What the pattern suggests
Over a mile there is actually a slight bias towards high-drawn runners at Beverley, which is different from the extreme bias favouring low numbers over five and seven furlongs. This could be worth noting, since the general perception is that Beverley favours low draws across the board.
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: From 30 March 2011, stall numbering on right-handed courses changed so that stall 1 is always on the inside. Earlier Beverley results in the chart have been converted to the modern numbering convention.
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 | ||
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of R U N N E R S |
8 | 111 | 1 |
1 | 1 |
1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | x1 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
H'caps Only 2024 - 2025 |
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| 10 | 1 | 11111 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 1 |
11 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 111 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 1 |
1 |
1 | 1 |
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| 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| 16 | 1 |
9 | 1 |
1 |
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| 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
1 |
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| 20 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |
3 |
4 |
1 | 1 | 2 |
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6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 | 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
Actually over a mile there is a slight bias here towards high drawn runners, which is different from the extreme bias which exists over five and seven furlongs at Beverley, and perhaps this something to profit from as the press will tell you that there is a large bias favouring low over one mile at Beverley.