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Jockey profile

B J Cooper

318 rides in the last 5 seasons · 166 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Sep 2024 100% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2022
33–318
Wins / Runs
10.4%
Strike rate
n=318
106 (33%)
Placed
0.88
Fair A/E
n=318 · 0.72 incl. margin
−128.23
£1 level stake
n=318 at SP · −40.3%
£905k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 60 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 10% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 0.88).

Deterministic profile computed from 318 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance 29.8% when favourite Noel Meade: 15.7% from 83 Rides the favourite in 15% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Punchestown (14.8%, n=54), clear of the rider's 10.4% baseline. Noel Meade supplies 26% of the rides and beats the rider's average (15.7% vs 10.4%, A/E 1.02) — the market has that partnership priced right. The record reads poorly on Heavy going — 3.8% over 52 rides, 6.6pts below the baseline. 116 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase at Cheltenham (Mar 2016, £327,463). The standout partner of the record: Don Cossack (GER) — 7 wins from 12 rides together.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 10.4% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
8.2%−2.2
n=110 · A/E 0.86 · £1 −47.75
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
10.8%+0.4
n=37 · A/E 0.73 · £1 −17.62
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
7.9%−2.5
n=63 · A/E 0.82 · £1 −17.92
When favourite
29.8%
n=47 · A/E 0.95 · £1 −8.81
Big fields · 14+ runners
9.4%−1.0
n=159 · A/E 1.10 · £1 −55.01
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
8.2%−2.2
n=98 · A/E 0.78 · £1 −63.17

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 10.4% 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
On Heavy going 3.8% vs 10.4% · n=52
With Noel Meade 15.7% vs 10.4% · n=83
With Thomas Cooper 4.3% vs 10.4% · n=46
With horses switching code 15.3% vs 10.4% · n=72
At Punchestown 14.8% vs 10.4% · n=54
Off a 61-180-day break 5.7% vs 10.4% · n=35
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 228 23 10.1% −84.22
Chase 88 10 11.4% −42.01
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 135 14 10.4% −63.40
Good 66 9 13.6% +4.25
Good to Soft 65 8 12.3% −27.08
Heavy 52 2 3.8% −42.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Punchestown 54 8 14.8% +0.75
Fairyhouse 40 4 10% −27.27
Cork 24 4 16.7% −6.59
Leopardstown 23 1 4.3% −14.50
Galway 22 2 9.1% −7.62
Navan 19 2 10.5% −3.12
Naas 17 1 5.9% −12.67
Thurles 16 1 6.3% −13.00
Cheltenham 12 0 0% −12.00
Limerick 10 1 10% −4.50
Tipperary 10 2 20% −6.08
Gowran Park 10 0 0% −10.00
Killarney 9 2 22.2% +1.50
Down Royal 8 1 12.5% +5.00
Listowel 7 0 0% −7.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 98 8 8.2% −63.17
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 53 17 32.1% 1.07 −3.56
2nd–3rd fav 71 7 9.9% 0.58 −39.17
4th–6th fav 96 6 6.3% 0.91 −34.50
7th+ in betting 98 3 3.1% 1.01 −51.00
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
85.1% completed · 316 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 88 78.4% 5 1 12 0 1
Hurdle 228 87.7% 6 4 17 0 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
Wa Wa (IRE) 7 2 3 6 Mar 23
Sainte Dona (FR) 6 1 2 5 Feb 23
Appian Way (FR) 6 0 2 5 Sep 22
Haut En Couleurs (FR) 5 0 0 22 Jan 23
The Model Kingdom (IRE) 5 2 4 15 Jan 23
Castlegrace Paddy (IRE) 5 0 0 14 Jan 23
Scarlet And Dove (IRE) 5 2 4 1 Jan 23
Royal Romeo (IRE) 5 1 3 16 Oct 22
Ocojohn (IRE) 5 0 2 11 Oct 22
Getaway Milani (IRE) 5 0 1 4 Jul 22
Farceur Du Large (FR) 4 1 1 12 Mar 23
Beacon Edge (IRE) 4 0 1 12 Feb 23
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 166 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 2 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, 5 seasons
JFMAMJJASOND
10539180535515170
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 yardNoel Meade
26% of all rides
15.7% SR · A/E 1.02
TrainerRWSR£1
Noel Meade 83 13 15.7% −19.46
Thomas Cooper 46 2 4.3% −35.00
W P Mullins 30 2 6.7% −25.50
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2008→
533
Archived wins
116
Pattern / graded wins
£13.2m
Prize money
2015
Best season · 86 wins
Don Cossack (GER) — Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) Cheltenham · Mar 2016 · Grade 1
£327,463
Don Poli (IRE) — Lexus Chase (Grade 1) Leopardstown · Dec 2015 · Grade 1
£90,000
Road To Riches (IRE) — Lexus Chase (Grade 1) Leopardstown · Dec 2014 · Grade 1
£90,000
Notable horses
Don Cossack (GER) Don Poli (IRE) Bright New Dawn (IRE) Raz De Maree (FR) Lord Scoundrel (IRE) Apple's Jade (FR)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Saint Des Saints (FR) 6.7% · 1–15
Progeny have won 15% of 5,359 runs since 2008 (643 horses).
Walk In The Park (IRE) 16.7% · 2–12
Progeny have won 13.4% of 7,040 runs since 2011 (707 horses).
Flemensfirth (USA) 0% · 0–11
Progeny have won 11.9% of 17,288 runs since 2008 (1,595 horses).
Yeats (IRE) 27.3% · 3–11
Progeny have won 11.9% of 9,844 runs since 2013 (707 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.
Doyen (IRE) 0% · 0–9
Progeny have won 11.6% of 7,381 runs since 2009 (606 horses).
Ocovango (GB) 0% · 0–9
Progeny have won 9.5% of 3,013 runs since 2019 (308 horses). Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 13.8% from 196.
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 4,496 · newest first

The latest 50 of 4,496 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 14 September 2008 to 15 September 2024.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
15 Sep 24 Doncaster Crown's Lady (IRE)T: Craig Lidster Graham Lee Vickers.Bet Leger Legends Classified Stakes (Str)Class 5 · 8f · Soft · 16 ran 10th 28/1
12 Mar 23 Naas Farceur Du Large (FR)T: Noel Meade Bar One Racing Leinster National Handicap Chase (Grade A)24.5f · Soft · 13 ran UR 12/1
12 Mar 23 Naas Flanking Maneuver (IRE)T: Noel Meade Bar One Racing 'Extra Places At Cheltenham' Directors Plate Novice Chase (Grade 3)20f · Soft · 7 ran 3rd 11/2
06 Mar 23 Leopardstown Wa Wa (IRE)T: Dermot A McLoughlin Rockbrook Handicap Hurdle (80-109)24f · Yielding · 15 ran 1st 15/2
22 Feb 23 Punchestown Faulty (GB)T: Noel Meade I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle20.5f · Yielding · 10 ran SU 11/8F
19 Feb 23 Punchestown Barbary Master (GB)T: Noel Meade David Trundley Artist At Punchestown Handicap Hurdle23.5f · Yielding · 17 ran 5th 9/1
18 Feb 23 Gowran Park Zanndabad (IRE)T: A J Martin Sea Moon & Jukebox Jury At Burgage Stud Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 5th 2/1F
12 Feb 23 Navan Flanking Maneuver (IRE)T: Noel Meade William Hill Ten Up Novice Chase (Grade 2)24f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 3rd 16/1
12 Feb 23 Navan Wa Wa (IRE)T: Dermot A McLoughlin Meath Farm Machinery Handicap Hurdle (80-102)22.5f · Good To Yielding · 25 ran 1st 12/1
12 Feb 23 Navan Beacon Edge (IRE)T: Noel Meade William Hill Boyne Hurdle (Grade 2)21f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 3rd 14/1
12 Feb 23 Navan Faulty (GB)T: Noel Meade Navan Ford & Opel Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)16f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 3rd 4/1
09 Feb 23 Thurles Calazure (IRE)T: Noel Meade www.thurlesraces.ie Maiden Hurdle23f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 13th 50/1
09 Feb 23 Thurles Razdan (IRE)T: Christopher David Timmons thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle15.5f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 7th 14/1
08 Feb 23 Fairyhouse Paradise Lost (IRE)T: Charles O'Brien Bulmers Bundle For Easter Maiden Hurdle16f · Yielding · 12 ran 2nd 4/6F
05 Feb 23 Leopardstown Farceur Du Large (FR)T: Noel Meade Bulmers Leopardstown Handicap Chase (grade A)21f · Yielding · 23 ran 13th 11/1
05 Feb 23 Leopardstown Dunvegan (FR)T: P A Fahy Ladbrokes Dublin Chase (grade 1)17f · Yielding · 5 ran 4th 20/1
05 Feb 23 Leopardstown Sainte Dona (FR)T: Thomas Cooper Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Paddy Mullins Mares Handicap Hurdle (grade B)17.5f · Yielding · 22 ran 15th 22/1
04 Feb 23 Leopardstown Cool Survivor (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors '50,000 Cheltenham Bonus For Stable Staff' Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)22f · Yielding · 8 ran 4th 25/1
30 Jan 23 Punchestown Bint Freya (IRE)T: Thomas Cooper Bar One Racing 'Download The Mobile App' Handicap Hurdle (80-95)20.5f · Soft · 22 ran 3rd 18/1
30 Jan 23 Punchestown Resilient Front (IRE)T: Noel Meade Bar One Racing 'Best Odds Guaranteed All Races' Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft · 22 ran 20th 100/1

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 B J Cooper's strike rate?
B J Cooper has won 33 of 318 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 10.4% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does B J Cooper do best at?
Punchestown by strike rate: 8 wins from 54 rides (14.8%) since 2022. 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 B J Cooper ride most for?
Noel Meade, with 83 rides since 2022 — 26% of the total. That pairing has won 13 (15.7%).
What is B J Cooper's Fair A/E?
0.88, from 318 rides with a computed fair probability since 2022. 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.
Fair A/E compares wins with a margin-stripped market expectation. Favourite-heavy samples — top yards, leading riders — naturally read a few points warm, so 1.05 means "beat the margin-free market read", not "the market underrates this by 5%". Three sample sizes are reported and never blended: runs (n), the ROI basis (n at SP), and the fair-A/E basis (n with a computed fair probability).

Strike rate is wins over all runs (n). ROI is £1 level stakes at SP over runs with a parseable price (n at SP). Fair A/E is wins over margin-stripped market expectation, over runs with a computed fair probability (n fair). The three Ns can legitimately differ and are always shown. Figures as at 6 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).