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York racecourse statistics

Every runner at York 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 25 Oct 2026, 13:03 · last meeting in our archive 10 Oct 2026

Covers 1 October 2025 – 26 October 2026

139races · 20 meetings
1,888runners · 1,339 horses
31.6%favourites won · 48 of 152
40/1biggest-priced winner · Fortification (GB)

In brief

as at 25 Oct 2026

York has staged 139 races over 20 meetings in our archive in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025), with 1,888 runners.

Favourites have won 31.6% of their runs here (48 from 152), a level-stakes P/L of +5.34 points to a £1 stake at SP.

William Haggas has the most winners here (17 from 61 runners, 27.9%). It is also the best win rate among yards with 30 or more runners.

P J McDonald has the most winners here (9 from 52 rides, 17.3%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, William Buick has the best win rate: 26.7% (8 from 30).

Over 1m2f – 1m4f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 10.5% of its runs (105) and the highest third 4.3% (140).

3 angles here made a level-stakes profit at SP in both periods we test, on 100 or more runs.

Favourites and the market

by starting-price rank

Favourites have won 31.6% of their runs here (48 from 152), a level-stakes P/L of +5.34 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 152Won 48Win 31.6%£1 +5.34A/E 1.27
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 276Won 45Win 16.3%£1 −22.31A/E 1.14
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 429Won 31Win 7.2%£1 −102.50A/E 0.97
7th or biggerRuns 1,031Won 15Win 1.5%£1 −733.00A/E 0.50

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Good to FirmRuns 28Won 10Win 35.7%£1 +6.19A/E 1.46
GoodRuns 79Won 24Win 30.4%£1 −1.37A/E 1.22
Good to SoftRuns 41Won 13Win 31.7%£1 −0.48A/E 1.23
SoftRuns 4Won 1Win 25.0%£1 +1.00A/E 1.71

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

William Haggas has the most winners here (17 from 61 runners, 27.9%). It is also the best win rate among yards with 30 or more runners.

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
William HaggasRuns 61Won 17Win 27.9%£1 +18.89A/E 1.82
Andrew BaldingRuns 75Won 17Win 22.7%£1 +20.74A/E 1.66
K R BurkeRuns 75Won 7Win 9.3%£1 −22.50A/E 0.91
John & Thady GosdenRuns 28Won 5Win 17.9%£1 −10.75A/E 0.98
Hugo PalmerRuns 32Won 5Win 15.6%£1 +27.83A/E 2.39
Richard & Peter FaheyRuns 86Won 5Win 5.8%£1 −24.50A/E 1.23
Roger VarianRuns 9Won 4Win 44.4%£1 +9.62A/E 3.72
Richard HannonRuns 28Won 4Win 14.3%£1 −6.75A/E 1.64
Charlie ApplebyRuns 10Won 3Win 30.0%£1 −3.81A/E 1.40
Clive CoxRuns 17Won 3Win 17.6%£1 +12.00A/E 2.56

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

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
William HaggasRuns 61Won 17Win 27.9%£1 +18.89A/E 1.82
Andrew BaldingRuns 75Won 17Win 22.7%£1 +20.74A/E 1.66
Hugo PalmerRuns 32Won 5Win 15.6%£1 +27.83A/E 2.39
Ralph BeckettRuns 30Won 3Win 10.0%£1 +2.33A/E 0.76
K R BurkeRuns 75Won 7Win 9.3%£1 −22.50A/E 0.91
Ed WalkerRuns 30Won 2Win 6.7%£1 −22.50A/E 0.69
Richard & Peter FaheyRuns 86Won 5Win 5.8%£1 −24.50A/E 1.23
Kevin RyanRuns 62Won 3Win 4.8%£1 −1.00A/E 0.89
Jim GoldieRuns 46Won 2Win 4.3%£1 −29.00A/E 0.56
David O'MearaRuns 86Won 3Win 3.5%£1 −70.38A/E 0.49

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
William HaggasRuns 61Won 17Win 27.9%£1 +18.89A/E 1.82
Andrew BaldingRuns 75Won 17Win 22.7%£1 +20.74A/E 1.66
Richard & Peter FaheyRuns 86Won 5Win 5.8%£1 −24.50A/E 1.23
K R BurkeRuns 75Won 7Win 9.3%£1 −22.50A/E 0.91
Kevin RyanRuns 62Won 3Win 4.8%£1 −1.00A/E 0.89
David O'MearaRuns 86Won 3Win 3.5%£1 −70.38A/E 0.49
Tim EasterbyRuns 132Won 3Win 2.3%£1 −108.50A/E 0.42

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 12 months

P J McDonald has the most winners here (9 from 52 rides, 17.3%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, William Buick has the best win rate: 26.7% (8 from 30).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
P J McDonaldRuns 52Won 9Win 17.3%£1 −2.09A/E 1.74
William BuickRuns 30Won 8Win 26.7%£1 +5.27A/E 1.55
Tom MarquandRuns 53Won 8Win 15.1%£1 −20.27A/E 1.12
Oisin MurphyRuns 37Won 7Win 18.9%£1 +10.53A/E 1.20
Cieren FallonRuns 22Won 6Win 27.3%£1 +9.06A/E 2.03
Rossa RyanRuns 39Won 6Win 15.4%£1 −3.34A/E 1.39
Colin KeaneRuns 21Won 5Win 23.8%£1 +17.91A/E 2.29
Oisin OrrRuns 54Won 5Win 9.3%£1 −24.25A/E 1.43
Ray DawsonRuns 21Won 4Win 19.0%£1 −2.38A/E 2.61
Shane GrayRuns 25Won 4Win 16.0%£1 +34.00A/E 3.46

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

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
William BuickRuns 30Won 8Win 26.7%£1 +5.27A/E 1.55
Oisin MurphyRuns 37Won 7Win 18.9%£1 +10.53A/E 1.20
P J McDonaldRuns 52Won 9Win 17.3%£1 −2.09A/E 1.74
Rossa RyanRuns 39Won 6Win 15.4%£1 −3.34A/E 1.39
Tom MarquandRuns 53Won 8Win 15.1%£1 −20.27A/E 1.12
Paul MulrennanRuns 34Won 4Win 11.8%£1 −3.50A/E 1.81
Kieran ShoemarkRuns 31Won 3Win 9.7%£1 −18.93A/E 1.04
James DoyleRuns 43Won 4Win 9.3%£1 −22.84A/E 0.93
Oisin OrrRuns 54Won 5Win 9.3%£1 −24.25A/E 1.43
Joanna MasonRuns 37Won 3Win 8.1%£1 +4.00A/E 1.28

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
P J McDonaldRuns 52Won 9Win 17.3%£1 −2.09A/E 1.74
Oisin OrrRuns 54Won 5Win 9.3%£1 −24.25A/E 1.43
Tom MarquandRuns 53Won 8Win 15.1%£1 −20.27A/E 1.12
Daniel TudhopeRuns 66Won 3Win 4.5%£1 −43.88A/E 0.46

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

Item (GB) has won here 3 times from 3 runs, more than any other horse in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025).

  • Item (GB)3 wins from 3 runs here · last ran here 19 Aug 2026

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025) was Fortification (GB) at 40/1 on 15 May 2026.

The draw

Flat, 8+ runners

Over 1m2f – 1m4f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 10.5% of its runs (105) and the highest third 4.3% (140).

Under 6f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 91Won 10Win 11.0%Place 33.0%A/E 1.28
Middle thirdRuns 91Won 6Win 6.6%Place 27.5%A/E 0.99
High thirdRuns 122Won 5Win 4.1%Place 13.9%A/E 0.71

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 228Won 12Win 5.3%Place 21.9%A/E 0.80
Middle thirdRuns 249Won 21Win 8.4%Place 23.3%A/E 1.14
High thirdRuns 293Won 16Win 5.5%Place 21.2%A/E 1.03

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 63Won 4Win 6.3%Place 17.5%A/E 0.97
Middle thirdRuns 69Won 3Win 4.3%Place 20.3%A/E 0.62
High thirdRuns 80Won 7Win 8.8%Place 30.0%A/E 1.40

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 105Won 11Win 10.5%Place 30.5%A/E 1.26
Middle thirdRuns 110Won 9Win 8.2%Place 27.3%A/E 1.02
High thirdRuns 140Won 6Win 4.3%Place 17.9%A/E 0.71

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 42Won 7Win 16.7%Place 26.2%A/E 1.96
Middle thirdRuns 43Won 4Win 9.3%Place 34.9%A/E 1.05
High thirdRuns 57Won 0Win 0.0%Place 19.3%A/E 0.00

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.

  • Runners by Mastercraftsman (IRE) (sire)+77.6% ROI · +139.71 pts from 180 runs · 21 winners (11.7%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +84.4% on 126 · Since Oct 2021: +61.7% on 54 · without the biggest winner (100/1): +38.71 pts
  • Andrew Balding, ridden by Oisin Murphy+48.1% ROI · +61.04 pts from 127 runs · 26 winners (20.5%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +68.9% on 45 · Since Oct 2021: +36.6% on 82 · without the biggest winner (22/1): +38.04 pts
  • Runners trained by Andrew Balding+9.8% ROI · +50.14 pts from 514 runs · 76 winners (14.8%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +3.5% on 271 · Since Oct 2021: +16.7% on 243 · without the biggest winner (22/1): +27.14 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at York?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 48 of 152 runs at York in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025) — 31.6%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of +5.34 points at SP (as at 25 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at York?

William Haggas, with 17 winners from 61 runners (27.9%) in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025).

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at York?

P J McDonald, with 9 winners from 52 rides (17.3%) in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025).

Which trainer has the best strike rate at York?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025), William Haggas has the best win rate: 27.9% (17 from 61).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at York?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025), William Buick has the best win rate: 26.7% (8 from 30).

Which horses have won most at York?

The leading course winners in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025): Item (GB) (3 from 3).

What is the biggest-priced winner at York?

Fortification (GB) at 40/1 on 15 May 2026 in the Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap — the biggest starting price among York winners in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025).

Is there a draw bias at York?

Over 1m2f – 1m4f in Flat races of 8 or more runners in the last 12 months (since 1 October 2025), runners drawn in the lowest third of the stalls have won 11 of 105 runs (10.5%) and those in the highest third 6 of 140 (4.3%). Fair A/E 1.26 low against 0.71 high says how much of that the market had already priced.

About York

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: The Knavesmire, York, North Yorkshire — Flat only, turf.
  • Shape: Left-handed, flat and galloping, with a home straight of about 5f; sprints up to 6f are run on the straight course.
  • Season: May to October; the Ebor Festival is four days in August.

Going and the seasons

  • Summer: Good to firm or good is the usual ground; the course is watered in dry spells.
  • May and October: The Dante meeting in May and the autumn fixtures more often race on good to soft or soft.

Signature races and fixtures

  • Ebor Festival (August): The Juddmonte International (about 1m2f), the Yorkshire Oaks (1m4f), the Nunthorpe (5f), the Ebor (1m6f handicap — the richest Flat handicap in Europe), the Gimcrack (6f) and the Lowther (6f).
  • May: The Dante Stakes (about 1m2f) and the Yorkshire Cup (1m6f).

Practical notes

  • Getting there: About 20 minutes' walk from York station, with buses on racedays; by road from the A64.
  • Viewing: The long straight is seen from end to end 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.