Over this period Craig Buckingham has won 53 of 449 races (a 11.8% strike rate, an actual/expected ratio of 0.95 versus the market). Full breakdown by course, going and recent form below.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 45 | 10 | 22.2% |
| Redcar | 22 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 21 | 1 | 4.8% |
| Beverley | 21 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Newcastle (AW) | 18 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Wetherby | 18 | 2 | 11.1% |
| Lingfield (AW) | 17 | 3 | 17.6% |
| Catterick | 17 | 2 | 11.8% |
| Chelmsford (AW) | 17 | 4 | 23.5% |
| Doncaster | 16 | 2 | 12.5% |
| Thirsk | 15 | 1 | 6.7% |
| Pontefract | 15 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ripon | 13 | 1 | 7.7% |
| Nottingham | 12 | 1 | 8.3% |
| Sedgefield | 11 | 3 | 27.3% |
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 119 | 14 | 11.8% |
| Standard | 118 | 19 | 16.1% |
| Good to firm | 69 | 3 | 4.3% |
| Good to soft | 61 | 7 | 11.5% |
| Soft | 54 | 7 | 13.0% |
| Heavy | 16 | 2 | 12.5% |
| Standard to slow | 11 | 1 | 9.1% |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Shipyard (USA) | 19 | 3 | 15.8% |
| Moon River (IRE) | 13 | 3 | 23.1% |
| House Of Kings (IRE) | 5 | 2 | 40.0% |
| Desirable Court (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Samtu (IRE) | 12 | 4 | 33.3% |
| Alexander James (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Open Hearted (GB) | 7 | 2 | 28.6% |
| Magic Pulse (IRE) | 16 | 3 | 18.8% |
| Master Jake (IRE) | 6 | 3 | 50.0% |
| Shamrokh (IRE) | 15 | 2 | 13.3% |
| Radiant Treasure (IRE) | 8 | 2 | 25.0% |
| Ansaab (GB) | 18 | 2 | 11.1% |
| Date | Course | Horse | Finish | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-13 | Longchamp (FR) | King Of Bavaria (IRE) | 4 | 7.7 |
| 2021-03-21 | Saint-Cloud (FR) | House Of Kings (IRE) | 16 | 24.0 |
| 2021-03-02 | Chantilly (FR) | House Of Kings (IRE) | 8 | 27.0 |
| 2021-01-08 | Deauville (FR) | Snowball Jackson (GB) | 5 | 8.8 |
| 2020-10-04 | Longchamp (FR) | House Of Kings (IRE) | 7 | 5.1 |
| 2020-09-12 | Chantilly (FR) | Alexander James (IRE) | 2 | 13.0 |
| 2020-07-04 | Nantes (FR) | Alexander James (IRE) | 3 | 5.4 |
| 2020-06-20 | Compiegne (FR) | House Of Kings (IRE) | 1 | 7.5 |
| 2020-02-20 | Chantilly (FR) | House Of Kings (IRE) | 1 | 4.4 |
| 2019-10-05 | Longchamp (FR) | Debatable (IRE) | 8 | 8.7 |
| 2019-09-25 | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Alexander James (IRE) | 1 | 10.5 |
| 2019-07-05 | Sandown | Tajdeed (IRE) | 6 | 5.5 |
| 2019-06-27 | Nottingham | Point Taken (IRE) | 5 | 26.0 |
| 2019-06-22 | Redcar | Dragon Beat (IRE) | 6 | 8.0 |
| 2019-06-19 | Uttoxeter | Connective (IRE) | 6 | 23.0 |
| 2019-05-30 | Carlisle | Tajdeed (IRE) | 5 | 26.0 |
| 2019-05-27 | Redcar | Star Of Valour (IRE) | 7 | 9.0 |
| 2019-05-19 | Stratford | Whocalledmespeedy (IRE) | 7 | 13.0 |
| 2019-05-16 | York | Northwest Frontier (IRE) | 14 | 21.0 |
| 2019-05-15 | Yarmouth | Star Of Valour (IRE) | 5 | 15.0 |
Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-01-02–2024-07-13. Strike rate and ROI are historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.