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Ludlow is a flat, sharp, right-handed jumps course in Shropshire with an oval of about a mile and a half that runs around a golf course and is crossed by roads. The Ludlow guide refreshes after every meeting with favourites, trainers, jockeys and course specialists, and adds the next card once declared.
Last meeting 10 May 2026: 6 winners. Next meeting not yet declared; last year the next meeting after this date was on 23 October 2025 · Results to 10 May 2026 · Refreshed 16 October 2026
Favourites' win rate since 2016
42.2%
Races since 2016
983
Course specialists in training
40
42.2%

Favourites won 42.2% of 983 races at Ludlow from 2016 to 2026.Sample: 983 races · Window: 2016 to 10 May 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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Ludlow at a glance by season

Jumps2026/276376.2050.0%
Jumps2025/26916687.3037.4%
Jumps2024/25876357.3041.4%
Jumps2023/241068898.4036.8%
Jumps2022/23896917.8039.3%
Jumps2021/221118117.3051.4%
Jumps2020/21857388.7044.7%
Jumps2019/20827268.9035.4%
Jumps2018/191169157.9044.0%
Jumps2017/181019008.9041.6%
Jumps2016/171098678.0046.8%

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 Ludlow

Chase39.2%37214652.2%Jumps
Hurdle44.4%54524269.6%Jumps
Jumps non-handicaps49.0%41220269.8%Jumps
Jumps handicaps37.3%57121357.3%Jumps
Jumps all races42.2%98341562.4%Jumps

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

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Top trainers at Ludlow (five seasons and current)

1Fergal O'Brien3520.8%16835.1%Jumps
2Henry Daly2217.5%12639.7%Jumps
3Venetia Williams1921.1%9040.0%Jumps
4Alastair Ralph1815.5%11633.6%Jumps
5Dan Skelton1713.1%13035.4%Jumps
6Evan Williams1712.2%13927.3%Jumps
7Nigel Twiston-Davies1617.0%9437.2%Jumps
8Ben Pauling1534.1%4447.7%Jumps
9Nicky Henderson1317.6%7436.5%Jumps
10Emma Lavelle1226.7%4544.4%Jumps
11Jamie Snowden1027.8%3661.1%Jumps
12Neil Mulholland1019.6%5147.1%Jumps
13Kim Bailey1017.5%5736.8%Jumps
14Alan King1017.2%5848.3%Jumps
15Paul Nicholls920.0%4542.2%Jumps
16Tom George918.8%4831.3%Jumps
17Donald McCain916.7%5440.7%Jumps
18Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero913.4%6726.9%Jumps
19Mel Rowley911.3%8036.3%Jumps
20Sheila Lewis98.8%10216.7%Jumps
21Dr Richard Newland825.0%3240.6%Jumps
22Matt Sheppard819.0%4240.5%Jumps
23Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies718.9%3732.4%Jumps
24Charlie Longsdon713.5%5234.6%Jumps
25Martin Keighley713.0%5429.6%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 Ludlow (five seasons and current)

1Sam Twiston-Davies2917.5%16641.0%Jumps
2Jonathan Burke2719.1%14139.7%Jumps
3Paddy Brennan1328.3%4632.6%Jumps
4Richard Patrick1318.3%7132.4%Jumps
5Tom Bellamy1314.8%8839.8%Jumps
6Tom Cannon922.5%4042.5%Jumps
7Harry Cobden921.4%4228.6%Jumps
8Nico de Boinville920.9%4330.2%Jumps
9Stan Sheppard919.6%4641.3%Jumps
10Harry Skelton917.6%5143.1%Jumps
11Adam Wedge911.4%7926.6%Jumps
12Charlie Deutsch910.3%8732.2%Jumps
13Gavin Sheehan815.7%5139.2%Jumps
14David Bass812.9%6227.4%Jumps
15Paul O'Brien720.6%3438.2%Jumps
16Charlie Hammond717.9%3923.1%Jumps
17Kielan Woods717.9%3928.2%Jumps
18Jonjo O'Neill Jr714.3%4944.9%Jumps
19Sean Bowen714.0%5032.0%Jumps
20Ben Jones712.5%5630.4%Jumps
21Tom O'Brien619.4%3145.2%Jumps
22Jay Tidball618.8%3237.5%Jumps
23James Bowen611.1%5440.7%Jumps
24Charlie Todd511.4%4434.1%Jumps
25Sean Houlihan57.7%6515.4%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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Ludlow course specialists still in training

Zucayan (FR) silksZucayan (FR)31030.0%11 May 25Fergal O'Brien4 Oct 26Jumps
Regal Renaissance (GB) silksRegal Renaissance (GB)31618.8%10 May 26Jack Jones25 Sep 26Jumps
Zacony Rebel (IRE) silksZacony Rebel (IRE)3560.0%10 May 26Sarah-Jayne Davies28 May 26Jumps
Magical Maggie (GB) silksMagical Maggie (GB)3560.0%4 Feb 26Alastair Ralph15 May 26Jumps
Annsam (GB) silksAnnsam (GB)3650.0%3 Dec 25Mrs C. Williams8 May 26Jumps
Royal Way (FR) silksRoyal Way (FR)33100.0%19 Mar 26Gary & Josh Moore4 May 26Jumps
Java Point (IRE) silksJava Point (IRE)3560.0%15 Jan 26Lemos de Souza9 Apr 26Jumps
One True King (IRE) silksOne True King (IRE)3933.3%2 Apr 24Miss B Coward23 Jan 26Jumps
Ballycamus (IRE) silksBallycamus (IRE)2540.0%17 Dec 25Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies14 Oct 26Jumps
Annie Express (IRE) silksAnnie Express (IRE)2450.0%30 Mar 26Robbie Llewellyn12 Oct 26Jumps
Tour Ovalie (FR) silksTour Ovalie (FR)2450.0%3 Dec 25Mrs C. Williams12 Oct 26Jumps
Dr T J Eckleburg (IRE) silksDr T J Eckleburg (IRE)2366.7%6 Dec 23Mrs C. Williams11 Oct 26Jumps
Welsh Charger (IRE) silksWelsh Charger (IRE)2366.7%23 Mar 23Alastair Ralph11 Oct 26Jumps
Knickerbockerglory (IRE) silksKnickerbockerglory (IRE)2366.7%3 Mar 22Dan Skelton9 Oct 26Jumps
Porter In The Park (IRE) silksPorter In The Park (IRE)2366.7%20 Mar 25Emma Lavelle5 Sep 26Jumps
Snatch A Glance (GB) silksSnatch A Glance (GB)2540.0%24 Nov 25Fergal O'Brien12 Jul 26Jumps
Kingston Sunflower (FR) silksKingston Sunflower (FR)2366.7%8 Oct 25Fergal O'Brien7 Jul 26Jumps
Gris Majeur (FR) silksGris Majeur (FR)2540.0%8 Oct 25Sheila Lewis28 Jun 26Jumps
Ocean Conquest (GB) silksOcean Conquest (GB)22100.0%6 Nov 25Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies28 Jun 26Jumps
Brendas Asking (IRE) silksBrendas Asking (IRE)2450.0%23 Apr 25Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls20 May 26Jumps
Whatsupwithyou (IRE) silksWhatsupwithyou (IRE)2450.0%19 Feb 25Ben Pauling2 May 26Jumps
Go To War (IRE) silksGo To War (IRE)22100.0%21 Mar 24Nicky Henderson24 Apr 26Jumps
Della Casa Lunga (IRE) silksDella Casa Lunga (IRE)22100.0%29 Feb 24Clive Boultbee-Brooks23 Apr 26Jumps
Almazhar Garde (FR) silksAlmazhar Garde (FR)2450.0%23 Apr 25Charlie Longsdon22 Apr 26Jumps
Fix At All (FR) silksFix At All (FR)2450.0%3 Apr 23Callum Bickers-Price22 Apr 26Jumps
Malaita (GB) silksMalaita (GB)2825.0%21 Mar 24Mel Rowley6 Apr 26Jumps
Rumoursareflying (GB) silksRumoursareflying (GB)22100.0%19 Mar 26Pam Sly4 Apr 26Jumps
Jet Plane (IRE) silksJet Plane (IRE)2450.0%9 May 23Dan Skelton30 Mar 26Jumps
Looking As You Are (GB) silksLooking As You Are (GB)2366.7%5 Feb 25Alex Hales28 Mar 26Jumps
Takeit Easy (GB) silksTakeit Easy (GB)22100.0%24 May 21Pam Sly23 Mar 26Jumps
Tankardstown Diva (IRE) silksTankardstown Diva (IRE)22100.0%26 Feb 26Tom Ellis21 Mar 26Jumps
Meetmebythesea (IRE) silksMeetmebythesea (IRE)22100.0%18 Dec 24Ben Pauling12 Mar 26Jumps
Wyenot (GB) silksWyenot (GB)22100.0%24 Nov 25Henry Daly27 Feb 26Jumps
Sainte Doctor (FR) silksSainte Doctor (FR)22100.0%2 Apr 25Neil Mulholland27 Feb 26Jumps
Rockinastorm (IRE) silksRockinastorm (IRE)2633.3%7 Nov 24Henry Daly26 Feb 26Jumps
Faitque de L'Isle (FR) silksFaitque de L'Isle (FR)22100.0%27 Feb 25James Evans17 Jan 26Jumps
Famoso (IRE) silksFamoso (IRE)2633.3%18 Dec 24Matt Sheppard20 Dec 25Jumps
Of Course You Can (GB) silksOf Course You Can (GB)2633.3%8 Oct 25Neil Mulholland11 Dec 25Jumps
Finest View (GB) silksFinest View (GB)2366.7%23 May 22Alan King12 Nov 25Jumps
Jobesgreen Lad (GB) silksJobesgreen Lad (GB)2450.0%20 Dec 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 Ludlow

JumpsGood to firm or firmer474.8%6.6044.7%
JumpsGood38639.3%7.1045.1%
JumpsGood to soft or yielding28529.0%8.7040.0%
JumpsSoft25726.1%8.8040.5%

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

Distance profile at Ludlow

JumpsHurdle2m2609.2047.7%10 May 26
JumpsHurdle2m5f2078.6042.5%10 May 26
JumpsChase3m1386.7041.3%10 May 26
JumpsChase2m4f1146.4043.9%10 May 26
JumpsChase2m886.3033.0%18 Feb 26
JumpsHurdle3m758.0038.7%10 May 26
JumpsNH Flat (bumper)2m569.9042.9%22 Apr 26
JumpsChase3m1½f297.3031.0%3 Dec 25
JumpsNH Flat (bumper)1m6f1010.2030.0%20 Jan 22

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

Run style at Ludlow

Led23.0%561129Jumps
Prominent15.5%2,538394Jumps
Midfield5.4%59232Jumps
Held up6.3%1,50295Jumps

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

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Ludlow course records

2m3,512Chase3:48.50Bigmartre (FR) silksBigmartre (FR)11 Oct 17Good To FirmHarry Whittington
2m4f4,410Chase4:47.10Runswick Bay (GB) silksRunswick Bay (GB)6 Oct 21GoodEmma Lavelle
3m5,231Chase5:48.92Shoal Bay (IRE) silksShoal Bay (IRE)7 Oct 20Good To FirmColin Tizzard
3m1½f5,624Chase6:29.70Audacious Plan (IRE) silksAudacious Plan (IRE)6 Dec 17GoodDr Richard Newland
2m3,469Hurdle3:30.40See The Sea (IRE) silksSee The Sea (IRE)6 Oct 21GoodDonald McCain
2m5½f4,675Hurdle4:53.30Une De La Seniere (FR) silksUne De La Seniere (FR)6 Oct 21GoodFergal O'Brien
3m5,234Hurdle5:40.85Hardy Fella (IRE) silksHardy Fella (IRE)26 Apr 23Good To SoftEmma Lavelle
1m6f3,087NH Flat3:15.60Harambe (GB) silksHarambe (GB)20 Dec 17SoftAlan King

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 Ludlow winners (10 May 2026)

Radnor Hills Water Mares' Novices' HurdleJumps2mGoodSilvereen (GB) silksSilvereen (GB)6/5Henry DalySam Twiston-Davies5
Radnor Hills Splash Handicap ChaseJumps3mGoodZacony Rebel (IRE) silksZacony Rebel (IRE)3/1Sarah-Jayne DaviesCharlie Price4
GC Rickards Mares' Handicap ChaseJumps2m4fGoodRegal Renaissance (GB) silksRegal Renaissance (GB)6/5FHenry DalySam Twiston-Davies5
Welsh Guards Association Handicap HurdleJumps2mGoodPergamon (FR) silksPergamon (FR)6/5FJennie CandlishWilliam Shanahan7
Lion Leintwardine Novices' Limited Handicap HurdleJumps3mGoodSon Of Tyran (GB) silksSon Of Tyran (GB)3/1FDan SkeltonHarry Skelton8
Heartsease Farm Handicap HurdleJumps2m5fGoodJafimgoso (GB) silksJafimgoso (GB)9/2Dan SkeltonHarry Skelton8

Winners at the most recent meeting in the results database.

Ludlow meetings in the same weeks last year

23 Oct 25ThursdayJumps6Thursday 22 October
6 Nov 25ThursdayJumps7Thursday 5 November
24 Nov 25MondayJumps6Monday 23 November
3 Dec 25WednesdayJumps7Wednesday 2 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.

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What is the flat right-handed Ludlow oval round a golf course like?

Ludlow is a flat, right-handed oval of about a mile and a half with a golf course inside it and roads crossing the track.

Which trainers send their better novices to Ludlow?

Fergal O'Brien leads the Ludlow trainers since 2021/22 with 35 winners. Trainer and jockey tables show runs, win %, place %

Do favourites win more at Ludlow than at stiffer tracks like Hereford?

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

When is the next Ludlow meeting?

Ludlow last raced on 10 May 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 Ludlow course specialists?

Ludlow has 40 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

Why is there a golf course inside Ludlow racecourse?

Ludlow racecourse shares its site with a golf course, which lies inside and around the track. Roads also cross the course.

Is Ludlow right-handed?

Yes, Ludlow is a right-handed jumps course with a flat, sharp oval of about a mile and a half. The track tends to ride fast on good ground.

How often do favourites win at Ludlow?

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

Who is the leading trainer at Ludlow?

Fergal O'Brien has trained the most winners at Ludlow since the 2021/22 season, with 35. The trainer table ranks the top 25 by wins with win %

When did Ludlow last race?

Ludlow last raced on 10 May 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 Ludlow?

A Ludlow course specialist here is a horse with two or more course wins since May 2014 that has run in the last year. Ludlow currently has 40 of them still in training.

What kind of racing is there at Ludlow?

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

Who is the top trainer at Ludlow?

Over the last five seasons plus the current one, the leading trainer at Ludlow by winners is Fergal O'Brien over jumps (35 winners from 168 runners).

Who is the top jockey at Ludlow?

Over the last five seasons plus the current one, the leading jockey at Ludlow by winners is Sam Twiston-Davies over jumps (29 winners from 166 rides).

How big are the fields at Ludlow?

Ludlow staged 983 races from 2016 to 10 May 2026, with an average field of 8.0 runners.

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