What the pattern suggests
The five furlongs at Epsom is the fastest five furlongs in the world, run down a steep hill for virtually the whole distance. There are very few 5 furlong handicaps run on the course, so there is limited data, but the stats suggest a slight bias towards being drawn high, particularly in a larger field.
How to read the chart
Each mark represents a winning stall number plotted against the total number of runners. This reveals whether winners repeatedly cluster towards the low, middle or high side.
The source chart covers horses aged three and older in handicaps from 2024–2025.
Stall-numbering note: Stalls at Epsom are always positioned on the inside of the track.
Historical winning-stall chart
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WINNING STALL NUMBER |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ||
| No
of R U N N E R S |
8 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
H'caps Only 2024 - 2025 |
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| 10 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 111 | 1 | 111 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 111 | 111 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
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How to use the bias
- Pace: identify where the likely early leaders are drawn and which runners can secure a good position.
- Going: consider whether the inside or outside is riding faster on the day.
- Field size: draw effects are often more meaningful when runners are crowded into larger fields.
- Recent evidence: rail movements, watering and weather can alter the effective bias.
Conclusion
The five furlongs at Epsom is the fastest five furlongs in the world as they run down a steep hill virtually all the way. There are very few 5 furlong handicaps run on the course so there is little to go on but the stats suggest a slight bias towards being drawn high particularly in a larger field.