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Robert Waley-Cohen

95 runners in the lifetime window · 33 individual horses
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner Apr 2025 100% of runners over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
10–95
Wins / Runs
10.5%
Strike rate
n=95
22 (23%)
Placed
0.73
Fair A/E
n=93 · 0.68 incl. margin
−9.10
£1 level stake
n=94 at SP · −9.7%
£156k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB at a glance Fresh horses: 14% Mr Sam Waley-Cohen: 12.5% from 72 Claiming riders: 11.3%

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 10.5% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
14%+3.5
n=43 · A/E 0.85 · £1 +4.67
New recruits · first run for the yard
10.5%+0.0
n=19 · A/E 0.52 · £1 −16.21
Debutants · first career start
10%−0.5
n=10 · A/E 0.98 · £1 −1.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−10.5
n=7 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −7.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−10.5
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
When favourite
40%
n=15 · A/E 0.81 · £1 −3.60
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
11.3%+0.8
n=53 · A/E 1.07 · £1 +24.61
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
33.3%+22.8
n=3 · A/E 10.89 · £1 +23.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 10.5% 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
With a new jockey booking 6.5% vs 10.5% · n=31
In Chase races 13.6% vs 10.5% · n=66
With Mr Sam Waley-Cohen 12.5% vs 10.5% · n=72
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
Chase 66 9 13.6% +11.90
Hurdle 20 0 0% −20.00
NH Flat 9 1 11.1% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 43 5 11.6% +9.12
Good to Soft 27 1 3.7% −1.00
Soft 15 1 6.7% −12.50
Good to Firm 7 2 28.6% −2.89
Heavy 3 1 33.3% −1.83

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Stratford 14 1 7.1% −11.00
Cheltenham 8 0 0% −8.00
Newbury 7 0 0% −7.00
Warwick 7 1 14.3% −4.62
Aintree 7 1 14.3% +19.00
Wetherby 5 2 40% +2.00
Doncaster 5 0 0% −5.00
Uttoxeter 5 2 40% +4.62
Ludlow 5 0 0% −5.00
Wincanton 4 0 0% −4.00
Bangor-on-Dee 3 1 33.3% +31.00
Leicester 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 6 24 5 20.8% −8.77
Class 3 19 1 5.3% +15.00
Class 4 19 1 5.3% −13.50
Class 2 16 1 6.3% −13.00
Class 5 12 1 8.3% −10.83
Class 1 4 1 25% +22.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 16 6 37.5% 0.79 −4.60
2nd–3rd fav 20 2 10% 0.67 −6.50
4th–6th fav 25 0 0% 0.00 −25.00
7th+ in betting 33 2 6.1% 1.97 +27.00
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
59.3% completed · 86 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 66 60.6% 1 3 21 1 0
Hurdle 20 55% 1 1 7 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
Otage De Brion (FR)from Nigel Twiston-Davies 9 0 1 31 Mar 12
Roulez Cool (GB)from M Rolland 8 2 4 12 Apr 12
Katnapping (GB) 7 0 1 14 Nov 13
Anquetta (IRE)from Nicky Henderson 6 0 0 19 Apr 16
Oscar Time (IRE)from M M Lynch 6 3 3 11 Apr 15
Organiz (FR)from G Macaire · then Robin Dickin 5 1 3 11 Mar 10
Makadamia (GB)from David Pipe 4 1 2 30 May 15
Rumbavu (IRE) 4 0 2 7 Jun 13
Prelude d'Estruval (FR)then Miss N L Elliott 4 0 0 22 Mar 08
Jett (IRE)from Olly Murphy 3 1 1 7 Apr 22
Impulsive Star (IRE)from Neil Mulholland 3 0 0 11 Dec 20
Ashtown Boy (IRE) 3 0 0 11 Apr 13
All 33 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 33 horses listed, 19 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Nicky Henderson (5) and Olly Murphy (3); 14 had their first archived run for this yard.

8 have since run for another yard, most often for Robin Dickin (2) and Warren Greatrex (2); 25 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
0136631000·20017
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 riderMr Sam Waley-Cohen
76% of all rides
12.5% SR · A/E 0.73
RiderRWSR£1
Mr Sam Waley-Cohen 72 9 12.5% −21.10
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
20
Archived wins
1
Pattern / graded wins
£230k
Prize money
2007
Best season · 5 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.
Oscar Time (IRE) — Betfred Becher Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (Nat Course) Aintree · Dec 2014 · Grade 3
£78,582
Katarino (FR) — John Smith's Fox Hunters' Chase (Nat Course) Aintree · Apr 2006 · Class 2
£21,007
Katarino (FR) — John Smith's Fox Hunters' Chase Aintree · Apr 2005 · Class 2
£20,300
Notable horses
Mel In Blue (FR) Oscar Time (IRE) Roulez Cool (GB) Irilut (FR) Bica (FR) Katarino (FR)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Rajpoute (FR) 0% · 0–9
Progeny have won 18% of 50 runs since 2008 (5 horses).
Classic Cliche (IRE) 25% · 2–8
Progeny have won 8% of 2,328 runs since 2008 (231 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 11.1% from 244.
Kahyasi (IRE) 28.6% · 2–7
Progeny have won 10.7% of 2,120 runs since 2008 (185 horses).
Sleeping Car (FR) 0% · 0–7
Progeny have won 9.3% of 1,054 runs since 2008 (137 horses).
Anshan (GB) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 9.6% of 4,216 runs since 2008 (387 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 14.2% from 520.
Oscar (IRE) 50% · 3–6
Progeny have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since 2008 (1,456 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 18.1% from 105.
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 4 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 131 · newest first

The latest 50 of 131 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 17 January 2005 to 24 April 2025.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
24 Apr 25 Warwick Double Tiger (GB)J: Mr James King racingtv.com Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)Class 5 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 8th 25/1
24 Apr 25 Warwick Oakley Dancer (GB)J: Mr James King Wigley Investment Holdings Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 4 · 20f · Good · 10 ran PU 150/1
13 Feb 25 Leicester Oakley Dancer (GB)J: Mrs Izzie Hill TCS Recruitment 20th Anniversary Mares' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 4 ran PU 12/1
11 May 24 Warwick Hardi Du Mesnil (FR)J: Alice Stevens Valley Shoppers Dash Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 21f · Good · 13 ran PU 100/1
05 Jan 24 Ludlow Hardi Du Mesnil (FR)J: Fergus Gregory Simply Delicious Cakes Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 6 ran PU 66/1
27 May 22 Stratford Igor (GB)J: Alice Stevens Nimrod Veterinary Products Ladies Open Championship Final Hunters' Chase (Female Amateur Jockeys)Class 3 · 22.5f · Good · 3 ran 2nd 11/2
07 Apr 22 Aintree Jett (IRE)J: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen Randox Foxhunters' Open Hunters' ChaseClass 2 · 21f · Good To Soft · 23 ran PU 5/2F
01 Apr 22 Newbury Maitree Express (GB)J: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen Irwin Mitchell Open Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4th 4/1
02 Mar 22 Wincanton Maitree Express (GB)J: Alice Stevens Dick And Sue Woodhouse Memorial Hunters' Chase (For The Dick Woodhouse Trophy)Class 6 · 20f · Soft · 6 ran 2nd 10/3
27 Feb 22 Fontwell Jett (IRE)J: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen Manor Elite Horse Box Open Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 26f · Soft · 4 ran 2nd 8/15F
18 Feb 22 Kelso Jett (IRE)J: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen Lynne's 65th Open Hunters' ChaseClass 5 · 23.5f · Heavy · 4 ran 1st 1/6F
05 Feb 22 Wetherby Igor (GB)J: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen Stratstone Harrogate Open Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 24f · Good · 5 ran PU 6/1
13 Apr 21 Southwell Kabuki (GB)J: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen Follow Racingwelfare On Social Mares' Standard NH Flat Race (Conditionals/Amateurs) (GBB Race)Class 5 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 12th 7/1
24 Feb 21 Doncaster Wykham (GB)J: Aidan Coleman Virgin Bet Open Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 26f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 8th 28/1
11 Dec 20 Cheltenham Impulsive Star (IRE)J: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen Citipost Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 2 · 24f · Soft · 12 ran PU 22/1
22 Nov 20 Uttoxeter Impulsive Star (IRE)J: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen mansionbet.com Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 23.5f · Soft · 13 ran 6th 50/1
07 Nov 20 Aintree Impulsive Star (IRE)J: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 2 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 7th 66/1
19 Apr 16 Kempton Anquetta (IRE)J: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen Egr Naturally The Best Open Hunters' ChaseClass 5 · 20.5f · Good · 8 ran F 14/1
20 Mar 16 Carlisle Long Run (FR)J: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen ApolloBet Bet On Lotteries Open Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 5th 1/2F
01 Mar 16 Leicester Warne (IRE)J: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen Leicestershire Open Hunters' ChaseClass 3 · 22.5f · Heavy · 14 ran PU 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 Robert Waley-Cohen's strike rate?
Robert Waley-Cohen has won 10 of 95 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 10.5% (as at 4 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Who rides most for Robert Waley-Cohen?
Mr Sam Waley-Cohen, with 72 runners since 2008 — 76% of the total. That pairing has won 9 (12.5%).
What is Robert Waley-Cohen's Fair A/E?
0.73, from 93 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 4 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).