What is David C Griffiths's strike rate?

David C Griffiths has won 155 of 1,976 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 7.8% (as at 31 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does David C Griffiths do best at?

Lingfield (AW) by strike rate: 25 wins from 164 runners (15.2%) 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 David C Griffiths?

David Allan, with 215 runners since 2008 — 11% of the total. That pairing has won 24 (11.2%).

What is David C Griffiths's Fair A/E?

1.01, from 1,964 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

David C Griffiths

1,976 runners in the lifetime window · 164 individual horses

As at 31 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last runner Dec 2023 100% of runners on the flat

Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2010→)

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

155–1,976

Wins / Runs

7.8%

Strike rate

n=1,976

408 (21%)

Placed

1.01

Fair A/E

n=1,964 · 0.86 incl. margin

−600.27

£1 level stake

n=1,976 at SP · −30.4%

£1.95m

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

6.4%

KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 100 runners a season, almost all on the flat, winning with 8% of them — level with the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.01). In Group and Graded company the record reads 12% (81 runs).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,976 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 31 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance Fires Jan–Mar 38.8% when favourite David Allan: 11.2% from 215 Group/Graded: 12.3% Sends off the favourite in 5% of races

The read

The record is strongest at Lingfield (AW) (15.2%, n=164), clear of the yard's 7.8% baseline. It is weakest at Doncaster (0.8% over 128 runners) — the widest gap in the record. In Group and Graded company the record reads well at 12.3% (n=81, Fair A/E 2.01), but debutants struggle at 0% (n=67, Fair A/E 0.00). The market has consistently overbet horses returning fresh after 61+ days: 2.6% strike, Fair A/E 0.50 and −110.00 to a £1 stake over 228 runners — those runners underperform what the price implies. David Allan rides 11% of the entries and edges the yard's average (11.2% vs 7.8%, A/E 1.23) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The record reads poorly off a 61-180-day break — 1.4% over 143 runners, 6.4pts below the baseline. 10 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the yard has landed: the Qatar King George Stakes at Goodwood (Jul 2016, £176,992). The stable star of the record: Take Cover (GB) — 12 wins from 46 runs for the yard. Seasonally, the yard fires Jan–Mar.

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

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 7.8% baseline

Fresh · 61+ days off

2.6%−5.2

n=228 · A/E 0.50 · £1 −110.00

New recruits · first run for the yard

7%−0.8

n=100 · A/E 1.11 · £1 −47.63

Debutants · first career start

0%−7.8

n=67 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −67.00

First-time headgear · true-first definition

0%−7.8

n=61 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −61.00

Headgear returns · back on after a bare run

3.4%−4.4

n=89 · A/E 0.66 · £1 −66.00

When favourite

38.8%

n=98 · A/E 1.44 · £1 +23.50

Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle

6.8%−1.0

n=339 · A/E 0.92 · £1 −132.92

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

12.3%+4.5

n=81 · A/E 2.01 · £1 −23.02

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 7.8% 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

On last-time-out winners 15.4% vs 7.8% · n=156

At Lingfield (AW) 15.2% vs 7.8% · n=164

At Doncaster 0.8% vs 7.8% · n=128

With debutants 0% vs 7.8% · n=67

With first-time headgear 0% vs 7.8% · n=61

Off a 61-180-day break 1.4% vs 7.8% · n=143

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 1,967 154 7.8% −606.27

NH Flat 9 1 11.1% +6.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Standard (AW) 967 88 9.1% −262.84

Good to Firm 381 30 7.9% −90.42

Good 327 20 6.1% −162.80

Soft 155 7 4.5% −27.50

Good to Soft 110 5 4.5% −53.00

Heavy 23 2 8.7% −0.50

Firm 13 3 23.1% −3.21

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Southwell (AW) 343 31 9% −146.63

Wolverhampton (AW) 220 15 6.8% −91.25

Lingfield (AW) 164 25 15.2% −37.39

Doncaster 128 1 0.8% −122.50

Newcastle (AW) 109 4 3.7% +39.00

Beverley 98 12 12.2% −25.80

Catterick 80 6 7.5% −8.25

Chelmsford (AW) 76 8 10.5% −15.30

Musselburgh 71 6 8.5% −22.50

Redcar 64 4 6.3% −27.25

York 57 7 12.3% +13.00

Chester 56 4 7.1% −19.00

Kempton (AW) 53 3 5.7% −15.00

Thirsk 52 5 9.6% −12.00

Haydock 46 3 6.5% −29.75

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 6 714 66 9.2% −16.31

Class 5 647 38 5.9% −386.34

Class 4 288 23 8% −131.92

Class 3 119 12 10.1% +0.32

Class 2 111 5 4.5% −31.50

Class 1 81 10 12.3% −23.02

Class 7 11 1 9.1% −6.50

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 129 49 38% 1.50 +41.50

2nd–3rd fav 311 42 13.5% 0.89 −80.27

4th–6th fav 580 43 7.4% 0.96 −144.50

7th+ in betting 956 21 2.2% 0.73 −417.00

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

Duke Of Firenze (GB)from Robert Cowell 109 7 20 27 Dec 22

Archimedes (IRE)from Robert Cowell 103 10 25 2 Nov 21

Lucky Beggar (IRE)from Charles Hills 96 5 21 20 Jan 23

Cyflymder (IRE)from Declan Carroll 89 8 28 4 Jul 18

Tavener (GB)from David O'Meara 81 7 20 1 Oct 20

Ornate (GB)from Robert Cowell 80 8 19 23 Jan 23

Take Cover (GB)from George Margarson 46 12 21 22 Sep 18

Brother Tiger (GB)from George Margarson 44 8 18 8 Mar 18

Gorgeous Goblin (IRE) 43 4 12 24 Mar 13

Angel Force (IRE) 39 2 3 7 Jan 20

Warrior's Valley (GB) 37 5 11 12 Jul 20

Storm King (GB)from Jane Chapple-Hyam 36 5 9 6 Mar 18

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 164 horses sent out in this window — each ran at least 8 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, 40 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Robert Cowell (5) and David O'Meara (4); 20 had their first archived run for this yard.

19 have since run for another yard, most often for Michael Appleby (2); 41 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 riderDavid Allan

11% of all rides
11.2% SR · A/E 1.23

RiderRWSR£1

David Allan 215 24 11.2% −65.02

Phil Dennis 204 17 8.3% +86.82

David Probert 63 9 14.3% −0.59

Franny Norton 60 2 3.3% −24.00

Martin Dwyer 54 4 7.4% −15.67

Oisin Murphy 49 6 12.2% −28.29

Andrew Mullen 47 2 4.3% −36.50

Stevie Donohoe 41 1 2.4% −37.50

Alistair Rawlinson 38 2 5.3% −15.00

J F Egan 33 3 9.1% +2.50

Graham Lee 32 2 6.3% +48.00

Tom Marquand 30 3 10% +6.00

Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2010→

155

Archived wins

Pattern / graded wins

£1.95m

Prize money

2017

Best season · 23 wins

Take Cover (GB) — Qatar King George Stakes (Group 2) Goodwood · Jul 2016 · Group 2

£176,992

Ornate (GB) — Investec 'Dash' Handicap Epsom Downs · Jun 2019 · Class 2

£61,590

Take Cover (GB) — Betfred King George Stakes (Group 2) Goodwood · Aug 2014 · Group 2

£56,710

Notable horses

Take Cover (GB) Archimedes (IRE) Cyflymder (IRE) Ornate (GB) Brother Tiger (GB) Duke Of Firenze (GB)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Singspiel (IRE) 18.5% · 22–119

Progeny have won 12% of 4,376 runs since 2008 (378 horses). Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.5% from 118.

Invincible Spirit (IRE) 8.6% · 10–116

Progeny have won 11.9% of 20,853 runs since 2008 (1,574 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 844.

Pivotal (GB) 6.2% · 7–113

Progeny have won 13.6% of 12,789 runs since 2008 (1,019 horses). Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.4% from 108.

Mujadil (USA) 9.2% · 9–98

Progeny have won 8.2% of 2,379 runs since 2008 (132 horses). Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 11.7% from 111.

Verglas (IRE) 5.2% · 5–96

Progeny have won 10.2% of 6,977 runs since 2008 (499 horses).

Exceed and Excel (AUS) 8% · 7–87

Progeny have won 11.9% of 16,031 runs since 2008 (1,161 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on Soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.

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 31 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 1,976 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,976 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 8 April 2010 to 29 December 2023.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

29 Dec 23 Southwell (AW) Dash Power (GB)J: Kieran O'Neill Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK Classified StakesClass 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 10th 200/1

22 Dec 23 Southwell (AW) Dash Power (GB)J: Andrew Mullen Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling NurseryClass 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 11th 125/1

21 Dec 23 Southwell (AW) Persian Wolf (IRE)J: Cam Hardie BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Handicap (Div 2)Class 6 · 11f · Standard · 12 ran 12th 200/1

16 Dec 23 Wolverhampton (AW) Dash Power (GB)J: Dougie Costello Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Novice Stakes (GBB Race)Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran 6th 200/1

07 Dec 23 Southwell (AW) Persian Wolf (IRE)J: Cam Hardie BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets HandicapClass 6 · 11f · Standard · 12 ran 11th 125/1

19 Nov 23 Newcastle (AW) Persian Wolf (IRE)J: Jason Hart Find More Big Deals At BetUK HandicapClass 6 · 10f · Standard · 12 ran 12th 66/1

14 Nov 23 Wolverhampton (AW) Dash Power (GB)J: Liam Keniry Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 8 ran 8th 125/1

09 Nov 23 Chelmsford City (AW) Belvoir Kitten (GB)J: Kieran O'Neill Havens Hospice NurseryClass 6 · 5f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 10th 20/1

20 Oct 23 Newcastle (AW) Belvoir Kitten (GB)J: Cam Hardie Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM NurseryClass 6 · 5f · Standard · 11 ran 10th 33/1

28 Sep 23 Southwell (AW) Belvoir Kitten (GB)J: Cam Hardie Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter NurseryClass 6 · 5f · Standard · 12 ran 4th 50/1

16 Aug 23 Beverley Buzz Box (GB)J: Tom Eaves 60 Years Of Porsche 911 EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2)Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 6th 100/1

15 Aug 23 Newcastle (AW) Billy Mcgarry (GB)J: David Allan At The Races App Market Movers Handicap (Div 1)Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran 7th 18/1

11 Aug 23 Thirsk Storminghull (GB)J: Jason Watson JW 4x4 Northallerton HandicapClass 6 · 6f · Good · 14 ran 7th 33/1

03 Aug 23 Newcastle (AW) Billy Mcgarry (GB)J: Lewis Edmunds Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 HandicapClass 6 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 8th 20/1

26 Jul 23 Catterick Buzz Box (GB)J: Tom Eaves British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)Class 5 · 6f · Good · 12 ran 10th 100/1

25 Jul 23 Wolverhampton (AW) Arnie Angell (GB)J: Lewis Edmunds Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 519 Handicap (Div 2)Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 9th 18/1

25 Jul 23 Wolverhampton (AW) Magic Gem (GB)J: Lewis Edmunds Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap (Div 1)Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 8th 9/2

22 Jul 23 Doncaster Blazing Hot (GB)J: Sean Kirrane Childrens Air Ambulance Apprentice HandicapClass 5 · 5f · Soft · 7 ran 3rd 18/1

18 Jul 23 Beverley Arnie Angell (GB)J: Phil Dennis Malcolm Greenslade Doncaster LVA Stalwart Memorial Handicap (Div 1)Class 6 · 5f · Soft · 13 ran 6th 40/1

07 Jul 23 Doncaster Billy Mcgarry (GB)J: Jason Watson Luke Normanton Takepayments Handicap (Rnd)Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 4th 40/1

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 C Griffiths's strike rate?: David C Griffiths has won 155 of 1,976 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 7.8% (as at 31 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does David C Griffiths do best at?: Lingfield (AW) by strike rate: 25 wins from 164 runners (15.2%) 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 David C Griffiths?: David Allan, with 215 runners since 2008 — 11% of the total. That pairing has won 24 (11.2%).
What is David C Griffiths's Fair A/E?: 1.01, from 1,964 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.