What is Jacques Ricou's strike rate?

Jacques Ricou has won 274 of 1,352 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 20.3% (as at 15 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does Jacques Ricou do best at?

Compiegne by strike rate: 12 wins from 33 rides (36.4%) 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 Jacques Ricou ride most for?

G Macaire, with 375 rides since 2008 — 28% of the total. That pairing has won 96 (25.6%).

What is Jacques Ricou's Fair A/E?

1.05, from 1,163 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.

Jockey profile

Jacques Ricou

1,352 rides in the lifetime window · 592 individual horses

As at 15 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last ride 87 days ago 98% of rides over jumps

Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)

from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it

274–1,352

Wins / Runs

20.3%

Strike rate

n=1,352

563 (42%)

Placed

1.05

Fair A/E

n=1,163 · 0.93 incl. margin

−150.77

£1 level stake

n=1,234 at SP · −12.2%

£15.0m

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

100%

KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 70 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 20% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.05). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 31% (262 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,352 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 15 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Fresh horses: 23.7% 38% when favourite G Macaire: 25.6% from 375 LTO winners: 31.3% Rides the favourite in 24% of races

The read

The record is strongest at Compiegne (36.4%, n=33), clear of the rider's 20.3% baseline. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 31.3% (n=262, Fair A/E 1.07), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 7.2% (n=333, Fair A/E 0.63). G Macaire supplies 28% of the rides and beats the rider's average (25.6% vs 20.3%, A/E 0.93). 108 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris at Auteuil (FR) (May 2015, £296,512). The standout partner of the record: Milord Thomas (FR) — 10 wins from 32 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 20.3% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

19.9%−0.4

n=574 · A/E 1.14 · £1 −18.95

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

31.3%+11.0

n=262 · A/E 1.07 · £1 −48.97

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

23.7%+3.4

n=405 · A/E 1.19 · £1 −6.80

When favourite

38%

n=329 · A/E 1.10 · £1 +7.53

Big fields · 14+ runners

7.2%−13.1

n=333 · A/E 0.63 · £1 −167.55

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

15.7%−4.6

n=471 · A/E 0.93 · £1 −117.77

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 20.3% 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

On last-time-out winners 31.3% vs 20.3% · n=262

With first-time headgear 3.2% vs 20.3% · n=31

At Compiegne 36.4% vs 20.3% · n=33

With F-M Cottin 7% vs 20.3% · n=57

With J Bertran De Balanda 10.6% vs 20.3% · n=132

With M Seror 8.6% vs 20.3% · n=35

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 784 149 19% −86.97

Chase 544 114 21% −67.00

Flat 24 11 45.8% +3.20

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Soft 868 161 18.5% −175.20

Heavy 440 92 20.9% +5.93

Good to Soft 26 12 46.2% +10.80

Good 9 4 44.4% +2.60

Standard (AW) 5 3 60% +4.50

Good to Firm 1 1 100% +1.60

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Auteuil (FR) 960 163 17% −215.17

Enghien (FR) 253 55 21.7% −6.40

Compiegne 33 12 36.4% +23.60

Pau 16 6 37.5% +7.90

Clairefontaine 9 4 44.4% −0.10

Fontainebleau 8 5 62.5% +6.60

Bordeaux Le Bouscat 7 3 42.9% −0.70

Strasbourg 5 2 40% −2.00

Angers 5 2 40% +0.00

Cagnes-Sur-Mer 5 3 60% +25.00

Lyon Parilly 4 2 50% +5.20

Leopardstown 4 0 0% −4.00

Nancy 3 2 66.7% +1.90

Royan La Palmyre 3 1 33.3% +1.90

Toulouse 3 1 33.3% −1.30

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 1 475 74 15.6% −121.77

Class 3 4 2 50% +5.00

Class 4 1 1 100% +4.50

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 336 126 37.5% 1.09 +4.53

2nd–3rd fav 407 71 17.4% 1.03 −31.20

4th–6th fav 296 24 8.1% 0.97 −36.40

7th+ in betting 195 6 3.1% 0.84 −87.70

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

85.7% completed · 1,328 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)

CodeRCompFURPUBDOth

Chase 544 84.7% 37 2 42 0 2

Hurdle 784 86.4% 20 0 71 1 15

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

Milord Thomas (FR) 32 10 22 25 Nov 18

Ucello Conti (FR) 20 7 13 21 Jan 16

Paulougas (FR) 18 5 10 24 Nov 17

Tout Rouge (FR) 15 4 9 4 Sep 12

Futbolisto (FR) 12 1 4 25 Nov 18

The Stomp (FR) 12 6 6 17 Apr 16

Monpilou (FR) 12 4 8 6 Feb 14

Lucky To Be (FR) 12 2 8 15 Oct 11

Rouge Et Sage (FR) 10 2 4 13 Apr 16

Off By Heart (FR) 10 5 6 14 Nov 12

Corazones (FR) 9 2 5 27 Jun 17

La Sulfureuse (FR) 9 1 4 13 Nov 16

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 592 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 5 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

104621221816754019191828

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 yardG Macaire

28% of all rides
25.6% SR · A/E 0.93

TrainerRWSR£1

G Macaire 375 96 25.6% −36.00

P Peltier 149 31 20.8% −29.60

J Bertran De Balanda 132 14 10.6% −43.40

J-P Gallorini 116 28 24.1% +33.45

D Bressou 95 22 23.2% +47.40

Francois Nicolle 59 15 25.4% −9.00

F-M Cottin 57 4 7% −25.10

A Chaille-Chaille 40 11 27.5% +2.80

M Seror 35 3 8.6% −3.70

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

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→

359

Archived wins

108

Pattern / graded wins

£18.6m

Prize money

2014

Best season · 47 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.

Milord Thomas (FR) — Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) Auteuil (FR) · May 2015 · Grade 1

£296,512

Zaiyad (IRE) — Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil (Hurdle) Auteuil (FR) · Jun 2007 · Grade 1

£236,486

Milord Thomas (FR) — Prix La Haye Jousselin (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) Auteuil (FR) · Nov 2014 · Grade 1

£206,250

Notable horses

Milord Thomas (FR) Ucello Conti (FR) Shekira (FR) The Stomp (FR) Or Noir De Somoza (FR) Kotkikova (FR)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Kapgarde (FR) 26.6% · 25–94

Progeny have won 12.4% of 6,648 runs since 2008 (726 horses).

Poliglote (GB) 22.6% · 21–93

Progeny have won 15.6% of 4,224 runs since 2008 (417 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 6.8% from 234. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19% from 691. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.1% from 196.

Saint Des Saints (FR) 21% · 17–81

Progeny have won 15% of 5,370 runs since 2008 (645 horses).

Martaline (GB) 35.4% · 28–79

Progeny have won 14.2% of 7,351 runs since 2008 (723 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 9.4% from 128. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10% from 120.

Turgeon (USA) 19.1% · 13–68

Progeny have won 12.3% of 3,191 runs since 2008 (341 horses). Weakest beyond 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 269.

Dom Alco (FR) 39.3% · 22–56

Progeny have won 17.1% of 1,831 runs since 2008 (159 horses). Strongest on Good to Soft going: 21.5% from 326. Weakest on Good going: 14.1% from 389.

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 15 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 1,543 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,543 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 25 February 2005 to 20 August 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

20 Aug 26 Deauville (FR) Arturo (FR)T: Fabian Xaver Weissmeier Prix Des Anciens JockeysClass 4 · 9.5f · Standard · 8 ran 1st 9/2

30 Nov 18 Auteuil (FR) Black Luna (FR)T: G Macaire Prix Francois de Poncins (Hurdle) () (4yo) (Turf)18f · Heavy · 9 ran 1st 7/5F

25 Nov 18 Auteuil (FR) Futbolisto (FR)T: M Seror Prix Leon Olry-Roederer (Hurdle) (5yo+) (Turf)21.5f · Heavy · 13 ran 6th 36/5

25 Nov 18 Auteuil (FR) Milord Thomas (FR)T: D Bressou Prix Georges Courtois (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf)22f · Heavy · 9 ran 4th 47/10

17 Nov 18 Auteuil (FR) Magistador (FR)T: M Seror Prix Francois de Ganay (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf)19.5f · Heavy · 16 ran 1st 17/1

11 Nov 18 Auteuil (FR) Eden Du Seuil (FR)T: M Seror Prix Marc Antony (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (4yo) (Turf)19.5f · Heavy · 16 ran 9th 31/1

04 Nov 18 Auteuil (FR) Milord Thomas (FR)T: D Bressou Prix la Haye Jousselin (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf)27.5f · Very Soft · 7 ran 3rd 37/10

01 Nov 18 Compiegne (FR) Futbolisto (FR)T: M Seror Prix Cerealiste (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo) (Turf)18f · Heavy · 13 ran 1st 61/10

20 Oct 18 Auteuil (FR) Deal Baie (FR)T: M Seror Prix Montgomery (Chase) Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf)23.5f · Very Soft · 13 ran 7th 47/10

20 Oct 18 Auteuil (FR) The Reader (FR)T: M Seror Prix Prince d'ecouen (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf)19.5f · Very Soft · 17 ran 15th 35/1

20 Oct 18 Auteuil (FR) Bestformer (FR)T: G Macaire Prix Emilius (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings Unraced over hurdles/fences) (Turf)18f · Very Soft · 15 ran 6th 32/5

14 Oct 18 Auteuil (FR) Milord Thomas (FR)T: D Bressou Prix Heros XII (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf)22f · Very Soft · 10 ran 2nd 7/2

04 Oct 18 Auteuil (FR) Summer Sweet (FR)T: M Seror Prix Hipparque (Hurdle) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf)18f · Very Soft · 8 ran 7th 4/1

04 Oct 18 Auteuil (FR) No Risk For You (FR)T: M Seror Prix Bayonnet (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf)22f · Very Soft · 9 ran 5th 8/1

02 Oct 18 Compiegne (FR) Deal Baie (FR)T: M Seror Prix de Ranville (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf)18f · Very Soft · 11 ran PU 19/10F

18 Sep 18 Auteuil (FR) The Golden Boy (FR)T: M Seror Prix Xanthor (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf)18.5f · Very Soft · 11 ran 3rd 58/10

13 Sep 18 Auteuil (FR) Skins Rock (FR)T: M Seror Prix Alain Et Gilles De Goulaine (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (4yo) (Turf)18f · Very Soft · 16 ran 16th 59/10

12 Sep 18 Compiegne (FR) Bolt Of Lightning (IRE)T: M Seror Prix Nuage (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf)17f · Very Soft · 12 ran 8th 17/1

06 Sep 18 Auteuil (FR) Deal Baie (FR)T: M Seror Prix World Citizen (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf)22f · Very Soft · 10 ran 2nd 12/5F

06 Sep 18 Auteuil (FR) No Risk For You (FR)T: M Seror Prix Gelas (Chase) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf)17.5f · Very Soft · 14 ran 2nd 66/10

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 Jacques Ricou's strike rate?: Jacques Ricou has won 274 of 1,352 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 20.3% (as at 15 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Jacques Ricou do best at?: Compiegne by strike rate: 12 wins from 33 rides (36.4%) 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 Jacques Ricou ride most for?: G Macaire, with 375 rides since 2008 — 28% of the total. That pairing has won 96 (25.6%).
What is Jacques Ricou's Fair A/E?: 1.05, from 1,163 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.