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Wetherby racecourse statistics

Every runner at Wetherby in our archive in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025): who wins here, how favourites fare, the biggest-priced winners, the draw and the angles that have paid at SP.

Figures as at 26 Oct 2026, 08:54 · last meeting in our archive 14 Oct 2026

Covers 1 October 2025 – 27 October 2026

109races · 16 meetings
863runners · 768 horses
36.6%favourites won · 41 of 112
22/1biggest-priced winner · The Jad Factor (IRE)

In brief

as at 26 Oct 2026

Wetherby has staged 109 races over 16 meetings in our archive in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025), with 863 runners.

Favourites have won 36.6% of their runs here (41 from 112), a level-stakes P/L of −17.27 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Ben Pauling has the most winners here (6 from 15 runners, 40.0%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Mark Walford has the best win rate: 13.5% (5 from 37).

Sean Bowen has the most winners here (7 from 27 rides, 25.9%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Brian Hughes has the best win rate: 11.4% (4 from 35).

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 36.6% of their runs here (41 from 112), a level-stakes P/L of −17.27 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 112Won 41Win 36.6%£1 −17.27A/E 1.00
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 221Won 44Win 19.9%£1 −22.07A/E 1.11
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 285Won 20Win 7.0%£1 −41.50A/E 0.94
7th or biggerRuns 245Won 5Win 2.0%£1 −160.00A/E 0.68

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 51Won 22Win 43.1%£1 +0.66A/E 1.17
ChaseRuns 34Won 8Win 23.5%£1 −15.37A/E 0.63
FlatRuns 22Won 8Win 36.4%£1 −5.18A/E 1.05
NH FlatRuns 5Won 3Win 60.0%£1 +2.62A/E 1.72

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 29Won 11Win 37.9%£1 −4.91A/E 1.05
GoodRuns 28Won 12Win 42.9%£1 −0.25A/E 1.00
Good to SoftRuns 6Won 1Win 16.7%£1 −3.75A/E 0.52
SoftRuns 49Won 17Win 34.7%£1 −8.36A/E 1.03

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 12 months

Ben Pauling has the most winners here (6 from 15 runners, 40.0%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Mark Walford has the best win rate: 13.5% (5 from 37).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Ben PaulingRuns 15Won 6Win 40.0%£1 −2.13A/E 1.48
Dan SkeltonRuns 27Won 6Win 22.2%£1 −7.43A/E 1.27
Sam EnglandRuns 15Won 5Win 33.3%£1 +20.83A/E 3.05
Olly MurphyRuns 27Won 5Win 18.5%£1 −12.25A/E 0.73
Joel Parkinson & Sue SmithRuns 29Won 5Win 17.2%£1 −13.44A/E 1.05
Mark WalfordRuns 37Won 5Win 13.5%£1 −9.52A/E 1.26
Micky HammondRuns 47Won 4Win 8.5%£1 −8.25A/E 1.19
Andrew BaldingRuns 4Won 3Win 75.0%£1 +4.16A/E 2.39
Jamie SnowdenRuns 9Won 3Win 33.3%£1 +2.38A/E 1.46
Gary HanmerRuns 9Won 3Win 33.3%£1 +18.62A/E 3.38

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Mark WalfordRuns 37Won 5Win 13.5%£1 −9.52A/E 1.26
Micky HammondRuns 47Won 4Win 8.5%£1 −8.25A/E 1.19

Ordered by win rate, among those with 30 or more runners here; a tie goes to the bigger sample.

£1 P/L is level stakes at SP. Dimmed rows have fewer than 30 runners.

Jockeys

last 12 months

Sean Bowen has the most winners here (7 from 27 rides, 25.9%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Brian Hughes has the best win rate: 11.4% (4 from 35).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Sean BowenRuns 27Won 7Win 25.9%£1 +4.11A/E 0.98
Danny McMenaminRuns 21Won 5Win 23.8%£1 −0.55A/E 1.62
Jamie HamiltonRuns 28Won 5Win 17.9%£1 −0.52A/E 1.32
Clifford LeeRuns 8Won 4Win 50.0%£1 +7.37A/E 2.39
Patrick WadgeRuns 11Won 4Win 36.4%£1 +42.50A/E 3.01
Gavin SheehanRuns 14Won 4Win 28.6%£1 +5.38A/E 1.45
Brian HughesRuns 35Won 4Win 11.4%£1 −5.42A/E 0.87
Callum PritchardRuns 5Won 3Win 60.0%£1 +4.46A/E 2.54
Jonathan EnglandRuns 7Won 3Win 42.9%£1 +5.50A/E 2.78
Oisin MurphyRuns 7Won 3Win 42.9%£1 +1.16A/E 1.93

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Brian HughesRuns 35Won 4Win 11.4%£1 −5.42A/E 0.87

Ordered by win rate, among those with 30 or more rides here; a tie goes to the bigger sample.

£1 P/L is level stakes at SP. Dimmed rows have fewer than 30 rides.

Course specialists

3+ wins here

No horse has won 3 or more times here in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025).

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025) was The Jad Factor (IRE) at 22/1 on 6 December 2025.

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 12Won 2Win 16.7%Place 58.3%A/E 1.00
Middle thirdRuns 15Won 3Win 20.0%Place 26.7%A/E 2.64
High thirdRuns 17Won 0Win 0.0%Place 23.5%A/E 0.00

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 14Won 1Win 7.1%Place 35.7%A/E 0.82
Middle thirdRuns 18Won 3Win 16.7%Place 33.3%A/E 1.63
High thirdRuns 22Won 1Win 4.5%Place 18.2%A/E 0.52

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 12Won 3Win 25.0%Place 50.0%A/E 1.76
Middle thirdRuns 13Won 1Win 7.7%Place 23.1%A/E 0.74
High thirdRuns 16Won 1Win 6.3%Place 18.8%A/E 1.05

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 3Won 0Win 0.0%Place 0.0%A/E 0.00
Middle thirdRuns 3Won 0Win 0.0%Place 33.3%A/E 0.00
High thirdRuns 4Won 1Win 25.0%Place 50.0%A/E 1.29

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 41 of 112 runs at Wetherby in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025) — 36.6%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −17.27 points at SP (as at 26 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Wetherby?

Ben Pauling, with 6 winners from 15 runners (40.0%) in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025).

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Wetherby?

Sean Bowen, with 7 winners from 27 rides (25.9%) in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025).

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Wetherby?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025), Mark Walford has the best win rate: 13.5% (5 from 37).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Wetherby?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025), Brian Hughes has the best win rate: 11.4% (4 from 35).

Which horses have won most at Wetherby?

No horse has won 3 or more times at Wetherby in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Wetherby?

The Jad Factor (IRE) at 22/1 on 6 December 2025 in the Wetherby Racecourse - Your Ideal Conference Venue Handicap Chase — the biggest starting price among Wetherby winners in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025).

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 12 months (since 1 October 2025).

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.