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Trainer profile

W Walton

306 runners in the lifetime window · 104 individual horses
As at 3 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner 13 days ago 98% of runners on the flat
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
23–306
Wins / Runs
7.5%
Strike rate
n=306
58 (19%)
Placed
0.86
Fair A/E
n=246 · 0.74 incl. margin
−13.40
£1 level stake
n=283 at SP · −4.7%
£609k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
4.5%
KTB Yard Profile

Sends out around 20 runners a season, almost all on the flat, winning with 8% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.86). New recruits from other yards win at 16% first time out (38 runs).

Deterministic profile computed from 306 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 3 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Apr–May Fresh horses: 10.3% Mickael Forest: 12.1% from 58 New recruits: 15.8%
The read

The record is strongest at Chantilly (FR) (12.8%, n=39), clear of the yard's 7.5% baseline. New recruits from other stables on their first run win at 15.8% (n=38, Fair A/E 1.72). Mickael Forest rides 19% of the entries and edges the yard's average (12.1% vs 7.5%, A/E 1.28) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The yard also reads well on Soft going (14.5%, n=69) and off a break of 180+ days (14.6%, n=41). The record reads poorly on Good going — 3.3% over 61 runners, 4.2pts below the baseline. One Group or Graded win sits in the archive record — the biggest prize the yard has landed: the Grand Handicap dAngers at Angers (Nov 2014, £27,417). Seasonally, the yard fires Apr–May.

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

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 7.5% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
10.3%+2.8
n=126 · A/E 1.16 · £1 −15.90
New recruits · first run for the yard
15.8%+8.3
n=38 · A/E 1.72 · £1 +27.30
Debutants · first career start
5.9%−1.6
n=68 · A/E 0.76 · £1 −27.40
First-time headgear · true-first definition
5.3%−2.2
n=38 · A/E 0.91 · £1 −9.40
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%−7.5
n=7 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −7.00
When favourite
18.2%
n=22 · A/E 1.07 · £1 −3.80
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
5.3%−2.2
n=19 · A/E 0.66 · £1 −14.40
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
4.8%−2.7
n=21 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −12.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 7.5% 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
With new recruits 15.8% vs 7.5% · n=38
On Soft going 14.5% vs 7.5% · n=69
Off a break of 180+ days 14.6% vs 7.5% · n=41
At Chantilly (FR) 12.8% vs 7.5% · n=39
With Mickael Forest 12.1% vs 7.5% · n=58
On Good going 3.3% vs 7.5% · n=61
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 301 23 7.6% −9.40
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 1 0 0% —

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Standard (AW) 101 5 5% −29.20
Soft 69 10 14.5% +39.50
Good 61 2 3.3% −49.80
Good to Soft 52 5 9.6% +43.60
Heavy 21 1 4.8% −15.50
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Deauville (FR) 72 4 5.6% −10.60
Chantilly (FR) 39 5 12.8% −4.50
Longchamp (FR) 36 4 11.1% −4.20
Saint-Cloud (FR) 31 2 6.5% +5.30
La Teste De Buch 17 0 0% −16.00
Bordeaux Le Bouscat 15 1 6.7% −13.00
Cagnes-Sur-Mer 15 0 0% −10.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 13 2 15.4% +15.90
Toulouse 12 0 0% −10.00
Dax 11 0 0% −10.00
Vichy 9 2 22.2% +53.50
Tarbes 6 1 16.7% +0.20
Mont-De-Marsan (FR) 5 0 0% −5.00
Pau 4 0 0% −4.00
Marseille Pont-de-Vivaux 3 0 0% −3.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 21 1 4.8% −12.00
Class 4 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 3 1 1 100% +2.50

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 24 5 20.8% 1.03 −0.50
2nd–3rd fav 59 6 10.2% 0.92 −21.10
4th–6th fav 77 4 5.2% 0.53 +8.90
7th+ in betting 123 5 4.1% 1.10 −0.70
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
Jonh Jonh (FR)then Jane Soubagne 16 3 5 19 Apr 16
Rento (FR)from G Chirurgien · then D & P Prod'Homme 16 2 3 18 Feb 12
Baileys Mirage (FR)then Chris Dwyer 12 0 3 28 Dec 15
Jeannajonh (FR) 10 0 3 12 Feb 19
Baba O'Riley (IRE)then H De Nicolay 8 1 1 30 Mar 14
Amiga Intima (FR)from Y Durepaire · then C Plisson 7 1 5 11 Apr 16
Saroso (FR) 7 1 1 6 Oct 14
Dantzig Chop (FR)from A Chopard 6 0 1 6 Jun 21
Flashy (FR) 6 0 1 27 Jun 20
Esprit De Baileys (FR)then Amy Murphy 6 0 0 11 Dec 15
Crystal Gazing (FR)then C Escuder 6 0 3 20 Oct 15
Attention Baileys (FR)from E J O'Neill · then J Heloury 6 2 2 27 May 15
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 104 horses sent out in this window — each ran at least 2 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, 19 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from T Lemer (3) and A Chopard (2); 41 had their first archived run for this yard.

26 have since run for another yard, most often for Jane Soubagne (3) and Chris Dwyer (2); 34 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
0 from 1
Only 1 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
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A flat yard: the season runs Mar–Oct. Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Jockey bookings

same window · biggest samples first
Go-to riderMickael Forest
19% of all rides
12.1% SR · A/E 1.28
RiderRWSR£1
Mickael Forest 58 7 12.1% +90.90
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2008→
23
Archived wins
1
Pattern / graded wins
£609k
Prize money
2013
Best season · 7 wins
Atomic Waves (GB) — Grand Handicap dAngers (Turf) (4yo+) Angers · Nov 2014
£27,417
Mohicane (FR) — Prix De La Ville De Vichy (Prix Burgos) (Handicap) (Turf) Vichy · Jul 2013
£22,927
Rento (FR) — Grand Prix du Sud-Ouest () Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) · Sep 2008 · Listed
£22,059
Notable horses
Jonh Jonh (FR) Rento (FR) Attention Baileys (FR) Sunbury (FR) Baba O'Riley (IRE) Amiga Intima (FR)

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Chineur (FR) 16.7% · 3–18
Progeny have won 9% of 2,167 runs since 2009 (138 horses). Strongest on Good to Soft going: 12% from 209. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.2% from 403. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6% from 199.
Panis (USA) 0% · 0–18
Progeny have won 8.4% of 1,980 runs since 2008 (211 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 12.2% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 116.
Medaaly (GB) 12.5% · 2–16
Progeny have won 10.4% of 710 runs since 2008 (61 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 4.8% from 126. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 5.2% from 155.
Diamond Green (FR) 0% · 0–14
Progeny have won 7.4% of 2,572 runs since 2010 (261 horses). Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 11.9% from 286.
Carlotamix (FR) 7.7% · 1–13
Progeny have won 10.1% of 1,032 runs since 2010 (114 horses). Strongest on Good to Soft going: 15% from 160. Weakest on Good going: 6.7% from 270.
Desert Style (IRE) 0% · 0–13
Progeny have won 8.6% of 2,544 runs since 2008 (247 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 4.7% from 339. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 232.
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 3 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 306 · newest first

The latest 50 of 306 archived runners, newest first. The full record runs from 15 May 2008 to 21 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
21 Oct 26 Pau (FR) Snatcher (FR)J: Martin Protti Prix De Lons8f · Standard · 14 ran 9th 17/2
20 Oct 26 Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) Lanceur D'alerte (FR)J: Matthias Lauron Prix Philippe Du Vivier12f · Soft · 16 ran 10th 40/1
30 Sep 26 Toulouse (FR) Alexei (FR)J: Martin Protti Prix Albert Laborde7f · Good · 8 ran 8th 8/1
24 Sep 26 La Teste De Buch (FR) Snatcher (FR)J: Mickael Forest Prix Haras Des Petits ChampsClass 4 · 8f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 11th 20/1
24 Sep 26 La Teste De Buch (FR) Alicia Princess (FR)J: Mme Margot Romary Prix Haras Des Granges9.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 10th 66/1
21 Sep 26 Vichy (FR) Lanceur D'alerte (FR)J: Fabrice Veron Prix De Combronde10f · Soft · 13 ran 13th 25/1
21 Sep 26 Vichy (FR) Varzuga (FR)J: Fabrice Veron Prix Munet7f · Soft · 14 ran 14th 10/1
29 Aug 26 Tarbes (FR) Alexei (FR)J: Martin Protti Prix Gilles Forien - Association des Proprietaires du Sud-OuestClass 4 · 7f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 13th 5/1
23 Aug 26 Dax (FR) Alicia Princess (FR)J: S Topin Prix Grand Dax 1ere Destination Thermale De France11.5f · Very Soft · 12 ran 8th 40/1
05 Aug 26 La Teste De Buch (FR) Snatcher (FR)J: Mickael Forest Prix Didier SoubagneClass 4 · 10f · Good · 13 ran 8th 11/1
05 Aug 26 La Teste De Buch (FR) Massko (FR)J: Martin Protti Prix Didier SoubagneClass 4 · 10f · Good · 13 ran 4th 4/1
03 Aug 26 Vichy (FR) Varzuga (FR)J: Martin Protti Prix Louis CambrelengClass 3 · 7f · Heavy · 8 ran 1st 5/2F
03 Aug 26 Vichy (FR) Lanceur D'alerte (FR)J: Martin Protti Prix de la FouillouseClass 4 · 10f · Heavy · 12 ran 12th 28/1
29 Jul 26 Mont-De-Marsan (FR) Alexei (FR)J: Alexandre Gavilan Prix Maurice PratClass 4 · 7f · Good · 12 ran 3rd 15/2
17 Jul 26 Dax (FR) Snatcher (FR)J: Martin Protti Prix Du Jardin Des PlantesClass 4 · 10.5f · Good · 14 ran 6th 5/1
17 Jul 26 Dax (FR) Massko (FR)J: Martin Protti Prix Aquae TarbellicaeClass 4 · 10.5f · Good · 13 ran 3rd 12/1
08 Jul 26 Dax (FR) Lanceur D'alerte (FR)J: M Lauron Prix Alphonse Xiii Handicap4 · 11.5f · Good · 12 ran 10th 16/1
08 Jul 26 Dax (FR) Massko (FR)J: M Protti Prix Alphonse Xiii Handicap4 · 11.5f · Good · 12 ran 5th 7/1
10 Apr 26 Saint-Cloud (FR) Massko (FR)J: Theo Bachelot Prix du Parc de Becon (Handicap) (Turf)12f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 12th 11/1
07 Feb 26 Deauville (FR) Massko (FR)J: Enzo Corallo Prix de Crennes (Claimer) (All Weather) (Polytrack)9.5f · Standard · 11 ran 11th 37/1

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 Walton's strike rate?
W Walton has won 23 of 306 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 7.5% (as at 3 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does W Walton do best at?
Chantilly (FR) by strike rate: 5 wins from 39 runners (12.8%) 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 W Walton?
Mickael Forest, with 58 runners since 2008 — 19% of the total. That pairing has won 7 (12.1%).
Is W Walton in form?
Too few runners in the last 14 days to read — 1 runner, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is W Walton's Fair A/E?
0.86, from 246 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 3 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).