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Seasonal returner strike rate at every British and Irish jumps course, over ten seasons, October 2025 and this season. Today's returners are listed each morning with the returner record at their course.

20 seasonal returners declared in jumps races today · Results to 16 October 2026 · Refreshed 16 October 2026
13.9%
Returner win rate, October 2025
24.1%
Best course, October 2025
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Returners declared today
13.9%

In October 2025, British and Irish seasonal returners won 13.9% overall, ranging from 24.1% at Hexham to 4.8% at Cheltenham (courses with 15 or more returners).Sample: 924 returner runs in October 2025 · Window: October 2025, with 2016/17 to 2025/26 · Source: RaceWatch results database and declarations (GB and IRE jumps), Industry SP

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Returner win rate at the 20 busiest courses, ten seasons
Uttoxeter10.1%Worcester10.3%Hexham10.6%Punchestown (IRE)10.2%Warwick11.6%Fontwell12.8%Southwell10.9%Newton Abbot12%Stratford11.3%Market Rasen11.9%Tipperary (IRE)7.4%Ffos Las12%Cork (IRE)7.8%Chepstow9.8%Ballinrobe (IRE)8.2%Perth11.7%Kilbeggan (IRE)9.6%Killarney (IRE)8.9%Wexford (IRE)8.9%Cheltenham9.1%

Win %

Returners by course, Britain

Fakenham79015.3%922.2%6412.5%121-
Kempton1,04113.8%540.0%0-144-
Sandown41613.7%0-0-57-
Carlisle1,24113.1%1921.1%0-162-
Towcester33013.0%0-0-43-
Fontwell2,20312.8%5414.8%15511.6%281-
Ludlow1,18712.6%1421.4%3716.2%149-
Ascot64112.5%0-0-80-
Aintree1,11412.0%2213.6%5612.5%134-
Ffos Las1,86812.0%437.0%10314.6%225-
Newton Abbot2,10912.0%4219.0%13513.3%254-
Market Rasen1,93111.9%812.5%10114.9%230-
Huntingdon1,48711.7%520.0%6217.7%174-
Bangor-on-Dee1,51911.7%2615.4%9610.4%178-
Perth1,72911.7%2516.0%19511.3%203-
Warwick2,30811.6%366.7%15813.9%267-
Plumpton1,03011.4%540.0%1741.2%117-
Stratford1,94811.3%4413.6%8518.8%221-
Wetherby1,11411.2%1315.4%30.0%125-
Windsor3611.1%0-0-4Under 50 runs
Wincanton1,01711.0%0-0-112-
Southwell2,11610.9%333.3%8712.6%231-
Kelso1,48110.8%4017.5%7417.6%160-
Musselburgh21710.6%0-0-23-
Hereford82010.6%825.0%6518.5%87-
Hexham2,36110.6%2924.1%2058.8%250-
Ayr99610.5%0-0-105-
Worcester2,63210.3%5311.3%2198.7%272-
Haydock75610.3%0-345.9%78-
Newcastle48410.3%20.0%0-50-
Sedgefield1,19110.2%90.0%1526.7%121-
Leicester35310.2%0-0-36-
Uttoxeter3,76910.1%7716.9%23210.3%380-
Chepstow1,8039.8%787.7%10611.3%177-
Exeter1,2729.7%50.0%0-123-
Newbury7179.6%0-0-69-
Lingfield5859.4%0-0-55-
Cartmel9929.4%0-10710.3%93-
Cheltenham1,6219.1%634.8%0-147-
Doncaster3518.3%0-0-29-
Taunton4817.5%0-0-36-
Catterick2406.3%0-0-15-
Lingfield (AW)636.3%0-0-4-

Seasonal returner = first jumps run after no run in any code since the previous jumps season ended. Ten seasons 2016/17 to 2025/26, minimum 30 returner runs, sorted by win %. Source: RaceWatch results database.

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Returners by course, Ireland

Fairyhouse (IRE)1,00612.1%119.1%119.1%122-
Naas (IRE)56411.9%0-0-67-
Down Royal (IRE)1,38611.5%1020.0%639.5%160-
Thurles (IRE)50711.4%520.0%0-58-
Navan (IRE)88210.7%0-110.0%94-
Punchestown (IRE)2,32510.2%137.7%1928.3%236-
Galway (IRE)1,15610.2%496.1%905.6%118-
Gowran Park (IRE)61510.1%3611.1%339.1%62-
Downpatrick (IRE)1,5159.8%650.0%1789.6%149-
Kilbeggan (IRE)1,7019.6%0-1817.7%163-
Clonmel (IRE)1,3129.3%1414.3%1228.2%122-
Tramore (IRE)1,0399.1%425.0%806.3%95-
Wexford (IRE)1,6848.9%267.7%25210.7%150-
Killarney (IRE)1,6888.9%333.3%19010.5%151-
Limerick (IRE)1,5578.6%1723.5%1159.6%134-
Sligo (IRE)5498.6%911.1%1317.6%47-
Listowel (IRE)8168.5%0-1028.8%69-
Ballinrobe (IRE)1,7618.2%0-1248.9%144-
Cork (IRE)1,8287.8%425.0%1287.8%142-
Leopardstown (IRE)3167.6%0-0-24-
Tipperary (IRE)1,8737.4%137.7%0-139-
Roscommon (IRE)7707.1%0-731.4%55-
Bellewstown (IRE)3266.7%0-214.8%22-

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Returners by course and going, ten seasons

Uttoxeter3,76910.1%2,1979.7%8749.7%55413.2%144
Worcester2,63210.2%2,00511.1%44010.2%187-0
Hexham2,36110.1%1,15511.4%64210.8%38810.2%176
Punchestown (IRE)2,3258.6%1,26010.0%41012.3%48716.1%168
Warwick2,30812.2%1,38912.0%5528.2%34316.7%24
Fontwell2,20313.3%1,31712.1%45412.3%3599.6%73
Southwell2,11610.7%1,69210.2%23613.4%17218.8%16
Newton Abbot2,10910.7%1,58715.0%33416.7%6618.9%122
Stratford1,94811.0%1,38212.7%3719.9%16218.2%33
Market Rasen1,93111.7%1,47814.7%3136.3%12723.1%13
Tipperary (IRE)1,8737.5%1,2767.1%3517.5%2006.5%46
Ffos Las1,86811.9%69610.7%49613.2%50013.1%176
Cork (IRE)1,8286.4%9908.4%3798.8%38617.8%73
Chepstow1,80313.0%5489.1%6628.0%3867.2%207
Ballinrobe (IRE)1,7618.2%1,1336.5%2639.5%2648.9%101
Perth1,72911.5%1,08710.9%39412.9%20119.1%47
Kilbeggan (IRE)1,7019.2%1,19310.1%38611.5%122-0
Killarney (IRE)1,6889.0%1,1589.1%4397.7%91-0
Wexford (IRE)1,6847.6%87310.4%28010.1%37811.1%153
Cheltenham1,6218.9%9778.1%2849.6%33520.0%25
Limerick (IRE)1,5578.5%8629.1%2099.7%2177.8%269
Bangor-on-Dee1,51911.5%79810.5%23713.0%37611.1%108
Downpatrick (IRE)1,5159.6%1,11211.2%3475.4%56-0
Huntingdon1,48712.2%1,1829.9%21210.6%850.0%8
Kelso1,48111.7%86910.8%3517.7%1967.7%65
Down Royal (IRE)1,38611.0%83911.8%30414.2%2194.2%24
Clonmel (IRE)1,3128.9%7238.5%16510.1%27710.9%147
Exeter1,27212.1%5148.5%3887.1%2698.9%101
Carlisle1,24114.1%24912.8%33612.1%52715.5%129
Sedgefield1,19110.2%72812.1%2238.1%23520.0%5
Ludlow1,18713.4%69512.1%33010.1%1590.0%3
Galway (IRE)1,1567.7%42710.5%23812.2%46012.9%31
Wetherby1,11412.6%28610.5%38011.4%4135.7%35
Aintree1,11411.6%58414.2%31010.2%2056.7%15
Kempton1,04113.6%86715.7%10815.0%60-0
Tramore (IRE)1,0398.9%6986.7%17815.3%989.2%65
Plumpton1,03012.6%63710.3%1957.2%15313.3%45
Wincanton1,01713.0%5709.2%1858.1%1867.9%76
Fairyhouse (IRE)1,00617.6%18711.8%22810.2%43311.4%158
Ayr99612.6%22310.3%2339.5%32710.3%213
Cartmel99210.5%5838.7%2775.7%12311.1%9
Navan (IRE)8828.2%15810.6%23611.5%36611.5%122
Hereford82013.5%4515.4%1497.4%18912.9%31
Listowel (IRE)8167.1%47910.7%1499.8%14311.1%45
Fakenham79016.0%60814.9%1349.3%430.0%5
Roscommon (IRE)7706.8%5156.8%1176.3%9614.3%42
Haydock7567.8%31912.4%12110.7%20614.5%110
Newbury71713.8%1388.7%3808.9%1805.3%19
Ascot64115.9%2209.8%21411.9%1947.7%13
Gowran Park (IRE)6157.4%2168.6%9310.9%11913.4%187

Top 50 courses by returner runs. Good to soft includes yielding.

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At which jumps courses do returners win most often?

The British and Irish course tables rank every jumps track by returner strike rate over ten seasons, with October 2025 and current season columns beside it.

Which tracks suited a fresh horse in October 2025?

Hexham was the best course for seasonal returners in October 2025, at 24.1%, among courses with 15 or more returners.

Where do returners struggle?

Cheltenham was the weakest course for seasonal returners in October 2025, at 4.8%, against 13.9% for returners overall.

Does the going change a course's returner record?

The going table splits returner strike rate at each course into good, good to soft, soft and heavy, with runs shown for each band.

Which returners run today?

Today's table lists each declared seasonal returner with course, off time, trainer, date of last run and the returner strike rate at that course.

Questions people ask

Which courses suit horses returning from a break?

In October 2025, Hexham had the best record for seasonal returners at 24.1%. The ten-season tables rank every British and Irish jumps course the same way.

Do returners do badly at the big tracks?

In October 2025, Cheltenham was the weakest course for returners, at 4.8%. Stronger fields at the big tracks make a first run of the season harder to win.

What counts as a seasonal returner?

A seasonal returner is a jumps horse with no run in any code since 30 April, the end of the previous jumps season. First career runs are not counted as returners.

How did returners do overall in October 2025?

British and Irish seasonal returners won 13.9% of 924 runs in October 2025 Course by course the range was much wider.

When is the courses for returners page updated?

Today's returners are listed every morning, with 20 at the latest refresh. Current season columns update after every racing day.

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