What is Thomas Cooper's strike rate?

Thomas Cooper has won 97 of 1,495 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 6.5% (as at 30 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does Thomas Cooper do best at?

Listowel by strike rate: 13 wins from 106 runners (12.3%) 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 Thomas Cooper?

B J Cooper, with 369 runners since 2008 — 25% of the total. That pairing has won 24 (6.5%).

Is Thomas Cooper in form?

Too few runners in the last 14 days to read — 3 runners, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.

What is Thomas Cooper's Fair A/E?

0.88, from 1,495 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

Thomas Cooper

1,495 runners in the lifetime window · 211 individual horses

As at 30 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last runner 5 days ago

Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)

from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it

97–1,495

Wins / Runs

6.5%

Strike rate

n=1,495

350 (23%)

Placed

0.88

Fair A/E

n=1,495 · 0.68 incl. margin

−825.61

£1 level stake

n=1,495 at SP · −55.2%

£1.93m

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

13.3%

KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 80 runners a season, winning with 7% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.88).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,495 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 30 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance Fires Feb–Mar Fresh horses: 7.4% 28.7% when favourite B J Cooper: 6.5% from 369 Sends off the favourite in 6% of races

The read

The record is strongest at Listowel (12.3%, n=106) and Naas (12%, n=75) — all clear of the yard's 6.5% baseline. It is weakest at Roscommon (0% over 39 runners) — the widest gap in the record. A horse having headgear put back on after a bare run has been a poor signal at 1.9% (n=53, Fair A/E 0.29). The market has consistently overbet debutants: 5.2% strike, Fair A/E 0.84 and −107.38 to a £1 stake over 153 runners — those runners underperform what the price implies. B J Cooper rides 25% of the entries and matches the yard's average almost exactly (6.5%, A/E 0.78). The yard also reads well in NH Flat races (12.2%, n=156). 9 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the yard has landed: the Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase at Cheltenham (Mar 2009, £96,917). The stable star of the record: Lucky William (IRE) — 7 wins from 33 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 6.5% baseline

Fresh · 61+ days off

7.4%+0.9

n=297 · A/E 0.97 · £1 −117.17

New recruits · first run for the yard

4.4%−2.1

n=45 · A/E 0.73 · £1 −31.00

Debutants · first career start

5.2%−1.3

n=153 · A/E 0.84 · £1 −107.38

First-time headgear · true-first definition

2.2%−4.3

n=93 · A/E 0.39 · £1 −85.67

Headgear returns · back on after a bare run

1.9%−4.6

n=53 · A/E 0.29 · £1 −38.00

When favourite

28.7%

n=94 · A/E 1.10 · £1 −14.14

Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle

4.8%−1.7

n=499 · A/E 0.84 · £1 −282.25

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

7.6%+1.1

n=119 · A/E 0.84 · £1 −67.88

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 6.5% 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 Barry Geraghty 21.6% vs 6.5% · n=37

In NH Flat races 12.2% vs 6.5% · n=156

With Mr M J O'Connor 14% vs 6.5% · n=43

At Listowel 12.3% vs 6.5% · n=106

At Roscommon 0% vs 6.5% · n=39

At Naas 12% vs 6.5% · n=75

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

Hurdle 833 48 5.8% −477.66

Chase 288 25 8.7% −114.24

Flat 218 5 2.3% −170.95

NH Flat 156 19 12.2% −62.76

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Soft 563 39 6.9% −323.37

Good 333 12 3.6% −242.59

Heavy 302 24 7.9% −156.38

Good to Soft 167 18 10.8% −8.02

Good to Firm 76 2 2.6% −58.00

Standard (AW) 44 1 2.3% −31.00

Firm 10 1 10% −6.25

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Punchestown 120 6 5% −76.85

Killarney 115 6 5.2% −41.25

Listowel 106 13 12.3% −37.73

Limerick 104 7 6.7% −39.88

Fairyhouse 97 7 7.2% −45.42

Cork 77 6 7.8% −48.05

Naas 75 9 12% −33.79

Navan 70 3 4.3% −43.00

Thurles 69 5 7.2% −42.00

Clonmel 68 5 7.4% −33.17

Leopardstown 66 3 4.5% −53.00

Galway 60 6 10% −28.42

Kilbeggan 53 4 7.5% −20.00

Gowran Park 48 2 4.2% −36.00

Tipperary 44 1 2.3% −41.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 1 135 10 7.4% −74.88

Class 2 8 0 0% −8.00

Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 113 29 25.7% 1.03 −22.14

2nd–3rd fav 226 34 15% 1.03 −61.47

4th–6th fav 408 25 6.1% 0.88 −162.00

7th+ in betting 748 9 1.2% 0.43 −580.00

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.

Distance

DistanceRWSR£1

2m1f – 2m4f 543 34 6.3% −304.11

1m5f – 2m 486 42 8.6% −237.75

2m5f – 3m 255 18 7.1% −115.75

6f – 7f 69 1 1.4% −52.00

1m – 1m1f 54 1 1.9% −41.00

1m2f – 1m4f 43 1 2.3% −30.00

Over 3m 31 0 0% −31.00

Under 6f 14 0 0% −14.00

By season

By seasonRWSR£1

2008 137 14 10.2% −7.55

2009 95 10 10.5% −35.00

2010 108 8 7.4% −78.10

2011 133 7 5.3% −79.77

2012 76 10 13.2% −12.00

2013 80 2 2.5% −54.00

2014 78 2 2.6% −69.00

2015 52 2 3.8% −36.00

2016 66 0 0% −66.00

2017 78 6 7.7% −12.50

2018 50 2 4% −26.00

2019 57 1 1.8% −54.00

2020 57 1 1.8% −49.00

2021 79 3 3.8% −54.00

2022 81 4 4.9% −62.17

2023 71 2 2.8% −58.25

2024 68 7 10.3% −27.84

2025 69 8 11.6% −32.34

2026 60 8 13.3% −12.09

Handicaps

HandicapsRWSR£1

Handicaps 607 26 4.3% −379.42

Field size

Field sizeRWSR£1

14-16 runners 476 31 6.5% −278.59

17+ runners 459 19 4.1% −282.44

11-13 runners 271 19 7% −132.91

8-10 runners 202 17 8.4% −108.00

5-7 runners 79 10 12.7% −24.67

2-4 runners 8 1 12.5% +1.00

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

83.1% completed · 1,121 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)

CodeRCompFURPUBDOth

Chase 288 74% 26 10 37 2 0

Hurdle 833 86.3% 12 7 90 2 3

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

Total Excitement (IRE) 53 3 20 21 Jul 13

Coole Avenue (IRE) 36 4 14 1 Jun 14

Crocodile Dundee (IRE)then Tom Weston 34 2 15 23 Mar 19

Lucky William (IRE) 33 7 13 10 Feb 15

Forpadydeplasterer (IRE) 32 4 14 13 Oct 13

Lucky Phil (IRE) 29 1 9 8 Jan 21

The Shepherd King (IRE)then R K Watson 25 3 6 31 May 15

Our Girl Lucy (IRE) 25 2 11 30 Sep 13

Old Time Melody (IRE)then Thomas P O'Connor 23 1 3 15 Nov 17

Billy De Kid (FR) 22 1 5 28 May 18

Sainte Dona (FR) 21 2 7 23 Mar 25

Tipp For Mac (IRE) 21 0 7 8 Aug 24

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 211 horses sent out in this window — each ran at least 8 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, 5 arrived from another yard in our archive; 55 had their first archived run for this yard.

15 have since run for another yard, most often for David Rees (2); 45 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.

Current form

significance-gated

Last 14 days

Small sample

1 from 3

Only 3 runners in the last 14 days — too few to read against the baseline (gate: n≥15). The card states the sample and stays neutral.

When the yard fires

strike by month, lifetime

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78967245101163

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 riderB J Cooper

25% of all rides
6.5% SR · A/E 0.78

RiderRWSR£1

B J Cooper 369 24 6.5% −214.77

Sean McDermott 71 4 5.6% +3.00

Donagh Meyler 50 3 6% −34.67

Phillip Enright 43 1 2.3% −22.00

Mr M J O'Connor 43 6 14% −17.50

Barry Geraghty 37 8 21.6% +12.27

Leigh Roche 30 1 3.3% −17.00

Cian Collins 30 0 0% −30.00

Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→

122

Archived wins

Pattern / graded wins

£2.30m

Prize money

2008

Best season · 14 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.

Forpadydeplasterer (IRE) — Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase (Grade 1) Cheltenham · Mar 2009 · Class 1

£96,917

Forpadydeplasterer (IRE) — Deloitte Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) Leopardstown · Feb 2008 · Grade 1

£65,000

Lucky William (IRE) — Ryanair Novice Chase (Grade 1) Punchestown · Apr 2012 · Grade 1

£62,000

Notable horses

Lucky William (IRE) Forpadydeplasterer (IRE) Eightybarackstreet (IRE) Coole Avenue (IRE) D Art D Art (FR) Amen Kate (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Flemensfirth (USA) 11.6% · 10–86

Progeny have won 11.8% of 17,284 runs since 2008 (1,595 horses).

Michelozzo (USA) 6.6% · 4–61

Progeny have won 9.1% of 77 runs since 2008 (7 horses).

Walk In The Park (IRE) 2.2% · 1–45

Progeny have won 13.3% of 6,989 runs since 2008 (698 horses).

Moscow Society (USA) 9.1% · 4–44

Progeny have won 8.3% of 2,521 runs since 2008 (255 horses).

Saint Des Saints (FR) 9.8% · 4–41

Progeny have won 15% of 5,352 runs since 2008 (643 horses).

Presenting (GB) 8.3% · 3–36

Progeny have won 11% of 20,050 runs since 2008 (1,686 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24.3% from 136.

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 30 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 1,997 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,997 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 5 January 2005 to 25 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

25 Oct 26 Galway (IRE) Elite Ocean (IRE)J: Aidan Kelly COLM QUINN BMW Mares Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft · 8 ran 5th 80/1

25 Oct 26 Galway (IRE) Esteio (IRE)J: Daniel King COLM QUINN BMW Mares Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft · 8 ran 3rd 14/1

18 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Amen Kate (IRE)J: Daniel King Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Steeplechase19.5f · Good To Yielding · 4 ran 1st 8/1

03 Oct 26 Gowran Park (IRE) D Art D Art (FR)J: Ricky Doyle Like A Butterfly Novice Steeplechase (Grade 3)Class 1 · 20f · Good To Yielding · 5 ran 5th 20/1

25 Sep 26 Listowel (IRE) Potters Pal (FR)J: Mr R Sugrue Paud, Sarah & Mary Fitzmaurice Memorial Handicap Steeplechase19.5f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 1st 5/1

24 Sep 26 Listowel (IRE) Super Freak (IRE)J: Daniel King Buckley Agri New Holland Irish EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle16f · Good · 17 ran 8th 100/1

23 Sep 26 Listowel (IRE) New Grange (IRE)J: Mr P W Mullins Paul Moynihan (Ex VFI President) Memorial Flat Race20f · Good · 11 ran 1st 10/11F

23 Sep 26 Listowel (IRE) Potters Pal (FR)J: Daniel King Brandon Hotel Handicap Hurdle18f · Good · 18 ran 3rd 20/1

20 Sep 26 Listowel (IRE) Mysilverriverfeale (IRE)J: Daniel King Kinisla Bloom Feeds Irish EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle18f · Good · 18 ran 13th 18/1

19 Sep 26 Navan (IRE) Super Freak (IRE)J: Daniel King BAR 1 Casino 'Slot Games & Live Casino' Maiden Hurdle19f · Good · 16 ran 6th 25/1

21 Aug 26 Kilbeggan (IRE) Mysilverriverfeale (IRE)J: Daniel King Tom Lynam Memorial Handicap Hurdle19f · Good · 15 ran 8th 10/1

16 Aug 26 Tramore (IRE) Super Freak (IRE)J: Mr H C Swan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race16.5f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 9th 14/1

14 Aug 26 Tramore (IRE) Lady Aquarelle (FR)J: Gearoid Brouder Walsh Butler Electrical Mares Maiden Hurdle21f · Good · 15 ran PU 12/1

02 Aug 26 Galway (IRE) Mento (FR)J: Josh Williamson Kenny Galway Peugeot Handicap Hurdle24.5f · Good · 18 ran 13th 28/1

27 Jul 26 Galway (IRE) Mento (FR)J: Donagh Meyler Galmont Hotel & The Galway Bay Hotel Novice Hurdle16.5f · Good · 11 ran 6th 66/1

24 Jul 26 Kilbeggan (IRE) Mysilverriverfeale (IRE)J: Daniel King Tom McCormack Memorial Cup Maiden Hurdle19f · Good · 15 ran 1st 9/4

21 Jul 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) Lady Aquarelle (FR)J: Daniel King Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle (Div II)22f · Good · 16 ran 14th 8/1

17 Jul 26 Killarney (IRE) Mysilverriverfeale (IRE)J: Daniel King Killarney Grand Mares Maiden Hurdle23f · Good · 15 ran 4th 3/1

16 Jul 26 Killarney (IRE) Super Freak (IRE)J: Miss Charlotte Butler Kate Kearney's Cottage (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat Race17f · Good · 15 ran 10th 100/30

02 Jul 26 Limerick Lady Aquarelle (FR)J: Shane O'Callaghan Munster Suite At Limerick Races Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2)22.5f · Good · 18 ran PU 15/2

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).

KTB’s figures

the forward record · since 5 Oct 2026

KTB’s figures on this yard’s runners since 18 Oct 2026: fastest on KTB Speed in 1 run (won 1) · to 18 Oct 2026.

Each pick was a KTB figure’s choice before the off — the published KTB Selection, the top-rated horse on KTB Rating, the fastest on KTB Speed — settled against the result the next morning and never worked out again; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races only. A record of weeks so far: read it as a count, not a verdict.

Quick answers

What is Thomas Cooper's strike rate?: Thomas Cooper has won 97 of 1,495 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 6.5% (as at 30 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Thomas Cooper do best at?: Listowel by strike rate: 13 wins from 106 runners (12.3%) 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 Thomas Cooper?: B J Cooper, with 369 runners since 2008 — 25% of the total. That pairing has won 24 (6.5%).
Is Thomas Cooper in form?: Too few runners in the last 14 days to read — 3 runners, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Thomas Cooper's Fair A/E?: 0.88, from 1,495 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.