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Trainer profile

Benjamin Arthey

105 runners in the lifetime window · 21 individual horses
As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner Jun 2017 97% of runners over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2012→)
No runners 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.
9–105
Wins / Runs
8.6%
Strike rate
n=105
19 (18%)
Placed
1.21
Fair A/E
n=105 · 1.03 incl. margin
+31.11
£1 level stake
n=105 at SP · +29.6%
£69,478
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
5.9%
KTB Yard Profile

Sent out around 20 runners a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning with 9% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.21).

Deterministic profile computed from 105 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 15 Oct 2026
The read

Runners with a claiming rider up have been a poor signal at 2.1% (n=48, Fair A/E 0.44). The yard also read well over 2m5f – 3m (13.3%, n=30). The record read poorly on Soft going — 5.3% over 38 runners, 3.3pts below the baseline. The stable star of the record was Jennys Melody (IRE) — 5 wins from 17 runs for the yard.

Written from the figures on this page — every claim carries its sample. Descriptive, not a tip.

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 8.6% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
0%−8.6
n=17 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −17.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%−8.6
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00
Debutants · first career start
11.8%+3.2
n=17 · A/E 2.30 · £1 −2.25
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−8.6
n=14 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −14.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−8.6
n=3 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −3.00
When favourite
50%
n=6 · A/E 1.46 · £1 +1.11
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
2.1%−6.5
n=48 · A/E 0.44 · £1 −37.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−8.6
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 8.6% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, not tips. Tiles under 30 runs render muted. Headgear figures use the true-first definition (first gear appearance in the captured career); returns are gear back on after a bare run. Claiming riders are runs where the booked rider carried a weight claim. Group / Graded covers pattern and listed races.

Notable angles

vs their own baseline
With claiming riders up 2.1% vs 8.6% · n=48
Over 2m5f – 3m 13.3% vs 8.6% · n=30
On Soft going 5.3% vs 8.6% · n=38
With a new jockey booking 6.7% vs 8.6% · n=75 · A/E 1.26
Off a 15-30-day break 6.3% vs 8.6% · n=32
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
Hurdle 70 5 7.1% +6.36
NH Flat 22 3 13.6% +3.75
Chase 10 1 10% +24.00
Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 38 2 5.3% −16.00
Good 24 3 12.5% +22.53
Good to Soft 20 3 15% +45.75
Heavy 20 1 5% −18.17
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Down Royal 11 1 9.1% +0.00
Downpatrick 11 1 9.1% +23.00
Ayr 10 2 20% +52.00
Sedgefield 9 3 33.3% +14.53
Fairyhouse 8 0 0% −8.00
Hexham 7 0 0% −7.00
Newcastle 6 1 16.7% −4.17
Punchestown 6 0 0% −6.00
Navan 5 0 0% −5.00
Kelso 5 0 0% −5.00
Carlisle 5 0 0% −5.00
Sligo 3 0 0% −3.00
Cartmel 3 0 0% −3.00
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 23 2 8.7% −19.64
Class 5 15 0 0% −15.00
Class 6 8 3 37.5% +17.75
Class 1 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 2 3 2 66.7% +59.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 6 3 50% 1.46 +1.11
2nd–3rd fav 14 0 0% 0.00 −14.00
4th–6th fav 34 4 11.8% 1.87 +10.00
7th+ in betting 51 2 3.9% 1.92 +34.00
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
71.3% completed · 80 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 10 40% 0 0 6 0 0
Hurdle 70 75.7% 0 1 16 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 trained

same window as header · most-raced first
HorseRWPlLast ran
Jennys Melody (IRE)then S R B Crawford 17 5 7 19 May 17
Mister To Mister (IRE) 13 1 1 25 Jan 17
Midnight Streaker (GB) 9 0 3 25 Nov 14
Backinthesaddle (IRE)from S R B Crawford · then S R B Crawford 8 1 2 8 Apr 17
The Bard O Tully (IRE) 8 0 0 2 Jun 13
Castle Goer (IRE) 6 0 0 12 May 15
Dry Rein (IRE)from William Houston 6 0 0 17 Aug 13
Largy Bull (IRE)from S R B Crawford 5 0 1 9 Mar 17
Nettlebush (IRE)then Sandy Forster 5 0 1 11 Apr 16
Perseid (IRE)then Sue Smith 5 1 1 17 Mar 15
Knockans Breeze (IRE) 5 0 2 23 Aug 12
My Man Frankie (IRE) 3 0 0 2 May 17
All 21 horses sent out 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.
Where they came from · where they went next

Of the 21 horses listed, 4 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from S R B Crawford (2); 17 had their first archived run for this yard.

5 have since run for another yard, most often for S R B Crawford (2); 16 have no later run for another yard in our archive.

Read from each listed horse's whole archived career (2005 onwards), not only this window, and counted over the horses listed above, not the whole string. “First archived run” means our archive holds nothing earlier, not that the horse was unraced. A horse with no later run elsewhere may still be here, be off the track, or have run somewhere our archive does not cover — none of that is asserted.

When the yard fires

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

Jockey bookings

same window · biggest samples first
RiderRWSR£1
Paddy Brennan 12 2 16.7% +10.00
Derek Fox 8 1 12.5% +43.00
Peter Buchanan 7 3 42.9% +7.36
Brian Hayes 7 1 14.3% +27.00
Niall Kelly 6 1 16.7% +5.00
Mr A J Fox 5 0 0% −5.00
Mr S Crawford 4 0 0% −4.00
John Winston 4 0 0% −4.00
Mr N McParlan 4 0 0% −4.00
Tom Scudamore 4 0 0% −4.00
Graham Watters 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr M J O'Hare 3 0 0% −3.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2012→
9
Archived wins
£69,478
Prize money
2015
Best season · 3 wins
Jennys Melody (IRE) — Coral.co.uk Mares' Handicap Hurdle Ayr · Apr 2017 · Class 2
£15,640
Jennys Melody (IRE) — Coral.co.uk Mares' Handicap Hurdle Ayr · Apr 2015 · Class 2
£12,512
Backinthesaddle (IRE) — Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Down Royal · Dec 2016
£7,688
Notable horses
Jennys Melody (IRE) Mister To Mister (IRE) Backinthesaddle (IRE) Perseid (IRE) Junius Brutus (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Gamut (IRE) 25% · 5–20
Progeny have won 8.7% of 1,838 runs since 2008 (171 horses).
Posidonas (GB) 7.7% · 1–13
Progeny have won 6.4% of 234 runs since 2008 (25 horses).
Midnight Legend (GB) 0% · 0–9
Progeny have won 14.2% of 8,308 runs since 2008 (494 horses).
Publisher (USA) 0% · 0–8
Progeny have won 8.4% of 356 runs since 2008 (45 horses).
Rudimentary (USA) 12.5% · 1–8
Progeny have won 9.2% of 2,114 runs since 2008 (201 horses).
Bold Fact (USA) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 7.7% of 898 runs since 2008 (53 horses). Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10.8% from 186.
Top line: the yard'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 15 Oct 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 105 · newest first

The latest 50 of 105 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 23 May 2012 to 4 June 2017.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
04 Jun 17 Perth Commercial Ruin (IRE)J: Derek Fox Gateway To The Highlands Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 20f · Good · 11 ran 6th 66/1
31 May 17 Cartmel Court In Flight (IRE)J: Derek Fox Hadwins Motor Group Mares' Maiden HurdleClass 5 · 22f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 11th 33/1
28 May 17 Kelso Beryl N Jean (IRE)J: Derek Fox Five Star Taxis Mares' Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 4 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 4th 18/1
19 May 17 Aintree Jennys Melody (IRE)J: Richard Johnson Merseyrail Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 24.5f · Good · 10 ran 6th 11/4F
02 May 17 Ballinrobe My Man Frankie (IRE)J: Derek Fox Spa At Breaffy Maiden Hurdle20.5f · Good · 14 ran PU 66/1
21 Apr 17 Ayr Jennys Melody (IRE)J: Derek Fox Coral.co.uk Mares' Handicap HurdleClass 2 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 1st 50/1
08 Apr 17 Newcastle Backinthesaddle (IRE)J: Brian Hayes Perfect Partnerships Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 20.5f · Good · 12 ran 6th 10/1
03 Apr 17 Kelso Jennys Melody (IRE)J: Paddy Brennan Queens Head Hotel Kelso Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 21f · Soft · 8 ran PU 16/1
17 Mar 17 Down Royal Backinthesaddle (IRE)J: Conor Walsh Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95)19.5f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 5th 9/1
09 Mar 17 Carlisle Largy Bull (IRE)J: Paddy Brennan Racing Uk Hd On Sky 432 'national Hunt' Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 5 ran 4th 5/1
27 Feb 17 Ayr Backinthesaddle (IRE)J: Tom Scudamore Racing Uk Day Pass Just 10 Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Heavy · 7 ran 3rd 11/4
22 Feb 17 Punchestown Jennys Melody (IRE)J: David Mullins Quevega Mares Hurdle (Listed)20f · Heavy · 6 ran 5th 66/1
13 Feb 17 Catterick My Man Frankie (IRE)J: Steven Kelly Racing Again 28th February Maiden NH Flat Race (Conditionals' And Amateurs)Class 6 · 15.5f · Soft · 12 ran 12th 50/1
26 Jan 17 Gowran Park Backinthesaddle (IRE)J: Niall Kelly Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (80-102)16f · Soft · 20 ran 15th 6/1
25 Jan 17 Fairyhouse Mister To Mister (IRE)J: Niall Kelly Bobbyjo Bistro Great Food Great Deals Handicap Chase (0-102)24f · Soft · 13 ran PU 16/1
23 Jan 17 Newcastle Largy Bull (IRE)J: Tom O'Brien Sunbets.co.uk 'National Hunt' Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 22f · Soft · 11 ran PU 18/1
08 Jan 17 Naas Backinthesaddle (IRE)J: Niall Kelly Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109)16f · Soft · 16 ran 3rd 9/2
29 Dec 16 Kelso Largy Bull (IRE)J: Paddy Brennan Samantha & Rebecca's 18th Birthday Bash 'national Hunt' Maiden HurdleClass 5 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 3rd 5/1
26 Dec 16 Down Royal My Man Frankie (IRE)J: Steven Kelly Bet With The Tote (Pro/Am) Flat Race16f · Soft · 11 ran 8th 16/1
26 Dec 16 Down Royal Backinthesaddle (IRE)J: Niall Kelly Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102)16f · Soft · 20 ran 1st 10/1

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 Benjamin Arthey's strike rate?
Benjamin Arthey has won 9 of 105 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 8.6% (as at 15 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is Benjamin Arthey's Fair A/E?
1.21, from 105 runners 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 15 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).