What actually wins · Great Britain
What actually wins at Suffolk Downs
429 races, 2,020 runs and 32 meetings from 13 September 2025 to 2 April 2026. Recomputed from the results as they arrive; last racing counted 2 April 2026.
The short version
- Trap 2 is the place to be at Suffolk Downs: it wins 25.7% of races against an even-chance 20.4%, a 26% edge over 339 runs.
- Trap 3 is the one to be wary of, winning 16.7% (18% below its share).
- Over 388m the draw matters most: trap 1 takes 26.6% of those races.
- Over 220m the draw matters most: trap 5 takes 35.6% of those races.
- Favourites win 50.4% of races at Suffolk Downs at an average 2.13 and pay their way (+6.2% on level stakes).
- The only price band that returned a profit at SP was evens or shorter: +0.8% over 197 runs.
- P S Rea is the trainer to follow at Suffolk Downs: 95 winners from 383 runs (24.8%).
- 99.5% of the results behind these figures have been confirmed by an independent second source.
Trap bias
Win rate by trap over every race in the window, against the even-chance share for a 4.9-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 388m | 1,321 | 26.6% | 25.0% | 15.9% | 18.3% | 18.0% | 23.6% |
| 220m | 625 | 11.5% | 26.6% | 18.5% | 22.2% | 35.6% | 15.7% |
| 548m | 68 | 8.3% | 23.1% | 15.4% | 46.2% | 0.0% | 20.0% |
| 716m | 6 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Favourites and prices
Strike rate and level-stakes return at starting price. A negative return means the market at Suffolk Downs already prices that band tighter than it wins.
| Starting price | Runs | Wins | Strike rate | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| evens or shorter | 197 | 115 | 58.4% | +0.8% |
| 2/1 – 3/1 | 688 | 193 | 28.1% | -22.5% |
| 3/1 – 5/1 | 401 | 72 | 18.0% | -16.3% |
| 5/1 – 8/1 | 392 | 33 | 8.4% | -38.9% |
| 8/1 and bigger | 339 | 14 | 4.1% | -46.9% |
How races are run
From 1,894 stewards' comments parsed into how each dog broke, where it ran and whether it showed early pace.
Dogs noted for early pace won 43.9% of their races here; everyone else 15.0%.
| Quick away | 93 | 40.9% |
| Slowly away | 228 | 3.1% |
| Very slowly away | 15 | 6.7% |
| Missed the break | 7 | 0.0% |
| Rails | 332 | 13.0% |
| Rails to middle | 254 | 23.2% |
| Middle | 554 | 13.7% |
| Middle to wide | 153 | 20.9% |
| Wide | 282 | 17.0% |
Trainers to follow
| Trainer | W/R | SR | SP return |
|---|---|---|---|
| P S Rea | 95/383 | 24.8% | -4.9% |
| M P Brown | 78/207 | 37.7% | +5.0% |
| M Lewis | 55/219 | 25.1% | -19.6% |
| L B Pruhs | 39/143 | 27.3% | -10.9% |
| J L Smith | 32/80 | 40.0% | +34.7% |
| J M Ray | 27/138 | 19.6% | -38.9% |
| R M Emery | 17/71 | 23.9% | +21.3% |
| F Macklin | 16/38 | 42.1% | +8.0% |
Dogs that win here
| Dog | W/R | Best |
|---|---|---|
| ISNT SHE LOVELY | 8/17 | 24.36 |
| WESTFIELD RAHEEM | 7/11 | 13.65 |
| WESTFIELD BETTY | 7/16 | 13.99 |
| BUCKING BUCKS | 6/8 | 23.60 |
| WHISPER DOLLY | 6/13 | 13.79 |
| STONEPARK JAMES | 6/15 | 13.96 |
| HUGO JEZABELLE | 6/15 | 13.94 |
| JACKO CARVOEIRO | 6/18 | 24.17 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 388m | 270 | 24.42s | 23.50s |
| 220m | 129 | 14.06s | 13.53s |
How this page is made
Every figure is counted from the results we hold for Suffolk Downs 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. 99.5% 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: Suffolk Downs track page. Trap bias across every track: trap statistics.