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Jockey profile

Josh Hamer

225 rides in the lifetime window · 119 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Sep 2014 94% of rides over jumps
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.
28–225
Wins / Runs
12.4%
Strike rate
n=225
65 (29%)
Placed
1.17
Fair A/E
n=223 · 1.06 incl. margin
−36.60
£1 level stake
n=224 at SP · −16.3%
£127k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
11.1%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 30 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 12% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.17). The edge shows sharpest with horses returning fresh: 14% off breaks of two months or more (43 runs). Rode mostly for Tony Carroll — 42% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 225 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fresh horses: 14% Tony Carroll: 13.8% from 94
The read

Rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 2.5% (n=40, Fair A/E 0.41). Tony Carroll supplied 42% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (13.8%, A/E 1.35) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also read well over 1m5f – 2m (17.9%, n=84) and on Good to Soft going (17.9%, n=56). The market has also underrated the rider in Class 4: Fair A/E 1.51 across 85 rides (15.3% strike, +17.41 to a £1 stake). The record read poorly over 2m1f – 2m4f — 6.6% over 61 rides, 5.8pts below the baseline.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 12.4% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
11.8%−0.6
n=119 · A/E 1.25 · £1 −49.59
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
12.5%+0.1
n=24 · A/E 0.99 · £1 −9.25
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
14%+1.6
n=43 · A/E 1.45 · £1 −8.33
When favourite
39.1%
n=23 · A/E 1.19 · £1 +2.15
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
12.2%−0.2
n=213 · A/E 1.15 · £1 −31.97
Big fields · 14+ runners
2.5%−9.9
n=40 · A/E 0.41 · £1 −32.50
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−12.4
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 12.4% 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
Over 1m5f – 2m 17.9% vs 12.4% · n=84
Over 2m1f – 2m4f 6.6% vs 12.4% · n=61
On Good to Soft going 17.9% vs 12.4% · n=56
In Class 6 18.2% vs 12.4% · n=33
On Good going 8.8% vs 12.4% · n=80
In Class 4 15.3% vs 12.4% · n=85
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 117 15 12.8% −10.39
Chase 84 12 14.3% −8.21
Flat 13 1 7.7% −7.00
NH Flat 11 0 0% −11.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 80 7 8.8% −40.59
Good to Soft 56 10 17.9% +1.57
Soft 39 5 12.8% −4.50
Heavy 27 4 14.8% −4.08
Good to Firm 18 2 11.1% +16.00
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Ludlow 17 4 23.5% +4.62
Worcester 16 3 18.8% +7.50
Towcester 15 3 20% +24.75
Bangor-on-Dee 13 3 23.1% +6.12
Leicester 11 0 0% −11.00
Stratford 10 1 10% −2.00
Uttoxeter 9 0 0% −9.00
Southwell 8 1 12.5% −5.80
Chepstow 8 0 0% −8.00
Huntingdon 7 1 14.3% −3.25
Sandown 6 0 0% −6.00
Newbury 6 2 33.3% +10.50
Warwick 6 1 16.7% −2.25
Cartmel 6 0 0% −6.00
Doncaster 5 1 20% −2.12

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 85 13 15.3% +17.41
Class 5 74 7 9.5% −37.68
Class 6 33 6 18.2% −3.33
Class 3 25 2 8% −6.00
Class 2 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 26 12 46.2% 1.45 +9.90
2nd–3rd fav 34 3 8.8% 0.54 −22.50
4th–6th fav 83 13 15.7% 1.81 +57.00
7th+ in betting 81 0 0% 0.00 −81.00
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 · 201 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 84 75% 4 7 9 0 1
Hurdle 117 89.7% 1 1 9 1 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
Gorge (AUS) 11 2 4 17 May 12
Roseini (IRE) 10 1 1 13 Sep 13
One More Dinar (GB) 9 1 4 3 Dec 13
Akdam (IRE) 8 2 4 12 Mar 14
Direct Flo (IRE) 8 1 2 5 Dec 13
Great Link (GB) 6 3 3 12 Jun 14
Lac Sacre (FR) 6 1 4 5 Mar 14
Dormouse (GB) 4 0 1 22 Jul 14
Arctic Wings (IRE) 4 1 2 12 Apr 13
Mujamead (GB) 4 1 2 4 Feb 13
Ice Tea (IRE) 4 2 2 14 May 11
The Right Time (GB) 3 0 2 28 Aug 14
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 119 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 1 time. 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
2214201896201205718
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 yardTony Carroll
42% of all rides
13.8% SR · A/E 1.35
TrainerRWSR£1
Tony Carroll 94 13 13.8% +13.11
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2008→
28
Archived wins
£127k
Prize money
2013
Best season · 10 wins
Great Link (GB) — Iain Watt Haulage Handicap Hurdle Ayr · Feb 2014 · Class 3
£6,498
Gorge (AUS) — His Royal Highness The Prince Of Wales Challenge Trophy (Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase) Ludlow · Jan 2012 · Class 3
£5,463
Great Link (GB) — John Burke Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase Worcester · Jun 2014 · Class 4
£4,224
Notable horses
Great Link (GB) Gorge (AUS) Akdam (IRE) Ice Tea (IRE) Roseini (IRE) One More Dinar (GB)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Kayf Tara (GB) 16.7% · 2–12
Progeny have won 12.6% of 13,756 runs since 2008 (1,148 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Thunder Gulch (USA) 18.2% · 2–11
Progeny have won 5.2% of 309 runs since 2008 (26 horses).
Dr Massini (IRE) 10% · 1–10
Progeny have won 10.6% of 4,942 runs since 2008 (406 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 14% from 421.
Dubai Destination (USA) 25% · 2–8
Progeny have won 11% of 6,950 runs since 2008 (521 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.9% from 136.
Mr Combustible (IRE) 12.5% · 1–8
Progeny have won 6.9% of 638 runs since 2008 (53 horses).
Bering (GB) 16.7% · 1–6
Progeny have won 8.8% of 701 runs since 2008 (69 horses). Strongest on Good to Soft going: 13.9% from 108. Weakest on Heavy going: 4.6% from 109. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.8% from 156.
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 225 · newest first

The latest 50 of 225 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 28 November 2008 to 30 September 2014.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
30 Sep 14 Chepstow Mr Mafia (IRE)T: Tony Carroll Free Casino Bonuses At TheBookiesOffers.co.uk Standard NH Flat Race (Conditional/Amateur)Class 6 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 5th 66/1
21 Sep 14 Uttoxeter Youm Jamil (USA)T: Tony Carroll Pirelli Stadium Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good · 14 ran UR 22/1
28 Aug 14 Stratford The Right Time (GB)T: Tony Carroll Bay Middleton Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 2nd 7/2
22 Jul 14 Southwell Dormouse (GB)T: Anabel K Murphy Ladbrokes Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 15.5f · Good · 6 ran 4th 10/1
20 Jul 14 Newton Abbot King's Road (GB)T: Anabel K Murphy SIS At The Heart Of Racing Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5th 10/1
16 Jul 14 Worcester The Right Time (GB)T: Tony Carroll Lifeboats Saving Lives At Sea Selling Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 20f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 3rd 50/1
16 Jul 14 Worcester Casey Ryback (GB)T: Tony Carroll Worcester News Standard NH Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys & Amateur Riders)Class 6 · 16f · Good To Firm · 5 ran F 7/4
09 Jul 14 Worcester Dormouse (GB)T: Anabel K Murphy Cotswold Scaffolding Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2nd 9/1
08 Jul 14 Uttoxeter Vertueux (FR)T: Tony Carroll 32Red Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good · 14 ran 13th 16/1
12 Jun 14 Uttoxeter Great Link (GB)T: Tony Carroll Media Resources Novices' Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 20f · Good · 11 ran PU 9/2
07 Jun 14 Worcester Great Link (GB)T: Tony Carroll John Burke Memorial Novices' Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1st 17/2
03 Jun 14 Southwell Dormouse (GB)T: Anabel K Murphy Download The Totepool Live Info App Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 15.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 4th 20/1
29 May 14 Worcester The Right Time (GB)T: Tony Carroll 32red.com Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran 4th 16/1
27 May 14 Huntingdon Mayan Flight (IRE)T: Tony Carroll Boongate Kia Sportage Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 7th 8/1
12 Mar 14 Cheltenham Akdam (IRE)T: Tony Carroll Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 24 ran BD 40/1
05 Mar 14 Catterick Lac Sacre (FR)T: Tony Carroll Yorkshire-outdoors.co.uk Adventure Activities Selling HurdleClass 5 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2nd 13/8F
04 Mar 14 Newcastle Thinger Licht (FR)T: Tony Carroll Close Brothers Business Finance Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 20.5f · Soft · 9 ran 6th 15/2
27 Feb 14 Ludlow Lac Sacre (FR)T: Tony Carroll Follow BettingBaron At Corbett Sports Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Soft · 5 ran 2nd 7/1
27 Feb 14 Ludlow Expanding Universe (IRE)T: Tony Carroll 25 Free Bet At Corbettsports.com 'national Hunt' Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 21f · Soft · 7 ran 5th 15/2
20 Feb 14 Ayr Great Link (GB)T: Tony Carroll Iain Watt Haulage Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 16f · Heavy · 5 ran 1st 7/1

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 Josh Hamer's strike rate?
Josh Hamer has won 28 of 225 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 12.4% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which yard does Josh Hamer ride most for?
Tony Carroll, with 94 rides since 2008 — 42% of the total. That pairing has won 13 (13.8%).
What is Josh Hamer's Fair A/E?
1.17, from 223 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.
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 6 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).