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Jockey profile

Florian Besson

43 rides in the lifetime window · 35 individual horses
As at 12 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Sep 2024 100% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2020→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
3–43
Wins / Runs
7%
Strike rate
n=43
13 (30%)
Placed
0.80
Fair A/E
n=40 · 0.66 incl. margin
−11.90
£1 level stake
n=41 at SP · −29.0%
£149k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB at a glance Claiming: 8.6%

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 7% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
5.7%−1.3
n=35 · A/E 0.71 · £1 −18.90
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
0%−7.0
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
3.8%−3.2
n=26 · A/E 0.48 · £1 −17.00
When favourite
0%
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
8.6%+1.6
n=35 · A/E 0.91 · £1 −3.90
Big fields · 14+ runners
20%+13.0
n=5 · A/E 2.85 · £1 +4.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−7.0
n=3 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −3.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 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.

Record by conditions

same window as header

Race type

TypeRWSR£1
Chase 26 2 7.7% −4.90
Hurdle 17 1 5.9% −7.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 27 2 7.4% −2.00
Heavy 15 1 6.7% −8.90
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 13 1 7.7% −4.00
Compiegne (FR) 11 1 9.1% +4.00
Pau (FR) 10 1 10% −4.90
Fontainebleau (FR) 5 0 0% −5.00
Cholet (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Cluny (FR) 1 0 0% —
Craon (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Le Touquet (FR) 1 0 0% —

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 3 0 0% 0.00 −3.00
2nd–3rd fav 9 1 11.1% 0.75 −3.90
4th–6th fav 18 2 11.1% 1.45 +6.00
7th+ in betting 11 0 0% 0.00 −11.00
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
76.7% completed · 43 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 26 76.9% 3 0 3 0 0
Hurdle 17 76.5% 1 0 3 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
Great Escape (FR) 4 0 1 31 Oct 22
Harmonie D'Ainay (FR) 3 1 1 10 Apr 23
Hoola Hoop (FR) 2 0 1 15 Jan 23
Mansionsa (FR) 2 0 1 2 Apr 22
Ferronniere (FR) 2 1 1 3 Jan 22
Iphis De L'Aunay (FR) 1 0 0 24 Sep 24
Adsum (FR) 1 0 0 1 Sep 24
Jalzan (FR) 1 0 0 15 Jun 24
Belaska (FR) 1 0 0 2 Jan 24
Ile D'Ouessant (FR) 1 0 0 8 May 23
Dylidancer (FR) 1 0 1 30 Mar 23
Amy Du Kiff (FR) 1 0 1 30 Mar 23
All 35 horses ridden in this window. 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
0·251000··00014
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 yardGabriel Leenders
84% of all rides
8.3% SR · A/E 0.90
TrainerRWSR£1
Gabriel Leenders 36 3 8.3% −4.90
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2020→
3
Archived wins
£149k
Prize money
2023
Best season · 1 win
Harmonie D'Ainay (FR) — Prix Fernand Roy (Chase) (AQPS Conditions) (6yo+) (Turf) Compiegne (FR) · Mar 2023
£24,018
Ferronniere (FR) — Prix Alfonso de Portago (Chase) (AQPS Conditions) (5yo) (Turf) Pau (FR) · Dec 2020
£11,919
Prince Express (FR) — Prix de Borely (Hurdle) (Claimer) (4yo) (Turf) Auteuil (FR) · Apr 2021
£9,857
Notable horses
Harmonie D'Ainay (FR) Ferronniere (FR) Prince Express (FR)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Great Pretender (IRE) 0% · 0–4
Progeny have won 13.1% of 3,557 runs since 2010 (410 horses). Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 152.
Masterstroke (USA) 33.3% · 1–3
Progeny have won 9.8% of 847 runs since 2017 (138 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 6% from 201.
Barastraight (GB) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 11.5% of 348 runs since 2014 (61 horses).
Coastal Path (GB) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 12.8% of 2,218 runs since 2014 (247 horses). Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.7% from 502. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.1% from 495.
Diamond Boy (FR) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 11.9% of 2,304 runs since 2016 (288 horses).
Network (GER) 50% · 1–2
Progeny have won 14.1% of 3,770 runs since 2008 (380 horses). Weakest beyond 3m (all codes): 10.2% from 275.
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 12 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

all 43 archived runs · newest first

Every one of Florian Besson's 43 archived rides, from 24 December 2020 to 24 September 2024, newest first — 3 winners among them.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
24 Sep 24 Auteuil (FR) Iphis De L'Aunay (FR)T: Thierry Jouin Prix Mandarin (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf)22f · Heavy · 12 ran PU 39/1
01 Sep 24 Craon (FR) Adsum (FR)T: W Menuet Prix Super U - Grand Cross (Listed Cross Country Chase) (5yo+) (Turf)30f · Very Soft · 10 ran F 31/1
15 Jun 24 Auteuil (FR) Jalzan (FR)T: W Menuet Prix Xavier de Chevigny (Chase) (AQPS ) (5-6yo) (Turf)22f · Very Soft · 10 ran F 39/1
02 Jan 24 Pau (FR) Belaska (FR)T: Gabriel Leenders Prix Joseph Barron (Hurdle) (Handicap) (6yo+) (Turf)19f · Very Soft · 11 ran 9th 13/1
08 May 23 Cluny (FR) Ile D'Ouessant (FR)T: Gabriel Leenders Prix Cabinet Comptable Capec - Prix Kapgarde (Conditions Chase) (Turf)20f · Soft · 5 ran 5th —
10 Apr 23 Compiegne (FR) Harmonie D'Ainay (FR)T: Gabriel Leenders Prix de la Rochelle (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf)19f · Heavy · 14 ran 7th 7/1
30 Mar 23 Compiegne (FR) Dylidancer (FR)T: Gabriel Leenders Prix de Barbizon (Hurdle) (Claimer) (5yo+) (Turf)19f · Heavy · 13 ran 3rd 31/10F
30 Mar 23 Compiegne (FR) Amy Du Kiff (FR)T: Gabriel Leenders Prix Master Bob (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf)17f · Heavy · 8 ran 2nd 32/5
07 Mar 23 Compiegne (FR) Harmonie D'Ainay (FR)T: Gabriel Leenders Prix Fernand Roy (Chase) (AQPS Conditions) (6yo+) (Turf)20.5f · Very Soft · 8 ran 1st 14/1
15 Jan 23 Pau (FR) Hoola Hoop (FR)T: Gabriel Leenders Prix Race And Care (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+ Mares) (Turf)17.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 4th 15/2
24 Dec 22 Pau (FR) Hoola Hoop (FR)T: Gabriel Leenders Prix Henri de Vaufreland (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+ Mares) (Turf)17.5f · Very Soft · 10 ran 3rd 13/1
24 Dec 22 Pau (FR) Grand Frisson (FR)T: P & C Peltier Prix du Pau Hunt Races (Cross-Country Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf)20.5f · Very Soft · 14 ran 8th 11/1
04 Nov 22 Auteuil (FR) Sticker (FR)T: Gabriel Leenders Prix Robert de Lipowski (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf)17.5f · Very Soft · 7 ran F 31/5
31 Oct 22 Fontainebleau (FR) Great Escape (FR)T: Gabriel Leenders Prix Paul Tavernier (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf)18f · Very Soft · 8 ran PU 58/10
17 Oct 22 Compiegne (FR) Helen D'Alene (FR)T: Gabriel Leenders Prix Louis Champion (Chase) (AQPS Conditions) (4-5yo Fillies & Mares) (Turf)19.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 2nd 74/10
16 Oct 22 Le Touquet (FR) Impala De Kerza (FR)T: Gabriel Leenders Prix Or Noir Ac (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf)17.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 3rd —
04 Oct 22 Cholet (FR) Ictus Du Perche (FR)T: Gabriel Leenders Prix de la Vendee (Hurdle) (AQPS Conditions) (4yo) (Turf)19f · Good To Soft · 13 ran PU 9/1
22 Jun 22 Auteuil (FR) Great Escape (FR)T: Gabriel Leenders Prix Gilbert Gallot (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf)18.5f · Very Soft · 9 ran 3rd 19/5
28 May 22 Auteuil (FR) Harmonie D'Ainay (FR)T: Gabriel Leenders Prix Ginetta II (Chase) (AQPS Conditions) (4-5yo Fillies & Mares) (Turf)17.5f · Very Soft · 8 ran 4th 17/5
20 Apr 22 Fontainebleau (FR) Great Escape (FR)T: Gabriel Leenders Prix du Regiment de Cavalerie de la Garde Republicaine (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+ Mares) (Turf)18f · Very Soft · 9 ran 4th 63/10

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 Florian Besson's strike rate?
Florian Besson has won 3 of 43 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 7% (as at 12 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is Florian Besson's Fair A/E?
0.80, from 40 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 12 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).