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Marc Barber

88 runners in the lifetime window · 37 individual horses
As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner May 2015 100% of runners over jumps
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.
4–88
Wins / Runs
4.5%
Strike rate
n=88
13 (15%)
Placed
0.73
Fair A/E
n=87 · 0.62 incl. margin
−73.50
£1 level stake
n=88 at SP · −83.5%
£13,551
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
28.6%

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 4.5% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
3.8%−0.7
n=26 · A/E 0.60 · £1 −23.75
New recruits · first run for the yard
5%+0.5
n=20 · A/E 0.60 · £1 −17.75
Debutants · first career start
0%−4.5
n=16 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −16.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−4.5
n=9 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −9.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−4.5
n=3 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −3.00
When favourite
40%
n=5 · A/E 1.17 · £1 +0.75
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
4.1%−0.4
n=49 · A/E 0.66 · £1 −43.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 4.5% 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 1.6% vs 4.5% · n=63
In Hurdle races 2% vs 4.5% · n=49
In Class 5 6.8% vs 4.5% · n=44
On Good going 6.7% vs 4.5% · n=30
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 49 1 2% −44.00
Chase 22 3 13.6% −12.50
NH Flat 17 0 0% −17.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 30 2 6.7% −24.25
Soft 23 1 4.3% −19.25
Heavy 18 1 5.6% −13.00
Good to Soft 12 0 0% −12.00
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Ffos Las 29 0 0% −29.00
Worcester 9 1 11.1% −5.50
Chepstow 8 1 12.5% −5.75
Stratford 7 0 0% −7.00
Ludlow 6 0 0% −6.00
Fontwell 5 1 20% −1.25
Hereford 5 0 0% −5.00
Taunton 4 0 0% −4.00
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Towcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Wincanton 2 1 50% +3.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 44 3 6.8% −33.25
Class 4 24 0 0% −24.00
Class 6 20 1 5% −16.25

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 6 2 33.3% 1.05 −0.25
2nd–3rd fav 7 2 28.6% 1.32 +1.75
4th–6th fav 20 0 0% 0.00 −20.00
7th+ in betting 55 0 0% 0.00 −55.00
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
71.8% completed · 71 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 22 63.6% 2 2 4 0 0
Hurdle 49 75.5% 1 0 11 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
Kimora (IRE)from Tim Vaughan · then Debra Hamer 16 1 6 14 May 15
Spunky (GB)from T G McCourt · then David Rees 5 0 0 3 Apr 14
Kill Van Kull (IRE) 5 0 0 10 Mar 14
Exemplary (GB)from Richard Hawker · then Alexandra Dunn 5 1 3 26 Dec 13
Numbercruncher (IRE)from David Evans · then Michael Hawker 5 1 2 20 Aug 13
Cornerhouse Sam (IRE) 4 0 0 4 Mar 13
Dereks Red Ruby (GB) 4 0 0 17 Feb 13
Hunky Dorey (GB)from Dave Roberts · then Alexandra Dunn 3 0 0 16 Dec 13
Burnswood (IRE)from John A Supple 3 0 0 13 Oct 13
Desertmore View (IRE)from Denis Leahy · then A J Rhead 2 1 1 14 May 15
Singh Is King (GB)then David Rees 2 0 0 13 Apr 14
No More Whispers (IRE)from L Price 2 0 0 16 Mar 14
All 37 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 37 horses listed, 21 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Tim Vaughan (2); 16 had their first archived run for this yard.

14 have since run for another yard, most often for Alexandra Dunn (3) and David Rees (3); 23 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 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
RiderRWSR£1
Mr Matthew Barber 28 1 3.6% −24.25
Aidan Coleman 11 1 9.1% −7.50
Michael Byrne 5 0 0% −5.00
Nick Scholfield 4 1 25% +1.00
Donal Devereux 4 0 0% −4.00
Dave Crosse 3 0 0% −3.00
Alan Johns 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr J F Mathias 3 1 33.3% −0.75
Rhys Flint 3 0 0% −3.00
Killian Moore 2 0 0% −2.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Marc Barber 2 0 0% −2.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2007→
4
Archived wins
£13,551
Prize money
2015
Best season · 2 wins
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.
Desertmore View (IRE) — Dunraven Bowl Novices' Hunters' Chase Chepstow · Apr 2015 · Class 5
£2,371
Numbercruncher (IRE) — SIS Live Handicap Chase Worcester · Jul 2013 · Class 5
£2,144
Exemplary (GB) — Bathwick Tyres Novices' Handicap Hurdle Wincanton · Dec 2013 · Class 5
£1,949
Notable horses
Kimora (IRE) Exemplary (GB) Numbercruncher (IRE) Desertmore View (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Bach (IRE) 6.3% · 1–16
Progeny have won 7.8% of 2,289 runs since 2008 (240 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 12.7% from 244.
Beneficial (GB) 14.3% · 1–7
Progeny have won 10.5% of 17,043 runs since 2008 (1,155 horses).
Invincible Spirit (IRE) 0% · 0–5
Progeny have won 11.9% of 20,807 runs since 2008 (1,573 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 843.
Johannesburg (USA) 0% · 0–5
Progeny have won 9.8% of 2,562 runs since 2008 (191 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 244. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 3.8% from 104.
Sulamani (IRE) 20% · 1–5
Progeny have won 11.5% of 4,243 runs since 2008 (278 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 8.1% from 479. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 15.4% from 240.
Kayf Tara (GB) 0% · 0–4
Progeny have won 12.6% of 13,736 runs since 2008 (1,148 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
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 90 · newest first

The latest 50 of 90 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 27 April 2007 to 14 May 2015.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
14 May 15 Fontwell Star Rise (IRE)J: Mr J F Mathias starspreads.com Maiden Hunters' Chase (For The Cuckoo Maiden Challenge Cup)Class 6 · 21f · Soft · 12 ran PU 25/1
14 May 15 Fontwell Gallaflynn (IRE)J: Mr Matthew Barber starspreads.com Maiden Hunters' Chase (For The Cuckoo Maiden Challenge Cup)Class 6 · 21f · Soft · 12 ran PU 12/1
14 May 15 Fontwell Kimora (IRE)J: Mr Matthew Barber SIS Live Mares' Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 25.5f · Soft · 7 ran 1st 11/4
14 May 15 Fontwell Desertmore View (IRE)J: Mr J F Mathias Weatherbys Printing Open Hunters' Chase (For The United Hunts Cup)Class 6 · 17.5f · Soft · 8 ran UR 4/6F
14 May 15 Fontwell A Country Mile (GB)J: Mr Matthew Barber racebets.com - Claim Your 50 Welcome Bonus! Novices' Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 25.5f · Soft · 14 ran F 12/1
24 Apr 15 Chepstow Kimora (IRE)J: Mr Bradley Gibbs Dunraven Bowl Novices' Hunters' ChaseClass 5 · 23.5f · Good · 10 ran 2nd 33/1
24 Apr 15 Chepstow Desertmore View (IRE)J: Mr J F Mathias Dunraven Bowl Novices' Hunters' ChaseClass 5 · 23.5f · Good · 10 ran 1st 5/4F
13 Apr 14 Wincanton Singh Is King (GB)J: Mr Matthew Barber 32Red Premier Roulette Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 15.5f · Good · 10 ran 5th 50/1
03 Apr 14 Taunton Spunky (GB)J: Donal Devereux Taunton Jaguar All New F-type Coupe Selling Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16.5f · Good · 7 ran 6th 16/1
29 Mar 14 Stratford Singh Is King (GB)J: Sam Twiston-Davies La Fleur Morange Mathilde Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 5 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 8th 33/1
16 Mar 14 Ffos Las No More Whispers (IRE)J: Killian Moore Heritage Portfolio Conditional Jockeys' Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Soft · 8 ran PU 14/1
16 Mar 14 Ffos Las Pelcomb Bridge (GB)J: Dave Crosse Centerplate.co.uk 'national Hunt' Maiden HurdleClass 4 · 20f · Soft · 12 ran PU 100/1
10 Mar 14 Stratford Flaming King (GB)J: Mr Matthew Barber Compare Today's Prices At attheraces.com/odds Maiden Open NH Flat RaceClass 5 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 13th 150/1
10 Mar 14 Taunton Kill Van Kull (IRE)J: Donal Devereux Irl Independent Racecourses Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 19f · Soft · 13 ran PU 50/1
10 Mar 14 Taunton Spunky (GB)J: Dave Crosse Irl Independent Racecourses Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 19f · Soft · 13 ran 10th 50/1
07 Mar 14 Leicester No More Whispers (IRE)J: Dave Crosse Leicester Interactive Novices' Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 22.5f · Soft · 4 ran F 11/4
21 Feb 14 Warwick Philharmonic Hall (GB)J: Mr Matthew Barber Warwick 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs)Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 13 ran F 33/1
21 Feb 14 Warwick Spunky (GB)J: Richard Patrick Warwick 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs)Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 13 ran 7th 66/1
08 Jan 14 Doncaster Kimora (IRE)J: Aidan Coleman Super Bingo Bonuses bonus.co.uk Mares' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 5th 14/1
26 Dec 13 Wincanton Exemplary (GB)J: Nick Scholfield Bathwick Tyres Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 15.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 1st 4/1

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 Marc Barber's strike rate?
Marc Barber has won 4 of 88 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 4.5% (as at 15 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is Marc Barber's Fair A/E?
0.73, from 87 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).