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Jockey profile

Gregory Benoist

342 rides in the last 5 seasons · 181 individual horses
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 80 days ago 100% of rides on the flat
from 1 Jan 2022
42–342
Wins / Runs
12.3%
Strike rate
n=342
115 (34%)
Placed
1.24
n=342 · 1.03 incl. margin
−25.60
£1 level stake
n=342 at SP · −7.5%
£1.67m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 70 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 12% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.24). In Group and Graded company the record reads 15% (65 runs). Rides mostly for Y Barberot — 42% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 342 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fresh horses: 13.2% 45.2% when favourite Y Barberot: 17.9% from 145 First rides: 12.9% Group/Graded: 15.4% Rides the favourite in 9% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Deauville (FR) (17.1%, n=105), clear of the rider's 12.3% baseline. It is weakest at Longchamp (FR) (8.8% over 57 rides) — the widest gap in the record. In Group and Graded company the record reads well at 15.4% (n=65, Fair A/E 1.45), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 9% (n=156, Fair A/E 1.09). First rides on a horse are the standout value angle: 12.9% strikes only just above baseline, but Fair A/E 1.51 and +21.10 to a £1 stake over 116 rides — a record the market has persistently underpriced. Y Barberot supplies 42% of the rides and beats the rider's average (17.9% vs 12.3%, A/E 1.42) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also reads well over 6f – 7f (16.1%, n=112). The record reads poorly on Good to Soft going — 8.9% over 90 rides, 3.4pts below the baseline. 110 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Prix de Diane Longines at Chantilly (FR) (Jun 2014, £476,167). The standout partner of the record: Don Bosco I (FR) — 8 wins from 29 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 12.3% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
12.9%+0.6
n=116 · A/E 1.51 · £1 +21.10
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
11.1%−1.2
n=36 · A/E 1.17 · £1 −13.10
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
13.2%+0.9
n=76 · A/E 1.34 · £1 −10.60
When favourite
45.2%
n=31 · A/E 1.80 · £1 +15.20
Big fields · 14+ runners
9%−3.3
n=156 · A/E 1.09 · £1 −46.10
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
15.4%+3.1
n=65 · A/E 1.45 · £1 +24.90

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 12.3% 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 Y Barberot 17.9% vs 12.3% · n=145
At Deauville (FR) 17.1% vs 12.3% · n=105
With C&D winners 16.9% vs 12.3% · n=71
Over 6f – 7f 16.1% vs 12.3% · n=112
On Good to Soft going 8.9% vs 12.3% · n=90
At Longchamp (FR) 8.8% vs 12.3% · n=57
This filter uses derived form angles computed for 8.3% of the archive so far (as at 8 Nov 2026); the sample will grow as sequencing completes.
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) 145 20 13.8% −29.00
Good to Soft 90 8 8.9% −7.50
Soft 68 7 10.3% −26.50
Good 23 6 26.1% +50.70
Heavy 15 1 6.7% −12.30
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Chantilly (FR) 108 11 10.2% −26.50
Deauville (FR) 105 18 17.1% +32.60
Longchamp (FR) 57 5 8.8% −6.20
Saint-Cloud (FR) 56 5 8.9% −29.10
Newcastle (AW) 4 1 25% +7.00
Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) 3 2 66.7% +5.60
Lyon Parilly (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Toulouse (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Clairefontaine (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Nantes (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Craon (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 65 10 15.4% +24.90
Class 2 3 1 33.3% +8.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 32 14 43.8% 1.76 +14.20
2nd–3rd fav 67 11 16.4% 1.06 −14.70
4th–6th fav 124 12 9.7% 1.10 −15.00
7th+ in betting 119 5 4.2% 1.05 −10.10
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
Charlesquint (IRE) 8 1 3 16 Dec 22
Ciccio Boy (FR) 7 1 6 26 Dec 22
Perl (GER) 7 1 2 15 Nov 22
Blue Swan (FR) 7 1 2 9 Nov 22
Daisy Maisy (GB) 6 0 1 28 Oct 22
Pedro The First (FR) 5 0 1 26 Dec 22
Armorigene (FR) 5 0 3 22 Dec 22
Bouttemont (IRE) 5 3 3 10 Dec 22
Goya Senora (FR) 5 1 2 1 Oct 22
Sivana (FR) 5 2 2 17 Sep 22
Fast Raaj (FR) 5 1 1 11 Sep 22
Longvillers (FR) 5 1 3 28 Aug 22
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 181 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
2001991191816711625
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 yardY Barberot
42% of all rides
17.9% SR · A/E 1.42
TrainerRWSR£1
Y Barberot 145 26 17.9% +11.60
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
748
Archived wins
110
Pattern / graded wins
£24.9m
Prize money
2012
Best season · 80 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.
Avenir Certain (FR) — Prix de Diane Longines (3yo Fillies) (Turf) Chantilly (FR) · Jun 2014 · Group 1
£476,167
Sweet Lady (FR) — Qatar Prix Vermeille (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Grande Course) (Turf) Longchamp (FR) · Sep 2022 · Group 1
£288,101
Qemah (IRE) — Coronation Stakes (British Champions Series) (Fillies' Group 1) (Rnd) Ascot · Jun 2016 · Group 1
£226,840

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Le Havre (IRE) 19% · 4–21
Progeny have won 12.4% of 5,887 runs since 2013 (750 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 15.5% from 296.
Wootton Bassett (GB) 18.8% · 3–16
Progeny have won 13% of 5,703 runs since 2015 (792 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 162.
Showcasing (GB) 7.1% · 1–14
Progeny have won 10.2% of 11,659 runs since 2014 (999 horses). Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 109.
Goken (FR) 23.1% · 3–13
Progeny have won 9.6% of 2,107 runs since 2020 (247 horses). Strongest on Good going: 12.7% from 245. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 15% from 200.
Elusive City (USA) 18.2% · 2–11
Progeny have won 9.7% of 8,431 runs since 2008 (636 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 6.4% from 1,123.
Anodin (IRE) 10% · 1–10
Progeny have won 8.7% of 2,448 runs since 2018 (275 horses). Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 3.4% from 116.
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 8 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 6,512 · newest first

The latest 50 of 6,512 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 12 March 2005 to 20 August 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
20 Aug 26 Deauville (FR) Darnetal (FR)T: Mme A Wattel Prix Des Anciens JockeysClass 4 · 9.5f · Standard · 8 ran 7th 9/1
20 Aug 26 Deauville (FR) Darnetal (FR)T: Mme A Wattel Prix Des Anciens JockeysClass 4 · 9.5f · Standard · 8 ran 7th 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 Gregory Benoist's strike rate?
Gregory Benoist has won 42 of 342 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 12.3% (as at 8 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Gregory Benoist do best at?
Deauville (FR) by strike rate: 18 wins from 105 rides (17.1%) 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 Gregory Benoist ride most for?
Y Barberot, with 145 rides since 2022 — 42% of the total. That pairing has won 26 (17.9%).
What is Gregory Benoist's Fair A/E?
1.24, from 342 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.
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 8 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).