What is Jimmy Fortune's strike rate?

Jimmy Fortune has won 499 of 4,423 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 11.3% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does Jimmy Fortune do best at?

Bath by strike rate: 24 wins from 112 rides (21.4%) 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 Jimmy Fortune ride most for?

Andrew Balding, with 737 rides since 2008 — 17% of the total. That pairing has won 92 (12.5%).

What is Jimmy Fortune's Fair A/E?

0.91, from 4,400 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

Jimmy Fortune

4,423 rides in the lifetime window · 2,612 individual horses

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

Last ride Oct 2017 100% of rides on the flat

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.

499–4,423

Wins / Runs

11.3%

Strike rate

n=4,423

1,376 (31%)

Placed

0.91

Fair A/E

n=4,400 · 0.79 incl. margin

−1,224.16

£1 level stake

n=4,423 at SP · −27.7%

£11.4m

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

12%

KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 440 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 11% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.91). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 13% (543 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 4,423 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Fired Mar–May Fresh horses: 12.3% 32.2% when favourite Andrew Balding: 12.5% from 737 LTO winners: 13.4% Rode the favourite in 13% of races

The read

The record is strongest at Southwell (AW) (41.9%, n=31), Chepstow (25.6%, n=39) and Bath (21.4%, n=112) — all clear of the rider's 11.3% baseline. Rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 6.3% (n=1,008, Fair A/E 0.87). Andrew Balding supplied 17% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (12.5%, A/E 0.95). The rider also read well on Firm going (24.1%, n=58). 108 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Ladbrokes St Leger Stakes at Doncaster (Sep 2007, £303,915). The standout partner of the record was Tullius (IRE) — 7 wins from 23 rides together. 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 11.3% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

10.6%−0.7

n=2,520 · A/E 0.93 · £1 −609.47

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

13.4%+2.1

n=543 · A/E 0.88 · £1 −199.05

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

12.3%+1.0

n=709 · A/E 0.94 · £1 −209.11

When favourite

32.2%

n=566 · A/E 1.00 · £1 −86.27

Big fields · 14+ runners

6.3%−5.0

n=1,008 · A/E 0.87 · £1 −390.91

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

9.3%−2.0

n=729 · A/E 0.88 · £1 −277.51

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 11.3% 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

At Southwell (AW) 41.9% vs 11.3% · n=31

At Chepstow 25.6% vs 11.3% · n=39

With John Gosden 19.6% vs 11.3% · n=542

On Firm going 24.1% vs 11.3% · n=58

At Bath 21.4% vs 11.3% · n=112

At Pontefract 23.3% vs 11.3% · n=43

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

Good to Firm 1,153 140 12.1% −154.45

Good 1,129 99 8.8% −400.54

Standard (AW) 1,011 133 13.2% −313.22

Good to Soft 537 62 11.5% −116.22

Soft 484 45 9.3% −226.63

Firm 58 14 24.1% −6.35

Heavy 51 6 11.8% −6.75

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Kempton (AW) 520 52 10% −207.37

Newbury 425 28 6.6% −179.78

Ascot 354 24 6.8% −204.42

Lingfield (AW) 325 42 12.9% −105.92

Newmarket 315 39 12.4% +42.60

Windsor 302 40 13.2% −74.85

Sandown 288 26 9% −66.96

Goodwood 242 24 9.9% −33.00

Salisbury 197 21 10.7% −98.24

Newmarket 166 18 10.8% −14.56

Doncaster 165 16 9.7% −69.50

York 125 11 8.8% −45.64

Bath 112 24 21.4% −1.65

Wolverhampton (AW) 104 21 20.2% −11.77

Epsom Downs 102 14 13.7% +0.83

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 5 1,258 174 13.8% −319.01

Class 4 1,118 119 10.6% −242.60

Class 1 731 68 9.3% −279.51

Class 2 563 52 9.2% −102.11

Class 3 403 44 10.9% −134.98

Class 6 347 42 12.1% −142.95

Class 7 2 0 0% −2.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 668 199 29.8% 0.98 −124.94

2nd–3rd fav 1,107 166 15% 0.91 −186.72

4th–6th fav 1,402 98 7% 0.85 −350.50

7th+ in betting 1,246 36 2.9% 0.77 −562.00

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.

Horses ridden

same window as header · most-raced first

HorseRWPlLast ran

Tullius (IRE) 23 7 10 15 Oct 16

Chiberta King (GB) 20 3 5 19 Nov 14

What About Carlo (FR) 15 3 7 23 Sep 17

Dungannon (GB) 15 3 5 8 Nov 14

Spark Plug (IRE) 14 3 5 26 Aug 17

Santefisio (GB) 13 2 5 13 Jun 15

Side Glance (GB) 13 5 9 20 Oct 12

Night Carnation (GB) 13 5 7 1 Sep 12

Desert Law (IRE) 12 2 6 22 Sep 12

Swingkeel (IRE) 11 2 5 4 May 11

Charm School (GB) 11 3 5 7 Nov 09

Agent Murphy (GB) 10 2 5 7 Sep 17

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 2,612 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.

By month

strike by month, lifetime

JFMAMJJASOND

21241613138111111101319

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 yardAndrew Balding

17% of all rides
12.5% SR · A/E 0.95

TrainerRWSR£1

Andrew Balding 737 92 12.5% −187.94

John Gosden 542 106 19.6% −23.07

Brian Meehan 392 42 10.7% −61.79

Richard Hannon Snr 321 27 8.4% −83.87

Hughie Morrison 246 22 8.9% −115.09

Jeremy Noseda 132 27 20.5% +36.98

Peter Chapple-Hyam 129 11 8.5% −13.25

Ed Dunlop 85 3 3.5% −66.25

Paul Cole 81 6 7.4% −42.00

Eve Johnson Houghton 74 8 10.8% −9.50

Sir Michael Stoute 65 6 9.2% −9.83

Richard Hannon 53 5 9.4% −25.45

Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→

782

Archived wins

108

Pattern / graded wins

£17.7m

Prize money

2007

Best season · 110 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.

Lucarno (USA) — Ladbrokes St Leger Stakes (Group 1) Doncaster · Sep 2007 · Group 1

£303,915

Debussy (IRE) — Prix Eugene Adam (Straight Course) Maisons-Laffitte (FR) · Jul 2009 · Group 2

£221,359

Court Masterpiece (GB) — Cantor Spreadfair Sussex Stakes (Group 1) Goodwood · Aug 2006 · Group 1

£180,135

Notable horses

Tullius (IRE) Bronze Cannon (USA) Nannina (GB) Side Glance (GB) Night Carnation (GB) Rainbow View (USA)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Oasis Dream (GB) 14.3% · 20–140

Progeny have won 11.8% of 18,040 runs since 2008 (1,511 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 17.3% from 150. Weakest on Heavy going: 8.5% from 484. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.1% from 792.

Cape Cross (IRE) 13.4% · 13–97

Progeny have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since 2008 (988 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.

Pivotal (GB) 20% · 18–90

Progeny have won 13.6% of 12,789 runs since 2008 (1,019 horses). Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.4% from 108.

Acclamation (GB) 9.2% · 8–87

Progeny have won 10% of 19,711 runs since 2008 (1,327 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 195.

Danehill Dancer (IRE) 15.1% · 11–73

Progeny have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since 2008 (783 horses). Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.

Royal Applause (GB) 7.1% · 5–70

Progeny have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since 2008 (774 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 3.4% from 323.

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 6,606 · newest first

The latest 50 of 6,606 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 19 January 2005 to 7 October 2017.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

07 Oct 17 Newmarket Nathra (IRE)T: John Gosden Kingdom Of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes (Fillies' Group 1)Class 1 · 8f · Good · 13 ran 3rd 20/1

27 Sep 17 Kempton (AW) Rustang (FR)T: Richard Hughes racinguk.com NurseryClass 6 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 4th 8/1

27 Sep 17 Goodwood Zamperini (IRE)T: Mike Murphy Fuller, Smith & Turner Plc HandicapClass 4 · 10f · Soft · 9 ran 2nd 12/1

23 Sep 17 Newbury What About Carlo (FR)T: Eve Johnson Houghton Dubai Duty Free Legacy Cup Stakes (Group 3)Class 1 · 11f · Good · 11 ran 9th 25/1

23 Sep 17 Newbury Fennaan (IRE)T: John Gosden Wedgewood Estates EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 1)Class 4 · 7f · Good · 16 ran 1st 7/1

15 Sep 17 Sandown Zamperini (IRE)T: Mike Murphy Falcon Green Personnel HandicapClass 4 · 10f · Good · 10 ran 4th 25/1

14 Sep 17 Epsom Downs Lady Perignon (GB)T: Andrew Balding Follow racing_uk On Twitter Now HandicapClass 5 · 8.5f · Good · 10 ran 1st 14/1

14 Sep 17 Epsom Downs Colonel Frank (GB)T: Ed Walker Stelrad Radiator HandicapClass 4 · 7f · Good · 11 ran 5th 8/1

09 Sep 17 Ascot Forza Angel (GB)T: John Gosden Chapel Down HandicapClass 2 · 6f · Soft · 13 ran 6th 13/2

09 Sep 17 Ascot Carlini (IRE)T: Brian Meehan Sodexo British EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 2)Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 7 ran 7th 33/1

09 Sep 17 Ascot Early Morning (IRE)T: Harry Dunlop Cunard HandicapClass 2 · 7f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 17th 50/1

09 Sep 17 Ascot Arthenia (IRE)T: Charles Hills Lavazza Fillies' Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Rnd)Class 4 · 8f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6th 25/1

09 Sep 17 Ascot Soldiers Bay (IRE)T: Brian Meehan Sodexo British EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 1)Class 4 · 7f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5th 4/1

08 Sep 17 Ascot Cool Bahamian (IRE)T: Eve Johnson Houghton Bibendum Wine HandicapClass 4 · 6f · Soft · 11 ran 4th 10/1

08 Sep 17 Ascot Caviar Royale (GB)T: Brian Meehan Twinings Novice Auction Stakes (Div 1)Class 4 · 6f · Soft · 8 ran 8th 50/1

07 Sep 17 Haydock Agent Murphy (GB)T: Brian Meehan 10 Free At 32Red.com HandicapClass 2 · 11.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4th 9/1

07 Sep 17 Haydock Ididitforyoooo (IRE)T: Brian Meehan 32Red Casino Maiden Stakes (Plus 10)Class 3 · 11.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3rd 10/1

01 Sep 17 Sandown Caviar Royale (GB)T: Brian Meehan British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (Div 2)Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 10th 66/1

01 Sep 17 Sandown Ivy Leaguer (GB)T: Brian Meehan Watch Racing UK On Sky 432 NurseryClass 5 · 5f · Good · 10 ran 3rd 25/1

31 Aug 17 Bath Good Way Off (USA)T: Luca Cumani CDL Recruitment/EBF Maiden Fillies' StakesClass 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1st 11/4

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 Jimmy Fortune's strike rate?: Jimmy Fortune has won 499 of 4,423 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 11.3% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Jimmy Fortune do best at?: Bath by strike rate: 24 wins from 112 rides (21.4%) 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 Jimmy Fortune ride most for?: Andrew Balding, with 737 rides since 2008 — 17% of the total. That pairing has won 92 (12.5%).
What is Jimmy Fortune's Fair A/E?: 0.91, from 4,400 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.