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Nurseries statistics: favourites, winners and trends

How British and Irish nurseries have been won over the last ten years: the favourites' record season by season, the prices, ages and last runs of the winners, the leading trainers and jockeys and the split between Britain and Ireland. The figures refresh after every racing day, and the upcoming table lists the nurseries on the cards for the next seven days.

13 nurseries in the next seven days · Results to 18 October 2026 · Refreshed 19 October 2026
29.8%
Favourite win %, ten years
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Races last year
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Races in the next 7 days

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Key takeaways

  • British and Irish nurseries numbered 314 races in 2025, with an average field of 7.7 runners, and 179 have been run so far in 2026.
  • Across 2021 to 2025, 63.4% of winners of nurseries started at 5/1 or shorter and 12.7% at bigger than 10/1.
  • George Boughey has trained the most winners of nurseries over the last five years and this one, with 56 at a 19.4% strike rate.
  • Favourites in British nurseries won 30.5% of their runs across 2021 to 2025, against 29.6% in Irish nurseries, where the average field was 10.5 runners.
  • The upcoming table lists every British and Irish nursery on the cards for the next seven days, 13 at the last update, and refreshes each morning.
Nurseries: races per season in Britain and Ireland
01002003004002016201720182019202020212022202320242025Flat 2016: 278278Flat 2017: 260260Flat 2018: 289289Flat 2019: 275275Flat 2020: 274274Flat 2021: 278278Flat 2022: 297297Flat 2023: 289289Flat 2024: 282282Flat 2025: 314314

Races by Season

Nurseries by season, with the favourites' record

2026 to date17933.3%651951,4928.30
202531432.9%1113372,4237.70
202428227.8%863092,5259.00
202328927.8%873132,5198.70
202229730.2%963182,4658.30
202127833.0%1013062,6359.50
202027430.1%892962,5269.20
201927526.8%802982,5729.40
201828931.0%993192,6929.30
201726027.1%792922,4129.30
201627830.7%933032,5379.10

British and Irish Flat races, calendar years. Favourite = shortest starting price joint favourites each count as a run. BSP figures are not shown because the window starts before March 2024. Rule: Flat races with "nursery" in the race name (handicaps for two-year-olds).

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Nurseries winners by starting price

Evens or shorter825.6%59.4%138
11/10 to 2/120914.3%32.6%642
85/40 to 4/151135.0%22.1%2,308
9/2 to 6/123416.0%13.9%1,684
13/2 to 10/124116.5%9.5%2,539
11/1 to 16/11057.2%5.1%2,076
18/1 to 33/1654.4%3.2%2,033
Over 33/1151.0%1.3%1,147

Five years, 2021 to 2025. Share of winners is the percentage of all winners in that price band. Bands with fewer than 100 runs are hidden.

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Nurseries winners by days since last run

1 to 14 days43329.6%13.4%3,229
15 to 30 days67746.3%11.6%5,842
31 to 60 days28619.6%10.7%2,666
61 to 120 days533.6%7.6%699
121 to 365 days120.8%11.0%109

2021 to 2025. Previous runs counted from British and Irish racing since May 2014 (Flat or jumps), so a first run here may follow runs abroad or in point-to-points. Bands with fewer than 100 runs are hidden.

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Nurseries winners by last-time-out position

Won26017.8%18.6%1,400
2nd22115.1%16.8%1,317
3rd20313.9%13.8%1,466
4th to 6th44630.5%10.6%4,216
7th or worse33122.6%8.0%4,142

2021 to 2025. Position on the horse's previous British or Irish run in any race type. Did not finish covers falls, pulled up, unseated and refusals. Bands with fewer than 100 runs are hidden.

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Nurseries winners by official rating

40 to 49493.4%5.5%884
50 to 5928219.3%10.6%2,649
60 to 6946131.6%10.9%4,242
70 to 7943029.4%12.7%3,386
80 to 8922015.1%17.7%1,245
90 to 99171.2%16.0%106

2021 to 2025. Official rating on the day in 10 lb bands. Bands with fewer than 100 runs are hidden.

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Leading trainers in nurseries

George Boughey5619.4%2884/21
Karl Burke5013.4%3746/33
Richard Hannon398.8%4433/54
Charlie Johnston3712.9%2874/31
Richard Fahey3510.7%3270/0
Tim Easterby317.8%39511/72
Ed Dunlop2918.2%1591/8
William Haggas2723.5%1152/12
David Evans2710.1%2673/29
Ralph Beckett2617.9%1454/22
Richard Hughes2615.2%1715/34
Andrew Balding2516.1%1554/25
Clive Cox2419.7%12210/22
George Scott2320.0%1153/19
David O'Meara2312.6%1820/9
Archie Watson2311.1%2082/16
Tom Dascombe2213.4%1640/6
Kevin Ryan2212.4%1771/19
Hugo Palmer2210.7%2062/42
Ed Walker2117.4%1216/24

2021 to date (five years plus this one), British and Irish. Minimum 30 runs. Sorted by wins.

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Leading jockeys in nurseries

Rossa Ryan5019.1%26210/33
Oisin Murphy3922.8%1716/26
Jason Hart3413.3%2563/31
William Buick3324.6%1340/8
David Probert3218.2%1760/18
Hollie Doyle3115.1%2050/0
Billy Loughnane2713.6%1985/37
Luke Morris2711.0%2463/22
Hector Crouch2620.6%1266/18
Saffie Osborne2518.9%1325/24
Kevin Stott2421.8%1102/13
Tom Marquand2412.8%1873/19
David Egan2412.6%1905/23
Richard Kingscote2216.8%1310/0
Cieren Fallon2216.5%1332/21
Rob Hornby2214.8%1492/19
PJ McDonald2115.4%1361/13
Sam James2111.6%1815/15
Marco Ghiani2016.7%1203/19
Jason Watson2015.4%1301/12

2021 to date (five years plus this one), British and Irish. Minimum 30 rides. Sorted by wins.

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Nurseries: Britain v Ireland

Britain30.5%8.301,2802565.00
Ireland29.6%10.50180365.50

2021 to 2025. Region is where the race was run.

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Latest nurseries winners

17 Oct 26City Of Gold (GB) silksCity Of Gold (GB)Leopardstown (IRE)2.62Aidan O'BrienWayne LordanIrish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap7
16 Oct 26Crazy Cubana (IRE) silksCrazy Cubana (IRE)Haydock7.00Ed WalkerKieran ShoemarkVantage Consulting Powered By Requidex Nursery Handicap Stakes9
16 Oct 26Cavan Lady (GB) silksCavan Lady (GB)Redcar7.50Stephen HanlonCieren FallonMarket Cross Jewellers Nursery Handicap Stakes9
16 Oct 26Heart Of You (IRE) silksHeart Of You (IRE)Dundalk (AW) (IRE)17.00K J CondonBilly LeeJames Crowe 1 Year Memorial Nursery Handicap13
15 Oct 26Spectacular Diver (IRE) silksSpectacular Diver (IRE)Southwell (AW)19.00Tim EasterbyDavid AllanFree Digital Racecard At Raceday-ready.com Nursery Handicap Stakes12
14 Oct 26Arctic Tsar (IRE) silksArctic Tsar (IRE)Kempton (AW)3.00Clive CoxRossa RyanTry Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Nursery Handicap Stakes7
13 Oct 26King Of Persia (GB) silksKing Of Persia (GB)Leicester7.00Tim EasterbyDavid AllanEvery Race Live On Racing TV Nursery Handicap Stakes10
12 Oct 26Siouxperb (GB) silksSiouxperb (GB)Newcastle (AW)3.75Archie WatsonConnor BeasleyFollow @AtTheRaces On Instagram Nursery Handicap Stakes6
11 Oct 26Lots Road (IRE) silksLots Road (IRE)Goodwood8.50Ralph BeckettRhys ClutterbuckIrish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap Stakes8
10 Oct 26Midgham Man (GB) silksMidgham Man (GB)Newmarket3.75Rod MillmanGeorge WoodDubai Racing Club Nursery Handicap Stakes6
10 Oct 26Pink Venom (IRE) silksPink Venom (IRE)Naas (IRE)2.10Johnny MurtaghBen CoenIrish Stallion Farms EBF Birdcatcher Premier Nursery Handicap7
9 Oct 26Soeur De Flash (GB) silksSoeur De Flash (GB)Kempton (AW)2.75Clive CoxBilly LoughnaneBet £20 Get £20 With Unibet Nursery Handicap Stakes10
9 Oct 26Influencer Man (IRE) silksInfluencer Man (IRE)York13.00Adrian KeatleyMikey SheehyParsonage Hotel And Cloisters Spa Nursery Handicap Stakes8
8 Oct 26Arlecchino's Moon (GB) silksArlecchino's Moon (GB)Southwell (AW)13.00Mark UsherClifford LeeSky Sports Racing Sky 415 Nursery Handicap Stakes (Div I)12
8 Oct 26Revoked (IRE) silksRevoked (IRE)Southwell (AW)3.25Clive CoxJoe LeavySky Sports Racing Sky 415 Nursery Handicap Stakes (Div II)11

The 15 most recent winners in the last 60 days of results, newest first.

Nurseries favourite win % by season
25%27.5%30%32.5%35%2016201720182019202020212022202320242025Favourite win % 2016: 30.7%Favourite win % 2017: 27.1%Favourite win % 2018: 31%Favourite win % 2019: 26.8%Favourite win % 2020: 30.1%Favourite win % 2021: 33%Favourite win % 2022: 30.2%Favourite win % 2023: 27.8%Favourite win % 2024: 27.8%Favourite win % 2025: 32.9%32.9%

Favourite win % by Season

Nurseries in the next seven days

19 Oct 2613:40Gowran ParkGolf At Gowran Park Nursery Handicap127f-Yielding To SoftFlat
19 Oct 2614:17BathMj Church Nursery Handicap Stakes105f10yClass 5GoodFlat
19 Oct 2614:23PontefractWilliam Hill Price Boosts Every Day Nursery Handicap Stakes111m0f6yClass 5Good To SoftFlat
19 Oct 2615:47BathWiltshire And Bath Air Ambulance Nursery Handicap Stakes131mClass 5GoodFlat
19 Oct 2616:15Wolverhampton (AW)Download The At The Races App Nursery Handicap Stakes (Div I)127f36yClass 6StandardFlat
19 Oct 2616:45Wolverhampton (AW)Download The At The Races App Nursery Handicap Stakes (Div II)127f36yClass 6StandardFlat
19 Oct 2618:30Southwell (AW)bettingsites.co.uk Free Bets Offers Nursery Handicap Stakes140m6f16yClass 5StandardFlat
20 Oct 2619:00Newcastle (AW)Midnite Built Different Nursery Handicap Stakes101m5yClass 6StandardFlat
21 Oct 2615:35NewmarketBritish Stallion Studs EBF Future Stayers Nursery Handicap Stakes (Sire And D…91m2f0yClass 2GoodFlat
21 Oct 2617:20NewmarketCopybet Overnight Best Odds Guaranteed Nursery Handicap Stakes220m7f0yClass 4GoodFlat
21 Oct 2618:30Kempton (AW)Try Unibet's Improved Acca Boosts Nursery Handicap Stakes300m7f0yClass 5Standard To SlowFlat
23 Oct 2613:35DoncasterWilliam Hill Extra Places Every Day Nursery Handicap Stakes170m6f2yClass 3Good To SoftFlat
23 Oct 2618:00Wolverhampton (AW)Awc Finals Day At Newcastle 26th March Nursery Handicap Stakes270m6f20yClass 6StandardFlat

British and Irish races from today to seven days ahead that match the rule for nurseries, from the declared and entered cards. Runner counts include any later non-runners and fill in as declarations are made. First 50 races shown.

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How often do favourites win nurseries?

Favourites won 29.8% of their runs in nurseries over ten years, from 2,836 races, and 32.9% in 2025.

What price do winners of nurseries usually start?

Across 2021 to 2025 the median winner of nurseries started at 5 in decimal odds, and 63.4% of winners were 5/1 or shorter.

Which trainers and jockeys do best in nurseries?

George Boughey leads the trainers with 56 wins in nurseries over the last five years and this one, and Rossa Ryan leads the jockeys with 50. Both tables need at least 30 runs.

Are nurseries different in Britain and Ireland?

British nurseries averaged 8.3 runners across 2021 to 2025 against 10.5 in Ireland, and favourites won 30.5% of their runs in Britain against 29.6% in Ireland.

How do last-time-out winners do in nurseries?

The last-time-out table covers every finishing position and non-finishers.

Which official ratings produce the most winners of nurseries?

The official rating table splits every runner in nurseries across 2021 to 2025 into 10 lb bands, with the share of winners, strike rate

Questions people ask

What is a nursery?

A nursery is a Flat handicap for two-year-olds, open to juveniles once they have been given an official rating. RaceWatch counts every Flat race with nursery in its name.

How often do favourites win nurseries?

Favourites won 29.8% of their runs in British and Irish nurseries over ten years, from 3,091 favourite runs.

How does RaceWatch decide which races are nurseries?

RaceWatch counts a race as a nursery when it is a Flat race with nursery in its name. Every nursery is also counted on the two-year-old races page, which covers all juvenile races.

How many nurseries are run each year?

There were 314 British and Irish nurseries in 2025, with an average field of 7.7 runners. So far in 2026 there have been 179, and the season table shows every year since 2016.

How often is the nurseries page updated?

The nurseries figures refresh every morning after the previous day's results, so the current season row and the latest winners table move after every racing day. The upcoming races table is rebuilt at the same time from the declared and entered cards.

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What is a nursery handicap?How juveniles get a first markTwo-year-old race statisticsEvery juvenile raceHandicap favouritesFavourites in handicaps by codeOfficial ratingsHow marks are setRace types comparedAll ten race types side by sideRacing reportsMonthly reports and the annual review

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