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Trainer profile

Craig Lidster

1,076 runners in the last 5 seasons · 130 individual horses
As at 24 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner 2 days ago 98% of runners on the flat
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2021→)
from 1 Jan 2022
99–1,076
Wins / Runs
9.2%
Strike rate
n=1,076
283 (26%)
Placed
1.02
Fair A/E
n=1,072 · 0.87 incl. margin
−97.48
£1 level stake
n=1,076 at SP · −9.1%
£1.14m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
4.9%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 220 runners a season, almost all on the flat, winning with 9% of them — level with the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.02).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,076 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 24 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Nov–Jan 24.2% when favourite William Pyle: 10.8% from 250 Sends off the favourite in 6% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Pontefract (17.6%, n=51) and Catterick (16%, n=50) — all clear of the yard's 9.2% baseline. A horse in first-time headgear has been a poor signal at 2.7% (n=37, Fair A/E 0.33). The market has consistently overbet horses returning fresh after 61+ days: 4.1% strike, Fair A/E 0.68 and −51.20 to a £1 stake over 122 runners — those runners underperform what the price implies. William Pyle rides 23% of the entries and matches the yard's average almost exactly (10.8%, A/E 1.04) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The yard also reads well off a 0-7-day break (16.4%, n=67). The stable star of the record: Blufferonthebus (IRE) — 6 wins from 48 runs for the yard. Seasonally, the yard fires Nov–Jan.

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

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 9.2% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
4.1%−5.1
n=122 · A/E 0.68 · £1 −51.20
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%−9.2
n=29 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −29.00
Debutants · first career start
3.1%−6.1
n=97 · A/E 0.81 · £1 −33.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
2.7%−6.5
n=37 · A/E 0.33 · £1 −35.09
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
14.8%+5.6
n=27 · A/E 2.04 · £1 +35.50
When favourite
24.2%
n=66 · A/E 0.81 · £1 −23.03
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
9.2%+0.0
n=325 · A/E 0.95 · £1 −103.06
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−9.2
n=12 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −12.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 9.2% 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
On last-time-out winners 19.4% vs 9.2% · n=93
At Pontefract 17.6% vs 9.2% · n=51
Off a 0-7-day break 16.4% vs 9.2% · n=67
With debutants 3.1% vs 9.2% · n=97
At Catterick 16% vs 9.2% · n=50
With first-time headgear 2.7% vs 9.2% · n=37
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
Flat 1,056 98 9.3% −83.48
Hurdle 16 1 6.3% −10.00
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Standard (AW) 390 38 9.7% −51.81
Good 255 17 6.7% −70.20
Good to Firm 180 21 11.7% −11.25
Good to Soft 128 10 7.8% −55.72
Soft 98 11 11.2% +64.50
Heavy 25 2 8% +27.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 190 25 13.2% +60.46
Southwell (AW) 106 6 5.7% −48.75
Beverley 92 12 13% −9.50
Wolverhampton (AW) 72 4 5.6% −51.68
York 59 4 6.8% −16.25
Pontefract 51 9 17.6% +103.75
Catterick 50 8 16% +6.50
Redcar 46 2 4.3% −39.59
Carlisle 44 4 9.1% −14.50
Thirsk 42 2 4.8% −30.00
Ripon 40 2 5% −13.50
Chester 39 3 7.7% +34.00
Doncaster 39 2 5.1% −19.50
Musselburgh 33 4 12.1% −4.58
Hamilton 24 1 4.2% −21.50

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 352 33 9.4% +24.83
Class 6 333 35 10.5% −34.11
Class 4 243 23 9.5% −8.25
Class 2 72 4 5.6% −42.75
Class 3 64 4 6.3% −25.20
Class 1 12 0 0% −12.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 79 18 22.8% 0.81 −27.53
2nd–3rd fav 211 35 16.6% 1.02 −36.95
4th–6th fav 389 28 7.2% 0.97 −64.00
7th+ in betting 397 18 4.5% 1.50 +31.00
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.

Horses trained

same window as header · most-raced first
HorseRWPlLast ran
Blufferonthebus (IRE) 48 6 18 20 Oct 26
Dickieburd (GB)then Ivan Furtado 33 3 11 3 Oct 24
Triple Force (GB)from Ann Duffield 26 4 14 19 Sep 26
Masque Of Anarchy (IRE)from Tim Fitzgerald 26 4 9 31 Oct 24
Billyb (FR)from Ann Duffield 24 3 9 8 Oct 26
Alreet Cha (IRE) 24 1 8 25 Oct 25
Arduis Invicta (IRE) 23 3 8 22 Oct 26
Caesars Pearl (IRE) 23 2 6 15 Aug 25
Maynora (GB) 19 1 3 16 Oct 26
Ubetterseethis (GB) 19 1 8 14 Oct 26
Polly The Rocket (GB) 19 1 6 4 Oct 24
Alfa Whiteburd (IRE)then Ivan Furtado 18 4 6 9 Dec 24
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 130 horses sent out in this window — each ran at least 6 times. Horses with fewer runs aren't listed; search finds any horse since 2005. 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 60 horses listed, 13 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Ann Duffield (2) and Phillip Makin (2); 47 had their first archived run for this yard.

23 have since run for another yard, most often for Ivan Furtado (11); 37 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
1 from 11
Only 11 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, 5 seasons
JFMAMJJASOND
136510510813891410
A flat yard: the season runs Mar–Oct. Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Jockey bookings

same window · biggest samples first
Go-to riderWilliam Pyle
23% of all rides
10.8% SR · A/E 1.04
RiderRWSR£1
William Pyle 250 27 10.8% −58.56
Sam James 173 19 11% −40.37
Tom Eaves 110 11 10% +37.80
Shane Gray 61 3 4.9% −44.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2021→
99
Archived wins
£1.14m
Prize money
2024
Best season · 35 wins
Alfa Kellenic (GB) — British Ebf Fillies' Handicap (Heritage Handicap) York · Aug 2024 · Class 2
£51,540
Alfa Kellenic (GB) — Virgin Bet Ayr Silver Cup Handicap Ayr · Sep 2024 · Class 2
£33,501
Alfa Kellenic (GB) — British Ebf Supporting Racing With Pride Fillies' Handicap York · Jun 2024 · Class 2
£18,039
Notable horses
Blufferonthebus (IRE) Alfa Kellenic (GB) Triple Force (GB) Masque Of Anarchy (IRE) Alfa Whiteburd (IRE) Almarada Prince (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Profitable (IRE) 6.6% · 4–61
Progeny have won 9.5% of 4,422 runs since 2008 (357 horses).
Havana Grey (GB) 18.3% · 11–60
Progeny have won 13.3% of 4,543 runs since 2008 (417 horses). Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 16.3% from 104. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10.3% from 409.
Land Force (IRE) 10% · 5–50
Progeny have won 7.6% of 1,454 runs since 2008 (155 horses).
Ribchester (IRE) 12.5% · 6–48
Progeny have won 9.1% of 2,751 runs since 2008 (261 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 15.5% from 116. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.1% from 213.
Kessaar (IRE) 8.7% · 4–46
Progeny have won 7.7% of 1,096 runs since 2008 (97 horses). Strongest on Good to Soft going: 14% from 107.
Aclaim (IRE) 9.8% · 4–41
Progeny have won 10% of 2,535 runs since 2008 (201 horses). Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.7% from 387.
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 24 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 1,084 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,084 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 29 November 2021 to 22 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
22 Oct 26 Southwell (AW) Arduis Invicta (IRE)J: William Pyle Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Stakes (Div II)Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 4th 7/1
20 Oct 26 Newcastle (AW) Princess Honey Bee (GB)J: David Allan Awc Season 14 Has Begun Handicap Stakes (Div II)Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 6th 10/1
20 Oct 26 Newcastle (AW) Blufferonthebus (IRE)J: David Allan All-Weather Championships Is Back Handicap StakesClass 6 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 13th 16/1
19 Oct 26 Pontefract Craven Force (IRE)J: Duran Fentiman William Hill Price Boosts Every Day Nursery Handicap StakesClass 5 · 8f · Soft · 11 ran 1st 100/1
17 Oct 26 Southwell (AW) Sunrise At Dawn (GB)J: Cam Hardie Celebrate With Sponsorship At Southwell Racecourse Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands B, C And D) (GBB Race)Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 10th 125/1
17 Oct 26 Southwell (AW) Kody B (IRE)J: Shane Gray Saturday 24th October Gents Night Handicap Stakes (Div I)Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 8th 5/1
16 Oct 26 Newcastle (AW) Maynora (GB)J: William Pyle Central Employment & Training Partnership Handicap Stakes (Div II)Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 5th 9/2
15 Oct 26 Southwell (AW) Bail Mary (GB)J: Joanna Mason Free Tips On Attheraces.com Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes (For Horses In Bands B, C And D) (GBB Race)Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 5th 28/1
15 Oct 26 Southwell (AW) Maynora (GB)J: William Pyle Free Bets On Attheraces.com Apprentice Handicap StakesClass 6 · 8f · Standard · 14 ran 7th 17/2
14 Oct 26 Nottingham Ubetterseethis (GB)J: Tom Eaves Conference And Events At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap Stakes (Div I)Class 5 · 8.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3rd 33/1
14 Oct 26 Nottingham Shaniko (GB)J: David Allan 31st Oct Halloween Spooktacular Novice Stakes (GBB Race)Class 4 · 5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4th 9/2
08 Oct 26 Southwell (AW) Billyb (FR)J: Daniel Tudhope Download The At The Races App Handicap StakesClass 4 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 10th 15/2
08 Oct 26 Southwell (AW) Ubettanotblink (GB)J: Andrew Mullen Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Nursery Handicap Stakes (Div I)Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 12th 80/1
08 Oct 26 Ayr Blufferonthebus (IRE)J: Sam James Outcider Handicap StakesClass 6 · 8f · Heavy · 13 ran 9th 6/1
08 Oct 26 Ayr Arduis Invicta (IRE)J: William Pyle Tennent's Lager Handicap StakesClass 4 · 6f · Heavy · 11 ran 10th 16/1
07 Oct 26 Kempton (AW) Surgeon Commander (IRE)J: Billy Loughnane Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap StakesClass 6 · 7f · Standard / Slow · 14 ran 13th 28/1
06 Oct 26 Southwell (AW) Go Teejay (GB)J: Miss Grace Bell bettingsites.co.uk Price Boosts Amateur Jockeys' Handicap StakesClass 6 · 14f · Standard · 11 ran 11th 66/1
06 Oct 26 Leicester Straight Ahead (GB)J: Rossa Ryan Everards Of Leicestershire Handicap StakesClass 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 9th 16/1
05 Oct 26 Pontefract State of Gold (IRE)J: William Pyle Constant Security Serving Yorkshire Racecourses Nursery Handicap StakesClass 5 · 6f · Good · 9 ran 9th 6/1
03 Oct 26 Newmarket Craven Force (IRE)J: Jack Nicholls £200,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes (GBB Race)Class 2 · 7f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 12th 300/1

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 Craig Lidster's strike rate?
Craig Lidster has won 99 of 1,076 runners since 2022, a strike rate of 9.2% (as at 24 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Craig Lidster do best at?
Pontefract by strike rate: 9 wins from 51 runners (17.6%) since 2022. Read from the 15 courses with the most runners on the same basis, and only those with at least 30 — a small sample cannot top the list, and a rarely-visited course is not in the comparison.
Who rides most for Craig Lidster?
William Pyle, with 250 runners since 2022 — 23% of the total. That pairing has won 27 (10.8%).
Is Craig Lidster in form?
Too few runners in the last 14 days to read — 11 runners, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Craig Lidster's Fair A/E?
1.02, from 1,072 runners with a computed fair probability since 2022. 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 24 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).