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Jockey profile

Ben Robinson

1,401 rides in the last 5 seasons · 516 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 78 days ago 100% of rides on the flat
from 1 Jan 2022
116–1,401
Wins / Runs
8.3%
Strike rate
n=1,401
373 (27%)
Placed
0.94
n=1,391 · 0.80 incl. margin
−429.14
£1 level stake
n=1,401 at SP · −30.6%
£1.69m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
4.5%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 280 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 8% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 0.94). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 11% (100 rides). Rides mostly for Brian Ellison — 62% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 1,401 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Jan–Feb 30.7% when favourite Brian Ellison: 9.7% from 862 LTO winners: 11% Rides the favourite in 5% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Catterick (16.4%, n=67), clear of the rider's 8.3% baseline. It is weakest at Thirsk (2.8% over 72 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Horses returning fresh after 61+ days have been a poor signal at 4.7% (n=192, Fair A/E 0.75). The market has consistently overbet rides on last-time-out winners: 11% strike, Fair A/E 0.67 and −43.66 to a £1 stake over 100 rides — those runners underperform what the price implies. Brian Ellison supplies 62% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (9.7%, A/E 0.99) — the market has that partnership priced right. The rider also reads well off a 0-7-day break (14.7%, n=95) and on Heavy going (16.2%, n=37). The record reads poorly off a break of 180+ days — 1.3% over 76 rides, 7pts below the baseline. The standout partner of the record: Northern Spirit (GB) — 6 wins from 32 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fires Jan–Feb.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 8.3% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
6.4%−1.9
n=455 · A/E 1.00 · £1 −113.76
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
11%+2.7
n=100 · A/E 0.67 · £1 −43.66
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
4.7%−3.6
n=192 · A/E 0.75 · £1 −83.67
When favourite
30.7%
n=75 · A/E 1.04 · £1 −2.54
Big fields · 14+ runners
7.7%−0.6
n=168 · A/E 1.39 · £1 −52.51
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−8.3
n=26 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −26.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 8.3% 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 Catterick 16.4% vs 8.3% · n=67
Off a break of 180+ days 1.3% vs 8.3% · n=76
With Paul Midgley 0% vs 8.3% · n=35
Off a 0-7-day break 14.7% vs 8.3% · n=95
On Heavy going 16.2% vs 8.3% · n=37
At Thirsk 2.8% vs 8.3% · n=72
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 1,397 116 8.3% −425.14
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Standard (AW) 607 57 9.4% −151.39
Good 296 19 6.4% −94.19
Good to Firm 212 13 6.1% −99.21
Good to Soft 131 11 8.4% −45.09
Soft 118 10 8.5% −41.84
Heavy 37 6 16.2% +2.58

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 376 41 10.9% −70.38
Beverley 123 9 7.3% −53.06
Southwell (AW) 115 8 7% −64.97
Wolverhampton (AW) 83 4 4.8% −17.17
Thirsk 72 2 2.8% −56.50
Catterick 67 11 16.4% +15.16
Redcar 66 5 7.6% −27.57
York 63 4 6.3% −0.17
Doncaster 57 4 7% −10.50
Musselburgh 52 6 11.5% −11.59
Nottingham 35 2 5.7% −22.00
Pontefract 34 2 5.9% −14.40
Ayr 31 4 12.9% +27.50
Chester 30 4 13.3% −17.37
Carlisle 28 2 7.1% −11.50

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 6 461 53 11.5% −81.83
Class 5 435 29 6.7% −181.56
Class 4 290 21 7.2% −84.82
Class 3 104 10 9.6% +2.57
Class 2 82 3 3.7% −54.50
Class 1 26 0 0% −26.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 93 26 28% 1.00 −8.71
2nd–3rd fav 277 38 13.7% 0.88 −62.43
4th–6th fav 473 40 8.5% 1.07 −44.00
7th+ in betting 558 12 2.2% 0.69 −314.00
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
Northern Spirit (GB) 32 6 14 12 Apr 26
Onesmoothoperator (USA) 23 1 7 23 Aug 25
Freddy Robinson (GB) 20 1 13 27 May 26
Chillhi (IRE) 19 2 3 12 Mar 25
Reclaim Victory (IRE) 19 2 9 17 Jan 24
Tashkhan (IRE) 18 1 5 8 Nov 25
Callianassa (IRE) 17 2 6 6 Mar 26
Oscar Doodle (GB) 16 4 9 26 Apr 24
Homestrait (IRE) 15 2 9 12 Aug 26
My Roxanne (IRE) 15 3 8 17 Nov 23
Miners Gamble (IRE) 14 1 1 25 Jul 26
Utilis (IRE) 14 0 5 26 Jul 24
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 516 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 6 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
1111847691113984
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 yardBrian Ellison
62% of all rides
9.7% SR · A/E 0.99
TrainerRWSR£1
Brian Ellison 862 84 9.7% −215.63
David O'Meara 194 14 7.2% −37.17
Paul Midgley 35 0 0% −35.00
Tim Easterby 34 4 11.8% −2.17
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2016→
286
Archived wins
£3.26m
Prize money
2021
Best season · 38 wins
Nicholas T (GB) — William Hill Northumberland Plate Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Newcastle (AW) · Jun 2021 · Class 2
£81,000
Tashkhan (IRE) — Watergate Cup Handicap Chester · Sep 2023 · Class 2
£40,768
Onesmoothoperator (USA) — Virgin Bet November Handicap Newcastle (AW) · Nov 2023 · Class 2
£36,078

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Adaay (IRE) 11.9% · 7–59
Progeny have won 9.1% of 2,968 runs since 2020 (192 horses). Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6% from 499.
Profitable (IRE) 7% · 3–43
Progeny have won 9.5% of 4,444 runs since 2021 (358 horses).
Coulsty (IRE) 12.5% · 5–40
Progeny have won 9.6% of 1,548 runs since 2020 (168 horses).
Born To Sea (IRE) 8.6% · 3–35
Progeny have won 9.1% of 4,289 runs since 2016 (311 horses). Strongest on Soft going: 12.1% from 970. Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 4.4% from 867. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.8% from 725.
Mehmas (IRE) 11.4% · 4–35
Progeny have won 11.5% of 8,219 runs since 2020 (753 horses).
Dandy Man (IRE) 8.8% · 3–34
Progeny have won 9.1% of 14,980 runs since 2013 (930 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 170.
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 3,302 · newest first

The latest 50 of 3,302 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 28 March 2016 to 20 August 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
12 Aug 26 Beverley Qila (GB)T: Brian Ellison Nation Radio Yorkshire Handicap StakesClass 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3rd 9/2C
12 Aug 26 Beverley Homestrait (IRE)T: Brian Ellison Jill Willows Handicap StakesClass 4 · 7.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 6th 14/1
09 Aug 26 Leicester Evening Blues (IRE)T: Stephen Hanlon ADS Handicap StakesClass 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 3rd 3/1
01 Aug 26 Thirsk Castan (GB)T: Bryan Smart Jordan Foy Memorial Handicap StakesClass 4 · 5f · Good · 12 ran 6th 40/1

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 Robinson's strike rate?
Ben Robinson has won 116 of 1,401 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 8.3% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Ben Robinson do best at?
Catterick by strike rate: 11 wins from 67 rides (16.4%) 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 Ben Robinson ride most for?
Brian Ellison, with 862 rides since 2022 — 62% of the total. That pairing has won 84 (9.7%).
What is Ben Robinson's Fair A/E?
0.94, from 1,391 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).