What actually wins · Ireland
What actually wins at Cork
698 races, 4,108 runs and 76 meetings from 28 October 2025 to 24 October 2026. Recomputed from the results as they arrive; last racing counted 24 October 2026.
The short version
- Trap 1 is the place to be at Cork: it wins 22.1% of races against an even-chance 16.9%, a 31% edge over 687 runs.
- Trap 6 is the one to be wary of, winning 13.5% (20% below its share).
- Over 480m the draw matters most: trap 1 takes 23.8% of those races.
- Over 302m the draw matters most: trap 3 takes 20.3% of those races.
- Favourites win 41.4% of races at Cork at an average 2.34 and lose money at starting price (-7.7% on level stakes).
- A quick break wins 48.5% of the time; a slow one 0.9%.
Trap bias
Win rate by trap over every race in the window, against the even-chance share for a 5.9-runner field. A bar well above the dashed line is a draw the track favours; how far above is the size of the edge.
| Distance | Runs | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 480m | 3,240 | 23.8% | 16.8% | 17.8% | 14.1% | 15.9% | 13.4% |
| 302m | 473 | 11.5% | 20.0% | 20.3% | 19.0% | 13.9% | 16.7% |
| 503m | 156 | 15.4% | 15.4% | 23.1% | 11.5% | 26.9% | 7.7% |
| 526m | 126 | 23.8% | 28.6% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 19.0% | 9.5% |
Favourites and prices
Strike rate and level-stakes return at starting price. A negative return means the market at Cork already prices that band tighter than it wins.
| Starting price | Runs | Wins | Strike rate | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| evens or shorter | 201 | 103 | 51.2% | -15.4% |
| 2/1 – 3/1 | 1,484 | 333 | 22.4% | -38.8% |
| 3/1 – 5/1 | 1,587 | 180 | 11.3% | -50.3% |
| 5/1 – 8/1 | 494 | 31 | 6.3% | -59.8% |
| 8/1 and bigger | 224 | 8 | 3.6% | -53.1% |
How races are run
From 4,108 stewards' comments parsed into how each dog broke, where it ran and whether it showed early pace.
Dogs noted for early pace won 3.6% of their races here; everyone else 17.9%.
| Quick away | 167 | 48.5% |
| Level break | 880 | 0.5% |
| Slowly away | 321 | 0.9% |
| Very slowly away | 6 | 0.0% |
| Missed the break | 15 | 6.7% |
| Middle | 1 | 0.0% |
| Wide | 26 | 0.0% |
Trainers to follow
| Trainer | W/R | SR | SP return |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hennessy | 13/37 | 35.1% | +10.4% |
| Kieran Lynch | 9/29 | 31.0% | +11.1% |
| Liam Dowling | 7/21 | 33.3% | -10.7% |
| Eamonn Morton | 6/21 | 28.6% | -11.7% |
| Graham Holland | 6/30 | 20.0% | -58.2% |
| Tony Winters | 4/22 | 18.2% | -64.7% |
| James Kelleher | 3/20 | 15.0% | -43.2% |
| Dean Harpur | 3/23 | 13.0% | -60.9% |
Dogs that win here
| Dog | W/R | Best |
|---|---|---|
| BRIDEVALLEY MAX | 6/16 | 17.76 |
| SLEEDAGH CHARM | 6/30 | 18.14 |
| PRINCESS ROSIE | 5/9 | 17.54 |
| MICROCHIP | 5/10 | 17.75 |
| KNOCKALOUGH | 5/10 | 17.67 |
| SOUTHWIND STORM | 5/12 | 17.86 |
| NEWTOWN ALVA | 5/15 | 28.68 |
| GOWLANE TREND | 5/16 | 28.73 |
Track pars
The typical winning time per trip and the fastest recorded in the window. A dog whose best is near the par line is running to the standard of a winner here.
| Trip | Races | Median win | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 480m | 549 | 28.85s | 27.75s |
| 302m | 80 | 17.93s | 17.38s |
| 503m | 26 | 30.11s | 29.53s |
| 526m | 21 | 31.41s | 31.01s |
How this page is made
Every figure is counted from the results we hold for Cork over the last 365 days and recomputed as new results arrive, so the page is never older than the racing. Non-runners are excluded; trap shares are compared with an even chance for the average field size; returns are level stakes at the industry starting price. Running-style figures come from the stewards' comments parsed into fields. 0.0% of the results in this window have been confirmed by an independent second source — see our data quality page.
Today's card and recent results: Cork track page. Trap bias across every track: trap statistics.