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W R Crawford

57 runners in the last 5 seasons · 17 individual horses
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner 19 days ago
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2025→)
from 1 Jan 2022
6–57
Wins / Runs
10.5%
Strike rate
n=57
12 (21%)
Placed
1.60
Fair A/E
n=57 · 1.28 incl. margin
+109.50
£1 level stake
n=57 at SP · +192.1%
£59,438
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
12.2%

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 10.5% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
16.7%+6.2
n=12 · A/E 2.24 · £1 +1.50
New recruits · first run for the yard
18.2%+7.7
n=11 · A/E 3.25 · £1 +2.50
Debutants · first career start
16.7%+6.2
n=6 · A/E 5.72 · £1 +11.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−10.5
n=5 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −5.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
100%+89.5
n=1 · A/E 8.15 · £1 +5.50
When favourite
40%
n=5 · A/E 2.03 · £1 +2.50
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
6.3%−4.2
n=16 · A/E 1.07 · £1 −6.50

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 10.5% 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 a new jockey booking 12.5% vs 10.5% · n=40
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 27 3 11.1% +125.50
Flat 21 0 0% −21.00
Chase 6 3 50% +8.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 21 5 23.8% +19.50
Soft 15 1 6.7% +111.00
Good to Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Standard (AW) 7 0 0% −7.00
Heavy 6 0 0% −6.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Down Royal 12 1 8.3% +114.00
Dundalk (AW) 7 0 0% −7.00
Fairyhouse 7 1 14.3% +2.50
Downpatrick 5 3 60% +22.50
Navan 4 0 0% −4.00
Bellewstown 3 0 0% −3.00
Roscommon 3 0 0% −3.00
Naas 3 0 0% −3.00
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Sligo (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 1 100% +2.50

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 6 2 33.3% 1.78 +1.50
2nd–3rd fav 6 0 0% 0.00 −6.00
4th–6th fav 15 3 20% 3.01 +18.00
7th+ in betting 30 1 3.3% 1.50 +96.00
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.

Horses trained

same window as header · most-raced first
HorseRWPlLast ran
Swift Charm (IRE)from S R B Crawford 9 0 2 28 Aug 26
Bryson (IRE)from S R B Crawford · then Adrian McGuinness 7 0 1 26 Aug 26
Coolnagrattan (IRE) 6 0 1 9 Oct 26
Coul Dore (IRE)from S R B Crawford 6 0 1 18 Sep 26
Dinoland (FR)from John C McConnell 5 2 2 5 Oct 26
Green Hope (GB) 4 1 1 5 Apr 26
Green Chef (IRE)from S R B Crawford 3 0 0 29 Apr 26
Theabsolutegov'nor (IRE)from S R B Crawford 3 0 0 5 Apr 26
Mavetherave (IRE)from S R B Crawford · then Ms Claire O'Connell 3 0 0 17 Mar 26
Fay Og (IRE)from Miss Natalia Lupini 2 0 0 30 Sep 26
Hidden Empire (FR) 2 0 0 28 Aug 26
Bold Fury (IRE)from S R B Crawford 2 0 0 18 Jan 26
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, 11 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from S R B Crawford (7); 6 had their first archived run for this yard.

2 have since run for another yard; 15 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
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Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Jockey bookings

same window · biggest samples first
RiderRWSR£1
Sam Ewing 7 3 42.9% +20.00
Danny Mullins 6 2 33.3% +124.00
Gavin Ryan 5 0 0% −5.00
Seamie Heffernan 4 0 0% −4.00
J J Slevin 4 0 0% −4.00
Mr S Connor 3 0 0% −3.00
Leigh Roche 3 0 0% −3.00
James Smith 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr R Guiney 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Flanagan 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr T C Kileff 2 0 0% −2.00
J M Sheridan 2 0 0% −2.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2025→
6
Archived wins
£59,438
Prize money
2026
Best season · 6 wins
Princess Aveen (IRE) — Adare Manor Opportunity Mares Maiden Hurdle Fairyhouse (IRE) · Oct 2026
£10,500
Iamagetaway (IRE) — McGrady Financial Services Beginners Steeplechase Downpatrick (IRE) · Oct 2026
£7,500
Marcelrock (IRE) — Plus 2 Print Remembering Tony Oakes MBE Maiden Hurdle Downpatrick (IRE) · Jul 2026
£7,200
Notable horses
Dinoland (FR) Green Hope (GB) Marcelrock (IRE) Princess Aveen (IRE) Iamagetaway (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Dandy Man (IRE) 0% · 0–9
Progeny have won 9.1% of 14,946 runs since 2008 (930 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 170.
Order Of St George (IRE) 0% · 0–7
Progeny have won 9.6% of 1,156 runs since 2008 (198 horses).
Coulsty (IRE) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 9.7% of 1,532 runs since 2008 (167 horses).
Poet's Word (IRE) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 10% of 709 runs since 2008 (133 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 14.2% from 106.
Doctor Dino (FR) 40% · 2–5
Progeny have won 16% of 3,191 runs since 2008 (490 horses). Strongest on Good going: 19.7% from 553. Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 9.5% from 211. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.8% from 692. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.7% from 138.
Telescope (IRE) 25% · 1–4
Progeny have won 8.4% of 1,899 runs since 2008 (296 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 1.9% from 104. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.2% from 281.
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 28 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 57 · newest first

The latest 50 of 57 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 5 December 2025 to 9 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
09 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Coolnagrattan (IRE)J: Nicola Burns Halloween Mid-Term Racing At Dundalk Handicap12f · Standard · 7 ran 3rd 12/1
09 Oct 26 Downpatrick (IRE) Iamagetaway (IRE)J: Danny Mullins McGrady Financial Services Beginners Steeplechase19.5f · Good · 8 ran 1st 3/1F
05 Oct 26 Fairyhouse (IRE) Dinoland (FR)J: Sam Ewing Winter Festival November 28th & 29th Handicap Hurdle24f · Good · 13 ran 5th 7/2F
05 Oct 26 Fairyhouse (IRE) Princess Aveen (IRE)J: Alan O'Sullivan Adare Manor Opportunity Mares Maiden Hurdle20f · Good · 10 ran 1st 17/2
30 Sep 26 Bellewstown (IRE) Fay Og (IRE)J: Patrick McGettigan Gilna's Of Laytown Optional Claiming Maiden8f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 6th 100/1
18 Sep 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Coolnagrattan (IRE)J: Reese Holohan Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Maiden10.5f · Standard · 11 ran 7th 33/1
18 Sep 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Coul Dore (IRE)J: Gavin Ryan BAR 1 Betting 'Bet €10 Get €70' Handicap10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 4th 25/1
04 Sep 26 Down Royal (IRE) Coul Dore (IRE)J: Leigh Roche Grant Thornton Handicap (Div I)13f · Good · 13 ran 8th 28/1
31 Aug 26 Roscommon (IRE) Coolnagrattan (IRE)J: Seamie Heffernan Racing Here Again On September 28th Maiden12f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 8th 66/1
28 Aug 26 Down Royal (IRE) Hidden Empire (FR)J: James Smith Pepsico (Walkers Snacks) Maiden Hurdle20f · Good · 8 ran 6th 6/1
28 Aug 26 Down Royal (IRE) Fay Og (IRE)J: J J Slevin Coca-Cola HBC Ireland And Northern Ireland 3-Y-O Hurdle17.5f · Good · 9 ran 7th 100/1
28 Aug 26 Down Royal (IRE) Swift Charm (IRE)J: P J O'Hanlon Coca-Cola HBC Ireland And Northern Ireland 3-Y-O Hurdle17.5f · Good · 9 ran 5th 40/1
26 Aug 26 Bellewstown (IRE) Bryson (IRE)J: James Smith Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Claiming Hurdle20.5f · Good · 13 ran 10th 20/1
15 Aug 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Coul Dore (IRE)J: Seamie Heffernan Friday Night Lights Return Weekly From 18th September Handicap10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 12th 11/1
06 Aug 26 Sligo (IRE) Bryson (IRE)J: Joshua Halford Westcare Home Care Claiming Hurdle18f · Good · 8 ran 7th 5/1
04 Aug 26 Roscommon (IRE) Hidden Empire (FR)J: Mr S Connor Brian Keenan On-Course Bookmaker Flat Race15.5f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran 8th 22/1
29 Jul 26 Galway (IRE) Coolnagrattan (IRE)J: Mr S Connor Visit Tote26 On Course Today (Q.R.) Maiden12f · Yielding · 18 ran 12th 33/1
14 Jul 26 Downpatrick (IRE) Marcelrock (IRE)J: Sam Ewing Plus 2 Print Remembering Tony Oakes MBE Maiden Hurdle22f · Good · 12 ran 1st 16/1
14 Jul 26 Downpatrick (IRE) Bryson (IRE)J: Sam Ewing Join Racing TV Now With A Free Trial Handicap Hurdle18f · Good · 15 ran 6th 3/1F
04 Jul 26 Naas Swift Charm (IRE)J: Gavin Ryan Care At Home Handicap (0-60)11f · Good · 16 ran 13th 18/1

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 W R Crawford's strike rate?
W R Crawford has won 6 of 57 runners since 2022, a strike rate of 10.5% (as at 28 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is W R Crawford's Fair A/E?
1.60, from 57 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 28 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).