What is Chris Ward's strike rate?

Chris Ward has won 53 of 620 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 8.5% (as at 14 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does Chris Ward do best at?

Worcester by strike rate: 5 wins from 48 rides (10.4%) 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 Ward ride most for?

Dr Richard Newland, with 147 rides since 2008 — 24% of the total. That pairing has won 25 (17%).

What is Chris Ward's Fair A/E?

0.89, from 620 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.

Jockey profile

Chris Ward

620 rides in the lifetime window · 199 individual horses

As at 14 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last ride Jul 2025 100% of rides over jumps

Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2010→)

from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it

53–620

Wins / Runs

8.5%

Strike rate

n=620

168 (27%)

Placed

0.89

Fair A/E

n=620 · 0.77 incl. margin

−282.85

£1 level stake

n=620 at SP · −45.6%

£429k

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 30 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 9% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.89). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 13% (60 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 620 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 14 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Fires Oct–Nov 40.9% when favourite Dr Richard Newland: 17% from 147 LTO winners: 13.3% Claiming: 8.8% Rides the favourite in 11% of races

The read

Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 13.3% (n=60, Fair A/E 0.56), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 4% (n=100, Fair A/E 0.82). Dr Richard Newland supplies 24% of the rides and beats the rider's average (17% vs 8.5%, A/E 0.89). The rider also reads well off a 0-7-day break (18.8%, n=32) and in Chase races (15.2%, n=112). The record reads poorly in NH Flat races — 0% over 34 rides, 8.5pts below the baseline. The market has consistently overbet the rider off a break of 180+ days: Fair A/E 0.32 across 65 rides (1.5% strike, −62.75 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperform what the price implies. Seasonally, the rider fires Oct–Nov.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 8.5% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

8%−0.5

n=199 · A/E 1.17 · £1 −69.29

Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win

13.3%+4.8

n=60 · A/E 0.56 · £1 −41.42

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

5.4%−3.1

n=147 · A/E 0.95 · £1 −103.50

When favourite

40.9%

n=66 · A/E 1.22 · £1 +6.75

Claiming rides · riding with a claim

8.8%+0.3

n=578 · A/E 0.92 · £1 −247.60

Big fields · 14+ runners

4%−4.5

n=100 · A/E 0.82 · £1 −74.15

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

0%−8.5

n=12 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −12.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 8.5% 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

With Dr Richard Newland 17% vs 8.5% · n=147

Off a 0-7-day break 18.8% vs 8.5% · n=32

In Chase races 15.2% vs 8.5% · n=112

In NH Flat races 0% vs 8.5% · n=34

Off a break of 180+ days 1.5% vs 8.5% · n=65

With Tracey Leeson 0% vs 8.5% · n=31

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 472 36 7.6% −239.03

Chase 112 17 15.2% −7.82

NH Flat 34 0 0% −34.00

Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Good 292 26 8.9% −83.49

Soft 128 12 9.4% −66.99

Good to Soft 123 8 6.5% −80.12

Heavy 47 5 10.6% −29.00

Good to Firm 29 2 6.9% −22.25

Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Uttoxeter 77 5 6.5% −44.62

Stratford 51 3 5.9% +10.60

Worcester 48 5 10.4% −17.42

Warwick 46 4 8.7% −20.25

Bangor-on-Dee 30 2 6.7% +5.50

Ludlow 28 1 3.6% −25.00

Hereford 27 2 7.4% −17.50

Towcester 26 2 7.7% −18.75

Huntingdon 25 3 12% −9.50

Fontwell 24 4 16.7% −15.01

Market Rasen 22 0 0% −22.00

Southwell 19 2 10.5% −8.75

Taunton 18 1 5.6% −11.00

Leicester 18 3 16.7% −8.25

Cheltenham 16 0 0% −16.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 4 277 23 8.3% −96.99

Class 5 245 26 10.6% −99.36

Class 3 48 3 6.3% −39.25

Class 2 22 1 4.5% −19.25

Class 1 13 0 0% −13.00

Class 6 10 0 0% −10.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 73 27 37% 1.15 −0.25

2nd–3rd fav 103 12 11.7% 0.68 −45.60

4th–6th fav 161 10 6.2% 0.84 −72.00

7th+ in betting 283 4 1.4% 0.62 −165.00

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

80.5% completed · 584 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)

CodeRCompFURPUBDOth

Chase 112 74.1% 4 4 20 0 1

Hurdle 472 82% 6 7 71 1 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

Imac Wood (FR) 18 4 7 3 Dec 24

Sinndarella (IRE) 18 1 8 25 May 24

Hauraki Gulf (GB) 14 2 9 17 Nov 24

Magistrato (FR) 13 1 7 19 Nov 24

Sir Jack West (IRE) 13 2 6 17 Oct 23

Trickalight (IRE) 12 0 1 11 Sep 24

Richie Valentine (GB) 12 3 5 23 May 22

Roxane Bruere (FR) 12 1 4 6 Mar 12

Chef De Troupe (FR) 10 2 6 17 Jul 24

Quiet Thunder (IRE) 10 1 3 15 Jan 24

Top Drawer (IRE) 10 0 2 9 Jun 22

Changing The Guard (GB) 10 0 4 27 Aug 15

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 199 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

1555877119810127

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 yardDr Richard Newland

24% of all rides
17% SR · A/E 0.89

TrainerRWSR£1

Dr Richard Newland 147 25 17% −58.50

Deborah Cole 142 12 8.5% −77.10

Robin Dickin 87 6 6.9% −39.50

Sarah Hollinshead 48 2 4.2% +8.00

Tracey Leeson 31 0 0% −31.00

Nikki Evans 30 0 0% −30.00

Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2010→

Archived wins

£429k

Prize money

2024

Best season · 8 wins

Connectivity (IRE) — Dunraven Windows Handicap Hurdle Chepstow · Apr 2013 · Class 2

£12,021

Boondooma (IRE) — Claim Free Bet Offers At thebookiesoffers.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Chepstow · Oct 2014 · Class 3

£9,747

Bombadero (IRE) — Oswestry Bone Cancer Centre Appeal Handicap Hurdle Ludlow · Apr 2015 · Class 3

£7,798

Notable horses

Imac Wood (FR) Richie Valentine (GB) Bellflower Boy (IRE) Royale Knight (GB) Jayo Time (IRE) Hauraki Gulf (GB)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Kayf Tara (GB) 8% · 2–25

Progeny have won 12.6% of 13,770 runs since 2008 (1,148 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.

Fast Company (IRE) 5.3% · 1–19

Progeny have won 9.4% of 7,603 runs since 2014 (492 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 12.7% from 558. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.8% from 109.

Kadastrof (FR) 15.8% · 3–19

Progeny have won 8.5% of 423 runs since 2008 (42 horses).

Westerner (GB) 21.1% · 4–19

Progeny have won 12.1% of 11,873 runs since 2009 (946 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 8.5% from 188.

Karaktar (IRE) 22.2% · 4–18

Progeny have won 12.8% of 750 runs since 2021 (150 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 9.7% from 267. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 18.3% from 142.

Doyen (IRE) 0% · 0–16

Progeny have won 11.6% of 7,390 runs since 2009 (606 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 14 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 620 · newest first

The latest 50 of 620 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 11 June 2010 to 20 July 2025.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

20 Jul 25 Stratford Floating Rock (GER)T: Michael Gates Hiorns Hats Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 22f · Good · 8 ran PU 12/1

13 Jul 25 Stratford Hitthekettle (IRE)T: Michael Gates Next Sunday Is Ladies Day Novices' Limited Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 22f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4th 18/1

13 Jul 25 Stratford Tillmouth (FR)T: James Grassick 2025 Mary Cecilia Beddows Memorial Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5th 28/1

13 Jul 25 Stratford Floating Rock (GER)T: Michael Gates Esme & Ellie Allsopp Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 18.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4th 33/1

11 Dec 24 Hereford Jac Jumper (FR)T: Deborah Cole Join The Hereford Racing Club Conditional Jockeys' Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 21f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 2nd 9/2

10 Dec 24 Fontwell Shes All Pride (IRE)T: Deborah Cole BetGoodwin Best UK Bookie Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 9 ran 7th 125/1

10 Dec 24 Fontwell Arctic Saint (IRE)T: Deborah Cole BetGoodwin Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 21.5f · Soft · 9 ran 4th 7/2

03 Dec 24 Southwell Imac Wood (FR)T: Deborah Cole Golf And Gallop Package Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran PU 12/1

29 Nov 24 Newbury Flight Deck (IRE)T: Deborah Cole Coral Long Distance Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 24f · Soft · 4 ran 4th 8/1

22 Nov 24 Catterick Battle Of Omdurman (GB)T: Deborah Cole Scan Your tote Bet With Raceday-Ready Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 7 ran 3rd 10/3

19 Nov 24 Fakenham Magistrato (FR)T: Deborah Cole Weatherbys Hamilton Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Soft · 5 ran 4th 10/1

18 Nov 24 Leicester Arctic Saint (IRE)T: Deborah Cole Join Racing TV Now Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3rd 4/1

17 Nov 24 Fontwell Hauraki Gulf (GB)T: Deborah Cole BetGoodwin Southern National Handicap ChaseClass 3 · 27.5f · Good · 9 ran 7th 9/2J

13 Nov 24 Ayr Shes All Pride (IRE)T: Deborah Cole LiveScore Bet Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)Class 5 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 3rd 5/1

13 Nov 24 Ayr Immortal Fame (IRE)T: Deborah Cole LiveScore Bet Best Odds Daily Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 3 ran 1st 7/5

09 Nov 24 Aintree Magistrato (FR)T: Deborah Cole BoyleSports Choose Wisely Handicap ChaseClass 3 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 2nd 8/1

05 Nov 24 Warwick Imac Wood (FR)T: Deborah Cole JETS Richard Davis Awards Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 20f · Good · 8 ran 6th 6/1

04 Nov 24 Hereford Bosko (IRE)T: Tom Weston Support The Herefordshire Poppy Appeal 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 6 ran PU 125/1

03 Nov 24 Huntingdon Jac Jumper (FR)T: Deborah Cole Jumps Is Back With Rhino.Bet Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 4 · 23.5f · Good · 6 ran 4th 11/2

30 Oct 24 Newton Abbot Flight Deck (IRE)T: Deborah Cole Celebrating David Freeman's 35 Years Service Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 21.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 2nd 8/1

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 Ward's strike rate?: Chris Ward has won 53 of 620 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 8.5% (as at 14 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Chris Ward do best at?: Worcester by strike rate: 5 wins from 48 rides (10.4%) 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 Ward ride most for?: Dr Richard Newland, with 147 rides since 2008 — 24% of the total. That pairing has won 25 (17%).
What is Chris Ward's Fair A/E?: 0.89, from 620 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.