What is Richard Whitaker's strike rate?

Richard Whitaker has won 170 of 2,047 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 8.3% (as at 15 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does Richard Whitaker do best at?

Newcastle (AW) by strike rate: 10 wins from 83 runners (12%) 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 Richard Whitaker?

Michael Stainton, with 340 runners since 2008 — 17% of the total. That pairing has won 28 (8.2%).

What is Richard Whitaker's Fair A/E?

1.05, from 2,037 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

Richard Whitaker

2,047 runners in the lifetime window · 115 individual horses

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

Last runner Dec 2020 99% of runners on the flat

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.

170–2,047

Wins / Runs

8.3%

Strike rate

n=2,047

536 (26%)

Placed

1.05

Fair A/E

n=2,037 · 0.89 incl. margin

−554.03

£1 level stake

n=2,047 at SP · −27.1%

£1.28m

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

11.2%

KTB Yard Profile

Sent out around 160 runners a season, almost all on the flat, winning with 8% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.05).

Deterministic profile computed from 2,047 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 15 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance Fired Aug–Sep 31.1% when favourite Michael Stainton: 8.2% from 340 Claiming riders: 9.4% Sent off the favourite in 5% of races

The read

The record is strongest at Hamilton (16.7%, n=30), clear of the yard's 8.3% baseline. Debutants struggle at 1.4% (n=74, Fair A/E 0.43). A horse having headgear put back on after a bare run are the standout value angle: 9.2% strikes only just above baseline, but Fair A/E 1.26 and +10.00 to a £1 stake over 109 runners — a record the market has persistently underpriced. Michael Stainton rode 17% of the entries and matches the yard's average almost exactly (8.2%, A/E 1.11) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The yard also read well off a 0-7-day break (15.7%, n=204) and on Soft going (14.6%, n=198). One Group or Graded win sits in the archive record — the biggest prize the yard has landed: the William Hill Great St Wilfrid at Ripon (Aug 2010, £40,502). The stable star of the record was Nevada Desert (IRE) — 11 wins from 95 runs for the yard. Seasonally, the yard fired Aug–Sep.

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

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 8.3% baseline

Fresh · 61+ days off

4.4%−3.9

n=275 · A/E 0.86 · £1 −87.00

New recruits · first run for the yard

0%−8.3

n=19 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −19.00

Debutants · first career start

1.4%−6.9

n=74 · A/E 0.43 · £1 −67.00

First-time headgear · true-first definition

7.9%−0.4

n=63 · A/E 1.30 · £1 −7.50

Headgear returns · back on after a bare run

9.2%+0.9

n=109 · A/E 1.26 · £1 +10.00

When favourite

31.1%

n=103 · A/E 1.37 · £1 +23.43

Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle

9.4%+1.1

n=767 · A/E 1.12 · £1 −206.29

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

0%−8.3

n=8 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −8.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 8.3% 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

Off a 0-7-day break 15.7% vs 8.3% · n=204

With Lewis Edmunds 17.1% vs 8.3% · n=82

On Soft going 14.6% vs 8.3% · n=198

With debutants 1.4% vs 8.3% · n=74

With Cam Hardie 0% vs 8.3% · n=33

At Hamilton 16.7% vs 8.3% · n=30

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 2,017 168 8.3% −536.78

NH Flat 17 1 5.9% −13.25

Hurdle 13 1 7.7% −4.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Good to Firm 592 39 6.6% −276.87

Good 537 46 8.6% −99.20

Standard (AW) 388 27 7% −135.38

Good to Soft 266 20 7.5% −67.62

Soft 198 29 14.6% +12.54

Heavy 42 6 14.3% +9.50

Firm 24 3 12.5% +3.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Beverley 225 22 9.8% −61.33

Ripon 204 24 11.8% +1.00

Pontefract 194 23 11.9% −32.42

Redcar 178 11 6.2% −97.33

Wolverhampton (AW) 140 10 7.1% −34.50

Thirsk 131 12 9.2% −4.24

Southwell (AW) 103 3 2.9% −79.50

Doncaster 102 8 7.8% +19.00

Catterick 100 8 8% −40.17

Newcastle (AW) 83 10 12% +5.12

Carlisle 79 6 7.6% −27.00

York 68 2 2.9% −36.50

Newcastle 63 6 9.5% −12.00

Haydock 60 3 5% −28.00

Ayr 55 4 7.3% −41.49

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 5 774 62 8% −293.37

Class 6 567 45 7.9% −177.54

Class 4 393 38 9.7% −68.62

Class 3 176 19 10.8% +51.50

Class 2 120 4 3.3% −67.00

Class 7 9 2 22.2% +9.00

Class 1 8 0 0% −8.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 132 37 28% 1.29 +18.06

2nd–3rd fav 358 58 16.2% 1.12 −9.59

4th–6th fav 597 48 8% 1.01 −133.50

7th+ in betting 960 27 2.8% 0.78 −429.00

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

Mey Blossom (GB) 88 9 22 9 Jan 15

Penny Pot Lane (GB)then Simon Whitaker 63 8 23 3 Nov 20

Icy Blue (GB)then Adam West 63 4 18 18 Jul 16

Round The Island (GB)then Simon Whitaker 62 9 20 26 Oct 20

Tabaret (GB) 61 3 15 4 Oct 12

Love Island (GB) 59 7 21 15 Jun 17

Rio Sands (GB) 55 2 14 22 Sep 14

Aussie Blue (IRE)then Charles Pogson 55 5 16 28 Oct 11

Avon Breeze (GB) 52 10 19 7 Aug 17

Nevada Desert (IRE) 48 4 10 23 Jun 11

Totally Magic (IRE) 44 3 18 31 Jan 19

Wotatomboy (GB) 44 3 7 18 Jun 12

The 60 most-raced of 115 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 60 horses listed, 5 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Richard Guest (3); 55 had their first archived run for this yard.

24 have since run for another yard, most often for Simon Whitaker (6) and Charles Pogson (2); 36 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

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A flat yard: the season runs Mar–Oct. Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Jockey bookings

same window · biggest samples first

Go-to riderMichael Stainton

17% of all rides
8.2% SR · A/E 1.11

RiderRWSR£1

Michael Stainton 340 28 8.2% −64.54

George Chaloner 280 23 8.2% −99.25

Amy Ryan 209 22 10.5% −59.95

Paul Quinn 167 13 7.8% +16.25

Phil Dennis 165 16 9.7% −14.50

Dean McKeown 97 6 6.2% −42.50

Lewis Edmunds 82 14 17.1% +4.12

Tony Hamilton 50 1 2% −44.00

Russ Kennemore 48 3 6.3% −27.12

Robert Winston 34 5 14.7% +26.00

Cam Hardie 33 0 0% −33.00

Connor Beasley 32 3 9.4% −15.50

Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→

225

Archived wins

Pattern / graded wins

£1.74m

Prize money

2008

Best season · 25 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.

Damika (IRE) — William Hill Great St Wilfrid (Heritage Handicap) Ripon · Aug 2010 · Class 2

£40,502

Tabaret (GB) — Costcutter Roses Stakes (Listed) York · Aug 2005 · Listed

£18,000

Avon Breeze (GB) — Visit Attheraces.com Handicap Ripon · Apr 2016 · Class 2

£16,173

Notable horses

Nevada Desert (IRE) Mey Blossom (GB) Avon Breeze (GB) Damika (IRE) Round The Island (GB) Penny Pot Lane (GB)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Captain Rio (GB) 9.2% · 41–445

Progeny have won 9.5% of 6,912 runs since 2008 (423 horses).

Bertolini (USA) 4.4% · 5–114

Progeny have won 8% of 7,851 runs since 2008 (518 horses).

Piccolo (GB) 10.5% · 10–95

Progeny have won 7.8% of 6,904 runs since 2008 (393 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 11.6% from 164. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.5% from 258.

Namid (GB) 10.8% · 10–93

Progeny have won 8.2% of 4,102 runs since 2008 (276 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 2.4% from 164. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 0.8% from 119.

Royal Applause (GB) 9.8% · 9–92

Progeny have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since 2008 (774 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 3.4% from 323.

Pyrus (USA) 8.7% · 6–69

Progeny have won 9.1% of 1,446 runs since 2008 (89 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 4.2% from 119. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.8% from 208.

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 2,789 · newest first

The latest 50 of 2,789 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 19 January 2005 to 19 December 2020.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

19 Dec 20 Wolverhampton (AW) Cindy Looper (GB)J: Phil Dennis Bombardier HandicapClass 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 8th 14/1

19 Dec 20 Wolverhampton (AW) Stoney Lane (GB)J: Phil Dennis Betway Live Casino Handicap (Div 1)Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 11 ran 9th 4/1

04 Dec 20 Newcastle (AW) Dawn Breaking (GB)J: Phil Dennis Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' HandicapClass 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran 8th 11/1

30 Nov 20 Wolverhampton (AW) Cindy Looper (GB)J: Phil Dennis Bombardier British-Hopped Amber Beer Handicap (Div 1)Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran 5th 16/1

28 Nov 20 Wolverhampton (AW) Gmasha (GB)J: Phil Dennis Bombardier British Hopped Amber Beer Handicap (Div 1)Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 11th 33/1

17 Nov 20 Newcastle (AW) Dawn Breaking (GB)J: Phil Dennis Bombardier HandicapClass 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 1st 16/1

17 Nov 20 Newcastle (AW) Liberty Breeze (GB)J: Phil Dennis Get Your Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boost EBF Novice StakesClass 5 · 5f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 3rd 22/1

16 Nov 20 Wolverhampton (AW) Stoney Lane (GB)J: Phil Dennis Bombardier HandicapClass 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 2nd 8/1

03 Nov 20 Newcastle (AW) Penny Pot Lane (GB)J: Phil Dennis Heed Your Hunch At Betway HandicapClass 6 · 6f · Standard · 14 ran 12th 12/1

03 Nov 20 Newcastle (AW) Thriller's Moon (GB)J: Phil Dennis Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' HandicapClass 6 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 3rd 17/2

03 Nov 20 Newcastle (AW) Country Charm (GB)J: Phil Dennis Ladbrokes Watch Racing Online For Free NurseryClass 4 · 5f · Standard · 7 ran 3rd 18/1

30 Oct 20 Newcastle (AW) Stoney Lane (GB)J: Ben Curtis Bombardier Handicap (Div 2)Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 13 ran 8th 9/2

29 Oct 20 Southwell (AW) Hawk In The Sky (GB)J: Phil Dennis Read Andrew Balding On Betway Insider HandicapClass 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 8th 10/1

26 Oct 20 Redcar Round The Island (GB)J: William Carver Watch Race Replays At racingtv.com Apprentice HandicapClass 6 · 6f · Soft · 16 ran 6th 9/2

24 Oct 20 Doncaster Dawn Breaking (GB)J: Phil Dennis Breeders' Cup On Sky Sports Handicap (Div 2)Class 4 · 7f · Heavy · 14 ran 8th 8/1

19 Oct 20 Wolverhampton (AW) Country Charm (GB)J: Phil Dennis British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Auction Stakes (Plus 10)Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 2nd 7/2

19 Oct 20 Pontefract Jill Rose (GB)J: Hayley Turner Visit goracinginyorkshire.com HandicapClass 4 · 5f · Soft · 12 ran 8th 13/2

19 Oct 20 Pontefract Round The Island (GB)J: Lewis Edmunds Racing TV On Sky Channel 426 Handicap (Div 2)Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 10 ran 1st 7/2

19 Oct 20 Pontefract Penny Pot Lane (GB)J: Lewis Edmunds Racing TV On Sky Channel 426 Handicap (Div 1)Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 9 ran 3rd 7/2

17 Oct 20 Catterick Dawn Breaking (GB)J: Phil Dennis William Hill Play Responsibly HandicapClass 4 · 7f · Soft · 13 ran 6th 8/1

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 Richard Whitaker's strike rate?: Richard Whitaker has won 170 of 2,047 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 8.3% (as at 15 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Richard Whitaker do best at?: Newcastle (AW) by strike rate: 10 wins from 83 runners (12%) 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 Richard Whitaker?: Michael Stainton, with 340 runners since 2008 — 17% of the total. That pairing has won 28 (8.2%).
What is Richard Whitaker's Fair A/E?: 1.05, from 2,037 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.