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Mr M Walford

44 rides in the lifetime window · 29 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride May 2012 98% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
No rides in the last 5 seasons — showing the lifetime record, from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it.
5–44
Wins / Runs
11.4%
Strike rate
n=44
15 (34%)
Placed
1.10
Fair A/E
n=44 · 0.95 incl. margin
−3.62
£1 level stake
n=44 at SP · −8.2%
£18,073
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
25%

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 11.4% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
14.3%+2.9
n=28 · A/E 1.46 · £1 +7.88
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
0%−11.4
n=6 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −6.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
10%−1.4
n=20 · A/E 1.15 · £1 −7.50
When favourite
33.3%
n=3 · A/E 1.63 · £1 −0.12
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
9.3%−2.1
n=43 · A/E 0.89 · £1 −19.62
Big fields · 14+ runners
0%−11.4
n=9 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −9.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−11.4
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 11.4% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, for you to weigh. Tiles under 30 runs render muted. First rides are the first captured pairing of horse and rider; last-time-out winners are horses whose previous captured run was a win; claiming rides are runs where the rider carried a weight claim. Group / Graded covers pattern and listed races.

Notable angles

vs their own baseline
In Chase races 5.9% vs 11.4% · n=34
When claiming 9.3% vs 11.4% · n=43
Descriptive splits ranked by divergence × sample — insight, not instruction. Every angle carries its N; nothing under 30 runs qualifies. Rows within 2pts of the baseline appear only when the market-relative read (Fair A/E) diverges, and show it.

Record by conditions

same window as header

Race type

TypeRWSR£1
Chase 34 2 5.9% −21.50
Hurdle 8 2 25% +2.88
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 1 1 100% +16.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 20 0 0% −20.00
Good to Firm 11 4 36.4% +26.50
Soft 6 1 16.7% −3.12
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Sedgefield 10 1 10% −2.00
Catterick 7 0 0% −7.00
Hexham 4 1 25% −1.12
Wetherby 4 1 25% +13.00
Cheltenham 3 0 0% −3.00
Newcastle 2 0 0% −2.00
Kelso 2 1 50% +6.00
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 6 22 2 9.1% +3.00
Class 4 11 1 9.1% −8.12
Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 4 2 50% +8.50
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 4 1 25% 1.22 −1.12
2nd–3rd fav 13 2 15.4% 0.99 −0.50
4th–6th fav 16 1 6.3% 0.78 −8.00
7th+ in betting 11 1 9.1% 2.39 +6.00
Fair A/E per band is the tell: near 1.00 the market had it priced right; well above, the wins came where the market didn't expect them.

Rows below n=30 are shown faded — a small sample is a fact, not a trend. Every figure carries its N.

Jumping record

completion over obstacles · same window as header
71.4% completed · 42 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 34 67.6% 1 1 9 0 0
Hurdle 8 87.5% 0 0 1 0 0
Chases and hurdles only — bumpers have no obstacles, so completion is not a question there. F fell · UR unseated rider · PU pulled up · BD brought down · Oth covers refusals, slip-ups, run-outs and the rare disqualification. Non-runners are excluded throughout. Rows under n=30 are shown faded. A descriptive record, not a tip.

Horses ridden

same window as header · most-raced first
HorseRWPlLast ran
Moment of Madness (IRE) 5 2 2 30 Mar 12
Miss Pross (GB) 3 0 1 22 Jan 10
Bright Cloud (IRE) 2 0 1 13 Apr 12
Benwell (GB) 2 0 0 10 May 11
Sheriff Hutton (IRE) 2 0 1 17 Mar 11
Keen Whip (GB) 2 0 1 9 Mar 11
Lawaaheb (IRE) 2 0 0 12 Apr 10
Gypsy George (GB) 2 0 1 9 Dec 09
Its Moon (IRE) 2 0 0 14 Mar 09
Nectar De Guye (FR) 2 0 0 4 Mar 09
Humbel Origins (IRE) 2 0 1 7 Jun 08
Fentara (GB) 1 1 1 5 May 12
All 29 horses ridden in this window. Runs, wins and places only: a strike rate or a return on a handful of runs is noise, so none is quoted per horse — each horse's full record is on its own page.

By month

strike by month, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
00817210····00
A jumps rider: the season runs Oct–Apr. Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Riding for

same window · biggest samples first
TrainerRWSR£1
Tim Walford 17 2 11.8% +2.88
Mrs M Stirk 5 2 40% +7.50
Mrs S J Stilgoe 4 0 0% −4.00
Mrs G B Walford 3 0 0% −3.00
C Brader 2 0 0% −2.00
G T Sunter 2 0 0% −2.00
Mrs T Corrigan 2 0 0% −2.00
G F White 2 0 0% −2.00
John Quinn 2 0 0% −2.00
C C Pimlott 1 0 0% −1.00
Allie Tullie 1 0 0% −1.00
R H & Mrs S Alner 1 0 0% −1.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
11
Archived wins
£52,858
Prize money
2007
Best season · 3 wins
In our archive from its very first year (2005), so this career almost certainly began earlier than our record does. The figures above count 2005 onwards only — what the archive holds, not a full-career total. This card is the full archive census (2005→); the statistics in the header aggregate from 2008 — the floor that guarantees every horse a complete captured career — so this card can legitimately show more wins than the header.
Miss Pross (GB) — totesport.com Handicap Chase Sedgefield · Dec 2006 · Class 4
£4,120
Ahmedy (IRE) — Racing UK On Channel 432 Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Market Rasen · Apr 2007 · Class 4
£3,904
Fentara (GB) — Great North City Games Handicap Hurdle Hexham · May 2012 · Class 4
£3,249
Notable horses
Moment of Madness (IRE) Beauchamp Oracle (GB) Miss Pross (GB) Mydante (IRE) Turn Me On (IRE) Ahmedy (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Treasure Hunter (GB) 40% · 2–5
Progeny have won 7.4% of 54 runs since 2008 (12 horses).
Bob's Return (IRE) 0% · 0–3
Progeny have won 8.5% of 2,268 runs since 2008 (219 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 11.8% from 254.
Alderbrook (GB) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 9.7% of 3,293 runs since 2008 (299 horses).
Alhaarth (IRE) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 9.7% of 4,158 runs since 2008 (308 horses).
Bien Bien (USA) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 12.8% of 180 runs since 2008 (16 horses).
Cape Cross (IRE) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since 2008 (988 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
Top line: the rider's own record with each sire's runners (win %, wins–runs), same window as the header; faded under 30 runs. Beneath it: every run by that sire's progeny in our archive since 2008, as at 6 Nov 2026 — what they have done, not a forecast. A going or a distance is named only where at least 100 progeny runs sit 3 or more points from the sire's own win rate. Distance bands cover Flat and jumps together.

The record

latest 50 of 109 · newest first

The latest 50 of 109 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 4 February 2005 to 5 May 2012.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
05 May 12 Hexham Fentara (GB)T: Tim Walford Great North City Games Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20f · Soft · 6 ran 1st 15/8F
13 Apr 12 Sedgefield Bright Cloud (IRE)T: Mrs G B Walford Nortonthorpe Industrial Park Open Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 26.5f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 3rd 2/1
30 Mar 12 Wetherby Moment of Madness (IRE)T: Mrs M Stirk Follow Wetherby Racecourse On Facebook & Twitter Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 25f · Good · 8 ran 4th 13/2
18 Mar 12 Carlisle Bright Cloud (IRE)T: Mrs G B Walford Northern Racing Club Open Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 24.5f · Soft · 8 ran 2nd 4/1
30 May 11 Cartmel Rich Hill (GB)T: Ashley Dodgson Roofing Consultants Ltd Maiden Hunters' Chase (For The Fraser Cup)Class 6 · 21f · Good · 13 ran 3rd 6/1
10 May 11 Sedgefield Over To Joe (GB)T: C C Pimlott John Hellens Contracts Northern Hunts Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 21f · Good · 10 ran PU 9/1
10 May 11 Sedgefield Benwell (GB)T: G T Sunter Nortonthorpe Industrial Estate Open Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 26.5f · Good · 4 ran PU 20/1
10 May 11 Sedgefield Provost (GB)T: Michael Easterby Albert Hill Commercials Amateur Riders' Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 17f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 1st 7/1
05 May 11 Wetherby Benwell (GB)T: G T Sunter Follow Wetherby Racecourse On Facebook Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 25f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3rd 8/1
04 May 11 Cheltenham Moment of Madness (IRE)T: Mrs M Stirk Cheltenham Collection Hunters' ChaseClass 5 · 21f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 8th 10/1
17 Apr 11 Stratford Moment of Madness (IRE)T: Mrs M Stirk Bet totepool At totesport.com Hunters' Chase (For The John And Nigel Thorne Memorial Cup)Class 5 · 22.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1st 7/2
17 Mar 11 Cheltenham Sheriff Hutton (IRE)T: Tim Walford Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Amateur Riders)Class 2 · 25.5f · Good · 24 ran PU 33/1
09 Mar 11 Catterick Keen Whip (GB)T: C Brader John Wade Skip Hire Novices' Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 25f · Good · 13 ran 3rd 33/1
16 Feb 11 Musselburgh Spellchecker (IRE)T: Mrs S J Stilgoe Eildon Hill Stables Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 20f · Soft · 12 ran 2nd 6/1
05 Feb 11 Wetherby Moment of Madness (IRE)T: Mrs M Stirk Wilmot-Smith Memorial Cup (Hunters' Chase)Class 6 · 25f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU 16/1
19 Jan 11 Newcastle Vodka Brook (IRE)T: Tim Walford Parklands Golf Course Handicap ChaseClass 3 · 23.5f · Soft · 10 ran F 14/1
14 Dec 10 Catterick What's Occurrin (GB)T: Tim Walford Wensley Amateur Riders' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 19.5f · Good · 16 ran 2nd 9/2F
19 May 10 Kelso Moment of Madness (IRE)T: Mrs M Stirk Charlie Brown United Border Open Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 25f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 1st 7/1
12 Apr 10 Sedgefield Bal Des Champs (FR)T: G F White John Hellens Northern Hunts Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 21f · Good · 10 ran 5th 14/1
12 Apr 10 Sedgefield Barry The Cracker (GB)T: G F White T&S Harkers Horseboxes Novices' Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 19.5f · Good · 10 ran PU 16/1

Drawn from the whole archive (2005 onwards), so it can include runs outside the window the header statistics cover. Non-runners are not listed. A finish shown in letters is a non-completion (F fell · UR unseated · PU pulled up · BD brought down).

Quick answers

What is Mr M Walford's strike rate?
Mr M Walford has won 5 of 44 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 11.4% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is Mr M Walford's Fair A/E?
1.10, from 44 rides with a computed fair probability since 2008. Fair A/E compares actual wins with a margin-stripped market expectation, so 1.00 is par: above it the wins came at bigger prices than the margin-free market implied, below it they did not.
Fair A/E compares wins with a margin-stripped market expectation. Favourite-heavy samples — top yards, leading riders — naturally read a few points warm, so 1.05 means "beat the margin-free market read", not "the market underrates this by 5%". Three sample sizes are reported and never blended: runs (n), the ROI basis (n at SP), and the fair-A/E basis (n with a computed fair probability).

Strike rate is wins over all runs (n). ROI is £1 level stakes at SP over runs with a parseable price (n at SP). Fair A/E is wins over margin-stripped market expectation, over runs with a computed fair probability (n fair). The three Ns can legitimately differ and are always shown. Figures as at 6 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).