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Trainer profile

Ron Barr

1,131 runners in the lifetime window · 68 individual horses
As at 29 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner 34 days ago 96% of runners on the flat
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
63–1,131
Wins / Runs
5.6%
Strike rate
n=1,131
228 (20%)
Placed
0.88
Fair A/E
n=1,121 · 0.77 incl. margin
−417.87
£1 level stake
n=1,131 at SP · −36.9%
£310k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
23.1%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 60 runners a season, almost all on the flat, winning with 6% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.88).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,131 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 29 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Apr–May 21.9% when favourite Mrs V Davies: 4.7% from 107 Claiming riders: 6.7% Sends off the favourite in 3% of races
The read

It is weakest at Newcastle (AW) (0% over 34 runners) — the widest gap in the record. New recruits from other stables on their first run struggle at 2.1% (n=47, Fair A/E 0.59). Mrs V Davies rides 9% of the entries and matches the yard's average almost exactly (4.7%, A/E 0.60). The yard also reads well over 1m5f – 2m (10.1%, n=69). The record reads poorly on Standard (AW) going — 0% over 57 runners, 5.6pts below the baseline. The stable star of the record: Mitchum (GB) — 6 wins from 74 runs for the yard. Seasonally, the yard fires Apr–May.

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

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 5.6% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
3.9%−1.7
n=181 · A/E 1.00 · £1 −46.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
2.1%−3.5
n=47 · A/E 0.59 · £1 −41.00
Debutants · first career start
0%−5.6
n=8 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −8.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
7.7%+2.1
n=13 · A/E 1.33 · £1 +4.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
2.9%−2.7
n=68 · A/E 0.60 · £1 +17.00
When favourite
21.9%
n=32 · A/E 0.85 · £1 −7.97
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
6.7%+1.1
n=697 · A/E 1.06 · £1 −170.32

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 5.6% 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 Standard (AW) going 0% vs 5.6% · n=57
With Shane B Kelly 10.4% vs 5.6% · n=67
At Newcastle (AW) 0% vs 5.6% · n=34
Over 1m5f – 2m 10.1% vs 5.6% · n=69
With David Allan 0% vs 5.6% · n=30
On last-time-out winners 10% vs 5.6% · n=60
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 1,081 61 5.6% −375.12
Hurdle 45 2 4.4% −37.75
NH Flat 5 0 0% −5.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good to Firm 448 32 7.1% −50.42
Good 307 14 4.6% −163.20
Good to Soft 146 5 3.4% −78.00
Soft 125 8 6.4% −59.50
Standard (AW) 57 0 0% −57.00
Heavy 28 4 14.3% +10.25
Firm 20 0 0% −20.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Redcar 279 21 7.5% −40.67
Catterick 202 5 2.5% −99.50
Thirsk 119 7 5.9% −73.95
Beverley 96 7 7.3% +8.00
Newcastle 90 8 8.9% +6.00
Ripon 69 4 5.8% −22.50
Carlisle 39 4 10.3% +1.50
Hamilton 38 1 2.6% −35.00
Newcastle (AW) 34 0 0% −34.00
Musselburgh 25 0 0% −25.00
Doncaster 21 1 4.8% −10.00
Southwell (AW) 19 0 0% −19.00
Sedgefield 18 1 5.6% −13.50
Ayr 18 1 5.6% −11.00
Wetherby 17 2 11.8% −5.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 6 657 39 5.9% −198.70
Class 5 389 21 5.4% −149.92
Class 4 76 3 3.9% −60.25
Class 3 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 2 4 0 0% −4.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 44 10 22.7% 0.98 −4.47
2nd–3rd fav 114 14 12.3% 0.95 −30.90
4th–6th fav 319 24 7.5% 0.95 −75.50
7th+ in betting 654 15 2.3% 0.72 −307.00
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
Graceful Act (GB)from James Toller 84 5 21 31 Aug 20
Mitchum (GB)from David Barron 74 6 16 9 Dec 19
Midnight Warrior (GB)from James Tate 72 5 18 9 Aug 20
Foreign Rhythm (IRE)from Nigel Tinkler 62 6 17 29 Aug 15
Silly Gilly (IRE)from K R Burke 60 5 25 4 Jun 13
A J Cook (IRE)from David Barron 58 1 8 3 Nov 18
Baybshambles (IRE)then Tina Jackson 47 4 15 30 Oct 12
Al Furat (USA)from David Lanigan 45 2 10 27 Jul 16
Kyzer Chief (GB)then Tina Jackson 43 3 15 20 Aug 12
Sea Salt (GB)from Alan McCabe 43 5 13 7 Jun 12
Mightaswellsmile (GB)from James Given 35 0 4 16 Aug 21
Karate Queen (GB)from Andrew Balding 35 0 4 20 Jun 15
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 68 horses sent out in this window — each ran at least 3 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, 47 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from David Barron (3) and Alan McCabe (2); 13 had their first archived run for this yard.

10 have since run for another yard, most often for Tina Jackson (3); 50 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 riderMrs V Davies
9% of all rides
4.7% SR · A/E 0.60
RiderRWSR£1
Mrs V Davies 107 5 4.7% −62.00
Shane B Kelly 67 7 10.4% +28.00
Dale Swift 56 3 5.4% −33.00
Phil Dennis 54 4 7.4% −27.00
Shirley Teasdale 53 2 3.8% −29.50
Barry McHugh 44 1 2.3% −23.00
David Allan 30 0 0% −30.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
86
Archived wins
£452k
Prize money
2009
Best season · 13 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.
In Good Faith (GB) — John Wade Skip Hire Premier Selling Handicap Hurdle Sedgefield · May 2005 · Class 5
£6,721
Strensall (GB) — 5th Regiment Royal Artillery Handicap Catterick · Jul 2006 · Class 4
£6,477
Baybshambles (IRE) — Coachman Caravans Quality Handicap Beverley · Jul 2009 · Class 4
£6,476
Notable horses
Mitchum (GB) Baybshambles (IRE) Foreign Rhythm (IRE) Graceful Act (GB) Midnight Warrior (GB) Silly Gilly (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Elnadim (USA) 5.5% · 6–109
Progeny have won 9.8% of 3,353 runs since 2008 (216 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 6.5% from 108. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.3% from 152.
Mull Of Kintyre (USA) 10.4% · 10–96
Progeny have won 9% of 2,100 runs since 2008 (160 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 12.2% from 409. Weakest on Soft going: 4.6% from 306.
Royal Applause (GB) 6% · 5–84
Progeny have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since 2008 (774 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 3.4% from 323.
Teofilo (IRE) 6.9% · 5–72
Progeny have won 12.5% of 10,078 runs since 2008 (907 horses). Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7% from 625.
Distant Music (USA) 9.4% · 6–64
Progeny have won 8.1% of 1,086 runs since 2008 (79 horses).
Mujadil (USA) 1.7% · 1–58
Progeny have won 8.2% of 2,379 runs since 2008 (132 horses). Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 11.7% from 111.
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 29 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 1,575 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,575 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 11 January 2005 to 25 September 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
25 Sep 26 Newcastle (AW) Woodhay Whisper (IRE)J: Tom Kiely-Marshall Northumbrian Wateraid Sprint Handicap StakesClass 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 8th 28/1
19 Sep 26 Newcastle (AW) Woodhay Whisper (IRE)J: Oliver Carmichael Happy Birthday Dave Miller From Probio energy.com Handicap Stakes (Div II)Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 7th 25/1
22 Jul 26 Catterick Woodhay Whisper (IRE)J: Shay Farmer Racing Again 4th August Handicap StakesClass 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 7th 28/1
01 Jul 26 Thirsk Hyrcanian (IRE)J: Jack Nicholls Army Benevolent Fund HandicapClass 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 14th 80/1
22 Jun 26 Catterick Woodhay Whisper (IRE)J: Barry McHugh Jimmy Loxam Is 80 Today 'Confined' HandicapClass 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 5th 16/1
17 Jun 26 Ripon Hyrcanian (IRE)J: Zak Wheatley We're Back For Ladies' Day Tomorrow HandicapClass 6 · 5f · Good · 8 ran 8th 22/1
16 Jun 26 Thirsk Crocus Time (IRE)J: Jack Nicholls Next Meeting Wednesday 1st July - Book Now HandicapClass 6 · 5f · Good · 10 ran 1st 18/5
05 Jun 26 Thirsk Woodhay Whisper (IRE)J: Barry McHugh Moody Construction HandicapClass 6 · 6f · Good · 10 ran 7th 28/1
04 Jun 26 Wetherby Crocus Time (IRE)J: Shay Farmer Live Streams On Racing TV Extra HandicapClass 6 · 5.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1st 11/2
26 May 26 Redcar Hyrcanian (IRE)J: Mr Aiden Blakemore Watch Race Replays On Racing TV Amateur Jockeys' HandicapClass 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 10th 80/1
26 May 26 Redcar Crocus Time (IRE)J: Jack Nicholls Watch Racing TV In Stunning HD Fillies' HandicapClass 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1st 7/2
16 May 26 Thirsk Crocus Time (IRE)J: Jack Nicholls Sky Bet Build A Bet HandicapClass 6 · 6f · Good · 17 ran 10th 9/1
11 May 26 Catterick Hyrcanian (IRE)J: Barry McHugh Download The Raceday Ready App HandicapClass 6 · 5f · Good · 11 ran 8th 28/1
01 Oct 25 Catterick Crocus Time (IRE)J: Hollie Doyle racingtv.com HandicapClass 6 · 6f · Soft · 9 ran 3rd 8/1
01 Oct 25 Catterick Hyrcanian (IRE)J: Miss Amy Collier Watch Race Replays On racingtv.com Amateur Jockeys' HandicapClass 6 · 5f · Soft · 11 ran 5th 66/1
29 Aug 25 Thirsk Crocus Time (IRE)J: Billy Loughnane Ladies' Day Saturday 6th September Book Now Classified StakesClass 6 · 6f · Good · 10 ran 1st 6/5F
08 Aug 25 Thirsk Crocus Time (IRE)J: Morgan Cole goracing.co.uk Future Stars Apprentice Classified StakesClass 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3rd 11/2
30 Jul 25 Redcar Crocus Time (IRE)J: Harry Russell Visit racingtv.com HandicapClass 6 · 6f · Good · 12 ran 5th 5/1
23 Jul 25 Catterick Hyrcanian (IRE)J: Alex Jary Racing Again 5th August HandicapClass 6 · 6f · Soft · 9 ran 8th 200/1
02 Jul 25 Thirsk Crocus Time (IRE)J: Harry Russell Power Plastics Ltd HandicapClass 6 · 6f · Good · 18 ran 3rd 80/1

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 Ron Barr's strike rate?
Ron Barr has won 63 of 1,131 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 5.6% (as at 29 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Ron Barr do best at?
Carlisle by strike rate: 4 wins from 39 runners (10.3%) 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 Ron Barr?
Mrs V Davies, with 107 runners since 2008 — 9% of the total. That pairing has won 5 (4.7%).
What is Ron Barr's Fair A/E?
0.88, from 1,121 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 29 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).