What is James Nixon's strike rate?

James Nixon has won 26 of 304 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 8.6% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which yard does James Nixon ride most for?

Tom Symonds, with 70 rides since 2008 — 23% of the total. That pairing has won 11 (15.7%).

What is James Nixon's Fair A/E?

0.92, from 304 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

James Nixon

304 rides in the lifetime window · 145 individual horses

As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last ride Feb 2021 100% of rides over jumps

Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2012→)

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.

26–304

Wins / Runs

8.6%

Strike rate

n=304

73 (24%)

Placed

0.92

Fair A/E

n=304 · 0.79 incl. margin

−141.22

£1 level stake

n=304 at SP · −46.5%

£228k

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 30 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 9% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.92). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 18% (33 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 304 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Fired Mar–May Tom Symonds: 15.7% from 70 LTO winners: 18.2% Claiming: 8.8%

The read

Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 18.2% (n=33, Fair A/E 0.96), but first rides on a horse have been a poor signal at 5.5% (n=145, Fair A/E 0.72). Tom Symonds supplied 23% of the rides and beats the rider's average (15.7% vs 8.6%, A/E 1.29) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also read well in Class 5 (12%, n=108). The record read poorly on Good to Soft going — 5% over 80 rides, 3.6pts below the baseline. Seasonally, the rider fired Mar–May.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 8.6% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

5.5%−3.1

n=145 · A/E 0.72 · £1 −85.13

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

18.2%+9.6

n=33 · A/E 0.96 · £1 +1.25

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

7.5%−1.1

n=80 · A/E 1.09 · £1 −34.50

When favourite

28.6%

n=21 · A/E 0.90 · £1 −4.22

Claiming rides · riding with a claim

8.8%+0.2

n=296 · A/E 0.93 · £1 −133.22

Big fields · 14+ runners

8.5%−0.1

n=59 · A/E 1.48 · £1 −19.75

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

0%−8.6

n=3 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −3.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 8.6% 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 18.2% vs 8.6% · n=33

With Tom Symonds 15.7% vs 8.6% · n=70

With Robin Dickin 3% vs 8.6% · n=33

With C&D winners 3.3% vs 8.6% · n=30

In Class 5 12% vs 8.6% · n=108

On Good to Soft going 5% vs 8.6% · n=80

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 172 17 9.9% −67.13

Chase 110 9 8.2% −52.09

NH Flat 22 0 0% −22.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Good 93 10 10.8% −21.25

Good to Soft 80 4 5% −61.97

Soft 80 9 11.3% −24.25

Heavy 42 2 4.8% −34.75

Good to Firm 9 1 11.1% +1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Ludlow 28 3 10.7% −4.00

Uttoxeter 21 1 4.8% −15.50

Huntingdon 20 4 20% +3.41

Warwick 18 2 11.1% −5.25

Ffos Las 15 1 6.7% −2.00

Bangor-on-Dee 14 1 7.1% −7.00

Leicester 13 1 7.7% −9.75

Hereford 13 0 0% −13.00

Exeter 12 1 8.3% −8.00

Worcester 12 0 0% −12.00

Chepstow 11 0 0% −11.00

Plumpton 11 1 9.1% −1.00

Southwell 11 1 9.1% −5.50

Wincanton 9 2 22.2% +4.00

Stratford 9 1 11.1% −6.25

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 4 134 9 6.7% −88.00

Class 5 108 13 12% −18.59

Class 3 39 2 5.1% −27.38

Class 6 14 1 7.1% −11.25

Class 2 6 1 16.7% +7.00

Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 25 7 28% 0.92 −4.47

2nd–3rd fav 67 12 17.9% 1.08 −0.25

4th–6th fav 85 6 7.1% 0.96 −22.50

7th+ in betting 127 1 0.8% 0.29 −114.00

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

74.8% completed · 282 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)

CodeRCompFURPUBDOth

Chase 110 70% 1 5 27 0 0

Hurdle 172 77.9% 2 4 32 0 0

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

Kings Apollo (GB) 15 3 7 4 Apr 16

Kingston (GER) 11 2 3 21 Aug 19

Meteorite (GB) 9 1 4 2 Nov 20

Tara Well (IRE) 9 1 3 29 Nov 18

Mr Jim (GB) 8 1 3 11 May 18

Minellacelebration (IRE) 8 2 5 8 May 16

Ask Catkin (IRE) 7 2 2 10 Feb 20

Tugboat (IRE) 7 3 4 19 Apr 16

Little Ginge (FR) 6 0 0 7 Mar 20

Ahead Of Schedule (IRE) 5 0 0 25 Sep 20

Song For Someone (GER) 5 3 5 18 Jan 20

Alberto's Dream (GB) 5 1 2 10 Jan 17

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 145 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

31215151314000483

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 yardTom Symonds

23% of all rides
15.7% SR · A/E 1.29

TrainerRWSR£1

Tom Symonds 70 11 15.7% −2.63

Tony Carroll 39 4 10.3% +0.75

Robin Dickin 33 1 3% −29.75

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

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2012→

Archived wins

£228k

Prize money

2018

Best season · 8 wins

Havana Beat (IRE) — Pinsent Masons Handicap Hurdle (Conditional Jockeys' And Amateur Riders' Race) Aintree · Apr 2018 · Class 2

£30,950

Song For Someone (GER) — Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Handicap Hurdle Fontwell · Nov 2019 · Class 3

£7,216

Song For Someone (GER) — Betway 'Farewell To Richard Osgood' Juvenile Hurdle Newbury · Dec 2018 · Class 3

£6,238

Notable horses

Kings Apollo (GB) Tugboat (IRE) Song For Someone (GER) Kingston (GER) Minellacelebration (IRE) Ask Catkin (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

King's Theatre (IRE) 18.5% · 5–27

Progeny have won 14.4% of 12,129 runs since 2008 (746 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 4.8% from 125. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.9% from 203.

Dylan Thomas (IRE) 18.2% · 2–11

Progeny have won 10.5% of 7,493 runs since 2011 (533 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.

Kayf Tara (GB) 9.1% · 1–11

Progeny have won 12.6% of 13,756 runs since 2008 (1,148 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.

Bollin Eric (GB) 11.1% · 1–9

Progeny have won 9.7% of 1,319 runs since 2008 (115 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 12.7% from 126. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.6% from 257. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 101.

Westerner (GB) 0% · 0–9

Progeny have won 12.2% of 11,858 runs since 2009 (945 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 8.5% from 188.

Flemensfirth (USA) 12.5% · 1–8

Progeny have won 11.9% of 17,288 runs since 2008 (1,595 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 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 304 · newest first

The latest 50 of 304 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 21 April 2012 to 4 February 2021.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

04 Feb 21 Ffos Las Flanagans Field (IRE)T: Bernard Llewellyn Download The Star Sports App Now! Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Heavy · 12 ran 5th 40/1

21 Jan 21 Ludlow Magna Sam (GB)T: G Slade-Jones Behind Bars Open Hunters' ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Soft · 13 ran PU 22/1

13 Nov 20 Southwell Optimistic Bias (IRE)T: James Evans Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran UR 18/1

10 Nov 20 Huntingdon Spiritus Mundi (IRE)T: Nikki Evans Download The tote App Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 14 ran 9th 40/1

09 Nov 20 Chepstow Time For Champers (IRE)T: Nikki Evans Paul And Katie Stewart 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 11 ran 3rd 150/1

08 Nov 20 Stratford Clearly Capable (IRE)T: Tony Carroll Wilmcote Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 6th 16/1

05 Nov 20 Newbury Global Frontier (IRE)T: Nikki Evans tote.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 2)Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 12 ran 11th 200/1

05 Nov 20 Newbury Long Call (GB)T: Tony Carroll tote.co.uk Ten To Follow Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 6th 50/1

02 Nov 20 Plumpton Meteorite (GB)T: Tom Symonds Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran 2nd 11/2

31 Oct 20 Ascot Fazayte (FR)T: Tom Symonds tote.co.uk Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9th 20/1

30 Oct 20 Uttoxeter Watchman (IRE)T: Nikki Evans Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Soft · 13 ran 4th 50/1

29 Oct 20 Stratford Marie's Girl (GB)T: James Evans Annual Membership Conditional Jockeys' Selling HurdleClass 5 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU 200/1

27 Oct 20 Bangor-on-Dee Llandinabo Lad (GB)T: Tom Symonds ocg-syndicates.co.uk Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 12 ran 1st 6/1

21 Oct 20 Fontwell Hemera Du Berlais (FR)T: Tom Symonds Become An Owner At hotsr.co.uk Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)Class 5 · 13.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6th 20/1

16 Oct 20 Uttoxeter Everything Now (IRE)T: Tom Symonds British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Div 2)Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6th 50/1

14 Oct 20 Wetherby Running D'or (FR)T: Tom Symonds Watch Racing TV Anywhere Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU 40/1

11 Oct 20 Newton Abbot Hardy Articos (IRE)T: Tom Symonds British Stallion Studs EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Div 2)Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU 50/1

25 Sep 20 Uttoxeter Ahead Of Schedule (IRE)T: Nikki Evans Follow At The Races On Twitter Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)Class 5 · 23.5f · Good · 14 ran 11th 50/1

25 Sep 20 Uttoxeter Williams Overture (IRE)T: Tom Symonds Watch Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 6th 200/1

17 Aug 20 Uttoxeter Watchman (IRE)T: Nikki Evans Visit attheraces.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 6th 125/1

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 James Nixon's strike rate?: James Nixon has won 26 of 304 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 8.6% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which yard does James Nixon ride most for?: Tom Symonds, with 70 rides since 2008 — 23% of the total. That pairing has won 11 (15.7%).
What is James Nixon's Fair A/E?: 0.92, from 304 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.