Over this period Niall Houlihan has won 88 of 977 races (a 9.0% strike rate, an actual/expected ratio of 0.75 versus the market). Full breakdown by course, going and recent form below.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Plumpton | 180 | 15 | 8.3% |
| Fontwell | 149 | 18 | 12.1% |
| Huntingdon | 85 | 7 | 8.2% |
| Lingfield | 80 | 6 | 7.5% |
| Kempton | 75 | 2 | 2.7% |
| Newbury | 59 | 8 | 13.6% |
| Ascot | 33 | 4 | 12.1% |
| Chepstow | 32 | 1 | 3.1% |
| Cheltenham | 32 | 3 | 9.4% |
| Fakenham | 30 | 4 | 13.3% |
| Wincanton | 25 | 2 | 8.0% |
| Taunton | 20 | 2 | 10.0% |
| Warwick | 19 | 1 | 5.3% |
| Uttoxeter | 15 | 2 | 13.3% |
| Exeter | 14 | 1 | 7.1% |
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 516 | 48 | 9.3% |
| Good | 336 | 31 | 9.2% |
| Heavy | 85 | 6 | 7.1% |
| Firm | 21 | 2 | 9.5% |
| Standard | 18 | 1 | 5.6% |
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Free daily pick on Telegram — no card → See today's full tips →| Horse | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Editeur Du Gite (FR) | 14 | 5 | 35.7% |
| Royal Way (FR) | 7 | 3 | 42.9% |
| Hansard (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 14.3% |
| Issar dAiry (FR) | 7 | 3 | 42.9% |
| Black Gerry (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Mr Jack (IRE) | 10 | 3 | 30.0% |
| Fifty Ball (FR) | 12 | 2 | 16.7% |
| Jupiter Du Gite (FR) | 6 | 2 | 33.3% |
| Love Is Golden (IRE) | 3 | 2 | 66.7% |
| Goshen (FR) | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Mister Tickle (IRE) | 9 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Yorksea (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 14.3% |
| Date | Course | Horse | Finish | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-25 | Fontwell | Up The Straight (IRE) | 7 | 29.0 |
| 2025-04-21 | Fairyhouse | Major Barry (IRE) | 6 | 51.0 |
| 2025-04-20 | Plumpton | Officer Of State (GB) | 2 | 4.5 |
| 2025-04-20 | Plumpton | Hansard (IRE) | 7 | 13.0 |
| 2025-04-19 | Huntingdon | Bradshaw (GB) | 3 | 21.0 |
| 2025-04-19 | Huntingdon | Rip Wheeler (IRE) | 2 | 5.0 |
| 2025-04-14 | Warwick | Iskar d'Airy (FR) | 1 | 3.8 |
| 2025-04-14 | Warwick | Graham (GB) | 8 | 4.0 |
| 2025-04-11 | Fontwell | Jack Sparrow Grey (FR) | 1 | 23.0 |
| 2025-04-11 | Fontwell | Ledders (IRE) | 3 | 15.0 |
| 2025-04-10 | Hereford | Across Earth (IRE) | 4 | 4.0 |
| 2025-04-06 | Plumpton | Bohemian Breeze (IRE) | 3 | 13.0 |
| 2025-04-03 | Plumpton | Back In The Bay (IRE) | 3 | 5.0 |
| 2025-04-01 | Kempton | Graham (GB) | 2 | 2.2 |
| 2025-03-22 | Newbury | Old Cowboy (GB) | 3 | 10.0 |
| 2025-03-21 | Newbury | Ballywilliam Boy (IRE) | 9 | 34.0 |
| 2025-03-19 | Huntingdon | Iskar d'Airy (FR) | 1 | 3.8 |
| 2025-03-17 | Fontwell | Delgany Monarch (IRE) | 6 | 21.0 |
| 2025-03-17 | Fontwell | Officer Of State (GB) | 2 | 2.8 |
| 2025-03-17 | Fontwell | Bradshaw (GB) | 9 | 51.0 |
Data: official UK & Irish results, 2017-05-04–2025-04-25. Strike rate and ROI are historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.