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Wincanton racecourse statistics

Every runner at Wincanton in our archive in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021): who wins here, how favourites fare, the biggest-priced winners, and the angles that have paid at SP.

Figures as at 19 Oct 2026, 18:23 · last meeting in our archive 12 Apr 2026

Covers 1 October 2021 – 20 October 2026

497races · 71 meetings
4,109runners · 2,715 horses
37.2%favourites won · 198 of 532Last 12 months: 33.0% (33 of 100)
80/1biggest-priced winner · Pilsdon Pen (GB)

In brief

as at 19 Oct 2026

Wincanton has staged 497 races over 71 meetings in our archive in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), with 4,109 runners.

Favourites have won 37.2% of their runs here (198 from 532), a level-stakes P/L of −41.70 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Paul Nicholls has the most winners here (60 from 248 runners, 24.2%). It is also the best win rate among yards with 30 or more runners.

Harry Cobden has the most winners here (49 from 164 rides, 29.9%). It is also the best win rate among riders with 30 or more rides.

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 37.2% of their runs here (198 from 532), a level-stakes P/L of −41.70 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 532Won 198Win 37.2%£1 −41.70A/E 1.09
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 1,008Won 168Win 16.7%£1 −206.85A/E 0.94
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 1,315Won 99Win 7.5%£1 −270.50A/E 0.96
7th or biggerRuns 1,254Won 32Win 2.6%£1 −444.00A/E 0.97

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 290Won 119Win 41.0%£1 −19.78A/E 1.14
ChaseRuns 206Won 65Win 31.6%£1 −26.94A/E 0.98
NH FlatRuns 36Won 14Win 38.9%£1 +5.02A/E 1.32

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 15Won 6Win 40.0%£1 +1.14A/E 1.09
GoodRuns 185Won 72Win 38.9%£1 −12.44A/E 1.09
Good to SoftRuns 180Won 66Win 36.7%£1 −12.55A/E 1.11
SoftRuns 95Won 33Win 34.7%£1 −10.75A/E 1.08
HeavyRuns 57Won 21Win 36.8%£1 −7.10A/E 1.07

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

Paul Nicholls has the most winners here (60 from 248 runners, 24.2%). It is also the best win rate among yards with 30 or more runners.

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Paul NichollsRuns 248Won 60Win 24.2%£1 −69.91A/E 0.98
Joe TizzardRuns 208Won 27Win 13.0%£1 −7.42A/E 0.89
Jeremy ScottRuns 117Won 20Win 17.1%£1 +113.94A/E 1.33
Anthony HoneyballRuns 152Won 20Win 13.2%£1 +17.13A/E 1.09
David PipeRuns 101Won 16Win 15.8%£1 +31.50A/E 1.35
Neil MulhollandRuns 167Won 15Win 9.0%£1 −57.29A/E 0.96
Emma LavelleRuns 76Won 11Win 14.5%£1 −35.42A/E 1.03
Harry DerhamRuns 43Won 10Win 23.3%£1 +2.00A/E 1.20
Nigel Twiston-DaviesRuns 45Won 10Win 22.2%£1 +30.63A/E 1.38
Nicky HendersonRuns 51Won 10Win 19.6%£1 −10.96A/E 1.05

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Paul NichollsRuns 248Won 60Win 24.2%£1 −69.91A/E 0.98
Harry DerhamRuns 43Won 10Win 23.3%£1 +2.00A/E 1.20
Nigel Twiston-DaviesRuns 45Won 10Win 22.2%£1 +30.63A/E 1.38
Nicky HendersonRuns 51Won 10Win 19.6%£1 −10.96A/E 1.05
Jamie SnowdenRuns 36Won 7Win 19.4%£1 −6.40A/E 1.44
Jeremy ScottRuns 117Won 20Win 17.1%£1 +113.94A/E 1.33
Chris GordonRuns 47Won 8Win 17.0%£1 −5.67A/E 1.42
Philip HobbsRuns 61Won 10Win 16.4%£1 −18.12A/E 1.45
Colin TizzardRuns 61Won 10Win 16.4%£1 −0.52A/E 1.05
Philip Hobbs & Johnson WhiteRuns 63Won 10Win 15.9%£1 −25.91A/E 1.09

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
Philip HobbsRuns 61Won 10Win 16.4%£1 −18.12A/E 1.45
David PipeRuns 101Won 16Win 15.8%£1 +31.50A/E 1.35
Jeremy ScottRuns 117Won 20Win 17.1%£1 +113.94A/E 1.33
Anthony HoneyballRuns 152Won 20Win 13.2%£1 +17.13A/E 1.09
Philip Hobbs & Johnson WhiteRuns 63Won 10Win 15.9%£1 −25.91A/E 1.09
Fergal O'BrienRuns 65Won 9Win 13.8%£1 −26.92A/E 1.08
Nicky HendersonRuns 51Won 10Win 19.6%£1 −10.96A/E 1.05
Colin TizzardRuns 61Won 10Win 16.4%£1 −0.52A/E 1.05
Seamus MullinsRuns 79Won 5Win 6.3%£1 −41.25A/E 1.03
Emma LavelleRuns 76Won 11Win 14.5%£1 −35.42A/E 1.03

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 Cobden has the most winners here (49 from 164 rides, 29.9%). It is also the best win rate among riders with 30 or more rides.

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Harry CobdenRuns 164Won 49Win 29.9%£1 −19.82A/E 1.07
Brendan PowellRuns 208Won 26Win 12.5%£1 −57.44A/E 0.82
Rex DingleRuns 93Won 17Win 18.3%£1 +97.34A/E 1.60
Sam Twiston-DaviesRuns 99Won 16Win 16.2%£1 −22.85A/E 1.05
Jonathan BurkeRuns 90Won 13Win 14.4%£1 −37.50A/E 1.00
Micheal NolanRuns 82Won 11Win 13.4%£1 −22.58A/E 1.44
Lorcan WilliamsRuns 91Won 11Win 12.1%£1 −31.11A/E 0.96
Paul O'BrienRuns 60Won 10Win 16.7%£1 +22.25A/E 1.19
Jack TudorRuns 69Won 10Win 14.5%£1 +6.32A/E 1.27
Tom CannonRuns 73Won 10Win 13.7%£1 +15.03A/E 0.95

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Harry CobdenRuns 164Won 49Win 29.9%£1 −19.82A/E 1.07
Tom O'BrienRuns 42Won 9Win 21.4%£1 −2.12A/E 1.81
Gearoid HarneyRuns 30Won 6Win 20.0%£1 +55.00A/E 1.95
Rex DingleRuns 93Won 17Win 18.3%£1 +97.34A/E 1.60
Paul O'BrienRuns 60Won 10Win 16.7%£1 +22.25A/E 1.19
James BowenRuns 54Won 9Win 16.7%£1 −9.41A/E 1.00
Sam Twiston-DaviesRuns 99Won 16Win 16.2%£1 −22.85A/E 1.05
Ben JonesRuns 60Won 9Win 15.0%£1 −9.92A/E 1.23
Gavin SheehanRuns 40Won 6Win 15.0%£1 −9.75A/E 1.16
Jack TudorRuns 69Won 10Win 14.5%£1 +6.32A/E 1.27

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
Rex DingleRuns 93Won 17Win 18.3%£1 +97.34A/E 1.60
Micheal NolanRuns 82Won 11Win 13.4%£1 −22.58A/E 1.44
James DaviesRuns 53Won 4Win 7.5%£1 +13.50A/E 1.34
Jack TudorRuns 69Won 10Win 14.5%£1 +6.32A/E 1.27
Ben JonesRuns 60Won 9Win 15.0%£1 −9.92A/E 1.23
Paul O'BrienRuns 60Won 10Win 16.7%£1 +22.25A/E 1.19
Harry CobdenRuns 164Won 49Win 29.9%£1 −19.82A/E 1.07
Sam Twiston-DaviesRuns 99Won 16Win 16.2%£1 −22.85A/E 1.05
Jonathan BurkeRuns 90Won 13Win 14.4%£1 −37.50A/E 1.00
James BowenRuns 54Won 9Win 16.7%£1 −9.41A/E 1.00

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

Pilsdon Pen (GB) has won here 4 times from 8 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 Pilsdon Pen (GB) at 80/1 on 8 January 2022.

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

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Wincanton?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 198 of 532 runs at Wincanton in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021) — 37.2%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −41.70 points at SP (as at 19 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Wincanton?

Paul Nicholls, with 60 winners from 248 runners (24.2%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Wincanton?

Harry Cobden, with 49 winners from 164 rides (29.9%) in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Wincanton?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Paul Nicholls has the best win rate: 24.2% (60 from 248).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Wincanton?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021), Harry Cobden has the best win rate: 29.9% (49 from 164).

Which horses have won most at Wincanton?

The leading course winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021): Pilsdon Pen (GB) (4 from 8), Getalead (IRE) (3 from 4), Knappers Hill (IRE) (3 from 4).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Wincanton?

Pilsdon Pen (GB) at 80/1 on 8 January 2022 in the Leonna Mayor New House Celebration Handicap Hurdle — the biggest starting price among Wincanton winners in the last 5 years (since 1 October 2021).

About Wincanton

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Wincanton, Somerset, close to the A303 — jumps only, turf.
  • Shape: Right-handed, flat and sharp, about 1m3f round, with sweeping bends, quick fences and a run-in that is not long.

Going and the seasons

  • Autumn: The October and November fixtures usually race on good or good to soft ground.
  • Winter: Soft ground is common from December to February; heavy ground is rarer than at most western tracks.
  • Spring: The March to May fixtures race on good or good to firm ground.

Signature races and fixtures

  • November: The Badger Beer Chase (about 3m1f handicap chase) and the Elite Hurdle (2m).
  • February: The Kingwell Hurdle (2m).

Practical notes

  • Getting there: Rural, best reached by car from the A303, with parking on site; the nearest stations are Templecombe and Gillingham.
  • Viewing: The stands look across the whole course; the fences down the far side are on the big screens.

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.