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Trainer profile

Gary McGill

113 runners in the last 5 seasons · 31 individual horses
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner 2 days ago
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2018→)
from 1 Jan 2022
10–113
Wins / Runs
8.8%
Strike rate
n=113
22 (20%)
Placed
1.64
Fair A/E
n=113 · 1.29 incl. margin
+36.88
£1 level stake
n=113 at SP · +32.6%
£103k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
2.9%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 20 runners a season, winning with 9% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.64). The edge shows sharpest with horses returning fresh: 16% off breaks of two months or more (31 runs).

Deterministic profile computed from 113 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Fresh horses: 16.1% Claiming riders: 12%
The read

Horses returning fresh after 61+ days have been a positive signal at 16.1% (n=31, Fair A/E 5.04). The yard also reads well on Good going (12.8%, n=39) and off a 31-60-day break (12.5%, n=32). The record reads poorly over 2m1f – 2m4f — 4.1% over 49 runners, 4.7pts below the baseline. The stable star of the record: Building Bridges (GB) — 6 wins from 28 runs for the yard.

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

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 8.8% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
16.1%+7.3
n=31 · A/E 5.04 · £1 +77.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
6.7%−2.1
n=15 · A/E 1.29 · £1 −2.00
Debutants · first career start
0%−8.8
n=13 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −13.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−8.8
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
40%+31.2
n=5 · A/E 4.07 · £1 +12.50
When favourite
14.3%
n=7 · A/E 0.67 · £1 −4.62
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
12%+3.2
n=75 · A/E 2.09 · £1 +62.88
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−8.8
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 8.8% 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 Mr O McGill 17.6% vs 8.8% · n=34
With a new jockey booking 3.1% vs 8.8% · n=65
Over 2m1f – 2m4f 4.1% vs 8.8% · n=49
On Good going 12.8% vs 8.8% · n=39
With claiming riders up 12% vs 8.8% · n=75
Off a 31-60-day break 12.5% vs 8.8% · n=32
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 80 8 10% +55.50
Flat 22 1 4.5% −10.00
Chase 6 1 16.7% −3.62
NH Flat 5 0 0% −5.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 45 4 8.9% +25.50
Good 39 5 12.8% −0.62
Good to Soft 19 1 5.3% +22.00
Heavy 7 0 0% −7.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Downpatrick 22 2 9.1% +9.38
Navan 12 1 8.3% +11.00
Galway 10 1 10% +31.00
Down Royal 10 1 10% +3.00
Punchestown 8 0 0% −8.00
Bellewstown 8 1 12.5% +4.00
Sligo 6 1 16.7% +1.00
Fairyhouse 6 0 0% −6.00
Naas 5 0 0% −5.00
Leopardstown 4 0 0% −4.00
Thurles 3 0 0% −3.00
Wexford (IRE) 2 0 0% −2.00
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 2 1 50% +2.00
Roscommon 2 0 0% −2.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 2 1 50% +2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 7 1 14.3% 0.67 −4.62
2nd–3rd fav 15 2 13.3% 1.00 −5.50
4th–6th fav 18 2 11.1% 2.00 +2.00
7th+ in betting 73 5 6.8% 3.13 +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.

Jumping record

completion over obstacles · same window as header
91.9% completed · 86 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 6 83.3% 0 0 1 0 0
Hurdle 80 92.5% 2 0 4 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
Building Bridges (GB)from Stuart Edmunds 21 6 10 29 Aug 25
Gamigin (IRE)from Noel C Kelly · then Noel C Kelly 8 0 1 20 Jan 26
Maxios Show (IRE)from Kevin Ryan · then Terence O'Brien 8 0 0 13 Jul 23
Ocean Of Dreams (IRE)from Archie Watson 7 0 0 28 Aug 26
Saunton Surf (IRE)from Warren Greatrex 7 1 2 2 Aug 26
Apologise (IRE)from Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 6 2 2 21 Nov 25
Dollys Destination (IRE)from Noel C Kelly 6 1 2 5 Feb 23
Diaduit Buachaill (IRE) 5 0 1 12 Apr 26
Serienmond (GER)from Gavin Cromwell 4 0 2 19 Oct 26
Money Heist (IRE)from Gavin Cromwell 4 0 0 18 Apr 26
Brazen Bruce (GB) 4 0 0 3 Sep 22
Full Noise (IRE)from Miss Katy Brown 3 0 2 5 Oct 26
All 31 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 31 horses listed, 17 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Gavin Cromwell (2) and Noel C Kelly (2); 14 had their first archived run for this yard.

6 have since run for another yard; 25 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.

Current form

significance-gated

Last 14 days

Small sample
0 from 1
Only 1 runners in the last 14 days — too few to read against the baseline (gate: n≥15). The card states the sample and stays neutral.

When the yard fires

strike by month, 5 seasons
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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 riderMr O McGill
30% of all rides
17.6% SR · A/E 2.97
RiderRWSR£1
Mr O McGill 34 6 17.6% +83.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2018→
13
Archived wins
£157k
Prize money
2024
Best season · 3 wins
Building Bridges (GB) — Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Hurdle Perth · Sep 2024 · Class 3
£10,562
Dollys Destination (IRE) — Hotel Park St Johann Tirol Austria Handicap Hurdle Navan · Nov 2019
£9,752
Dollys Destination (IRE) — Randox Health Rated Hurdle Downpatrick · Aug 2020
£9,440
Notable horses
Building Bridges (GB) Dollys Destination (IRE) Apologise (IRE) Saunton Surf (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
New Approach (IRE) 28.6% · 6–21
Progeny have won 12.6% of 6,792 runs since 2008 (685 horses). Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.
Dark Angel (IRE) 0% · 0–8
Progeny have won 11.3% of 21,878 runs since 2008 (1,594 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 15% from 107.
Maxios (GB) 0% · 0–8
Progeny have won 11.7% of 2,122 runs since 2008 (265 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 8.5% from 316. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 7.9% from 190.
Fastnet Rock (AUS) 0% · 0–7
Progeny have won 12.1% of 5,479 runs since 2008 (556 horses). Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9% from 211.
Sea Moon (GB) 14.3% · 1–7
Progeny have won 11.8% of 585 runs since 2008 (65 horses). Strongest on Good going: 16.2% from 234. Weakest on Soft going: 7.2% from 166.
Dubai Destination (USA) 16.7% · 1–6
Progeny have won 11% of 6,950 runs since 2008 (521 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.9% from 136.
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 21 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 208 · newest first

The latest 50 of 208 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 15 December 2018 to 19 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
19 Oct 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Serienmond (GER)J: W. J. Lee Racing Again November 7th Handicap12f · Soft · 14 ran 10th 28/1
05 Oct 26 Fairyhouse (IRE) Full Noise (IRE)J: Philip Donovan Winter Festival November 28th & 29th Handicap Hurdle24f · Good · 13 ran 13th 9/1
26 Sep 26 Listowel (IRE) Serienmond (GER)J: Philip Donovan M.J. Carroll ARRO Handicap Hurdle20f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 3rd 14/1
26 Sep 26 Listowel (IRE) I Can Find Em (IRE)J: Mr O McGill Allman Contracts Novice Hurdle20f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran 6th 150/1
19 Sep 26 Navan (IRE) Morale Boost (GB)J: Conor Stone-Walsh Meath Farm Machinery Maiden Hurdle21f · Good · 15 ran 12th 150/1
19 Sep 26 Navan (IRE) I Can Find Em (IRE)J: Mr D McGill Meath Farm Machinery Maiden Hurdle21f · Good · 15 ran 9th 50/1
07 Sep 26 Galway (IRE) Morale Boost (GB)J: Conor Stone-Walsh Kenny Developments Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Yielding · 20 ran 9th 125/1
31 Aug 26 Downpatrick (IRE) Full Noise (IRE)J: Mr D McGill Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Steeplechase19.5f · Good · 15 ran 3rd 5/1
28 Aug 26 Wexford (IRE) Fenno's Soldier (IRE)J: Shane O'Callaghan Treo Eile Handicap Hurdle (Div II)20.5f · Good · 14 ran 6th 66/1
28 Aug 26 Wexford (IRE) Ocean Of Dreams (IRE)J: Mr D McGill Treo Eile Handicap Hurdle (Div I)20.5f · Good · 14 ran 6th 6/1
26 Aug 26 Bellewstown (IRE) Serienmond (GER)J: Mr D McGill Bective Stud, Hotel & Tea Rooms Mullacurry Cup Handicap Hurdle20.5f · Good · 11 ran 3rd 11/2
19 Aug 26 Sligo (IRE) Firstupbestdressed (IRE)J: Sam Ewing McDermott Farm Machinery Handicap Hurdle20.5f · Good · 16 ran 13th 16/1
04 Aug 26 Roscommon (IRE) Full Noise (IRE)J: Mr D McGill Kepak Handicap Steeplechase21.5f · Soft · 13 ran 3rd 9/2
02 Aug 26 Galway (IRE) Saunton Surf (IRE)J: Mr D McGill Kinlay Hostel Handicap Steeplechase22.5f · Good · 18 ran PU 5/1
01 Aug 26 Galway (IRE) Serienmond (GER)J: Mr D McGill BOYLE Sports Galway Tribes Handicap Hurdle17f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 6th 12/1
29 Jul 26 Galway (IRE) Ocean Of Dreams (IRE)J: Paddy Harnett Bet With Tote.ie On Racing & Sports Handicap16.5f · Yielding · 19 ran 14th 50/1
29 Jul 26 Galway (IRE) I Can Find Em (IRE)J: Mr O McGill Tote Guaranteed 50K Placepot Maiden Hurdle22f · Good · 20 ran 15th 40/1
14 Jul 26 Downpatrick (IRE) Firstupbestdressed (IRE)J: Philip Donovan Join Racing TV Now With A Free Trial Handicap Hurdle18f · Good · 15 ran 14th 14/1
13 Jun 26 Downpatrick Saunton Surf (IRE)J: Philip Donovan C. Russell Auto Sales Beginners Chase23.5f · Good · 6 ran 1st 11/8F
22 May 26 Downpatrick Saunton Surf (IRE)J: Mr O McGill Down Royal Corporation Of Horsebreeders Beginners Chase19.5f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 2nd 7/2F

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 Gary McGill's strike rate?
Gary McGill has won 10 of 113 runners since 2022, a strike rate of 8.8% (as at 21 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Is Gary McGill in form?
Too few runners in the last 14 days to read — 1 runner, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Gary McGill's Fair A/E?
1.64, from 113 runners with a computed fair probability since 2022. 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 21 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).