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Wetherby racecourse statistics

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

Covers 3 January 2005 – 20 October 2026

2,451races · 356 meetings
21,770runners · 13,828 horses
35.2%favourites won · 933 of 2,649Last 12 months: 36.6% (41 of 112)
200/1biggest-priced winner · Maoi Chinn Tire (IRE)

In brief

as at 19 Oct 2026

Wetherby has staged 2,451 races over 356 meetings in our archive since January 2005, with 21,770 runners.

Favourites have won 35.2% of their runs here (933 from 2,649), a level-stakes P/L of −144.61 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Dan Skelton has the most winners here (100 from 356 runners, 28.1%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Nicky Henderson has the best win rate: 31.0% (22 from 71).

Brian Hughes has the most winners here (117 from 875 rides, 13.4%). 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 35.2% of their runs here (933 from 2,649), a level-stakes P/L of −144.61 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 2,649Won 933Win 35.2%£1 −144.61A/E 1.08
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 4,951Won 862Win 17.4%£1 −659.13A/E 1.01
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 6,725Won 488Win 7.3%£1 −1,528.00A/E 0.94
7th or biggerRuns 7,443Won 168Win 2.3%£1 −3,475.50A/E 0.78

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 1,287Won 475Win 36.9%£1 −29.34A/E 1.12
ChaseRuns 923Won 306Win 33.2%£1 −97.38A/E 1.01
FlatRuns 273Won 88Win 32.2%£1 −24.16A/E 1.08
NH FlatRuns 166Won 64Win 38.6%£1 +6.27A/E 1.21

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FirmRuns 8Won 2Win 25.0%£1 +0.67A/E 0.92
Good to FirmRuns 312Won 109Win 34.9%£1 −11.77A/E 1.08
GoodRuns 645Won 226Win 35.0%£1 −37.11A/E 1.06
Good to SoftRuns 622Won 212Win 34.1%£1 −43.63A/E 1.09
SoftRuns 864Won 308Win 35.6%£1 −31.25A/E 1.10
HeavyRuns 198Won 76Win 38.4%£1 −21.52A/E 1.08

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

Dan Skelton has the most winners here (100 from 356 runners, 28.1%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Nicky Henderson has the best win rate: 31.0% (22 from 71).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Dan SkeltonRuns 356Won 100Win 28.1%£1 +28.34A/E 1.24
Sue SmithRuns 785Won 84Win 10.7%£1 −342.17A/E 0.89
Micky HammondRuns 1,029Won 73Win 7.1%£1 −295.82A/E 0.91
Donald McCainRuns 476Won 65Win 13.7%£1 −173.27A/E 0.91
Howard JohnsonRuns 302Won 63Win 20.9%£1 +42.93A/E 1.14
Jonjo O'NeillRuns 283Won 58Win 20.5%£1 −51.02A/E 1.16
Tim EasterbyRuns 551Won 48Win 8.7%£1 −182.23A/E 0.93
Brian EllisonRuns 286Won 43Win 15.0%£1 −64.86A/E 1.11
Philip KirbyRuns 407Won 43Win 10.6%£1 −114.54A/E 1.18
Nigel Twiston-DaviesRuns 197Won 39Win 19.8%£1 −30.52A/E 1.07

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Nicky HendersonRuns 71Won 22Win 31.0%£1 −8.02A/E 1.12
Dan SkeltonRuns 356Won 100Win 28.1%£1 +28.34A/E 1.24
Paul NichollsRuns 78Won 21Win 26.9%£1 −10.58A/E 1.07
Dr Richard NewlandRuns 77Won 19Win 24.7%£1 +6.61A/E 1.25
Jamie SnowdenRuns 81Won 19Win 23.5%£1 −10.38A/E 1.15
Richard FaheyRuns 119Won 27Win 22.7%£1 +24.76A/E 1.56
Philip HobbsRuns 86Won 19Win 22.1%£1 −15.82A/E 1.10
Olly MurphyRuns 163Won 36Win 22.1%£1 +16.78A/E 1.10
Warren GreatrexRuns 111Won 24Win 21.6%£1 −12.51A/E 1.01
Howard JohnsonRuns 302Won 63Win 20.9%£1 +42.93A/E 1.14

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
Roger FellRuns 52Won 8Win 15.4%£1 −1.50A/E 1.64
Susan CorbettRuns 66Won 6Win 9.1%£1 −20.12A/E 1.62
Richard FaheyRuns 119Won 27Win 22.7%£1 +24.76A/E 1.56
Chris BealbyRuns 65Won 7Win 10.8%£1 −25.00A/E 1.48
L J MorganRuns 53Won 7Win 13.2%£1 +6.50A/E 1.47
Tony CoyleRuns 62Won 7Win 11.3%£1 −21.00A/E 1.41
Alan BrownRuns 64Won 4Win 6.3%£1 +30.00A/E 1.40
P C HaslamRuns 57Won 10Win 17.5%£1 +22.83A/E 1.40
Ruth CarrRuns 59Won 6Win 10.2%£1 −13.50A/E 1.40
Tina JacksonRuns 98Won 6Win 6.1%£1 −46.12A/E 1.39

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

Brian Hughes has the most winners here (117 from 875 rides, 13.4%). 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
Brian HughesRuns 875Won 117Win 13.4%£1 −261.63A/E 0.95
Harry SkeltonRuns 262Won 80Win 30.5%£1 −1.10A/E 1.22
A P McCoyRuns 151Won 50Win 33.1%£1 −5.43A/E 1.11
Sean QuinlanRuns 364Won 41Win 11.3%£1 −70.54A/E 1.05
Paddy BrennanRuns 194Won 40Win 20.6%£1 −20.21A/E 1.05
Jason MaguireRuns 208Won 40Win 19.2%£1 −45.17A/E 1.09
Graham LeeRuns 312Won 39Win 12.5%£1 −86.90A/E 0.98
Dougie CostelloRuns 319Won 39Win 12.2%£1 −16.50A/E 1.06
Richard JohnsonRuns 154Won 37Win 24.0%£1 −18.15A/E 1.11
Gavin SheehanRuns 160Won 37Win 23.1%£1 −21.31A/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
A P McCoyRuns 151Won 50Win 33.1%£1 −5.43A/E 1.11
Harry SkeltonRuns 262Won 80Win 30.5%£1 −1.10A/E 1.22
Noel FehilyRuns 89Won 23Win 25.8%£1 +2.22A/E 1.25
Timmy MurphyRuns 44Won 11Win 25.0%£1 +49.24A/E 1.41
Richard JohnsonRuns 154Won 37Win 24.0%£1 −18.15A/E 1.11
Daniel TudhopeRuns 75Won 18Win 24.0%£1 +63.86A/E 1.32
Sean BowenRuns 103Won 24Win 23.3%£1 +18.96A/E 1.17
Gavin SheehanRuns 160Won 37Win 23.1%£1 −21.31A/E 1.15
Charlie HammondRuns 79Won 18Win 22.8%£1 +142.89A/E 1.70

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
Adam NicolRuns 136Won 26Win 19.1%£1 +68.84A/E 2.16
Tom EavesRuns 58Won 7Win 12.1%£1 +42.00A/E 2.01
James SullivanRuns 59Won 7Win 11.9%£1 +9.00A/E 1.80
Charlie HammondRuns 79Won 18Win 22.8%£1 +142.89A/E 1.70
Ryan DayRuns 60Won 8Win 13.3%£1 +16.00A/E 1.62
Phil KinsellaRuns 147Won 20Win 13.6%£1 +16.86A/E 1.51
Michael O'ConnellRuns 73Won 9Win 12.3%£1 −1.25A/E 1.46
Russ GarrittyRuns 83Won 13Win 15.7%£1 +24.75A/E 1.43
Tony DobbinRuns 86Won 16Win 18.6%£1 +3.99A/E 1.38
Jason HartRuns 82Won 12Win 14.6%£1 −4.25A/E 1.35

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

Palypso De Creek (FR) has won here 5 times from 5 runs, more than any other horse since January 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since January 2005 was Maoi Chinn Tire (IRE) at 200/1 on 29 October 2010.

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 133Won 13Win 9.8%Place 30.8%A/E 0.84
Middle thirdRuns 149Won 18Win 12.1%Place 38.3%A/E 1.08
High thirdRuns 187Won 20Win 10.7%Place 29.4%A/E 1.07

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 138Won 14Win 10.1%Place 29.7%A/E 1.09
Middle thirdRuns 170Won 16Win 9.4%Place 25.9%A/E 0.95
High thirdRuns 206Won 17Win 8.3%Place 27.7%A/E 0.98

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 176Won 15Win 8.5%Place 24.4%A/E 1.03
Middle thirdRuns 187Won 20Win 10.7%Place 29.4%A/E 1.19
High thirdRuns 257Won 18Win 7.0%Place 23.7%A/E 0.87

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 81Won 11Win 13.6%Place 34.6%A/E 1.42
Middle thirdRuns 98Won 7Win 7.1%Place 24.5%A/E 0.85
High thirdRuns 126Won 11Win 8.7%Place 28.6%A/E 0.85

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 44Won 2Win 4.5%Place 20.5%A/E 0.52
Middle thirdRuns 43Won 5Win 11.6%Place 23.3%A/E 1.43
High thirdRuns 64Won 6Win 9.4%Place 31.3%A/E 1.06

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 933 of 2,649 runs at Wetherby since January 2005 — 35.2%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −144.61 points at SP (as at 19 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Wetherby?

Dan Skelton, with 100 winners from 356 runners (28.1%) since January 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Wetherby?

Brian Hughes, with 117 winners from 875 rides (13.4%) since January 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Wetherby?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since January 2005, Nicky Henderson has the best win rate: 31.0% (22 from 71).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Wetherby?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since January 2005, Oisin Orr has the best win rate: 43.3% (13 from 30).

Which horses have won most at Wetherby?

The leading course winners since January 2005: Palypso De Creek (FR) (5 from 5), Brave Rebellion (GB) (5 from 8), Neptune Equester (GB) (5 from 8).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Wetherby?

Maoi Chinn Tire (IRE) at 200/1 on 29 October 2010 in the Weatherbys Bank Wensleydale Juvenile Hurdle (Listed) — the biggest starting price among Wetherby winners since January 2005.

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 since January 2005.

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.