What actually wins · Northern Ireland
What actually wins at Derry
252 races, 1,392 runs and 34 meetings from 29 October 2025 to 26 October 2026. Recomputed from the results as they arrive; last racing counted 26 October 2026.
The short version
- Trap 1 is the place to be at Derry: it wins 21.6% of races against an even-chance 17.8%, a 21% edge over 241 runs.
- Trap 4 is the one to be wary of, winning 13.8% (22% below its share).
- Over 457m the draw matters most: trap 3 takes 24.0% of those races.
- Favourites win 32.1% of races at Derry at an average 3.01 and lose money at starting price (-4.6% on level stakes).
Trap bias
Win rate by trap over every race in the window, against the even-chance share for a 5.6-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 274m | 791 | 20.0% | 19.4% | 15.9% | 12.7% | 18.8% | 20.4% |
| 457m | 501 | 23.9% | 20.2% | 24.0% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 10.9% |
| 480m | 78 | 21.4% | 0.0% | 25.0% | 10.0% | 42.9% | 7.1% |
| 681m | 22 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
Favourites and prices
Strike rate and level-stakes return at starting price. A negative return means the market at Derry already prices that band tighter than it wins.
| Starting price | Runs | Wins | Strike rate | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| evens or shorter | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2/1 – 3/1 | 456 | 95 | 20.8% | -38.0% |
| 3/1 – 5/1 | 543 | 45 | 8.3% | -64.0% |
| 5/1 – 8/1 | 89 | 7 | 7.9% | -50.6% |
| 8/1 and bigger | 19 | 1 | 5.3% | -42.1% |
How races are run
From 405 stewards' comments parsed into how each dog broke, where it ran and whether it showed early pace.
Dogs noted for early pace won — of their races here; everyone else 4.2%.
| Slowly away | 7 | 14.3% |
Dogs that win here
| Dog | W/R | Best |
|---|---|---|
| SHADOWLINE | 7/19 | 17.11 |
| GORTIN DAN | 6/9 | 16.73 |
| STARCASH BARRY | 6/10 | 28.12 |
| CORCASS COYOTE | 5/7 | 16.98 |
| THAT MAN | 5/10 | 16.77 |
| MARINAS MESSI | 5/22 | 17.03 |
| BALLYSKEAGH NOVA | 4/4 | 17.16 |
| MEENAGH MANILA | 4/9 | 27.83 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 274m | 141 | 17.05s | 16.55s |
| 457m | 93 | 28.26s | 27.55s |
How this page is made
Every figure is counted from the results we hold for Derry 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: Derry track page. Trap bias across every track: trap statistics.