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Trainer profile

Suzy Smith

142 runners in the last 5 seasons · 17 individual horses
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner 157 days ago 100% of runners over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2022
15–142
Wins / Runs
10.6%
Strike rate
n=142
42 (30%)
Placed
0.90
Fair A/E
n=142 · 0.78 incl. margin
−64.30
£1 level stake
n=142 at SP · −45.3%
£199k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
11.1%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 30 runners a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning with 11% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 0.90).

Deterministic profile computed from 142 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 21 Oct 2026
The read

Horses returning fresh after 61+ days have been a poor signal at 4.9% (n=41, Fair A/E 0.56). The yard also reads well over 1m5f – 2m (15.9%, n=44) and off a 15-30-day break (15.6%, n=45). The record reads poorly off a 31-60-day break — 3.2% over 31 runners, 7.4pts below the baseline. 4 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the yard has landed: the Ascot Stakes at Ascot (Jun 2008, £37,386). The stable star of the record: Tapley (GB) — 7 wins from 37 runs for the yard.

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

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 10.6% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
4.9%−5.7
n=41 · A/E 0.56 · £1 −33.25
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%−10.6
n=3 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −3.00
Debutants · first career start
28.6%+18.0
n=7 · A/E 4.60 · £1 +18.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−10.6
n=5 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −5.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−10.6
n=3 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −3.00
When favourite
14.3%
n=14 · A/E 0.48 · £1 −9.50
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
10.4%−0.2
n=48 · A/E 0.85 · £1 −28.63

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 10.6% 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
Off a 31-60-day break 3.2% vs 10.6% · n=31
Over 1m5f – 2m 15.9% vs 10.6% · n=44
Off a 15-30-day break 15.6% vs 10.6% · n=45
Over 2m1f – 2m4f 7.3% vs 10.6% · n=41
In Hurdle races 7.9% vs 10.6% · n=63
Over 2m5f – 3m 13.3% vs 10.6% · 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
Chase 63 7 11.1% −32.92
Hurdle 63 5 7.9% −43.50
NH Flat 16 3 18.8% +12.12

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good to Soft 56 5 8.9% −19.50
Good 52 6 11.5% −29.13
Soft 31 3 9.7% −15.92
Heavy 2 1 50% +1.25
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Plumpton 28 2 7.1% −21.25
Fontwell 23 3 13% +5.25
Southwell 8 1 12.5% −4.88
Market Rasen 8 1 12.5% −5.75
Kempton 8 2 25% +2.33
Huntingdon 8 0 0% −8.00
Lingfield 7 1 14.3% −1.00
Fakenham 5 2 40% +2.75
Sandown 4 1 25% +3.50
Stratford 4 1 25% −0.50
Wincanton 4 1 25% −1.75
Cheltenham 4 0 0% −4.00
Bangor-on-Dee 3 0 0% −3.00
Newbury 3 0 0% −3.00
Haydock 3 0 0% −3.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 57 7 12.3% −14.13
Class 4 43 5 11.6% −23.67
Class 3 30 3 10% −14.50
Class 2 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 16 3 18.8% 0.65 −7.17
2nd–3rd fav 39 9 23.1% 1.15 −2.63
4th–6th fav 37 3 8.1% 1.13 −4.50
7th+ in betting 50 0 0% 0.00 −50.00
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
79.4% completed · 126 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 63 81% 0 3 9 0 0
Hurdle 63 77.8% 0 1 13 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
Tapley (GB)then Gary & Josh Moore 37 7 16 17 May 26
Animal (IRE) 22 3 10 13 Feb 26
Superstylin (IRE)from Thomas Byrne · then Chris Gordon 19 2 7 24 Apr 25
Record High (IRE) 15 2 5 9 Feb 26
Oscarsman (IRE) 9 0 1 14 Apr 24
Precious Jean (IRE) 8 0 0 24 Apr 26
Pilbara (GB)from Emmet Mullins 8 0 0 30 Nov 23
Counteract (GB)then Chris Gordon 7 0 1 25 Nov 23
Clondaw Bisto (IRE) 3 0 0 14 Mar 22
Dancing Sky (IRE) 2 0 0 23 Oct 25
Chivalrous George (IRE) 2 0 0 23 Feb 25
Santorini Grey (IRE)then Barry Brennan 2 0 0 16 Dec 24
All 17 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 17 horses listed, 4 arrived from another yard in our archive; 13 had their first archived run for this yard.

4 have since run for another yard, most often for Chris Gordon (2); 13 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
JFMAMJJASOND
81524000···11175
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
Elizabeth Gale 21 3 14.3% −7.38
Micheal Nolan 21 2 9.5% −5.75
Charlie Hammond 20 4 20% +3.08
Gavin Sheehan 16 2 12.5% −5.25
Isabelle Ryder 14 2 14.3% −8.25
Sean Bowen 13 1 7.7% −7.00
Harry Bannister 9 1 11.1% −5.75
Liam Harrison 5 0 0% −5.00
Charlie Deutsch 4 0 0% −4.00
Brendan Powell 3 0 0% −3.00
Tristan Durrell 3 0 0% −3.00
Ned Fox 2 0 0% −2.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
121
Archived wins
4
Pattern / graded wins
£1.14m
Prize money
2008
Best season · 12 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.
Missoula (IRE) — Ascot Stakes (Handicap) Ascot · Jun 2008 · Class 2
£37,386
Invicta Lake (IRE) — Betfred Mobile Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Sandown · Jan 2015 · Grade 3
£28,475
Aimigayle (GB) — E.B.F./TBA Mares' Novices' Handicap Chase Final Newbury · Mar 2009 · Listed
£28,189
Notable horses
Tapley (GB) Aimigayle (GB) Invicta Lake (IRE) Beau Lake (IRE) Emmaslegend (GB) Royal Kicks (FR)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Geordieland (FR) 18.9% · 7–37
Progeny have won 11.8% of 712 runs since 2008 (71 horses).
Arcadio (GER) 13.6% · 3–22
Progeny have won 9.2% of 3,977 runs since 2008 (375 horses).
Califet (FR) 10.5% · 2–19
Progeny have won 11.8% of 3,788 runs since 2008 (399 horses).
Mahler (GB) 13.3% · 2–15
Progeny have won 10.8% of 8,836 runs since 2008 (784 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 15.1% from 119.
Oscar (IRE) 0% · 0–9
Progeny have won 10.9% of 16,542 runs since 2008 (1,456 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 18.1% from 105.
Diamond Boy (FR) 0% · 0–8
Progeny have won 12% of 2,271 runs since 2008 (284 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 21 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 1,249 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,249 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 20 January 2005 to 17 May 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
17 May 26 Stratford Tapley (GB)J: Isabelle Ryder Ladies Day On Sunday 19th July Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 4 · 22.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 4th 6/4F
24 Apr 26 Fontwell Precious Jean (IRE)J: Isabelle Ryder Mercedes-Benz Of Chichester Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6th 250/1
14 Apr 26 Newton Abbot Tapley (GB)J: Isabelle Ryder Visit Kauto The King 6th May Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 3 · 21f · Good · 4 ran 3rd 5/2
28 Mar 26 Stratford Tapley (GB)J: Isabelle Ryder Happy 70th Birthday Steve Parsons Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 3 · 22.5f · Good · 5 ran 1st 5/2
14 Mar 26 Kempton Tapley (GB)J: Isabelle Ryder Virgin Bet Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 3 · 18f · Good · 6 ran 3rd 7/2
13 Feb 26 Fakenham Animal (IRE)J: Isabelle Ryder Tim Barclay Memorial Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 29f · Soft · 5 ran UR 2/1F
09 Feb 26 Plumpton Record High (IRE)J: Isabelle Ryder More Radio Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 25.5f · Soft · 6 ran UR 9/2
11 Jan 26 Fontwell Record High (IRE)J: Isabelle Ryder Betting.Bet New Betting Sites Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 26f · Soft · 10 ran 4th 9/2
11 Jan 26 Fontwell Animal (IRE)J: Charlie Deutsch Betting.Bet New Betting Sites Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 26f · Soft · 10 ran 3rd 14/1
26 Dec 25 Fontwell Record High (IRE)J: Isabelle Ryder tigerbet.co.uk Daily Price Boosts Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 26f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 2nd 3/1
26 Dec 25 Kempton Tapley (GB)J: Charlie Deutsch 'Get Your Ladbrokes Free Kempton Bet' Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 3 · 20.5f · Good · 10 ran 2nd 22/1
04 Dec 25 Wincanton Animal (IRE)J: Mr Jack Stenhouse Lenny Roberts Memorial Trophy Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 26.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9th 9/1
28 Nov 25 Doncaster Tapley (GB)J: Isabelle Ryder Consort/DWF Christmas Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 3 · 19f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4th 13/8F
22 Nov 25 Huntingdon Precious Jean (IRE)J: Isabelle Ryder pricedup.bet Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 25f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU 33/1
20 Nov 25 Wincanton Tapley (GB)J: Isabelle Ryder Dot Tolson Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 4 · 20f · Good · 8 ran 1st 5/4F
16 Nov 25 Fontwell Record High (IRE)J: Harry Bannister BetGoodwin Southern National Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 3 · 27.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 10th 7/2F
16 Nov 25 Fontwell Animal (IRE)J: Isabelle Ryder BetGoodwin Southern National Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 3 · 27.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6th 14/1
08 Nov 25 Wincanton Tapley (GB)J: Isabelle Ryder Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 3 · 20f · Good · 6 ran 2nd 5/2F
03 Nov 25 Plumpton Precious Jean (IRE)J: Gavin Sheehan Roy Farley 80th Birthday Celebration Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 7 ran PU 150/1
24 Oct 25 Cheltenham Animal (IRE)J: Mrs Izzie Hill Santa - The Visit Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 3 · 25f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 10th 33/1

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 Suzy Smith's strike rate?
Suzy Smith has won 15 of 142 runners since 2022, a strike rate of 10.6% (as at 21 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is Suzy Smith's Fair A/E?
0.90, from 142 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 21 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).