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Wetherby racecourse statistics

Every runner at Wetherby 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 19 Oct 2026, 17:18 · last meeting in our archive 14 Oct 2026

Covers 1 October 2021 – 20 October 2026

597races · 86 meetings
4,888runners · 3,576 horses
37.6%favourites won · 237 of 630Last 12 months: 36.6% (41 of 112)
66/1biggest-priced winner · Off To Alabama (GB)

In brief

as at 19 Oct 2026

Wetherby has staged 597 races over 86 meetings in our archive in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), with 4,888 runners.

Favourites have won 37.6% of their runs here (237 from 630), a level-stakes P/L of −20.14 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Dan Skelton has the most winners here (48 from 172 runners, 27.9%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Richard Fahey has the best win rate: 34.4% (11 from 32).

Harry Skelton has the most winners here (33 from 101 rides, 32.7%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Oisin Orr has the best win rate: 43.3% (13 from 30).

No trip here shows the lowest and highest thirds of the stalls more than 3 points apart on 100 or more runs each.

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 37.6% of their runs here (237 from 630), a level-stakes P/L of −20.14 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 630Won 237Win 37.6%£1 −20.14A/E 1.11
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 1,204Won 220Win 18.3%£1 −148.23A/E 1.01
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 1,589Won 109Win 6.9%£1 −332.50A/E 0.88
7th or biggerRuns 1,464Won 31Win 2.1%£1 −750.00A/E 0.76

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 271Won 113Win 41.7%£1 −0.39A/E 1.16
ChaseRuns 201Won 63Win 31.3%£1 −24.61A/E 0.95
FlatRuns 124Won 46Win 37.1%£1 +1.39A/E 1.17
NH FlatRuns 34Won 15Win 44.1%£1 +3.47A/E 1.32

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 86Won 32Win 37.2%£1 −5.10A/E 1.11
GoodRuns 145Won 63Win 43.4%£1 +13.89A/E 1.15
Good to SoftRuns 132Won 46Win 34.8%£1 −5.99A/E 1.11
SoftRuns 240Won 87Win 36.3%£1 −18.80A/E 1.09
HeavyRuns 27Won 9Win 33.3%£1 −4.14A/E 0.94

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

Dan Skelton has the most winners here (48 from 172 runners, 27.9%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Richard Fahey has the best win rate: 34.4% (11 from 32).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Dan SkeltonRuns 172Won 48Win 27.9%£1 +24.46A/E 1.22
Olly MurphyRuns 128Won 35Win 27.3%£1 +49.28A/E 1.34
Micky HammondRuns 262Won 23Win 8.8%£1 +23.15A/E 1.19
Mark WalfordRuns 166Won 18Win 10.8%£1 −50.57A/E 1.22
Lucinda RussellRuns 83Won 16Win 19.3%£1 +0.51A/E 1.25
Donald McCainRuns 123Won 14Win 11.4%£1 −58.04A/E 0.80
Richard FaheyRuns 32Won 11Win 34.4%£1 +20.68A/E 2.46
Jamie SnowdenRuns 35Won 11Win 31.4%£1 −4.54A/E 1.34
Nicky RichardsRuns 43Won 11Win 25.6%£1 +11.82A/E 1.51
Oliver Greenall & Josh GuerrieroRuns 77Won 11Win 14.3%£1 −39.16A/E 1.25

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Richard FaheyRuns 32Won 11Win 34.4%£1 +20.68A/E 2.46
Jamie SnowdenRuns 35Won 11Win 31.4%£1 −4.54A/E 1.34
Dan SkeltonRuns 172Won 48Win 27.9%£1 +24.46A/E 1.22
Olly MurphyRuns 128Won 35Win 27.3%£1 +49.28A/E 1.34
Nicky RichardsRuns 43Won 11Win 25.6%£1 +11.82A/E 1.51
Ben PaulingRuns 38Won 9Win 23.7%£1 −12.80A/E 1.12
Jonjo O'NeillRuns 47Won 10Win 21.3%£1 −3.92A/E 1.43
Alan KingRuns 33Won 7Win 21.2%£1 +15.85A/E 1.04
David O'MearaRuns 44Won 9Win 20.5%£1 +7.62A/E 1.26
Lucinda RussellRuns 83Won 16Win 19.3%£1 +0.51A/E 1.25

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
Olly MurphyRuns 128Won 35Win 27.3%£1 +49.28A/E 1.34
Lucinda RussellRuns 83Won 16Win 19.3%£1 +0.51A/E 1.25
Oliver Greenall & Josh GuerrieroRuns 77Won 11Win 14.3%£1 −39.16A/E 1.25
Mark WalfordRuns 166Won 18Win 10.8%£1 −50.57A/E 1.22
Dan SkeltonRuns 172Won 48Win 27.9%£1 +24.46A/E 1.22
Micky HammondRuns 262Won 23Win 8.8%£1 +23.15A/E 1.19
Sam EnglandRuns 63Won 6Win 9.5%£1 −17.17A/E 1.16
Joel Parkinson & Sue SmithRuns 58Won 10Win 17.2%£1 −16.09A/E 1.12
Tim EasterbyRuns 134Won 10Win 7.5%£1 −45.80A/E 0.97
Michael & David EasterbyRuns 69Won 6Win 8.7%£1 −21.67A/E 0.94

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 Skelton has the most winners here (33 from 101 rides, 32.7%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Oisin Orr has the best win rate: 43.3% (13 from 30).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Harry SkeltonRuns 101Won 33Win 32.7%£1 +5.43A/E 1.23
Brian HughesRuns 210Won 29Win 13.8%£1 −83.56A/E 0.87
Jamie HamiltonRuns 159Won 24Win 15.1%£1 +54.26A/E 1.48
Sean BowenRuns 84Won 22Win 26.2%£1 +19.13A/E 1.24
Sean QuinlanRuns 172Won 19Win 11.0%£1 −41.04A/E 0.88
Gavin SheehanRuns 67Won 17Win 25.4%£1 −2.66A/E 1.24
Oisin OrrRuns 30Won 13Win 43.3%£1 +57.99A/E 2.85
Charlie HammondRuns 43Won 12Win 27.9%£1 +28.66A/E 1.94
Jonjo O'Neill JrRuns 51Won 11Win 21.6%£1 −14.63A/E 1.20
Danny McMenaminRuns 71Won 11Win 15.5%£1 −23.13A/E 1.15

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Oisin OrrRuns 30Won 13Win 43.3%£1 +57.99A/E 2.85
Harry SkeltonRuns 101Won 33Win 32.7%£1 +5.43A/E 1.23
Charlie HammondRuns 43Won 12Win 27.9%£1 +28.66A/E 1.94
Sean BowenRuns 84Won 22Win 26.2%£1 +19.13A/E 1.24
Gavin SheehanRuns 67Won 17Win 25.4%£1 −2.66A/E 1.24
Patrick WadgeRuns 31Won 7Win 22.6%£1 +36.66A/E 2.07
Jonjo O'Neill JrRuns 51Won 11Win 21.6%£1 −14.63A/E 1.20
Jonathan BurkeRuns 36Won 7Win 19.4%£1 −17.55A/E 0.89
Daniel TudhopeRuns 47Won 9Win 19.1%£1 −1.63A/E 1.13
Kielan WoodsRuns 39Won 7Win 17.9%£1 −7.51A/E 1.07

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
Jamie HamiltonRuns 159Won 24Win 15.1%£1 +54.26A/E 1.48
Henry BrookeRuns 69Won 9Win 13.0%£1 −14.92A/E 1.39
Sean BowenRuns 84Won 22Win 26.2%£1 +19.13A/E 1.24
Gavin SheehanRuns 67Won 17Win 25.4%£1 −2.66A/E 1.24
Craig NicholRuns 67Won 7Win 10.4%£1 −32.65A/E 1.23
Harry SkeltonRuns 101Won 33Win 32.7%£1 +5.43A/E 1.23
Emma Smith-ChastonRuns 68Won 5Win 7.4%£1 +0.91A/E 1.21
Jonjo O'Neill JrRuns 51Won 11Win 21.6%£1 −14.63A/E 1.20
Danny McMenaminRuns 71Won 11Win 15.5%£1 −23.13A/E 1.15
Ross ChapmanRuns 67Won 5Win 7.5%£1 −33.50A/E 0.99

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

East Street (IRE) has won here 4 times from 7 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 Off To Alabama (GB) at 66/1 on 3 February 2024.

The draw

Flat, 8+ runners

No trip here shows the lowest and highest thirds of the stalls more than 3 points apart on 100 or more runs each.

Under 6f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 68Won 9Win 13.2%Place 35.3%A/E 1.18
Middle thirdRuns 77Won 10Win 13.0%Place 35.1%A/E 1.19
High thirdRuns 94Won 7Win 7.4%Place 28.7%A/E 0.70

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 57Won 4Win 7.0%Place 26.3%A/E 0.80
Middle thirdRuns 75Won 8Win 10.7%Place 28.0%A/E 0.97
High thirdRuns 90Won 9Win 10.0%Place 30.0%A/E 1.16

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 65Won 7Win 10.8%Place 27.7%A/E 1.11
Middle thirdRuns 70Won 4Win 5.7%Place 21.4%A/E 0.67
High thirdRuns 97Won 11Win 11.3%Place 32.0%A/E 1.26

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 24Won 3Win 12.5%Place 33.3%A/E 0.98
Middle thirdRuns 31Won 2Win 6.5%Place 22.6%A/E 1.04
High thirdRuns 36Won 4Win 11.1%Place 36.1%A/E 1.00

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 9Won 1Win 11.1%Place 22.2%A/E 1.05
Middle thirdRuns 10Won 1Win 10.0%Place 20.0%A/E 1.26
High thirdRuns 13Won 1Win 7.7%Place 38.5%A/E 0.80

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.

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

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Wetherby?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 237 of 630 runs at Wetherby in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021) — 37.6%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −20.14 points at SP (as at 19 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Wetherby?

Dan Skelton, with 48 winners from 172 runners (27.9%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Wetherby?

Harry Skelton, with 33 winners from 101 rides (32.7%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Wetherby?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Richard Fahey has the best win rate: 34.4% (11 from 32).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Wetherby?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Oisin Orr has the best win rate: 43.3% (13 from 30).

Which horses have won most at Wetherby?

The leading course winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021): East Street (IRE) (4 from 7), No Risk Des Flos (FR) (4 from 8), Konfusion (GB) (3 from 3).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Wetherby?

Off To Alabama (GB) at 66/1 on 3 February 2024 in the racingtv.com Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) — the biggest starting price among Wetherby winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Is there a draw bias at Wetherby?

No trip at Wetherby 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 Wetherby

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Wetherby, West Yorkshire, beside the A1(M) — jumps only, turf.
  • Shape: Left-handed, galloping and mostly flat, about 1m4f round, with stiff fences and a long home straight.

Going and the seasons

  • Autumn: The Charlie Hall meeting at the end of October is usually run on good or good to soft ground.
  • Winter: Soft or heavy ground is common from December to February.
  • Spring: The season closes in May on drying ground.

Signature races and fixtures

  • October: The Charlie Hall Chase (about 3m) and the West Yorkshire Hurdle (about 3m) at the season's first big staying meeting.
  • 26 December: The Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase (about 3m).

Practical notes

  • Getting there: Just off the A1(M) with large car parks; the nearest stations are Leeds, York and Harrogate, then a bus or taxi.
  • Viewing: The long home 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.