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Two-year-old races statistics: favourites, winners and trends

How British and Irish two-year-old races 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 two-year-old races on the cards for the next seven days.

29 two-year-old races in the next seven days · Results to 17 October 2026 · Refreshed 18 October 2026
37.2%
Favourite win %, ten years
1,382
Races last year
29
Races in the next 7 days

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Key takeaways

  • British and Irish two-year-old races numbered 1,382 races in 2025, with an average field of 8.7 runners, and 1,065 have been run so far in 2026.
  • Across 2021 to 2025, 69.7% of winners of two-year-old races started at 5/1 or shorter and 12.9% at bigger than 10/1.
  • Aidan O'Brien has trained the most winners of two-year-old races over the last five years and this one, with 374 at a 26% strike rate.
  • Favourites in British two-year-old races won 37.6% of their runs across 2021 to 2025, against 36.7% in Irish two-year-old races, where the average field was 10.6 runners.
  • The upcoming table lists every British and Irish two-year-old race on the cards for the next seven days, 29 at the last update, and refreshes each morning.
Two-year-old races: races per season in Britain and Ireland
05001,0001,5002,0002016201720182019202020212022202320242025Flat 2016: 1,3981,398Flat 2017: 1,3771,377Flat 2018: 1,4231,423Flat 2019: 1,3621,362Flat 2020: 1,2781,278Flat 2021: 1,3741,374Flat 2022: 1,3751,375Flat 2023: 1,3421,342Flat 2024: 1,3281,328Flat 2025: 1,3821,382

Races by Season

Two-year-old races by season, with the favourites' record

2026 to date1,06541.3%4651,1279,2148.70
20251,38240.2%5791,44011,9838.70
20241,32837.3%5191,39312,5099.40
20231,34235.6%5021,41012,3099.20
20221,37537.6%5481,45712,5019.10
20211,37436.5%5361,46812,9459.40
20201,27834.7%4731,36412,0989.50
20191,36236.8%5301,43912,8939.50
20181,42338.6%5871,52113,5909.60
20171,37735.7%5271,47512,8429.30
20161,39838.3%5671,48212,7599.10

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 in which every runner was two years old, including maidens, novice stakes, nurseries, sellers and pattern races.

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Two-year-old races winners by starting price

Evens or shorter1,10216.2%56.9%1,938
11/10 to 2/11,26818.6%34.4%3,682
85/40 to 4/11,93928.5%22.1%8,780
9/2 to 6/178211.5%13.4%5,855
13/2 to 10/183812.3%9.0%9,305
11/1 to 16/14907.2%5.8%8,402
18/1 to 33/13024.4%2.9%10,524
Over 33/1901.3%0.7%13,761

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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Two-year-old races winners by days since last run

No previous run in the data1,52022.3%8.3%18,365
1 to 14 days1,21817.9%11.3%10,761
15 to 30 days2,68739.5%12.8%20,949
31 to 60 days1,09516.1%11.8%9,263
61 to 120 days2363.5%9.9%2,395
121 to 365 days550.8%10.7%514

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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Two-year-old races winners by last-time-out position

No previous run in the data1,52022.3%8.3%18,365
Won91013.4%19.6%4,635
2nd1,17217.2%23.0%5,089
3rd86612.7%17.0%5,081
4th to 6th1,50922.2%10.8%14,000
7th or worse83212.2%5.5%15,032

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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Leading trainers in two-year-old races

Aidan O'Brien37426.0%1,43960/252
Karl Burke32719.1%1,71449/224
Charlie Appleby29633.3%88935/91
Richard Hannon22310.6%2,09628/262
Ralph Beckett22119.4%1,13724/135
George Boughey22017.3%1,27528/131
Andrew Balding21814.0%1,55629/218
Joseph Patrick O'Brien19113.5%1,42035/207
William Haggas16819.2%87520/94
John & Thady Gosden16521.0%78616/65
Clive Cox13717.7%77625/101
Richard Fahey13510.8%1,2520/0
Charlie Johnston13413.4%99923/150
Roger Varian13319.4%6858/47
Archie Watson12814.1%90717/108
Kevin Ryan12812.2%1,04617/140
Hugo Palmer11913.1%91019/166
Ger Lyons11417.9%6387/65
Simon & Ed Crisford11021.6%50917/57
Richard Hughes11013.7%80526/191

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

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Leading jockeys in two-year-old races

William Buick26828.5%94225/82
Rossa Ryan23618.5%1,27833/169
Oisin Murphy21721.2%1,02545/192
Ryan Moore20829.1%71433/98
Colin Keane17117.9%95415/126
James Doyle15723.5%66715/69
Billy Loughnane15519.2%80646/194
Hector Crouch15118.0%84025/125
David Egan14614.0%1,04628/153
Clifford Lee13816.2%85323/123
Daniel Tudhope13318.6%71414/73
Tom Marquand13312.8%1,04115/125
Jason Hart12812.7%1,00920/128
Wayne Lordan12220.4%59732/111
Hollie Doyle12213.7%8927/24
David Probert12013.0%92416/125
Kevin Stott11115.9%69914/88
Kieran Shoemark10012.1%82917/108
Sam James9914.8%66915/99
Sean Levey9911.2%88613/129

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

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Two-year-old races: Britain v Ireland

Britain37.6%8.805,5381,1084.00
Ireland36.7%10.601,2632534.00

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

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Latest two-year-old races winners

17 Oct 26Fully Stocked (IRE) silksFully Stocked (IRE)Southwell (AW)1.91Jack MorlandJoe LeavyCelebrate With Sponsorship At Southwell Racecourse Restricted Novice Stakes11
17 Oct 26Oxbridge (IRE) silksOxbridge (IRE)Southwell (AW)1.80George BougheyDaniel MuscuttSouthwell Racecourse Conference And Events EBF Maiden Stakes12
17 Oct 26Speckles (IRE) silksSpeckles (IRE)Leopardstown (IRE)1.53Aidan O'BrienWayne LordanIrish EBF Fillies Maiden10
17 Oct 26Louis De Foix (GB)Leopardstown (IRE)2.50Paddy TwomeyBilly LeeIrish EBF (C & G) Maiden15
17 Oct 26Wall Street (GB) silksWall Street (GB)Leopardstown (IRE)1.57Aidan O'BrienWayne LordanMongey Communications Eyrefield Stakes (Group 3)6
17 Oct 26Snowing (IRE) silksSnowing (IRE)Leopardstown (IRE)2.25Aidan O'BrienWayne LordanIrish Stallion Farms EBF Laidlaw Cup Fillies Maiden13
17 Oct 26Capability Brown (IRE) silksCapability Brown (IRE)Leopardstown (IRE)4.33Aidan O'BrienWayne LordanMongey Communications Killavullan Stakes (Group 3)6
17 Oct 26Accumulation (IRE)Leopardstown (IRE)3.50Aidan O'BrienWayne LordanIrish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden12
17 Oct 26City Of Gold (GB) silksCity Of Gold (GB)Leopardstown (IRE)2.62Aidan O'BrienWayne LordanIrish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap7
17 Oct 26Night In Vegas (IRE) silksNight In Vegas (IRE)Ascot3.50Eve Johnson HoughtonCharles BishopQatar Racing British Champions Day Two-Year-Old Conditions Stakes11
17 Oct 26Lion's Den (IRE) silksLion's Den (IRE)Catterick7.00Michael DodsMark WinnEBF "Confined" Restricted Maiden Stakes7
16 Oct 26Arthurian (GB) silksArthurian (GB)Haydock1.29Andrew BaldingOisin MurphyBritish Stallion Studs Future Stayers EBF Maiden Stakes (Sire And Dam Restric…6
16 Oct 26Crazy Cubana (IRE) silksCrazy Cubana (IRE)Haydock7.00Ed WalkerKieran ShoemarkVantage Consulting Powered By Requidex Nursery Handicap Stakes9
16 Oct 26Faith In Florence (IRE) silksFaith In Florence (IRE)Haydock2.00Ed WalkerKieran ShoemarkJill Wilcox Jones Memorial EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes3
16 Oct 26Trapped Goddess (GER) silksTrapped Goddess (GER)Redcar2.50Hugo PalmerDavid ProbertWatch Live On Racing TV EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes7

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

Two-year-old races favourite win % by season
32.5%35%37.5%40%42.5%2016201720182019202020212022202320242025Favourite win % 2016: 38.3%Favourite win % 2017: 35.7%Favourite win % 2018: 38.6%Favourite win % 2019: 36.8%Favourite win % 2020: 34.7%Favourite win % 2021: 36.5%Favourite win % 2022: 37.6%Favourite win % 2023: 35.6%Favourite win % 2024: 37.3%Favourite win % 2025: 40.2%40.2%

Favourite win % by Season

Two-year-old races in the next seven days

19 Oct 2613:40Gowran ParkGolf At Gowran Park Nursery Handicap120m7f0y-Yielding To SoftFlat
19 Oct 2613:53PontefractHappy 80th Birthday William 'bill' Carr Maiden Stakes60m6f0yClass 4Good 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 2614:53PontefractBritish Stallion Studs EBF Silver Tankard Stakes81m0f6yClass 1Good To SoftFlat
19 Oct 2615:10Gowran ParkIrish EBF Median Sires Series Fillies Maiden151m0f75y-Yielding To SoftFlat
19 Oct 2615:10Gowran ParkIrish EBF Median Sires Series Fillies Maiden351m0f75y-Yielding To SoftFlat
19 Oct 2615:17BathElite Racing Club Novice Stakes111mClass 3GoodFlat
19 Oct 2615:47BathWiltshire And Bath Air Ambulance Nursery Handicap Stakes131mClass 5GoodFlat
19 Oct 2616:15Wolverhampton (AW)Download The At The Races App Nursery (Div 1)127f36yClass 6-Flat
19 Oct 2616:45Wolverhampton (AW)Download The At The Races App Nursery Handicap Stakes (Div II)127f36yClass 6StandardFlat
19 Oct 2617:30Southwell (AW)bettingsites.co.uk Best Betting Offers EBF Novice Stakes140m7f14yClass 3StandardFlat
19 Oct 2618:30Southwell (AW)bettingsites.co.uk Free Bets Offers Nursery Handicap Stakes140m6f16yClass 5StandardFlat
20 Oct 2613:25Curragh1xBet.ie Supporting October Racing Irish EBF Maiden170m6f0y-SoftFlat
20 Oct 2613:50YarmouthBritish Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes191m0f3yClass 3Good To FirmFlat
20 Oct 2614:25CurraghStaffordstown Stud Stakes161m0f0yClass 1SoftFlat
20 Oct 2618:00Newcastle (AW)Awc Finals Day At Newcastle 26th March EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes101m0f5yClass 3StandardFlat
20 Oct 2620:30Newcastle (AW)Midnite It's Actually Pretty Good Apprentice Handicap Stakes220m6f0yClass 6StandardFlat
21 Oct 2613:02NavanIrish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden270m5f180y-YieldingFlat
21 Oct 2613:50NewmarketCopybet Back Again At Newmarket Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes190m7f0yClass 4GoodFlat
21 Oct 2614:07NavanIrish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden140m5f0y-YieldingFlat
21 Oct 2614:25NewmarketCopybet For Champions League Profit Boosts Novice Stakes (Colts And Geldings …140m7f0yClass 3GoodFlat
21 Oct 2615:00NewmarketCopybet Proudly Backs Uk Horse Racing Maiden Stakes151m2f0yClass 3GoodFlat
21 Oct 2615:35NewmarketBritish Stallion Studs EBF Future Stayers Nursery Handicap Stakes (Sire And D…91m2f0yClass 2GoodFlat
21 Oct 2616:58Kempton (AW)Unibet Interactive "confined" Maiden Stakes (For Horses Which Have Run No Mor…231m0f0yClass 3Standard To SlowFlat
21 Oct 2617:20NewmarketCopybet Overnight Best Odds Guaranteed Nursery Handicap Stakes220m7f0yClass 4GoodFlat
21 Oct 2617:30Kempton (AW)Try Unibet's Superboosts/british Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes230m7f0yClass 3Standard To SlowFlat
21 Oct 2618:00Kempton (AW)Unibet/british Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes260m7f0yClass 4Standard To SlowFlat
21 Oct 2618:30Kempton (AW)Try Unibet's Improved Acca Boosts Nursery Handicap Stakes300m7f0yClass 5Standard To SlowFlat

British and Irish races from today to seven days ahead that match the rule for two-year-old races, 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 two-year-old races?

Favourites won 37.2% of their runs in two-year-old races over ten years, from 13,639 races, and 40.2% in 2025.

What price do winners of two-year-old races usually start?

Across 2021 to 2025 the median winner of two-year-old races started at 4 in decimal odds, and 69.7% of winners were 5/1 or shorter.

Which trainers and jockeys do best in two-year-old races?

Aidan O'Brien leads the trainers with 374 wins in two-year-old races over the last five years and this one, and William Buick leads the jockeys with 268. Both tables need at least 30 runs.

Are two-year-old races different in Britain and Ireland?

British two-year-old races averaged 8.8 runners across 2021 to 2025 against 10.6 in Ireland, and favourites won 37.6% of their runs in Britain against 36.7% in Ireland.

How do last-time-out winners do in two-year-old races?

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

Questions people ask

What is a two-year-old race?

Two-year-old races are Flat races restricted to two-year-olds, the youngest horses that race in Britain and Ireland. RaceWatch counts every Flat race in which all the runners were two, from maidens and novice stakes to nurseries and pattern races.

How often do favourites win two-year-old races?

Favourites won 37.2% of their runs in British and Irish two-year-old races over ten years, from 14,449 favourite runs.

How does RaceWatch decide which races are two-year-old races?

RaceWatch counts a race as a two-year-old race when it is a Flat race and every runner was two years old on the day. Nurseries, maidens, novice stakes, sellers and Group races for juveniles are all included.

How many two-year-old races are run each year?

There were 1,382 British and Irish two-year-old races in 2025, with an average field of 8.7 runners. So far in 2026 there have been 1,065, and the season table shows every year since 2016.

How often is the two-year-old races page updated?

The two-year-old races 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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