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Jockey profile

B J Cooper

4,496 rides in the lifetime window · 1,760 individual horses
As at 14 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Sep 2024 97% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
533–4,496
Wins / Runs
11.9%
Strike rate
n=4,496
1,482 (33%)
Placed
0.97
Fair A/E
n=4,494 · 0.79 incl. margin
−1,507.83
£1 level stake
n=4,496 at SP · −33.5%
£13.2m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 240 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 12% of them — level with the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.97). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 21% (578 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 4,496 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 14 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Oct–Nov 35.3% when favourite D T Hughes: 14.3% from 753 LTO winners: 20.6% Rides the favourite in 13% of races
The read

Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 20.6% (n=578, Fair A/E 1.09), but claiming rides have been a poor signal at 7.7% (n=749, Fair A/E 0.99). D T Hughes supplies 17% of the rides and edges the rider's average (14.3% vs 11.9%, A/E 1.18) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The record reads poorly over 1m – 1m1f — 0% over 41 rides, 11.9pts below the baseline. The market has consistently overbet the rider in Flat races: Fair A/E 0.12 across 146 rides (0.7% strike, −139.50 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperform what the price implies. 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. Seasonally, the rider fires Oct–Nov.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 11.9% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
9.8%−2.1
n=1,760 · A/E 1.01 · £1 −607.30
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
20.6%+8.7
n=578 · A/E 1.09 · £1 −46.44
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
11.8%−0.1
n=1,000 · A/E 0.98 · £1 −375.42
When favourite
35.3%
n=600 · A/E 1.03 · £1 −118.25
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
7.7%−4.2
n=749 · A/E 0.99 · £1 −282.43
Big fields · 14+ runners
8.1%−3.8
n=2,190 · A/E 1.00 · £1 −956.55
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
12%+0.1
n=966 · A/E 0.94 · £1 −329.50

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 11.9% 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
With W P Mullins 24.3% vs 11.9% · n=235
In Flat races 0.7% vs 11.9% · n=146
On last-time-out winners 20.6% vs 11.9% · n=578
With debutants 2.6% vs 11.9% · n=117
Over 1m – 1m1f 0% vs 11.9% · n=41
With Noel Meade 20% vs 11.9% · n=170
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 2,954 327 11.1% −991.65
Chase 1,375 204 14.8% −358.43
Flat 146 1 0.7% −139.50
NH Flat 21 1 4.8% −18.25

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 1,728 200 11.6% −650.60
Good 1,107 121 10.9% −359.99
Heavy 961 135 14% −313.45
Good to Soft 500 58 11.6% −103.79
Good to Firm 163 16 9.8% −58.25
Standard (AW) 20 0 0% −20.00
Firm 17 3 17.6% −1.75

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Punchestown 488 63 12.9% −141.86
Fairyhouse 403 53 13.2% −145.58
Leopardstown 294 28 9.5% −63.94
Navan 279 42 15.1% −52.22
Thurles 234 28 12% −142.88
Gowran Park 219 18 8.2% −117.46
Naas 207 20 9.7% −115.54
Limerick 204 28 13.7% −35.49
Clonmel 193 33 17.1% −23.73
Galway 183 22 12% −64.01
Cork 170 14 8.2% −94.52
Kilbeggan 153 25 16.3% −32.27
Cheltenham 147 14 9.5% −24.04
Listowel 140 16 11.4% −39.99
Killarney 138 11 8% −76.05

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 951 119 12.5% −281.00
Class 2 30 5 16.7% +15.79
Class 3 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 4 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 2 1 50% +0.75

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 689 233 33.8% 1.05 −116.92
2nd–3rd fav 1,186 181 15.3% 0.96 −271.41
4th–6th fav 1,272 87 6.8% 0.96 −360.50
7th+ in betting 1,349 32 2.4% 0.69 −759.00
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
86.4% completed · 4,329 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 1,375 79.4% 85 33 155 6 4
Hurdle 2,954 89.6% 70 22 201 8 5
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
Total Excitement (IRE) 27 0 9 11 Oct 12
Action Master (GB) 23 3 9 14 Mar 13
Quamino (GER) 21 4 8 14 Nov 21
Raz De Maree (FR) 20 5 8 8 Oct 17
Bright New Dawn (IRE) 19 6 10 12 Jul 16
Canaly (IRE) 18 4 8 8 Dec 13
Definite Class (IRE) 18 4 10 2 Apr 13
Clarcam (FR) 17 2 5 7 Apr 17
Lyreen Legend (IRE) 17 4 10 28 Dec 15
Castlegrace Paddy (IRE) 16 2 4 14 Jan 23
Sugar Bullet (IRE) 16 1 4 21 Feb 14
White Star Line (IRE) 16 2 9 16 Nov 13
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 1,760 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 10 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
1314118111271211141611
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 yardD T Hughes
17% of all rides
14.3% SR · A/E 1.18
TrainerRWSR£1
D T Hughes 753 108 14.3% −133.14
Gordon Elliott 605 94 15.5% −244.26
Thomas Cooper 369 24 6.5% −214.77
Paul Nolan 302 30 9.9% −108.46
W P Mullins 235 57 24.3% −46.93
Noel Meade 170 34 20% −8.47
M F Morris 140 16 11.4% −65.49
Henry De Bromhead 135 20 14.8% −14.58
A J Martin 119 15 12.6% +80.50
John Joseph Hanlon 73 7 9.6% −3.00
Ms Sandra Hughes 65 8 12.3% −38.52
John Patrick Ryan 61 8 13.1% −14.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

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
Presenting (GB) 11.8% · 29–245
Progeny have won 11% of 20,053 runs since 2008 (1,686 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24.3% from 136.
Flemensfirth (USA) 9% · 12–134
Progeny have won 11.8% of 17,297 runs since 2008 (1,595 horses).
Oscar (IRE) 12.8% · 15–117
Progeny have won 10.9% of 16,544 runs since 2008 (1,456 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 18.1% from 105.
Beneficial (GB) 17.6% · 19–108
Progeny have won 10.4% of 17,047 runs since 2008 (1,155 horses).
Stowaway (GB) 11.5% · 10–87
Progeny have won 11.3% of 7,190 runs since 2008 (561 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 16.1% from 124.
Milan (GB) 7% · 6–86
Progeny have won 11.3% of 16,893 runs since 2008 (1,465 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 14 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 533 of 4,496 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 11.9% (as at 14 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does B J Cooper do best at?
Clonmel by strike rate: 33 wins from 193 rides (17.1%) 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 B J Cooper ride most for?
D T Hughes, with 753 rides since 2008 — 17% of the total. That pairing has won 108 (14.3%).
What is B J Cooper's Fair A/E?
0.97, from 4,494 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.
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 14 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).