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Trainer profile

Claire Hitch

126 runners in the lifetime window · 24 individual horses
As at 11 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner 2 days ago 100% of runners over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2013→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
8–126
Wins / Runs
6.3%
Strike rate
n=126
16 (13%)
Placed
1.34
Fair A/E
n=125 · 1.12 incl. margin
+38.33
£1 level stake
n=126 at SP · +30.4%
£52,225
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 10 runners a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning with 6% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.34). With a claiming rider up the record reads 8% (60 runs).

Deterministic profile computed from 126 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 11 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Claiming riders: 8.3%
The read

The yard also reads well over 2m1f – 2m4f (10.5%, n=38) and on Good going (9.4%, n=64). The record reads poorly over 1m5f – 2m — 3% over 33 runners, 3.3pts below the baseline.

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

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 6.3% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
5.3%−1.0
n=38 · A/E 1.42 · £1 −2.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%−6.3
n=14 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −14.00
Debutants · first career start
0%−6.3
n=12 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −12.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
9.1%+2.8
n=11 · A/E 3.09 · £1 +15.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
33.3%+27.0
n=3 · A/E 12.67 · £1 +14.00
When favourite
0%
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
8.3%+2.0
n=60 · A/E 1.68 · £1 +14.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 6.3% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, for you to weigh. 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. The same beliefs, tested across every yard and every GB and Irish race since 2005: Racing myths.

Notable angles

vs their own baseline
Over 2m1f – 2m4f 10.5% vs 6.3% · n=38
On Good going 9.4% vs 6.3% · n=64
Over 1m5f – 2m 3% vs 6.3% · n=33
With claiming riders up 8.3% vs 6.3% · n=60
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 4 5.7% +42.00
Chase 43 2 4.7% −21.00
NH Flat 13 2 15.4% +17.33

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 64 6 9.4% +77.00
Good to Soft 25 1 4% −20.67
Soft 18 0 0% −18.00
Heavy 10 0 0% −10.00
Good to Firm 9 1 11.1% +10.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Newton Abbot 24 4 16.7% +94.33
Taunton 22 2 9.1% +14.00
Exeter 18 0 0% −18.00
Stratford 11 1 9.1% −6.00
Worcester 9 0 0% −9.00
Wincanton 7 0 0% −7.00
Warwick 6 0 0% −6.00
Ffos Las 6 1 16.7% −1.00
Ludlow 6 0 0% −6.00
Uttoxeter 5 0 0% −5.00
Hereford 5 0 0% −5.00
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 60 3 5% −24.67
Class 4 40 3 7.5% +67.00
Class 6 21 1 4.8% −4.00
Class 3 4 1 25% +1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 2 0 0% 0.00 −2.00
2nd–3rd fav 14 3 21.4% 1.70 +14.33
4th–6th fav 38 3 7.9% 1.34 −9.00
7th+ in betting 72 2 2.8% 1.39 +35.00
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
64.6% completed · 113 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 43 58.1% 0 2 16 0 0
Hurdle 70 68.6% 1 3 18 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
Holerday Ridge (IRE) 21 3 5 28 Nov 24
Jukebox Annie (IRE) 16 2 2 26 Jul 26
Joker Jack (IRE) 13 0 0 10 May 26
Every Breakin Wave (IRE) 9 2 4 3 Oct 22
Im All Set (IRE) 9 1 2 7 Jan 20
Tobi Kanobee (IRE)from T J Nagle Jr 7 0 1 29 Oct 26
Captain Marlon (IRE)from Miss C Wright 6 0 0 21 May 14
Fountains Gala (GB) 5 0 0 9 Nov 26
Smartmandarcy (IRE)from Richard J Bandey 5 0 0 7 May 22
Hot Smoked (GB)from Robert Walford 5 0 0 4 May 22
Batu Ferringhi (FR)from Eoin Griffin 5 0 0 5 May 16
Georges Street (IRE)then Harry Ryall 3 0 0 6 Mar 26
All 24 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 24 horses listed, 12 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Colin Tizzard (2); 12 had their first archived run for this yard.

2 have since run for another yard; 22 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.

Current form

significance-gated

Last 14 days

Small sample
0 from 3
Only 3 runners in the last 14 days — too few to read against the baseline (gate: n≥15). The card states the sample and stays neutral.

When the yard fires

strike by month, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
0008510102525090
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
Ben Godfrey 28 3 10.7% +10.00
Sean Houlihan 14 0 0% −14.00
William Kennedy 12 1 8.3% +69.00
Ciaran Gethings 12 2 16.7% −2.67
Jack Stenhouse 8 0 0% −8.00
Gearoid Harney 5 1 20% +14.00
Lorcan Murtagh 5 0 0% −5.00
Mr Peter Summers 4 0 0% −4.00
James Best 4 0 0% −4.00
Robbie David 3 0 0% −3.00
Ben Jones 3 0 0% −3.00
Jamie Bargary 3 0 0% −3.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2013→
8
Archived wins
£52,225
Prize money
2021
Best season · 3 wins
Every Breakin Wave (IRE) — Claire Boskett 30th Birthday Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Stratford · Aug 2021 · Class 3
£5,991
Jukebox Annie (IRE) — South West Rail Solutions Ltd Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Taunton · Nov 2024 · Class 4
£5,146
Holerday Ridge (IRE) — Fudge Bassett Memorial 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Newton Abbot · Apr 2022 · Class 4
£5,010
Notable horses
Holerday Ridge (IRE) Jukebox Annie (IRE) Every Breakin Wave (IRE) Im All Set (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Mahler (GB) 8.8% · 3–34
Progeny have won 10.8% of 8,892 runs since 2014 (790 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 15.1% from 119.
Jukebox Jury (IRE) 12.5% · 2–16
Progeny have won 13.6% of 2,258 runs since 2016 (257 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 10.3% from 155.
Darsi (FR) 11.1% · 1–9
Progeny have won 7.1% of 1,116 runs since 2012 (112 horses).
Double Eclipse (IRE) 22.2% · 2–9
Progeny have won 10.1% of 616 runs since 2008 (61 horses). Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.1% from 229.
Dansant (GB) 0% · 0–7
Progeny have won 7.9% of 545 runs since 2014 (64 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 11.8% from 110.
Supreme Leader (GB) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 9.2% of 2,984 runs since 2008 (349 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 11 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 126 · newest first

The latest 50 of 126 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 11 April 2013 to 9 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
09 Nov 26 Stratford Fountains Gala (GB)J: Jack Stenhouse Stratford Extra Raceday 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Race (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 10th 250/1
29 Oct 26 Stratford Tobi Kanobee (IRE)J: Ben Godfrey Blaze A Trail Stratford Hat-Trick Hero Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 5 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU 28/1
29 Oct 26 Stratford Fountains Gala (GB)J: Jack Stenhouse 4 X 4 Tyres Mares' Maiden Hurdle Race (GBB Race)Class 4 · 22f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU 300/1
26 Jul 26 Uttoxeter Jukebox Annie (IRE)J: Ben Godfrey Roys Ices Mares' Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 5 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 6th 28/1
10 Jul 26 Worcester Jukebox Annie (IRE)J: Ben Godfrey Amodil Group Mares' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 5th 11/1
29 Jun 26 Stratford Jukebox Annie (IRE)J: Jack Stenhouse Racing Again Tomorrow Evening Mares' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran PU 12/1
03 Jun 26 Newton Abbot Jukebox Annie (IRE)J: Ben Godfrey Westcountry Food Supplies Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 17f · Good · 12 ran 4th 14/1
10 May 26 Ludlow Joker Jack (IRE)J: Lorcan Murtagh Lion Leintwardine Novices' Limited Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 24f · Good · 8 ran 8th 150/1
22 Apr 26 Taunton Joker Jack (IRE)J: Lorcan Murtagh Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance Novices' Limited Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 19f · Good · 10 ran 9th 100/1
14 Apr 26 Newton Abbot Tobi Kanobee (IRE)J: Ben Godfrey Newton Abbot Novices' Limited Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 21.5f · Good · 9 ran 3rd 10/1
14 Apr 26 Newton Abbot Fountains Gala (GB)J: Ben Godfrey St. Austell Brewery Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 10 ran UR 150/1
23 Mar 26 Wincanton Tobi Kanobee (IRE)J: Ben Godfrey Golf Membership On Sale Now Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 20f · Good · 12 ran 11th 16/1
07 Mar 26 Hereford Joker Jack (IRE)J: Mr Jack Stenhouse Fairplay Daily Price Boosts Novices' Limited Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 19.5f · Good · 11 ran PU 40/1
06 Mar 26 Exeter Georges Street (IRE)J: Ben Godfrey CRS Building Supplies 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 9th 300/1
05 Mar 26 Wincanton Fountains Gala (GB)J: Ben Godfrey Women Investors Network Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 15f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 12th 250/1
26 Feb 26 Taunton Georges Street (IRE)J: Ben Godfrey Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 5th 200/1
20 Feb 26 Exeter Tobi Kanobee (IRE)J: Ben Godfrey Guildhall Shopping, Exeter Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 21.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 5th 28/1
12 Feb 26 Taunton Georges Street (IRE)J: Ben Godfrey Free Raceday 9 March Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 19f · Heavy · 8 ran 5th 125/1
03 Feb 26 Taunton Joker Jack (IRE)J: Ben Godfrey 24 March Behind The Scenes Raceday Novices' Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 18f · Heavy · 8 ran PU 40/1
29 Jan 26 Wincanton Tobi Kanobee (IRE)J: Ben Godfrey Visit Irish Bloodstock Sales With ITM Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 15f · Heavy · 17 ran 6th 250/1

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).

KTB’s figures

the forward record · since 5 Oct 2026

KTB’s figures on this yard’s runners since 29 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 1 run (won 0) · to 29 Oct 2026.

Each pick was a KTB figure’s choice before the off — the published KTB Selection, the top-rated horse on KTB Rating, the fastest on KTB Speed — settled against the result the next morning and never worked out again; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races only. A record of weeks so far: read it as a count, not a verdict.

Quick answers

What is Claire Hitch's strike rate?
Claire Hitch has won 8 of 126 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 6.3% (as at 11 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Is Claire Hitch in form?
Too few runners in the last 14 days to read — 3 runners, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Claire Hitch's Fair A/E?
1.34, from 125 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 11 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).