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Towcester racecourse statistics

Every runner at Towcester 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 20 Oct 2026, 14:53 · last meeting in our archive 21 May 2018

Covers 7 January 2005 – 21 October 2026

1,358races · 205 meetings
12,908runners · 7,916 horses
31.1%favourites won · 464 of 1,494
66/1biggest-priced winner · Royal Magic (IRE)

In brief

as at 20 Oct 2026

Towcester has staged 1,358 races over 205 meetings in our archive since January 2005, with 12,908 runners.

Favourites have won 31.1% of their runs here (464 from 1,494), a level-stakes P/L of −186.66 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Jonjo O'Neill has the most winners here (53 from 284 runners, 18.7%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, David Arbuthnot has the best win rate: 31.4% (11 from 35).

A P McCoy has the most winners here (61 from 216 rides, 28.2%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Jeremiah McGrath has the best win rate: 28.9% (13 from 45).

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 31.1% of their runs here (464 from 1,494), a level-stakes P/L of −186.66 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 1,494Won 464Win 31.1%£1 −186.66A/E 1.01
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 2,757Won 482Win 17.5%£1 −190.99A/E 1.04
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 3,868Won 298Win 7.7%£1 −833.00A/E 1.00
7th or biggerRuns 4,789Won 115Win 2.4%£1 −2,131.00A/E 0.82

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 716Won 230Win 32.1%£1 −104.39A/E 1.02
ChaseRuns 612Won 194Win 31.7%£1 −29.11A/E 1.06
NH FlatRuns 165Won 39Win 23.6%£1 −53.66A/E 0.80
FlatRuns 1Won 1Win 100.0%£1 +0.50A/E 1.60

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FirmRuns 13Won 2Win 15.4%£1 −6.75A/E 0.52
Good to FirmRuns 267Won 84Win 31.5%£1 −34.16A/E 0.96
GoodRuns 386Won 123Win 31.9%£1 −24.52A/E 1.11
Good to SoftRuns 326Won 97Win 29.8%£1 −49.83A/E 1.01
SoftRuns 338Won 98Win 29.0%£1 −55.87A/E 0.94
HeavyRuns 164Won 60Win 36.6%£1 −15.53A/E 1.09

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

Jonjo O'Neill has the most winners here (53 from 284 runners, 18.7%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, David Arbuthnot has the best win rate: 31.4% (11 from 35).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Jonjo O'NeillRuns 284Won 53Win 18.7%£1 −0.68A/E 1.25
Venetia WilliamsRuns 257Won 47Win 18.3%£1 +33.07A/E 1.02
Nicky HendersonRuns 131Won 39Win 29.8%£1 +1.26A/E 1.09
Alan KingRuns 137Won 38Win 27.7%£1 +36.90A/E 1.21
Kim BaileyRuns 200Won 38Win 19.0%£1 +28.60A/E 1.29
Nigel Twiston-DaviesRuns 282Won 34Win 12.1%£1 −91.43A/E 0.85
David PipeRuns 151Won 31Win 20.5%£1 −15.41A/E 1.07
Henry DalyRuns 169Won 30Win 17.8%£1 +55.09A/E 1.27
Oliver SherwoodRuns 137Won 29Win 21.2%£1 +11.88A/E 1.26
Robin DickinRuns 308Won 26Win 8.4%£1 −82.30A/E 0.90

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
David ArbuthnotRuns 35Won 11Win 31.4%£1 +20.78A/E 2.05
Nicky HendersonRuns 131Won 39Win 29.8%£1 +1.26A/E 1.09
Grant CannRuns 38Won 11Win 28.9%£1 +69.12A/E 2.30
Henry OliverRuns 43Won 12Win 27.9%£1 +23.30A/E 1.61
Alan KingRuns 137Won 38Win 27.7%£1 +36.90A/E 1.21
Ben PaulingRuns 57Won 15Win 26.3%£1 +41.00A/E 1.47
Tim VaughanRuns 100Won 23Win 23.0%£1 −13.65A/E 1.30
Fergal O'BrienRuns 96Won 22Win 22.9%£1 +8.41A/E 1.40
Oliver SherwoodRuns 137Won 29Win 21.2%£1 +11.88A/E 1.26
Dan SkeltonRuns 43Won 9Win 20.9%£1 −19.39A/E 0.92

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
Anna BrooksRuns 50Won 6Win 12.0%£1 +10.00A/E 1.77
Anthony MiddletonRuns 55Won 8Win 14.5%£1 +27.50A/E 1.76
Jim OldRuns 99Won 18Win 18.2%£1 +30.91A/E 1.62
Ben PaulingRuns 57Won 15Win 26.3%£1 +41.00A/E 1.47
Andy TurnellRuns 53Won 9Win 17.0%£1 −9.25A/E 1.45
Fergal O'BrienRuns 96Won 22Win 22.9%£1 +8.41A/E 1.40
Tom SymondsRuns 51Won 6Win 11.8%£1 −3.25A/E 1.33
Tim VaughanRuns 100Won 23Win 23.0%£1 −13.65A/E 1.30
Owen BrennanRuns 60Won 4Win 6.7%£1 −6.67A/E 1.29
Kim BaileyRuns 200Won 38Win 19.0%£1 +28.60A/E 1.29

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

A P McCoy has the most winners here (61 from 216 rides, 28.2%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Jeremiah McGrath has the best win rate: 28.9% (13 from 45).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
A P McCoyRuns 216Won 61Win 28.2%£1 −12.84A/E 1.16
Paddy BrennanRuns 201Won 37Win 18.4%£1 −6.44A/E 1.20
Richard JohnsonRuns 198Won 36Win 18.2%£1 −24.37A/E 0.92
Jason MaguireRuns 178Won 35Win 19.7%£1 −5.69A/E 1.26
Tom ScudamoreRuns 218Won 30Win 13.8%£1 −38.26A/E 0.88
Aidan ColemanRuns 158Won 26Win 16.5%£1 −18.38A/E 1.02
Wayne HutchinsonRuns 166Won 26Win 15.7%£1 +46.17A/E 1.20
Robert ThorntonRuns 100Won 23Win 23.0%£1 +3.03A/E 1.16
Leighton AspellRuns 196Won 23Win 11.7%£1 −62.92A/E 0.92
Liam TreadwellRuns 176Won 22Win 12.5%£1 +41.94A/E 1.11

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Jeremiah McGrathRuns 45Won 13Win 28.9%£1 +19.18A/E 1.82
A P McCoyRuns 216Won 61Win 28.2%£1 −12.84A/E 1.16
Robert ThorntonRuns 100Won 23Win 23.0%£1 +3.03A/E 1.16
Timmy MurphyRuns 78Won 17Win 21.8%£1 +9.21A/E 1.24
Nico de BoinvilleRuns 57Won 12Win 21.1%£1 −17.29A/E 1.24
Jason MaguireRuns 178Won 35Win 19.7%£1 −5.69A/E 1.26
Jimmy DerhamRuns 46Won 9Win 19.6%£1 +30.50A/E 1.74
Mark BradburneRuns 108Won 20Win 18.5%£1 +60.18A/E 1.58
David BassRuns 114Won 21Win 18.4%£1 −12.08A/E 1.33
Paddy BrennanRuns 201Won 37Win 18.4%£1 −6.44A/E 1.20

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
Ian PophamRuns 62Won 11Win 17.7%£1 +10.95A/E 1.61
Mark BradburneRuns 108Won 20Win 18.5%£1 +60.18A/E 1.58
Tommy PhelanRuns 61Won 5Win 8.2%£1 −32.17A/E 1.44
Gavin SheehanRuns 50Won 8Win 16.0%£1 −4.00A/E 1.40
Nick ScholfieldRuns 101Won 18Win 17.8%£1 +66.13A/E 1.40
Jake GreenallRuns 54Won 8Win 14.8%£1 +5.50A/E 1.34
Sean QuinlanRuns 98Won 11Win 11.2%£1 −26.13A/E 1.33
David BassRuns 114Won 21Win 18.4%£1 −12.08A/E 1.33
Noel FehilyRuns 111Won 19Win 17.1%£1 −0.62A/E 1.28
Jason MaguireRuns 178Won 35Win 19.7%£1 −5.69A/E 1.26

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

Riddlestown (IRE) has won here 5 times from 16 runs, more than any other horse since January 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since January 2005 was Royal Magic (IRE) at 66/1 on 30 November 2017.

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 Towcester clears those tests. Nothing here has paid consistently at SP — which is itself worth knowing.

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Towcester?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 464 of 1,494 runs at Towcester since January 2005 — 31.1%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −186.66 points at SP (as at 20 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Towcester?

Jonjo O'Neill, with 53 winners from 284 runners (18.7%) since January 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Towcester?

A P McCoy, with 61 winners from 216 rides (28.2%) since January 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Towcester?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since January 2005, David Arbuthnot has the best win rate: 31.4% (11 from 35).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Towcester?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since January 2005, Jeremiah McGrath has the best win rate: 28.9% (13 from 45).

Which horses have won most at Towcester?

The leading course winners since January 2005: Riddlestown (IRE) (5 from 16), Jacarado (IRE) (5 from 22), The Strawberry One (GB) (4 from 5).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Towcester?

Royal Magic (IRE) at 66/1 on 30 November 2017 in the Starspreads.com Novices' Hurdle — the biggest starting price among Towcester winners since January 2005.

Is there a draw bias at Towcester?

No trip at Towcester 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 since January 2005.

About Towcester

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • In our archive: The last meeting recorded at Towcester is 21 May 2018; nothing has raced here in our archive since. The figures on this page are the course's record from January 2005 to that date, and they will move only if racing is recorded here again.

These notes are written and checked by KTB (last checked October 2026); the statistics above are computed from our results archive.