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Jockey profile

Laura Pearson

875 rides in the last 5 seasons · 429 individual horses
As at 2 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 21 days ago 100% of rides on the flat
from 1 Jan 2022
70–875
Wins / Runs
8%
Strike rate
n=875
187 (21%)
Placed
0.99
n=873 · 0.85 incl. margin
−258.34
£1 level stake
n=875 at SP · −29.5%
£1.05m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
5.1%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 180 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 8% of them — level with the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 0.99). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 26% (85 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 875 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 2 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Jun–Aug 31.9% when favourite David Loughnane: 9.9% from 344 LTO winners: 25.9% Claiming: 11.7% Group/Graded: 19.4% Rides the favourite in 5% of races
The read

It is weakest at Kempton (AW) (0% over 61 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 25.9% (n=85, Fair A/E 1.47), but horses returning fresh after 61+ days have been a poor signal at 3% (n=132, Fair A/E 0.50). David Loughnane supplies 39% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (9.9%, A/E 1.12) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also reads well in Class 1 (19.4%, n=31) and on Soft going (17.2%, n=58). The market has also underrated the rider over 1m – 1m1f: Fair A/E 1.66 across 186 rides (12.9% strike, +29.11 to a £1 stake). 6 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Princess Elizabeth Stakes at Epsom Downs (Jun 2026, £70,888). The standout partner of the record: Sparks Fly (GB) — 11 wins from 22 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fires Jun–Aug.

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% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
6.5%−1.5
n=398 · A/E 0.97 · £1 −161.43
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
25.9%+17.9
n=85 · A/E 1.47 · £1 +26.22
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
3%−5.0
n=132 · A/E 0.50 · £1 −100.67
When favourite
31.9%
n=47 · A/E 1.01 · £1 −6.85
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
11.7%+3.7
n=264 · A/E 1.10 · £1 −19.36
Big fields · 14+ runners
3.4%−4.6
n=58 · A/E 0.70 · £1 −50.20
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
19.4%+11.4
n=31 · A/E 2.25 · £1 +11.50

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 8% 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 25.9% vs 8% · n=85
In Class 1 19.4% vs 8% · n=31
In Group / Graded races 19.4% vs 8% · n=31
On Soft going 17.2% vs 8% · n=58
At Kempton (AW) 0% vs 8% · n=61
Over 1m – 1m1f 12.9% vs 8% · n=186
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
Standard (AW) 450 25 5.6% −176.64
Good 157 9 5.7% −82.55
Good to Firm 107 10 9.3% −26.56
Good to Soft 81 11 13.6% −9.37
Soft 58 10 17.2% +34.10
Heavy 21 5 23.8% +3.68
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 165 8 4.8% −90.50
Southwell (AW) 88 12 13.6% +39.03
Kempton (AW) 61 0 0% −61.00
Lingfield (AW) 57 1 1.8% −53.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 48 3 6.3% +13.33
Chester 37 3 8.1% −8.00
Newcastle (AW) 30 1 3.3% −23.50
Haydock 28 2 7.1% −14.67
Bath 28 3 10.7% −7.17
Yarmouth 27 5 18.5% +50.38
Windsor 27 5 18.5% +1.52
Leicester 20 3 15% +19.25
Newmarket 19 0 0% −19.00
Chepstow 19 0 0% −19.00
Nottingham 18 2 11.1% +4.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 283 21 7.4% −115.73
Class 6 279 24 8.6% −36.19
Class 4 178 10 5.6% −88.42
Class 2 55 6 10.9% −0.50
Class 3 49 3 6.1% −29.00
Class 1 31 6 19.4% +11.50

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 56 16 28.6% 0.95 −11.35
2nd–3rd fav 136 23 16.9% 1.08 −16.59
4th–6th fav 302 21 7% 0.94 −70.00
7th+ in betting 381 10 2.6% 0.97 −160.40
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
Sparks Fly (GB) 22 11 12 6 Jun 26
World Of Darcy (IRE) 16 3 3 21 Oct 25
Rainbow Mirage (GB) 14 0 1 20 Apr 25
Darbucks (IRE) 12 2 4 3 Jul 24
Professor Tickle (GB) 11 1 4 19 Nov 24
Absolutelyflawless (GB) 10 2 3 28 Dec 23
Dance Time (GB) 9 1 4 18 Aug 26
Laser Focus (IRE) 9 1 1 9 Aug 25
Far Too Fizzy (GB) 8 1 3 3 Sep 26
Naina (GB) 8 0 3 20 Nov 25
Al Suil Eile (FR) 8 2 2 26 Feb 25
Amber Island (IRE) 8 1 1 16 Dec 23
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 429 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 3 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, 5 seasons
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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
39% of all rides
9.9% SR · A/E 1.12
TrainerRWSR£1
David Loughnane 344 34 9.9% −77.89
James Owen 47 3 6.4% −20.00
Ralph Beckett 42 5 11.9% −7.70
John Ryan 40 3 7.5% +0.62
Jane Chapple-Hyam 37 3 8.1% −22.00
Kevin Philippart De Foy 36 4 11.1% −14.75
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2018→
129
Archived wins
6
Pattern / graded wins
£1.59m
Prize money
2021
Best season · 42 wins
Sparks Fly (GB) — Princess Elizabeth Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Group 3) Epsom Downs · Jun 2026 · Group 3
£70,888
Lola Showgirl (IRE) — Kensington Palace Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Handicap) (Rnd) Ascot · Jun 2021 · Class 2
£33,501
Sparks Fly (GB) — Prix Perth (3yo+) (Turf) Saint-Cloud (FR) · Oct 2025 · Group 3
£30,248

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Profitable (IRE) 9.1% · 3–33
Progeny have won 9.5% of 4,437 runs since 2021 (358 horses).
Muhaarar (GB) 42.3% · 11–26
Progeny have won 11.6% of 4,812 runs since 2019 (414 horses).
Far Above (IRE) 4.2% · 1–24
Progeny have won 8.7% of 647 runs since 2024 (71 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 2.9% from 104.
Soldier's Call (GB) 12.5% · 3–24
Progeny have won 9.1% of 2,117 runs since 2023 (217 horses). Strongest on Good to Soft going: 13.6% from 199. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 4.1% from 246.
Havana Grey (GB) 17.4% · 4–23
Progeny have won 13.2% of 4,585 runs since 2022 (419 horses). Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 16.2% from 105. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10% from 421.
Kodi Bear (IRE) 5.6% · 1–18
Progeny have won 10.3% of 3,973 runs since 2020 (389 horses). Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.3% from 260.
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 2 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 1,418 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,418 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 22 September 2018 to 12 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
14 Sep 26 Windsor Churchill's Spirit (IRE)T: Tom Clover Nsi Fire & Security Handicap StakesClass 6 · 11.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9th 40/1

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).

KTB’s figures

the forward record · since 5 Oct 2026

KTB’s figures on this rider’s mounts since 9 Oct 2026: fastest on KTB Speed in 1 run (won 0) · to 9 Oct 2026.

Each pick was a KTB figure’s choice before the off — the published KTB Selection, the top-rated horse on KTB Rating, the fastest on KTB Speed — settled against the result the next morning and never worked out again; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races only. A record of weeks so far: read it as a count, not a verdict.

Quick answers

What is Laura Pearson's strike rate?
Laura Pearson has won 70 of 875 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 8% (as at 2 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Laura Pearson do best at?
Southwell (AW) by strike rate: 12 wins from 88 rides (13.6%) since 2022. 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 Laura Pearson ride most for?
David Loughnane, with 344 rides since 2022 — 39% of the total. That pairing has won 34 (9.9%).
What is Laura Pearson's Fair A/E?
0.99, from 873 rides with a computed fair probability since 2022. 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 2 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).