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Jockey profile

Kelly Harrison

1,650 rides in the lifetime window · 713 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Sep 2015 100% of rides on the flat
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.
101–1,650
Wins / Runs
6.1%
Strike rate
n=1,650
377 (23%)
Placed
0.86
n=1,643 · 0.73 incl. margin
−398.00
£1 level stake
n=1,650 at SP · −24.1%
£666k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 210 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 6% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.86). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 11% (126 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,650 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance 23.3% when favourite Jim Goldie: 8.1% from 148 LTO winners: 11.1% Claiming: 6.3% Rode the favourite in 4% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Chepstow (18.2%, n=33), clear of the rider's 6.1% baseline. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 11.1% (n=126, Fair A/E 0.86). The market has consistently overbet first rides on a horse: 4.8% strike, Fair A/E 0.83 and −181.80 to a £1 stake over 683 rides — those runners underperformed what the price implied. Jim Goldie supplied 9% of the rides and edges the rider's average (8.1% vs 6.1%, A/E 0.84). The rider also read well in Class 7 (14.7%, n=34). The standout partner of the record was Rothesay Dancer (GB) — 6 wins from 57 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 6.1% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
4.8%−1.3
n=683 · A/E 0.83 · £1 −181.80
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
11.1%+5.0
n=126 · A/E 0.86 · £1 −11.40
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
3.6%−2.5
n=193 · A/E 0.86 · £1 −40.75
When favourite
23.3%
n=73 · A/E 0.92 · £1 −11.62
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
6.3%+0.2
n=1,098 · A/E 0.85 · £1 −318.83
Big fields · 14+ runners
5.2%−0.9
n=329 · A/E 1.02 · £1 +32.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−6.1
n=6 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −6.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 6.1% 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 Chepstow 18.2% vs 6.1% · n=33
With Tracy Waggott 16.7% vs 6.1% · n=42
In Class 7 14.7% vs 6.1% · n=34
With horses switching code 0% vs 6.1% · n=59
With Dai Burchell 12.8% vs 6.1% · n=39
On last-time-out winners 11.1% vs 6.1% · n=126
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
Flat 1,648 101 6.1% −396.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
Hurdle 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Standard (AW) 477 29 6.1% −284.62
Good to Firm 450 34 7.6% +12.87
Good 385 18 4.7% −40.50
Good to Soft 135 10 7.4% −10.50
Soft 121 6 5% −50.75
Heavy 55 2 3.6% −29.50
Firm 27 2 7.4% +5.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 206 17 8.3% −88.57
Southwell (AW) 185 9 4.9% −121.88
Redcar 111 6 5.4% −16.50
Catterick 104 7 6.7% −18.00
Musselburgh 93 3 3.2% −77.50
Ayr 89 7 7.9% −33.50
Newcastle 75 4 5.3% −40.00
Thirsk 71 5 7% +13.12
Hamilton 64 4 6.3% −35.25
Beverley 62 2 3.2% −3.50
Kempton (AW) 55 3 5.5% −43.17
Carlisle 54 2 3.7% −27.50
Ripon 52 5 9.6% +11.00
Nottingham 48 5 10.4% +108.50
Pontefract 47 4 8.5% +122.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 6 705 49 7% −178.22
Class 5 589 28 4.8% −51.37
Class 4 207 10 4.8% −132.63
Class 3 56 6 10.7% +15.50
Class 2 49 3 6.1% −25.50
Class 7 34 5 14.7% −15.78
Class 1 6 0 0% −6.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 88 19 21.6% 0.89 −16.62
2nd–3rd fav 220 23 10.5% 0.72 −98.38
4th–6th fav 472 33 7% 0.91 −122.00
7th+ in betting 870 26 3% 0.94 −161.00
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
Rothesay Dancer (GB) 42 4 14 20 Nov 10
Bel Cantor (GB) 41 4 14 28 Aug 10
Guto (GB) 32 6 12 29 Sep 10
Who's Shirl (GB) 21 2 6 11 May 13
Perlachy (GB) 19 3 5 22 Feb 13
Red River Boy (GB) 19 2 6 24 Aug 11
John Potts (GB) 17 5 7 27 Mar 13
Thoughtsofstardom (GB) 16 4 8 22 Dec 09
Destinys Dream (IRE) 15 3 7 11 May 11
Sion Hill (IRE) 14 3 6 24 Feb 11
Shirls Son Sam (GB) 13 0 4 6 Nov 12
Grandad Bill (IRE) 13 2 7 14 Sep 09
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 713 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
6135775675655
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 yardJim Goldie
9% of all rides
8.1% SR · A/E 0.84
TrainerRWSR£1
Jim Goldie 148 12 8.1% −67.75
Chris Fairhurst 130 7 5.4% +74.00
Bill Ratcliffe 126 11 8.7% −14.50
Brian Baugh 69 8 11.6% −17.75
Tim Easterby 58 4 6.9% −12.00
Micky Hammond 55 3 5.5% +2.00
Colin Teague 42 2 4.8% −20.00
Tracy Waggott 42 7 16.7% +8.87
Kate Walton 40 2 5% −20.00
Dai Burchell 39 5 12.8% +13.50
Nigel Tinkler 36 0 0% −36.00
William Haggas 32 4 12.5% −0.25
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
114
Archived wins
£753k
Prize money
2008
Best season · 27 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.
Collateral Damage (IRE) — Boddingtons Redcar Straight-mile Championship Final Handicap Redcar · Oct 2009 · Class 2
£18,693
Bel Cantor (GB) — Ripon Cathedral City Of Dales Handicap Ripon · Aug 2008 · Class 2
£12,462
Who's Shirl (GB) — Pontefract Park Fillies' Handicap Pontefract · Sep 2010 · Class 3
£9,347

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Lujain (USA) 8.6% · 5–58
Progeny have won 8.3% of 1,688 runs since 2008 (99 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 4.6% from 108.
Largesse (GB) 9.1% · 4–44
Progeny have won 7.3% of 368 runs since 2008 (25 horses).
Bahamian Bounty (GB) 7.1% · 3–42
Progeny have won 9.6% of 9,353 runs since 2008 (598 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 1% from 202.
Bertolini (USA) 5.1% · 2–39
Progeny have won 8% of 7,851 runs since 2008 (518 horses).
Kyllachy (GB) 10.3% · 4–39
Progeny have won 9.9% of 13,847 runs since 2008 (800 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.8% from 468.
Foxhound (USA) 18.8% · 6–32
Progeny have won 5.5% of 1,106 runs since 2008 (60 horses). Strongest on Soft going: 9.7% from 144. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 8.6% from 360.
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 1,950 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,950 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 7 January 2005 to 9 September 2015.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
11 May 13 Thirsk Who's Shirl (GB)T: Chris Fairhurst Calverts Carpets HandicapClass 5 · 8f · Good · 15 ran 12th 25/1
07 May 13 Catterick Danceintothelight (GB)T: Micky Hammond Go Racing In Yorkshire HandicapClass 6 · 16f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 7th 10/1
03 May 13 Chepstow Spinning Waters (GB)T: Dai Burchell 32RedBingo.com Handicap (Div 2)Class 6 · 16f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3rd 8/1
03 May 13 Chepstow Anrheg (GB)T: Dai Burchell 32Red Casino Fillies' HandicapClass 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6th 66/1
30 Apr 13 Bath Asian Trader (GB)T: William Haggas Cork Bar Maiden StakesClass 5 · 5.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1st 7/2
24 Apr 13 Catterick My Claire (GB)T: Nigel Tinkler Go Racing In Yorkshire Maiden StakesClass 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 6th 50/1
19 Apr 13 Bath Anrheg (GB)T: Dai Burchell Bathwick Tyres Chippenham HandicapClass 6 · 17f · Good · 14 ran 11th 50/1
18 Apr 13 Ripon Rat Catcher (IRE)T: Andrew Crook Hopton Brow HandicapClass 5 · 6f · Good · 13 ran 12th 33/1

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 Kelly Harrison's strike rate?
Kelly Harrison has won 101 of 1,650 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 6.1% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Kelly Harrison do best at?
Nottingham by strike rate: 5 wins from 48 rides (10.4%) 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 Kelly Harrison ride most for?
Jim Goldie, with 148 rides since 2008 — 9% of the total. That pairing has won 12 (8.1%).
What is Kelly Harrison's Fair A/E?
0.86, from 1,643 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).