What actually wins · Ireland
What actually wins at Newbridge
279 races, 1,651 runs and 33 meetings from 13 September 2025 to 11 September 2026. Recomputed from the results as they arrive; last racing counted 11 September 2026.
The short version
- Trap 3 is the place to be at Newbridge: it wins 22.5% of races against an even-chance 16.9%, a 33% edge over 276 runs.
- Trap 2 is the one to be wary of, winning 12.3% (27% below its share).
- Over 480m the draw matters most: trap 3 takes 21.0% of those races.
- Over 297m the draw matters most: trap 3 takes 24.2% of those races.
- Favourites win 47.6% of races at Newbridge at an average 2.43 and pay their way (+15.6% on level stakes).
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 | 1,167 | 18.5% | 12.3% | 21.0% | 18.8% | 13.3% | 17.0% |
| 297m | 394 | 6.5% | 13.4% | 24.2% | 20.9% | 19.4% | 18.5% |
| 503m | 84 | 14.3% | 7.1% | 35.7% | 0.0% | 28.6% | 14.3% |
| 526m | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Favourites and prices
Strike rate and level-stakes return at starting price. A negative return means the market at Newbridge already prices that band tighter than it wins.
| Starting price | Runs | Wins | Strike rate | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| evens or shorter | 40 | 22 | 55.0% | -9.1% |
| 2/1 – 3/1 | 724 | 178 | 24.6% | -31.4% |
| 3/1 – 5/1 | 626 | 54 | 8.6% | -63.1% |
| 5/1 – 8/1 | 122 | 3 | 2.5% | -84.4% |
| 8/1 and bigger | 45 | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
How races are run
From 1,610 stewards' comments parsed into how each dog broke, where it ran and whether it showed early pace.
Dogs noted for early pace won 47.9% of their races here; everyone else 16.0%.
| Quick away | 24 | 41.7% |
| Level break | 397 | 1.3% |
| Slowly away | 310 | 2.6% |
| Very slowly away | 9 | 11.1% |
| Missed the break | 13 | 0.0% |
| Middle | 25 | 16.0% |
| Middle to wide | 2 | 0.0% |
| Wide | 66 | 9.1% |
Dogs that win here
| Dog | W/R | Best |
|---|---|---|
| SO ITS RANGER | 6/9 | 17.61 |
| NO MORE HOOSHIN | 5/14 | 17.66 |
| COSTALOTMORE | 4/6 | 17.57 |
| SANDYHILL TOMMY | 4/8 | 29.11 |
| PENNYS GALA | 4/9 | 28.48 |
| SANDYHILL PEARL | 4/9 | 28.66 |
| CLONFERT TEDDY | 4/10 | 28.94 |
| KITTYS SON | 4/14 | 17.68 |
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 | 197 | 29.18s | 28.59s |
| 297m | 67 | 17.84s | 17.34s |
How this page is made
Every figure is counted from the results we hold for Newbridge 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: Newbridge track page. Trap bias across every track: trap statistics.