What is Mark Walford's strike rate?

Mark Walford has won 175 of 1,757 runners since 2022, a strike rate of 10% (as at 19 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does Mark Walford do best at?

Ripon by strike rate: 13 wins from 74 runners (17.6%) 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 Walford?

Jamie Hamilton, with 587 runners since 2022 — 33% of the total. That pairing has won 71 (12.1%).

Is Mark Walford in form?

Too few runners in the last 14 days to read — 12 runners, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.

What is Mark Walford's Fair A/E?

1.02, from 1,750 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 Walford

1,757 runners in the last 5 seasons · 201 individual horses

As at 19 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Non-runners: 5.3% of 413 declared in the last 365 days, counting all recorded withdrawals, including reserves. For context, a typical day across all racing ends with about 6.5% withdrawn (middle half 5.3–8.0% over 364 racing days). As at 19 Oct 2026.

Last runner yesterday

Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2014→)

from 1 Jan 2022

175–1,757

Wins / Runs

10%

Strike rate

n=1,757

478 (27%)

Placed

1.02

Fair A/E

n=1,750 · 0.87 incl. margin

−597.79

£1 level stake

n=1,757 at SP · −34.0%

£1.95m

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

7.7%

KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 350 runners a season, across both codes, winning with 10% of them — level with the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.02). Horses with headgear back on after a bare run strike at 12% (77 runs).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,757 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 19 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance Fires Feb–Mar 29.9% when favourite Jamie Hamilton: 12.1% from 587 Sends off the favourite in 8% of races

The read

The record is strongest at Hexham (17.5%, n=137) and Ripon (17.6%, n=74) — all clear of the yard's 10% baseline. It is weakest at Southwell (AW) (0% over 46 runners) — the widest gap in the record. Debutants struggle at 3% (n=100, Fair A/E 0.72). The market has consistently overbet horses returning fresh after 61+ days: 5.9% strike, Fair A/E 0.78 and −171.95 to a £1 stake over 290 runners — those runners underperform what the price implies. Jamie Hamilton rides 33% of the entries and edges the yard's average (12.1% vs 10%, A/E 0.99) — the market has that partnership priced right. One Group or Graded win sits in the archive record — the biggest prize the yard has landed: the Albert Bartlett Prestige Novices' Hurdle at Haydock (Feb 2025, £39,865). The stable star of the record: It Just Takes Time (IRE) — 12 wins from 66 runs for the yard. Seasonally, the yard fires Feb–Mar.

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

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 10% baseline

Fresh · 61+ days off

5.9%−4.1

n=290 · A/E 0.78 · £1 −171.95

New recruits · first run for the yard

8.2%−1.8

n=73 · A/E 1.14 · £1 −36.25

Debutants · first career start

3%−7.0

n=100 · A/E 0.72 · £1 −72.25

First-time headgear · true-first definition

6.3%−3.7

n=64 · A/E 0.79 · £1 −28.75

Headgear returns · back on after a bare run

11.7%+1.7

n=77 · A/E 1.16 · £1 −15.25

When favourite

29.9%

n=147 · A/E 0.99 · £1 −25.43

Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle

8.7%−1.3

n=346 · A/E 0.96 · £1 −87.98

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

14.3%+4.3

n=7 · A/E 1.37 · £1 −2.50

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 10% 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

On last-time-out winners 17.4% vs 10% · n=178

At Southwell (AW) 0% vs 10% · n=46

At Hexham 17.5% vs 10% · n=137

With C&D winners 16.2% vs 10% · n=216

At Ripon 17.6% vs 10% · n=74

With debutants 3% vs 10% · n=100

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 840 71 8.5% −298.13

Hurdle 669 70 10.5% −234.18

Chase 198 28 14.1% −43.73

NH Flat 50 6 12% −21.75

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Good 589 59 10% −165.80

Good to Soft 406 42 10.3% −156.73

Soft 337 31 9.2% −132.85

Standard (AW) 184 9 4.9% −124.17

Good to Firm 165 21 12.7% −4.82

Heavy 76 13 17.1% −13.42

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Wetherby 157 17 10.8% −50.07

Hexham 137 24 17.5% −32.75

Newcastle (AW) 101 7 6.9% −50.00

Market Rasen 100 9 9% −66.33

Beverley 93 10 10.8% −33.15

Carlisle 89 10 11.2% −31.01

Catterick 87 9 10.3% −24.42

Newcastle 86 9 10.5% −17.50

Thirsk 75 4 5.3% −42.00

Ripon 74 13 17.6% +34.33

Doncaster 73 8 11% −15.00

Ayr 61 7 11.5% −31.25

Sedgefield 55 3 5.5% −39.12

Pontefract 50 3 6% −26.00

Southwell (AW) 46 0 0% −46.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 5 616 51 8.3% −306.66

Class 4 591 61 10.3% −194.25

Class 6 290 29 10% −54.74

Class 3 179 26 14.5% −45.97

Class 2 65 5 7.7% +4.83

Class 1 15 3 20% +0.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 167 49 29.3% 1.01 −27.97

2nd–3rd fav 359 67 18.7% 1.08 −28.32

4th–6th fav 543 46 8.5% 1.12 −86.50

7th+ in betting 688 13 1.9% 0.64 −455.00

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

It Just Takes Time (IRE)from Nigel Tinkler 66 12 28 17 Oct 26

Spioradalta (GB) 51 10 23 12 Sep 26

Bay Dream Believer (IRE)from Andrew Balding 49 8 18 12 Oct 26

Giovanni Change (FR)from Emmet Mullins 41 7 14 4 Sep 26

Ashington (GB)from Brian Ellison 39 3 10 19 Jul 25

Sassy Glory (IRE)from Nigel Tinkler 34 3 12 12 Oct 26

Johnson's Blue (IRE) 27 8 12 13 Jun 26

Allbetsoff (IRE)from Declan Queally · then Kevin Hunter 27 5 8 3 May 25

Moonlight Glory (IRE)from Brian M McMahon 27 4 9 18 Nov 24

Huit Reflets (FR)from Liz Doyle 26 3 13 26 Sep 26

Whatacracker (GB)from Declan Carroll 24 1 6 20 Jan 26

Empty Nest (IRE) 23 2 8 11 Apr 26

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 201 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, 34 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Brian Ellison (3) and Nigel Tinkler (2); 26 had their first archived run for this yard.

8 have since run for another yard; 52 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.

Current form

significance-gated

Last 14 days

Small sample

1 from 12

Only 12 runners in the last 14 days — too few to read against the baseline (gate: n≥15). The card states the sample and stays neutral.

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 riderJamie Hamilton

33% of all rides
12.1% SR · A/E 0.99

RiderRWSR£1

Jamie Hamilton 587 71 12.1% −154.99

Jack Garritty 240 29 12.1% −54.40

Tom Midgley 144 17 11.8% −47.59

Dougie Costello 71 3 4.2% −41.00

Rhys Elliott 71 8 11.3% −11.00

Jason Hart 54 8 14.8% −20.67

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

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2014→

334

Archived wins

Pattern / graded wins

£3.18m

Prize money

2022

Best season · 40 wins

Battle Born Lad (GB) — Albert Bartlett Prestige Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Haydock · Feb 2025 · Grade 2

£39,865

Into Overdrive (GB) — William Hill Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Wetherby · Dec 2022 · Class 1

£28,475

Willaston (IRE) — Pertemps Network Long Distance Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Haydock · May 2023 · Class 2

£26,015

Notable horses

It Just Takes Time (IRE) Spioradalta (GB) Bit Of A Quirke (GB) Giovanni Change (FR) Carlovian (GB) Cornborough (GB)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Westerner (GB) 14.9% · 11–74

Progeny have won 12.1% of 11,822 runs since 2008 (941 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 8.5% from 188.

Power (GB) 18.6% · 13–70

Progeny have won 9.4% of 2,720 runs since 2008 (195 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 13.3% from 353. Weakest on Heavy going: 6.3% from 160.

Rajasinghe (IRE) 17.5% · 10–57

Progeny have won 12.6% of 759 runs since 2008 (60 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 15.9% from 327. Weakest on Good to Firm going: 9.3% from 140.

French Fifteen (FR) 14% · 7–50

Progeny have won 8.8% of 978 runs since 2008 (126 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 12.8% from 125. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 13.2% from 106. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.2% from 210.

New Bay (GB) 16.3% · 8–49

Progeny have won 14.3% of 3,931 runs since 2008 (419 horses). Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 10.8% from 102.

Oasis Dream (GB) 8.3% · 4–48

Progeny have won 11.8% of 17,996 runs since 2008 (1,509 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 17.3% from 150. Weakest on Heavy going: 8.5% from 482. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.1% from 790.

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 19 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 3,340 · newest first

The latest 50 of 3,340 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 4 February 2014 to 18 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

18 Oct 26 Sedgefield De Deli Counter (GB)J: Jamie Hamilton Vickers Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 5 · 20f · Good · 8 ran 6th 14/1

17 Oct 26 Southwell (AW) Ardad Apollo (GB)J: Dougie Costello Celebrate With Sponsorship At Southwell Racecourse Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands B, C And D) (GBB Race)Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 11th 40/1

17 Oct 26 Catterick It Just Takes Time (IRE)J: Jack Garritty William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap Stakes (Div II)Class 4 · 7f · Good · 9 ran 1st 4/1

15 Oct 26 Perth Rock Dj (IRE)J: Jamie Hamilton Racingtv, Home Of Live Racing Handicap Steeple Chase (Div II) (gbb Race)Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 7 ran 5th 10/1

15 Oct 26 Perth Chasingouttheblues (IRE)J: Jamie Hamilton Follow @racingtv On Instagram Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 6 ran 4th 100/30

14 Oct 26 Nottingham Gwen's Girl (GB)J: Olivia Haines Conference And Events At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap Stakes (Div I)Class 5 · 8.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8th 28/1

12 Oct 26 Newcastle (AW) Sassy Glory (IRE)J: Rhys Elliott Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Fillies' Handicap StakesClass 5 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran 10th 20/1

12 Oct 26 Newcastle (AW) Bay Dream Believer (IRE)J: Saffie Osborne Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Fillies' Handicap StakesClass 5 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran 2nd 50/1

10 Oct 26 Hexham Loulou Madrik (FR)J: Jamie Hamilton Tynedale Rfc Community Rugby Handicap Steeple Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)Class 4 · 24f · Good · 9 ran 7th 12/1

10 Oct 26 Chepstow Punxsutawney Phil (IRE)J: Tom Midgley Dragonbet John Ayres Memorial Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran PU 50/1

09 Oct 26 York Kodiac Thriller (IRE)J: Jason Hart Copper Knight Winning-most Horse Handicap StakesClass 3 · 5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 11th 28/1

07 Oct 26 Sedgefield Character Testing (GB)J: Rebecca Hitchen Winning Connections Conference Hire Handicap Hurdle Race (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier)Class 5 · 17f · Good · 10 ran 4th 3/1

05 Oct 26 Pontefract Pfingstberg (GER)J: Jack Garritty Always Trying Racing Syndicate Handicap StakesClass 5 · 18f · Good · 6 ran 6th 16/1

05 Oct 26 Pontefract It Just Takes Time (IRE)J: Jack Garritty Leslie Burton (Fisher) Handicap Stakes (Div I)Class 3 · 6f · Good · 12 ran 9th 14/1

03 Oct 26 Redcar Bay Dream Believer (IRE)J: Jason Hart Prohibition Bar Handicap Stakes (Div II)Class 5 · 10f · Good · 9 ran 9th 13/2

03 Oct 26 Redcar Sassy Glory (IRE)J: Rhys Elliott Prohibition Bar Handicap Stakes (Div I)Class 5 · 10f · Good · 9 ran 2nd 12/1

26 Sep 26 Market Rasen Huit Reflets (FR)J: Jamie Hamilton £10 County Racedays Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 5 · 18.5f · Good · 11 ran 7th 14/1

26 Sep 26 Ripon Solar Cooper (GB)J: Oisin Orr Michael Raby Memorial Handicap Stakes (Div II)Class 6 · 6f · Good · 10 ran 10th 40/1

25 Sep 26 Newcastle (AW) Sassy Glory (IRE)J: Conor Whiteley Mwh Treatment Handicap StakesClass 6 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran 9th 10/1

24 Sep 26 Pontefract Kodiac Thriller (IRE)J: Rhys Elliott Explore Shared Racehorse Ownership At inthepaddock.co.uk Handicap StakesClass 4 · 6f · Good · 14 ran 10th 33/1

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 Mark Walford's strike rate?: Mark Walford has won 175 of 1,757 runners since 2022, a strike rate of 10% (as at 19 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Mark Walford do best at?: Ripon by strike rate: 13 wins from 74 runners (17.6%) 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 Walford?: Jamie Hamilton, with 587 runners since 2022 — 33% of the total. That pairing has won 71 (12.1%).
Is Mark Walford in form?: Too few runners in the last 14 days to read — 12 runners, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Mark Walford's Fair A/E?: 1.02, from 1,750 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.