What is Fergus Gillard's strike rate?

Fergus Gillard has won 51 of 445 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 11.5% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does Fergus Gillard do best at?

Wincanton by strike rate: 5 wins from 35 rides (14.3%) since 2022. 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 Fergus Gillard ride most for?

David Pipe, with 140 rides since 2022 — 31% of the total. That pairing has won 18 (12.9%).

What is Fergus Gillard's Fair A/E?

1.06, from 445 rides with a computed fair probability since 2022. 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

Fergus Gillard

445 rides in the last 5 seasons · 234 individual horses

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

Last ride Apr 2025 100% of rides over jumps

Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2018→)

from 1 Jan 2022

51–445

Wins / Runs

11.5%

Strike rate

n=445

125 (28%)

Placed

1.06

Fair A/E

n=445 · 0.92 incl. margin

−140.22

£1 level stake

n=445 at SP · −31.5%

£578k

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

12.5%

KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 90 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 12% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.06). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 29% (38 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 445 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 6 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance 44.2% when favourite David Pipe: 12.9% from 140 First rides: 12.3% LTO winners: 28.9% Rides the favourite in 10% of races

The read

It is weakest at Exeter (6.1% over 33 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 28.9% (n=38, Fair A/E 1.38), but horses returning fresh after 61+ days have been a poor signal at 5.5% (n=91, Fair A/E 0.61). David Pipe supplies 31% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (12.9%, A/E 1.00) — the market has that partnership priced right. The rider also reads well on Heavy going (17.5%, n=40). The record reads poorly off a break of 180+ days — 2.4% over 41 rides, 9.1pts below the baseline. The market has consistently overbet the rider off a 8-14-day break: Fair A/E 0.58 across 54 rides (5.6% strike, −41.25 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperform what the price implies. One Group or Graded win sits in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Betfair Exchange Stayers' Handicap Hurdle at Haydock (Nov 2020, £45,560). The standout partner of the record: Paricolor (FR) — 8 wins from 14 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 11.5% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

12.3%+0.8

n=211 · A/E 1.35 · £1 −76.05

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

28.9%+17.4

n=38 · A/E 1.38 · £1 +1.63

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

5.5%−6.0

n=91 · A/E 0.61 · £1 −62.00

When favourite

44.2%

n=43 · A/E 1.41 · £1 +10.58

Claiming rides · riding with a claim

10.3%−1.2

n=243 · A/E 0.87 · £1 −126.08

Big fields · 14+ runners

9.2%−2.3

n=65 · A/E 1.47 · £1 −12.88

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

0%−11.5

n=11 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −11.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 11.5% 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

On last-time-out winners 28.9% vs 11.5% · n=38

Off a break of 180+ days 2.4% vs 11.5% · n=41

With horses switching code 4% vs 11.5% · n=75

Off a 8-14-day break 5.6% vs 11.5% · n=54

On Heavy going 17.5% vs 11.5% · n=40

At Exeter 6.1% vs 11.5% · n=33

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 315 37 11.7% −74.93

Chase 119 13 10.9% −62.79

NH Flat 11 1 9.1% −2.50

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Good to Soft 159 21 13.2% −20.46

Good 139 15 10.8% −63.11

Soft 104 8 7.7% −81.40

Heavy 40 7 17.5% +27.75

Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Wincanton 35 5 14.3% −5.50

Exeter 33 2 6.1% −28.94

Chepstow 30 2 6.7% −23.50

Taunton 25 1 4% −15.50

Uttoxeter 23 5 21.7% −6.17

Ffos Las 21 4 19% +3.15

Plumpton 19 4 21.1% +14.38

Warwick 18 2 11.1% −8.50

Newton Abbot 16 0 0% −16.00

Kempton 15 2 13.3% +0.50

Hereford 14 1 7.1% −11.00

Fontwell 14 2 14.3% +31.00

Fakenham 14 3 21.4% +6.50

Ludlow 13 1 7.7% −9.50

Leicester 12 1 8.3% −8.75

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 4 208 22 10.6% −61.72

Class 5 117 17 14.5% −27.76

Class 3 76 10 13.2% −12.62

Class 2 24 2 8.3% −18.12

Class 1 15 0 0% −15.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 48 21 43.8% 1.44 +13.08

2nd–3rd fav 93 17 18.3% 1.03 −5.30

4th–6th fav 157 11 7% 0.90 −31.00

7th+ in betting 147 2 1.4% 0.42 −117.00

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

85.9% completed · 434 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)

CodeRCompFURPUBDOth

Chase 119 75.6% 6 5 18 0 0

Hurdle 315 89.8% 3 2 27 0 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

John Betjeman (GB) 21 0 11 25 Mar 25

Clinton Lane (GB) 13 2 3 6 Apr 25

No No Tonic (GB) 12 2 5 9 Feb 24

Shot Boii (IRE) 9 3 5 16 Apr 25

Kingofthewest (IRE) 9 2 5 27 Apr 23

Afta Party (IRE) 8 1 1 17 Dec 24

Barrier Peaks (FR) 6 3 4 8 Apr 23

Ben Lilly (IRE) 6 0 1 26 Sep 22

Abaya Du Mathan (FR) 6 1 2 3 May 22

Jet Plane (IRE) 5 0 1 27 Dec 24

Iorens (FR) 5 0 0 19 May 24

Keep Wondering (IRE) 5 0 1 15 Apr 24

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 234 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, 5 seasons

JFMAMJJASOND

10157111409010121610

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 yardDavid Pipe

31% of all rides
12.9% SR · A/E 1.00

TrainerRWSR£1

David Pipe 140 18 12.9% −47.21

Dan Skelton 112 14 12.5% −45.66

Mark Gillard 78 6 7.7% +8.50

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

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2018→

Archived wins

Pattern / graded wins

£1.04m

Prize money

2020

Best season · 19 wins

Main Fact (USA) — Betfair Exchange Stayers' Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Haydock · Nov 2020 · Grade 3

£45,560

Main Fact (USA) — Burton Union Handicap Hurdle Uttoxeter · Mar 2020 · Class 2

£30,950

Sexy Lot (GER) — Betway Challenger Mares' Hurdle Series Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Haydock · Apr 2021 · Class 2

£18,004

Notable horses

Paricolor (FR) Little Red Lion (IRE) Main Fact (USA) Dell' Arca (IRE) Shot Boii (IRE) No No Cardinal (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Poet's Voice (GB) 0% · 0–24

Progeny have won 10% of 6,046 runs since 2015 (384 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 13.3% from 264. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13% from 494. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.3% from 142.

Westerner (GB) 14.3% · 2–14

Progeny have won 12.2% of 11,858 runs since 2009 (945 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 8.5% from 188.

Linda's Lad (GB) 15.4% · 2–13

Progeny have won 8.2% of 1,323 runs since 2012 (186 horses). Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.6% from 215.

Sulamani (IRE) 16.7% · 2–12

Progeny have won 11.5% of 4,246 runs since 2008 (278 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 8.1% from 479. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 15.4% from 240.

Malinas (GER) 36.4% · 4–11

Progeny have won 14.2% of 3,957 runs since 2010 (419 horses).

Mastercraftsman (IRE) 18.2% · 2–11

Progeny have won 10.6% of 11,639 runs since 2013 (842 horses). Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.8% from 327.

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 784 · newest first

The latest 50 of 784 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 22 October 2018 to 23 April 2025.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

23 Apr 25 Taunton Lusso Milan (IRE)T: Mark Gillard Charles Clark Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 19f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 4th 28/1

19 Apr 25 Haydock Bluegrass (IRE)T: Stuart Edmunds JCB Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 2 · 15.5f · Good · 7 ran 6th 4/1

16 Apr 25 Ffos Las Shot Boii (IRE)T: David Pipe Landofsmiles Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Soft · 11 ran 4th 14/1

06 Apr 25 Plumpton Clinton Lane (GB)T: Mark Gillard Goodoaks Homecare You Can Rely On Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 6th 12/1

28 Mar 25 Fontwell Calvic (IRE)T: Stuart Edmunds Millstone Landscapes Sponsored Raceday Inaugral Race Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 21.5f · Good · 10 ran 6th 12/1

25 Mar 25 Taunton John Betjeman (GB)T: Mark Gillard Paddy Kenneally Cillas Cottage 1955 Winner Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16.5f · Good · 14 ran 6th 15/2

06 Feb 25 Ffos Las Back Yourself (IRE)T: David Pipe 3A's Leisure Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Heavy · 13 ran F 16/1

03 Feb 25 Southwell Spectre One (IRE)T: Dan Skelton Grace And Dotty Fedora's And Feathers Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4th 25/1

25 Jan 25 Uttoxeter Toronet (FR)T: David Pipe QuinnBet Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU 12/1

25 Jan 25 Uttoxeter Royal Mer (FR)T: David Pipe Uttoxeter Racecourse Caravan And Motorhome Site Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3rd 22/1

25 Jan 25 Uttoxeter Jilaijone (FR)T: David Pipe Duncan Goodfellow- Come On Horse Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1st 10/3

25 Jan 25 Uttoxeter Saccary (GER)T: David Pipe Colin Bevan 66th Birthday Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5th 28/1

19 Jan 25 Windsor Unexpected Party (FR)T: Dan Skelton Fitzdares Great Park Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 2 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran 2nd 22/1

16 Jan 25 Wincanton Bossman Jack (GB)T: Dan Skelton Afternoon Tea Available For March Fixtures 'Newcomers' NH Flat Race (GBB Race)Class 5 · 15f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 1st 15/2

16 Jan 25 Wincanton Ballygrifincottage (IRE)T: Dan Skelton Hinton Workspace Somerset National Handicap ChaseClass 3 · 26.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran PU 25/1

16 Jan 25 Wincanton John Betjeman (GB)T: Mark Gillard 90 January & February Hospitality Offer Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 15f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 10th 6/1

28 Dec 24 Leicester Overabottleofred (GB)T: Tom Gretton Three French Hens Two Turtle Doves Novices' Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 22.5f · Soft · 6 ran 2nd 7/1

27 Dec 24 Kempton Valgrand (FR)T: Dan Skelton Ladbrokes 'Gaffer Of All Accas' Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7th 15/2

27 Dec 24 Kempton Jet Plane (IRE)T: Dan Skelton Ladbrokes Get Rewarded With Ladbucks Handicap ChaseClass 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 7th 20/1

26 Dec 24 Market Rasen Concetto (FR)T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero Pallinc Lincolnshire National Handicap ChaseClass 3 · 27.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2nd 9/1

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 Fergus Gillard's strike rate?: Fergus Gillard has won 51 of 445 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 11.5% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Fergus Gillard do best at?: Wincanton by strike rate: 5 wins from 35 rides (14.3%) since 2022. 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 Fergus Gillard ride most for?: David Pipe, with 140 rides since 2022 — 31% of the total. That pairing has won 18 (12.9%).
What is Fergus Gillard's Fair A/E?: 1.06, from 445 rides with a computed fair probability since 2022. 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.