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Jockey profile

Bryan Carver

1,012 rides in the last 5 seasons · 366 individual horses
As at 3 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride yesterday 100% of rides over jumps
from 1 Jan 2022
128–1,012
Wins / Runs
12.6%
Strike rate
n=1,012
293 (29%)
Placed
1.19
n=1,009 · 1.02 incl. margin
−255.35
£1 level stake
n=1,012 at SP · −25.2%
£1.65m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
15.7%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 200 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 13% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.19). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 27% (120 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,012 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 3 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Feb–May 48.9% when favourite Harry Fry: 20.1% from 209 LTO winners: 26.7% Claiming: 16.7% Rides the favourite in 9% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Newton Abbot (21.4%, n=70), clear of the rider's 12.6% baseline. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 26.7% (n=120, Fair A/E 1.46), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 4.1% (n=145, Fair A/E 0.61). Harry Fry supplies 21% of the rides and beats the rider's average (20.1% vs 12.6%, A/E 1.28) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The record reads poorly off a 8-14-day break — 4.1% over 73 rides, 8.5pts below the baseline. 2 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the William Hill Formby Novices' Hurdle at Aintree (Dec 2025, £56,950). The standout partner of the record: Time To Bite (IRE) — 10 wins from 35 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fires Feb–May.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 12.6% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
7.5%−5.1
n=334 · A/E 0.94 · £1 −192.97
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
26.7%+14.1
n=120 · A/E 1.46 · £1 +6.93
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
8.5%−4.1
n=271 · A/E 0.88 · £1 −139.62
When favourite
48.9%
n=92 · A/E 1.50 · £1 +26.21
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
16.7%+4.1
n=30 · A/E 1.41 · £1 +23.00
Big fields · 14+ runners
4.1%−8.5
n=145 · A/E 0.61 · £1 −122.62
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
6.1%−6.5
n=33 · A/E 0.82 · £1 −20.50

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 12.6% 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
On last-time-out winners 26.7% vs 12.6% · n=120
With Harry Fry 20.1% vs 12.6% · n=209
At Newton Abbot 21.4% vs 12.6% · n=70
Off a 8-14-day break 4.1% vs 12.6% · n=73
In Class 1 4.3% vs 12.6% · n=46
On first rides for the horse 7.5% vs 12.6% · n=334
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 589 65 11% −222.63
Chase 331 54 16.3% +16.40
NH Flat 90 9 10% −47.12
Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 440 64 14.5% −9.01
Good to Soft 289 30 10.4% −133.37
Soft 179 21 11.7% −65.05
Heavy 77 9 11.7% −37.77
Good to Firm 24 4 16.7% −7.15
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Exeter 106 20 18.9% +8.62
Wincanton 81 6 7.4% −37.80
Taunton 79 6 7.6% −51.72
Newton Abbot 70 15 21.4% +34.00
Chepstow 64 5 7.8% −39.25
Fontwell 61 10 16.4% −2.29
Worcester 56 6 10.7% −19.79
Uttoxeter 48 9 18.8% −2.66
Plumpton 42 8 19% −8.12
Warwick 34 6 17.6% +14.75
Stratford 29 1 3.4% −25.75
Market Rasen 26 1 3.8% −22.25
Huntingdon 25 2 8% +8.50
Ffos Las 25 3 12% −15.67
Newbury 24 2 8.3% −11.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 423 62 14.7% −88.10
Class 5 350 35 10% −104.65
Class 3 111 19 17.1% +9.57
Class 2 79 10 12.7% −35.67
Class 1 46 2 4.3% −33.50

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 107 51 47.7% 1.53 +32.17
2nd–3rd fav 221 43 19.5% 1.17 −12.02
4th–6th fav 346 29 8.4% 1.06 −70.50
7th+ in betting 338 5 1.5% 0.52 −205.00
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% completed · 920 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 331 76.7% 6 7 64 0 0
Hurdle 589 83.4% 9 5 82 0 2
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
Time To Bite (IRE) 35 10 22 11 Oct 26
Opening Bid (GB) 23 7 12 3 May 25
Ez Tiger (IRE) 20 6 11 19 Oct 26
Mayhem Mya (GB) 15 2 4 14 Mar 25
John W Creasy (IRE) 14 2 3 20 May 26
Man Oh Man (IRE) 13 0 4 10 Sep 26
Majestic Moment (IRE) 11 3 4 3 Oct 26
Impecunious (IRE) 11 1 3 6 Jun 26
Another Fine Mess (IRE) 11 2 4 20 Mar 26
Shortcross Storm (IRE) 11 1 2 5 Jun 24
Tip Top Mountain (IRE) 11 4 4 15 May 24
Jet Smart (IRE) 10 2 5 13 Oct 26
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 366 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 5 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

Steady
2 from 17 11.8% · −0.8pts vs baseline
Last 14 days11.8%
5-season base12.6%
Shown only when the 14-day window is large enough to mean anything (n≥15). A cold run renders the same card with a quiet badge — never hidden.

By month

strike by month, 5 seasons
JFMAMJJASOND
71717162412193515610
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 yardHarry Fry
21% of all rides
20.1% SR · A/E 1.28
TrainerRWSR£1
Harry Fry 209 42 20.1% −18.55
Chris Honour 159 18 11.3% −15.34
Alex Hales 129 21 16.3% +11.60
Chris Down 74 13 17.6% −27.13
D Summersby 67 5 7.5% −19.79
Robert Walford 66 8 12.1% −2.22
Jeremy Scott 50 5 10% −20.25
Neil Mulholland 49 4 8.2% −25.67
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2017→
196
Archived wins
2
Pattern / graded wins
£2.23m
Prize money
2026
Best season · 31 wins
Idaho Sun (IRE) — William Hill Formby Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Aintree · Dec 2025 · Grade 1
£56,950
Gidleigh Park (GB) — Fitzdares Lightning Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Windsor · Jan 2025 · Grade 2
£42,713
Trustintimes (GB) — Lavazza Handicap Hurdle Race (gbb Race) Ascot · Oct 2026 · Class 2
£32,676

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Scorpion (IRE) 24.4% · 11–45
Progeny have won 9.2% of 6,321 runs since 2011 (609 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 14.1% from 142.
Getaway (GER) 20% · 7–35
Progeny have won 11.3% of 10,971 runs since 2016 (1,029 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.1% from 134.
Walk In The Park (IRE) 16.1% · 5–31
Progeny have won 13.3% of 7,015 runs since 2011 (702 horses).
Mahler (GB) 4% · 1–25
Progeny have won 10.8% of 8,869 runs since 2014 (786 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 15.1% from 119.
Linda's Lad (GB) 4.3% · 1–23
Progeny have won 8.2% of 1,323 runs since 2012 (186 horses). Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.6% from 215.
Native Ruler (GB) 30.4% · 7–23
Progeny have won 6.7% of 371 runs since 2015 (43 horses). Strongest on Good going: 14.4% from 125.
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 3 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 1,506 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,506 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 9 May 2017 to 2 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
01 Nov 26 Worcester Clonagoose (IRE)T: Dean Summersby Copybet Follow Us On X Maiden Hurdle Race (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 7th 28/1
31 Oct 26 Ascot Trustintimes (GB)T: Harry Fry Lavazza Handicap Hurdle Race (gbb Race)Class 2 · 15.5f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 1st 11/4F

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 10 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 8 runs (won 2) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 5 runs (won 2) · fastest on KTB Speed in 3 runs (won 1, 1 did not run) · to 2 Nov 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 Bryan Carver's strike rate?
Bryan Carver has won 128 of 1,012 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 12.6% (as at 3 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Bryan Carver do best at?
Newton Abbot by strike rate: 15 wins from 70 rides (21.4%) 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 Bryan Carver ride most for?
Harry Fry, with 209 rides since 2022 — 21% of the total. That pairing has won 42 (20.1%).
Is Bryan Carver in form?
In the last 14 days: 17 rides, 2 winners, a strike rate of 11.8%. That is in line with the baseline of 12.6% since 2022.
What is Bryan Carver's Fair A/E?
1.19, from 1,009 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 3 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).