What actually wins · Great Britain
What actually wins at Romford
2,711 races, 14,894 runs and 199 meetings from 30 October 2025 to 28 October 2026. Recomputed from the results as they arrive; last racing counted 28 October 2026.
The short version
- Trap 1 is the place to be at Romford: it wins 20.6% of races against an even-chance 17.9%, a 15% edge over 2,570 runs.
- Over 575m the draw matters most: trap 1 takes 23.3% of those races.
- Favourites win 39.0% of races at Romford at an average 2.54 and pay their way (-2.2% on level stakes).
- Early pace is decisive: dogs the stewards note as showing early pace win 25.3% of the time here, against 15.6% for the rest.
- A quick break wins 43.6% of the time; a slow one 3.4%.
- P W Young is the trainer to follow at Romford: 591 winners from 3155 runs (18.7%).
- 99.3% 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400m | 13,774 | 20.3% | 20.0% | 19.1% | 16.8% | 17.1% | 16.1% |
| 575m | 938 | 23.3% | 18.9% | 16.1% | 18.2% | 14.7% | 17.9% |
| 225m | 122 | 40.9% | 9.1% | 27.3% | 9.1% | 11.1% | 12.5% |
| 750m | 60 | 20.0% | 18.2% | 20.0% | 30.0% | 20.0% | 22.2% |
Favourites and prices
Strike rate and level-stakes return at starting price. A negative return means the market at Romford already prices that band tighter than it wins.
| Starting price | Runs | Wins | Strike rate | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| evens or shorter | 467 | 231 | 49.5% | -17.7% |
| 2/1 – 3/1 | 4,714 | 1,377 | 29.2% | -14.6% |
| 3/1 – 5/1 | 3,796 | 625 | 16.5% | -23.4% |
| 5/1 – 8/1 | 2,858 | 318 | 11.1% | -24.2% |
| 8/1 and bigger | 3,059 | 176 | 5.8% | -28.7% |
How races are run
From 14,821 stewards' comments parsed into how each dog broke, where it ran and whether it showed early pace.
Dogs noted for early pace won 25.3% of their races here; everyone else 15.6%.
| Quick away | 2,619 | 43.6% |
| Slowly away | 1,786 | 3.4% |
| Very slowly away | 25 | 4.0% |
| Missed the break | 105 | 1.9% |
| Rails | 3,594 | 18.6% |
| Rails to middle | 1,824 | 21.9% |
| Middle | 4,183 | 17.5% |
| Middle to wide | 1,593 | 16.8% |
| Wide | 2,453 | 15.8% |
Trainers to follow
| Trainer | W/R | SR | SP return |
|---|---|---|---|
| P W Young | 591/3155 | 18.7% | -20.2% |
| M E Wiley | 267/1382 | 19.3% | -12.3% |
| D K Hurlock | 261/1404 | 18.6% | -17.9% |
| K M O'flaherty | 219/1003 | 21.8% | -18.6% |
| D Mullins | 182/951 | 19.1% | -26.8% |
| M E Westwood | 151/839 | 18.0% | -9.9% |
| G E Evans | 142/761 | 18.7% | -26.5% |
| D W Lee | 135/634 | 21.3% | -21.7% |
Dogs that win here
| Dog | W/R | Best |
|---|---|---|
| PIEMANS GOALIE | 15/36 | 23.85 |
| HEADFORD SARAH | 11/24 | 23.73 |
| RUADHANS BOY | 11/28 | 24.27 |
| BOMBAY BUCK | 11/35 | 13.99 |
| EXPRESS TAG | 11/45 | 23.93 |
| DISTANT DIANA | 11/46 | 24.35 |
| TOO SPICY | 10/28 | 23.90 |
| LINKS VIPER | 10/30 | 24.02 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400m | 2,471 | 24.47s | 23.43s |
| 575m | 165 | 35.34s | 34.34s |
| 225m | 22 | 13.50s | 13.18s |
How this page is made
Every figure is counted from the results we hold for Romford 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. 99.3% 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: Romford track page. Trap bias across every track: trap statistics.