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Jockey profile

Ben Sutton

194 rides in the last 5 seasons · 37 individual horses
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 185 days ago 100% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2020→)
from 1 Jan 2022
30–194
Wins / Runs
15.5%
Strike rate
n=194
65 (34%)
Placed
1.05
Fair A/E
n=194 · 0.90 incl. margin
−47.47
£1 level stake
n=194 at SP · −24.5%
£299k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
9.5%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 40 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 16% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.05). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 24% (33 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 194 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance 47.1% when favourite LTO winners: 24.2% Claiming: 16% Rides the favourite in 18% of races
The read

Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 24.2% (n=33, Fair A/E 1.23), but horses returning fresh after 61+ days have been a poor signal at 8.7% (n=46, Fair A/E 0.65). The rider also reads well over 1m5f – 2m (20.8%, n=48). The record reads poorly in Chase races — 5.4% over 37 rides, 10.1pts below the baseline. The standout partner of the record: Santos Blue (GB) — 6 wins from 17 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 15.5% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
13.5%−2.0
n=37 · A/E 0.85 · £1 −15.72
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
24.2%+8.7
n=33 · A/E 1.23 · £1 −9.98
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
8.7%−6.8
n=46 · A/E 0.65 · £1 −35.72
When favourite
47.1%
n=34 · A/E 1.29 · £1 +7.15
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
16%+0.5
n=181 · A/E 1.05 · £1 −37.97
Big fields · 14+ runners
11.1%−4.4
n=36 · A/E 1.50 · £1 −3.50
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−15.5
n=3 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −3.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 15.5% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, not tips. 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 Soft going 6.1% vs 15.5% · n=49
In Chase races 5.4% vs 15.5% · n=37
On last-time-out winners 24.2% vs 15.5% · n=33
With Dan Skelton 21.7% vs 15.5% · n=46
Over 1m5f – 2m 20.8% vs 15.5% · n=48
With Fergal O'Brien 18.4% vs 15.5% · n=38
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 144 23 16% −25.41
Chase 37 2 5.4% −21.00
NH Flat 13 5 38.5% −1.06

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good to Soft 64 10 15.6% −2.25
Good 60 9 15% −28.34
Soft 49 3 6.1% −28.92
Heavy 17 6 35.3% +12.01
Good to Firm 4 2 50% +0.03

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Uttoxeter 19 4 21.1% −1.22
Worcester 11 2 18.2% −1.00
Ffos Las 10 2 20% −0.50
Newbury 9 1 11.1% +6.00
Cheltenham 9 0 0% −9.00
Stratford 8 3 37.5% −2.06
Fontwell 8 0 0% −8.00
Warwick 8 0 0% −8.00
Doncaster 7 1 14.3% −3.50
Chepstow 7 2 28.6% +12.50
Huntingdon 7 0 0% −7.00
Leicester 7 3 42.9% +0.18
Market Rasen 7 1 14.3% −5.00
Wincanton 6 2 33.3% +8.50
Newton Abbot 6 1 16.7% −2.50

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 100 16 16% −20.63
Class 5 47 7 14.9% −16.47
Class 3 27 6 22.2% +5.63
Class 2 13 1 7.7% −9.00
Class 1 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 38 16 42.1% 1.22 +3.15
2nd–3rd fav 47 6 12.8% 0.69 −23.12
4th–6th fav 70 6 8.6% 1.08 −18.50
7th+ in betting 39 2 5.1% 1.44 −9.00
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
79.6% completed · 181 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 37 62.2% 1 2 10 0 1
Hurdle 144 84% 3 4 16 0 0
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
Santos Blue (GB) 17 6 12 14 Mar 26
Drop Flight (FR) 17 1 5 2 May 25
Police Academy (IRE) 15 4 7 12 Dec 25
Townhill (IRE) 14 2 4 10 Apr 25
Ballydisco (IRE) 12 2 4 20 Mar 24
Hugueneau (FR) 11 0 0 17 Oct 24
Before Midnight (GB) 8 0 1 1 Apr 25
Western Harmony (IRE) 7 0 0 18 Mar 26
Ronnies Rules (IRE) 7 4 5 16 May 25
Jet Marshall (IRE) 7 1 2 16 Jan 25
Bahtiyar (FR) 7 0 2 24 Sep 24
Karma Police (FR) 6 0 3 21 Mar 26
All 37 horses ridden in this window. 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
20131917040215001059
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 yardDan Skelton
24% of all rides
21.7% SR · A/E 1.37
TrainerRWSR£1
Dan Skelton 46 10 21.7% +7.32
Fergal O'Brien 38 7 18.4% −9.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2020→
30
Archived wins
£300k
Prize money
2024
Best season · 10 wins
Santos Blue (GB) — bet365 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Kelso · Mar 2023 · Class 2
£13,008
Santos Blue (GB) — William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap Hurdle Newbury · Feb 2025 · Class 3
£10,926
Santos Blue (GB) — Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Hurdle Uttoxeter · Mar 2024 · Class 3
£10,562
Notable horses
Santos Blue (GB) Police Academy (IRE) Ronnies Rules (IRE) Townhill (IRE) Ballydisco (IRE) Jasmine D'airy (FR)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Presenting (GB) 15.4% · 4–26
Progeny have won 11% of 20,049 runs since 2008 (1,686 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24.3% from 136.
Blue Bresil (FR) 35.3% · 6–17
Progeny have won 12.2% of 3,497 runs since 2008 (454 horses).
Martaline (GB) 5.9% · 1–17
Progeny have won 14.2% of 7,345 runs since 2008 (723 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 9.4% from 128. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10% from 120.
Arctic Cosmos (USA) 26.7% · 4–15
Progeny have won 7.6% of 1,304 runs since 2008 (131 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 11.3% from 194.
Lucayan (FR) 0% · 0–11
Progeny have won 5.3% of 227 runs since 2008 (36 horses).
Midnight Legend (GB) 0% · 0–8
Progeny have won 14.2% of 8,309 runs since 2008 (494 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 25 Oct 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 196 · newest first

The latest 50 of 196 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 6 March 2020 to 23 April 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
23 Apr 26 Warwick Jorah D'alma (FR)T: Fergal O'Brien Charlie Wilson Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 19f · Good · 10 ran F 7/1
08 Apr 26 Fontwell Northanger Abbey (IRE)T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White Last Resort Club Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5th 9/2
26 Mar 26 Warwick Pure Seduction (IRE)T: Fergal O'Brien Betano Boosted Odds Every UK Race Mares' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 6th 16/1
21 Mar 26 Bangor-on-Dee Karma Police (FR)T: Harry Derham Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 23f · Good · 6 ran 4th 6/5F
21 Mar 26 Bangor-on-Dee Jorah D'alma (FR)T: Fergal O'Brien Alfa Aggregates Products Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 10 ran 3rd 12/1
18 Mar 26 Huntingdon Western Harmony (IRE)T: Tom Lacey Weatherbys Epassport Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 19.5f · Good · 6 ran PU 5/2F
14 Mar 26 Uttoxeter Santos Blue (GB)T: Olly Murphy JenningsBet Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 2 · 23.5f · Soft · 17 ran 3rd 16/1
13 Mar 26 Cheltenham Ubatuba (IRE)T: Olly Murphy Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 24f · Soft · 22 ran 7th 40/1
08 Mar 26 Warwick Northanger Abbey (IRE)T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White Bet Smarter With Oddschecker Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 6th 11/1
27 Feb 26 Newbury Karma Police (FR)T: Harry Derham West Berkshire Mencap Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 2nd 10/3J
21 Feb 26 Newcastle Seaview Rock (GB)T: Olly Murphy Virgin Bet A Good Bet Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 17f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8th 3/1F
14 Feb 26 Haydock Ubatuba (IRE)T: Olly Murphy Albert Bartlett Prestige Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2nd 5/1
10 Feb 26 Ayr Goulmichette (FR)T: W P Mullins Watch On Racing TV Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran 3rd 4/9F
05 Feb 26 Doncaster Pure Seduction (IRE)T: Fergal O'Brien Virgin Bet Mares' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 6 ran 6th 14/1
31 Jan 26 Sandown Santos Blue (GB)T: Olly Murphy Virgin Bet Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 23.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 2nd 14/1
30 Jan 26 Ffos Las Karma Police (FR)T: Harry Derham tigerbet.co.uk Price Boosts Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 8 ran 3rd 15/2
22 Jan 26 Huntingdon Northanger Abbey (IRE)T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 15 ran PU 25/1
22 Jan 26 Huntingdon Jorah D'alma (FR)T: Fergal O'Brien Pertemps Network Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 16 ran PU 50/1
20 Jan 26 Leicester Seaview Rock (GB)T: Olly Murphy Join Racing TV Now Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 15.5f · Heavy · 12 ran 1st 11/10F
20 Jan 26 Leicester Ubatuba (IRE)T: Olly Murphy Next Meeting At leicesterraces Wednesday 28th January Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 20.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 1st 15/8

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 Sutton's strike rate?
Ben Sutton has won 30 of 194 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 15.5% (as at 25 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is Ben Sutton's Fair A/E?
1.05, from 194 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 25 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).