What is Alex Merriam's strike rate?

Alex Merriam has won 73 of 1,017 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 7.2% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does Alex Merriam do best at?

Plumpton by strike rate: 11 wins from 72 rides (15.3%) since 2008. Read from the 15 courses with the most rides 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.

Which yard does Alex Merriam ride most for?

Neil King, with 663 rides since 2008 — 65% of the total. That pairing has won 62 (9.4%).

What is Alex Merriam's Fair A/E?

0.87, from 1,014 rides 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.

Jockey profile

Alex Merriam

1,017 rides in the lifetime window · 283 individual horses

As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last ride Jun 2013 100% of rides over jumps

Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)

No rides in the last 5 seasons — showing the lifetime record, from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it.

73–1,017

Wins / Runs

7.2%

Strike rate

n=1,017

232 (23%)

Placed

0.87

Fair A/E

n=1,014 · 0.76 incl. margin

−237.75

£1 level stake

n=1,017 at SP · −23.4%

£430k

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

4.1%

KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 170 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 7% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.87). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 11% (81 rides). Rode mostly for Neil King — 65% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 1,017 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Fired Feb–Mar 30.2% when favourite Neil King: 9.4% from 663 LTO winners: 11.1% Claiming: 7.6% Rode the favourite in 4% of races

The read

The record is strongest at Plumpton (15.3%, n=72), clear of the rider's 7.2% baseline. It is weakest at Fontwell (2.9% over 69 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 11.1% (n=81, Fair A/E 0.68). First rides on a horse are the standout value angle: 6.4% strikes only just below baseline, but Fair A/E 1.21 and +76.50 to a £1 stake over 264 rides — a record the market has persistently underpriced. Neil King supplied 65% of the rides and edges the rider's average (9.4% vs 7.2%, A/E 0.94). The rider also read well on Heavy going (13.8%, n=58) and off a 0-7-day break (11.9%, n=67). The standout partner of the record was Pairc Na Gcapall (IRE) — 5 wins from 49 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fired Feb–Mar.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 7.2% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

6.4%−0.8

n=264 · A/E 1.21 · £1 +76.50

Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win

11.1%+3.9

n=81 · A/E 0.68 · £1 −38.79

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

5.5%−1.7

n=182 · A/E 0.94 · £1 +16.00

When favourite

30.2%

n=43 · A/E 1.00 · £1 −3.96

Claiming rides · riding with a claim

7.6%+0.4

n=898 · A/E 0.91 · £1 −220.50

Big fields · 14+ runners

4.9%−2.3

n=245 · A/E 1.07 · £1 −23.00

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

0%−7.2

n=14 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −14.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 7.2% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, for you to weigh. Tiles under 30 runs render muted. First rides are the first captured pairing of horse and rider; last-time-out winners are horses whose previous captured run was a win; claiming rides are runs where the rider carried a weight claim. Group / Graded covers pattern and listed races.

Notable angles

vs their own baseline

At Plumpton 15.3% vs 7.2% · n=72

On Heavy going 13.8% vs 7.2% · n=58

With Ben Pollock 0% vs 7.2% · n=40

Off a 0-7-day break 11.9% vs 7.2% · n=67

In Chase races 10.4% vs 7.2% · n=317

At Fontwell 2.9% vs 7.2% · n=69

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

Hurdle 586 31 5.3% −253.12

Chase 317 33 10.4% −35.88

NH Flat 114 9 7.9% +51.25

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Good 381 26 6.8% −148.89

Soft 209 13 6.2% −59.50

Good to Soft 195 11 5.6% −73.25

Good to Firm 161 12 7.5% −68.49

Heavy 58 8 13.8% +31.38

Standard (AW) 11 2 18.2% +42.00

Firm 2 1 50% +39.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Huntingdon 141 11 7.8% −62.24

Fakenham 75 4 5.3% −42.25

Uttoxeter 74 8 10.8% +46.71

Plumpton 72 11 15.3% +36.25

Fontwell 69 2 2.9% −56.50

Market Rasen 51 2 3.9% −44.62

Stratford 51 2 3.9% −40.00

Towcester 47 3 6.4% +6.50

Southwell 40 1 2.5% −35.67

Leicester 35 2 5.7% −22.50

Folkestone 32 3 9.4% +74.00

Doncaster 30 2 6.7% +0.50

Warwick 28 7 25% +9.32

Kempton 24 5 20.8% +29.50

Sedgefield 21 2 9.5% −7.50

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 4 515 41 8% −179.51

Class 5 250 14 5.6% +5.25

Class 3 140 10 7.1% −65.74

Class 6 78 8 10.3% +36.25

Class 1 22 0 0% −22.00

Class 2 12 0 0% −12.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 57 15 26.3% 0.94 −8.96

2nd–3rd fav 200 26 13% 0.83 −61.29

4th–6th fav 319 23 7.2% 0.97 −66.50

7th+ in betting 441 9 2% 0.70 −101.00

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.

Jumping record

completion over obstacles · same window as header

75.9% completed · 903 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)

CodeRCompFURPUBDOth

Chase 317 66.2% 16 8 81 1 1

Hurdle 586 81.1% 11 9 89 1 1

Chases and hurdles only — bumpers have no obstacles, so completion is not a question there. F fell · UR unseated rider · PU pulled up · BD brought down · Oth covers refusals, slip-ups, run-outs and the rare disqualification. Non-runners are excluded throughout. Rows under n=30 are shown faded. A descriptive record, not a tip.

Horses ridden

same window as header · most-raced first

HorseRWPlLast ran

Pairc Na Gcapall (IRE) 49 5 16 19 Oct 12

Russian Flag (FR) 33 4 15 19 Dec 12

Evella (IRE) 29 4 9 18 May 13

Farleigh House (USA) 25 3 12 7 Oct 12

Ballyvoneen (IRE) 19 5 6 12 May 13

Zepnove (IRE) 18 2 7 8 Apr 12

Knight Woodsman (GB) 17 2 4 25 Jul 11

Celian (FR) 17 2 3 24 May 11

Laconicos (IRE) 17 1 2 2 Nov 09

Gunnadoit (USA) 15 1 4 25 May 10

Bollin Tahini (GB) 13 1 4 2 Jun 13

Ramvaswani (IRE) 13 1 3 17 Jan 11

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 283 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 5 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.

By month

strike by month, lifetime

JFMAMJJASOND

7988738715269

A jumps rider: the season runs Oct–Apr. Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Riding for

same window · biggest samples first

Main yardNeil King

65% of all rides
9.4% SR · A/E 0.94

TrainerRWSR£1

Neil King 663 62 9.4% −162.25

Diana Grissell 46 2 4.3% +5.00

Ben Pollock 40 0 0% −40.00

William Stone 30 1 3.3% −23.00

Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→

Archived wins

£476k

Prize money

2009

Best season · 23 wins

In our archive from its very first year (2005), so this career almost certainly began earlier than our record does. The figures above count 2005 onwards only — what the archive holds, not a full-career total. This card is the full archive census (2005→); the statistics in the header aggregate from 2008 — the floor that guarantees every horse a complete captured career — so this card can legitimately show more wins than the header.

Thehonourablelady (GB) — Taylor Wimpey (South Yorkshire) Mares Only Handicap Hurdle Doncaster · Dec 2007 · Class 3

£9,759

Russian Flag (FR) — Text Your Totesport Bet To 60021 Handicap Chase Warwick · Dec 2009 · Class 3

£8,872

Pairc Na Gcapall (IRE) — Weatherbys Bettrends.co.uk Handicap Chase Huntingdon · Mar 2009 · Class 3

£7,806

Notable horses

Pairc Na Gcapall (IRE) Ballyvoneen (IRE) Russian Flag (FR) Evella (IRE) Farleigh House (USA) Thehonourablelady (GB)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Taipan (IRE) 10.2% · 5–49

Progeny have won 9.5% of 1,212 runs since 2008 (128 horses). Strongest on Good to Soft going: 12.6% from 159. Weakest beyond 3m (all codes): 6% from 133.

Beneficial (GB) 8.7% · 4–46

Progeny have won 10.4% of 17,046 runs since 2008 (1,155 horses).

Kingsalsa (USA) 12.1% · 4–33

Progeny have won 9.3% of 2,991 runs since 2008 (284 horses). Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.7% from 110.

Kayf Tara (GB) 3.4% · 1–29

Progeny have won 12.6% of 13,756 runs since 2008 (1,148 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.

Noverre (USA) 17.9% · 5–28

Progeny have won 10.7% of 3,831 runs since 2008 (235 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 13.7% from 803. Weakest on Soft going: 6.9% from 407.

Lear Fan (USA) 12% · 3–25

Progeny have won 8.6% of 209 runs since 2008 (22 horses).

Top line: the rider'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 6 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 1,167 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,167 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 17 February 2005 to 2 June 2013.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

02 Jun 13 Fakenham Bollin Tahini (GB)T: Neil King June Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 23.5f · Good · 7 ran 1st 9/4

02 Jun 13 Fakenham Persian Herald (GB)T: Neil King North Norfolk Radio Maiden HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 4th 20/1

29 May 13 Fontwell Midnight Monkey (GB)T: Lady Anne Connell 32 Bonus At 32Red.com Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 17.5f · Good · 13 ran 13th 33/1

29 May 13 Fontwell Ontheslate (IRE)T: Neil King 32Red Novices' Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 25.5f · Good · 9 ran PU 4/1

24 May 13 Towcester Lombardy Boy (IRE)T: Michael Banks Glazerite Windows Ltd Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 7th 11/2

22 May 13 Huntingdon Bollin Tahini (GB)T: Neil King Shoreclean Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 25f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2nd 10/1

19 May 13 Market Rasen Keltic Rhythm (IRE)T: Neil King Watch Racing UK On Channel 432 Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 3rd 11/4

18 May 13 Uttoxeter Evella (IRE)T: Neil King Uttoxeter Town FC Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 20f · Soft · 6 ran PU 12/1

17 May 13 Aintree Kaysersberg (FR)T: Neil King Winners Are Welcome At Betdaq Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 24.5f · Good · 22 ran 4th 33/1

15 May 13 Fontwell Roparta Avenue (GB)T: Diana Grissell 32RedPoker.com Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran UR 33/1

15 May 13 Fontwell Samarkand (IRE)T: Neil King 32Red.com Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)Class 4 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7th 3/1

12 May 13 Plumpton Imperial Cru (GB)T: Diana Grissell Nagging Blondes Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 17.5f · Good · 9 ran 8th 25/1

12 May 13 Plumpton Ballyvoneen (IRE)T: Neil King expressgrass.com Handicap Chase (Sunday 5k Bonus Race)Class 4 · 25.5f · Good · 9 ran 5th 6/1

10 May 13 Market Rasen Ontheslate (IRE)T: Neil King A Torn Construction Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Good · 8 ran 4th 4/1

02 May 13 Sedgefield Ballyvoneen (IRE)T: Neil King Chatfields DAF Euro 6 Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 26.5f · Good · 9 ran PU 9/2

29 Apr 13 Towcester Ontheslate (IRE)T: Neil King Remember Colin And Smile Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 24.5f · Good · 11 ran 3rd 6/1

29 Apr 13 Towcester Rogue Dancer (FR)T: Michael Banks Haygain Hay Steamers Clean Healthy Forage Maiden ChaseClass 5 · 16.5f · Good · 12 ran PU 100/1

29 Apr 13 Towcester Lombardy Boy (IRE)T: Michael Banks Haygain Hay Steamers Clean Healthy Forage Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 21f · Good · 16 ran 3rd 14/1

28 Apr 13 Huntingdon Keltic Rhythm (IRE)T: Neil King 32RedBet.com Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 2nd 3/1F

28 Apr 13 Huntingdon Silk Sky (GB)T: Phil McEntee 32RedPoker.com Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 19.5f · Good · 9 ran PU 66/1

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 Alex Merriam's strike rate?: Alex Merriam has won 73 of 1,017 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 7.2% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Alex Merriam do best at?: Plumpton by strike rate: 11 wins from 72 rides (15.3%) since 2008. Read from the 15 courses with the most rides 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.
Which yard does Alex Merriam ride most for?: Neil King, with 663 rides since 2008 — 65% of the total. That pairing has won 62 (9.4%).
What is Alex Merriam's Fair A/E?: 0.87, from 1,014 rides 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.