What is D T Hughes's strike rate?

D T Hughes has won 348 of 3,172 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 11% (as at 10 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does D T Hughes do best at?

Kilbeggan by strike rate: 38 wins from 185 runners (20.5%) since 2008. 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 D T Hughes?

B J Cooper, with 753 runners since 2008 — 24% of the total. That pairing has won 108 (14.3%).

What is D T Hughes's Fair A/E?

1.06, from 3,171 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.

Trainer profile

D T Hughes

3,172 runners in the lifetime window · 311 individual horses

As at 10 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last runner Nov 2014 94% of runners over jumps

Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)

from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it

348–3,172

Wins / Runs

11%

Strike rate

n=3,172

1,057 (33%)

Placed

1.06

Fair A/E

n=3,171 · 0.82 incl. margin

−924.92

£1 level stake

n=3,172 at SP · −29.2%

£6.86m

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

13.6%

KTB Yard Profile

Sent out around 450 runners a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning with 11% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.06).

Deterministic profile computed from 3,172 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 10 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Fired Aug–Sep 36.9% when favourite B J Cooper: 14.3% from 753 Sent off the favourite in 9% of races

The read

The record is strongest at Kilbeggan (20.5%, n=185), clear of the yard's 11% baseline. It is weakest at Leopardstown (4.6% over 261 runners) — the widest gap in the record. Debutants struggle at 4.8% (n=167, Fair A/E 0.94). The market has consistently overbet a horse in first-time headgear: 6.7% strike, Fair A/E 0.70 and −64.67 to a £1 stake over 134 runners — those runners underperformed what the price implied. B J Cooper rode 24% of the entries and edges the yard's average (14.3% vs 11%, A/E 1.18) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The yard also read well on Firm going (20.6%, n=34). The record read poorly over 1m2f – 1m4f — 1.7% over 59 runners, 9.3pts below the baseline. 58 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the yard has landed: the Smurfit Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham (Mar 2005, £174,000). The stable star of the record was Schindlers Hunt (IRE) — 7 wins from 38 runs for the yard. Seasonally, the yard fired Aug–Sep.

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

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 11% baseline

Fresh · 61+ days off

8.3%−2.7

n=628 · A/E 0.87 · £1 −287.10

New recruits · first run for the yard

9.6%−1.4

n=94 · A/E 0.96 · £1 −44.70

Debutants · first career start

4.8%−6.2

n=167 · A/E 0.94 · £1 −87.00

First-time headgear · true-first definition

6.7%−4.3

n=134 · A/E 0.70 · £1 −64.67

Headgear returns · back on after a bare run

7.2%−3.8

n=180 · A/E 0.80 · £1 −79.10

When favourite

36.9%

n=301 · A/E 1.23 · £1 −11.82

Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle

9.2%−1.8

n=995 · A/E 1.06 · £1 −319.39

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

8.4%−2.6

n=467 · A/E 0.90 · £1 −205.32

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 11% 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

At Kilbeggan 20.5% vs 11% · n=185

On last-time-out winners 17.9% vs 11% · n=335

Over 1m2f – 1m4f 1.7% vs 11% · n=59

With Davy Russell 18.3% vs 11% · n=164

At Leopardstown 4.6% vs 11% · n=261

On Firm going 20.6% vs 11% · n=34

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 1,794 205 11.4% −448.17

Chase 980 108 11% −287.87

NH Flat 200 24 12% −59.63

Flat 198 11 5.6% −129.25

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Soft 1,104 121 11% −222.79

Heavy 795 80 10.1% −331.47

Good 696 77 11.1% −201.22

Good to Soft 299 31 10.4% −125.31

Good to Firm 235 32 13.6% −57.38

Firm 34 7 20.6% +22.25

Standard (AW) 9 0 0% −9.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Punchestown 426 35 8.2% −161.96

Fairyhouse 339 49 14.5% −17.00

Leopardstown 261 12 4.6% −183.29

Navan 236 28 11.9% −64.20

Thurles 196 31 15.8% −51.63

Kilbeggan 185 38 20.5% +78.11

Naas 163 19 11.7% −21.48

Clonmel 123 13 10.6% −34.47

Limerick 105 15 14.3% −2.17

Gowran Park 105 10 9.5% −30.50

Galway 103 12 11.7% −51.00

Ballinrobe 89 9 10.1% −30.85

Down Royal 88 9 10.2% −46.65

Cork 84 7 8.3% −32.75

Listowel 79 8 10.1% +9.33

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 1 469 40 8.5% −202.32

Class 2 13 1 7.7% +8.00

Class 3 7 0 0% −7.00

Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00

Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 374 124 33.2% 1.20 −30.08

2nd–3rd fav 823 141 17.1% 1.16 −73.84

4th–6th fav 900 53 5.9% 0.82 −333.00

7th+ in betting 1,075 30 2.8% 0.79 −488.00

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

88.2% completed · 2,774 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)

CodeRCompFURPUBDOth

Chase 980 80.6% 65 27 88 8 2

Hurdle 1,794 92.4% 35 14 74 9 4

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

Action Master (GB)then J J Lambe 45 6 16 13 Sep 13

Sarteano (FR)from W Baltromei 42 6 14 7 Jul 13

Mackeys Forge (IRE)then Hugo Froud 38 2 16 16 May 14

Rare Bob (IRE)then Patrick Griffin 38 4 17 18 Oct 13

Stonemaster (IRE)from P M J Doyle 38 5 18 19 Jul 13

Ross Na Righ (IRE) 34 2 13 22 Aug 14

Rivage D'or (FR)then A J Martin 34 4 18 1 Aug 14

Canaly (IRE)then Ms Sandra Hughes 33 6 10 9 Aug 14

Baby's Hot (IRE) 32 1 9 31 Jul 13

Pistol Jack (IRE)then S McParlan 31 3 7 20 Oct 11

Deal Done (FR)then Richard Drake 30 3 12 7 Jul 13

Talab (GB)from James Leavy 29 1 11 10 May 13

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 311 horses sent out in this window — each ran at least 17 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 E J O'Grady (2) and P J Rothwell (2); 47 had their first archived run for this yard.

28 have since run for another yard, most often for Ms Sandra Hughes (7) and S McParlan (2); 32 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

1311910101412131412136

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

Go-to riderB J Cooper

24% of all rides
14.3% SR · A/E 1.18

RiderRWSR£1

B J Cooper 753 108 14.3% −133.14

Roger Loughran 731 62 8.5% −158.47

Ian McCarthy 254 14 5.5% −131.67

P W Flood 228 35 15.4% −30.87

Mark Enright 210 28 13.3% −28.58

Davy Russell 164 30 18.3% −30.10

Paddy Kennedy 105 5 4.8% −79.50

Mr J J King 78 13 16.7% −23.79

Barry Geraghty 50 8 16% −12.27

Conor Maxwell 46 1 2.2% −43.00

Michael Darcy 34 2 5.9% −26.50

Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→

459

Archived wins

Pattern / graded wins

£9.69m

Prize money

2009

Best season · 60 wins

In our archive from its very first year (2005), so this career almost certainly began earlier than our record does. The figures above count 2005 onwards only — what the archive holds, not a full-career total. 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.

Hardy Eustace (IRE) — Smurfit Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) Cheltenham · Mar 2005 · Class 1

£174,000

Hardy Eustace (IRE) — AIG Europe Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) Leopardstown · Jan 2007 · Grade 1

£100,000

White Star Line (IRE) — Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase (grade A) Listowel · Sep 2013 · Grade A

£96,350

Notable horses

Schindlers Hunt (IRE) Hardy Eustace (IRE) Art Of Logistics (IRE) Grangeclare Lark (IRE) Action Master (GB) Sarteano (FR)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Old Vic (GB) 12.3% · 24–195

Progeny have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since 2008 (630 horses).

Presenting (GB) 10.7% · 20–187

Progeny have won 11% of 20,052 runs since 2008 (1,686 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24.3% from 136.

Bob Back (USA) 13.4% · 16–119

Progeny have won 11.8% of 3,724 runs since 2008 (338 horses).

Pistolet Bleu (IRE) 12.6% · 11–87

Progeny have won 11.2% of 1,371 runs since 2008 (131 horses).

Definite Article (GB) 19.8% · 16–81

Progeny have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since 2008 (527 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.

Oscar (IRE) 14.8% · 12–81

Progeny have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since 2008 (1,456 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 18.1% from 105.

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 10 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 4,485 · newest first

The latest 50 of 4,485 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 2 January 2005 to 15 November 2014.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

15 Nov 14 Punchestown Brod Na Heireann (IRE)J: Mr J J King Racing At Punchestown Tomorrow (pro/am) Flat Race16f · Yielding · 8 ran 3rd 8/1

13 Nov 14 Clonmel Off The Charts (IRE)J: Mark Walsh Clonmel Oil Service Station Handicap Hurdle24f · Heavy · 10 ran 9th 8/1

09 Nov 14 Limerick Side Saddle (IRE)J: Miss A B O'Connor Glenview & Rathbarry Stud Mares Ladies Flat Race16f · Yielding · 11 ran 2nd 7/4J

08 Nov 14 Naas Flight Plan (IRE)J: R Walsh Book Hospitality On Line Maiden Hurdle20f · Soft · 24 ran 16th 9/1

08 Nov 14 Naas Daydream Island (IRE)J: Roger Loughran Book Hospitality On Line Maiden Hurdle20f · Soft · 24 ran 13th 100/1

06 Nov 14 Thurles Morney Wing (IRE)J: A P Heskin thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle22f · Soft · 8 ran 3rd 9/4

04 Nov 14 Fairyhouse The Tullow Tank (IRE)J: A P Heskin Fairyhouse Membership 2015 On Sale Now Beginners Chase21f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 1st 4/7F

04 Nov 14 Fairyhouse Who Told Jan (IRE)J: Roger Loughran Book Online At fairyhouse.ie Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 9th 7/1

04 Nov 14 Fairyhouse Sheamus (IRE)J: R Walsh I.N.H. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Novice Hurdle20f · Good To Yielding · 5 ran 1st 4/6F

02 Nov 14 Naas Lieutenant Colonel (GB)J: B J Cooper Weatherbys Ireland Gsb Beginners Chase16f · Yielding · 6 ran 2nd 1/2F

02 Nov 14 Naas Phil's Magic (IRE)J: Mark Enright Follow Us On Facebook Maiden Hurdle16f · Yielding · 11 ran 2nd 4/1

01 Nov 14 Down Royal Art Of Payroll (GER)J: B J Cooper Billecart-salmon Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (grade C)16f · Yielding · 16 ran 9th 5/1J

01 Nov 14 Down Royal Smoking Big Cigars (GB)J: Mark Enright Tayto Group Maiden Hurdle16f · Yielding · 16 ran 9th 33/1

31 Oct 14 Down Royal Thunder And Roses (IRE)J: B J Cooper Porter & Co. Beginners Chase20f · Yielding · 7 ran 2nd 4/1

31 Oct 14 Down Royal Guitar Pete (IRE)J: Paul Carberry WKD Hurdle (Grade 2)16f · Yielding · 7 ran 6th 9/1

29 Oct 14 Punchestown Total Recall (IRE)J: Roger Loughran Follow Us On Facebook & Twitter Maiden Hurdle16f · Good · 12 ran 3rd 25/1

29 Oct 14 Punchestown Wrath Of Titans (IRE)J: B J Cooper Follow Us On Facebook & Twitter Maiden Hurdle16f · Good · 12 ran 2nd 8/13F

27 Oct 14 Wexford Seefood (IRE)J: Barry Geraghty M.w. Hickey Memorial Chase (listed)25f · Good · 4 ran 1st 2/1J

27 Oct 14 Wexford Mordanmijobsworth (IRE)J: Mark Enright Jj Byrne Subaru Maiden Hurdle16f · Good · 8 ran 5th 3/1

26 Oct 14 Galway All Hell Let Loose (IRE)J: B J Cooper Corrib Oil Maiden Hurdle16f · Good · 8 ran 1st 3/10F

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 T Hughes's strike rate?: D T Hughes has won 348 of 3,172 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 11% (as at 10 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does D T Hughes do best at?: Kilbeggan by strike rate: 38 wins from 185 runners (20.5%) since 2008. 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 D T Hughes?: B J Cooper, with 753 runners since 2008 — 24% of the total. That pairing has won 108 (14.3%).
What is D T Hughes's Fair A/E?: 1.06, from 3,171 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.