Favourites won 36.3% of 1,874 races at Leicester from 2016 to 2026 (Flat 34.5%, jumps 41.2%).Sample: 1,874 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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Favourite win % by Season
Leicester at a glance by season
| Flat | 2026 | 119 | 980 | 8.20 | |
| Flat | 2025 | 126 | 1,117 | 8.90 | |
| Flat | 2024 | 107 | 927 | 8.70 | |
| Flat | 2023 | 124 | 1,040 | 8.40 | |
| Flat | 2022 | 127 | 1,019 | 8.00 | |
| Flat | 2021 | 135 | 1,120 | 8.30 | |
| Flat | 2020 | 99 | 840 | 8.50 | |
| Flat | 2019 | 113 | 996 | 8.80 | |
| Flat | 2018 | 134 | 1,186 | 8.90 | |
| Flat | 2017 | 144 | 1,256 | 8.70 | |
| Flat | 2016 | 136 | 1,179 | 8.70 | |
| Jumps | 2025/26 | 58 | 355 | 6.10 | |
| Jumps | 2024/25 | 52 | 359 | 6.90 | |
| Jumps | 2023/24 | 43 | 266 | 6.20 | |
| Jumps | 2022/23 | 52 | 332 | 6.40 | |
| Jumps | 2021/22 | 61 | 436 | 7.10 | |
| Jumps | 2020/21 | 46 | 411 | 8.90 | |
| Jumps | 2019/20 | 31 | 224 | 7.20 | |
| Jumps | 2018/19 | 55 | 355 | 6.50 | |
| Jumps | 2017/18 | 50 | 361 | 7.20 | |
| Jumps | 2016/17 | 62 | 451 | 7.30 |
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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Wins
How favourites fare at Leicester
| Flat turf | 1,364 | 471 | Flat | ||
| Flat non-handicaps | 472 | 195 | Flat | ||
| Flat handicaps | 892 | 276 | Flat | ||
| Flat all races | 1,364 | 471 | Flat | ||
| Chase | 280 | 115 | Jumps | ||
| Hurdle | 228 | 95 | Jumps | ||
| Jumps non-handicaps | 177 | 88 | Jumps | ||
| Jumps handicaps | 333 | 122 | Jumps | ||
| Jumps all races | 510 | 210 | Jumps |
Seasons 2016 to date. Groups with fewer than 100 favourites are hidden.
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Top trainers at Leicester (five seasons and current)
| 1 | Tony Carroll | 24 | 179 | Flat | ||
| 2 | George Boughey | 20 | 89 | Flat | ||
| 3 | Ralph Beckett | 18 | 83 | Flat | ||
| 4 | John & Thady Gosden | 17 | 59 | Flat | ||
| 5 | William Haggas | 17 | 74 | Flat | ||
| 6 | Roger Varian | 16 | 66 | Flat | ||
| 7 | Clive Cox | 16 | 89 | Flat | ||
| 8 | Tim Easterby | 16 | 143 | Flat | ||
| 9 | Michael Appleby | 15 | 147 | Flat | ||
| 10 | David O'Meara | 14 | 91 | Flat | ||
| 11 | James Fanshawe | 13 | 57 | Flat | ||
| 12 | David Evans | 13 | 104 | Flat | ||
| 13 | Pam Sly | 11 | 36 | Flat | ||
| 14 | Karl Burke | 11 | 64 | Flat | ||
| 15 | Ed Dunlop | 11 | 76 | Flat | ||
| 16 | Andrew Balding | 11 | 88 | Flat | ||
| 17 | Sir Michael Stoute | 10 | 37 | Flat | ||
| 18 | Archie Watson | 10 | 68 | Flat | ||
| 19 | Eve Johnson Houghton | 10 | 71 | Flat | ||
| 20 | Richard Hannon | 10 | 117 | Flat | ||
| 21 | James Owen | 9 | 37 | Flat | ||
| 22 | Ed Walker | 9 | 40 | Flat | ||
| 23 | Michael Herrington | 8 | 39 | Flat | ||
| 24 | Charles Hills | 8 | 52 | Flat | ||
| 25 | Rod Millman | 8 | 87 | Flat | ||
| 1 | Olly Murphy | 25 | 94 | Jumps | ||
| 2 | Dan Skelton | 18 | 58 | Jumps | ||
| 3 | Fergal O'Brien | 11 | 48 | Jumps | ||
| 4 | Venetia Williams | 11 | 51 | Jumps | ||
| 5 | Stuart Edmunds | 8 | 35 | Jumps | ||
| 6 | Evan Williams | 8 | 38 | Jumps | ||
| 7 | David Pipe | 8 | 39 | Jumps | ||
| 8 | L J Morgan | 8 | 42 | Jumps | ||
| 9 | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 5 | 41 | 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 Leicester (five seasons and current)
| 1 | Rossa Ryan | 28 | 153 | Flat | ||
| 2 | William Buick | 26 | 98 | Flat | ||
| 3 | Tom Marquand | 24 | 145 | Flat | ||
| 4 | Hollie Doyle | 20 | 129 | Flat | ||
| 5 | Billy Loughnane | 19 | 124 | Flat | ||
| 6 | David Probert | 19 | 127 | Flat | ||
| 7 | Oisin Murphy | 16 | 58 | Flat | ||
| 8 | Daniel Muscutt | 16 | 103 | Flat | ||
| 9 | Ray Dawson | 15 | 79 | Flat | ||
| 10 | Rob Hornby | 14 | 104 | Flat | ||
| 11 | James Doyle | 13 | 61 | Flat | ||
| 12 | Hector Crouch | 12 | 67 | Flat | ||
| 13 | David Egan | 12 | 115 | Flat | ||
| 14 | Cieren Fallon | 11 | 65 | Flat | ||
| 15 | Trevor Whelan | 10 | 57 | Flat | ||
| 16 | Sean Levey | 10 | 67 | Flat | ||
| 17 | Silvestre De Sousa | 10 | 69 | Flat | ||
| 18 | Kevin Stott | 9 | 47 | Flat | ||
| 19 | Robert Havlin | 9 | 62 | Flat | ||
| 20 | Kieran Shoemark | 9 | 73 | Flat | ||
| 21 | Darragh Keenan | 9 | 92 | Flat | ||
| 22 | Lewis Edmunds | 9 | 99 | Flat | ||
| 23 | Daniel Tudhope | 8 | 37 | Flat | ||
| 24 | Benoit de la Sayette | 8 | 43 | Flat | ||
| 25 | Pat Cosgrave | 8 | 44 | Flat | ||
| 1 | Sean Bowen | 16 | 71 | Jumps | ||
| 2 | Adam Wedge | 11 | 37 | Jumps | ||
| 3 | Harry Skelton | 10 | 30 | Jumps | ||
| 4 | Charlie Deutsch | 9 | 46 | Jumps | ||
| 5 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9 | 63 | Jumps | ||
| 6 | Lee Edwards | 5 | 30 | Jumps | ||
| 7 | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 5 | 30 | Jumps | ||
| 8 | Ben Poste | 5 | 42 | Jumps | ||
| 9 | James Best | 0 | 36 | 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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Leicester course specialists still in training
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 Leicester
| Flat | Good to firm or firmer | 601 | 8.00 | ||
| Flat | Good | 267 | 9.40 | ||
| Flat | Good to soft or yielding | 260 | 9.50 | ||
| Flat | Soft | 121 | 8.00 | ||
| Flat | Heavy | 115 | 7.80 | ||
| Jumps | Good to firm or firmer | 67 | 5.60 | ||
| Jumps | Good | 72 | 7.00 | ||
| Jumps | Good to soft or yielding | 76 | 7.60 | ||
| Jumps | Soft | 168 | 7.00 | ||
| Jumps | Heavy | 127 | 7.20 |
Seasons 2016 to date. Going grouped into bands; bands with fewer than 100 runners hidden.
Distance profile at Leicester
| Flat | Flat turf | 7f | 399 | 9.10 | 13 Oct 26 | |
| Flat | Flat turf | 6f | 284 | 9.10 | 13 Oct 26 | |
| Flat | Flat turf | 1m2f | 194 | 8.50 | 13 Oct 26 | |
| Flat | Flat turf | 1m | 180 | 8.60 | 13 Oct 26 | |
| Flat | Flat turf | 1m4f | 172 | 7.20 | 6 Oct 26 | |
| Flat | Flat turf | 5f | 135 | 7.60 | 6 Oct 26 | |
| Jumps | Hurdle | 1m7½f | 128 | 7.90 | 20 Jan 26 | |
| Jumps | Chase | 2m4f | 101 | 6.40 | 6 Mar 26 | |
| Jumps | Hurdle | 2m4½f | 100 | 7.90 | 20 Jan 26 | |
| Jumps | Chase | 2m6½f | 96 | 6.60 | 6 Mar 26 | |
| Jumps | Chase | 2m | 83 | 5.40 | 6 Mar 26 |
Seasons 2016 to date, advertised distance rounded to the nearest half furlong. Min 100 runners.
Draw summary at Leicester (Flat)
| 5f | 42 | Turf | |||
| 6f | 138 | Turf | |||
| 7f | 181 | Turf | |||
| 1m | 83 | Turf | |||
| 1m2f | 81 | Turf | |||
| 1m4f | 41 | Turf |
Flat races with 8 or more runners since 1 January 2019; stalls ranked within each race and split into thirds. Stall by stall figures on the draw bias page: /courses/leicester/draw-bias
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Run style at Leicester
| Led | 739 | 159 | Flat | |
| Prominent | 3,166 | 420 | Flat | |
| Midfield | 762 | 42 | Flat | |
| Held up | 2,197 | 171 | Flat | |
| Led | 284 | 79 | Jumps | |
| Prominent | 1,214 | 193 | Jumps | |
| Midfield | 230 | 15 | Jumps | |
| Held up | 678 | 54 | Jumps |
Run style read from the in-running race comment, races 2019 to 2025. Min 100 runs.
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Leicester course records
| 2m | 3,501 | Chase | 3:52.70 | 22 Jan 19 | Good To Firm | Tom George | |
| 2m4f | 4,444 | Chase | 4:57.40 | 26 Feb 19 | Good To Firm | Nick Williams | |
| 2m6½f | 4,991 | Chase | 5:39.60 | 22 Jan 19 | Good To Firm | Dr Richard Newland | |
| 5f | 1,100 | Flat | 0:57.74 | 9 Sep 25 | Good | Grace Harris | |
| 6f | 1,320 | Flat | 1:08.55 | 25 May 26 | Good To Firm | Simon & Ed Crisford | |
| 7f | 1,540 | Flat | 1:22.02 | 11 Jun 22 | Good To Firm | Richard Fahey | |
| 1m | 1,813 | Flat | 1:41.60 | 30 Jun 20 | Good To Firm | Rae Guest | |
| 1m2f | 2,200 | Flat | 2:04.94 | 9 Sep 25 | Good | George Boughey | |
| 1m4f | 2,598 | Flat | 2:29.27 | 11 Aug 24 | Good To Firm | James Ferguson | |
| 1m7½f | 3,413 | Hurdle | 3:40.30 | 10 Jan 19 | Good | Nigel Twiston-Davies | |
| 2m4½f | 4,510 | Hurdle | 5:00.90 | 3 Dec 17 | Soft | Kim Bailey |
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 Leicester winners (13 October 2026)
| British EBF Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (Div I) | Flat | 6f | Good To Soft | Atlantic Grace (GB) | 2/1F | Tom Clover | David Egan | 12 |
| British EBF Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (Div II) | Flat | 6f | Good To Soft | 5/2J | James Tate | Rossa Ryan | 11 | |
| British EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes | Flat | 1m | Good To Soft | 9/4J | William Haggas | Tom Marquand | 7 | |
| Join Racing TV Now Handicap Stakes | Flat | 6f | Good To Soft | 9/2J | Michael Herrington | Dylan Hogan | 18 | |
| Christmas Parties At Leicester Racecourse Book Now Handicap Stakes | Flat | 1m | Good To Soft | 40/1 | T. J. Kent | Tom Marquand | 9 | |
| Happy 80th Reg Ling Handicap Stakes | Flat | 7f | Good To Soft | 28/1 | Tony Carroll | Jack Doughty | 17 | |
| racingtv.com Handicap Stakes | Flat | 1m2f | Good To Soft | 7/2J | Daniel & Claire Kubler | Alec Voikhansky | 13 | |
| Every Race Live On Racing TV Nursery Handicap Stakes | Flat | 1m | Good To Soft | 6/1 | Tim Easterby | David Allan | 10 |
Winners at the most recent meeting in the results database.
Leicester meetings in the same weeks last year
| 28 Oct 25 | Tuesday | Flat | 7 | Tuesday 27 October |
| 17 Nov 25 | Monday | Jumps | 6 | Monday 16 November |
| 30 Nov 25 | Sunday | Jumps | 6 | Sunday 29 November |
| 4 Dec 25 | Thursday | Jumps | 7 | Thursday 3 December |
| 10 Dec 25 | Wednesday | Jumps | 7 | Wednesday 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.
Win % by Run style
Leicester runners on the day
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How do the straight course and the right-handed round course fit at Leicester?
Leicester sprints and shorter races use a straight course, while longer races go round a right-handed bend into the straight.
How does Leicester jumps racing compare with its Flat racing?
Leicester's winter jumps cards use the same right-handed track and stiff finish.
Do Newmarket trainers use Leicester for their best two-year-olds?
Olly Murphy leads the Leicester jumps trainers since 2021/22 with 25 winners and Tony Carroll leads the Flat with 24. Trainer and jockey tables show runs, win %, place %
How often do favourites win at Leicester?
The favourites table splits the record by race type and the season table tracks it year by year.
When is the next Leicester meeting?
Leicester 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.
Does the draw matter at Leicester?
Stall by stall figures sit on the draw bias page.
Questions people ask
Is Leicester right-handed?
Yes, Leicester is a right-handed course, with a straight course for sprints and shorter races. The finish is stiff and rising.
How often do favourites win at Leicester?
The figure updates after every meeting and is split by race type on the page.
Who is the leading trainer at Leicester?
Olly Murphy has the most jumps winners at Leicester since 2021/22 with 25. Tony Carroll leads the Flat trainers since 2021 with 24 course winners.
When did Leicester last race?
Leicester 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.
Is there a draw bias at Leicester?
The Leicester draw summary compares low, middle and high stalls for Flat races of eight or more runners since 2019, by trip.
What is a course specialist at Leicester?
A Leicester course specialist here is a horse with two or more course wins since May 2014 that has run in the last year. Leicester currently has 36 of them still in training.
What kind of racing is there at Leicester?
Leicester is a racecourse in Great Britain that stages Flat and jumps racing, on turf.
Who is the top trainer at Leicester?
Over the last five seasons plus the current one, the leading trainer at Leicester by winners is Tony Carroll on the Flat (24 winners from 179 runners) and Olly Murphy over jumps (25 winners from 94 runners).
Who is the top jockey at Leicester?
Over the last five seasons plus the current one, the leading jockey at Leicester by winners is Rossa Ryan on the Flat (28 winners from 153 rides) and Sean Bowen over jumps (16 winners from 71 rides).
How big are the fields at Leicester?
Leicester staged 1,874 races from 2016 to 13 October 2026, with an average field of 8.1 runners.
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