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Jockey profile

Kevin Smith

75 rides in the lifetime window · 27 individual horses
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Oct 2017 99% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2013→)
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.
4–75
Wins / Runs
5.3%
Strike rate
n=75
12 (16%)
Placed
0.95
Fair A/E
n=75 · 0.72 incl. margin
−49.00
£1 level stake
n=75 at SP · −65.3%
£69,932
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB at a glance Matthew J Smith: 6.5% from 62

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 5.3% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
3.7%−1.6
n=27 · A/E 0.93 · £1 −18.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
20%+14.7
n=5 · A/E 1.98 · £1 −1.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
5.9%+0.6
n=17 · A/E 0.98 · £1 −12.00
When favourite
25%
n=4 · A/E 1.09 · £1 +0.00
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
5.3%+0.0
n=75 · A/E 0.95 · £1 −49.00
Big fields · 14+ runners
5.9%+0.6
n=51 · A/E 1.17 · £1 −30.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−5.3
n=3 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −3.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 5.3% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, not tips. 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 2m1f – 2m4f 9.1% vs 5.3% · n=33
Over 1m5f – 2m 2.8% vs 5.3% · n=36
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 71 4 5.6% −45.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 26 1 3.8% −21.00
Soft 18 1 5.6% −9.00
Heavy 17 0 0% −17.00
Good to Firm 10 2 20% +2.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Punchestown 10 1 10% −2.00
Down Royal 9 2 22.2% +5.00
Galway 6 0 0% −6.00
Kilbeggan 5 0 0% −5.00
Navan 5 0 0% −5.00
Gowran Park 4 0 0% −4.00
Fairyhouse 4 0 0% −4.00
Clonmel 3 0 0% −3.00
Bellewstown 3 1 33.3% +1.00
Ballinrobe 3 0 0% −3.00
Limerick 3 0 0% −3.00
Wexford 3 0 0% −3.00
Roscommon 3 0 0% −3.00
Sligo 3 0 0% −3.00
Downpatrick 2 0 0% −2.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 4 1 25% 1.09 +0.00
2nd–3rd fav 16 3 18.8% 1.74 +6.00
4th–6th fav 8 0 0% 0.00 −8.00
7th+ in betting 47 0 0% 0.00 −47.00
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
84.7% completed · 72 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0
Hurdle 71 84.5% 4 5 1 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
Theturnofthesun (IRE) 10 0 2 29 Oct 17
Rawnaq (IRE) 9 3 5 30 Jul 15
Class Honours (IRE) 7 0 0 29 May 17
Gretzky (GB) 6 0 1 12 Jul 15
Royal Roslea (GB) 5 0 0 12 Aug 17
Galloping Anger (GB) 4 0 0 19 May 17
Romantic (IRE) 4 0 0 12 May 17
Pennys Tune (IRE) 4 0 3 4 Oct 13
Green Energy (GB) 3 1 1 22 Dec 15
Run Sally Run (IRE) 3 0 0 27 Apr 14
Dolly Rose (IRE) 2 0 0 14 Nov 15
Cornahilt Boru (IRE) 2 0 0 18 Jul 14
All 27 horses ridden in this window. 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
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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 yardMatthew J Smith
83% of all rides
6.5% SR · A/E 1.07
TrainerRWSR£1
Matthew J Smith 62 4 6.5% −36.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2013→
4
Archived wins
£69,932
Prize money
2013
Best season · 2 wins
Rawnaq (IRE) — Fast Shipping Bellewstown Handicap Hurdle Bellewstown · Jul 2013
£16,250
Rawnaq (IRE) — Megan Mcmanus Memorial Hurdle Down Royal · Jun 2015
£12,075
Rawnaq (IRE) — Punchestown Handicap Hurdle Punchestown · May 2013
£10,005
Notable horses
Rawnaq (IRE) Green Energy (GB)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Galileo (IRE) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 14.5% of 18,195 runs since 2008 (1,776 horses). Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
Azamour (IRE) 33.3% · 3–9
Progeny have won 13.1% of 4,328 runs since 2008 (351 horses). Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.8% from 215.
Alfred Nobel (IRE) 0% · 0–7
Progeny have won 7% of 985 runs since 2008 (63 horses).
King's Best (USA) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since 2008 (574 horses). Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.
Royal Applause (GB) 0% · 0–5
Progeny have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since 2008 (774 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 3.4% from 323.
Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) 0% · 0–4
Progeny have won 10.3% of 11,878 runs since 2008 (949 horses). Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 305.
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 28 Oct 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 75 · newest first

The latest 50 of 75 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 24 April 2013 to 29 October 2017.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
29 Oct 17 Galway Theturnofthesun (IRE)T: Matthew J Smith Swordsecurity.com Handicap Hurdle (80-102)18.5f · Soft To Heavy · 20 ran 12th 16/1
29 Oct 17 Galway Niebieski (FR)T: Matthew J Smith Corrib Oil Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran F 66/1
12 Aug 17 Kilbeggan Royal Roslea (GB)T: Matthew J Smith Pig 'n' Whistle Pubs & Restaurants New York Handicap Hurdle (80-95)19.5f · Good · 16 ran 7th 7/1
29 May 17 Ballinrobe Theturnofthesun (IRE)T: Matthew J Smith Killeen Sports Grounds Handicap Hurdle (80-109)20f · Good · 16 ran 9th 7/1
29 May 17 Ballinrobe Class Honours (IRE)T: Matthew J Smith Audi Ballina Handicap Hurdle (80-102)16.5f · Good · 16 ran 7th 50/1
22 May 17 Punchestown Royal Roslea (GB)T: Matthew J Smith Punchestown For Events Handicap Hurdle (80-102)20.5f · Good · 24 ran 5th 10/1
22 May 17 Punchestown Ronald Pump (GB)T: Matthew J Smith www.punchestown.com Maiden Hurdle17f · Good · 25 ran 13th 100/1
19 May 17 Downpatrick Galloping Anger (GB)T: Matthew J Smith Coors Lite Handicap Chase (0-102)23.5f · Good · 13 ran 9th 25/1
18 May 17 Clonmel Class Honours (IRE)T: Matthew J Smith Quirke uPVC Windows (Clonmel) Handicap Hurdle (80-109)16.5f · Good · 18 ran 12th 40/1
12 May 17 Kilbeggan Romantic (IRE)T: Matthew J Smith Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Handicap Hurdle (80-116)16f · Yielding · 14 ran 13th 20/1
01 May 17 Down Royal Romantic (IRE)T: Matthew J Smith Pat O'hare Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle16f · Good · 20 ran 7th 66/1
21 Apr 17 Kilbeggan Class Honours (IRE)T: Matthew J Smith Follow Kilbeggan On Twitter Maiden Hurdle16f · Good · 14 ran 4th 100/1
21 Apr 17 Kilbeggan Romantic (IRE)T: Matthew J Smith Follow Kilbeggan On Facebook Maiden Hurdle19.5f · Good · 16 ran 12th 100/1
02 Apr 17 Fairyhouse Class Honours (IRE)T: Matthew J Smith Johnny Mccarthy Memorial Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 8th 100/1
01 Apr 17 Navan Royal Roslea (GB)T: Matthew J Smith Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Mares Maiden Hurdle16f · Heavy · 20 ran 9th 66/1
19 Mar 17 Navan Royal Roslea (GB)T: Matthew J Smith Bective Restaurant Maiden Hurdle16f · Heavy · 13 ran 9th 50/1
18 Mar 17 Limerick Class Honours (IRE)T: Matthew J Smith Follow Limerick Racecourse On Twitter (c & G) Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft · 14 ran 12th 50/1
18 Mar 17 Limerick Galloping Anger (GB)T: Matthew J Smith Book Online At www.limerickraces.ie Mares Maiden Hurdle21f · Soft · 14 ran 14th 100/1
17 Mar 17 Down Royal Tikkereasy (IRE)T: S McParlan Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95)19.5f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran F 16/1
11 Mar 17 Gowran Park Romantic (IRE)T: Matthew J Smith Best Of Luck To The Irish At Cheltenham Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 10th 100/1

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 Kevin Smith's strike rate?
Kevin Smith has won 4 of 75 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 5.3% (as at 28 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which yard does Kevin Smith ride most for?
Matthew J Smith, with 62 rides since 2008 — 83% of the total. That pairing has won 4 (6.5%).
What is Kevin Smith's Fair A/E?
0.95, from 75 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 28 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).