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Trainer profile

Thomas James

169 runners in the lifetime window · 32 individual horses
As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner Jun 2021
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2009→)
No runners in the last 5 seasons — showing the lifetime record, from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it.
6–169
Wins / Runs
3.6%
Strike rate
n=169
32 (19%)
Placed
0.65
Fair A/E
n=169 · 0.50 incl. margin
−112.00
£1 level stake
n=169 at SP · −66.3%
£81,822
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Yard Profile

Sent out around 10 runners a season, across both codes, winning with 4% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.65).

Deterministic profile computed from 169 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 15 Oct 2026
The read

The yard also read well off a 15-30-day break (8.7%, n=46) and in Hurdle races (6.7%, n=75). The record read poorly in NH Flat races — 0% over 37 runners, 3.6pts below the baseline.

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

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 3.6% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
2.5%−1.1
n=40 · A/E 0.58 · £1 −25.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%−3.6
n=9 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −9.00
Debutants · first career start
0%−3.6
n=24 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −24.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−3.6
n=10 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −10.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−3.6
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
When favourite
0%
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
2.2%−1.4
n=89 · A/E 0.40 · £1 −68.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−3.6
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 3.6% 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 15-30-day break 8.7% vs 3.6% · n=46
In Hurdle races 6.7% vs 3.6% · n=75
In NH Flat races 0% vs 3.6% · n=37
Off a 31-60-day break 0% vs 3.6% · n=32
On Good going 5.8% vs 3.6% · n=52
On Soft going 5.6% vs 3.6% · n=54
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 75 5 6.7% −26.00
Flat 43 1 2.3% −35.00
NH Flat 37 0 0% −37.00
Chase 14 0 0% −14.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 54 3 5.6% −31.00
Good 52 3 5.8% −18.00
Heavy 29 0 0% −29.00
Good to Soft 15 0 0% −15.00
Good to Firm 13 0 0% −13.00
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Gowran Park 21 1 4.8% −10.00
Wexford 18 2 11.1% +3.00
Punchestown 17 0 0% −17.00
Fairyhouse 13 0 0% −13.00
Wexford 12 0 0% −12.00
Limerick 11 1 9.1% +0.00
Tramore 9 0 0% −9.00
Navan 9 0 0% −9.00
Leopardstown 9 1 11.1% −1.00
Down Royal 6 0 0% −6.00
Naas 6 0 0% −6.00
Killarney 5 0 0% −5.00
Dundalk (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Tipperary 4 0 0% −4.00
Listowel 4 0 0% −4.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 4 0 0% −4.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 6 0 0% 0.00 −6.00
2nd–3rd fav 17 2 11.8% 0.99 −5.00
4th–6th fav 45 2 4.4% 0.61 −26.00
7th+ in betting 101 2 2% 0.70 −75.00
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
89.9% completed · 89 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 14 85.7% 1 1 0 0 0
Hurdle 75 90.7% 3 1 2 1 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
Burning Issues (IRE)then P M Cloke 26 2 7 28 Jul 17
Three Way Bond (IRE) 16 1 3 22 Jun 12
Soul Season (IRE) 13 2 5 22 May 19
Havelock Ellis (GB)then J F Levins 10 0 1 16 May 14
Kate Greenaway (IRE)from Tracey Collins 10 1 4 11 Nov 11
Arakango (IRE)from Tracey Collins 10 0 1 8 Sep 11
Play At Midnight (IRE) 8 0 1 28 Apr 19
Wild Caprice (IRE)then John Patrick Ryan 7 0 1 7 Mar 21
Tuskar Island (IRE) 7 0 1 27 May 16
Aztec Pearl (GB) 7 0 1 23 May 12
Risk It All (IRE) 5 0 2 7 Jul 17
Risky Folly (IRE) 5 0 0 14 May 12
All 32 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 32 horses listed, 8 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from Tracey Collins (2); 24 had their first archived run for this yard.

9 have since run for another yard, most often for Yvonne Latta (3); 23 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 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 riderJames O'Sullivan
28% of all rides
4.3% SR · A/E 0.62
RiderRWSR£1
James O'Sullivan 47 2 4.3% −26.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2009→
6
Archived wins
£81,822
Prize money
2017
Best season · 2 wins
Kate Greenaway (IRE) — Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Handicap (60-90) Leopardstown · Aug 2011
£13,000
Burning Issues (IRE) — Paddy Power Daily Double Odds Specials Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Cork · Nov 2014
£7,590
Burning Issues (IRE) — Book Thyestes Packages Today Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Gowran Park · Oct 2014
£6,900
Notable horses
Burning Issues (IRE) Soul Season (IRE) Three Way Bond (IRE) Kate Greenaway (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Gold Well (GB) 6.1% · 2–33
Progeny have won 12.2% of 5,647 runs since 2008 (363 horses).
Bob Back (USA) 5% · 1–20
Progeny have won 11.8% of 3,724 runs since 2008 (338 horses).
Heron Island (IRE) 10% · 2–20
Progeny have won 11.2% of 2,819 runs since 2008 (317 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 14.2% from 162.
Arakan (USA) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 9.2% of 3,467 runs since 2008 (266 horses). Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 4.5% from 134.
Diamond Green (FR) 10% · 1–10
Progeny have won 7.4% of 2,570 runs since 2008 (261 horses). Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12% from 284.
Iffraaj (GB) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 10.5% of 13,939 runs since 2008 (1,089 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 15 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 169 · newest first

The latest 50 of 169 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 28 August 2009 to 14 June 2021.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
14 Jun 21 Gowran Park Run The Jewels (IRE)J: Oisin Orr Thomastown Maiden (Div 1)9.5f · Good · 11 ran 9th 250/1
07 Jun 21 Gowran Park Run The Jewels (IRE)J: Gary Carroll Racing TV (C & G) Maiden9.5f · Good · 13 ran 11th 250/1
16 May 21 Wexford Moonlit Wings (IRE)J: James O'Sullivan Wexford Racecourse Mares Maiden Hurdle20f · Soft · 12 ran 9th 2/1J
05 May 21 Gowran Park Run The Jewels (IRE)J: Tom Madden Paulstown Maiden (Plus 10)8f · Yielding · 14 ran 12th 100/1
07 Mar 21 Leopardstown Wild Caprice (IRE)J: James O'Sullivan Anton O'Toole Mares Handicap Hurdle20f · Yielding · 17 ran PU 16/1
07 Mar 21 Leopardstown Moonlit Wings (IRE)J: James O'Sullivan TRM Equine Nutrition Mares Maiden Hurdle20f · Yielding · 13 ran 5th 66/1
07 Feb 21 Leopardstown Moonlit Wings (IRE)J: Mr R James Coolmore N.H. Sires Kew Gardens Irish EBF Mares I.N.H. Flat Race (Grade 2)16f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 10th 250/1
29 Jan 21 Navan Wild Caprice (IRE)J: James O'Sullivan Ardmulchan Handicap Hurdle (80-109)20f · Heavy · 20 ran 11th 7/1
10 Dec 20 Tramore Wild Caprice (IRE)J: James O'Sullivan Doneraile Walk Mares Maiden Hurdle21f · Heavy · 12 ran 3rd 10/1
17 Nov 20 Limerick Wild Caprice (IRE)J: James O'Sullivan LimerickRaces.ie Maiden Hurdle19f · Heavy · 14 ran F 4/1
08 Nov 20 Navan Wild Caprice (IRE)J: James O'Sullivan Ladbrokes Giving Extra Places Every Day Maiden Hurdle20f · Soft To Heavy · 20 ran 5th 80/1
17 Sep 20 Tramore Wild Caprice (IRE)J: Mr Finian Maguire Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race16f · Good · 12 ran 9th 8/1
03 Sep 20 Clonmel Wild Caprice (IRE)J: James O'Sullivan Tickincor (Pro/Am) Flat Race16.5f · Good · 13 ran 4th 20/1
22 May 19 Wexford Soul Season (IRE)J: James O'Sullivan Loch Garman Handicap Hurdle (80-95)16f · Good · 11 ran 2nd 6/1
28 Apr 19 Sligo Play At Midnight (IRE)J: James O'Sullivan Kennedy's Bar Sligo Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2)20f · Good · 15 ran PU 16/1
27 Apr 19 Wexford Soul Season (IRE)J: James O'Sullivan Freddie Doyle Memorial & Liz Doyle Beginners Chase16f · Yielding · 13 ran 6th 12/1
09 Mar 19 Gowran Park Soul Season (IRE)J: James O'Sullivan Xenon Security Handicap Hurdle (80-109) (Div 1)20f · Soft · 19 ran 5th 16/1
08 Sep 18 Wexford Play At Midnight (IRE)J: James O'Sullivan M2 Construction Mares Maiden Hurdle24f · Yielding · 13 ran 8th 6/1
19 Aug 18 Tramore Dreamed A Dream (IRE)J: Mr D Sinnott Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race16f · Good · 15 ran 14th 66/1
17 Aug 18 Tramore Play At Midnight (IRE)J: Sean Flanagan ELC Laser Group Handicap Hurdle (80-109)21f · Good · 15 ran 8th 16/1

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 Thomas James's strike rate?
Thomas James has won 6 of 169 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 3.6% (as at 15 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is Thomas James's Fair A/E?
0.65, from 169 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 15 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).