What is Darren Williams's strike rate?

Darren Williams has won 25 of 413 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 6.1% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does Darren Williams do best at?

Wolverhampton (AW) by strike rate: 6 wins from 65 rides (9.2%) 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 Darren Williams ride most for?

K R Burke, with 142 rides since 2008 — 34% of the total. That pairing has won 16 (11.3%).

What is Darren Williams's Fair A/E?

0.71, from 411 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

Darren Williams

413 rides in the lifetime window · 177 individual horses

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

Last ride Sep 2010 100% of rides on the flat

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.

25–413

Wins / Runs

6.1%

Strike rate

n=413

89 (22%)

Placed

0.71

Fair A/E

n=411 · 0.60 incl. margin

−189.18

£1 level stake

n=413 at SP · −45.8%

£165k

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 140 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 6% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.71).

Deterministic profile computed from 413 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Fired Oct–Nov K R Burke: 11.3% from 142

The read

Rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 2.8% (n=72, Fair A/E 0.54). The market has consistently overbet first rides on a horse: 4.2% strike, Fair A/E 0.69 and −53.50 to a £1 stake over 165 rides — those runners underperformed what the price implied. K R Burke supplied 34% of the rides and beats the rider's average (11.3% vs 6.1%, A/E 0.93). The rider also read well off a 0-7-day break (12.9%, n=31). The record read poorly on Good going — 1.7% over 59 rides, 4.4pts below the baseline. The market has consistently overbet the rider over 1m2f – 1m4f: Fair A/E 0.32 across 52 rides (1.9% strike, −33.00 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperformed what the price implied. One Group or Graded win sits in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Hilary Needler Trophy at Beverley (Jun 2005, £14,500). Seasonally, the rider fired 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 6.1% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

4.2%−1.9

n=165 · A/E 0.69 · £1 −53.50

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

8.3%+2.2

n=24 · A/E 0.56 · £1 −20.18

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

3.2%−2.9

n=62 · A/E 0.60 · £1 −26.00

When favourite

25%

n=24 · A/E 0.80 · £1 −6.30

Big fields · 14+ runners

2.8%−3.3

n=72 · A/E 0.54 · £1 −41.00

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

0%−6.1

n=9 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −9.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 6.1% 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

With K R Burke 11.3% vs 6.1% · n=142

Off a 0-7-day break 12.9% vs 6.1% · n=31

With C&D winners 10.9% vs 6.1% · n=64

On Good going 1.7% vs 6.1% · n=59

Over 1m2f – 1m4f 1.9% vs 6.1% · n=52

With Alan Jarvis 2.9% vs 6.1% · n=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

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Standard (AW) 210 16 7.6% −88.43

Good to Firm 73 4 5.5% −33.25

Good 59 1 1.7% −40.00

Good to Soft 38 2 5.3% −23.50

Soft 17 2 11.8% +12.00

Heavy 12 0 0% −12.00

Firm 4 0 0% −4.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Wolverhampton (AW) 65 6 9.2% −24.62

Kempton (AW) 65 3 4.6% −20.00

Southwell (AW) 45 4 8.9% −17.43

Doncaster 23 0 0% −23.00

Lingfield (AW) 20 3 15% −11.38

Ayr 16 1 6.3% −13.25

Catterick 16 2 12.5% −2.50

Chelmsford (AW) 15 0 0% −15.00

Hamilton 14 1 7.1% −11.00

Beverley 12 0 0% −12.00

Nottingham 10 1 10% +11.00

Ripon 9 1 11.1% +17.00

Salisbury 9 1 11.1% +0.50

Yarmouth 8 1 12.5% −0.50

Haydock 8 0 0% −8.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 6 152 13 8.6% −61.43

Class 5 150 8 5.3% −59.75

Class 4 64 3 4.7% −29.00

Class 3 20 1 5% −12.00

Class 2 17 0 0% −17.00

Class 1 9 0 0% −9.00

Class 7 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 26 7 26.9% 0.87 −5.68

2nd–3rd fav 65 6 9.2% 0.56 −38.00

4th–6th fav 123 7 5.7% 0.73 −36.50

7th+ in betting 199 5 2.5% 0.73 −109.00

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

Rabbit Fighter (IRE) 9 0 1 4 May 09

Madison Belle (GB) 8 3 5 1 May 09

Ride A White Swan (GB) 8 0 3 29 Apr 09

Epidaurian King (IRE) 8 1 2 23 Apr 09

Our Blessing (IRE) 8 0 1 3 Dec 08

Pride Of Northcare (IRE) 7 2 4 3 Mar 09

Charlie Allnut (GB) 7 0 1 9 Feb 09

Grand Palace (IRE) 7 1 2 8 Jan 09

Ninefineirishmen (IRE) 7 1 3 4 Oct 08

Baby Strange (GB) 6 0 1 3 May 09

Maslak (IRE) 6 1 1 4 Mar 09

Sam's Cross (IRE) 6 0 1 25 Feb 09

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 177 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 2 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

3145021056312104

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 yardK R Burke

34% of all rides
11.3% SR · A/E 0.93

TrainerRWSR£1

K R Burke 142 16 11.3% −17.31

Derek Shaw 100 5 5% −57.87

Alan Jarvis 68 2 2.9% −51.00

Peter Hiatt 34 2 5.9% +6.00

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

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→

Archived wins

Pattern / graded wins

£451k

Prize money

2005

Best season · 33 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.

Clare Hills (IRE) — Hilary Needler Trophy (Fillies' Listed) Beverley · Jun 2005 · Listed

£14,500

Banba (IRE) — Members Fillies' Handicap Thirsk · Jun 2005 · Class 4

£9,354

Triskaidekaphobia (GB) — John Smith's 'Ave It' Nursery Handicap York · Jul 2005 · Class 3

£8,502

Notable horses

Blue Hills (GB) Madison Belle (GB) Electric Warrior (IRE) Vanbrugh (FR) Gamesters Lady (GB) Triskaidekaphobia (GB)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Bahamian Bounty (GB) 25% · 4–16

Progeny have won 9.6% of 9,353 runs since 2008 (598 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 1% from 202.

Bold Fact (USA) 18.8% · 3–16

Progeny have won 7.7% of 898 runs since 2008 (53 horses). Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10.8% from 186.

King's Best (USA) 8.3% · 1–12

Progeny have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since 2008 (574 horses). Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.

Namid (GB) 16.7% · 2–12

Progeny have won 8.2% of 4,102 runs since 2008 (276 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 2.4% from 164. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 0.8% from 119.

Cape Cross (IRE) 10% · 1–10

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.

Desert Style (IRE) 0% · 0–10

Progeny have won 8.6% of 2,544 runs since 2008 (247 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 4.7% from 339. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 232.

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 1,059 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,059 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 4 January 2005 to 4 September 2010.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

04 Sep 10 Wolverhampton (AW) Lay Claim (USA)T: Alan McCabe Advanced Driver Solutions Ltd At Wolverhampton HandicapClass 5 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 4th 11/1

04 Sep 10 Wolverhampton (AW) Trading Nation (USA)T: Peter Hiatt New Renault Megane Coupe Cabriolet Handicap (Div 1)Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 12 ran 10th 33/1

13 Aug 10 Nottingham Smashing Brasses (IRE)T: Amy Weaver Mitie Maiden StakesClass 5 · 8.5f · Good · 10 ran 10th 100/1

04 May 09 Newcastle Rabbit Fighter (IRE)T: Derek Shaw Mill Volvo HandicapClass 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 12th 15/2

03 May 09 Newmarket Baby Strange (GB)T: Derek Shaw Best Odds Guaranteed At Stan James Heritage HandicapClass 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 13th 12/1

02 May 09 Thirsk Liberty Diamond (GB)T: K R Burke totesportbingo.com HandicapClass 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 9th 25/1

01 May 09 Southwell (AW) Madison Belle (GB)T: K R Burke Bet With Ladbrokes On 0800 777888 Claiming StakesClass 6 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 2nd 10/11F

29 Apr 09 Kempton (AW) Ride A White Swan (GB)T: Derek Shaw digibet HandicapClass 6 · 8f · Standard · 14 ran 10th 33/1

29 Apr 09 Kempton (AW) Russian Saint (GB)T: Derek Shaw digibet Maiden Fillies' StakesClass 5 · 8f · Standard · 13 ran 13th 100/1

28 Apr 09 Nottingham Red Jade (GB)T: K R Burke Get Turftv In Your Betting Shop HandicapClass 3 · 10f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 2nd 3/1F

27 Apr 09 Newcastle Lastroarofdtiger (USA)T: K R Burke S V Rutter Ltd HandicapClass 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7th 14/1

25 Apr 09 Wolverhampton (AW) Lady Salama (GB)T: K R Burke Bet In Play At Ladbrokes.com Fillies' HandicapClass 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 11 ran 11th 50/1

25 Apr 09 Wolverhampton (AW) Dream Street Rose (USA)T: K R Burke Starplan Elegant Bedroom Furniture Selling StakesClass 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 13 ran 13th 100/1

25 Apr 09 Ripon Highkingofireland (GB)T: K R Burke Totesportbingo.com Maiden StakesClass 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4th 33/1

23 Apr 09 Beverley Epidaurian King (IRE)T: Derek Shaw Next Raceday Here Monday 4th May HandicapClass 6 · 7.5f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 13th 16/1

22 Apr 09 Catterick Gore Hill (IRE)T: K R Burke White Muzzle HandicapClass 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 9th 11/1

22 Apr 09 Catterick Keeptheboatafloat (USA)T: K R Burke Richmond Conditions StakesClass 3 · 12f · Good To Firm · 3 ran 2nd 7/2

18 Apr 09 Doncaster Philario (IRE)T: K R Burke Doncaster Mile Stakes (Listed)Class 1 · 8f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 7th 18/1

18 Apr 09 Thirsk Dispol Kylie (IRE)T: Paul Midgley Thomas Lord HandicapClass 3 · 5f · Firm · 9 ran 9th 11/1

17 Apr 09 Kempton (AW) Baby Strange (GB)T: Derek Shaw Panoramic Bar & Restaurant HandicapClass 3 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 4th 28/1

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 Darren Williams's strike rate?: Darren Williams has won 25 of 413 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 6.1% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Darren Williams do best at?: Wolverhampton (AW) by strike rate: 6 wins from 65 rides (9.2%) 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 Darren Williams ride most for?: K R Burke, with 142 rides since 2008 — 34% of the total. That pairing has won 16 (11.3%).
What is Darren Williams's Fair A/E?: 0.71, from 411 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.