What is Mark Gillard's strike rate?

Mark Gillard has won 19 of 273 runners since 2022, a strike rate of 7% (as at 15 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does Mark Gillard do best at?

Wincanton by strike rate: 3 wins from 31 runners (9.7%) since 2022. 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 Mark Gillard?

Fergus Gillard, with 78 runners since 2022 — 29% of the total. That pairing has won 6 (7.7%).

What is Mark Gillard's Fair A/E?

0.98, from 273 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.

Trainer profile

Mark Gillard

273 runners in the last 5 seasons · 35 individual horses

As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last runner Aug 2025

Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)

from 1 Jan 2022

19–273

Wins / Runs

Strike rate

n=273

61 (22%)

Placed

0.98

Fair A/E

n=273 · 0.84 incl. margin

−10.59

£1 level stake

n=273 at SP · −3.9%

£194k

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

5.6%

KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 50 runners a season, across both codes, winning with 7% of them — level with the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 0.98).

Deterministic profile computed from 273 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 15 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance Fergus Gillard: 7.7% from 78

The read

The market has consistently overbet runners with a claiming rider up: 5.9% strike, Fair A/E 0.67 and −67.42 to a £1 stake over 101 runners — those runners underperform what the price implies. Fergus Gillard rides 29% of the entries and matches the yard's average almost exactly (7.7%, A/E 0.81). The yard also reads well off a 31-60-day break (12.7%, n=55) and over 2m1f – 2m4f (11.9%, n=59). The stable star of the record: No No Cardinal (IRE) — 7 wins from 75 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 7% baseline

Fresh · 61+ days off

4.8%−2.2

n=42 · A/E 1.56 · £1 +21.00

New recruits · first run for the yard

4.5%−2.5

n=22 · A/E 1.55 · £1 +29.00

Debutants · first career start

0%−7.0

n=3 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −3.00

First-time headgear · true-first definition

25%+18.0

n=4 · A/E 3.54 · £1 +0.33

Headgear returns · back on after a bare run

13%+6.0

n=23 · A/E 1.72 · £1 −13.75

When favourite

22.2%

n=9 · A/E 0.78 · £1 −3.25

Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle

5.9%−1.1

n=101 · A/E 0.67 · £1 −67.42

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

0%−7.0

n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 7% 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 C&D winners 15.8% vs 7% · n=38

Off a 31-60-day break 12.7% vs 7% · n=55

Over 2m1f – 2m4f 11.9% vs 7% · n=59

With Theo Gillard 2.6% vs 7% · n=38

With a new jockey booking 3.8% vs 7% · n=106

With horses switching code 4% vs 7% · n=50

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 160 14 8.8% +66.58

Flat 89 5 5.6% −53.17

Chase 19 0 0% −19.00

NH Flat 5 0 0% −5.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Good 113 7 6.2% −12.00

Good to Soft 57 4 7% −14.00

Soft 36 3 8.3% +26.50

Standard (AW) 27 0 0% −27.00

Good to Firm 24 2 8.3% −16.17

Heavy 15 3 20% +33.08

Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Wincanton 31 3 9.7% −7.00

Newton Abbot 24 2 8.3% +29.75

Taunton 20 1 5% −11.50

Salisbury 16 0 0% −16.00

Brighton 15 3 20% +7.83

Ffos Las 15 2 13.3% −4.67

Bath 15 1 6.7% −9.50

Fontwell 14 3 21.4% +82.50

Exeter 13 0 0% −13.00

Chepstow 10 0 0% −10.00

Fakenham 10 0 0% −10.00

Plumpton 10 2 20% +15.00

Lingfield (AW) 8 0 0% −8.00

Chelmsford City (AW) 8 0 0% −8.00

Worcester 8 1 12.5% +0.50

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 5 99 7 7.1% −50.75

Class 4 90 8 8.9% +95.83

Class 6 63 4 6.3% −34.67

Class 3 19 0 0% −19.00

Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 13 3 23.1% 0.89 −2.92

2nd–3rd fav 55 7 12.7% 0.91 −11.67

4th–6th fav 82 5 6.1% 0.99 −3.00

7th+ in betting 123 4 3.3% 1.23 +7.00

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

John Betjeman (GB)from Bill Turner · then Donald McCain 43 3 22 4 Jun 25

Chourmo (GB)from Mick Channon · then Dan Horsford 25 4 8 19 Aug 25

Clinton Lane (GB) 22 3 4 25 May 25

No No Tonic (GB) 22 4 9 26 Mar 24

Media Guest (FR)from George Margarson 19 1 6 6 Aug 25

Olly's Folly (GB)from Ross O'Sullivan 15 0 1 22 Aug 23

Afta Party (IRE)from Syd Hosie · then Kathy Turner 14 2 2 29 Aug 25

Kilcummin (IRE)from Joseph Parr 12 2 3 18 Nov 24

Girandole (FR) 11 0 0 10 Mar 23

Captain Cuckoo (GB) 9 0 0 12 Feb 23

Vanderbilt (IRE)from P J F Murphy 8 0 1 8 Dec 22

Oval Street (IRE)from N R W Wright · then Helen Nelmes 7 0 2 21 Jul 24

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, 27 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Syd Hosie (3) and Bill Turner (2); 8 had their first archived run for this yard.

10 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.

When the yard fires

strike by month, 5 seasons

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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

Go-to riderFergus Gillard

29% of all rides
7.7% SR · A/E 0.81

RiderRWSR£1

Fergus Gillard 78 6 7.7% +8.50

Theo Gillard 38 1 2.6% +13.00

Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→

Archived wins

£753k

Prize money

2014

Best season · 15 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.

Enchanting Smile (FR) — Sis At The Heart Of Racing Mares' Novices' Hurdle Newton Abbot · Jun 2014 · Class 4

£6,173

No No Tonic (GB) — Blackbrook Primary Racing To School 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs) Taunton · Mar 2024 · Class 4

£6,073

Pauntley Gofa (GB) — totesport.com Handicap Chase Wincanton · Oct 2007 · Class 4

£5,855

Notable horses

No No Cardinal (IRE) Karl Marx (IRE) John Betjeman (GB) Kingston Mimosa (GB) Avithos (GB) No No Tonic (GB)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Poet's Voice (GB) 5.2% · 3–58

Progeny have won 10% of 6,036 runs since 2008 (384 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 13.4% from 262. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13% from 492. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.3% from 142.

Postponed (IRE) 14.8% · 4–27

Progeny have won 12.1% of 1,554 runs since 2008 (164 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 9.1% from 450. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 16.2% from 136. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.5% from 200.

Mastercraftsman (IRE) 15.4% · 4–26

Progeny have won 10.6% of 11,622 runs since 2008 (842 horses).

Linda's Lad (GB) 13.6% · 3–22

Progeny have won 8.3% of 1,312 runs since 2008 (183 horses). Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.8% from 212.

Sulamani (IRE) 18.2% · 4–22

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.

Belardo (IRE) 5.3% · 1–19

Progeny have won 10.2% of 3,683 runs since 2008 (279 horses).

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 1,826 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,826 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 20 February 2005 to 29 August 2025.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

29 Aug 25 Salisbury Afta Party (IRE)J: Mr Sean O'Connor New Hall Hospital Amateur Jockeys' HandicapClass 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8th 66/1

20 Aug 25 Worcester Lusso Milan (IRE)J: Theo Gillard Happy Birthday Fergal O'Brien Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16f · Good · 15 ran 8th 17/2

19 Aug 25 Brighton Chourmo (GB)J: Donagh Murphy Streamline Always First Past The Post! 'Confined' HandicapClass 6 · 10f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5th 10/3

14 Aug 25 Salisbury Chourmo (GB)J: Donagh Murphy Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Apprentice HandicapClass 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5th 9/1

06 Aug 25 Brighton Media Guest (FR)J: Josephine Gordon starsportsbet.co.uk 'Confined' HandicapClass 6 · 7f · Good · 8 ran 8th 50/1

06 Aug 25 Brighton Chourmo (GB)J: Luke Catton starsports.bet HandicapClass 6 · 10f · Good · 7 ran 6th 15/2

23 Jul 25 Salisbury Media Guest (FR)J: Thomas Greatrex Highclere Castle 'The Perfect Gin' HandicapClass 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 10th 50/1

10 Jul 25 Newbury Chourmo (GB)J: J F Egan Orida Hotels HandicapClass 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8th 40/1

01 Jul 25 Brighton Chourmo (GB)J: J F Egan Star Sports HandicapClass 6 · 10f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 2nd 6/5F

25 Jun 25 Worcester Lusso Milan (IRE)J: Theo Gillard Lenny Joseph Lewis First Birthday Novices' Limited Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 4th 7/2

25 Jun 25 Worcester Wichita Brave (GB)J: David Noonan UKO Serviced Offices Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)Class 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran PU 250/1

15 Jun 25 Salisbury Chourmo (GB)J: J F Egan Molson Coors HandicapClass 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 3rd 22/1

10 Jun 25 Fontwell Wichita Brave (GB)J: David Noonan V2 Radio Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 19f · Good · 8 ran PU 200/1

04 Jun 25 Newton Abbot John Betjeman (GB)J: Joe Anderson Book Our Winning Post Restaurant Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 17f · Good · 10 ran 9th 11/2

31 May 25 Stratford Lusso Milan (IRE)J: Theo Gillard Shirley Guest 80th Birthday Celebration Mares' Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 2nd 20/1

25 May 25 Fontwell Clinton Lane (GB)J: James Davies Price Boosts At nrg.bet Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 17.5f · Good · 6 ran 1st 7/2

24 May 25 Salisbury Chourmo (GB)J: J F Egan Simon & Nerys Dutfield Memorial HandicapClass 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8th 40/1

11 May 25 Plumpton Jonjo Bravo (FR)J: Theo Gillard Extech Cloud Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)Class 5 · 17.5f · Good · 6 ran 6th 20/1

11 May 25 Plumpton Lusso Milan (IRE)J: Theo Gillard Aine Mellett 40th Birthday Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 5th 28/1

06 May 25 Ffos Las John Betjeman (GB)J: Lorcan Williams Backing Welsh Racing - DragonBet Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 8th 17/2

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 Mark Gillard's strike rate?: Mark Gillard has won 19 of 273 runners since 2022, a strike rate of 7% (as at 15 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Mark Gillard do best at?: Wincanton by strike rate: 3 wins from 31 runners (9.7%) since 2022. 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 Mark Gillard?: Fergus Gillard, with 78 runners since 2022 — 29% of the total. That pairing has won 6 (7.7%).
What is Mark Gillard's Fair A/E?: 0.98, from 273 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.