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Jockey profile

Christophe Pieux

639 rides in the lifetime window · 280 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Aug 2014 99% 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.
118–639
Wins / Runs
18.5%
Strike rate
n=639
223 (35%)
Placed
0.90
Fair A/E
n=459 · 0.81 incl. margin
−85.29
£1 level stake
n=477 at SP · −17.9%
£7.88m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 90 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 19% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.90). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 27% (116 rides). Rode mostly for J Bertran De Balanda — 40% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 639 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fresh horses: 19.3% 27.5% when favourite J Bertran De Balanda: 15.5% from 258 LTO winners: 26.7% Rode the favourite in 16% of races
The read

It is weakest at Enghien (FR) (6.5% over 124 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 26.7% (n=116, Fair A/E 0.97), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 7.8% (n=167, Fair A/E 0.81). The market has consistently overbet in Group and Graded company the record: 15.4% strike, Fair A/E 0.82 and −56.50 to a £1 stake over 246 rides — those runners underperformed what the price implied. J Bertran De Balanda supplied 40% of the rides and sits below the rider's average (15.5% vs 18.5%, A/E 0.99) — the market has that partnership priced right. The record read poorly off a 31-60-day break — 10.2% over 88 rides, 8.3pts below the baseline. 86 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Gras Savoye Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris at Auteuil (FR) (May 2009, £358,252). The standout partner of the record was Remember Rose (IRE) — 9 wins from 19 rides together.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 18.5% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
17.9%−0.6
n=252 · A/E 0.86 · £1 −17.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
26.7%+8.2
n=116 · A/E 0.97 · £1 −6.20
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
19.3%+0.8
n=197 · A/E 1.07 · £1 +15.81
When favourite
27.5%
n=102 · A/E 0.84 · £1 −24.19
Big fields · 14+ runners
7.8%−10.7
n=167 · A/E 0.81 · £1 −57.40
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
15.4%−3.1
n=246 · A/E 0.82 · £1 −56.50

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 18.5% 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
At Enghien (FR) 6.5% vs 18.5% · n=124
With J Ortet 29.6% vs 18.5% · n=54
With Robert Collet 7.7% vs 18.5% · n=39
On last-time-out winners 26.7% vs 18.5% · n=116
Off a 31-60-day break 10.2% vs 18.5% · n=88
With J-P Gallorini 27% vs 18.5% · n=37
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 365 59 16.2% −10.19
Chase 268 57 21.3% −78.30
Flat 6 2 33.3% +3.20

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 429 73 17% −77.29
Heavy 183 38 20.8% +0.40
Standard (AW) 11 3 27.3% −2.00
Good to Soft 8 3 37.5% −1.40
Good 7 1 14.3% −5.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 480 97 20.2% −24.10
Enghien (FR) 124 8 6.5% −67.90
Lyon Parilly 11 7 63.6% +6.00
Pau 5 2 40% −2.00
Cheltenham 5 0 0% −5.00
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Deauville (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Clairefontaine 2 1 50% +13.00
Kempton 2 0 0% −2.00
Aintree 2 0 0% −2.00
Dieppe (FR) 1 1 100% +1.80
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 1 100% +0.91
Compiegne (FR) 1 1 100% +1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 251 39 15.5% −59.59
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 104 28 26.9% 0.82 −26.19
2nd–3rd fav 140 23 16.4% 1.06 −6.20
4th–6th fav 141 10 7.1% 0.79 −28.10
7th+ in betting 92 3 3.3% 0.87 −24.80
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
76.9% completed · 633 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 268 73.9% 22 1 44 0 3
Hurdle 365 79.2% 7 0 57 0 12
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
Rhialco (FR) 18 5 12 14 Oct 12
Vitray (FR) 18 3 7 2 Oct 12
Katenko (FR) 14 5 5 10 May 12
Kauto Stone (FR) 13 5 8 6 Apr 11
Remember Rose (IRE) 13 6 9 19 Jun 10
Blingless (FR) 11 2 6 10 Jun 12
Monetaire (FR) 11 1 7 13 May 11
Val D'Aumane (FR) 9 1 3 6 Nov 11
Celtill (GB) 9 1 5 22 Apr 11
Madox (FR) 8 0 4 27 Oct 12
Rubi Ball (FR) 8 3 4 10 Jun 12
Alarm Call (FR) 8 2 3 8 May 11
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 280 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
2033201916190015182020
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 yardJ Bertran De Balanda
40% of all rides
15.5% SR · A/E 0.99
TrainerRWSR£1
J Bertran De Balanda 258 40 15.5% −24.60
Emmanuel Clayeux 58 14 24.1% +10.40
J Ortet 54 16 29.6% −20.10
Robert Collet 39 3 7.7% −12.00
J-P Gallorini 37 10 27% −12.40
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
247
Archived wins
86
Pattern / graded wins
£13.1m
Prize money
2006
Best season · 52 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.
Remember Rose (IRE) — Gras Savoye Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris Auteuil (FR) · May 2009 · Grade 1
£358,252
Remember Rose (IRE) — Prix La Haye Jousselin (Chase) Auteuil (FR) · Nov 2009 · Grade 1
£227,184
Remember Rose (IRE) — Prix la Haye Jousselin (Chase) Auteuil (FR) · Nov 2008 · Grade 1
£172,059
Notable horses
Remember Rose (IRE) Or Noir De Somoza (FR) Mid Dancer (FR) Cyrlight (FR) Rhialco (FR) Katenko (FR)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Dom Alco (FR) 20.7% · 6–29
Progeny have won 17.1% of 1,831 runs since 2008 (159 horses). Strongest on Good to Soft going: 21.5% from 326. Weakest on Good going: 14.1% from 389.
Poliglote (GB) 27.6% · 8–29
Progeny have won 15.6% of 4,224 runs since 2008 (417 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 6.8% from 234. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19% from 691. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.1% from 196.
Martaline (GB) 8.7% · 2–23
Progeny have won 14.2% of 7,347 runs since 2008 (723 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 9.4% from 128. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10% from 120.
Trempolino (USA) 18.2% · 4–22
Progeny have won 9.8% of 2,003 runs since 2008 (173 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 2.5% from 199. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5% from 119.
Laveron (GB) 23.8% · 5–21
Progeny have won 10.2% of 1,171 runs since 2008 (142 horses). Strongest on Good to Soft going: 14.9% from 161. Weakest on Soft going: 6.9% from 477.
Lavirco (GER) 14.3% · 3–21
Progeny have won 16.8% of 1,170 runs since 2008 (121 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 24.3% from 300. Weakest on Good going: 9.1% from 175. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 20.1% from 278.
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 940 · newest first

The latest 50 of 940 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 9 January 2005 to 23 August 2014.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
23 Aug 14 Deauville (FR) Layman Junior (FR)T: S Bossert Agence Martinez Prix des Legendes (Conditions) (4yo+) (Polytrack)9.5f · Standard · 13 ran 6th 81/10
17 Aug 13 Deauville (FR) Albert Hall (USA)T: A Chaille-Chaille Prix des Legendes (Conditions) (4yo+) (Polytrack)9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 2nd 21/1
27 Oct 12 Enghien (FR) Madox (FR)T: J Bertran De Balanda Grand Steeple-Chase D'Enghien (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf)25f · Heavy · 12 ran 7th 12/1
27 Oct 12 Enghien (FR) Little Roger (FR)T: J Bertran De Balanda Prix D'Amiens (Hurdle) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf)19f · Heavy · 18 ran 9th 18/1
27 Oct 12 Enghien (FR) Codoor (GER)T: J Bertran De Balanda Prix Paiute (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf)18f · Heavy · 12 ran PU 17/2
27 Oct 12 Enghien (FR) Sizing France (FR)T: J Bertran De Balanda Prix Roger Saint (Chase) () (4yo) (Turf)19f · Heavy · 9 ran PU 15/1
27 Oct 12 Enghien (FR) Policy Jumper (FR)T: T Doumen Prix De Bourges (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf)17.5f · Heavy · 13 ran 10th 45/1
25 Oct 12 Auteuil (FR) Mateur (FR)T: J Bertran De Balanda Prix Emilius (Div I) (Hurdle) (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf)18f · Heavy · 11 ran 5th 7/1
14 Oct 12 Auteuil (FR) Rhialco (FR)T: Emmanuel Clayeux Prix Heros XII (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf)22f · Heavy · 10 ran F 5/2F
14 Oct 12 Auteuil (FR) Saint Val (FR)T: J Bertran De Balanda Prix Noiro (Chase) (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf)17.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 6th 30/1
10 Oct 12 Auteuil (FR) Brighter Later (FR)T: J Bertran De Balanda Prix Claude Le Lorrain (Hurdle) () (5yo+) (Turf)19.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 4th 28/1
04 Oct 12 Auteuil (FR) Four Sox (FR)T: J Bertran De Balanda Prix Guillaume De Pracomtal (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (4yo) (Turf)18f · Heavy · 18 ran 3rd 53/10
02 Oct 12 Enghien (FR) Vitray (FR)T: J Bertran De Balanda Prix de la Gascogne (Chase) () (5yo+) (Turf)19f · Very Soft · 9 ran PU 30/1
02 Oct 12 Enghien (FR) Little Roger (FR)T: J Bertran De Balanda Prix Dominique Sartini (Hurdle) () (4yo) (Turf)18f · Very Soft · 11 ran 4th 25/1
29 Sep 12 Auteuil (FR) Isnos (FR)T: J Bertran De Balanda Prix Violon II (Chase) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf)21.5f · Heavy · 16 ran — 17/1
26 Sep 12 Enghien (FR) Crazy Lips (GER)T: J Bertran De Balanda Steeple-Chase De Debut (Chase) (Novices) (3yo Unraced Over Fences) (Turf)17f · Very Soft · 12 ran 10th 11/1
25 Sep 12 Auteuil (FR) Sizing France (FR)T: J Bertran De Balanda Prix Fezensac (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo Non-Thoroughbreds) (Turf)17.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 2nd 63/10
25 Sep 12 Auteuil (FR) Codoor (GER)T: J Bertran De Balanda Prix Marittimo (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf)18f · Heavy · 8 ran 3rd 33/10
25 Sep 12 Auteuil (FR) Vandal Noir (FR)T: J Bertran De Balanda Prix Isopani (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Non-Thoroughbreds) (Turf)18f · Heavy · 15 ran 10th 16/1
14 Sep 12 Enghien (FR) Vitray (FR)T: J Bertran De Balanda Prix Des Rouges Terres (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf)19f · Very Soft · 9 ran 3rd 5/1

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 Christophe Pieux's strike rate?
Christophe Pieux has won 118 of 639 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 18.5% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Christophe Pieux do best at?
Auteuil (FR) by strike rate: 97 wins from 480 rides (20.2%) 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 Christophe Pieux ride most for?
J Bertran De Balanda, with 258 rides since 2008 — 40% of the total. That pairing has won 40 (15.5%).
What is Christophe Pieux's Fair A/E?
0.90, from 459 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).