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Trainer profile

W Ross

117 runners in the lifetime window · 18 individual horses
As at 31 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner Oct 2024
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2016→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
8–117
Wins / Runs
6.8%
Strike rate
n=117
26 (22%)
Placed
1.04
Fair A/E
n=117 · 0.83 incl. margin
−29.00
£1 level stake
n=117 at SP · −24.8%
£114k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
8.3%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 10 runners a season, across both codes, winning with 7% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.04).

Deterministic profile computed from 117 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 31 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Claiming riders: 7%
The read

The record is strongest at Dundalk (AW) (16.7%, n=30), clear of the yard's 6.8% baseline. The yard also reads well on Standard (AW) going (16.7%, n=30) and in Flat races (10.4%, n=77). The record reads poorly on Soft going — 3.1% over 32 runners, 3.7pts below the baseline. The stable star of the record: Everyhouronthehour (IRE) — 6 wins from 37 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 6.8% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
4.2%−2.6
n=24 · A/E 1.25 · £1 +17.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%−6.8
n=7 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −7.00
Debutants · first career start
0%−6.8
n=11 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −11.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%−6.8
n=5 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −5.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−6.8
n=5 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −5.00
When favourite
18.2%
n=11 · A/E 0.96 · £1 −3.50
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
7%+0.2
n=43 · A/E 0.94 · £1 −21.75
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−6.8
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 6.8% 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
At Dundalk (AW) 16.7% vs 6.8% · n=30
On Standard (AW) going 16.7% vs 6.8% · n=30
In Flat races 10.4% vs 6.8% · n=77
On Soft going 3.1% vs 6.8% · n=32
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 77 8 10.4% +11.00
Hurdle 26 0 0% −26.00
Chase 12 0 0% −12.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 37 2 5.4% −18.50
Soft 32 1 3.1% −27.50
Standard (AW) 30 5 16.7% +35.00
Good to Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Heavy 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 30 5 16.7% +35.00
Kilbeggan 8 0 0% −8.00
Curragh 8 0 0% −8.00
Fairyhouse 8 0 0% −8.00
Leopardstown 7 0 0% −7.00
Wexford 6 0 0% −6.00
Gowran Park 6 1 16.7% −0.50
Naas 6 0 0% −6.00
Punchestown 5 0 0% −5.00
Navan 5 0 0% −5.00
Ballinrobe 4 1 25% +0.50
Sligo 4 0 0% −4.00
Galway 4 0 0% −4.00
Cork 3 1 33.3% +10.00
Down Royal 3 0 0% −3.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 11 2 18.2% 0.96 −3.50
2nd–3rd fav 15 3 20% 1.30 −0.50
4th–6th fav 23 2 8.7% 1.36 +2.00
7th+ in betting 68 1 1.5% 0.55 −27.00
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
Everyhouronthehour (IRE) 37 6 11 16 Aug 23
Eimear (IRE)then Matthew J Smith 13 0 4 6 Sep 19
Koybig (IRE)from K J Condon · then P J F Murphy 11 0 0 20 Jun 17
Goldmineinthesky (IRE) 10 0 4 19 Jun 19
La Dame Blanche (IRE)from Michael Mulvany · then Dermot Kilmartin 7 2 3 10 Sep 24
King Lenox (GB)from Nigel Tinkler · then Paul W Flynn 7 0 2 30 May 21
I Will Walk (IRE)then Andrew McNamara 6 0 0 12 Nov 19
Call Henry (GB)from David Dennis 5 0 0 23 Oct 24
Expert Analysis (IRE)then Dermot Kilmartin 5 0 0 19 Oct 24
Kuiper Belt (USA)from C P Donoghue · then Gordon Elliott 3 0 1 23 Jun 18
If Dora Could (GB)then Dermot Kilmartin 2 0 0 19 Oct 24
Emma Calve (IRE) 2 0 0 2 Oct 24
All 18 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 18 horses listed, 7 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from David Dennis (2); 11 had their first archived run for this yard.

12 have since run for another yard, most often for Dermot Kilmartin (4) and Paul W Flynn (2); 6 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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Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Jockey bookings

same window · biggest samples first
RiderRWSR£1
Tom Madden 13 3 23.1% +6.50
Conor Maxwell 13 1 7.7% +28.00
Ronan Whelan 10 1 10% −5.50
Patrick Corbett 9 0 0% −9.00
Seamie Heffernan 8 0 0% −8.00
Barry Browne 5 0 0% −5.00
Conor McNamara 5 0 0% −5.00
Sam Ewing 4 1 25% +0.50
Gary Halpin 4 0 0% −4.00
Luke McAteer 4 0 0% −4.00
Jody McGarvey 3 0 0% −3.00
Shane Foley 3 0 0% −3.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2016→
8
Archived wins
£114k
Prize money
2020
Best season · 3 wins
La Dame Blanche (IRE) — Cork Derby (Premier Handicap) Cork · Jun 2024
£26,550
La Dame Blanche (IRE) — Follow Tote Racing On Twitter Handicap Ballinrobe · Jul 2024
£12,980
Everyhouronthehour (IRE) — Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (45-70) Dundalk (AW) · Jan 2022
£6,195
Notable horses
Everyhouronthehour (IRE) La Dame Blanche (IRE)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Dragon Pulse (IRE) 16.2% · 6–37
Progeny have won 8.9% of 4,266 runs since 2008 (320 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.3% from 570. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5% from 363.
Court Cave (IRE) 0% · 0–13
Progeny have won 10.1% of 7,943 runs since 2008 (551 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
Kodiac (GB) 0% · 0–11
Progeny have won 10.4% of 23,578 runs since 2008 (1,665 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 254.
Chevalier (IRE) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 9.9% of 1,683 runs since 2008 (118 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 13.9% from 417.
Fast Company (IRE) 28.6% · 2–7
Progeny have won 9.4% of 7,597 runs since 2008 (492 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 12.7% from 558. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.8% from 109.
Heeraat (IRE) 0% · 0–7
Progeny have won 8% of 2,998 runs since 2008 (194 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 31 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 117 · newest first

The latest 50 of 117 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 17 March 2016 to 23 October 2024.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
23 Oct 24 Navan Call Henry (GB)J: Nicola Burns Safer Gambling Handicap (47-70)6f · Yielding · 19 ran 17th 66/1
22 Oct 24 Curragh Call Henry (GB)J: Rory Cleary Friarstown Stud Handicap6f · Soft · 15 ran 15th 100/1
19 Oct 24 Leopardstown Expert Analysis (IRE)J: Wesley Joyce Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap8f · Soft · 9 ran 8th 14/1
19 Oct 24 Leopardstown If Dora Could (GB)J: Wayne Hassett Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden7f · Soft · 13 ran 11th 150/1
02 Oct 24 Bellewstown Emma Calve (IRE)J: Ronan Whelan Bellewstown Inn Maiden12.5f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran 11th 33/1
29 Sep 24 Curragh Expert Analysis (IRE)J: Ronan Whelan Lavazza Nursery Handicap7f · Good · 16 ran 9th 18/1
21 Sep 24 Navan Emma Calve (IRE)J: Ronan Whelan Navan Racing Festival November 16th & 17th Fillies Maiden10f · Good · 10 ran 4th 40/1
19 Sep 24 Naas If Dora Could (GB)J: Ronan Whelan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden6f · Good · 12 ran 9th 66/1
17 Sep 24 Punchestown Expert Analysis (IRE)J: Ronan Whelan William Hill Betting Done Properly Maiden8f · Good · 13 ran 6th 80/1
10 Sep 24 Galway La Dame Blanche (IRE)J: Ronan Whelan Ardilaun Hotel Irish EBF Oyster Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Listed)12f · Yielding · 15 ran 15th 80/1
31 Aug 24 Curragh Expert Analysis (IRE)J: Gary Halpin Kara Quinn Memorial Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden8f · Good · 12 ran 7th 200/1
23 Aug 24 Killarney La Dame Blanche (IRE)J: Rory Mulligan Kellihers Toyota Kingdom Gold Cup Handicap14.5f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 7th 20/1
07 Aug 24 Sligo La Dame Blanche (IRE)J: Ronan Whelan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Connacht Oaks Fillies Handicap10.5f · Yielding · 7 ran 4th 4/1
02 Aug 24 Galway Call Henry (GB)J: Shane Foley Arthur Guinness Handicap (50-70)8.5f · Soft · 17 ran 16th 28/1
02 Aug 24 Galway Expert Analysis (IRE)J: Shane Foley James's Gate Irish EBF Median Auction Maiden7f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran 11th 12/1
24 Jul 24 Naas Glencullen (IRE)J: Cian Horgan O'Neill & Co. Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)8f · Yielding · 14 ran 7th 8/1
22 Jul 24 Ballinrobe La Dame Blanche (IRE)J: Ronan Whelan Follow Tote Racing On Twitter Handicap13f · Soft · 8 ran 1st 7/2
12 Jul 24 Ascot La Dame Blanche (IRE)J: Aidan Keeley Savills British EBF Fillies' HandicapClass 3 · 12f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8th 11/1
10 Jul 24 Fairyhouse Glencullen (IRE)J: Luke McAteer Chill & Grill Handicap (47-65)7f · Good · 17 ran 3rd 40/1
14 Jun 24 Cork La Dame Blanche (IRE)J: Rory Mulligan Cork Derby (Premier Handicap)12f · Good · 10 ran 1st 12/1

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 Ross's strike rate?
W Ross has won 8 of 117 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 6.8% (as at 31 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does W Ross do best at?
Dundalk (AW) by strike rate: 5 wins from 30 runners (16.7%) 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.
What is W Ross's Fair A/E?
1.04, from 117 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 31 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).