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Jockey profile

Chris Catlin

6,369 rides in the lifetime window · 3,469 individual horses
As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Feb 2016 100% of rides on the flat
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.
575–6,369
Wins / Runs
9%
Strike rate
n=6,369
1,502 (24%)
Placed
0.95
Fair A/E
n=6,325 · 0.81 incl. margin
−2,111.51
£1 level stake
n=6,368 at SP · −33.2%
£3.47m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
14.3%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 710 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 9% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.95). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 17% (554 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 6,369 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 15 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Fired Jan–Feb 33.5% when favourite Mick Channon: 8.7% from 481 LTO winners: 16.8% Rode the favourite in 8% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Ffos Las (23.5%, n=34), clear of the rider's 9% baseline. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 16.8% (n=554, Fair A/E 1.03), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 3.7% (n=787, Fair A/E 0.70). Mick Channon supplied 8% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (8.7%, A/E 0.88). 14 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial at Leopardstown (Apr 2006, £45,570). The standout partner of the record was Maslak (IRE) — 5 wins from 36 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fired 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 9% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
8%−1.0
n=3,209 · A/E 0.94 · £1 −1,187.35
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
16.8%+7.8
n=554 · A/E 1.03 · £1 −117.30
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
7.6%−1.4
n=871 · A/E 0.99 · £1 −360.47
When favourite
33.5%
n=481 · A/E 1.09 · £1 −39.96
Big fields · 14+ runners
3.7%−5.3
n=787 · A/E 0.70 · £1 −443.38
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
5.3%−3.7
n=170 · A/E 0.94 · £1 −63.17

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 9% 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
At Ffos Las 23.5% vs 9% · n=34
On last-time-out winners 16.8% vs 9% · n=554
With Sir Mark Prescott Bt 17.4% vs 9% · n=195
With Stuart Williams 18.6% vs 9% · n=43
With David Simcock 17.9% vs 9% · n=56
With Rae Guest 15% vs 9% · n=354
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 6,367 575 9% −2,109.51
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Standard (AW) 3,455 317 9.2% −1,185.76
Good to Firm 1,082 96 8.9% −373.45
Good 887 68 7.7% −368.21
Soft 379 42 11.1% −9.72
Good to Soft 335 24 7.2% −94.12
Firm 160 19 11.9% −72.62
Heavy 71 9 12.7% −7.63

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 1,013 102 10.1% −319.42
Kempton 905 68 7.5% −334.36
Lingfield (AW) 822 76 9.2% −249.34
Southwell (AW) 577 59 10.2% −200.89
Bath 244 26 10.7% −110.76
Brighton 218 26 11.9% −36.08
Yarmouth 191 27 14.1% +60.59
Nottingham 164 7 4.3% −116.00
Leicester 164 14 8.5% −6.47
Windsor 163 12 7.4% −55.50
Chelmsford (AW) 138 12 8.7% −81.75
Goodwood 129 11 8.5% −43.12
Warwick 129 15 11.6% +5.08
Newmarket 127 11 8.7% −26.75
Chepstow 125 15 12% −54.72

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 2,315 231 10% −671.71
Class 6 2,221 205 9.2% −809.83
Class 4 1,009 90 8.9% −285.87
Class 2 295 12 4.1% −176.75
Class 3 281 22 7.8% −81.50
Class 1 170 9 5.3% −63.17
Class 7 76 6 7.9% −20.68

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 574 183 31.9% 1.09 −48.25
2nd–3rd fav 1,204 204 16.9% 1.05 −132.76
4th–6th fav 2,072 129 6.2% 0.82 −711.50
7th+ in betting 2,518 58 2.3% 0.68 −1,219.00
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
Shirataki (IRE) 33 4 11 15 Dec 15
Maslak (IRE) 32 4 12 5 Mar 13
Having A Ball (GB) 30 3 11 2 Dec 13
Kickingthelilly (GB) 23 5 8 20 Feb 14
Very Well Red (GB) 20 1 4 23 Mar 12
Mandhooma (GB) 20 5 10 13 Oct 11
Peter Island (FR) 18 3 5 6 Feb 13
Restless Bay (IRE) 16 2 7 28 Dec 12
Musical Script (USA) 16 0 6 13 Jan 11
Coral Shores (GB) 16 0 7 21 Jan 10
Headline News (IRE) 15 2 7 24 Jul 15
Waahej (GB) 14 1 4 29 Jun 14
The 60 most-raced of 3,469 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, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
1214108781197768
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 yardMick Channon
8% of all rides
8.7% SR · A/E 0.88
TrainerRWSR£1
Mick Channon 481 42 8.7% −189.86
Rae Guest 354 53 15% +8.54
Peter Hiatt 315 33 10.5% −92.12
Sir Mark Prescott Bt 195 34 17.4% −38.91
Willie Musson 182 19 10.4% −37.00
Clive Brittain 175 14 8% −18.84
E J O'Neill 153 20 13.1% −55.11
Paul Cole 132 13 9.8% −69.98
Ronald Harris 104 13 12.5% −19.25
Reg Hollinshead 94 7 7.4% −35.75
John Gallagher 87 7 8% −9.50
Kevin Ryan 74 7 9.5% −38.17
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
862
Archived wins
14
Pattern / graded wins
£5.56m
Prize money
2008
Best season · 138 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. 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.
Yasoodd (GB) — Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial (Grp3) Leopardstown · Apr 2006 · Group 3
£45,570
Majestic Dubawi (GB) — Laundry Cottage Stud Firth Of Clyde Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) Ayr · Sep 2010 · Group 3
£34,062
Bravo Maestro (USA) — Lincoln Trial Heritage Handicap Wolverhampton (AW) · Mar 2006 · Class 2
£31,160

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Cape Cross (IRE) 11% · 14–127
Progeny have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since 2008 (988 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
Royal Applause (GB) 5.8% · 7–121
Progeny have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since 2008 (774 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 3.4% from 323.
Kyllachy (GB) 6.8% · 8–118
Progeny have won 9.9% of 13,847 runs since 2008 (800 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.8% from 468.
Oasis Dream (GB) 12.5% · 12–96
Progeny have won 11.8% of 17,986 runs since 2008 (1,508 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 17.3% from 150. Weakest on Heavy going: 8.5% from 481. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.1% from 790.
Bertolini (USA) 12.8% · 11–86
Progeny have won 8% of 7,851 runs since 2008 (518 horses).
Dansili (GB) 13.4% · 11–82
Progeny have won 13.7% of 11,841 runs since 2008 (983 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 16.8% from 101. Weakest on Heavy going: 7.9% from 428. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.1% from 209.
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 15 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 10,025 · newest first

The latest 50 of 10,025 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 2 January 2005 to 18 February 2016.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
08 Jan 16 Lingfield (AW) The Steward (USA)T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt Coral HandicapClass 2 · 12f · Standard · 6 ran 4th 4/1
08 Jan 16 Lingfield (AW) Skylark Lady (IRE)T: Rae Guest 32red.com Maiden StakesClass 5 · 12f · Standard · 7 ran 3rd 25/1
16 Dec 15 Lingfield (AW) Tower Power (GB)T: Phil McEntee Coral HandicapClass 4 · 10f · Standard · 6 ran 5th 33/1
03 Dec 15 Kempton (AW) Shirataki (IRE)T: Peter Hiatt 32Red Casino HandicapClass 6 · 11f · Standard · 10 ran 7th 12/1

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 Chris Catlin's strike rate?
Chris Catlin has won 575 of 6,369 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 9% (as at 15 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Chris Catlin do best at?
Yarmouth by strike rate: 27 wins from 191 rides (14.1%) 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 Chris Catlin ride most for?
Mick Channon, with 481 rides since 2008 — 8% of the total. That pairing has won 42 (8.7%).
What is Chris Catlin's Fair A/E?
0.95, from 6,325 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 15 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).