Craig Lidster
Trainer record & statistics — 2021-11-29 to 2026-06-06, from a decade of UK & Irish racing data.
-13.7%
Level-stake ROI (SP)
Over this period Craig Lidster has won 93 of 974 races (a 9.5% strike rate, an actual/expected ratio of 0.9 versus the market). Below is the full breakdown by course, going and recent form.
Record by course
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR |
| 177 | 23 | 13.0% |
| 94 | 6 | 6.4% |
| 82 | 11 | 13.4% |
| 75 | 4 | 5.3% |
| 54 | 4 | 7.4% |
| 45 | 8 | 17.8% |
| 42 | 2 | 4.8% |
| 42 | 8 | 19.0% |
| 37 | 1 | 2.7% |
| 36 | 4 | 11.1% |
| 36 | 2 | 5.6% |
| 35 | 2 | 5.7% |
| 34 | 3 | 8.8% |
| 33 | 4 | 12.1% |
| 22 | 1 | 4.5% |
Record by going
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR |
| 366 | 35 | 9.6% |
| 215 | 20 | 9.3% |
| 214 | 16 | 7.5% |
| 156 | 20 | 12.8% |
| 23 | 2 | 8.7% |
Most successful horses
| Horse | Runs | Wins | SR |
| 41 | 6 | 14.6% |
| 9 | 6 | 66.7% |
| 26 | 4 | 15.4% |
| 23 | 4 | 17.4% |
| 18 | 4 | 22.2% |
| 16 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 33 | 3 | 9.1% |
| 19 | 3 | 15.8% |
| 13 | 3 | 23.1% |
| 10 | 3 | 30.0% |
| 23 | 2 | 8.7% |
| 17 | 2 | 11.8% |
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Recent runs
| Date | Course | Horse | Finish | SP |
| 2026-06-06 | Musselburgh | Arduis Invicta (IRE) | 2 | 4.0 |
| 2026-06-04 | Wetherby | Surgeon Commander (IRE) | 6 | 13.0 |
| 2026-05-31 | Thirsk | Straight Ahead (GB) | 4 | 29.0 |
| 2026-05-30 | Chester | Shaniko (GB) | 12 | 41.0 |
| 2026-05-30 | Beverley | Billyb (FR) | 7 | 13.0 |
| 2026-05-29 | Carlisle | State Of Gold (IRE) | 5 | 21.0 |
| 2026-05-28 | Ripon | Country Artiste (IRE) | 10 | 29.0 |
| 2026-05-27 | Beverley | Triple Force (GB) | 4 | 13.0 |
| 2026-05-23 | York | Ubetterseethis (GB) | 19 | 19.0 |
| 2026-05-22 | Pontefract | Real Edition (IRE) | 7 | 17.0 |
| 2026-05-22 | Haydock | Profitability (IRE) | 5 | 29.0 |
| 2026-05-21 | Catterick | Blufferonthebus (IRE) | 3 | 5.0 |
| 2026-05-18 | Redcar | Go Teejay (GB) | 10 | 29.0 |
| 2026-05-17 | Hamilton | Kody B (IRE) | 4 | 41.0 |
| 2026-05-17 | Ripon | Maynora (GB) | 4 | 3.8 |
| 2026-05-16 | Doncaster | Summer Rain (GB) | 13 | 41.0 |
| 2026-05-16 | Doncaster | Oselton (GB) | 2 | 7.5 |
| 2026-05-15 | York | Arduis Invicta (IRE) | 6 | 9.5 |
| 2026-05-14 | York | Craven Force (IRE) | 12 | 81.0 |
| 2026-05-12 | Beverley | Blufferonthebus (IRE) | 6 | 26.0 |
Data: official UK & Irish results, 2021-11-29–2026-06-06. Strike rate and ROI are historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.