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David Bourton

75 runners in the lifetime window · 24 individual horses
As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner Jun 2011
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.
2–75
Wins / Runs
2.7%
Strike rate
n=75
13 (17%)
Placed
0.37
Fair A/E
n=74 · 0.32 incl. margin
−54.50
£1 level stake
n=75 at SP · −72.7%
£9,878
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 2.7% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
0%−2.7
n=13 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −13.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
9.1%+6.4
n=22 · A/E 1.53 · £1 −1.50
Debutants · first career start
0%−2.7
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−2.7
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−2.7
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00
When favourite
0%
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
2.3%−0.4
n=43 · A/E 0.37 · £1 −28.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 2.7% 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
With a new jockey booking 5.7% vs 2.7% · n=35
In Flat races 1.6% vs 2.7% · n=64 · A/E 0.24
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 64 1 1.6% −49.00
Hurdle 11 1 9.1% −5.50

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Standard (AW) 47 1 2.1% −32.00
Good 13 1 7.7% −7.50
Good to Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 32 1 3.1% −17.00
Southwell (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Lingfield (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Warwick 4 0 0% −4.00
Kempton (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Leicester 2 0 0% −2.00
Bath 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 29 2 6.9% −8.50
Class 6 27 0 0% −27.00
Class 4 14 0 0% −14.00
Class 7 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 2 0 0% 0.00 −2.00
2nd–3rd fav 15 1 6.7% 0.51 −9.50
4th–6th fav 24 1 4.2% 0.56 −9.00
7th+ in betting 34 0 0% 0.00 −34.00
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
Beetuna (IRE)from J-M Capitte · then Oliver Sherwood 13 0 3 21 Jun 11
Defector (IRE)from William Muir · then Seamus Durack 11 1 3 29 Jun 11
Anaya (GB)from Tom Dascombe 10 0 3 19 May 11
Springtime Melody (FR)then Oliver Sherwood 4 0 0 22 Jun 11
Hedgerow (IRE)from Michael Dods · then Dianne Sayer 4 0 0 20 Jan 11
Luisa Tetrazzini (IRE)from John Harris · then Michael Attwater 4 0 1 19 Nov 10
Temoin (GB)from Richard Phillips 3 0 0 26 Jun 11
Stonecrabstomorrow (IRE)from John Harris · then Richard Guest 3 0 0 25 Nov 10
Old Peg (GB)then Dai Burchell 3 0 0 25 Oct 10
Duar Mapel (USA)from N Bertran De Balanda · then Brian Baugh 2 0 0 20 Jan 11
Crocodile Bay (IRE)from Richard Guest · then Richard Guest 2 0 1 12 Dec 10
Louisiade (IRE)from Richard Guest 2 0 0 11 Dec 10
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, 22 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Richard Guest (8) and John Harris (2); 2 had their first archived run for this yard.

19 have since run for another yard, most often for Richard Guest (5) and John Spearing (2); 5 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
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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 riderMark Coumbe
40% of all rides
3.3% SR · A/E 0.55
RiderRWSR£1
Mark Coumbe 30 1 3.3% −15.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2010→
2
Archived wins
£9,878
Prize money
2010
Best season · 2 wins
Defector (IRE) — Got The Feeling, Get To Ladbrokes Handicap (Div 1) Wolverhampton (AW) · Sep 2010 · Class 5
£2,115
Pobs Trophy (GB) — Attheraces.com/breederscup Juvenile Claiming Hurdle Plumpton · Nov 2010 · Class 5
£1,541
Notable horses
Defector (IRE) Pobs Trophy (GB)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Fasliyev (USA) 7.1% · 1–14
Progeny have won 8.3% of 4,140 runs since 2008 (273 horses). Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.1% from 124.
Statue Of Liberty (USA) 0% · 0–13
Progeny have won 8.5% of 2,513 runs since 2008 (210 horses). Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.6% from 119.
Tobougg (IRE) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 8.5% of 6,096 runs since 2008 (464 horses).
Azamour (IRE) 0% · 0–4
Progeny have won 13.1% of 4,328 runs since 2008 (351 horses). Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.8% from 215.
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) 0% · 0–4
Progeny have won 10.3% of 4,681 runs since 2008 (466 horses). Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 145.
Hawk Wing (USA) 0% · 0–4
Progeny have won 8.5% of 4,330 runs since 2008 (330 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 15 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 75 · newest first

The latest 50 of 75 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 16 September 2010 to 29 June 2011.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
29 Jun 11 Chepstow Defector (IRE)J: Frankie McDonald Mailadoc Hybrid Mail Solutions HandicapClass 6 · 6f · Good · 17 ran 14th 33/1
26 Jun 11 Uttoxeter Temoin (GB)J: Jeremiah McGrath Tooltastic Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20f · Good · 16 ran 9th 50/1
22 Jun 11 Bath Springtime Melody (FR)J: Frankie McDonald Bath Chronicle HandicapClass 6 · 11.5f · Good · 17 ran 17th 28/1
21 Jun 11 Brighton Beetuna (IRE)J: Frankie McDonald Bet Totepool At Totesport.com HandicapClass 6 · 10f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4th 8/1
13 Jun 11 Warwick Beetuna (IRE)J: Frankie McDonald Eliza Doolittle After Racing On August 23rd HandicapClass 6 · 11f · Good · 8 ran 3rd 11/1
08 Jun 11 Haydock Springtime Melody (FR)J: Frankie McDonald Phs Datashred Maiden StakesClass 5 · 12f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 9th 100/1
01 Jun 11 Nottingham Defector (IRE)J: Frankie McDonald Bet On toteplacepot At totesport.com Handicap (Div 2)Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5th 16/1
30 May 11 Chepstow Springtime Melody (FR)J: Cathy Gannon Bet totepool On All UK Racing Maiden StakesClass 5 · 12f · Soft · 14 ran 8th 100/1
27 May 11 Stratford Temoin (GB)J: Jeremiah McGrath Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 26.5f · Good · 11 ran 8th 66/1
21 May 11 Chester Defector (IRE)J: Tony Culhane Lamb's Navy Rum Handicap (Div 1)Class 5 · 6f · Good · 10 ran 8th 13/2
19 May 11 Wetherby Anaya (GB)J: Jeremiah McGrath Party In The Paddock On 2nd June Mares' Maiden HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 4th 4/1
14 May 11 Newbury Springtime Melody (FR)J: Frankie McDonald Bet On The Cup Final At totesport.com Maiden Stakes (Div 2)Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 6th 25/1
07 May 11 Warwick Defector (IRE)J: Frankie McDonald Ha-Ha Club At Warwick June 17th HandicapClass 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 2nd 25/1
03 May 11 Exeter Temoin (GB)J: Paddy Brennan Children's Hospice South West Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 23f · Firm · 7 ran PU 16/1
03 May 11 Exeter Anaya (GB)J: Paddy Brennan Farmers Friend Of Exeter Maiden HurdleClass 4 · 17f · Firm · 9 ran 2nd 6/4F
23 Apr 11 Newton Abbot Anaya (GB)J: Paddy Brennan P4 Marketing Mares' Maiden HurdleClass 5 · 17f · Good · 7 ran 3rd 9/2
31 Mar 11 Leicester Beetuna (IRE)J: Paul Hanagan ladbrokes.com Granby HandicapClass 5 · 8f · Good · 8 ran 7th 5/1
23 Mar 11 Warwick Anaya (GB)J: Harry Skelton Whitson Bloodstock Ltd Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 7th 10/1
18 Mar 11 Wolverhampton (AW) Beetuna (IRE)J: Paul Hanagan FreeBets.co.uk Cheltenham Best Free Bets HandicapClass 5 · 9.5f · Standard · 11 ran 8th 11/2
28 Feb 11 Wolverhampton (AW) Beetuna (IRE)J: Cathy Gannon Play Rainbow Riches At bluesq.com HandicapClass 5 · 12f · Standard · 6 ran 6th 16/1

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 David Bourton's strike rate?
David Bourton has won 2 of 75 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 2.7% (as at 15 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does David Bourton do best at?
Wolverhampton (AW) by strike rate: 1 wins from 32 runners (3.1%) 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.
What is David Bourton's Fair A/E?
0.37, from 74 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 15 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).