What is Colin Bolger's strike rate?

Colin Bolger has won 56 of 1,193 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 4.7% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does Colin Bolger do best at?

Towcester by strike rate: 4 wins from 59 rides (6.8%) 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 Colin Bolger ride most for?

Chris Gordon, with 221 rides since 2008 — 19% of the total. That pairing has won 10 (4.5%).

What is Colin Bolger's Fair A/E?

0.77, from 1,191 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

Colin Bolger

1,193 rides in the lifetime window · 432 individual horses

As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last ride Sep 2019 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.

56–1,193

Wins / Runs

4.7%

Strike rate

n=1,193

207 (17%)

Placed

0.77

Fair A/E

n=1,191 · 0.67 incl. margin

−522.40

£1 level stake

n=1,193 at SP · −43.8%

£502k

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 100 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 5% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.77). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 7% (59 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,193 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Fired Nov–Dec Chris Gordon: 4.5% from 221 LTO winners: 6.8% Claiming: 6%

The read

It is weakest at Worcester (0% over 44 rides) — the widest gap in the record. The market has consistently overbet first rides on a horse: 2.9% strike, Fair A/E 0.68 and −201.67 to a £1 stake over 375 rides — those runners underperformed what the price implied. Chris Gordon supplied 19% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (4.5%, A/E 0.76). 3 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the E.B.F./TBA Mares' Novices' Handicap Chase Final at Newbury (Mar 2009, £28,189). The standout partner of the record was Aimigayle (GB) — 7 wins from 33 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fired Nov–Dec.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 4.7% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

2.9%−1.8

n=375 · A/E 0.68 · £1 −201.67

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

6.8%+2.1

n=59 · A/E 0.46 · £1 −31.43

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

4.3%−0.4

n=281 · A/E 0.82 · £1 −129.67

When favourite

34.6%

n=26 · A/E 1.13 · £1 +2.02

Claiming rides · riding with a claim

6%+1.3

n=150 · A/E 0.93 · £1 +15.12

Big fields · 14+ runners

4.3%−0.4

n=281 · A/E 1.07 · £1 +18.00

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

9.5%+4.8

n=21 · A/E 1.71 · £1 −8.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 4.7% 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 Suzy Smith 9.9% vs 4.7% · n=152

At Worcester 0% vs 4.7% · n=44

With Luke Dace 0% vs 4.7% · n=44

At Stratford 0% vs 4.7% · n=33

Off a 0-7-day break 7.4% vs 4.7% · n=54

On first rides for the horse 2.9% vs 4.7% · n=375 · A/E 0.68

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 729 27 3.7% −388.00

Chase 326 21 6.4% −133.80

NH Flat 128 7 5.5% +1.90

Flat 10 1 10% −2.50

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Good 453 21 4.6% −242.17

Good to Soft 247 12 4.9% +23.45

Soft 235 8 3.4% −180.25

Good to Firm 155 9 5.8% −56.50

Heavy 85 4 4.7% −61.50

Standard (AW) 17 2 11.8% −4.43

Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Fontwell 228 11 4.8% −116.50

Plumpton 144 7 4.9% −100.67

Towcester 59 4 6.8% +22.50

Folkestone 56 2 3.6% −36.38

Kempton 56 2 3.6% −46.50

Huntingdon 54 2 3.7% −29.00

Worcester 44 0 0% −44.00

Newbury 38 1 2.6% −32.50

Lingfield 37 1 2.7% −26.00

Sandown 34 1 2.9% −26.50

Stratford 33 0 0% −33.00

Chepstow 30 2 6.7% +0.00

Wincanton 29 3 10.3% +1.25

Newton Abbot 29 2 6.9% −21.00

Hereford 28 0 0% −28.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 4 572 26 4.5% −288.38

Class 5 313 17 5.4% −126.10

Class 3 141 4 2.8% −87.25

Class 6 85 6 7.1% +43.33

Class 1 43 2 4.7% −30.00

Class 2 29 1 3.4% −24.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 35 10 28.6% 1.01 −3.48

2nd–3rd fav 153 20 13.1% 0.89 −24.92

4th–6th fav 357 12 3.4% 0.52 −242.00

7th+ in betting 648 14 2.2% 0.84 −252.00

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

77.5% completed · 1,055 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)

CodeRCompFURPUBDOth

Chase 326 68.4% 14 25 62 0 2

Hurdle 729 81.6% 15 15 100 2 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

Aimigayle (GB) 29 6 17 18 Mar 14

Cloudy Bob (IRE) 25 2 13 11 Oct 14

Akula (IRE) 20 2 4 18 May 14

Tarateeno (GB) 15 2 6 26 Feb 12

Absolute Shambles (GB) 15 3 4 6 Jul 11

Master Darcy (GB) 14 1 3 10 Jun 12

Sophies Trophy (IRE) 13 2 7 7 Apr 11

Beauchamp Viking (GB) 11 0 2 18 Jun 14

Representingceltic (IRE) 11 1 5 8 Sep 13

Swordsman (GER) 11 0 2 30 Jun 10

Doctor Ric (IRE) 10 1 2 11 Jun 13

Balustrade (IRE) 10 1 1 9 Jun 11

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 432 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.

By month

strike by month, lifetime

JFMAMJJASOND

324943322468

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 yardChris Gordon

19% of all rides
4.5% SR · A/E 0.76

TrainerRWSR£1

Chris Gordon 221 10 4.5% +29.50

Suzy Smith 152 15 9.9% −33.63

Pat Phelan 115 7 6.1% −73.93

Pat Murphy 90 5 5.6% −47.75

Mark H Tompkins 90 5 5.6% −11.42

Laura Mongan 86 3 3.5% −53.50

Luke Dace 44 0 0% −44.00

Kevin Bishop 39 1 2.6% −18.00

Simon Lewis 37 1 2.7% −31.50

Gerry Enright 33 1 3% −24.50

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

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→

Archived wins

Pattern / graded wins

£763k

Prize money

2008

Best season · 13 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.

Aimigayle (GB) — E.B.F./TBA Mares' Novices' Handicap Chase Final Newbury · Mar 2009 · Listed

£28,189

Material World (GB) — Blue Square Handicap Hurdle Wincanton · Feb 2006 · Class 3

£18,789

Aimigayle (GB) — Stanjamesuk.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle Kempton · Dec 2008 · Class 2

£18,786

Notable horses

Aimigayle (GB) Alsadaa (USA) Absolute Shambles (GB) Ruairi (IRE) Cloudy Bob (IRE) Akula (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Cloudings (IRE) 6.5% · 3–46

Progeny have won 10.5% of 3,887 runs since 2008 (309 horses). Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 14.6% from 411. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 815.

Presenting (GB) 10% · 4–40

Progeny have won 11% of 20,052 runs since 2008 (1,686 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24.3% from 136.

Midnight Legend (GB) 17.9% · 7–39

Progeny have won 14.2% of 8,311 runs since 2008 (494 horses).

Soviet Star (USA) 8% · 2–25

Progeny have won 8.7% of 2,621 runs since 2008 (171 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 5% from 160. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 320.

Dr Massini (IRE) 9.1% · 2–22

Progeny have won 10.6% of 4,942 runs since 2008 (406 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 14% from 421.

Karinga Bay (GB) 9.1% · 2–22

Progeny have won 10.1% of 3,407 runs since 2008 (315 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 1,710 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,710 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 2 January 2005 to 11 September 2019.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

11 Sep 19 Doncaster Destroyer (GB)T: Tom Tate Mondialiste Leger Legends Classified StakesClass 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 7th 33/1

17 Jun 15 Wexford Celtic Nobility (IRE)T: Mrs John Harrington Mount Leinster Maiden Hurdle20f · Good · 7 ran F 20/1

17 Jun 15 Wexford Sin Miedo (IRE)T: Mrs John Harrington Jog For Jockeys Handicap Chase (0-123)16f · Good · 6 ran 6th 12/1

21 Mar 15 Stratford Cherry Tiger (GB)T: Graeme McPherson Support Your On Course Bookmaker Selling Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16.5f · Good · 8 ran 6th 10/1

21 Jan 15 Fairyhouse Mr Lando (GB)T: Gordon Elliott Sponsor A Race At Fairyhouse Call 018256167 Handicap Hurdle (80-95)16f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran UR 11/1

11 Jan 15 Fairyhouse Mr Lando (GB)T: Gordon Elliott Ward Union Hunt Raceday Handicap Hurdle (80-109)16f · Soft To Heavy · 17 ran 7th 20/1

11 Jan 15 Fairyhouse Be Seeing You (GB)T: Gordon Elliott Fundraisers At Fairyhouse Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 5th 80/1

01 Jan 15 Fairyhouse He Knows My Name (IRE)T: R K Watson Fairyhouse Members Mares Maiden Hurdle20f · Soft To Heavy · 19 ran PU 100/1

27 Dec 14 Limerick Eshtiaal (USA)T: Gordon Elliott Limerick Racecourse Vets Handicap Hurdle (80-95)16f · Heavy · 16 ran 12th 14/1

26 Dec 14 Down Royal Soweheard (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Irish Stallions Farms European Breeders Fund Beginners Chase20f · Soft · 10 ran PU 12/1

20 Dec 14 Fairyhouse Mr Lando (GB)T: Gordon Elliott New Years Day Racing At Fairyhouse Handicap Hurdle (80-109)16f · Soft · 12 ran 5th 20/1

20 Dec 14 Fairyhouse From Frost (GB)T: Gordon Elliott Book Online At Fairyhouse.ie 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft · 15 ran 5th 16/1

12 Oct 14 Goodwood Coup De Grace (IRE)T: Pat Phelan Alderbrook Handicap (Professional NH Jockeys)Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran 7th 16/1

11 Oct 14 Chepstow Cloudy Bob (IRE)T: Pat Murphy John Ayres Memorial Handicap ChaseClass 2 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran PU 14/1

30 Sep 14 Chepstow Cloudy Bob (IRE)T: Pat Murphy Chepstow Racecourse Saved My Life Novices' Limited Handicap ChaseClass 3 · 23.5f · Good · 6 ran 3rd 7/1

21 Sep 14 Plumpton Super Duplex (GB)T: Roger Teal Anise Catering Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 8 ran PU 25/1

18 Jun 14 Southwell Beauchamp Viking (GB)T: Hugo Froud Southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 15.5f · Good · 11 ran 9th 12/1

04 Jun 14 Fontwell Marcus Antonius (GB)T: Jim Boyle BetYouCan In Brazil At 888sport.com Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 21f · Good · 7 ran 5th 11/1

29 May 14 Worcester Pembroke Pride (GB)T: Philip Hide 32red Novices' Claiming HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 6th 50/1

18 May 14 Market Rasen Akula (IRE)T: Mark H Tompkins Ken Slater Memorial Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 8th 14/1

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 Colin Bolger's strike rate?: Colin Bolger has won 56 of 1,193 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 4.7% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Colin Bolger do best at?: Towcester by strike rate: 4 wins from 59 rides (6.8%) 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 Colin Bolger ride most for?: Chris Gordon, with 221 rides since 2008 — 19% of the total. That pairing has won 10 (4.5%).
What is Colin Bolger's Fair A/E?: 0.77, from 1,191 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.