What is Mark Gillard's strike rate?

Mark Gillard has won 94 of 1,789 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 5.3% (as at 2 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does Mark Gillard do best at?

Bath by strike rate: 7 wins from 81 runners (8.6%) 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.

Who rides most for Mark Gillard?

Tommy Phelan, with 302 runners since 2008 — 17% of the total. That pairing has won 15 (5%).

What is Mark Gillard's Fair A/E?

0.85, from 1,786 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.

Trainer profile

Mark Gillard

1,789 runners in the lifetime window · 158 individual horses

As at 2 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last runner Aug 2025

Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)

from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it

94–1,789

Wins / Runs

5.3%

Strike rate

n=1,789

348 (20%)

Placed

0.85

Fair A/E

n=1,786 · 0.73 incl. margin

−694.13

£1 level stake

n=1,789 at SP · −38.8%

£730k

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

5.6%

KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 90 runners a season, across both codes, winning with 5% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.85).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,789 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 2 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Fires Feb–Apr 28.3% when favourite Tommy Phelan: 5% from 302 Claiming riders: 5.6% Sends off the favourite in 3% of races

The read

The record is strongest at Fakenham (11.4%, n=35), clear of the yard's 5.3% baseline. It is weakest at Salisbury (0% over 80 runners) — the widest gap in the record. Debutants struggle at 0% (n=49, Fair A/E 0.00). The market has consistently overbet horses returning fresh after 61+ days: 1.9% strike, Fair A/E 0.51 and −103.00 to a £1 stake over 268 runners — those runners underperform what the price implies. Tommy Phelan rides 17% of the entries and matches the yard's average almost exactly (5%, A/E 0.73). The record reads poorly in Class 3 — 0% over 98 runners, 5.3pts below the baseline. The stable star of the record: No No Cardinal (IRE) — 7 wins from 75 runs for the yard. Seasonally, the yard fires Feb–Apr.

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

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 5.3% baseline

Fresh · 61+ days off

1.9%−3.4

n=268 · A/E 0.51 · £1 −103.00

New recruits · first run for the yard

2.8%−2.5

n=108 · A/E 0.83 · £1 −48.75

Debutants · first career start

0%−5.3

n=49 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −49.00

First-time headgear · true-first definition

5.8%+0.5

n=52 · A/E 1.43 · £1 −21.67

Headgear returns · back on after a bare run

4.2%−1.1

n=118 · A/E 0.74 · £1 −96.25

When favourite

28.3%

n=46 · A/E 1.02 · £1 −5.37

Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle

5.6%+0.3

n=887 · A/E 0.83 · £1 −320.04

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

0%−5.3

n=16 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −16.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 5.3% 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

On last-time-out winners 11.8% vs 5.3% · n=93

With C&D winners 10.9% vs 5.3% · n=184

In Class 3 0% vs 5.3% · n=98

At Salisbury 0% vs 5.3% · n=80

At Fakenham 11.4% vs 5.3% · n=35

With horses switching code 1.6% vs 5.3% · n=306

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 878 49 5.6% −324.29

Flat 498 14 2.8% −288.17

Chase 379 31 8.2% −47.67

NH Flat 34 0 0% −34.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Good 554 28 5.1% −155.42

Soft 291 18 6.2% −97.00

Good to Firm 277 14 5.1% −171.17

Good to Soft 275 15 5.5% −83.75

Heavy 207 15 7.2% −78.79

Standard (AW) 148 2 1.4% −102.50

Firm 37 2 5.4% −5.50

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Newton Abbot 212 15 7.1% −59.92

Wincanton 193 8 4.1% −106.00

Taunton 162 5 3.1% −124.25

Exeter 118 5 4.2% −89.75

Chepstow 118 9 7.6% −10.50

Fontwell 81 6 7.4% +69.00

Bath 81 7 8.6% +50.62

Salisbury 80 0 0% −80.00

Worcester 68 5 7.4% −29.00

Plumpton 56 4 7.1% −12.50

Ffos Las 53 4 7.5% −33.67

Lingfield 49 3 6.1% −14.00

Brighton 48 3 6.3% −25.17

Lingfield (AW) 45 1 2.2% −40.50

Kempton (AW) 45 0 0% −45.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 5 749 55 7.3% −257.79

Class 4 585 27 4.6% −171.67

Class 6 322 12 3.7% −131.67

Class 3 98 0 0% −98.00

Class 1 18 0 0% −18.00

Class 2 15 0 0% −15.00

Class 7 2 0 0% −2.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 61 16 26.2% 1.01 −9.04

2nd–3rd fav 251 31 12.4% 0.88 −94.59

4th–6th fav 575 30 5.2% 0.81 −244.50

7th+ in betting 902 17 1.9% 0.74 −346.00

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.

Distance

DistanceRWSR£1

1m5f – 2m 568 31 5.5% −184.79

2m1f – 2m4f 452 33 7.3% −65.25

2m5f – 3m 272 13 4.8% −193.92

6f – 7f 145 2 1.4% −99.50

1m2f – 1m4f 141 4 2.8% −105.17

1m – 1m1f 101 4 4% +2.12

Under 6f 70 4 5.7% −44.62

Over 3m 40 3 7.5% −3.00

By season

By seasonRWSR£1

2008 60 1 1.7% +7.00

2009 55 3 5.5% +24.38

2010 84 2 2.4% −72.50

2011 96 8 8.3% +4.88

2012 95 8 8.4% −41.00

2013 163 6 3.7% −126.25

2014 189 15 7.9% −73.67

2015 152 9 5.9% −79.00

2016 130 5 3.8% +11.12

2017 120 4 3.3% −81.00

2018 106 1 0.9% −97.00

2019 105 6 5.7% −49.00

2020 71 2 2.8% −56.50

2021 90 5 5.6% −55.00

2022 85 4 4.7% −55.00

2023 67 3 4.5% +39.33

2024 85 10 11.8% +33.83

2025 36 2 5.6% −28.75

Handicaps

HandicapsRWSR£1

Handicaps 1,197 79 6.6% −355.84

Field size

Field sizeRWSR£1

8-10 runners 584 33 5.7% −157.55

11-13 runners 466 20 4.3% −157.50

5-7 runners 395 28 7.1% −186.21

14-16 runners 211 7 3.3% −97.12

2-4 runners 75 4 5.3% −59.75

17+ runners 58 2 3.4% −36.00

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

77.8% completed · 1,257 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)

CodeRCompFURPUBDOth

Chase 379 67.5% 22 20 77 1 3

Hurdle 878 82.2% 15 15 123 2 1

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

No No Cardinal (IRE)from Charlie Longsdon 75 7 19 21 Jul 21

Karl Marx (IRE)from Mark Usher 71 6 18 9 Mar 20

The Name Is Frank (GB)from Seamus Mullins 71 3 23 5 Aug 14

John Betjeman (GB)from Bill Turner · then Donald McCain 66 4 31 4 Jun 25

Comical Red (GB) 42 2 8 26 May 17

Vanderbilt (IRE)from P J F Murphy 41 0 12 8 Dec 22

Avithos (GB) 38 4 8 14 Mar 22

Kingston Mimosa (GB)from Andrew Balding 38 4 9 11 Apr 21

No No Tonic (GB) 36 4 13 26 Mar 24

Surprise Us (GB)from Richard Hambleton 31 0 2 4 Oct 16

Lady Bridget (GB)from B W Hills 31 2 10 8 May 14

Lady Willa (IRE)from B W Hills 30 3 7 26 Apr 13

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 158 horses sent out in this window — each ran at least 9 times. Horses with fewer runs aren't listed; search finds any horse since 2005. 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 60 horses listed, 41 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from B W Hills (2) and Bill Turner (2); 19 had their first archived run for this yard.

13 have since run for another yard, most often for Brian Barr (4); 47 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

5710765542543

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 riderTommy Phelan

17% of all rides
5% SR · A/E 0.73

RiderRWSR£1

Tommy Phelan 302 15 5% −76.37

Fergus Gillard 148 12 8.1% −10.50

Theo Gillard 137 3 2.2% −65.00

Tom Cannon 113 8 7.1% −66.25

James Davies 67 2 3% −49.50

James Banks 40 2 5% +10.00

Tom Cheesman 33 3 9.1% −15.75

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

Touch Of Land (FR) 8.7% · 9–103

Progeny have won 7.5% of 681 runs since 2012 (44 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 3.9% from 178. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.3% from 188.

Poet's Voice (GB) 4.8% · 4–84

Progeny have won 10% of 6,045 runs since 2015 (384 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 13.3% from 264. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13% from 494. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.3% from 142.

Sulamani (IRE) 7.7% · 6–78

Progeny have won 11.5% of 4,246 runs since 2008 (278 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 8.1% from 479. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 15.4% from 240.

Lujain (USA) 4.2% · 3–71

Progeny have won 8.3% of 1,688 runs since 2008 (99 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 4.6% from 108.

Red Clubs (IRE) 8.5% · 6–71

Progeny have won 10.3% of 3,131 runs since 2011 (143 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 5.5% from 127.

Kayf Tara (GB) 9.1% · 4–44

Progeny have won 12.6% of 13,751 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 2 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 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 94 of 1,789 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 5.3% (as at 2 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Mark Gillard do best at?: Bath by strike rate: 7 wins from 81 runners (8.6%) 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.
Who rides most for Mark Gillard?: Tommy Phelan, with 302 runners since 2008 — 17% of the total. That pairing has won 15 (5%).
What is Mark Gillard's Fair A/E?: 0.85, from 1,786 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.