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F G Hand

252 runners in the lifetime window · 35 individual horses
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner 14 days ago
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
14–252
Wins / Runs
5.6%
Strike rate
n=252
53 (21%)
Placed
1.06
Fair A/E
n=252 · 0.82 incl. margin
+23.38
£1 level stake
n=252 at SP · +9.3%
£183k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 10 runners a season, across both codes, winning with 6% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.06).

Deterministic profile computed from 252 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Claiming riders: 6%
The read

The record is strongest at Navan (12.2%, n=49), clear of the yard's 5.6% baseline. The yard also reads well over 2m1f – 2m4f (9.8%, n=61). The record reads poorly over 1m2f – 1m4f — 0% over 31 runners, 5.6pts below the baseline. The market has consistently overbet the yard on Good going: Fair A/E 0.58 across 71 runners (2.8% strike, −15.00 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperform what the price implies.

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

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 5.6% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
5.3%−0.3
n=75 · A/E 1.34 · £1 −34.50
New recruits · first run for the yard
10%+4.4
n=10 · A/E 2.80 · £1 −1.00
Debutants · first career start
8.7%+3.1
n=23 · A/E 4.61 · £1 +99.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−5.6
n=18 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −18.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−5.6
n=9 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −9.00
When favourite
20%
n=10 · A/E 0.94 · £1 −4.12
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
6%+0.4
n=167 · A/E 1.07 · £1 +77.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−5.6
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 5.6% 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 Navan 12.2% vs 5.6% · n=49
Over 1m2f – 1m4f 0% vs 5.6% · n=31
Over 2m1f – 2m4f 9.8% vs 5.6% · n=61
On Good going 2.8% vs 5.6% · n=71
Off a 15-30-day break 3.9% vs 5.6% · n=51 · A/E 0.64
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 120 8 6.7% +44.38
Flat 80 3 3.8% −12.00
NH Flat 40 2 5% −6.00
Chase 12 1 8.3% −3.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 75 4 5.3% −41.50
Good 71 2 2.8% −15.00
Heavy 57 3 5.3% −7.50
Good to Soft 18 3 16.7% +98.38
Good to Firm 16 2 12.5% +4.00
Standard (AW) 14 0 0% −14.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Navan 49 6 12.2% +166.00
Fairyhouse 23 0 0% −23.00
Punchestown 20 1 5% −12.50
Naas 17 0 0% −17.00
Wexford 16 1 6.3% −7.00
Dundalk (AW) 14 0 0% −14.00
Bellewstown 12 1 8.3% −9.62
Kilbeggan 10 1 10% +3.00
Limerick 10 0 0% −10.00
Gowran Park 9 0 0% −9.00
Leopardstown 9 0 0% −9.00
Downpatrick 9 1 11.1% −5.50
Down Royal 8 1 12.5% −3.00
Ballinrobe 8 1 12.5% +3.00
Curragh 7 0 0% −7.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 4 0 0% −4.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 11 2 18.2% 0.89 −5.12
2nd–3rd fav 27 4 14.8% 1.21 +5.00
4th–6th fav 53 3 5.7% 0.92 −21.50
7th+ in betting 161 5 3.1% 1.15 +45.00
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
Theflyingbee (IRE) 25 2 11 21 Oct 26
Enquire Within (IRE)from Desmond McDonogh 23 2 7 23 Apr 25
Allyonice (IRE) 20 0 1 23 Aug 13
Comeonarchie (IRE) 18 1 5 5 Oct 26
Santorini Sun (IRE)from Dermot A McLoughlin 17 1 3 15 Feb 23
Dover Street (GB)from Ed Vaughan 16 1 3 11 Jun 10
Bank The Bucks (IRE)from Aidan Anthony Howard 13 1 7 21 Jul 15
Pestal And Mortar (IRE)from Andrew Lynch 12 1 2 16 Oct 14
Halfback (IRE) 12 1 4 3 Jun 10
Walter Grey (IRE) 8 0 1 1 Mar 25
Fredsmemory (IRE) 8 1 1 6 Sep 14
Ms Agartha Yeats (IRE)from Hugh Paul Finegan 7 1 2 26 Dec 25
All 35 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 35 horses listed, 11 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from S J Mahon (3); 24 had their first archived run for this yard.

4 have since run for another yard, most often for S J Mahon (3); 31 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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Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Jockey bookings

same window · biggest samples first
RiderRWSR£1
Mr J R Martin 23 1 4.3% −15.50
Danny Hand 16 0 0% −16.00
Patrick M O'Brien 15 2 13.3% +89.50
Wesley Joyce 15 2 13.3% +2.00
Mark Bolger 13 2 15.4% +17.00
Andrew P Thornton 13 0 0% −13.00
Robert Whearty 12 0 0% −12.00
Conor Maxwell 7 0 0% −7.00
Gareth Malone 7 1 14.3% +14.00
Shane Shortall 7 0 0% −7.00
Danny Sheehy 5 0 0% −5.00
Mr M J Doran 5 0 0% −5.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
15
Archived wins
£195k
Prize money
2024
Best season · 3 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.
Theflyingbee (IRE) — Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle Downpatrick · Jun 2025
£12,980
Theflyingbee (IRE) — Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle Bellewstown · Apr 2024
£11,800
Ms Agartha Yeats (IRE) — Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Hurdle Wexford · Oct 2024
£7,670
Notable horses
Theflyingbee (IRE) Enquire Within (IRE) Dover Street (GB) Halfback (IRE) Comeonarchie (IRE) Santorini Sun (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Morozov (USA) 11.1% · 3–27
Progeny have won 10.8% of 2,315 runs since 2009 (155 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 434.
Excelebration (IRE) 8.7% · 2–23
Progeny have won 9% of 3,605 runs since 2016 (244 horses).
Quws (GB) 0% · 0–20
Progeny have won 6.6% of 824 runs since 2008 (72 horses). Strongest on Good to Soft going: 10.5% from 105.
Zafonic (USA) 5% · 1–20
Progeny have won 9.7% of 658 runs since 2008 (52 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 14.2% from 190.
Arctic Cosmos (USA) 5.6% · 1–18
Progeny have won 7.6% of 1,306 runs since 2017 (131 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 11.3% from 194.
Born To Sea (IRE) 5.9% · 1–17
Progeny have won 9.1% of 4,287 runs since 2016 (311 horses). Strongest on Soft going: 12.1% from 970. Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 4.4% from 867. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.8% from 725.
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 4 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 291 · newest first

The latest 50 of 291 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 13 April 2005 to 21 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
21 Oct 26 Navan (IRE) Theflyingbee (IRE)J: Robert Whearty Navan Racecourse Handicap14f · Yielding · 23 ran 2nd 9/1
05 Oct 26 Fairyhouse (IRE) Comeonarchie (IRE)J: Mr J R Martin Fairyhouse Racecourse Handicap Hurdle24f · Good · 14 ran 2nd 25/1
01 Oct 26 Bellewstown (IRE) Spiritofthedawn (IRE)J: Robert Whearty Bluegrass Horse Feed Handicap8f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 5th 16/1
17 Sep 26 Naas (IRE) Sadie Rose (IRE)J: Jack Kearney Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden6f · Yielding · 21 ran 16th 500/1
15 Sep 26 Punchestown (IRE) Spiritofthedawn (IRE)J: Robert Whearty Festival 2027 On Sale Soon Handicap (Div I)9f · Good · 14 ran 7th 11/1
15 Sep 26 Punchestown (IRE) Bex Noir (IRE)J: Robert Whearty Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden8f · Good · 14 ran 13th 400/1
11 Sep 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) Theflyingbee (IRE)J: Eoghan Finegan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle22f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 6th 5/1F
02 Sep 26 Navan (IRE) Spiritofthedawn (IRE)J: Robert Whearty Navan Handicap (Div I)8f · Good · 16 ran 2nd 40/1
26 Aug 26 Bellewstown (IRE) Theflyingbee (IRE)J: Mr J R Martin Bective Stud, Hotel & Tea Rooms Mullacurry Cup Handicap Hurdle20.5f · Good · 11 ran 5th 4/1F
23 Aug 26 Naas (IRE) Sadie Rose (IRE)J: Robert Whearty Matchbook Exchange Irish EBF Fillies Maiden6f · Good · 15 ran 14th 500/1
16 Aug 26 Curragh (IRE) Run Johnny Run (IRE)J: Robert Whearty Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden6f · Good · 18 ran 13th 250/1
15 Aug 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Bex Noir (IRE)J: Robert Whearty Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden8f · Standard · 13 ran 13th 300/1
15 Aug 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Sadie Rose (IRE)J: Siobhan Rutledge Irish EBF Auction Series Fillies Maiden6f · Standard · 14 ran 12th 150/1
09 Aug 26 Downpatrick (IRE) Theflyingbee (IRE)J: Mr J R Martin Franco Hughes Away Bet Mares Handicap Hurdle22f · Good · 10 ran 2nd 15/2
22 Jul 26 Naas (IRE) Run Johnny Run (IRE)J: Robert Whearty Matchbook Exchange Irish EBF Maiden6f · Good · 18 ran 11th 300/1
11 Jul 26 Navan Run Johnny Run (IRE)J: Robert Whearty Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden6f · Good · 17 ran 15th 50/1
14 May 26 Clonmel Theflyingbee (IRE)J: Mr J R Martin Clonmel Racecourse Supporters Club Handicap Hurdle16.5f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 2nd 7/1
05 May 26 Gowran Park Spiritofthedawn (IRE)J: Robert Whearty Societies Welcome At Gowran Park Maiden7f · Yielding · 12 ran 11th 125/1
01 May 26 Punchestown Theflyingbee (IRE)J: Mr J R Martin FRS Fencing Handicap Hurdle16f · Yielding · 24 ran 3rd 20/1
19 Apr 26 Curragh Spiritofthedawn (IRE)J: Robert Whearty Bermingham Cameras Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden6f · Soft · 24 ran 11th 66/1

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).

KTB’s figures

the forward record · since 5 Oct 2026

KTB’s figures on this yard’s runners since 21 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 1 run (won 0) · to 21 Oct 2026.

Each pick was a KTB figure’s choice before the off — the published KTB Selection, the top-rated horse on KTB Rating, the fastest on KTB Speed — settled against the result the next morning and never worked out again; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races only. A record of weeks so far: read it as a count, not a verdict.

Quick answers

What is F G Hand's strike rate?
F G Hand has won 14 of 252 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 5.6% (as at 4 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does F G Hand do best at?
Navan by strike rate: 6 wins from 49 runners (12.2%) 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.
What is F G Hand's Fair A/E?
1.06, from 252 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 4 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).