What is James Bowen's strike rate?

James Bowen has won 329 of 1,985 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 16.6% (as at 3 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does James Bowen do best at?

Worcester by strike rate: 22 wins from 90 rides (24.4%) 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 James Bowen ride most for?

Nicky Henderson, with 451 rides since 2022 — 23% of the total. That pairing has won 96 (21.3%).

Is James Bowen in form?

Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 10 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.

What is James Bowen's Fair A/E?

1.04, from 1,984 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.

Jockey profile

James Bowen

1,985 rides in the last 5 seasons · 856 individual horses

As at 3 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last ride 7 days ago 100% of rides over jumps

Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2017→)

from 1 Jan 2022

329–1,985

Wins / Runs

16.6%

Strike rate

n=1,985

794 (40%)

Placed

1.04

Fair A/E

n=1,984 · 0.90 incl. margin

−334.40

£1 level stake

n=1,984 at SP · −16.9%

£5.11m

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

15.4%

KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 400 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 17% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.04). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 26% (307 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,985 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 3 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance 39.3% when favourite Nicky Henderson: 21.3% from 451 LTO winners: 25.7% Rides the favourite in 18% of races

The read

It is weakest at Aintree (5.6% over 54 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 25.7% (n=307, Fair A/E 1.10), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 11.1% (n=226, Fair A/E 1.21). Nicky Henderson supplies 23% of the rides and edges the rider's average (21.3% vs 16.6%, A/E 1.10) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. 31 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the BetMGM Clarence House Chase at Ascot (Jan 2026, £112,394). The standout partner of the record: Peejaybee (FR) — 7 wins from 17 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 16.6% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

13.4%−3.2

n=767 · A/E 0.95 · £1 −214.44

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

25.7%+9.1

n=307 · A/E 1.10 · £1 −10.87

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

15.8%−0.8

n=506 · A/E 1.08 · £1 −45.58

When favourite

39.3%

n=349 · A/E 1.10 · £1 −2.49

Big fields · 14+ runners

11.1%−5.5

n=226 · A/E 1.21 · £1 −44.82

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

13.4%−3.2

n=134 · A/E 0.95 · £1 −40.05

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 16.6% 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 25.7% vs 16.6% · n=307

At Huntingdon 6.3% vs 16.6% · n=80

At Aintree 5.6% vs 16.6% · n=54

With headgear back on 6.3% vs 16.6% · n=48

With C&D winners 23.9% vs 16.6% · n=155

At Ascot 6.3% vs 16.6% · n=32

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 1,064 157 14.8% −318.89

Chase 748 152 20.3% +71.03

NH Flat 171 20 11.7% −84.54

Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Good 853 168 19.7% −22.99

Good to Soft 562 86 15.3% −119.74

Soft 423 57 13.5% −121.87

Heavy 114 16 14% −42.30

Good to Firm 29 2 6.9% −23.50

Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Ffos Las 130 15 11.5% −67.62

Uttoxeter 115 16 13.9% +20.81

Hereford 99 16 16.2% −6.96

Newbury 94 14 14.9% −25.24

Worcester 90 22 24.4% +43.11

Huntingdon 80 5 6.3% −53.24

Market Rasen 79 18 22.8% +9.10

Doncaster 77 17 22.1% −11.99

Cheltenham 70 11 15.7% −6.19

Chepstow 65 8 12.3% −27.50

Southwell 64 15 23.4% +9.02

Perth 63 14 22.2% −0.24

Plumpton 60 6 10% −45.57

Warwick 59 12 20.3% +10.17

Stratford 58 8 13.8% −24.05

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 4 833 137 16.4% −232.91

Class 5 462 79 17.1% +17.04

Class 3 328 60 18.3% −82.84

Class 1 178 21 11.8% −66.05

Class 2 178 32 18% +36.36

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 386 146 37.8% 1.10 −0.29

2nd–3rd fav 663 119 17.9% 0.96 −109.61

4th–6th fav 598 55 9.2% 1.11 −87.50

7th+ in betting 337 8 2.4% 0.70 −137.00

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

83.6% completed · 1,812 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)

CodeRCompFURPUBDOth

Chase 748 77.9% 15 14 136 0 0

Hurdle 1,064 87.6% 15 3 110 2 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

Jaramillo (GB) 15 2 6 8 Nov 25

Jet Of Dreams (IRE) 14 4 9 29 Sep 26

Peejaybee (FR) 14 5 8 21 Nov 25

Axel Bleue (GB) 13 4 8 13 Oct 26

King Roly (GB) 13 5 7 7 Oct 26

Callin Baton Rouge (IRE) 13 3 5 29 Jun 26

Herakles Westwood (FR) 12 4 5 18 Apr 26

Francky Du Berlais (FR) 12 2 5 11 Oct 24

Limerick Leader (FR) 11 4 9 28 Sep 26

Holokea (IRE) 11 3 6 14 Feb 26

Village Master (IRE) 11 7 7 19 Oct 25

Flying Fortune (IRE) 10 4 6 24 May 26

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 856 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 6 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.

Current form

significance-gated

Last 14 days

Small sample

0 from 10

Only 10 rides in the last 14 days — too few to read against the baseline (gate: n≥15). The card states the sample and stays neutral.

By month

strike by month, 5 seasons

JFMAMJJASOND

151319142113241832131117

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 yardNicky Henderson

23% of all rides
21.3% SR · A/E 1.10

TrainerRWSR£1

Nicky Henderson 451 96 21.3% −26.61

Warren Greatrex 395 67 17% −65.63

Mickey Bowen 184 31 16.8% −71.69

Peter Bowen 123 12 9.8% −53.08

Peter & Michael Bowen 89 17 19.1% −6.74

Neil Mulholland 71 12 16.9% −16.30

Nicky Martin 54 8 14.8% −2.87

Billy Aprahamian 49 9 18.4% +44.83

Charles & Adam Pogson 37 9 24.3% −1.58

Olly Murphy 36 5 13.9% −16.79

S R B Crawford 31 4 12.9% +6.12

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

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2017→

569

Archived wins

Pattern / graded wins

£8.03m

Prize money

2025

Best season · 100 wins

Jonbon (FR) — BetMGM Clarence House Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Ascot · Jan 2026 · Grade 1

£112,394

Raz De Maree (FR) — Coral Welsh Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Chepstow · Jan 2018 · Grade 3

£85,425

Potters Corner (IRE) — Marston's 61 Deep Midlands Grand National (Listed Handicap Chase) Uttoxeter · Mar 2019 · Listed

£84,655

Notable horses

Peejaybee (FR) Village Master (IRE) Francky Du Berlais (FR) Courtland (IRE) King Roly (GB) Numitor (GB)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Getaway (GER) 28.9% · 22–76

Progeny have won 11.3% of 10,971 runs since 2016 (1,029 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.1% from 134.

Soldier of Fortune (IRE) 22.4% · 15–67

Progeny have won 11.3% of 5,870 runs since 2013 (684 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.

Walk In The Park (IRE) 15.5% · 9–58

Progeny have won 13.3% of 7,015 runs since 2011 (702 horses).

Yeats (IRE) 13.6% · 6–44

Progeny have won 11.9% of 9,835 runs since 2013 (707 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 819.

Fame And Glory (GB) 18.6% · 8–43

Progeny have won 12.5% of 6,211 runs since 2016 (504 horses).

Jet Away (GB) 14.3% · 6–42

Progeny have won 11.2% of 2,536 runs since 2018 (273 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 3 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 3,711 · newest first

The latest 50 of 3,711 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 8 April 2017 to 27 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

27 Oct 26 Bangor-on-Dee Laughing John (GB)T: Nicky Henderson Mount Vines Novices' Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran F 3/1F

24 Oct 26 Cheltenham Landsborough (FR)T: Mickey Bowen William Hill Extra Places Every Day Novices' Hurdle Race (gbb Race)Class 2 · 24f · Good · 6 ran 6th 18/1

24 Oct 26 Cheltenham Ballykinlar (IRE)T: Mickey Bowen William Hill Epic Boosts Novices' Limited Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)Class 3 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 7th 12/1

23 Oct 26 Cheltenham Governors Rock (IRE)T: Warren Greatrex Oddschecker Novices' Hurdle Race(grade 2) (registered As The Sharp Novices' Hurdle Race) (gbb Race)Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 9th 22/1

23 Oct 26 Cheltenham La Pinsonniere (FR)T: Nicky Henderson William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 8th 18/1

22 Oct 26 Ffos Las Kayf Dancer (GB)T: Mickey Bowen bettingsites.co.uk Fast Paying Bookmakers Novices' Limited Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 7 ran 2nd 14/1

22 Oct 26 Ffos Las Jet Bay (IRE)T: Mickey Bowen bettingsites.co.uk Get Paid By Uk Betting Sites Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 2 Elimination) (GBB Race)Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 6 ran 3rd 9/2

22 Oct 26 Ffos Las Common Sense (IRE)T: Rebecca Curtis bettingsites.co.uk Instant Withdrawal Novices' Hurdle Race (Div II) (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran 3rd 100/30

21 Oct 26 Worcester Mouth Watering (FR)T: Deborah Cole Richard And Ann Hitchings Memorial Mares' Novices' Hurdle Race (Herring Queen Mares' Novices' Hurdle Series Qualifier) (Div I) (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 6th 100/1

21 Oct 26 Worcester Modus Operendi (FR)T: Deborah Cole Fred & Mercy Rimell Memorial Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2nd 8/1

18 Oct 26 Sedgefield Dexperts Opinion (IRE)T: Mickey Bowen Bet Vickers Durham National Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)Class 2 · 29f · Good · 7 ran 2nd 13/8F

17 Oct 26 Market Rasen Annies Pass (GB)T: Charlie Longsdon Pertemps Network "Junior" National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 6 ran 2nd 5/1

17 Oct 26 Market Rasen Caelan (IRE)T: Sarah Humphrey Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 4 · 16.5f · Good · 6 ran 3rd 14/1

17 Oct 26 Market Rasen Transmission (IRE)T: Neil Mulholland Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Race (Pertemps Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)Class 2 · 23f · Good · 5 ran 5th 14/1

17 Oct 26 Market Rasen Light N Strike (IRE)T: Emma Lavelle Pertemps Network Jean & Paul Lucas Memorial Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)Class 3 · 21.5f · Good · 5 ran 3rd 9/2

17 Oct 26 Market Rasen Forest Spirit (IRE)T: Mickey Bowen Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 5 · 23f · Good · 8 ran 4th 3/1

17 Oct 26 Market Rasen Sir Edward Lear (GB)T: James Owen Pertemps Network Maiden Hurdle Race (gbb Race)Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 8 ran 6th 11/2

14 Oct 26 Ffos Las Tamarind Bay (IRE)T: Mickey Bowen Adept GRP Cabinets Novices' Steeple Chase (Listed Race) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 19.5f · Soft · 4 ran PU 17/2

13 Oct 26 Southwell Golden Garden (USA)T: Warren Greatrex Celebrate With Sponsorship At Southwell Racecourse Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 5 · 20.5f · Good · 11 ran PU 28/1

13 Oct 26 Southwell Axel Bleue (GB)T: Mickey Bowen Gents Night Saturday 24th October Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)Class 4 · 26f · Good · 3 ran 2nd 11/8

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).

KTB’s figures

the forward record · since 5 Oct 2026

KTB’s figures on this rider’s mounts since 6 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 3 runs (won 0) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 2 runs (won 1) · fastest on KTB Speed in 2 runs (won 0) · to 17 Oct 2026.

Each pick was a KTB figure’s choice before the off — the published KTB Selection, the top-rated horse on KTB Rating, the fastest on KTB Speed — settled against the result the next morning and never worked out again; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races only. A record of weeks so far: read it as a count, not a verdict.

Quick answers

What is James Bowen's strike rate?: James Bowen has won 329 of 1,985 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 16.6% (as at 3 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does James Bowen do best at?: Worcester by strike rate: 22 wins from 90 rides (24.4%) 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 James Bowen ride most for?: Nicky Henderson, with 451 rides since 2022 — 23% of the total. That pairing has won 96 (21.3%).
Is James Bowen in form?: Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 10 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is James Bowen's Fair A/E?: 1.04, from 1,984 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.