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Newton Abbot is a tight, flat, left-handed jumps course in south Devon with a circuit of just over a mile. The Newton Abbot guide refreshes after every meeting with favourites, trainers, jockeys and course specialists, and adds the next card once declared.
Next meeting Saturday 17 October: 7 races, 44 runners declared · Results to 28 September 2026 · Refreshed 16 October 2026
Favourites' win rate since 2016
40.6%
Races since 2016
1,167
Next meeting
17 October 2026
Course specialists in training
46
40.6%

Favourites won 40.6% of 1,167 races at Newton Abbot from 2016 to 2026.Sample: 1,167 races · Window: 2016 to 28 September 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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Newton Abbot at a glance by season

Jumps2026/27915456.0048.4%
Jumps2025/261157466.5047.8%
Jumps2024/25937768.3033.3%
Jumps2023/24976496.7043.3%
Jumps2022/231197676.4048.7%
Jumps2021/221208136.8038.3%
Jumps2020/21948218.7042.6%
Jumps2019/20957537.9029.5%
Jumps2018/191211,0038.3038.8%
Jumps2017/181158797.6039.1%
Jumps2016/171079298.7035.5%

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 Newton Abbot

Chase38.5%42116252.5%Jumps
Hurdle41.0%66827464.3%Jumps
Jumps non-handicaps52.4%39320673.6%Jumps
Jumps handicaps34.6%77426854.2%Jumps
Jumps all races40.6%1,16747460.6%Jumps

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

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Top trainers at Newton Abbot (five seasons and current)

1Paul Nicholls6230.7%20242.6%Jumps
2Dan Skelton3934.2%11450.9%Jumps
3Joe Tizzard3419.0%17939.7%Jumps
4David Pipe2516.7%15037.3%Jumps
5Fergal O'Brien2220.8%10639.6%Jumps
6Anthony Honeyball2125.0%8436.9%Jumps
7Milton Harris1826.1%6944.9%Jumps
8Evan Williams1612.9%12427.4%Jumps
9Philip Hobbs & Johnson White1425.0%5648.2%Jumps
10Harry Fry1336.1%3652.8%Jumps
11Neil Mulholland1115.9%6934.8%Jumps
12Seamus Mullins1112.8%8624.4%Jumps
13Debra Hamer929.0%3141.9%Jumps
14Keiran Burke921.4%4245.2%Jumps
15Jamie Snowden913.6%6639.4%Jumps
16Christian Williams911.1%8129.6%Jumps
17Susan Gardner811.3%7129.6%Jumps
18Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies721.2%3339.4%Jumps
19Olly Murphy716.3%4334.9%Jumps
20Chris Honour618.2%3324.2%Jumps
21Colin Tizzard615.0%4030.0%Jumps
22Alexandra Dunn69.5%6320.6%Jumps
23Nigel Hawke67.9%7626.3%Jumps
24Philip Hobbs515.2%3321.2%Jumps
25Jeremy Scott510.4%4829.2%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 Newton Abbot (five seasons and current)

1Harry Cobden4227.6%15244.7%Jumps
2Sam Twiston-Davies3323.1%14337.8%Jumps
3Harry Skelton3239.0%8257.3%Jumps
4Brendan Powell2515.2%16538.8%Jumps
5Sean Bowen2117.6%11933.6%Jumps
6Jack Tudor1915.7%12132.2%Jumps
7Freddie Gingell1825.4%7139.4%Jumps
8Micheal Nolan1418.4%7634.2%Jumps
9Bryan Carver1418.2%7735.1%Jumps
10Harry Kimber1315.1%8627.9%Jumps
11James Bowen1221.4%5646.4%Jumps
12Gavin Sheehan1214.5%8341.0%Jumps
13Ben Jones1015.9%6339.7%Jumps
14James Best1010.0%10017.0%Jumps
15Harry Reed914.3%6328.6%Jumps
16Adam Wedge99.4%9628.1%Jumps
17Tom O'Brien823.5%3429.4%Jumps
18Kielan Woods819.0%4233.3%Jumps
19Tom Scudamore816.3%4940.8%Jumps
20Callum Pritchard815.7%5131.4%Jumps
21Nick Scholfield812.1%6624.2%Jumps
22Sean Houlihan88.5%9421.3%Jumps
23Paddy Brennan723.3%3033.3%Jumps
24Jonathan Burke720.6%3441.2%Jumps
25Bradley Harris717.9%3933.3%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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Newton Abbot course specialists still in training

Gore Point (GB) silksGore Point (GB)6966.7%28 Sep 26Anthony Honeyball28 Sep 26Jumps
Hold Your Fort (IRE) silksHold Your Fort (IRE)5862.5%28 May 25Debra Hamer14 Oct 26Jumps
Opening Bid (GB) silksOpening Bid (GB)4850.0%14 May 25Joe Tizzard9 Oct 26Jumps
Breaking Cover (IRE) silksBreaking Cover (IRE)4666.7%27 Aug 26Anthony Honeyball4 Oct 26Jumps
My Girl Katie (IRE) silksMy Girl Katie (IRE)4757.1%27 Aug 26Grace Harris7 Sep 26Jumps
Centara (IRE) silksCentara (IRE)4850.0%29 Sep 25Paul Nicholls27 Aug 26Jumps
Time To Bite (IRE) silksTime To Bite (IRE)3837.5%21 Aug 25Chris Honour11 Oct 26Jumps
Max Of Stars (FR) silksMax Of Stars (FR)3742.9%4 Jul 25Ollie Pears1 Oct 26Jumps
Rickety Bridge (FR) silksRickety Bridge (FR)3560.0%12 Jun 26Paul Nicholls12 Jun 26Jumps
Sassified (IRE) silksSassified (IRE)31030.0%13 Jun 25James Owen13 Nov 25Jumps
Scarface (IRE) silksScarface (IRE)22100.0%4 Apr 26Joe Tizzard14 Oct 26Jumps
Saddlers Quest (GB) silksSaddlers Quest (GB)2633.3%11 Sep 23Debra Hamer14 Oct 26Jumps
Limerick Leader (FR) silksLimerick Leader (FR)2825.0%28 Sep 26Nick Scholfield13 Oct 26Jumps
Final Entry (IRE) silksFinal Entry (IRE)2540.0%23 Jun 26David Pipe11 Oct 26Jumps
Coconut Twist (IRE) silksCoconut Twist (IRE)2825.0%10 Apr 25Daisy Hitchins9 Oct 26Jumps
Reel Orange (IRE) silksReel Orange (IRE)2450.0%13 May 26Joe Tizzard9 Oct 26Jumps
King's Castle (IRE) silksKing's Castle (IRE)22100.0%14 Jun 24David Simcock8 Oct 26Jumps
Thickthorn Tom (IRE) silksThickthorn Tom (IRE)2450.0%27 Aug 26Dan Skelton8 Oct 26Jumps
Lady Kara (GB) silksLady Kara (GB)2450.0%12 Jun 26Dr Richard Newland7 Oct 26Jumps
Saucats (FR) silksSaucats (FR)21118.2%28 Sep 26Syd Hosie6 Oct 26Jumps
American Land (IRE) silksAmerican Land (IRE)2540.0%4 Jun 25Joe Tizzard3 Oct 26Jumps
Mr Mcwhinny (IRE) silksMr Mcwhinny (IRE)22100.0%18 Sep 26Tom Ellis3 Oct 26Jumps
Ellerton (FR) silksEllerton (FR)2728.6%27 Aug 26Joe Tizzard28 Sep 26Jumps
Cogital (GB) silksCogital (GB)2366.7%3 Jun 26Bernard Llewellyn28 Sep 26Jumps
Howth (IRE) silksHowth (IRE)2366.7%30 Aug 25Tom Lacey26 Sep 26Jumps
Al Sayah (GB) silksAl Sayah (GB)2366.7%28 May 25Neil Mulholland24 Sep 26Jumps
It's A Breeze (IRE) silksIt's A Breeze (IRE)2633.3%19 Jul 26Paul Nicholls18 Sep 26Jumps
Testflight (GB) silksTestflight (GB)21711.8%18 Sep 26Susan Gardner18 Sep 26Jumps
Bagheera Ginge (GB) silksBagheera Ginge (GB)2633.3%29 Sep 25Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies15 Sep 26Jumps
Arctic Voyage (GB) silksArctic Voyage (GB)2450.0%3 Jul 26Michael Blake7 Sep 26Jumps
Honey I'm Good (IRE) silksHoney I'm Good (IRE)2922.2%23 Jul 23Mrs C. Williams22 Aug 26Jumps
American Sniper (IRE) silksAmerican Sniper (IRE)2366.7%22 Aug 26David Pipe22 Aug 26Jumps
Supreme Yeats (IRE) silksSupreme Yeats (IRE)2366.7%27 May 26Dan Skelton22 Aug 26Jumps
Chief Black Robe (IRE) silksChief Black Robe (IRE)2633.3%7 Jun 23Fergal O'Brien19 Jul 26Jumps
Blackacre (GB) silksBlackacre (GB)2728.6%30 Aug 25Mrs C. Williams3 Jul 26Jumps
Outmaster (GB) silksOutmaster (GB)22100.0%23 Jun 26Paul Nicholls23 Jun 26Jumps
Daany (IRE) silksDaany (IRE)2540.0%20 Sep 24Joe Tickle17 Jun 26Jumps
Hiconic (GB) silksHiconic (GB)22100.0%5 Aug 20Alex Hales16 Jun 26Jumps
Dickens (IRE) silksDickens (IRE)22100.0%29 Sep 25Jennie Candlish27 May 26Jumps
Stinginhisstep (GB) silksStinginhisstep (GB)2825.0%20 Jul 25Susan Gardner13 May 26Jumps
Courtland (IRE) silksCourtland (IRE)2366.7%18 Jul 21Mickey Bowen8 May 26Jumps
Western General (IRE) silksWestern General (IRE)2366.7%30 Oct 24Joe Tizzard6 May 26Jumps
Corporal Jackjones (IRE) silksCorporal Jackjones (IRE)2366.7%14 Jun 23Miss Poppy Skipper1 May 26Jumps
Ryder's Rock (GB) silksRyder's Rock (GB)21020.0%28 May 25Joe Tizzard24 Mar 26Jumps
Beat Box (FR) silksBeat Box (FR)22100.0%9 Sep 24Anthony Ward-Thomas25 Feb 26Jumps
Art Of Diplomacy (GB) silksArt Of Diplomacy (GB)22100.0%19 Sep 25Mickey Bowen8 Nov 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 Newton Abbot

JumpsGood to firm or firmer1169.9%7.5036.2%
JumpsGood75764.9%7.6040.8%
JumpsGood to soft or yielding18115.5%7.0039.8%
JumpsSoft605.1%7.2048.3%
JumpsHeavy534.5%7.0041.5%

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

Distance profile at Newton Abbot

JumpsHurdle2m1f2538.1037.5%28 Sep 26
JumpsHurdle2m5½f1848.2043.5%28 Sep 26
JumpsChase2m5f1646.2036.0%18 Sep 26
JumpsChase3m2f1566.4035.9%28 Sep 26
JumpsHurdle2m2½f1399.1043.9%27 Aug 26
JumpsChase2m½f1015.0046.5%28 Sep 26
JumpsHurdle3m2½f927.6041.3%28 Sep 26
JumpsNH Flat (bumper)2m1f787.9048.7%13 Jul 26

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

Run style at Newton Abbot

Led26.2%657172Jumps
Prominent15.2%2,663404Jumps
Midfield6.4%54635Jumps
Held up8.2%1,325109Jumps

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

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Newton Abbot course records

2m½f3,595Chase3:48.30Breaking Cover (IRE) silksBreaking Cover (IRE)27 Aug 26Good To FirmAnthony Honeyball
2m5f4,616Chase5:01.00The Unit (IRE) silksThe Unit (IRE)6 Aug 18Good To FirmAlan King
3m2f5,670Chase6:17.50Fort Gabriel (FR) silksFort Gabriel (FR)7 Jul 17Good To FirmDavid Bridgwater
2m2½f4,070Hurdle4:15.15Son Of Hypnos (IRE) silksSon Of Hypnos (IRE)22 Aug 26Good To FirmRyan Chapman
2m5½f4,742Hurdle5:01.86Lallygag (GER) silksLallygag (GER)31 Aug 24GoodPaul Nicholls
3m2½f5,825Hurdle6:17.90Lord Topper (GB) silksLord Topper (GB)14 Jul 18GoodJamie Snowden
2m1f3,687NH Flat3:49.20Thelunarschooner (IRE) silksThelunarschooner (IRE)29 Aug 17GoodWarren Greatrex

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 Newton Abbot winners (28 September 2026)

Jodie Standing's Point-to-point Recruits Novices' Hurdle RaceJumps2m1fGoodScott's Legacy (IRE) silksScott's Legacy (IRE)3/1Nigel & Willy Twiston-DaviesSam Twiston-Davies6
Shelley Coles - Setting The Pace At 60 Novices' Limited Handicap Steeple ChaseJumps2m½fGoodGore Point (GB) silksGore Point (GB)5/1Anthony HoneyballHarry Cobden4
Celebrating Devon Women In Business Handicap Steeple ChaseJumps3m2fGoodLimerick Leader (FR) silksLimerick Leader (FR)5/2Nick ScholfieldJames Bowen3
Final Furlong Before "i Do" Selling Handicap Hurdle RaceJumps2m1fGoodSaucats (FR) silksSaucats (FR)100/30Joe TickleCallum Pritchard5
Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Handicap Hurdle RaceJumps2m5½fGoodKittys Glance (GB) silksKittys Glance (GB)7/2Alan KingTom Cannon4
Par Inn Bulpin Cup Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle RaceJumps3m2½fGoodBits Ballou (GB) silksBits Ballou (GB)6/1Nigel & Willy Twiston-DaviesMr Lucas Murphy7

Winners at the most recent meeting in the results database.

Next Newton Abbot meetings declared

17 Oct 26SaturdayJumpsDay74413:0516:43

Meetings in the racecards for the next 30 days. Runner numbers appear once final declarations are made, usually one or two days before racing; later fixtures show the race count only.

Newton Abbot meetings in the same weeks last year

18 Oct 25SaturdayJumps7Saturday 17 October
29 Oct 25WednesdayJumps6Wednesday 28 October

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.

Newton Abbot runners on the day

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What is the tight, flat Newton Abbot circuit like?

Newton Abbot is a tight, flat, left-handed circuit of just over a mile, so runners are rarely on a long straight.

When does Newton Abbot race, and does it close in winter?

Newton Abbot races mainly from spring to autumn and has few or no winter fixtures.

How do front runners and hold-up horses fare at Newton Abbot?

The Newton Abbot run style table groups runners as led, prominent, midfield or held up from in-running comments, 2019 to 2025, with win %

Which West Country trainers dominate summer jumping at Newton Abbot?

Paul Nicholls leads the Newton Abbot trainers since 2021/22 with 62 winners. Trainer and jockey tables show runs, win %, place %

How often do favourites win at Newton Abbot?

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

When is the next Newton Abbot meeting?

The next Newton Abbot meeting in the racecards is on Saturday 17 October with 7 races. Final declarations usually come a day or two before racing.

Questions people ask

Is Newton Abbot left-handed?

Yes, Newton Abbot is a left-handed jumps course in south Devon. The circuit is tight and flat, just over a mile round.

How often do favourites win at Newton Abbot?

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

Who is the leading trainer at Newton Abbot?

Paul Nicholls has trained the most winners at Newton Abbot since the 2021/22 season, with 62. The trainer table ranks the top 25 by wins with win %

When is the next Newton Abbot meeting?

The next Newton Abbot meeting in the racecards is on Saturday 17 October with 7 races. The Newton Abbot racecards page shows the full card and updates through the day.

What is a course specialist at Newton Abbot?

A Newton Abbot course specialist here is a horse with two or more course wins since May 2014 that has run in the last year. Newton Abbot currently has 46 of them still in training.

What kind of racing is there at Newton Abbot?

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

Who is the top trainer at Newton Abbot?

Over the last five seasons plus the current one, the leading trainer at Newton Abbot by winners is Paul Nicholls over jumps (62 winners from 202 runners).

Who is the top jockey at Newton Abbot?

Over the last five seasons plus the current one, the leading jockey at Newton Abbot by winners is Harry Cobden over jumps (42 winners from 152 rides).

When is the next meeting at Newton Abbot?

The next meeting at Newton Abbot in the racecards is on Saturday 17 October 2026 (jumps).

How big are the fields at Newton Abbot?

Newton Abbot staged 1,167 races from 2016 to 28 September 2026, with an average field of 7.4 runners.

When did Newton Abbot last race?

The most recent meeting at Newton Abbot in the results was on 28 September 2026, with 6 races.

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