?

The leading course winners since April 2005: Glenridding (GB) (6 from 19), Ready Freddie Go (IRE) (5 from 11), Aahgowangowan (IRE) (4 from 5).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Thirsk?

Maybe Even Never (GB) at 125/1 on 13 August 2021 in the Join Racing TV Now EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) — the biggest starting price among Thirsk winners since April 2005.

Is there a draw bias at Thirsk?

At trips under 6f in Flat races of 8 or more runners since April 2005, runners drawn in the lowest third of the stalls have won 69 of 1,064 runs (6.5%) and those in the highest third 174 of 1,557 (11.2%). Fair A/E 0.87 low against 1.08 high says how much of that the market had already priced.

About Thirsk

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Thirsk, North Yorkshire, between the A19 and the A1 — Flat only, turf.
  • Shape: A left-handed oval of about 1m2f, flat and sharp, with a straight 6f and a home straight of about 4f.

Going and the seasons

  • Summer: Good or good to firm is usual, with watering.
  • Spring and autumn: The April and September fixtures often race on good to soft or soft ground.

Signature races and fixtures

  • May: The Thirsk Hunt Cup (1m handicap).
  • Season: April to September, with two-year-old races through the summer.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: On the A61 west of the town with parking on site; by rail to Thirsk and a bus or taxi.
  • Viewing: The long straight is seen in full 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.