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Mark Pitman

80 runners in the lifetime window · 14 individual horses
As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner Nov 2017
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.
6–80
Wins / Runs
7.5%
Strike rate
n=80
17 (21%)
Placed
0.83
Fair A/E
n=80 · 0.73 incl. margin
−51.58
£1 level stake
n=80 at SP · −64.5%
£37,724
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
5.4%

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 7.5% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
4.2%−3.3
n=24 · A/E 0.65 · £1 −17.50
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%−7.5
n=9 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −9.00
Debutants · first career start
0%−7.5
n=5 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −5.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−7.5
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−7.5
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00
When favourite
40%
n=5 · A/E 1.11 · £1 −1.08
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
0%−7.5
n=5 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −5.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−7.5
n=3 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −3.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 7.5% 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
In Hurdle races 11.8% vs 7.5% · n=34
With a new jockey booking 4.2% vs 7.5% · n=48
In Class 4 10% vs 7.5% · n=40
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 34 4 11.8% −13.83
Chase 18 0 0% −18.00
Flat 14 0 0% −14.00
NH Flat 14 2 14.3% −5.75

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 27 1 3.7% −25.33
Soft 22 0 0% −22.00
Good to Soft 12 2 16.7% −0.50
Heavy 10 2 20% −0.75
Good to Firm 5 1 20% +1.00
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Huntingdon 8 1 12.5% −6.33
Newbury 6 0 0% −6.00
Leicester 6 0 0% −6.00
Ffos Las 5 1 20% −2.75
Chepstow 5 0 0% −5.00
Ascot 4 0 0% −4.00
Windsor 4 0 0% −4.00
Taunton 4 2 50% +8.00
Towcester 3 1 33.3% +3.50
Kempton 3 0 0% −3.00
Exeter 3 1 33.3% +3.00
Plumpton 3 0 0% −3.00
Lingfield 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 40 4 10% −19.83
Class 5 13 0 0% −13.00
Class 6 12 2 16.7% −3.75
Class 3 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 7 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 6 2 33.3% 0.99 −2.08
2nd–3rd fav 13 4 30.8% 2.01 +11.50
4th–6th fav 38 0 0% 0.00 −38.00
7th+ in betting 23 0 0% 0.00 −23.00
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
63.5% completed · 52 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 18 50% 1 1 7 0 0
Hurdle 34 70.6% 0 0 10 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
Captainofindustry (IRE)from Jimmy Frost 14 3 5 5 Oct 17
Spoilt Rotten (GB)then Fergal O'Brien 11 0 3 5 Oct 17
Sea Sovereign (IRE)then Brendan Powell 10 0 2 24 Sep 17
Diamond Life (GB)from David Pipe 7 0 0 2 Mar 17
Golden Gate Bridge (GER) 7 2 3 14 Dec 16
Stop The Press (GB) 6 1 2 11 Mar 17
Leonardo (GER)from A J Martin · then Shaun Lycett 5 0 1 3 Oct 17
Contempt Of Court (IRE)from W P Mullins 5 0 0 18 Jan 16
Smooth Operator (GB)from A J Martin · then Fergal O'Brien 4 0 0 17 Oct 17
Emilio Largo (GB)from Joseph Tuite 4 0 0 17 Jan 16
Face To Face (GB)from David Pipe 3 0 0 14 Dec 16
Buddy Bolero (IRE)from A J Martin · then A J Martin 2 0 0 14 Jan 17
All 14 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 14 horses listed, 9 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from A J Martin (3) and David Pipe (2); 5 had their first archived run for this yard.

7 have since run for another yard, most often for Fergal O'Brien (3); 7 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
110003300008250
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
Denis O'Regan 26 4 15.4% −5.75
A P Heskin 7 1 14.3% −0.50
Timmy Murphy 7 0 0% −7.00
Andrew Tinkler 6 0 0% −6.00
Conor Shoemark 6 0 0% −6.00
Noel Fehily 3 1 33.3% −1.33
Niall P Madden 3 0 0% −3.00
Jamie Moore 2 0 0% −2.00
Gavin Sheehan 2 0 0% −2.00
Martin Dwyer 2 0 0% −2.00
Kieran Shoemark 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Bowen 2 0 0% −2.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
33
Archived wins
1
Pattern / graded wins
£295k
Prize money
2005
Best season · 20 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.
Run For Paddy (GB) — Grimthorpe Handicap Chase Doncaster · Mar 2005 · Class 2
£17,030
Captain Corelli (GB) — Novices' Handicap Chase Haydock · Feb 2005 · Class 2
£13,488
Run For Paddy (GB) — Williamhillpoker.com Handicap Chase Huntingdon · Oct 2005 · Class 2
£13,437
Notable horses
Captainofindustry (IRE) Dempsey (IRE) Red Dahlia (GB) Too Forward (IRE) Run For Paddy (GB) Golden Gate Bridge (GER)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Definite Article (GB) 21.4% · 3–14
Progeny have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since 2008 (527 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
Kayf Tara (GB) 0% · 0–14
Progeny have won 12.6% of 13,736 runs since 2008 (1,148 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Sea The Stars (IRE) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 15.7% of 9,915 runs since 2008 (1,104 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on Heavy going: 9.3% from 452. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
Kamsin (GER) 28.6% · 2–7
Progeny have won 9.7% of 836 runs since 2008 (110 horses).
Silver Patriarch (IRE) 0% · 0–7
Progeny have won 7.8% of 2,609 runs since 2008 (262 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 11.3% from 274. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 11.3% from 300.
Halling (USA) 16.7% · 1–6
Progeny have won 11% of 6,095 runs since 2008 (409 horses). Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.8% from 187.
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 282 · newest first

The latest 50 of 282 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 2 January 2005 to 4 November 2017.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
04 Nov 17 Ascot Soldier Of Love (GB)J: Denis O'Regan Thames Materials Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 4 · 15.5f · Good · 6 ran 2nd 11/2
17 Oct 17 Huntingdon Smooth Operator (GB)J: A P Heskin 32Red Casino Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 5th 33/1
05 Oct 17 Huntingdon Spoilt Rotten (GB)J: A P Heskin 32Red.com Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap)Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 5 ran 3rd 7/2
05 Oct 17 Huntingdon Captainofindustry (IRE)J: Gavin Sheehan 32Red.com Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 25f · Good · 9 ran 9th 7/1
05 Oct 17 Huntingdon Smooth Operator (GB)J: A P Heskin 32Red.com Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 9th 66/1
03 Oct 17 Kempton (AW) Leonardo (GER)J: Kieran Shoemark Watch Racing UK On BT TV HandicapClass 7 · 5f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 9th 12/1
24 Sep 17 Plumpton Sea Sovereign (IRE)J: Tom Scudamore Extech Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 17.5f · Good · 7 ran 4th 9/2
09 Sep 17 Stratford Spoilt Rotten (GB)J: Noel Fehily Keogh & Hows Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 17f · Good · 11 ran F 3/1F
03 Aug 17 Epsom Downs Smooth Operator (GB)J: George Wood Watch Racing Uk On Sky 432 HandicapClass 5 · 12f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 5th 16/1
24 Jul 17 Windsor Sea Sovereign (IRE)J: Timmy Murphy Sky Bet Best Odds Guaranteed HandicapClass 5 · 10f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8th 8/1
18 Jul 17 Worcester Spoilt Rotten (GB)J: A P Heskin Mazak & Pp Together Success Novices' Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 16.5f · Good · 6 ran 2nd 6/1
17 Jul 17 Ffos Las Leonardo (GER)J: Timmy Murphy totepool Racecourse Debit Card Betting Available HandicapClass 6 · 12f · Good · 13 ran 13th 11/1
17 Jul 17 Ffos Las Smooth Operator (GB)J: Kieran Shoemark Bet totetrifecta At betfred.com HandicapClass 5 · 14f · Good · 8 ran 4th 12/1
18 Jun 17 Doncaster Sea Sovereign (IRE)J: Timmy Murphy Safari Village Maiden StakesClass 5 · 12f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 4th 20/1
13 Jun 17 Southwell Captainofindustry (IRE)J: Noel Fehily Newarkfestival.co.uk Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 24f · Good · 6 ran 6th 4/1
06 Jun 17 Fontwell Spoilt Rotten (GB)J: Conor Shoemark Come Racing At Fontwell Park Racecourse Novices' ChaseClass 4 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 3 ran 3rd 14/1
29 May 17 Huntingdon Captainofindustry (IRE)J: Noel Fehily Champions League Betting At 188bet Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20.5f · Good · 4 ran 1st 4/6F
24 May 17 Lingfield Sea Sovereign (IRE)J: Timmy Murphy Newsteam Group Maiden StakesClass 5 · 11.5f · Good · 12 ran 5th 28/1
22 May 17 Windsor Leonardo (GER)J: Jimmy Quinn Solent Forts HandicapClass 5 · 10f · Good · 12 ran 9th 16/1
22 May 17 Towcester Captainofindustry (IRE)J: A P Heskin Totepool Racecourse Debit Card Betting Available Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1st 11/2

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 Pitman's strike rate?
Mark Pitman has won 6 of 80 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 7.5% (as at 15 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is Mark Pitman's Fair A/E?
0.83, from 80 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).