What is Ewan Whillans's strike rate?

Ewan Whillans has won 60 of 848 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 7.1% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does Ewan Whillans do best at?

Market Rasen by strike rate: 4 wins from 34 rides (11.8%) 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 Ewan Whillans ride most for?

Alistair Whillans, with 427 rides since 2008 — 50% of the total. That pairing has won 39 (9.1%).

What is Ewan Whillans's Fair A/E?

0.88, from 847 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

Ewan Whillans

848 rides in the lifetime window · 294 individual horses

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

Last ride Sep 2014 100% 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.

60–848

Wins / Runs

7.1%

Strike rate

n=848

207 (24%)

Placed

0.88

Fair A/E

n=847 · 0.76 incl. margin

−346.83

£1 level stake

n=848 at SP · −40.9%

£408k

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

10.6%

KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 120 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 7% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.88). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 16% (51 rides). Rode mostly for Alistair Whillans — 50% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 848 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Fired Apr–May 20.8% when favourite Alistair Whillans: 9.1% from 427 LTO winners: 15.7% Claiming: 7.2% Rode the favourite in 6% of races

The read

Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 15.7% (n=51, Fair A/E 0.99), but horses returning fresh after 61+ days have been a poor signal at 3.1% (n=191, Fair A/E 0.57). The market has consistently overbet first rides on a horse: 4.1% strike, Fair A/E 0.70 and −160.04 to a £1 stake over 270 rides — those runners underperformed what the price implied. Alistair Whillans supplied 50% of the rides and edges the rider's average (9.1% vs 7.1%, A/E 0.94). The rider also read well off a 8-14-day break (11.8%, n=119) and in Class 3 (11.6%, n=95). The record read poorly on Heavy going — 2% over 101 rides, 5.1pts below the baseline. The standout partner of the record was Sotovik (IRE) — 6 wins from 34 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fired Apr–May.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 7.1% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

4.1%−3.0

n=270 · A/E 0.70 · £1 −160.04

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

15.7%+8.6

n=51 · A/E 0.99 · £1 −4.62

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

3.1%−4.0

n=191 · A/E 0.57 · £1 −127.42

When favourite

20.8%

n=53 · A/E 0.82 · £1 −18.91

Claiming rides · riding with a claim

7.2%+0.1

n=777 · A/E 0.89 · £1 −319.71

Big fields · 14+ runners

5.2%−1.9

n=211 · A/E 0.98 · £1 −59.75

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

0%−7.1

n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 7.1% 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 C&D winners 19.7% vs 7.1% · n=66

On last-time-out winners 15.7% vs 7.1% · n=51

With new recruits 0% vs 7.1% · n=31

On Heavy going 2% vs 7.1% · n=101

Off a 8-14-day break 11.8% vs 7.1% · n=119

In Class 3 11.6% vs 7.1% · n=95

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 577 36 6.2% −298.93

Chase 169 18 10.7% −39.90

NH Flat 102 6 5.9% −8.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Good 275 16 5.8% −125.93

Soft 192 15 7.8% −94.00

Good to Soft 185 17 9.2% −41.15

Heavy 101 2 2% −94.75

Good to Firm 94 10 10.6% +10.00

Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Perth 115 11 9.6% −32.87

Hexham 85 7 8.2% −54.04

Kelso 84 7 8.3% −36.67

Ayr 82 6 7.3% −26.50

Carlisle 72 4 5.6% −48.50

Sedgefield 71 3 4.2% −55.75

Newcastle 56 3 5.4% −12.00

Market Rasen 34 4 11.8% +4.00

Musselburgh 34 3 8.8% −9.50

Catterick 33 3 9.1% −10.50

Cartmel 32 2 6.3% −13.00

Wetherby 26 1 3.8% +0.00

Aintree 25 3 12% +23.00

Uttoxeter 20 1 5% −10.00

Doncaster 14 0 0% −14.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 4 438 34 7.8% −158.16

Class 5 229 9 3.9% −178.25

Class 3 95 11 11.6% +9.58

Class 6 68 3 4.4% −25.50

Class 2 14 3 21.4% +9.50

Class 1 4 0 0% −4.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 61 11 18% 0.74 −26.91

2nd–3rd fav 144 21 14.6% 0.92 −32.92

4th–6th fav 257 24 9.3% 1.25 −5.00

7th+ in betting 386 4 1% 0.36 −282.00

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

78% completed · 746 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)

CodeRCompFURPUBDOth

Chase 169 63.9% 6 6 49 0 0

Hurdle 577 82.1% 5 11 85 0 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

Claude Carter (GB) 35 2 10 28 May 14

Sotovik (IRE) 28 5 10 31 Jul 12

What A Steel (IRE) 26 3 10 26 Aug 13

Gleann Na Ndochais (IRE) 24 4 9 25 Sep 14

Funky Munky (GB) 19 3 7 8 Apr 14

Solway Bay (GB) 18 4 10 31 Aug 13

Dundock (GB) 16 2 6 22 Mar 13

Pay On (IRE) 16 1 5 25 May 10

Lady Bluesky (GB) 15 5 9 9 Mar 13

Sammy Spiderman (GB) 15 2 4 13 Jan 13

Loch Dhu (IRE) 15 2 5 24 Jul 12

Dallas Bell (GB) 13 1 7 31 Jan 11

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 294 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

5569114896658

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 yardAlistair Whillans

50% of all rides
9.1% SR · A/E 0.94

TrainerRWSR£1

Alistair Whillans 427 39 9.1% −151.92

Lisa Harrison 94 10 10.6% +59.25

Ferdy Murphy 53 5 9.4% −27.14

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

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→

Archived wins

£495k

Prize money

2011

Best season · 14 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.

Samstown (GB) — Weatherbys Private Banking Novices' Handicap Chase Ayr · Apr 2014 · Class 2

£19,494

What A Steel (IRE) — totepool.com Cumbria Crystal Trophy Handicap Hurdle Cartmel · Jul 2012 · Class 3

£18,194

Meadowcroft Boy (GB) — DBS Spring Sales Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race) Ayr · Apr 2013 · Class 2

£18,087

Notable horses

Sotovik (IRE) Lady Bluesky (GB) Gleann Na Ndochais (IRE) Solway Bay (GB) What A Steel (IRE) Funky Munky (GB)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Cloudings (IRE) 15.3% · 11–72

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.

Elmaamul (USA) 5.7% · 2–35

Progeny have won 7.4% of 500 runs since 2008 (35 horses).

Aahsaylad (GB) 17.9% · 5–28

Progeny have won 6.5% of 186 runs since 2008 (26 horses).

Craigsteel (GB) 11.5% · 3–26

Progeny have won 10.1% of 3,393 runs since 2008 (262 horses). Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 291. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.9% from 763.

Minster Son (IRE) 4% · 1–25

Progeny have won 7.7% of 662 runs since 2008 (57 horses). Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 14.7% from 102.

Karinga Bay (GB) 8.3% · 2–24

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 1,142 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,142 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 3 January 2005 to 25 September 2014.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

25 Sep 14 Perth Gleann Na Ndochais (IRE)T: Alistair Whillans Expro Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 1st 3/1

29 Jul 14 Perth Gleann Na Ndochais (IRE)T: Alistair Whillans Blackhills Specialist Dental Clinic Novices' Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 20f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1st 7/1

29 Jul 14 Perth Apachee Prince (IRE)T: Alistair Whillans Watch All Scottish Racing Live On RacingUK Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 24f · Good · 6 ran 2nd 13/8F

13 Jul 14 Perth Teide Mistress (USA)T: Alistair Whillans World Cup Enhancements At totepool.com Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 5 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 9th 40/1

13 Jul 14 Perth Apachee Prince (IRE)T: Alistair Whillans Crabbie's Alcoholic Ginger Beer Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 20f · Good · 6 ran 3rd 9/4

13 Jul 14 Perth Gleann Na Ndochais (IRE)T: Alistair Whillans Free 25 World Cup Bet At Totepool.com Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 20f · Good · 7 ran 3rd 8/1

13 Jul 14 Perth Euston Square (GB)T: Alistair Whillans Action Glen Maiden HurdleClass 4 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran UR 28/1

03 Jul 14 Perth Solway Dandy (GB)T: Lisa Harrison Celebrate St Johnstone Winning The Cup Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16.5f · Good · 10 ran 5th 3/1

14 Jun 14 Hexham Kicking Lily (GB)T: Alistair Whillans Marie-Curie Mares' Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 16f · Good · 6 ran RO 33/1

13 Jun 14 Aintree Apachee Prince (IRE)T: Alistair Whillans Geoff Carr Memorial Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 20f · Good · 8 ran 3rd 14/1

28 May 14 Cartmel Claude Carter (GB)T: Alistair Whillans Chris Hammond Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 17f · Good · 11 ran 4th 11/1

25 May 14 Kelso Kicking Lily (GB)T: Alistair Whillans Mercedes Benz Of Coldstream Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 5 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran 8th 28/1

25 May 14 Kelso Apachee Prince (IRE)T: Alistair Whillans Royal Caledonian Hunt Novices' Hurdle (In Association With Weatherbys Bank)Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 6th 17/2

25 May 14 Kelso Gleann Na Ndochais (IRE)T: Alistair Whillans Reece, Ben, Jessica & Charlotte Coppola Novices' Handicap Chase (Div 1)Class 5 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 1st 10/1

14 May 14 Perth Solway Dandy (GB)T: Lisa Harrison Raise The Bar At Perth College Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16.5f · Soft · 7 ran 3rd 11/4F

08 May 14 Carlisle Solway Summer (GB)T: Lisa Harrison ApolloBet Enhanced Daily Racing Specials Mares' Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 17f · Soft · 8 ran 6th 66/1

08 May 14 Carlisle Claude Carter (GB)T: Alistair Whillans Apollobet Horse Racing Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 17f · Soft · 8 ran 6th 17/2

07 May 14 Kelso Gleann Na Ndochais (IRE)T: Alistair Whillans Betfair Scottish Chase Series Final (Handicap Chase) (For The Haddington Jubilee Cup)Class 3 · 21.5f · Good · 7 ran 4th 4/1

07 May 14 Kelso Filbert Fox (IRE)T: Alistair Whillans Christine Clow Celebration Selling Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 23.5f · Good · 8 ran PU 5/1

25 Apr 14 Perth Solway Summer (GB)T: Lisa Harrison Go To Balcormo Races Tomorrow Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 5 · 16.5f · Soft · 12 ran 10th 66/1

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 Ewan Whillans's strike rate?: Ewan Whillans has won 60 of 848 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 7.1% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Ewan Whillans do best at?: Market Rasen by strike rate: 4 wins from 34 rides (11.8%) 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 Ewan Whillans ride most for?: Alistair Whillans, with 427 rides since 2008 — 50% of the total. That pairing has won 39 (9.1%).
What is Ewan Whillans's Fair A/E?: 0.88, from 847 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.