What actually wins · Ireland
What actually wins at Lifford
787 races, 4,619 runs and 77 meetings from 28 October 2025 to 25 October 2026. Recomputed from the results as they arrive; last racing counted 25 October 2026.
The short version
- There is no trap worth backing blind at Lifford: every box wins within 15% of its even-chance share over 4,619 runs.
- Favourites win 41.1% of races at Lifford at an average 2.52 and pay their way (+0.0% on level stakes).
- Early pace is decisive: dogs the stewards note as showing early pace win 29.1% of the time here, against 15.5% for the rest.
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 | 3,704 | 17.0% | 18.1% | 16.7% | 16.1% | 15.2% | 18.8% |
| 297m | 886 | 20.1% | 19.7% | 14.1% | 18.4% | 13.9% | 17.6% |
| 750m | 29 | 20.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% |
Favourites and prices
Strike rate and level-stakes return at starting price. A negative return means the market at Lifford already prices that band tighter than it wins.
| Starting price | Runs | Wins | Strike rate | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| evens or shorter | 79 | 51 | 64.6% | +6.5% |
| 2/1 – 3/1 | 1,456 | 405 | 27.8% | -22.0% |
| 3/1 – 5/1 | 1,819 | 219 | 12.0% | -46.3% |
| 5/1 – 8/1 | 868 | 70 | 8.1% | -45.6% |
| 8/1 and bigger | 208 | 9 | 4.3% | -58.4% |
How races are run
From 4,590 stewards' comments parsed into how each dog broke, where it ran and whether it showed early pace.
Dogs noted for early pace won 29.1% of their races here; everyone else 15.5%.
| Quick away | 13 | 61.5% |
| Level break | 523 | 4.4% |
| Slowly away | 430 | 7.2% |
| Very slowly away | 109 | 11.9% |
| Missed the break | 117 | 3.4% |
| Middle | 1 | 0.0% |
| Middle to wide | 56 | 1.8% |
| Wide | 203 | 4.9% |
Trainers to follow
| Trainer | W/R | SR | SP return |
|---|---|---|---|
| John McQuillan(NI) | 10/37 | 27.0% | -28.2% |
| William Mullan(NI) | 9/47 | 19.1% | -6.7% |
| Eddie Hurson(NI) | 8/37 | 21.6% | -37.9% |
| Cathal McGhee | 7/25 | 28.0% | +15.5% |
| Paul Whyte | 7/46 | 15.2% | -46.6% |
| Stephen Radcliffe (NI) | 3/36 | 8.3% | -70.4% |
| Jimmy Anderson (NI) | 2/24 | 8.3% | -72.9% |
Dogs that win here
| Dog | W/R | Best |
|---|---|---|
| FALSE STATEMENT | 11/21 | 28.92 |
| ABBEYSIDE BONO | 8/29 | 29.20 |
| DIVIL THE HAYTE | 7/10 | 18.54 |
| HARRYS PEPPER | 7/19 | 28.89 |
| RAVENSWOOD KENNY | 7/25 | 28.88 |
| MONROE MAX | 7/26 | 18.24 |
| LOTUS FRANK | 7/26 | 29.35 |
| STEEPLE RD RAZL | 7/26 | 29.76 |
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 | 629 | 29.63s | 28.75s |
| 297m | 153 | 17.81s | 17.27s |
How this page is made
Every figure is counted from the results we hold for Lifford 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: Lifford track page. Trap bias across every track: trap statistics.