Over this period Kevin Kirkup has won 22 of 278 races (a 7.9% strike rate, an actual/expected ratio of 0.73 versus the market). Full breakdown by course, going and recent form below.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 123 | 12 | 9.8% |
| Thirsk | 33 | 1 | 3.0% |
| Redcar | 23 | 1 | 4.3% |
| Carlisle | 16 | 1 | 6.2% |
| Southwell (AW) | 13 | 2 | 15.4% |
| Sedgefield | 10 | 2 | 20.0% |
| Ayr | 10 | 1 | 10.0% |
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 81 | 10 | 12.3% |
| Good | 43 | 1 | 2.3% |
| Standard | 37 | 3 | 8.1% |
| Good to firm | 30 | 1 | 3.3% |
| Good to soft | 29 | 1 | 3.4% |
| Soft | 26 | 4 | 15.4% |
| Standard to slow | 19 | 1 | 5.3% |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cusack (GB) | 75 | 13 | 17.3% |
| Birdie Bowers (IRE) | 51 | 2 | 3.9% |
| Coup De Gold (IRE) | 14 | 2 | 14.3% |
| Kommander Kirkup (GB) | 15 | 1 | 6.7% |
| Kolossus (GB) | 21 | 1 | 4.8% |
| The Osteopath (IRE) | 9 | 2 | 22.2% |
| Top Gun Tina (GB) | 40 | 1 | 2.5% |
| Date | Course | Horse | Finish | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-04 | Carlisle | Top Gun Tina (GB) | 4 | 11.0 |
| 2026-06-02 | Newcastle (AW) | Cusack (GB) | 12 | 67.0 |
| 2026-04-20 | Newcastle (AW) | Top Gun Tina (GB) | 5 | 26.0 |
| 2026-04-20 | Newcastle (AW) | Cusack (GB) | 12 | 51.0 |
| 2026-03-19 | Newcastle (AW) | Top Gun Tina (GB) | 8 | 29.0 |
| 2026-03-05 | Newcastle (AW) | Top Gun Tina (GB) | 5 | 26.0 |
| 2026-01-24 | Newcastle (AW) | Top Gun Tina (GB) | 6 | 21.0 |
| 2026-01-17 | Southwell (AW) | Top Gun Tina (GB) | 4 | 23.0 |
| 2026-01-10 | Newcastle (AW) | Top Gun Tina (GB) | 4 | 9.0 |
| 2026-01-04 | Southwell (AW) | Top Gun Tina (GB) | 5 | 51.0 |
| 2025-12-09 | Newcastle (AW) | Top Gun Tina (GB) | 10 | 41.0 |
| 2025-11-22 | Newcastle (AW) | Cusack (GB) | 6 | 9.5 |
| 2025-11-06 | Newcastle (AW) | Cusack (GB) | 8 | 26.0 |
| 2025-10-27 | Newcastle (AW) | Cusack (GB) | 4 | 26.0 |
| 2025-10-17 | Newcastle (AW) | Cusack (GB) | 9 | 21.0 |
| 2025-09-26 | Newcastle (AW) | Cusack (GB) | 2 | 51.0 |
| 2025-09-01 | Carlisle | Top Gun Tina (GB) | 7 | 10.0 |
| 2025-08-29 | Newcastle (AW) | Cusack (GB) | 13 | 26.0 |
| 2025-08-09 | Redcar | Birdie Bowers (IRE) | 10 | 17.0 |
| 2025-07-26 | Newcastle (AW) | Top Gun Tina (GB) | 6 | 5.0 |
Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-04-07–2026-07-04. Strike rate and ROI are historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.