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Jockey profile

Callum Whillans

936 rides in the lifetime window · 311 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Mar 2020 100% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
No rides in the last 5 seasons — showing the lifetime record, from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it.
76–936
Wins / Runs
8.1%
Strike rate
n=936
228 (24%)
Placed
0.92
Fair A/E
n=934 · 0.80 incl. margin
−257.27
£1 level stake
n=936 at SP · −27.5%
£516k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
7.4%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 70 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 8% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.92). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 11% (81 rides). Rode mostly for Donald Whillans — 56% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 936 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fired Dec–Jan 22% when favourite Donald Whillans: 8.8% from 522 LTO winners: 11.1% Claiming: 8.2% Rode the favourite in 6% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Ayr (13.5%, n=111), clear of the rider's 8.1% baseline. It is weakest at Carlisle (2.4% over 82 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 11.1% (n=81, Fair A/E 0.68), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 1.4% (n=142, Fair A/E 0.30). The market has consistently overbet first rides on a horse: 6.2% strike, Fair A/E 0.84 and −101.97 to a £1 stake over 305 rides — those runners underperformed what the price implied. Donald Whillans supplied 56% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (8.8%, A/E 1.01) — the market has that partnership priced right. The rider also read well on Heavy going (14.7%, n=190). The record read poorly off a 61-180-day break — 3.7% over 108 rides, 4.4pts below the baseline. The standout partner of the record was Hartforth (GB) — 5 wins from 22 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fired Dec–Jan.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 8.1% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
6.2%−1.9
n=305 · A/E 0.84 · £1 −101.97
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
11.1%+3.0
n=81 · A/E 0.68 · £1 −28.23
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
6.2%−1.9
n=242 · A/E 0.85 · £1 −52.63
When favourite
22%
n=59 · A/E 0.75 · £1 −19.43
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
8.2%+0.1
n=879 · A/E 0.92 · £1 −228.56
Big fields · 14+ runners
1.4%−6.7
n=142 · A/E 0.30 · £1 −97.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−8.1
n=7 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −7.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 8.1% 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 Heavy going 14.7% vs 8.1% · n=190
With Venetia Williams 15.7% vs 8.1% · n=70
At Ayr 13.5% vs 8.1% · n=111
At Carlisle 2.4% vs 8.1% · n=82
At Kelso 3.7% vs 8.1% · n=108
Off a 61-180-day break 3.7% vs 8.1% · n=108
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 674 53 7.9% −209.92
Chase 142 14 9.9% −58.98
NH Flat 117 9 7.7% +14.63
Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 298 22 7.4% −159.83
Good 225 11 4.9% −35.80
Heavy 190 28 14.7% +50.28
Good to Soft 181 12 6.6% −90.17
Good to Firm 41 3 7.3% −20.75
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Ayr 111 15 13.5% +49.00
Kelso 108 4 3.7% −62.00
Newcastle 100 9 9% −28.59
Hexham 95 8 8.4% −47.54
Carlisle 82 2 2.4% −58.00
Sedgefield 75 7 9.3% −28.75
Musselburgh 72 6 8.3% +62.00
Perth 70 4 5.7% −45.30
Wetherby 32 4 12.5% −8.93
Catterick 22 4 18.2% +13.00
Uttoxeter 21 1 4.8% −18.12
Market Rasen 15 2 13.3% +1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 14 3 21.4% +2.08
Cartmel 14 0 0% −14.00
Aintree 14 0 0% −14.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 442 35 7.9% −162.47
Class 5 263 25 9.5% −11.50
Class 3 108 12 11.1% −12.55
Class 6 73 3 4.1% −49.75
Class 2 36 1 2.8% −7.00
Class 1 7 0 0% −7.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 67 15 22.4% 0.80 −18.43
2nd–3rd fav 170 31 18.2% 1.11 −10.34
4th–6th fav 309 24 7.8% 0.99 −6.50
7th+ in betting 390 6 1.5% 0.50 −222.00
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
79.2% completed · 816 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 142 60.6% 8 11 37 0 0
Hurdle 674 83.1% 14 12 85 1 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
Snapping Turtle (IRE) 34 4 13 29 Mar 17
Bollin Fiona (GB) 31 2 9 12 Mar 15
Hartforth (GB) 22 5 10 2 Jan 18
Bollin Julie (GB) 20 2 3 23 May 17
Charlie Bucket (GB) 20 1 7 8 Nov 13
Baby Ticker (GB) 19 3 6 7 Mar 20
Claude Carter (GB) 19 2 7 3 Oct 17
Leith Walk (IRE) 19 2 8 21 Feb 13
Tomahawk Wood (GB) 18 2 5 7 May 18
Shades Of Midnight (GB) 18 4 9 25 Mar 17
Paper Roses (IRE) 17 0 6 27 Feb 20
Ellistrin Belle (GB) 15 2 2 31 Jan 16
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 311 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 3 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, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
1287761121184710
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 yardDonald Whillans
56% of all rides
8.8% SR · A/E 1.01
TrainerRWSR£1
Donald Whillans 522 46 8.8% −26.51
Alistair Whillans 103 6 5.8% −51.25
Venetia Williams 70 11 15.7% −20.34
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2006→
76
Archived wins
£517k
Prize money
2012
Best season · 14 wins
This card is the full archive census (2005→); the statistics in the header aggregate from 2008 — the floor that guarantees every horse a complete captured career — so this card can legitimately show more wins than the header.
Keyboard Gangster (IRE) — Totescoop6 Handicap Hurdle Kelso · Apr 2018 · Class 2
£25,024
Shades Of Midnight (GB) — Ortus Homes Handicap Hurdle (For The Craigie Cup) Ayr · Mar 2016 · Class 3
£9,747
Dali Mail (FR) — Spa At Ramside Hall Novices' Chase Newcastle · Dec 2019 · Class 3
£7,018
Notable horses
Hartforth (GB) Snapping Turtle (IRE) Shades Of Midnight (GB) Baby Ticker (GB) Nelson du Ronceray (FR) Dali Mail (FR)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Silver Patriarch (IRE) 4.5% · 2–44
Progeny have won 7.8% of 2,609 runs since 2008 (262 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 11.3% from 274. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 11.3% from 300.
Gamut (IRE) 10.3% · 4–39
Progeny have won 8.6% of 1,839 runs since 2010 (172 horses).
Turtle Island (IRE) 11.8% · 4–34
Progeny have won 7.5% of 3,325 runs since 2008 (309 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 10.7% from 215.
Beneficial (GB) 0% · 0–26
Progeny have won 10.4% of 17,046 runs since 2008 (1,155 horses).
Kayf Tara (GB) 4% · 1–25
Progeny have won 12.6% of 13,756 runs since 2008 (1,148 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Haafhd (GB) 22.7% · 5–22
Progeny have won 10.9% of 4,752 runs since 2008 (305 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 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 949 · newest first

The latest 50 of 949 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 8 March 2006 to 16 March 2020.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
16 Mar 20 Kelso Bonny Houxty (GB)T: Donald Whillans Belhaven Best Mares' Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 22.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 4th 18/1
14 Mar 20 Newcastle Lady Villanelle (IRE)T: Donald Whillans BetUK.com Home Of Hit The Target Treble Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 5 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran 4th 20/1
14 Mar 20 Newcastle Big Bad Dream (IRE)T: Donald Whillans Sports Betting At betuk.com Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 7 ran 3rd 8/1
14 Mar 20 Newcastle Keyboard Gangster (IRE)T: Donald Whillans Play Roulette At betuk.com Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran F 14/1
14 Mar 20 Newcastle Stainsby Girl (GB)T: Donald Whillans Sports Betting At betuk.com Mares' Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Soft · 6 ran 1st 2/7F
07 Mar 20 Ayr Eternally Yours (GB)T: Donald Whillans Tennent's Lager Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 20.5f · Soft · 5 ran 3rd 6/1
07 Mar 20 Ayr Baby Ticker (GB)T: Donald Whillans Heverlee Mares' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 21.5f · Soft · 8 ran 1st 11/1
05 Mar 20 Carlisle Honda Fifty (IRE)T: Donald Whillans Join Racing TV Now Intermediate Open NH Flat RaceClass 5 · 17f · Soft · 3 ran 2nd 4/5F
03 Mar 20 Newcastle Stolen Money (IRE)T: Donald Whillans Money Back Specials For Cheltenham At betuk.com Intermediate Open NH Flat RaceClass 5 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran 7th 12/1
03 Mar 20 Newcastle Bonny Houxty (GB)T: Donald Whillans Sports Betting At betuk.com Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 6 ran 3rd 4/1
02 Mar 20 Wetherby Keyboard Gangster (IRE)T: Donald Whillans Join Racing Tv Now Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 6th 22/1
29 Feb 20 Kelso Dali Mail (FR)T: Donald Whillans Cyril Alexander Memorial Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap)Class 3 · 17f · Heavy · 8 ran 6th 9/2
28 Feb 20 Doncaster Stainsby Girl (GB)T: Donald Whillans 888Sport Follow Us On Instagram Mares' Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 16.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 2nd 10/1
27 Feb 20 Musselburgh Paper Roses (IRE)T: Donald Whillans Biggest Ever Jumps Season On Racing TV Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20f · Soft · 4 ran 3rd 5/1
26 Feb 20 Musselburgh Paper Promise (IRE)T: Donald Whillans Watch Racing TV Now Mares' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20f · Soft · 9 ran 5th 10/3
26 Feb 20 Musselburgh Big Bad Dream (IRE)T: Donald Whillans Meetings That Matter On Racing TV Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 24f · Soft · 11 ran UR 11/1
18 Feb 20 Musselburgh Danced Every Dance (IRE)T: Donald Whillans Racing Post GoNorth Weekend 20-22 March Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20f · Soft · 14 ran UR 33/1
03 Feb 20 Carlisle Bonny Houxty (GB)T: Donald Whillans Ebf Mares' 'national Hunt' Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 7 ran 3rd 250/1
28 Jan 20 Newcastle Banks O' Houxty (GB)T: Donald Whillans Corporate Funfairs Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran 6th 7/1
28 Jan 20 Newcastle Paper Promise (IRE)T: Donald Whillans Watch Sky Sports Racing On Sky 415 Mares' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 4th 3/1J

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 Callum Whillans's strike rate?
Callum Whillans has won 76 of 936 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 8.1% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Callum Whillans do best at?
Ayr by strike rate: 15 wins from 111 rides (13.5%) since 2008. 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 Callum Whillans ride most for?
Donald Whillans, with 522 rides since 2008 — 56% of the total. That pairing has won 46 (8.8%).
What is Callum Whillans's Fair A/E?
0.92, from 934 rides with a computed fair probability since 2008. 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).