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Trainer profile

Sandy Forster

277 runners in the last 5 seasons · 20 individual horses
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner 129 days ago 97% of runners over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2022
24–277
Wins / Runs
8.7%
Strike rate
n=277
65 (24%)
Placed
1.08
Fair A/E
n=277 · 0.93 incl. margin
−6.62
£1 level stake
n=277 at SP · −2.4%
£241k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 60 runners a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning with 9% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.08). With a claiming rider up the record reads 11% (136 runs).

Deterministic profile computed from 277 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Feb–Mar Patrick Wadge: 5.2% from 58 Claiming riders: 11%
The read

Horses returning fresh after 61+ days have been a poor signal at 4.9% (n=61, Fair A/E 1.04). Runners with a claiming rider up are the standout value angle: 11% strikes only just above baseline, but Fair A/E 1.17 and +14.63 to a £1 stake over 136 runners — a record the market has persistently underpriced. Patrick Wadge rides 21% of the entries and sits below the yard's average (5.2% vs 8.7%, A/E 0.58). The record reads poorly over 1m5f – 2m — 4.3% over 46 runners, 4.4pts below the baseline. The market has consistently overbet the yard on Good to Soft going: Fair A/E 0.79 across 84 runners (6% strike, −38.50 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperform what the price implies. The stable star of the record: Justwhateverulike (IRE) — 6 wins from 39 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 8.7% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
4.9%−3.8
n=61 · A/E 1.04 · £1 −24.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%−8.7
n=3 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −3.00
Debutants · first career start
0%−8.7
n=5 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −5.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
11.1%+2.4
n=9 · A/E 2.61 · £1 +25.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−8.7
n=5 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −5.00
When favourite
41.7%
n=12 · A/E 1.66 · £1 +5.38
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
11%+2.3
n=136 · A/E 1.17 · £1 +14.63

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 8.7% 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
With horses switching code 2.5% vs 8.7% · n=40
With Edward Austin 14.7% vs 8.7% · n=34
Over 1m5f – 2m 4.3% vs 8.7% · n=46
With Patrick Wadge 5.2% vs 8.7% · n=58
With C&D winners 11.8% vs 8.7% · n=51
On Good to Soft going 6% vs 8.7% · n=84
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 131 12 9.2% −16.00
Hurdle 128 11 8.6% +1.38
NH Flat 10 1 10% +16.00
Flat 8 0 0% −8.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good to Soft 84 5 6% −38.50
Soft 83 9 10.8% +27.25
Good 72 5 6.9% −13.25
Heavy 29 5 17.2% +26.88
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Kelso 71 5 7% −9.00
Hexham 64 7 10.9% +21.38
Musselburgh 28 2 7.1% −2.00
Carlisle 27 4 14.8% +10.75
Newcastle 26 3 11.5% +17.50
Sedgefield 25 2 8% −13.75
Ayr 19 0 0% −19.00
Perth 9 1 11.1% −4.50
Newcastle (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Hamilton 2 0 0% −2.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 148 15 10.1% +18.38
Class 4 105 9 8.6% −1.00
Class 3 15 0 0% −15.00
Class 6 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 13 5 38.5% 1.49 +4.38
2nd–3rd fav 44 5 11.4% 0.73 −15.50
4th–6th fav 105 10 9.5% 1.18 +28.50
7th+ in betting 115 4 3.5% 1.12 −24.00
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
85.7% completed · 259 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 131 83.2% 5 2 15 0 0
Hurdle 128 88.3% 0 0 15 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
Dr Shirocco (IRE)from Andrew Slattery 41 4 11 13 Jun 26
Divas Doyen (IRE)from Declan Queally 29 2 9 13 Jun 26
Duty Calls (IRE)from Rodney Arthur 22 3 7 22 Apr 25
Ashjan (GB)from Liz Doyle 22 3 4 22 Apr 24
Cage Rattler (IRE)from John Andrew Kinsella 20 0 3 1 Jan 26
Rock N Roll Champ (IRE) 15 0 1 4 Apr 26
Lissen To The Lady (IRE)then Miss M Harding 15 4 7 17 Jun 23
Chumlee (IRE) 14 2 4 19 May 26
Pipers Cross (IRE)then Robbie Llewellyn 13 1 4 25 Jun 23
Stowaway John (IRE)from Ronald O'Neill 12 1 2 10 Dec 25
Gypsey's Secret (IRE) 12 1 3 29 Dec 24
Fortcanyon (IRE) 11 2 3 5 Jan 24
All 20 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 20 horses listed, 10 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Ronald O'Neill (2); 10 had their first archived run for this yard.

4 have since run for another yard, most often for Adrian Paul Keatley (2); 16 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, 5 seasons
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3102014550000110
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 riderPatrick Wadge
21% of all rides
5.2% SR · A/E 0.58
RiderRWSR£1
Patrick Wadge 58 3 5.2% −36.50
Stephen Mulqueen 35 2 5.7% +1.00
Edward Austin 34 5 14.7% +2.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
90
Archived wins
£812k
Prize money
2006
Best season · 10 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.
Claud And Goldie (IRE) — Edinburgh Gin Veterans' Handicap Chase (Leg 12 Of The 2019 Veterans' Chase Series) Kelso · Dec 2019 · Class 2
£25,320
Claud And Goldie (IRE) — Edinburgh Gin Chase (Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) Kelso · Feb 2021 · Class 2
£14,076
Storymaker (GB) — Edinburgh Woollen Mill Novices' Handicap Chase Carlisle · Mar 2009 · Class 3
£9,758
Notable horses
Justwhateverulike (IRE) Lissen To The Lady (IRE) Storymaker (GB) Charlie Snow Angel (GB) Skenfrith (GB) Dr Shirocco (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Shirocco (GER) 9.8% · 4–41
Progeny have won 11.2% of 9,161 runs since 2008 (920 horses). Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
Doyen (IRE) 6.9% · 2–29
Progeny have won 11.5% of 7,349 runs since 2008 (605 horses).
Arcadio (GER) 13.6% · 3–22
Progeny have won 9.2% of 3,977 runs since 2008 (375 horses).
Medicean (GB) 13.6% · 3–22
Progeny have won 10.4% of 9,890 runs since 2008 (682 horses).
National Defense (GB) 0% · 0–20
Progeny have won 7.6% of 581 runs since 2008 (50 horses).
Champs Elysees (GB) 0% · 0–15
Progeny have won 11.5% of 7,118 runs since 2008 (521 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 7.9% from 391. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.5% from 387.
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 20 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 1,300 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,300 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 7 January 2005 to 13 June 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
13 Jun 26 Hexham Dr Shirocco (IRE)J: Harry Reed Stan Hayhurst Memorial Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Good · 7 ran 4th 11/1
13 Jun 26 Hexham Divas Doyen (IRE)J: Patrick Wadge Tileform Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 15.5f · Good · 6 ran 3rd 11/2
19 May 26 Hexham Am I Bovvered (GB)J: Patrick Wadge Jason Arnup After Party 6th June Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good · 10 ran PU 28/1
19 May 26 Hexham Dr Shirocco (IRE)J: Harry Reed Lynn Siddall Memorial Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Good · 6 ran 4th 3/1
19 May 26 Hexham Chumlee (IRE)J: Harry Reed Port Of Blyth Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 5 ran 4th 22/1
02 May 26 Hexham Dr Shirocco (IRE)J: Harry Reed drainrat.co.uk Rat Entry Diagnosis Specialist Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Good · 13 ran 3rd 16/1
02 May 26 Hexham Divas Doyen (IRE)J: Harry Reed Elizabeth Elliott Birthday Celebration Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 20f · Good · 13 ran PU 15/2
22 Apr 26 Perth Am I Bovvered (GB)J: Miss Heidi Palin Equine Products Best Turned Out Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)Class 5 · 24f · Good · 10 ran 7th 22/1
13 Apr 26 Hexham Dr Shirocco (IRE)J: Conor O'Farrell Mick Walsh Open Ditch Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Good · 14 ran 6th 12/1
04 Apr 26 Carlisle Rock N Roll Champ (IRE)J: Edward Austin Ladies Night 4th July Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)Class 5 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU 11/2
02 Apr 26 Kelso Divas Doyen (IRE)J: Edward Austin Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 21.5f · Good · 10 ran 3rd 14/1
02 Apr 26 Kelso Am I Bovvered (GB)J: Patrick Wadge Racing TV Club Day Mares' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 21f · Good · 8 ran 6th 40/1
31 Mar 26 Newcastle Rock N Roll Champ (IRE)J: Edward Austin Follow AtTheRaces On X Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 5th 20/1
25 Mar 26 Hexham Pure Sirloin (IRE)J: Harry Reed Ronnie Parkes 80th Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 20f · Soft · 14 ran 3rd 11/1
20 Mar 26 Musselburgh Dr Shirocco (IRE)J: Patrick Wadge Heritage Portfolio Never Standing Still Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4th 15/2
28 Feb 26 Kelso Am I Bovvered (GB)J: Patrick Wadge bet365 Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5th 125/1
19 Feb 26 Sedgefield Rock N Roll Champ (IRE)J: Edward Austin Paxtons No1 CaseIH Dealer Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 21f · Soft · 5 ran 4th 8/1
15 Feb 26 Musselburgh Divas Doyen (IRE)J: Patrick Wadge Time For Heroes Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 20.5f · Soft · 6 ran 4th 5/1
03 Feb 26 Carlisle Divas Doyen (IRE)J: Patrick Wadge Racing TV Mares' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4th 18/1
03 Feb 26 Carlisle Am I Bovvered (GB)J: Patrick Wadge British Stallion Studs EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 5th 250/1

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 Sandy Forster's strike rate?
Sandy Forster has won 24 of 277 runners since 2022, a strike rate of 8.7% (as at 20 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Sandy Forster do best at?
Hexham by strike rate: 7 wins from 64 runners (10.9%) 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 Sandy Forster?
Patrick Wadge, with 58 runners since 2022 — 21% of the total. That pairing has won 3 (5.2%).
What is Sandy Forster's Fair A/E?
1.08, from 277 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.
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 20 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).