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Charles Whittaker

64 runners in the lifetime window · 17 individual horses
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner Nov 2017 100% of runners over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2010→)
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.
7–64
Wins / Runs
10.9%
Strike rate
n=64
14 (22%)
Placed
1.24
Fair A/E
n=64 · 1.08 incl. margin
−1.27
£1 level stake
n=64 at SP · −2.0%
£34,157
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
6.3%
KTB at a glance Fresh horses: 16.1%

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 10.9% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
16.1%+5.2
n=31 · A/E 1.93 · £1 +27.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
10%−0.9
n=10 · A/E 0.99 · £1 −4.50
Debutants · first career start
0%−10.9
n=7 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −7.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−10.9
n=5 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −5.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−10.9
n=5 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −5.00
When favourite
40%
n=5 · A/E 1.14 · £1 −0.27
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
9.1%−1.8
n=55 · A/E 1.19 · £1 +1.50

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 10.9% 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
In Chase races 15.2% vs 10.9% · n=33
In Class 4 15.2% vs 10.9% · n=33
With claiming riders up 9.1% vs 10.9% · n=55 · A/E 1.19
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 33 5 15.2% −10.27
Hurdle 25 2 8% +15.00
NH Flat 6 0 0% −6.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 22 5 22.7% +0.73
Good to Soft 16 1 6.3% +7.00
Soft 15 1 6.7% +2.00
Heavy 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Wincanton 19 3 15.8% +10.50
Exeter 7 1 14.3% +16.00
Cheltenham 6 0 0% −6.00
Taunton 5 0 0% −5.00
Newton Abbot 5 1 20% −3.27
Newbury 4 0 0% −4.00
Warwick 4 1 25% +1.50
Ludlow 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield 2 0 0% −2.00
Leicester 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 33 5 15.2% +21.23
Class 6 16 2 12.5% −7.50
Class 3 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 5 2 40% 1.14 −0.27
2nd–3rd fav 10 2 20% 1.25 +0.00
4th–6th fav 27 2 7.4% 1.15 −2.00
7th+ in betting 22 1 4.5% 1.76 +1.00
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
82.8% completed · 58 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 33 75.8% 1 3 4 0 0
Hurdle 25 92% 0 0 2 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
Ruapehu (IRE) 11 3 3 10 May 16
Banco De Logos (FR)then Seamus Mullins 7 0 0 15 Nov 17
Starburst Diamond (IRE)from Alan King 7 1 2 10 Apr 14
Pistolet Noir (FR)from Paul Nicholls · then Richard Woollacott 6 1 1 11 Apr 13
Garde Forestier (FR)then Seamus Mullins 5 1 1 23 Nov 17
Some Chaos (IRE)then Michael Scudamore 5 0 0 24 Feb 17
Pertinent (FR)from Paul Nicholls 5 1 3 13 Apr 14
Chinatown Boy (IRE)from Paul Nicholls 4 0 0 5 Jul 17
Magic River (IRE)then Milton Harris 3 0 1 3 Jun 17
Now Listen To Me (GB)from Paul Nicholls 3 0 3 30 Dec 13
Gunshycowboy (IRE) 2 0 0 1 Jan 15
Southfield Fairy (GB) 1 0 0 12 Nov 15
All 17 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 17 horses listed, 10 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Paul Nicholls (7); 7 had their first archived run for this yard.

5 have since run for another yard, most often for Seamus Mullins (2); 12 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
002943800···110
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
Kevin Jones 28 1 3.6% −20.00
Alice Mills 11 1 9.1% +12.00
Mr Robert Hawker 10 1 10% −7.00
Nick Scholfield 5 2 40% +1.23
Mr D Collins 5 1 20% +0.50
Mr William Biddick 2 0 0% −2.00
Niall P Madden 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Lorcan Williams 1 1 100% +16.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2010→
7
Archived wins
£34,157
Prize money
2014
Best season · 3 wins
Ruapehu (IRE) — 32Red Tomb Raider Slot Novices' Handicap Chase Wincanton · Apr 2014 · Class 4
£4,549
Ruapehu (IRE) — Walking The Courses Handicap Chase Wincanton · May 2015 · Class 4
£3,994
Garde Forestier (FR) — Jockey Club Catering Racing Excellence 'hands And Heels' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Wincanton · Nov 2017 · Class 4
£3,899
Notable horses
Ruapehu (IRE) Starburst Diamond (IRE) Pistolet Noir (FR) Garde Forestier (FR) Pertinent (FR)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Presenting (GB) 20% · 3–15
Progeny have won 11% of 20,049 runs since 2008 (1,686 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24.3% from 136.
Old Vic (GB) 12.5% · 1–8
Progeny have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since 2008 (630 horses).
Laverock (IRE) 0% · 0–7
Progeny have won 11.5% of 523 runs since 2008 (59 horses). Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 18.3% from 104. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 240.
Maille Pistol (FR) 16.7% · 1–6
Progeny have won 7.9% of 431 runs since 2008 (55 horses). Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 11.1% from 162.
Brian Boru (GB) 0% · 0–5
Progeny have won 11% of 4,123 runs since 2008 (285 horses).
Forestier (FR) 20% · 1–5
Progeny have won 8.8% of 454 runs since 2008 (44 horses).
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 22 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 64 · newest first

The latest 50 of 64 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 6 May 2010 to 23 November 2017.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
23 Nov 17 Wincanton Garde Forestier (FR)J: Lorcan Williams Jockey Club Catering Racing Excellence 'hands And Heels' Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 15.5f · Soft · 5 ran 1st 16/1
15 Nov 17 Exeter Banco De Logos (FR)J: Kevin Jones Premier League Betting At 188bet Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 23f · Soft · 12 ran 10th 66/1
05 Jul 17 Worcester Chinatown Boy (IRE)J: Kevin Jones Chess Plastics Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 23f · Good · 14 ran 10th 8/1
03 Jun 17 Worcester Magic River (IRE)J: Kevin Jones 7bets4free.com Fixed Brush Hurdle Series Maiden HurdleClass 4 · 20f · Good · 10 ran 3rd 8/1
30 May 17 Newton Abbot Chinatown Boy (IRE)J: Kevin Jones Racing Partnership Novices' Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 26f · Good · 8 ran 4th 10/1
26 Mar 17 Wincanton Banco De Logos (FR)J: Kevin Jones Best Odds Guaranteed At 188bet Maiden HurdleClass 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4th 11/2
26 Mar 17 Wincanton Garde Forestier (FR)J: Kevin Jones Ryan Direct Group Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 5th 33/1
01 Mar 17 Wincanton Chinatown Boy (IRE)J: Kevin Jones Lycetts Household Insurance Brokers Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 21.5f · Soft · 10 ran PU 20/1
24 Feb 17 Exeter Some Chaos (IRE)J: Kevin Jones Acca Insurance At 188bet 'National Hunt' Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4th 33/1
18 Feb 17 Wincanton Garde Forestier (FR)J: Kevin Jones Betway 'national Hunt' Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 15.5f · Soft · 17 ran 7th 50/1
18 Feb 17 Wincanton Banco De Logos (FR)J: Niall P Madden Betway 'national Hunt' Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 15.5f · Soft · 17 ran 4th 12/1
27 Jan 17 Taunton Some Chaos (IRE)J: Kevin Jones EBF Stallions 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier)Class 4 · 19f · Good · 10 ran 9th 100/1
27 Jan 17 Taunton Magic River (IRE)J: Kevin Jones Bathwick Tyres Yeovil Novices' Hurdle (Div 2)Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 5th 16/1
19 Jan 17 Wincanton Garde Forestier (FR)J: Kevin Jones Higos Insurance Services Wells 'National Hunt' Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 15.5f · Soft · 7 ran 3rd 100/1
01 Jan 17 Exeter Some Chaos (IRE)J: Kevin Jones Billy Williams Memorial Maiden HurdleClass 4 · 17f · Soft · 12 ran 7th 66/1
01 Jan 17 Exeter Banco De Logos (FR)J: Kevin Jones Passage House Inn Topsham 'national Hunt' Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 5th 100/1
20 Dec 16 Taunton Magic River (IRE)J: Kevin Jones Andrea Harrisson Celebration Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 12 ran 6th 80/1
13 Dec 16 Wincanton Garde Forestier (FR)J: Kevin Jones Jockey Club Ownership Syndicate Maiden HurdleClass 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 14th 200/1
08 Dec 16 Warwick Some Chaos (IRE)J: Kevin Jones eventmasters.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 16f · Soft · 13 ran 7th 50/1
03 Dec 16 Chepstow Banco De Logos (FR)J: Kevin Jones diamondracing.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 7th 20/1

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 Charles Whittaker's strike rate?
Charles Whittaker has won 7 of 64 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 10.9% (as at 22 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is Charles Whittaker's Fair A/E?
1.24, from 64 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 22 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).