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Hereford is a right-handed jumps course in the Welsh Marches with an almost square circuit of about a mile and a half and fairly sharp turns. The Hereford guide refreshes after every meeting with favourites, trainers, jockeys and course specialists, and adds the next card once declared.
Last meeting 13 October 2026: 6 winners. Next meeting not yet declared; last year the next meeting after this date was on 3 November 2025 · Results to 13 October 2026 · Refreshed 16 October 2026
Favourites' win rate since 2016
39%
Races since 2016
844
Course specialists in training
34
39.0%

Favourites won 39.0% of 844 races at Hereford from 2016 to 2026.Sample: 844 races · Window: 2016 to 13 October 2026 · Source: RaceWatch results database (GB and IRE results; figures on this page from 2016), course records, RaceWatch racecards and race calendar

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Hereford at a glance by season

Jumps2026/2718995.5038.9%
Jumps2025/261088698.0039.8%
Jumps2024/251068618.1040.6%
Jumps2023/241049429.1043.3%
Jumps2022/23998588.7035.4%
Jumps2021/22856347.5042.4%
Jumps2020/21898139.1040.4%
Jumps2019/20585589.6034.5%
Jumps2018/19605469.1040.0%
Jumps2017/18504298.6032.0%
Jumps2016/17675858.7035.8%

Jumps seasons run May to April (2026/27 = May 2026 to date) Flat seasons are calendar years. Fav win % = races won by the favourite (joint favourites included).

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How favourites fare at Hereford

Chase34.1%2879856.7%Jumps
Hurdle42.2%49020767.7%Jumps
Jumps non-handicaps46.6%31314674.5%Jumps
Jumps handicaps34.5%53118358.6%Jumps
Jumps all races39.0%84432964.3%Jumps

Seasons 2016 to date. Groups with fewer than 100 favourites are hidden.

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Top trainers at Hereford (five seasons and current)

1Paul Nicholls2033.9%5952.5%Jumps
2Neil Mulholland1928.4%6732.8%Jumps
3Jonjo O'Neill1629.1%5545.5%Jumps
4Dan Skelton1621.9%7334.2%Jumps
5Nicky Henderson1530.0%5046.0%Jumps
6Kerry Lee1523.1%6533.8%Jumps
7Evan Williams148.4%16623.5%Jumps
8Venetia Williams1314.8%8834.1%Jumps
9Ben Pauling1220.7%5850.0%Jumps
10Jamie Snowden1220.3%5952.5%Jumps
11Charlie Longsdon1218.2%6634.8%Jumps
12Henry Daly1217.9%6735.8%Jumps
13Nigel Twiston-Davies1216.2%7439.2%Jumps
14Alan King1020.8%4843.8%Jumps
15Fergal O'Brien1010.9%9232.6%Jumps
16Warren Greatrex916.4%5549.1%Jumps
17Emma Lavelle912.7%7145.1%Jumps
18Matt Sheppard912.5%7237.5%Jumps
19Jane Williams822.2%3638.9%Jumps
20Joe Tizzard822.2%3641.7%Jumps
21David Pipe817.8%4553.3%Jumps
22Alastair Ralph88.7%9228.3%Jumps
23Olly Murphy717.1%4136.6%Jumps
24Tom Lacey713.2%5330.2%Jumps
25Martin Keighley710.9%6431.3%Jumps

Jumps 2021/22 to date, Flat 2021 to date. Min 30 runs at the course, top 25 per code by wins.

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Top jockeys at Hereford (five seasons and current)

1Sam Twiston-Davies2420.0%12044.2%Jumps
2Harry Cobden2235.5%6254.8%Jumps
3Tom Bellamy1920.2%9443.6%Jumps
4Richard Patrick1720.5%8338.6%Jumps
5Stan Sheppard1718.5%9238.0%Jumps
6James Bowen1716.8%10142.6%Jumps
7Jonjo O'Neill Jr1623.2%6943.5%Jumps
8Gavin Sheehan1519.7%7646.1%Jumps
9Harry Skelton1337.1%3551.4%Jumps
10Charlie Deutsch1214.0%8636.0%Jumps
11Sean Bowen1121.2%5236.5%Jumps
12Brendan Powell1117.2%6434.4%Jumps
13David Noonan1013.9%7225.0%Jumps
14Adam Wedge1010.0%10024.0%Jumps
15Jack Tudor914.3%6333.3%Jumps
16Ben Jones912.5%7238.9%Jumps
17Jonathan Burke87.8%10235.3%Jumps
18Harry Reed720.6%3432.4%Jumps
19David Bass713.7%5133.3%Jumps
20Harry Bannister712.5%5630.4%Jumps
21Kevin Brogan620.0%3033.3%Jumps
22Paul O'Brien616.7%3636.1%Jumps
23Richie McLernon614.0%4334.9%Jumps
24Ben Poste64.5%13323.3%Jumps
25Callum Pritchard513.2%3834.2%Jumps

Jumps 2021/22 to date, Flat 2021 to date. Min 30 rides at the course, top 25 per code by wins.

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Hereford course specialists still in training

Zestful Hope (FR) silksZestful Hope (FR)4850.0%23 Feb 25Charlie Longsdon5 Jul 26Jumps
The Gypsy Davey (IRE) silksThe Gypsy Davey (IRE)3475.0%9 May 25Mrs C. Williams18 Sep 26Jumps
Kingcormac (IRE) silksKingcormac (IRE)3560.0%18 Mar 26Joe Tickle1 Apr 26Jumps
Vol Royale (IRE) silksVol Royale (IRE)33100.0%18 Mar 26Kayley Woollacott18 Mar 26Jumps
Don Rafael (IRE) silksDon Rafael (IRE)3650.0%18 Mar 26Samuel Drinkwater18 Mar 26Jumps
Lady Balko (FR) silksLady Balko (FR)33100.0%20 Dec 25David Pipe20 Dec 25Jumps
Pawpaw (GB) silksPawpaw (GB)2366.7%23 Feb 25D. J. Jeffreys12 Oct 26Jumps
Jack Doyen (IRE) silksJack Doyen (IRE)2728.6%25 Mar 26Ben Case2 Oct 26Jumps
Granny Hawkins (GB) silksGranny Hawkins (GB)2366.7%7 Mar 26Alan King1 Oct 26Jumps
Goblet Of Fire (GB) silksGoblet Of Fire (GB)22100.0%22 Apr 25Nicky Henderson24 Sep 26Jumps
Edgewell (IRE) silksEdgewell (IRE)2366.7%6 Apr 26Nick Scholfield6 Sep 26Jumps
Post Chaise (IRE) silksPost Chaise (IRE)22100.0%4 Jan 23Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero4 Sep 26Jumps
Moodofthemoment (IRE) silksMoodofthemoment (IRE)2366.7%12 Nov 24David Thompson18 Jul 26Jumps
Oakley (GER) silksOakley (GER)2366.7%5 May 26Mrs C. Williams18 Jul 26Jumps
Gris Majeur (FR) silksGris Majeur (FR)2728.6%14 Oct 24Sheila Lewis28 Jun 26Jumps
Musique De Fee (IRE) silksMusique De Fee (IRE)2450.0%9 May 25Mickey Bowen28 Jun 26Jumps
Braganza Bay (GB) silksBraganza Bay (GB)2728.6%24 Oct 23Henry Daly19 Jun 26Jumps
Maximum Offers (IRE) silksMaximum Offers (IRE)22100.0%5 May 26Jamie Snowden12 Jun 26Jumps
Jamaicaine (FR) silksJamaicaine (FR)22100.0%12 Jan 26Neil Mulholland6 May 26Jumps
Buckna (IRE) silksBuckna (IRE)2366.7%20 Dec 25Warren Greatrex5 May 26Jumps
Race To Base (IRE) silksRace To Base (IRE)2450.0%11 Nov 25Nick Scholfield25 Apr 26Jumps
El Granjero (IRE) silksEl Granjero (IRE)2366.7%9 Apr 24Clive Boultbee-Brooks24 Apr 26Jumps
Kel Du Large (FR) silksKel Du Large (FR)22100.0%11 Feb 26Jane Williams6 Apr 26Jumps
City Chief (IRE) silksCity Chief (IRE)22100.0%16 Jan 23Cormac Abernethy5 Apr 26Jumps
Glancing Jack (GB) silksGlancing Jack (GB)2366.7%22 Feb 26Tom Symonds21 Mar 26Jumps
Hellfire Princess (GB) silksHellfire Princess (GB)2540.0%15 Jan 24Kerry Lee16 Mar 26Jumps
Face d'Music (IRE) silksFace d'Music (IRE)2633.3%27 Nov 24Katy Price16 Mar 26Jumps
On The Go (GB) silksOn The Go (GB)2366.7%22 Feb 26Charlie Longsdon6 Mar 26Jumps
Everyonesacritic (IRE) silksEveryonesacritic (IRE)2450.0%11 Feb 26Evan Williams26 Feb 26Jumps
Nemean Lion (GER) silksNemean Lion (GER)22100.0%21 Dec 24Kerry Lee24 Jan 26Jumps
Famoso (IRE) silksFamoso (IRE)21315.4%4 Nov 24Matt Sheppard20 Dec 25Jumps
Imac Wood (FR) silksImac Wood (FR)2540.0%15 Jan 24Deborah Cole11 Nov 25Jumps
Benson (GB) silksBenson (GB)22100.0%2 Nov 20Sandy Thomson8 Nov 25Jumps
Jobesgreen Lad (GB) silksJobesgreen Lad (GB)2366.7%15 Nov 22Tracey Barfoot-Saunt18 Oct 25Jumps

Horses with 2 or more wins at the course since May 2014 that have run anywhere in the last 365 days. Trainer is the trainer at the latest run.

Going profile at Hereford

JumpsGood to firm or firmer526.2%6.7044.2%
JumpsGood32939.0%8.0042.6%
JumpsGood to soft or yielding15218.0%9.5034.2%
JumpsSoft26030.8%9.1035.8%
JumpsHeavy516.0%8.2041.2%

Seasons 2016 to date. Going grouped into bands; bands with fewer than 100 runners hidden.

Distance profile at Hereford

JumpsHurdle2m3½f1689.7040.5%13 Oct 26
JumpsHurdle2m1589.1041.8%13 Oct 26
JumpsChase3m1f1117.6038.7%12 May 26
JumpsHurdle3m1½f937.8039.8%13 Oct 26
JumpsChase2m5f937.4033.3%12 May 26
JumpsChase2m677.4025.4%5 May 26
JumpsNH Flat (bumper)2m669.0034.8%13 Oct 26
JumpsHurdle2m5½f639.4049.2%22 Feb 26

Seasons 2016 to date, advertised distance rounded to the nearest half furlong. Min 100 runners.

Run style at Hereford

Led22.1%488108Jumps
Prominent14.9%2,511375Jumps
Midfield5.1%72937Jumps
Held up5.2%1,48177Jumps

Run style read from the in-running race comment, races 2019 to 2025. Min 100 runs.

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Hereford course records

2m3,528Chase3:49.22Centara (IRE) silksCentara (IRE)9 May 25GoodPaul Nicholls
2m3f4,168Chase4:44.40Yggdrasil (FR) silksYggdrasil (FR)27 Feb 22Good To SoftNick Williams
2m5f4,594Chase5:07.00Ben Buie (IRE) silksBen Buie (IRE)17 Oct 23Good To FirmMartin Keighley
3m1f5,543Chase6:12.70Can't Beat History (IRE) silksCan't Beat History (IRE)17 Oct 23Good To FirmHenry Oliver
2m3½f4,327Hurdle4:37.30Big Blue Moon (GB) silksBig Blue Moon (GB)7 May 24GoodTom Lacey
2m5½f4,783Hurdle5:09.21Hidden Depths (IRE) silksHidden Depths (IRE)12 Oct 21Good To FirmNeil Mulholland
3m1½f5,619Hurdle6:03.47Presenting Yeats (IRE) silksPresenting Yeats (IRE)12 Oct 21Good To FirmMilton Harris
2m3,573NH Flat3:45.81My Mate AJ (IRE) silksMy Mate AJ (IRE)16 Apr 26GoodBen Pauling

Fastest recorded winning time for each race type and trip (to the nearest half furlong) in the RaceWatch results database. Where rail movements change the exact yardage, the quickest run per yard is shown with its measured distance.

Latest Hereford winners (13 October 2026)

Betting.Bet Free Racing Tips Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle RaceJumps2mGood To FirmBlue Topaz (GB) silksBlue Topaz (GB)2/1Fergal O'BrienJack Hogan5
Betting.Bet New Betting Sites Handicap Hurdle RaceJumps3m1½fGood To FirmNo More Bolero (GB) silksNo More Bolero (GB)10/11FJames OwenJonathan Burke4
Betting.Bet Play Champion Tipster Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle RaceJumps3m1½fGood To FirmI Love You Sivola (FR) silksI Love You Sivola (FR)11/4Max ComleyDavid Bass8
Betting.Bet Free Bets Handicap Hurdle RaceJumps2m3½fGood To FirmJaramillo (GB) silksJaramillo (GB)7/1Warren GreatrexRichard Upton8
tigerbet.co.uk Download Our App Mares' Handicap Hurdle RaceJumps2m3½fGood To FirmBarafundle Bay (GB) silksBarafundle Bay (GB)8/1Christian WilliamsAdam Wedge7
Hereford Halloween Family Raceday 26th October Open Maiden National Hunt Flat…Jumps2mGood To FirmBombus Pascuorum (IRE) silksBombus Pascuorum (IRE)5/1Donald McCainHarry Brown4

Winners at the most recent meeting in the results database.

Hereford meetings in the same weeks last year

3 Nov 25MondayJumps7Monday 2 November
11 Nov 25TuesdayJumps6Tuesday 10 November
25 Nov 25TuesdayJumps7Tuesday 24 November
10 Dec 25WednesdayJumps7Wednesday 9 December

Meetings held at the course in the 60 days from this date last year, a guide to the coming fixture list. Dates this year are set by the fixture list and can differ.

Hereford runners on the day

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What is the square right-handed circuit at Hereford like?

Hereford's right-handed circuit is about a mile and a half and almost square, with fairly sharp turns.

When did Hereford racecourse close, and when did it return?

Hereford closed in 2012 and reopened for jumps racing in 2016.

Which trainers send the most runners to Hereford, and how do they fare?

Paul Nicholls leads the Hereford trainers since 2021/22 with 20 winners. Trainer and jockey tables show runs, win %, place %

How often do favourites win at Hereford?

The favourites table splits the record by race type and the season table tracks it year by year.

When is the next Hereford meeting?

Hereford last raced on 13 October 2026, and the latest winners table shows every result from that card. The upcoming meetings table fills as soon as the next fixture reaches the racecards.

Which horses are Hereford course specialists?

Hereford has 34 course specialists still in training, horses with two or more course wins since May 2014 that have run in the last year, listed with their current trainer.

Questions people ask

When did Hereford racecourse reopen?

Hereford reopened in 2016 after closing in 2012. The course now races over hurdles and fences from autumn to spring.

Is Hereford right-handed?

Yes, Hereford is a right-handed jumps course with an almost square circuit of about a mile and a half. The turns are fairly sharp.

How often do favourites win at Hereford?

The figure updates after every meeting and is split by race type on the page.

Who is the leading trainer at Hereford?

Paul Nicholls has trained the most winners at Hereford since the 2021/22 season, with 20. The trainer table ranks the top 25 by wins with win %

When did Hereford last race?

Hereford last raced on 13 October 2026, and every winner from that card is listed on the page. The next meeting appears in the upcoming table once it reaches the racecards.

What is a course specialist at Hereford?

A Hereford course specialist here is a horse with two or more course wins since May 2014 that has run in the last year. Hereford currently has 34 of them still in training.

What kind of racing is there at Hereford?

Hereford is a racecourse in Great Britain that stages jumps racing, on turf.

Who is the top trainer at Hereford?

Over the last five seasons plus the current one, the leading trainer at Hereford by winners is Paul Nicholls over jumps (20 winners from 59 runners).

Who is the top jockey at Hereford?

Over the last five seasons plus the current one, the leading jockey at Hereford by winners is Sam Twiston-Davies over jumps (24 winners from 120 rides).

How big are the fields at Hereford?

Hereford staged 844 races from 2016 to 13 October 2026, with an average field of 8.5 runners.

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