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Jockey profile

Ben Curtis

9,352 rides in the lifetime window · 4,665 individual horses
As at 14 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 154 days ago 100% of rides on the flat
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
1,171–9,352
Wins / Runs
12.5%
Strike rate
n=9,352
2,866 (31%)
Placed
1.10
Fair A/E
n=9,306 · 0.94 incl. margin
−1,572.84
£1 level stake
n=9,352 at SP · −16.8%
£12.7m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 490 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 13% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.10). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 20% (925 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 9,352 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 14 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance 36.8% when favourite K R Burke: 16.7% from 664 LTO winners: 20% Rides the favourite in 11% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Carlisle (22%, n=246), clear of the rider's 12.5% baseline. It is weakest at Dundalk (5.2% over 518 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 20% (n=925, Fair A/E 1.10), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 6.7% (n=2,124, Fair A/E 1.12). K R Burke supplies 7% of the rides and edges the rider's average (16.7% vs 12.5%, A/E 1.24) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. 32 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the bet365 Challenge Cup at Ascot (Oct 2019, £112,050). The standout partner of the record: Kelly's Dino (FR) — 7 wins from 19 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 12.5% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
12.5%+0.0
n=4,645 · A/E 1.13 · £1 −816.62
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
20%+7.5
n=925 · A/E 1.10 · £1 −133.52
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
9.8%−2.7
n=1,382 · A/E 1.07 · £1 −299.01
When favourite
36.8%
n=1,044 · A/E 1.17 · £1 +3.32
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
7.2%−5.3
n=1,174 · A/E 1.29 · £1 −272.64
Big fields · 14+ runners
6.7%−5.8
n=2,124 · A/E 1.12 · £1 −762.85
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
9.1%−3.4
n=352 · A/E 1.12 · £1 −95.05

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 12.5% 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 William Haggas 31.6% vs 12.5% · n=114
With George Boughey 24% vs 12.5% · n=179
At Carlisle 22% vs 12.5% · n=246
On last-time-out winners 20% vs 12.5% · n=925
With George Scott 23.5% vs 12.5% · n=68
At Dundalk 5.2% vs 12.5% · n=518
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

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Standard (AW) 3,045 402 13.2% −343.39
Good 1,849 206 11.1% −535.31
Good to Firm 1,769 243 13.7% −344.58
Soft 1,326 154 11.6% −198.17
Good to Soft 919 118 12.8% −63.72
Heavy 405 45 11.1% −63.92
Firm 38 3 7.9% −22.75

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 716 120 16.8% +40.05
Wolverhampton 606 67 11.1% −109.48
Southwell (AW) 579 111 19.2% +116.37
Dundalk 518 27 5.2% −267.33
Beverley 324 62 19.1% −25.05
Redcar 297 39 13.1% −113.18
Thirsk 294 35 11.9% −54.07
Catterick 289 43 14.9% −72.44
Haydock 289 29 10% −75.20
Curragh 279 17 6.1% −93.00
Hamilton 268 55 20.5% −13.56
Ayr 267 43 16.1% −19.04
Pontefract 266 50 18.8% +14.07
Doncaster 250 26 10.4% −65.87
Carlisle 246 54 22% +128.97

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 2,473 396 16% −219.15
Class 6 1,635 227 13.9% −188.37
Class 4 1,463 228 15.6% −192.45
Class 2 599 68 11.4% +13.13
Class 3 592 76 12.8% −65.45
Class 1 352 32 9.1% −95.05
Class 7 24 2 8.3% −11.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 1,235 433 35.1% 1.18 +25.15
2nd–3rd fav 2,173 390 17.9% 1.08 −138.19
4th–6th fav 2,770 246 8.9% 1.10 −232.80
7th+ in betting 3,174 102 3.2% 0.91 −1,227.00
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.

Horses ridden

same window as header · most-raced first
HorseRWPlLast ran
Copper Dock (IRE) 28 4 7 7 Feb 14
Barack (IRE) 25 2 11 24 Jan 14
Windforpower (IRE) 23 3 8 29 Mar 19
Tornadodancer (IRE) 23 2 5 30 Sep 12
Accompanist (GB) 22 2 6 14 Dec 12
Dapper Man (IRE) 20 4 7 8 May 23
Kelly's Dino (FR) 19 7 11 7 Jun 20
Dawn Eclipse (IRE) 18 2 7 5 Nov 11
Global Spirit (GB) 17 4 10 9 Oct 23
Lothair (IRE) 17 3 7 24 Jun 15
Specialv (IRE) 16 2 5 18 Sep 17
Northside Prince (IRE) 16 0 8 25 Oct 16
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 4,665 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
18131312121412131491212
A flat rider: the season runs Mar–Oct. Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Riding for

same window · biggest samples first
Main yardK R Burke
7% of all rides
16.7% SR · A/E 1.24
TrainerRWSR£1
K R Burke 664 111 16.7% +157.32
Roger Fell 569 71 12.5% −25.80
Brian Ellison 423 53 12.5% −69.39
T G McCourt 358 25 7% −67.50
Alan Swinbank 356 44 12.4% −41.59
Mark Johnston 330 54 16.4% −78.36
David Barron 312 44 14.1% −27.23
Michael Appleby 269 38 14.1% −80.92
Hugo Palmer 200 39 19.5% −35.33
George Boughey 179 43 24% −4.56
David Evans 140 21 15% −8.10
Scott Dixon 128 6 4.7% −75.84
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2006→
1,177
Archived wins
32
Pattern / graded wins
£12.7m
Prize money
2020
Best season · 170 wins
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.
Kynren (IRE) — bet365 Challenge Cup (Heritage Handicap) Ascot · Oct 2019 · Class 2
£112,050
Sir Busker (IRE) — Sky Bet York Stakes (Group 2) York · Jul 2022 · Group 2
£70,888
Kelly's Dino (FR) — bet365 Old Newton Cup Handicap Haydock · Jul 2019 · Class 2
£62,250
Notable horses
Kelly's Dino (FR) Libran (IRE) Copper Dock (IRE) Dapper Man (IRE) Global Spirit (GB) Eutropius (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Dandy Man (IRE) 14.5% · 26–179
Progeny have won 9.1% of 14,990 runs since 2013 (929 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 171.
Kodiac (GB) 14% · 24–172
Progeny have won 10.4% of 23,605 runs since 2010 (1,665 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 255.
Invincible Spirit (IRE) 9.2% · 13–141
Progeny have won 11.9% of 20,875 runs since 2008 (1,574 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 844.
Acclamation (GB) 7.5% · 10–134
Progeny have won 10% of 19,719 runs since 2008 (1,327 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 195.
Dark Angel (IRE) 12.2% · 14–115
Progeny have won 11.3% of 21,957 runs since 2011 (1,595 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 15% from 107.
Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) 20.9% · 23–110
Progeny have won 10.3% of 11,890 runs since 2010 (950 horses). Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 305.
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 9,530 · newest first

The latest 50 of 9,530 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 1 May 2006 to 13 June 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
13 Jun 26 Delaware Park (USA) Tricky Kitty (USA)T: Thomas Garner Robert G Dick Memorial Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)11f · Firm · 6 ran 6th 43/1
26 Oct 23 Wolverhampton (AW) Storymaker (GB)T: George Boughey Build Your Acca With BetUK HandicapClass 6 · 9.5f · Standard · 12 ran 6th 15/2
26 Oct 23 Wolverhampton (AW) Metric (GB)T: David O'Meara Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK HandicapClass 6 · 12f · Standard · 10 ran 7th 20/1
26 Oct 23 Wolverhampton (AW) Headingley (IRE)T: David O'Meara Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling HandicapClass 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 9 ran 6th 7/1
26 Oct 23 Wolverhampton (AW) Rukaana (GB)T: Charles Hills Boost Your Acca With BetMGM Nursery (Div 1)Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 1st 3/1
25 Oct 23 Kempton (AW) Percy Willis (GB)T: Jedd O'Keeffe Racing TV HandicapClass 5 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 5th 22/1
25 Oct 23 Kempton (AW) C'mon Kenny (GB)T: Ian Williams Try Unibet's New Acca Boosts HandicapClass 3 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 7 ran 1st 22/1
25 Oct 23 Kempton (AW) Al Agaila (IRE)T: Simon & Ed Crisford Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder HandicapClass 3 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 1st 7/2
21 Oct 23 Catterick Strong Johnson (IRE)T: Paul Midgley William Hill Catterick Dash HandicapClass 2 · 5f · Heavy · 9 ran 8th 25/1
21 Oct 23 Catterick Oso Rapido (IRE)T: Roger Fell & Sean Murray William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Veterans' HandicapClass 4 · 6f · Heavy · 5 ran 1st 3/1
21 Oct 23 Catterick Ludden Lass (IRE)T: Charles Hills Brian Bunkham 70th Birthday Celebration Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race)Class 5 · 6f · Heavy · 10 ran 2nd 9/4F
21 Oct 23 Catterick Mercury Day (IRE)T: Ralph Beckett Robert Kemp-Ambler Memorial/British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)Class 5 · 7f · Heavy · 5 ran 2nd 4/6F
20 Oct 23 Newcastle (AW) Lily In The Jungle (IRE)T: Philip Kirby Build Your Acca With BetUK HandicapClass 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 6th 7/1
20 Oct 23 Newcastle (AW) Trabajo Detecho (GB)T: Roger Fell & Sean Murray Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2)Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 3rd 22/1
20 Oct 23 Newcastle (AW) Mehigburn (IRE)T: Roger Fell & Sean Murray Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM NurseryClass 6 · 5f · Standard · 11 ran 9th 16/1
20 Oct 23 Newcastle (AW) Louella (IRE)T: Roger Fell & Sean Murray Boost Your Acca At BetMGM NurseryClass 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 3rd 13/2
20 Oct 23 Newcastle (AW) Frost At Dawn (USA)T: William Knight Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race)Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran 2nd 9/2
19 Oct 23 Chelmsford City (AW) Erosion Risk (IRE)T: David Evans Chelmsford City Racecourse Membership Available Now HandicapClass 6 · 5f · Standard · 11 ran 6th 7/4F
19 Oct 23 Chelmsford City (AW) This Ones For Fred (IRE)T: David Evans Betsi HandicapClass 6 · 14f · Standard · 12 ran 11th 10/1
19 Oct 23 Chelmsford City (AW) Cuban Breeze (GB)T: David Evans Illuminate Christmas Ball HandicapClass 4 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 3rd 4/1

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 Ben Curtis's strike rate?
Ben Curtis has won 1,171 of 9,352 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 12.5% (as at 14 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Ben Curtis do best at?
Carlisle by strike rate: 54 wins from 246 rides (22%) 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 Ben Curtis ride most for?
K R Burke, with 664 rides since 2008 — 7% of the total. That pairing has won 111 (16.7%).
What is Ben Curtis's Fair A/E?
1.10, from 9,306 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).