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Tristan Davidson

1,128 runners in the lifetime window · 123 individual horses
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner 3 days ago
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
159–1,128
Wins / Runs
14.1%
Strike rate
n=1,128
393 (35%)
Placed
1.14
n=1,124 · 0.98 incl. margin
−164.50
£1 level stake
n=1,128 at SP · −14.6%
£1.29m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
19.8%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 60 runners a season, across both codes, winning with 14% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.14). Horses with headgear back on after a bare run strike at 17% (69 runs).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,128 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Mar–Apr 32.6% when favourite Harry Reed: 16.8% from 292 Headgear returns: 17.4% Sends off the favourite in 13% of races
The read

It is weakest at Wetherby (2.3% over 43 runners) — the widest gap in the record. A horse having headgear put back on after a bare run has been a positive signal at 17.4% (n=69, Fair A/E 1.46), but a horse in first-time headgear has been a poor signal at 0% (n=30, Fair A/E 0.00). The market has consistently overbet horses returning fresh after 61+ days: 6.9% strike, Fair A/E 0.71 and −95.00 to a £1 stake over 174 runners — those runners underperform what the price implies. Harry Reed rides 26% of the entries and edges the yard's average (16.8% vs 14.1%, A/E 1.27) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The yard also reads well on Good to Firm going (27.8%, n=97) and off a 0-7-day break (23.2%, n=82). The record reads poorly off a break of 180+ days — 5.4% over 74 runners, 8.7pts below the baseline. The stable star of the record: Iris Dancer (GB) — 13 wins from 82 runs for the yard. Seasonally, the yard fires Mar–Apr.

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

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 14.1% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
6.9%−7.2
n=174 · A/E 0.71 · £1 −95.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
9.6%−4.5
n=94 · A/E 0.83 · £1 +14.50
Debutants · first career start
3.4%−10.7
n=29 · A/E 0.54 · £1 −24.50
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−14.1
n=30 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −30.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
17.4%+3.3
n=69 · A/E 1.46 · £1 −9.80
When favourite
32.6%
n=144 · A/E 1.11 · £1 −8.81
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
13.4%−0.7
n=231 · A/E 1.17 · £1 −35.43
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−14.1
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 14.1% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, for you to weigh. 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. The same beliefs, tested across every yard and every GB and Irish race since 2005: Racing myths.

Notable angles

vs their own baseline
On Good to Firm going 27.8% vs 14.1% · n=97
With first-time headgear 0% vs 14.1% · n=30
At Wetherby 2.3% vs 14.1% · n=43
On last-time-out winners 22.2% vs 14.1% · n=158
Off a 0-7-day break 23.2% vs 14.1% · n=82
Off a break of 180+ days 5.4% vs 14.1% · n=74
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 687 97 14.1% −81.39
Hurdle 318 45 14.2% −27.48
Chase 83 15 18.1% −23.33
NH Flat 40 2 5% −32.30

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 337 48 14.2% −110.79
Standard (AW) 247 30 12.1% −2.55
Good to Soft 185 23 12.4% −1.25
Soft 176 23 13.1% −51.67
Good to Firm 97 27 27.8% +36.85
Heavy 86 8 9.3% −35.09

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 171 18 10.5% +10.20
Ayr 133 16 12% −26.99
Hamilton 95 20 21.1% −1.37
Carlisle 84 10 11.9% −21.05
Catterick 74 11 14.9% −11.25
Musselburgh 52 8 15.4% −10.43
Hexham 48 10 20.8% +34.12
Wolverhampton (AW) 43 6 14% −5.75
Wetherby 43 1 2.3% −37.00
Newcastle 41 6 14.6% −5.25
Kelso 33 7 21.2% +4.13
Sedgefield 32 6 18.8% −6.05
Southwell (AW) 29 4 13.8% −8.75
Cartmel 28 8 28.6% +24.12
Perth 24 1 4.2% −21.12

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 370 55 14.9% −80.11
Class 4 348 48 13.8% −61.15
Class 6 295 42 14.2% −38.48
Class 3 75 10 13.3% +35.12
Class 2 34 4 11.8% −13.88
Class 1 6 0 0% −6.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 175 54 30.9% 1.12 −9.81
2nd–3rd fav 289 60 20.8% 1.23 −0.19
4th–6th fav 371 34 9.2% 1.05 −67.00
7th+ in betting 293 11 3.8% 1.05 −87.50
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
Iris Dancer (GB)from R Mike Smith 82 13 28 20 Sep 26
Coconut Bay (GB)from Hughie Morrison 71 6 23 12 Sep 26
Our Absent Friends (IRE) 65 9 24 16 Oct 26
Pearl Of Qatar (GB)from Brian Ellison 46 7 21 15 Oct 22
Greengage (IRE)from John Joseph Murphy 39 9 18 12 Nov 21
Justatenner (GB)from Barry Murtagh 34 7 15 24 Oct 21
Ecclesiastical (GB)from T G McCourt · then Lisa Williamson 29 6 14 27 Mar 25
Harb (GB)from Peter Crate 26 5 9 12 Oct 26
Runninsonofagun (IRE)from Anthony Mullins 25 2 11 26 Oct 26
Tomorrow's Angel (GB)from Iain Jardine 25 3 9 16 May 23
Leanna Ban (GB)from Eoin Doyle 23 2 8 13 Jan 18
Dandy Lichious (IRE)from Paul W Flynn 21 0 3 11 Aug 25
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 123 horses sent out in this window — each ran at least 5 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, 49 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from John Joseph Murphy (8) and Barry J Fitzgerald (2); 11 had their first archived run for this yard.

11 have since run for another yard, most often for Lisa Williamson (2) and Rebecca Menzies (2); 49 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
2 from 8
Only 8 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
JFMAMJJASOND
9102315122212161612157
Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Jockey bookings

same window · biggest samples first
Go-to riderHarry Reed
26% of all rides
16.8% SR · A/E 1.27
RiderRWSR£1
Harry Reed 292 49 16.8% −27.61
Jason Hart 144 27 18.8% +24.36
Phil Dennis 113 16 14.2% +5.18
Rowan Scott 107 22 20.6% +28.44
Andrew Mullen 65 9 13.8% −23.00
Jonathan England 31 3 9.7% −17.25
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2011→
159
Archived wins
£1.29m
Prize money
2026
Best season · 32 wins
Breizh River (FR) — Virgin Bet Auld Reekie Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Musselburgh · Jan 2026 · Class 2
£26,015
Breizh River (FR) — Oakmere Homes Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Cartmel · Jun 2026 · Class 2
£22,708
Perseus Way (IRE) — Pricedup Bog From 10am Castletown Handicap Hurdle Race (gbb Race) Carlisle · Nov 2026 · Class 2
£18,210

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Kodiac (GB) 15.1% · 13–86
Progeny have won 10.4% of 23,593 runs since 2010 (1,666 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 254.
Bated Breath (GB) 8.5% · 6–71
Progeny have won 10.8% of 8,162 runs since 2016 (670 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 7.6% from 850.
Camacho (GB) 13.8% · 9–65
Progeny have won 8.1% of 9,324 runs since 2009 (596 horses).
Footstepsinthesand (GB) 15.2% · 7–46
Progeny have won 10.2% of 12,804 runs since 2009 (937 horses). Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
Teofilo (IRE) 17.8% · 8–45
Progeny have won 12.5% of 10,082 runs since 2011 (908 horses). Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7% from 625.
Choisir (AUS) 23.1% · 9–39
Progeny have won 10.7% of 5,779 runs since 2008 (392 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 4 Nov 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 1,128 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,128 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 12 May 2011 to 1 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

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 10 Oct 2026: top-rated on KTB Rating in 3 runs (won 1) · fastest on KTB Speed in 2 runs (won 0) · to 24 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 Tristan Davidson's strike rate?
Tristan Davidson has won 159 of 1,128 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 14.1% (as at 4 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Tristan Davidson do best at?
Kelso by strike rate: 7 wins from 33 runners (21.2%) 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 Tristan Davidson?
Harry Reed, with 292 runners since 2008 — 26% of the total. That pairing has won 49 (16.8%).
Is Tristan Davidson in form?
Too few runners in the last 14 days to read — 8 runners, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Tristan Davidson's Fair A/E?
1.14, from 1,124 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 4 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).