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Jockey profile

Gary Rutherford

418 rides in the lifetime window · 154 individual horses
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Oct 2015 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.
32–418
Wins / Runs
7.7%
Strike rate
n=418
71 (17%)
Placed
1.19
Fair A/E
n=417 · 1.04 incl. margin
−110.01
£1 level stake
n=418 at SP · −26.3%
£136k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 50 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 8% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.19). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 18% (34 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 418 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Fired Feb–Mar Harriet Graham: 7.7% from 104 LTO winners: 17.6%
The read

The record is strongest at Newcastle (15.4%, n=39), clear of the rider's 7.7% baseline. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 17.6% (n=34, Fair A/E 1.11), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 3.5% (n=57, Fair A/E 1.18). Harriet Graham supplied 25% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (7.7%, A/E 1.03) — the market has that partnership priced right. The record read poorly off a 61-180-day break — 1.8% over 55 rides, 5.9pts below the baseline. 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 7.7% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
3.9%−3.8
n=152 · A/E 0.93 · £1 −85.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
17.6%+9.9
n=34 · A/E 1.11 · £1 −11.01
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
4%−3.7
n=99 · A/E 0.96 · £1 −71.00
When favourite
33.3%
n=18 · A/E 1.17 · £1 −0.84
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
7.4%−0.3
n=403 · A/E 1.15 · £1 −143.01
Big fields · 14+ runners
3.5%−4.2
n=57 · A/E 1.18 · £1 −22.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 7.7% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, not tips. 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 23.9% vs 7.7% · n=46
On last-time-out winners 17.6% vs 7.7% · n=34
At Newcastle 15.4% vs 7.7% · n=39
With horses switching code 1.7% vs 7.7% · n=59
Off a 61-180-day break 1.8% vs 7.7% · n=55
With Stuart Coltherd 12.7% vs 7.7% · n=102
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 238 15 6.3% −55.75
Chase 147 14 9.5% −60.26
NH Flat 33 3 9.1% +6.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 126 10 7.9% +22.50
Soft 101 9 8.9% −29.34
Good to Soft 71 4 5.6% −45.92
Heavy 61 5 8.2% −28.25
Good to Firm 58 4 6.9% −28.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Kelso 73 6 8.2% +13.50
Hexham 53 5 9.4% +7.50
Perth 50 1 2% −42.00
Sedgefield 40 2 5% −30.00
Carlisle 40 2 5% −29.25
Newcastle 39 6 15.4% +11.50
Ayr 28 0 0% −28.00
Cartmel 20 5 25% −3.26
Market Rasen 13 2 15.4% +7.00
Catterick 11 1 9.1% −1.00
Wetherby 10 0 0% −10.00
Uttoxeter 8 1 12.5% +18.00
Musselburgh 6 0 0% −6.00
Haydock 6 0 0% −6.00
Southwell 5 0 0% −5.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 199 17 8.5% −28.26
Class 5 155 9 5.8% −88.50
Class 3 32 3 9.4% −0.25
Class 6 24 3 12.5% +15.00
Class 2 8 0 0% −8.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 19 7 36.8% 1.33 +3.16
2nd–3rd fav 46 7 15.2% 1.02 −8.17
4th–6th fav 129 13 10.1% 1.43 +4.00
7th+ in betting 224 5 2.2% 0.88 −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.

Jumping record

completion over obstacles · same window as header
72.5% completed · 385 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 147 66% 6 14 30 0 0
Hurdle 238 76.5% 5 9 39 1 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
Soul Magic (IRE) 20 4 6 26 Oct 12
Scotswell (GB) 17 3 6 25 Aug 12
Suprise Vendor (IRE) 16 3 5 26 May 13
Prince Tam (GB) 15 1 4 9 Apr 13
Tartan Snow (GB) 11 2 4 30 Dec 11
Janal (IRE) 9 3 3 17 Mar 11
Talkin Sence (IRE) 8 1 5 10 Mar 13
Nisaal (IRE) 8 1 3 28 Dec 12
Glaced Over (GB) 8 0 0 10 Nov 12
Paddys Unyoke (IRE) 8 0 1 25 Jan 12
Tipsy Indian (GB) 8 0 2 6 May 10
Soul Angel (GB) 7 0 2 8 Mar 13
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 154 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
01392111431906412
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 yardHarriet Graham
25% of all rides
7.7% SR · A/E 1.03
TrainerRWSR£1
Harriet Graham 104 8 7.7% −71.26
Stuart Coltherd 102 13 12.7% +71.50
Sue Smith 39 3 7.7% −0.75
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2006→
34
Archived wins
£143k
Prize money
2011
Best season · 13 wins
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.
Tartan Snow (GB) — Rutherford Centenary - Isuzu In The Borders Handicap Chase Kelso · Mar 2011 · Class 3
£5,855
Talkin Sence (IRE) — Timeform Race Passes Handicap Hurdle Kelso · Dec 2012 · Class 4
£4,549
Cloverhill Lad (IRE) — Steadfast Scotland Novices' Handicap Chase Perth · May 2013 · Class 5
£4,549
Notable horses
Soul Magic (IRE) Scotswell (GB) Suprise Vendor (IRE) Janal (IRE) Tartan Snow (GB) Willie The Fish (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Endoli (USA) 8.1% · 3–37
Progeny have won 8.5% of 223 runs since 2008 (19 horses).
Flemensfirth (USA) 18.2% · 4–22
Progeny have won 11.9% of 17,282 runs since 2008 (1,594 horses).
Overbury (IRE) 4.5% · 1–22
Progeny have won 10.7% of 4,657 runs since 2008 (423 horses).
And Beyond (IRE) 0% · 0–17
Progeny have won 7.8% of 807 runs since 2008 (79 horses).
Fath (USA) 18.8% · 3–16
Progeny have won 8.9% of 2,349 runs since 2008 (98 horses). Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14.3% from 112. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.2% from 167.
Terimon (GB) 6.7% · 1–15
Progeny have won 7.7% of 868 runs since 2008 (96 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 28 Oct 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 431 · newest first

The latest 50 of 431 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 28 December 2006 to 26 October 2015.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
26 Oct 15 Ayr Messina Straights (GB)T: George Bewley Happy Birthday Allie Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)Class 5 · 24.5f · Good · 6 ran 5th 33/1
10 Oct 15 Hexham Messina Straights (GB)T: George Bewley Intu Metrocentre Platinum Mall Maiden HurdleClass 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 9th 250/1
29 Aug 15 Cartmel Cumbrian Farmer (GB)T: George Bewley Hadwins Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 22f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6th 20/1
01 Jul 15 Perth Cumbrian Farmer (GB)T: George Bewley Green Hotel Selling Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 20f · Good · 8 ran 3rd 7/1
06 May 15 Kelso Romany Ryme (GB)T: George Bewley Bedmax Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 26f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8th 10/1
24 Apr 15 Perth Romany Ryme (GB)T: George Bewley G A Engineering Group Highland National Handicap ChaseClass 3 · 30.5f · Good · 11 ran 5th 33/1
20 Dec 14 Newcastle Virnon (GB)T: Susan Corbett Pinpoint Recruitment 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 14.5f · Soft · 8 ran 1st 3/1
07 Nov 14 Hexham Ballyreesode (IRE)T: Susan Corbett 'delightfully' Memorial Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 23.5f · Soft · 12 ran PU 11/1
20 Jul 13 Cartmel Raifteiri (IRE)T: William Young Jnr Champagne Louis Roederer Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 25.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran F 20/1
14 Jul 13 Perth Born To Shine (USA)T: Alan Swinbank Ecosteel And Lothian Steel Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran UR 5/1
14 Jul 13 Perth Tim's Approach (IRE)T: William Young Jnr Drew Russell 65th Birthday Celebration Maiden HurdleClass 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 3rd 20/1
14 Jul 13 Perth Ellandshe (IRE)T: William Young Jnr Royal Caledonian Hunt Novices' ChaseClass 4 · 20f · Good To Firm · 5 ran PU 100/1
03 Jul 13 Perth Lewlaur Supreme (IRE)T: William Young Jnr Farmers Market September 9th Selling Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 20f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 11th 25/1
03 Jul 13 Perth Raifteiri (IRE)T: William Young Jnr Crabbie's Alcoholic Ginger Beer Novices' Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 20f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 4th 11/1
23 Jun 13 Hexham Raifteiri (IRE)T: William Young Jnr King Size Pools at totepool.com Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Soft · 12 ran 3rd 11/1
23 Jun 13 Hexham The Bold Lord (IRE)T: Alan Swinbank Bet Totejackpot Everyday at totepool.com Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 7th 12/1
04 Jun 13 Hexham Cloverhill Lad (IRE)T: Stuart Coltherd John Wade Supporting Grace In Winners Bar Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 15.5f · Good · 9 ran 3rd 2/1F
04 Jun 13 Hexham Just Maddie (GB)T: Rayson Nixon Book The Pavilion Restaurant Novices' ChaseClass 4 · 22.5f · Good · 11 ran PU 200/1
01 Jun 13 Hexham Diddley Dee (GB)T: Lucy Normile Great North Swim Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 9th 25/1
01 Jun 13 Hexham Just Maddie (GB)T: Rayson Nixon Great Run Org Selling HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 4th 80/1

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 Gary Rutherford's strike rate?
Gary Rutherford has won 32 of 418 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 7.7% (as at 28 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Gary Rutherford do best at?
Newcastle by strike rate: 6 wins from 39 rides (15.4%) 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 Gary Rutherford ride most for?
Harriet Graham, with 104 rides since 2008 — 25% of the total. That pairing has won 8 (7.7%).
What is Gary Rutherford's Fair A/E?
1.19, from 417 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 28 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).