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Trainer profile

Lee James

184 runners in the lifetime window · 30 individual horses
As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner Nov 2020
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
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.
6–184
Wins / Runs
3.3%
Strike rate
n=184
20 (11%)
Placed
1.03
Fair A/E
n=184 · 0.88 incl. margin
−21.50
£1 level stake
n=184 at SP · −11.7%
£23,064
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Yard Profile

Sent out around 10 runners a season, winning with 3% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.03).

Deterministic profile computed from 184 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 15 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Claiming riders: 4.5%
The read

The yard also read well off a 15-30-day break (9.4%, n=32) and over 1m5f – 2m (6.7%, n=60). The record read poorly off a break of 180+ days — 0% over 50 runners, 3.3pts below the baseline.

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

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 3.3% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
1.1%−2.2
n=89 · A/E 0.64 · £1 +12.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%−3.3
n=19 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −19.00
Debutants · first career start
0%−3.3
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−3.3
n=6 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −6.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−3.3
n=16 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −16.00
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
4.5%+1.2
n=88 · A/E 1.30 · £1 +51.50

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 3.3% 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
Off a 15-30-day break 9.4% vs 3.3% · n=32
With a new jockey booking 0% vs 3.3% · n=119
Over 1m5f – 2m 6.7% vs 3.3% · n=60
Off a break of 180+ days 0% vs 3.3% · n=50
Over 1m2f – 1m4f 0% vs 3.3% · n=39
Over 6f – 7f 0% vs 3.3% · n=31
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 152 5 3.3% −90.50
Hurdle 24 1 4.2% +77.00
NH Flat 5 0 0% −5.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good to Firm 55 1 1.8% −43.00
Standard (AW) 41 1 2.4% −15.00
Good 39 2 5.1% −22.50
Good to Soft 27 2 7.4% +81.00
Soft 16 0 0% −16.00
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Southwell (AW) 30 1 3.3% −4.00
Redcar 27 0 0% −27.00
Catterick 26 3 11.5% +94.00
Thirsk 11 1 9.1% +0.00
Newcastle 9 0 0% −9.00
Musselburgh 9 1 11.1% −3.50
Wetherby 9 0 0% −9.00
Ripon 8 0 0% −8.00
Beverley 8 0 0% −8.00
Market Rasen 8 0 0% −8.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 7 0 0% −7.00
Sedgefield 5 0 0% −5.00
Doncaster 5 0 0% −5.00
Nottingham 4 0 0% −4.00
Newcastle (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 6 101 5 5% −39.50
Class 5 64 1 1.6% +37.00
Class 4 14 0 0% −14.00
Class 7 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 1 0 0% 0.00 −1.00
2nd–3rd fav 6 2 33.3% 2.09 +6.50
4th–6th fav 33 2 6.1% 0.98 −10.00
7th+ in betting 144 2 1.4% 0.75 −17.00
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
Strikemaster (IRE)from Brian Ellison 34 3 9 30 Oct 18
Revolving World (IRE)from Tim Fitzgerald 17 0 2 8 Jun 13
Treetops Hotel (IRE)from Reg Hollinshead 14 0 1 18 Jun 10
Freedom Flying (GB)from Philip Kirby 10 1 1 27 Oct 15
Joyeaux (GB)from J Hetherton · then Ollie Pears 9 1 3 7 Nov 08
Shadow Of The Day (GB) 8 0 0 27 Jul 16
Zoom In (GB)from Linda Stubbs 8 0 0 1 Jan 14
Little Pandora (GB)from G P Kelly 8 0 0 8 Mar 11
Jackman (GB)from Tony Carroll 7 0 0 10 Nov 20
She Who Dares Wins (GB) 7 0 0 9 Apr 12
Excellent Addition (IRE)from Declan Carroll 6 0 0 23 Jul 18
Noble Edge (GB)from Karen McLintock 6 0 0 3 Apr 11
All 30 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 30 horses listed, 22 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Neville Bycroft (3) and J Hetherton (2); 8 had their first archived run for this yard.

5 have since run for another yard, most often for Ollie Pears (2); 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.

When the yard fires

strike by month, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
18000000501400
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 riderDuran Fentiman
17% of all rides
6.5% SR · A/E 1.42
RiderRWSR£1
Duran Fentiman 31 2 6.5% −12.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
8
Archived wins
£33,030
Prize money
2011
Best season · 2 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.
Freedom Flying (GB) — yorkshire-outdoors.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Catterick · Jan 2015 · Class 5
£3,249
Strikemaster (IRE) — Skyram Handicap Catterick · Oct 2011 · Class 6
£2,727
Revolving World (IRE) — Boroughbridge Selling Handicap Ripon · Jun 2007 · Class 6
£2,591
Notable horses
Strikemaster (IRE) Tioga Gold (IRE) Revolving World (IRE) Freedom Flying (GB) Joyeaux (GB)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Xaar (GB) 8.8% · 3–34
Progeny have won 6.1% of 2,429 runs since 2008 (218 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 10.7% from 122.
Spinning World (USA) 0% · 0–17
Progeny have won 10.3% of 914 runs since 2008 (61 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 13.3% from 181. Weakest on Good going: 5.4% from 202.
Grand Lodge (USA) 0% · 0–14
Progeny have won 8.3% of 1,359 runs since 2008 (104 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 11.6% from 250. Weakest on Soft going: 4.4% from 182.
Sugarfoot (GB) 0% · 0–14
Progeny have won 7.3% of 178 runs since 2008 (16 horses).
Kalanisi (IRE) 10% · 1–10
Progeny have won 10.5% of 6,742 runs since 2008 (648 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 16.1% from 355.
Mark of Esteem (IRE) 11.1% · 1–9
Progeny have won 8.5% of 2,657 runs since 2008 (199 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 11.7% from 128.
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 258 · newest first

The latest 50 of 258 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 1 February 2005 to 10 November 2020.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
10 Nov 20 Newcastle (AW) Jackman (GB)J: James Sullivan Bombardier British Hopped Amber Beer HandicapClass 5 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 12th 400/1
06 Oct 20 Catterick Jackman (GB)J: Paddy Mathers Jump Racing Returns T'Yorkshire This Month Handicap (Div 2)Class 6 · 6f · Soft · 9 ran 9th 150/1
07 Nov 19 Southwell (AW) Jackman (GB)J: Barry McHugh Betway Classified StakesClass 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 10th 66/1
29 Oct 19 Catterick Jackman (GB)J: Barry McHugh Jump Season Starts 22nd November Handicap (Div 1)Class 6 · 6f · Heavy · 11 ran 9th 125/1
17 Jul 19 Catterick Jackman (GB)J: Mr Eireann Cagney AJA 'Novice' Flat Amateur Riders' HandicapClass 6 · 12f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8th 40/1
04 Jun 19 Southwell Teals Lad (GB)J: Daniel Hiskett Watch Sky Sports Racing On Sky 415 'National Hunt' Maiden HurdleClass 5 · 20.5f · Good · 6 ran PU 100/1
02 May 19 Redcar Jackman (GB)J: Duran Fentiman Watch Racing Tv In Stunning Hd Claiming StakesClass 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7th 150/1
27 Dec 18 Wetherby Teals Lad (GB)J: Connor King Join Racing TV Now Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU 250/1
30 Oct 18 Catterick Strikemaster (IRE)J: Kieran O'Neill Book Now For New Year's Day HandicapClass 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 13th 100/1
15 Sep 18 Musselburgh Iconic Figure (IRE)J: Duran Fentiman MacGregor Healthcare Supports Muirfield Riding Therapy Handicap (Div 1)Class 6 · 7f · Good · 11 ran 9th 66/1
27 Aug 18 Southwell (AW) Iconic Figure (IRE)J: Sophie Ralston Visit toals.com HandicapClass 5 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 6th 66/1
17 Aug 18 Nottingham Iconic Figure (IRE)J: Duran Fentiman myracing.com For Free Bets And Tips HandicapClass 6 · 5f · Good · 9 ran 7th 100/1
23 Jul 18 Beverley Excellent Addition (IRE)J: Paddy Aspell Sky Bet Go-racing-in-yorkshire Summer Festival HandicapClass 6 · 7.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 9th 80/1
17 Jul 18 Thirsk Lilly Ballerina (IRE)J: Nathan Evans Anderson Barrowcliff Chartered Accountants Selling HandicapClass 6 · 6f · Good · 16 ran 16th 100/1
21 Jun 18 Ripon Excellent Addition (IRE)J: Ellie MacKenzie Old Mutual Wealth Private Client Advisers Ladies' Derby Handicap (Lady Amateur Riders)Class 6 · 12f · Good · 13 ran 12th 50/1
14 Jun 18 Uttoxeter Teals Lad (GB)J: Charlie Poste Moddershall Oaks Maiden HurdleClass 5 · 20f · Good · 7 ran PU 125/1
06 Jun 18 Wetherby Strikemaster (IRE)J: Rhona Pindar Hope & Social Playing Here Live HandicapClass 6 · 16f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 13th 100/1
29 May 18 Redcar Excellent Addition (IRE)J: Aaron Anderson Watch Race Replays At racinguk.com Amateur Riders' Maiden HandicapClass 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 11th 150/1
21 May 18 Redcar Lilly Ballerina (IRE)J: Jimmy Quinn Racing UK Straight Mile Fillies' HandicapClass 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8th 125/1
11 May 18 Market Rasen Billy Teal (GB)J: Sean Quinlan Sherwood Marquees Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 11 ran 8th 125/1

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 Lee James's strike rate?
Lee James has won 6 of 184 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 3.3% (as at 15 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Lee James do best at?
Southwell (AW) by strike rate: 1 wins from 30 runners (3.3%) 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 Lee James's Fair A/E?
1.03, from 184 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).