Skip to content
Trainer profile

D M Grissell

30 runners in the lifetime window · 14 individual horses
As at 29 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner Jan 2009 100% of runners over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
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.
6–30
Wins / Runs
20%
Strike rate
n=30
8 (27%)
Placed
2.31
Fair A/E
n=30 · 1.97 incl. margin
+4.75
£1 level stake
n=30 at SP · +15.8%
£24,974
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 20% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
7.7%−12.3
n=13 · A/E 1.44 · £1 −7.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%−20.0
n=5 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −5.00
Debutants · first career start
20%+0.0
n=5 · A/E 4.07 · £1 +2.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
66.7%+46.7
n=3 · A/E 6.49 · £1 +10.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−20.0
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00
When favourite
66.7%
n=3 · A/E 2.08 · £1 +3.75
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
5.9%−14.1
n=17 · A/E 1.28 · £1 −8.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 20% 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.

Record by conditions

same window as header

Race type

TypeRWSR£1
Chase 17 5 29.4% +10.75
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
NH Flat 6 1 16.7% +1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 9 0 0% −9.00
Good to Soft 7 3 42.9% +11.25
Good 7 2 28.6% +2.50
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +5.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Folkestone 12 1 8.3% −6.00
Plumpton 5 2 40% +8.00
Fontwell 5 0 0% −5.00
Kempton 2 2 100% +10.25
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 1 100% +2.50
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 12 2 16.7% +3.00
Class 5 9 2 22.2% +0.50
Class 6 6 1 16.7% +1.00
Class 3 3 1 33.3% +0.25

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 3 2 66.7% 2.08 +3.75
2nd–3rd fav 4 2 50% 4.50 +8.00
4th–6th fav 9 2 22.2% 2.37 +7.00
7th+ in betting 14 0 0% 0.00 −14.00
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
75% completed · 24 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 17 70.6% 0 1 4 0 0
Hurdle 7 85.7% 1 0 0 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
Hercules Morse (IRE)from Diana Grissell · then Miss Rose Grissell 5 0 0 3 Aug 08
Perange (FR)from Diana Grissell · then Diana Grissell 4 1 3 2 Jan 09
Green Gamble (GB)from D B Feek · then Diana Grissell 4 3 3 2 Nov 08
Saddlers Mot (GB)then Diana Grissell 3 0 0 13 Jan 09
Buckland Gold (IRE)from D B Feek · then Ronald O'Leary 3 1 1 10 Mar 08
Rear Gunner (IRE)then Diana Grissell 2 0 0 27 Jan 09
Our George (GB)then Diana Grissell 2 0 0 27 Jan 09
Knockarron (IRE)from E J O'Grady · then Diana Grissell 1 0 0 27 Jan 09
Silver Wager (GB)then Diana Grissell 1 0 0 13 Jan 09
Prey Bird (IRE)from Diana Grissell · then Diana Grissell 1 0 0 2 Jan 09
Tobougg Welcome (IRE)from Ben Pollock · then Miss Rose Grissell 1 0 0 23 Dec 08
Isle de Maurice (GB)from D B Feek · then Diana Grissell 1 0 0 6 Dec 08
All 14 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 14 horses listed, 9 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Diana Grissell (4) and D B Feek (3); 5 had their first archived run for this yard.

14 have since run for another yard, most often for Diana Grissell (10) and Miss Rose Grissell (2).

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
067430100·00··00
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
Alex Merriam 15 1 6.7% −6.00
Jamie Moore 10 3 30% +9.00
Eamon Dehdashti 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Scudamore 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Johnson 1 1 100% +2.25
Robert Thornton 1 1 100% +2.50
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2006→
8
Archived wins
£53,032
Prize money
2008
Best season · 6 wins
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.
Green Gamble (GB) — intercasino.co.uk Handicap Chase Kempton · Mar 2008 · Class 3
£6,263
Isle de Maurice (GB) — Crown Racing Handicap Hurdle Fontwell · Jan 2007 · Class 3
£4,595
Perange (FR) — Big Jackpots At intercasino.co.uk Handicap Chase Kempton · Mar 2008 · Class 4
£4,554
Notable horses
Green Gamble (GB) Isle de Maurice (GB) Buckland Gold (IRE) Perange (FR) Brennanstown (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Spanish Place (USA) 0% · 0–5
Progeny have won 0% of 14 runs since 2008 (4 horses). A small sample.
Environment Friend (GB) 75% · 3–4
Progeny have won 8.2% of 645 runs since 2008 (83 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 13% from 108.
Perrault (GB) 25% · 1–4
Progeny have won 12% of 25 runs since 2008 (7 horses). A small sample.
Lord Americo (IRE) 33.3% · 1–3
Progeny have won 7.8% of 2,189 runs since 2008 (237 horses).
Saddlers' Hall (IRE) 0% · 0–3
Progeny have won 7.7% of 4,861 runs since 2008 (460 horses).
Groom Dancer (USA) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 7% of 1,020 runs since 2008 (94 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 29 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 90 · newest first

The latest 50 of 90 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 16 October 2006 to 27 January 2009.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
27 Jan 09 Folkestone Rear Gunner (IRE)J: Jamie Moore Ladbrokes Odds On Card - Join Today Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 22.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 4th 14/1
27 Jan 09 Folkestone Knockarron (IRE)J: Alex Merriam Ladbrokes Odds On Card - Get Free Bets Maiden ChaseClass 4 · 21f · Heavy · 10 ran PU 40/1
27 Jan 09 Folkestone Our George (GB)J: Alex Merriam Ladbrokes Odds On Card - Loyalty Card Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 17.5f · Heavy · 12 ran 7th 100/1
13 Jan 09 Folkestone Saddlers Mot (GB)J: Eamon Dehdashti Romney Marsh Mares' Maiden Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 17.5f · Soft · 14 ran 12th 66/1
13 Jan 09 Folkestone Silver Wager (GB)J: Alex Merriam Romney Marsh Mares' Maiden Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 17.5f · Soft · 14 ran 7th 50/1
02 Jan 09 Folkestone Prey Bird (IRE)J: Jamie Moore Nigel Collison Fuels Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 5th 20/1
02 Jan 09 Folkestone Perange (FR)J: Alex Merriam NKF Seymour Electical & Plumbing Conditionals' Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 21f · Good · 14 ran 2nd 20/1
23 Dec 08 Fontwell Tobougg Welcome (IRE)J: Alex Merriam digibet.co.uk Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 17.5f · Soft · 17 ran 7th 66/1
09 Dec 08 Fontwell Rear Gunner (IRE)J: Alex Merriam Deadman Trucking Ltd Novices' Hurdle (Supporting The Tiana Honey Watson Fund)Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 15 ran 6th 33/1
06 Dec 08 Sandown Isle de Maurice (GB)J: Jamie Moore Sign Up Bonus At Betinternet.com Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 22f · Soft · 19 ran 9th 40/1
01 Dec 08 Folkestone Saddlers Mot (GB)J: Eamon Dehdashti Romney Marsh Mares' Intermediate Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 17.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 6th 33/1
18 Nov 08 Folkestone Our George (GB)J: Jamie Moore Daily Mail Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 17.5f · Soft · 11 ran 8th 20/1
02 Nov 08 Huntingdon Green Gamble (GB)J: Jamie Moore Turftv Handicap ChaseClass 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 6th 4/1
03 Aug 08 Market Rasen Hercules Morse (IRE)J: Alex Merriam Steve Appleby And Friends Annual Raceday Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 24f · Good · 10 ran PU 20/1
18 Jul 08 Southwell Hercules Morse (IRE)J: Alex Merriam Cleanevent Conditional Jockeys' Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 5th 25/1
11 May 08 Plumpton Brennanstown (IRE)J: Jamie Moore Cortaflex Intermediate Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 17.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1st 6/1
24 Apr 08 Fontwell Perange (FR)J: Alex Merriam Hardings Bar And Catering Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 25.5f · Good · 10 ran 3rd 8/1
24 Apr 08 Fontwell Fizzical Fizz (GB)J: Alex Merriam Bulmers Pear Cider Mares Only Maiden HurdleClass 4 · 17.5f · Good · 15 ran F 80/1
07 Apr 08 Plumpton Saddlers Mot (GB)J: Tom Scudamore Alexander Catering Maiden Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 17.5f · Heavy · 14 ran RR 16/1
31 Mar 08 Wincanton Hercules Morse (IRE)J: Alex Merriam Betfredpoker Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 26.5f · Soft · 12 ran PU 8/1

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 D M Grissell's strike rate?
D M Grissell has won 6 of 30 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 20% (as at 29 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is D M Grissell's Fair A/E?
2.31, from 30 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 29 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).