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Trainer profile

Victor Thompson

107 runners in the last 5 seasons · 17 individual horses
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner 171 days ago 100% of runners over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2022
4–107
Wins / Runs
3.7%
Strike rate
n=107
16 (15%)
Placed
0.89
Fair A/E
n=107 · 0.77 incl. margin
−73.88
£1 level stake
n=107 at SP · −69.0%
£47,131
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 20 runners a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning with 4% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 0.89).

Deterministic profile computed from 107 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 20 Oct 2026
The read

The yard also reads well over 2m1f – 2m4f (7.7%, n=52). The record reads poorly on Good to Soft going — 0% over 38 runners, 3.7pts below the baseline. The stable star of the record: Gin Cobbler (GB) — 6 wins from 58 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 3.7% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
2.6%−1.1
n=38 · A/E 1.14 · £1 −31.50
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%−3.7
n=9 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −9.00
Debutants · first career start
0%−3.7
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−3.7
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−3.7
n=8 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −8.00
When favourite
100%
n=1 · A/E 2.93 · £1 +1.62
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
2.5%−1.2
n=80 · A/E 0.73 · £1 −56.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 3.7% 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
Over 2m1f – 2m4f 7.7% vs 3.7% · n=52
On Good to Soft going 0% vs 3.7% · n=38
Over 2m5f – 3m 0% vs 3.7% · n=34
At Hexham 6.5% vs 3.7% · n=31
With a new jockey booking 1.6% vs 3.7% · n=63
In Chase races 5.8% vs 3.7% · n=52
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 55 1 1.8% −44.00
Chase 52 3 5.8% −29.88

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good to Soft 38 0 0% −38.00
Good 29 1 3.4% −16.00
Soft 24 0 0% −24.00
Heavy 16 3 18.8% +4.12

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Hexham 31 2 6.5% −13.50
Sedgefield 25 0 0% −25.00
Newcastle 11 2 18.2% +4.62
Musselburgh 8 0 0% −8.00
Carlisle 7 0 0% −7.00
Ayr 6 0 0% −6.00
Catterick 5 0 0% −5.00
Kelso 4 0 0% −4.00
Market Rasen 4 0 0% −4.00
Perth 3 0 0% −3.00
Wetherby 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 86 4 4.7% −52.88
Class 4 19 0 0% −19.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 1 1 100% 2.93 +1.62
2nd–3rd fav 10 1 10% 0.72 −3.50
4th–6th fav 24 2 8.3% 1.43 +0.00
7th+ in betting 72 0 0% 0.00 −72.00
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
59.8% completed · 107 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 52 50% 3 1 22 0 0
Hurdle 55 69.1% 1 0 16 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
Ex S'elance (FR)from Micky Hammond 29 2 7 26 Feb 26
Pure Surf (IRE)from Iain Jardine 14 1 2 9 Feb 26
Glory (GB)from T G McCourt 10 0 2 4 May 24
Up With The Play (IRE)from T G McCourt 9 0 1 10 May 25
Paramaribo (IRE)from Iain Jardine 8 1 2 10 Apr 26
Muroor (GB)from T G McCourt · then Hugh Burns 6 0 1 19 Mar 23
Nonbinding (IRE)from Gordon Elliott 5 0 0 13 Apr 26
All Ways And Ever (IRE)from T G McCourt 5 0 1 4 May 24
Something Golden (IRE)from Iain Jardine 4 0 0 10 May 25
Palm Beach (IRE)from Ben Pauling 3 0 0 2 May 26
Park Hind (IRE)from Ian Patrick Donoghue 3 0 0 10 Apr 26
Clapton Hill (GB)from Ben Pauling 3 0 0 4 May 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, 15 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from T G McCourt (7) and Iain Jardine (3); 2 had their first archived run for this yard.

1 has since run for another yard; 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
JFMAMJJASOND
00690····000
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
Thomas Dowson 17 2 11.8% −7.88
Miss Pippa Brown 16 1 6.3% −3.00
Miss Roisin Leech 14 1 7.1% −3.00
Mr Paddy Barlow 11 0 0% −11.00
Charlie Maggs 4 0 0% −4.00
Philip Armson 4 0 0% −4.00
Miss Alex Garven 3 0 0% −3.00
Edward Austin 3 0 0% −3.00
Oliver Boyden 3 0 0% −3.00
Jack Power 3 0 0% −3.00
Ciaran O'Shea 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Lyall Hodgins 2 0 0% −2.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
29
Archived wins
£257k
Prize money
2016
Best season · 5 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.
Nelly La Rue (IRE) — 188bet Extra Places At Cheltenham Friday Novices' Handicap Chase Hexham · Mar 2018 · Class 4
£6,059
Ex S'elance (FR) — Langley Castle An Outstanding Small Hotel Handicap Chase Hexham · Mar 2023 · Class 5
£5,043
Pc Dixon (GB) — Cheltenham Faller Refunds At 188bet Novices' Hurdle Hexham · Mar 2018 · Class 4
£4,809
Notable horses
Gin Cobbler (GB) Duhallowcountry (IRE) Chanceofa Lifetime (IRE) Scorpo (IRE) Ex S'elance (FR) Sharivarry (FR)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Saddex (GB) 6.9% · 2–29
Progeny have won 10.4% of 808 runs since 2008 (112 horses). Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 17.5% from 160.
Frammassone (IRE) 7.1% · 1–14
Progeny have won 11.3% of 451 runs since 2008 (34 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 6.8% from 117.
Olympic Glory (IRE) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 8.5% of 2,053 runs since 2008 (264 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 4.8% from 147.
Fracas (IRE) 0% · 0–9
Progeny have won 9.7% of 794 runs since 2008 (56 horses). Strongest on Good to Soft going: 13% from 100. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 14.3% from 119. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.7% from 106.
Sea The Moon (GER) 12.5% · 1–8
Progeny have won 12.1% of 4,538 runs since 2008 (500 horses).
Nayef (USA) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 10% of 5,634 runs since 2008 (518 horses). Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6% from 216.
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 732 · newest first

The latest 50 of 732 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 7 January 2005 to 2 May 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
02 May 26 Hexham Palm Beach (IRE)J: Mr Sam Burton mybettingsites.com/ie Everything New On Irish Bookies Selling HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 6th 200/1
22 Apr 26 Perth Palm Beach (IRE)J: Miss Amy Milburn Equine Products Best Turned Out Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)Class 5 · 24f · Good · 10 ran PU 66/1
13 Apr 26 Hexham Nonbinding (IRE)J: James Best Anthony Woods Electrical Lightning Bolt Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 11 ran 5th 80/1
10 Apr 26 Sedgefield Park Hind (IRE)J: Mr Sam Burton bet365 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 20f · Good · 5 ran 3rd 125/1
10 Apr 26 Sedgefield Paramaribo (IRE)J: James Best Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 4 · 21f · Good · 7 ran F 25/1
01 Apr 26 Sedgefield Nonbinding (IRE)J: Jack Power Jayne And Greg Complete All The Racecourses Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 16.5f · Good · 7 ran 4th 200/1
19 Mar 26 Sedgefield Paramaribo (IRE)J: Edward Austin Fairlight Studios Cafe At Sedgefield Racecourse Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 21f · Good · 11 ran PU 40/1
03 Mar 26 Newcastle Palm Beach (IRE)J: Miss Pippa Brown Get Raceday Ready Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU 100/1
03 Mar 26 Newcastle Paramaribo (IRE)J: Miss Pippa Brown Mini Golf At High Gosforth Park Novices' Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU 50/1
26 Feb 26 Wetherby Ex S'elance (FR)J: Miss Pippa Brown Bet Now At racingtv.com Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Soft · 8 ran PU 80/1
24 Feb 26 Catterick Park Hind (IRE)J: Miss Pippa Brown Easby Abbey Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU 200/1
10 Feb 26 Ayr Ex S'elance (FR)J: Miss Pippa Brown Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Soft · 11 ran PU 33/1
09 Feb 26 Catterick Pure Surf (IRE)J: Miss Pippa Brown Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 19f · Soft · 7 ran PU 100/1
04 Feb 26 Sedgefield Paramaribo (IRE)J: Miss Pippa Brown Fairlight Studios Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran UR 66/1
28 Nov 25 Musselburgh Pure Surf (IRE)J: Miss Pippa Brown Musselburgh Racecourse Premium Annual Membership Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5th 33/1
06 Nov 25 Sedgefield Paramaribo (IRE)J: Miss Pippa Brown Michael & Olivia Watson Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 7 ran PU 100/1
06 Nov 25 Sedgefield Pure Surf (IRE)J: Miss Pippa Brown Michael Watson Civils & Groundworks Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 21f · Good · 11 ran PU 33/1
10 May 25 Hexham Something Golden (IRE)J: Miss Rebekah Duffy Paxtons Heart Of All England Maiden Hunters' Chase (For The Heart Of All England Trophy)Class 4 · 24f · Good · 8 ran PU 50/1
10 May 25 Hexham Up With The Play (IRE)J: Mr Shay Halton Paxtons Heart Of All England Maiden Hunters' Chase (For The Heart Of All England Trophy)Class 4 · 24f · Good · 8 ran PU 80/1
03 May 25 Hexham Pure Surf (IRE)J: Miss Pippa Brown Neigh Way Laura Stewart's 60 Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 10 ran PU 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 Victor Thompson's strike rate?
Victor Thompson has won 4 of 107 runners since 2022, a strike rate of 3.7% (as at 20 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Victor Thompson do best at?
Hexham by strike rate: 2 wins from 31 runners (6.5%) 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.
What is Victor Thompson's Fair A/E?
0.89, from 107 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).