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Jockey profile

Benjamin Hitchcott

366 rides in our archive record, 2005–2006 · 167 individual horses
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride May 2006 100% of rides over jumps
Archive record 2005–2006
No rides from 1 Jan 2008, where our aggregate statistics normally begin — showing the full archive record instead, 2 Jan 2005 to 20 May 2006. Figures that need a horse's earlier runs (debuts, time since a run, first-time headgear, new connections, last-time-out winners) are left out: for runs this early our archive cannot see what came before.
17–366
Wins / Runs
4.6%
Strike rate
n=366
74 (20%)
Placed
0.75
Fair A/E
n=366 · 0.65 incl. margin
−183.25
£1 level stake
n=366 at SP · −50.1%
£195k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
2.7%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode 366 times in our archive record (2005–2006), almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 5% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across that record (Fair A/E 0.75). Rode mostly for Bob Buckler — 41% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 366 archived runs (archive record 2005–2006) · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Bob Buckler: 6% from 151
The read

It is weakest at Fontwell (0% over 35 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 0.9% (n=109, Fair A/E 0.25). Bob Buckler supplied 41% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (6%, A/E 0.79). The record read poorly on Good to Firm going — 0% over 76 rides, 4.6pts below the baseline. The market has consistently overbet the rider in Class 3: Fair A/E 0.38 across 85 rides (2.4% strike, −68.50 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperformed what the price implied.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 4.6% baseline
When favourite
27.3%
n=11 · A/E 1.11 · £1 −2.25
Big fields · 14+ runners
0.9%−3.7
n=109 · A/E 0.25 · £1 −99.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−4.6
n=5 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −5.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 4.6% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, not tips. Tiles under 30 runs render muted. Claiming rides are runs where the rider carried a weight claim. Group / Graded covers pattern and listed races. Tiles that depend on a horse's earlier runs (debuts, time off, first-time headgear, new connections, last-time-out winners) are not shown on an archive-era record: for runs this early our archive cannot see what came before.

Notable angles

vs their own baseline
On Good to Firm going 0% vs 4.6% · n=76
With Debra Hamer 9.8% vs 4.6% · n=41
At Fontwell 0% vs 4.6% · n=35
In Class 3 2.4% vs 4.6% · n=85
On Soft going 6.6% vs 4.6% · n=76
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 186 7 3.8% −118.50
Chase 158 9 5.7% −83.75
NH Flat 21 1 4.8% +20.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 100 4 4% −21.00
Good to Soft 96 6 6.3% −59.50
Good to Firm 76 0 0% −76.00
Soft 76 5 6.6% −16.00
Heavy 14 2 14.3% −6.75
Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Plumpton 38 2 5.3% −16.00
Fontwell 35 0 0% −35.00
Wincanton 26 1 3.8% −19.00
Towcester 24 1 4.2% −14.00
Newbury 22 0 0% −22.00
Chepstow 20 2 10% +7.00
Taunton 18 0 0% −18.00
Folkestone 18 1 5.6% −14.75
Newton Abbot 17 1 5.9% +4.00
Hereford 16 1 6.3% −12.00
Uttoxeter 15 2 13.3% −4.75
Worcester 14 0 0% −14.00
Exeter 14 1 7.1% +27.00
Bangor-on-Dee 14 2 14.3% +3.50
Stratford 12 0 0% −12.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 199 11 5.5% −100.75
Class 3 85 2 2.4% −68.50
Class 5 38 1 2.6% −28.00
Class 6 19 1 5.3% +22.00
Class 2 16 2 12.5% +1.00
Class 1 9 0 0% −9.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 13 3 23.1% 0.96 −4.25
2nd–3rd fav 46 5 10.9% 0.72 −6.00
4th–6th fav 105 6 5.7% 0.77 −45.00
7th+ in betting 202 3 1.5% 0.61 −128.00
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
81.7% completed · 344 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 158 75.9% 13 6 17 0 2
Hurdle 186 86.6% 1 0 23 0 1
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
Just Muckin Around (IRE) 13 1 3 27 Nov 05
Keepthedreamalive (GB) 12 0 4 18 Apr 06
I Hear Thunder (IRE) 12 3 5 7 Apr 06
Cloudy Blues (IRE) 9 0 0 25 Mar 06
Five Alley (IRE) 9 0 4 7 Mar 06
Elfkirk (IRE) 9 2 4 2 Feb 06
Silistra (GB) 8 1 2 16 Apr 06
River Indus (GB) 7 0 0 23 Apr 06
He's The Guv'nor (IRE) 7 1 4 18 Mar 06
Power Unit (GB) 7 1 2 15 Oct 05
Arctic Spirit (GB) 6 0 2 9 May 06
Sett Aside (GB) 6 0 2 16 Apr 06
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 167 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.

By month

strike by month, 2005–2006
JFMAMJJASOND
21152306001336
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 yardBob Buckler
41% of all rides
6% SR · A/E 0.79
TrainerRWSR£1
Bob Buckler 151 9 6% −34.00
Debra Hamer 41 4 9.8% −6.50
Linda Jewell 35 1 2.9% −22.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
17
Archived wins
£195k
Prize money
2005
Best season · 14 wins
In our archive from its very first year (2005), so this career almost certainly began earlier than our record does. The figures above count 2005 onwards only — what the archive holds, not a full-career total. On this page the header statistics and this card both count from the archive floor (2005), so they agree.
I Hear Thunder (IRE) — Fieldspring Desert Orchid Silver Cup Handicap Chase Wincanton · Oct 2005 · Class 2
£18,374
I Hear Thunder (IRE) — Betfair.com Handicap Chase Chepstow · Oct 2005 · Class 2
£14,964
Clyffe Hanger (IRE) — Ladbrokes.com Novices' Hurdle Leicester · Nov 2005 · Class 3
£6,996
Notable horses
I Hear Thunder (IRE) Elfkirk (IRE) Red Moor (IRE) Clyffe Hanger (IRE) Change Agent (GB) Just Muckin Around (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Roselier (FR) 0% · 0–27
Progeny have won 10.2% of 2,338 runs since 2005 (257 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 13.5% from 400. Weakest on Good to Firm going: 6.8% from 250. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.6% from 137.
Celio Rufo (GB) 7.7% · 1–13
Progeny have won 5.3% of 169 runs since 2005 (15 horses).
Glacial Storm (USA) 0% · 0–13
Progeny have won 7.9% of 2,559 runs since 2005 (254 horses).
Montelimar (USA) 23.1% · 3–13
Progeny have won 7% of 791 runs since 2005 (94 horses).
Zaffaran (USA) 20% · 2–10
Progeny have won 9.1% of 2,607 runs since 2005 (274 horses).
Be My Native (USA) 0% · 0–9
Progeny have won 10.6% of 1,465 runs since 2005 (196 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 2005, as at 28 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 366 · newest first

The latest 50 of 366 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 2 January 2005 to 20 May 2006.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
20 May 06 Bangor-on-Dee Red Moor (IRE)T: Debra Hamer Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 9 ran 1st 10/1
20 May 06 Bangor-on-Dee Antigiotto (IRE)T: Debra Hamer Red Dragon Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 10 ran 6th 28/1
18 May 06 Ludlow Terragon (GB)T: M D McMillan JP Seafoods 'National Hunt' Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 21f · Good · 8 ran 7th 80/1
17 May 06 Hereford Tenko (GB)T: M D McMillan Connolly's Redmills Happy Retirement Vic Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 25f · Good To Firm · 17 ran PU 40/1
17 May 06 Hereford Watermouse (GB)T: Robin Dickin Weatherbys Insurance Selling HurdleClass 5 · 25.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran PU 7/1
14 May 06 Plumpton Lunardi (IRE)T: Dai Williams Mary Thomas Birthday Celebration Beginners' ChaseClass 4 · 25.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4th 66/1
14 May 06 Plumpton Fleur des Pres (FR)T: Alan Jones Neville & Maureen Golden Anniversary Maiden HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 9th 80/1
10 May 06 Fakenham Stopwatch (IRE)T: Linda Jewell Gg.com Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 21f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 5th 7/1
09 May 06 Exeter Arctic Spirit (GB)T: Robin Dickin Farmers Friend Of Exeter Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 17.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 2nd 33/1
06 May 06 Uttoxeter Warlord (GB)T: Bob Buckler Royal Orchid Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 16f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 2nd 12/1
06 May 06 Haydock Merryvale Man (GB)T: Miss Kariana Key Swinton Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)Class 1 · 15.5f · Good · 21 ran PU 200/1
05 May 06 Bangor-on-Dee Cassia Heights (GB)T: S A Brookshaw Wynnstay Hunt Supporters Club Handicap ChaseClass 3 · 20.5f · Good · 11 ran 7th 16/1
05 May 06 Bangor-on-Dee Heathers Girl (GB)T: Robin Dickin RUK Evening Racing For 60 Pounds Novices' Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 17.5f · Good · 14 ran 11th 14/1
05 May 06 Bangor-on-Dee Watermouse (GB)T: Robin Dickin Red Cross Week Selling Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 19.5f · Good · 15 ran 2nd 22/1
29 Apr 06 Sandown Time To Shine (GB)T: Laura Mongan Betfred Million Handicap HurdleClass 2 · 20f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 16th 50/1
28 Apr 06 Chepstow Tacita (GB)T: M D McMillan Dunraven Windows Selling Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 23.5f · Good · 18 ran PU 14/1
25 Apr 06 Towcester Migigi (GB)T: Michael Roberts Red Dot Square Mares' Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good · 16 ran 13th 150/1
25 Apr 06 Towcester Arctic Spirit (GB)T: Robin Dickin Marshall Amplification Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 16.5f · Good · 10 ran 10th 8/1
25 Apr 06 Towcester Lutin Collonges (FR)T: Michael Roberts Dread Ltd Beginners' ChaseClass 4 · 21.5f · Good · 16 ran PU 100/1
24 Apr 06 Taunton Red Moor (IRE)T: Debra Hamer Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 19f · Firm · 7 ran 2nd 14/1

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 Benjamin Hitchcott's strike rate?
Benjamin Hitchcott has won 17 of 366 rides between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 4.6% (as at 28 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive. Our archive begins in 2005, so anything earlier is not counted.
Which course does Benjamin Hitchcott do best at?
Plumpton by strike rate: 2 wins from 38 rides (5.3%) between 2005 and 2006. 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 Benjamin Hitchcott ride most for?
Bob Buckler, with 151 rides between 2005 and 2006 — 41% of the total. That pairing has won 9 (6%).
What is Benjamin Hitchcott's Fair A/E?
0.75, from 366 rides with a computed fair probability between 2005 and 2006. 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 28 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008). This profile has no runs from 2008, so every figure on this page counts from the start of the archive instead.