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Sandy Thomson

40 runners in the lifetime window · 26 individual horses
As at 11 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
In form — 3 winners last 14 days Last runner 2 days ago
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2009→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
4–40
Wins / Runs
10%
Strike rate
n=40
12 (30%)
Placed
1.11
Fair A/E
n=38 · 0.83 incl. margin
+6.75
£1 level stake
n=40 at SP · +16.9%
£52,336
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
9.1%

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 10% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
4.5%−5.5
n=22 · A/E 0.58 · £1 +4.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
4.2%−5.8
n=24 · A/E 0.49 · £1 +2.00
Debutants · first career start
0%−10.0
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
50%+40.0
n=2 · A/E 3.71 · £1 +1.25
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−10.0
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00
When favourite
33.3%
n=3 · A/E 1.58 · £1 +0.25
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
9.1%−0.9
n=11 · A/E 1.11 · £1 +15.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−10.0
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00

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

Record by conditions

same window as header

Race type

TypeRWSR£1
Chase 18 3 16.7% +25.50
Hurdle 15 0 0% −15.00
Flat 6 1 16.7% −2.75
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 20 2 10% −2.50
Good to Soft 9 1 11.1% +17.00
Soft 6 1 16.7% −2.75
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Kelso 9 1 11.1% +17.00
Carlisle 6 0 0% −6.00
Ayr 6 0 0% −6.00
Perth 4 0 0% −4.00
Hexham 4 0 0% −4.00
Wetherby 3 2 66.7% +14.50
Hamilton 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 1 100% +2.25
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 14 1 7.1% +12.00
Class 5 11 0 0% −11.00
Class 3 6 2 33.3% +11.50
Class 6 5 1 20% −1.75
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 4 1 25% 1.58 −0.75
2nd–3rd fav 10 1 10% 0.66 −5.50
4th–6th fav 14 2 14.3% 1.97 +25.00
7th+ in betting 12 0 0% 0.00 −12.00
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
97% completed · 33 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 18 94.4% 0 0 1 0 0
Hurdle 15 100% 0 0 0 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
Flying Moonlight (IRE)from Sandy Thomson 4 1 3 4 Nov 26
Florida Dreams (IRE)from Sandy Thomson 3 1 1 30 Oct 26
Theirshegoes (IRE)from Sandy Thomson 3 0 1 4 Oct 26
New Vic (IRE)from Pauline Robson · then Sandy Thomson 3 1 2 29 May 16
Miss Arabella (GB)from Sandy Thomson 2 0 0 7 Nov 26
Dedicated Hero (IRE)from Sandy Thomson 2 0 0 6 Nov 26
Marty Mcfly (IRE)from Sandy Thomson 2 1 1 31 Oct 26
Aeros Luck (IRE)from Sandy Thomson 2 0 0 31 Oct 26
Stylish Recruit (IRE)from Sandy Thomson 2 0 0 30 Oct 26
Afraidso (IRE) 1 0 0 9 Nov 26
Queen Lily (IRE) 1 0 0 6 Nov 26
Carcaci Castle (IRE)from Sandy Thomson 1 0 0 6 Nov 26
All 26 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 26 horses listed, 24 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Sandy Thomson (19); 2 had their first archived run for this yard.

5 have since run for another yard, most often for Sandy Thomson (5); 21 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

In form
3 from 17 17.6% · +7.6pts vs baseline
Last 14 days17.6%
Lifetime base10%
Shown only when the 14-day window is large enough to mean anything (n≥15). A cold run renders the same card with a quiet badge — never hidden.

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
Patrick Wadge 8 0 0% −8.00
Brian Hughes 5 1 20% −0.50
Craig Nichol 4 0 0% −4.00
Greg Fairley 3 1 33.3% +0.25
Danny McMenamin 3 1 33.3% +10.00
Rachael McDonald 3 1 33.3% +23.00
Mr Lucas Murphy 2 0 0% −2.00
Joshua Thompson 2 0 0% −2.00
Kevin Stott 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Kirrane 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Oakley Brown 1 0 0% −1.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2009→
4
Archived wins
£52,336
Prize money
2026
Best season · 3 wins
Marty Mcfly (IRE) — Position Payout At Bet365 Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Wetherby · Oct 2026 · Class 3
£10,562
Florida Dreams (IRE) — Bet365 'chasing Excellence' Beginners' Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Wetherby · Oct 2026 · Class 3
£8,169
New Vic (IRE) — Borders Carers Centre Buccleuch Cup (Maiden Hunters' Chase) Kelso · Apr 2016 · Class 4
£4,367
Notable horses
Flying Moonlight (IRE) New Vic (IRE) Florida Dreams (IRE) Marty Mcfly (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Getaway (GER) 20% · 1–5
Progeny have won 11.3% of 11,024 runs since 2016 (1,034 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.1% from 134.
Court Cave (IRE) 0% · 0–4
Progeny have won 10.1% of 7,966 runs since 2008 (553 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
U S Navy Flag (USA) 25% · 1–4
Progeny have won 8.5% of 1,417 runs since 2022 (147 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 183.
Doyen (IRE) 33.3% · 1–3
Progeny have won 11.6% of 7,389 runs since 2009 (606 horses).
Old Vic (GB) 33.3% · 1–3
Progeny have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since 2008 (630 horses).
Ask (GB) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 10.6% of 3,221 runs since 2014 (283 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 11 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

all 40 archived runs · newest first

Every one of Sandy Thomson's 40 archived runners, from 10 March 2009 to 9 November 2026, newest first — 4 winners among them.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
09 Nov 26 Carlisle Afraidso (IRE)J: Patrick Wadge Book Your Christmas Party Here Mares' Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Category 3 Elimination) (GBB Race)Class 5 · 17f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 4th 16/1
07 Nov 26 Kelso Miss Arabella (GB)J: Craig Nichol Graeme Todd Memorial Handicap Hurdle Race (Go North Cab On Target Series Qualifier) (Div II)Class 5 · 21f · Good · 11 ran 8th 66/1
06 Nov 26 Aintree Dedicated Hero (IRE)J: Sam Twiston-Davies Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 3 · 17f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6th 9/1
06 Nov 26 Hexham Queen Lily (IRE)J: Brian Hughes Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Mares' Novices' Hurdle Race (Herring Queen Mares' Novices' Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16f · Good · 4 ran 2nd 11/2
06 Nov 26 Hexham Carcaci Castle (IRE)J: Oakley Brown Sidgwick Memorial Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Steeple Chase (Go North One Man Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 7 ran 5th 14/1
04 Nov 26 Musselburgh Flying Moonlight (IRE)J: Greg Fairley Burton Roofing Merchants Handicap Stakes (Div I)Class 6 · 12.5f · Soft · 11 ran 1st 9/4F
01 Nov 26 Carlisle Grozni (FR)J: Craig Nichol Pricedup Boosts And Bog Cumberland Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)Class 3 · 26f · Good · 8 ran 8th 50/1
01 Nov 26 Carlisle Egbert (GB)J: Patrick Wadge Pricedup Boosts And Bog Cumberland Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)Class 3 · 26f · Good · 8 ran 7th 20/1
01 Nov 26 Carlisle Sanilam (IRE)J: Brian Hughes Pricedup Bog From 10am Castletown Handicap Hurdle Race (gbb Race)Class 2 · 20f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 4th 12/1
31 Oct 26 Ayr Dancing Fruits (IRE)J: Patrick Wadge '3b Crane Hire Trick Or Trot' Handicap Hurdle Race (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier)Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 6th 17/2
31 Oct 26 Ayr Wolfburg (IRE)J: Craig Nichol Bet With Rails Bookmakers On Course Handicap Steeple Chase (Go North Monet's Garden Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 9th 9/1
31 Oct 26 Ascot Aeros Luck (IRE)J: Mr Lucas Murphy Sodexo Live! Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)Class 2 · 17f · Good · 11 ran 10th 11/2
31 Oct 26 Ayr Rob Roy Macgregor (IRE)J: Patrick Wadge Bsb Structural Handicap Steeple ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 4th 17/2
31 Oct 26 Wetherby Marty Mcfly (IRE)J: Danny McMenamin Position Payout At Bet365 Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)Class 3 · 19.5f · Good · 8 ran 1st 12/1
31 Oct 26 Ayr King Kubala (IRE)J: Craig Nichol Ben Arthur's Bothy Of Arrochar Ebf 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Race (Qualifier) (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2nd 9/2
30 Oct 26 Wetherby Stylish Recruit (IRE)J: Patrick Wadge Racing Value At bet365 Handicap Hurdle Race (Go North Cab On Target Series Qualifier)Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 11 ran 10th 18/1
30 Oct 26 Wetherby Florida Dreams (IRE)J: Brian Hughes Bet365 'chasing Excellence' Beginners' Steeple Chase (gbb Race)Class 3 · 19.5f · Good · 2 ran 1st 7/2
22 Oct 26 Carlisle Dedicated Hero (IRE)J: Danny McMenamin Panoramic Hurdle Race (Listed Race) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 17f · Good · 8 ran 8th 25/1
22 Oct 26 Carlisle Eagle Warrior (IRE)J: Patrick Wadge Class Of '63: 63 Years On Novices' Hurdle Race (Go North Night Nurse Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)Class 4 · 17f · Good · 13 ran 2nd 33/1
20 Oct 26 Hexham Welonlyhavedone (IRE)J: Brian Hughes Follow @AtTheRaces On X 'Chasing Excellence' Beginners' Steeple Chase (GBB Race)Class 3 · 20f · Good · 3 ran 3rd 6/1

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).

KTB’s figures

the forward record · since 5 Oct 2026

KTB’s figures on this yard’s runners since 8 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 1 run (won 1) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 2 runs (won 0) · fastest on KTB Speed in 4 runs (won 1) · to 6 Nov 2026.

Each pick was a KTB figure’s choice before the off — the published KTB Selection, the top-rated horse on KTB Rating, the fastest on KTB Speed — settled against the result the next morning and never worked out again; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races only. A record of weeks so far: read it as a count, not a verdict.

Quick answers

What is Sandy Thomson's strike rate?
Sandy Thomson has won 4 of 40 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 10% (as at 11 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Is Sandy Thomson in form?
In the last 14 days: 17 runners, 3 winners, a strike rate of 17.6%. That is above the baseline of 10% since 2008.
What is Sandy Thomson's Fair A/E?
1.11, from 38 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 11 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).