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Jockey profile

Francois-Xavier Bertras

1,131 rides in the lifetime window · 546 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Dec 2019 100% of rides on the flat
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.
190–1,131
Wins / Runs
16.8%
Strike rate
n=1,131
405 (36%)
Placed
1.28
n=920 · 1.14 incl. margin
+56.58
£1 level stake
n=1,021 at SP · +5.5%
£5.19m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
10.5%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 90 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 17% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.28). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 25% (185 rides). Rode mostly for F Rohaut — 55% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 1,131 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fired Feb–Mar Fresh horses: 16.9% 34.2% when favourite F Rohaut: 21% from 619 LTO winners: 25.4% Rode the favourite in 14% of races
The read

It is weakest at La Teste De Buch (8.3% over 48 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 25.4% (n=185, Fair A/E 1.36), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 11% (n=418, Fair A/E 1.43). Horses returning fresh after 61+ days are the standout value angle: 16.9% strikes only just above baseline, but Fair A/E 1.43 and +19.20 to a £1 stake over 320 rides — a record the market has persistently underpriced. F Rohaut supplied 55% of the rides and edges the rider's average (21% vs 16.8%, A/E 1.38) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also read well at trips under 6f (25%, n=32). The record read poorly over 1m5f – 2m — 8.8% over 34 rides, 8pts below the baseline. 54 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Grand Handicap de Deauville at Deauville (FR) (Aug 2015, £36,434). The standout partner of the record was Roero (FR) — 7 wins from 21 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fired Feb–Mar.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 16.8% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
12.9%−3.9
n=544 · A/E 1.13 · £1 −50.10
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
25.4%+8.6
n=185 · A/E 1.36 · £1 +38.38
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
16.9%+0.1
n=320 · A/E 1.43 · £1 +19.20
When favourite
34.2%
n=155 · A/E 1.11 · £1 +29.68
Big fields · 14+ runners
11%−5.8
n=418 · A/E 1.43 · £1 +35.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
15.2%−1.6
n=323 · A/E 1.23 · £1 −37.32

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 16.8% 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 25.4% vs 16.8% · n=185
With Mlle V Dissaux 6.4% vs 16.8% · n=47
With D Guillemin 26.2% vs 16.8% · n=42
At La Teste De Buch 8.3% vs 16.8% · n=48
At trips under 6f 25% vs 16.8% · n=32
Over 1m5f – 2m 8.8% vs 16.8% · n=34
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) 364 61 16.8% +46.60
Good 254 37 14.6% +6.40
Soft 244 50 20.5% +48.58
Good to Soft 189 24 12.7% −41.30
Heavy 74 16 21.6% −11.70
Good to Firm 3 1 33.3% +4.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Deauville 308 41 13.3% +29.20
Chantilly (FR) 114 19 16.7% −1.80
Longchamp (FR) 113 15 13.3% +2.90
Saint-Cloud (FR) 112 19 17% −8.20
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 87 16 18.4% +32.18
Toulouse 85 12 14.1% −16.80
Cagnes-Sur-Mer 67 14 20.9% +2.30
Bordeaux Le Bouscat 57 10 17.5% −21.10
La Teste De Buch 48 4 8.3% −17.70
Vichy 24 6 25% +18.90
Marseille Borely 20 5 25% +5.60
Lyon Parilly 15 4 26.7% +11.10
Dax 11 4 36.4% +13.60
Le Lion-D'Angers 8 1 12.5% +3.40
Mont-De-Marsan 8 3 37.5% +5.50

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 323 49 15.2% −37.32

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 162 53 32.7% 1.06 +22.68
2nd–3rd fav 295 63 21.4% 1.46 +42.70
4th–6th fav 271 31 11.4% 1.41 +50.40
7th+ in betting 293 13 4.4% 1.19 −59.20
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
Roero (FR) 21 7 12 14 May 17
The Right Man (GB) 16 7 11 12 Oct 19
Quatorze (FR) 16 5 6 6 Apr 17
Griraz (FR) 16 6 9 10 May 13
Agent Secret (IRE) 15 3 11 9 Dec 12
Rento (FR) 12 2 3 8 Sep 11
Turtle Green (FR) 11 0 6 30 Aug 15
Aden Gulf (IRE) 11 1 6 11 Jun 15
Qurbaan (USA) 10 5 7 10 Oct 17
Lictus (FR) 9 1 1 21 Apr 15
Silver Green (FR) 9 1 4 1 Jun 14
Sagaroi (FR) 8 3 3 9 Dec 18
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 546 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 4 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
132622161816151512182112
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 yardF Rohaut
55% of all rides
21% SR · A/E 1.38
TrainerRWSR£1
F Rohaut 619 130 21% +158.40
Mlle V Dissaux 47 3 6.4% −2.70
D Guillemin 42 11 26.2% −0.42
B De Montzey 32 5 15.6% +5.90
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
205
Archived wins
54
Pattern / graded wins
£5.54m
Prize money
2012
Best season · 32 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.
Quatorze (FR) — Grand Handicap de Deauville (Handicap) (3yo+) (Straight) (Turf) Deauville (FR) · Aug 2015
£36,434
Via Medici (IRE) — Prix De Lieurey - Shadwell (3yo Fillies) (Turf) Deauville (FR) · Aug 2010 · Group 3
£35,398
Wusool (USA) — Prix Paul de Moussac Longines (3yo) (Turf) Chantilly (FR) · Jun 2018 · Group 3
£35,398

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Muhtathir (GB) 19% · 8–42
Progeny have won 11.3% of 4,719 runs since 2008 (494 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 7.9% from 967.
Elusive City (USA) 29.7% · 11–37
Progeny have won 9.7% of 8,429 runs since 2008 (636 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 6.4% from 1,123.
Turtle Bowl (IRE) 3% · 1–33
Progeny have won 9.6% of 1,307 runs since 2011 (145 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 14% from 136. Weakest on Good going: 6.1% from 293. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 14.4% from 146.
Lawman (FR) 16% · 4–25
Progeny have won 8.9% of 9,428 runs since 2011 (730 horses).
Medicean (GB) 16% · 4–25
Progeny have won 10.4% of 9,890 runs since 2008 (682 horses).
Speightstown (USA) 44% · 11–25
Progeny have won 14.1% of 1,838 runs since 2008 (165 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 7.6% from 105.
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 1,196 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,196 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 28 May 2005 to 16 December 2019.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

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 Francois-Xavier Bertras's strike rate?
Francois-Xavier Bertras has won 190 of 1,131 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 16.8% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Francois-Xavier Bertras do best at?
Cagnes-Sur-Mer by strike rate: 14 wins from 67 rides (20.9%) 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 Francois-Xavier Bertras ride most for?
F Rohaut, with 619 rides since 2008 — 55% of the total. That pairing has won 130 (21%).
What is Francois-Xavier Bertras's Fair A/E?
1.28, from 920 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 6 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).