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Ben Ffrench Davis

343 rides in the last 5 seasons · 162 individual horses
As at 10 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 8 days ago
from 1 Jan 2022
27–343
Wins / Runs
7.9%
Strike rate
n=343
73 (21%)
Placed
1.18
n=342 · 1.01 incl. margin
−68.72
£1 level stake
n=343 at SP · −20.0%
£274k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
7.7%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 70 times a season, across both codes, winning on 8% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.18).

Deterministic profile computed from 343 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 10 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Sep–Nov Dominic Ffrench Davis: 8% from 100
The read

Dominic Ffrench Davis supplies 29% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (8%, A/E 1.20) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also reads well in Class 3 (20%, n=30) and over 6f – 7f (14.6%, n=48). The record reads poorly over 2m5f – 3m — 2.2% over 46 rides, 5.7pts below the baseline. The market has consistently overbet the rider in Class 5: Fair A/E 0.60 across 138 rides (3.6% strike, −104.00 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperform what the price implies. Seasonally, the rider fires Sep–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 7.9% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
6.4%−1.5
n=156 · A/E 1.23 · £1 −21.67
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
37%+29.1
n=27 · A/E 2.21 · £1 +24.40
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
6.7%−1.2
n=60 · A/E 1.16 · £1 +1.63
When favourite
29.4%
n=17 · A/E 1.01 · £1 −2.42
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
7.7%−0.2
n=323 · A/E 1.15 · £1 −55.72
Big fields · 14+ runners
0%−7.9
n=28 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −28.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−7.9
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 7.9% 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
In Class 3 20% vs 7.9% · n=30
With horses switching code 16.7% vs 7.9% · n=36
With C&D winners 15.6% vs 7.9% · n=32
Over 6f – 7f 14.6% vs 7.9% · n=48
Over 2m5f – 3m 2.2% vs 7.9% · n=46
In Class 5 3.6% vs 7.9% · n=138
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
Flat 149 13 8.7% +0.75
Hurdle 134 10 7.5% −69.39
Chase 35 3 8.6% +20.42
NH Flat 25 1 4% −20.50

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 114 10 8.8% −37.72
Good to Soft 74 6 8.1% +5.75
Standard (AW) 53 2 3.8% −37.25
Soft 46 5 10.9% +6.50
Good to Firm 36 2 5.6% +4.00
Heavy 17 2 11.8% −7.00
Firm 3 0 0% −3.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 26 2 7.7% −10.25
Bath 24 3 12.5% −0.50
Chepstow 23 3 13% +20.50
Taunton 18 0 0% −18.00
Kempton (AW) 16 0 0% −16.00
Ffos Las 15 2 13.3% +30.00
Wincanton 14 1 7.1% +37.00
Fontwell 14 2 14.3% +16.50
Exeter 13 0 0% −13.00
Newbury 12 4 33.3% +6.12
Newton Abbot 11 1 9.1% −6.67
Worcester 11 2 18.2% −4.97
Warwick 11 2 18.2% −2.75
Huntingdon 9 1 11.1% −7.20
Windsor 9 0 0% −9.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 138 5 3.6% −104.00
Class 4 80 8 10% +48.78
Class 6 80 8 10% +7.75
Class 3 30 6 20% −6.25
Class 2 11 0 0% −11.00
Class 1 4 0 0% −4.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 20 6 30% 1.05 −2.80
2nd–3rd fav 44 11 25% 1.56 +5.58
4th–6th fav 101 8 7.9% 1.31 +52.50
7th+ in betting 178 2 1.1% 0.50 −124.00
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
Red Snapper (GB) 9 1 3 6 Oct 26
James Park Woods (IRE) 9 1 2 1 Sep 26
Bramble Jelly (IRE) 8 1 2 3 Jan 26
Vorderman (GB) 8 1 2 2 Jul 25
Ede'iffs Rock (GB) 8 0 5 17 Feb 24
A Rose Adaay (GB) 7 1 3 27 Sep 26
Macarone (GB) 6 4 4 2 Nov 26
Capone (GER) 6 0 0 18 May 26
Ithaca's Arrow (GB) 6 2 4 14 Sep 24
Ivilnoble (IRE) 6 0 2 28 Jan 24
Thibault (GB) 6 1 1 18 Feb 23
Kilganer Queen (IRE) 6 0 1 1 Jan 23
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 162 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.

Current form

significance-gated

Last 14 days

Small sample
1 from 3
Only 3 rides in the last 14 days — too few to read against the baseline (gate: n≥15). The card states the sample and stays neutral.

By month

strike by month, 5 seasons
JFMAMJJASOND
45180144017111093
Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Riding for

same window · biggest samples first
29% of all rides
8% SR · A/E 1.20
TrainerRWSR£1
Dominic Ffrench Davis 100 8 8% −56.20
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2013→
36
Archived wins
£349k
Prize money
2026
Best season · 7 wins
Ithaca's Arrow (GB) — Edinburgh Gin Jump Jockeys Challenge Handicap (Professional Jump Jockeys) (Div 1) Chester · Sep 2024 · Class 4
£10,192
Hooper (GB) — Peter Allen Thanks For The Great Memories Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Stratford · May 2021 · Class 2
£9,626
Calgary Tiger (GB) — West Berkshire Mencap Handicap Chase Newbury · Mar 2023 · Class 3
£9,585

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Havana Grey (GB) 26.7% · 4–15
Progeny have won 13.2% of 4,611 runs since 2022 (420 horses). Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 16.2% from 105. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 9.9% from 424.
Land Force (IRE) 10% · 1–10
Progeny have won 7.7% of 1,473 runs since 2023 (156 horses).
Tiger Groom (GB) 20% · 2–10
Progeny have won 10.4% of 684 runs since 2011 (82 horses). Strongest on Good to Soft going: 13.7% from 124.
Australia (GB) 11.1% · 1–9
Progeny have won 11.1% of 5,679 runs since 2018 (567 horses). Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.
Saddler's Rock (IRE) 0% · 0–9
Progeny have won 18.9% of 132 runs since 2020 (16 horses).
Ulysses (IRE) 22.2% · 2–9
Progeny have won 10.5% of 3,000 runs since 2021 (295 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 10 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 466 · newest first

The latest 50 of 466 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 9 February 2013 to 2 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
29 Sep 26 Bath Control Room (GB)T: Grace Harris Clyde And Co Handicap Stakes (Div I)Class 5 · 5.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2nd 15/2
29 Sep 26 Bath Man From Havana (GB)T: Dominic Ffrench Davis Ael Solutions Handicap StakesClass 6 · 8f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 10th 33/1

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).

KTB’s figures

the forward record · since 5 Oct 2026

KTB’s figures on this rider’s mounts since 6 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 1 run (won 0) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 1 run (won 1) · fastest on KTB Speed in 1 run (won 0) · to 28 Oct 2026.

Each pick was a KTB figure’s choice before the off — the published KTB Selection, the top-rated horse on KTB Rating, the fastest on KTB Speed — settled against the result the next morning and never worked out again; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races only. A record of weeks so far: read it as a count, not a verdict.

Quick answers

What is Ben Ffrench Davis's strike rate?
Ben Ffrench Davis has won 27 of 343 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 7.9% (as at 10 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which yard does Ben Ffrench Davis ride most for?
Dominic Ffrench Davis, with 100 rides since 2022 — 29% of the total. That pairing has won 8 (8%).
Is Ben Ffrench Davis in form?
Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 3 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Ben Ffrench Davis's Fair A/E?
1.18, from 342 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 10 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).