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Jockey profile

Laura Pearson

1,419 rides in the lifetime window · 722 individual horses
As at 14 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 10 days ago 100% of rides on the flat
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
129–1,419
Wins / Runs
9.1%
Strike rate
n=1,419
340 (24%)
Placed
0.99
n=1,415 · 0.85 incl. margin
−362.67
£1 level stake
n=1,419 at SP · −25.6%
£1.59m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
5%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 70 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 9% of them — level with the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.99). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 21% (155 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,419 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 14 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires May–Jul 27.4% when favourite David Loughnane: 10.4% from 402 LTO winners: 21.3% Claiming: 11.3% Group/Graded: 18.2% Rides the favourite in 7% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Windsor (19.4%, n=36), clear of the rider's 9.1% baseline. It is weakest at Kempton (AW) (2.9% over 105 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 21.3% (n=155, Fair A/E 1.19), but horses returning fresh after 61+ days have been a poor signal at 4.5% (n=200, Fair A/E 0.65). Rides in big fields of 14 or more are the standout value angle: 10.5% strikes only just above baseline, but Fair A/E 1.83 and +2.80 to a £1 stake over 124 rides — a record the market has persistently underpriced. David Loughnane supplies 28% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (10.4%, A/E 1.14) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also reads well on Heavy going (19.4%, n=31) and in Class 1 (18.2%, n=33). 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 May–Jul.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 9.1% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
8.4%−0.7
n=722 · A/E 1.01 · £1 −218.63
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
21.3%+12.2
n=155 · A/E 1.19 · £1 +33.97
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
4.5%−4.6
n=200 · A/E 0.65 · £1 −116.17
When favourite
27.4%
n=106 · A/E 0.92 · £1 −23.59
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
11.3%+2.2
n=785 · A/E 1.04 · £1 −103.44
Big fields · 14+ runners
10.5%+1.4
n=124 · A/E 1.83 · £1 +2.80
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
18.2%+9.1
n=33 · A/E 2.05 · £1 +9.50

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 9.1% 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
On last-time-out winners 21.3% vs 9.1% · n=155
At Windsor 19.4% vs 9.1% · n=36
On Heavy going 19.4% vs 9.1% · n=31
In Class 1 18.2% vs 9.1% · n=33
In Group / Graded races 18.2% vs 9.1% · n=33
At Kempton (AW) 2.9% vs 9.1% · n=105
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) 783 61 7.8% −241.35
Good 231 16 6.9% −112.30
Good to Firm 188 23 12.2% −15.43
Good to Soft 102 13 12.7% −2.37
Soft 82 10 12.2% +10.10
Heavy 31 6 19.4% +0.68
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 251 16 6.4% −108.42
Lingfield (AW) 137 12 8.8% −66.62
Southwell (AW) 118 15 12.7% +41.03
Kempton (AW) 105 3 2.9% −81.50
Chelmsford City (AW) 101 5 5% −32.59
Yarmouth 75 11 14.7% +46.63
Newcastle (AW) 70 10 14.3% +7.75
Bath 39 6 15.4% +3.33
Chester 39 4 10.3% +7.00
Windsor 36 7 19.4% +15.52
Haydock 35 2 5.7% −21.67
Leicester 32 3 9.4% +7.25
Doncaster 27 2 7.4% −16.00
Chepstow 26 0 0% −26.00
Newmarket 25 0 0% −25.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 6 497 47 9.5% −87.31
Class 5 438 41 9.4% −124.15
Class 4 269 17 6.3% −119.54
Class 3 92 8 8.7% −45.42
Class 2 83 9 10.8% +5.25
Class 1 33 6 18.2% +9.50
Class 7 7 1 14.3% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 119 32 26.9% 0.93 −23.09
2nd–3rd fav 263 38 14.4% 0.91 −61.68
4th–6th fav 490 42 8.6% 1.11 −64.50
7th+ in betting 547 17 3.1% 1.06 −213.40
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
Rainbow Mirage (GB) 19 1 5 20 Apr 25
World Of Darcy (IRE) 16 3 3 21 Oct 25
Plucky Dip (GB) 13 1 2 5 Jul 19
Darbucks (IRE) 12 2 4 3 Jul 24
Professor Tickle (GB) 11 1 4 19 Nov 24
Amber Island (IRE) 11 2 3 16 Dec 23
Sarah's Verse (GB) 11 3 7 18 Nov 23
Inevitable Outcome (IRE) 11 3 4 2 Mar 23
Herringswell (FR) 11 5 6 28 Dec 20
Absolutelyflawless (GB) 10 2 3 28 Dec 23
Twentysharesofgrey (GB) 10 1 4 28 Feb 23
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 722 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 4 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.

Current form

significance-gated

Last 14 days

Small sample
0 from 1
Only 1 rides in the last 14 days — too few to read against the baseline (gate: n≥15). The card states the sample and stays neutral.

By month

strike by month, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
118461011118411716
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
28% of all rides
10.4% SR · A/E 1.14
TrainerRWSR£1
David Loughnane 402 42 10.4% −56.56
John Ryan 95 5 5.3% −45.63
Tom Clover 74 7 9.5% −41.88
Ralph Beckett 61 8 13.1% −12.45
James Owen 47 3 6.4% −20.00
Kevin Philippart De Foy 46 6 13% −20.12
Jane Chapple-Hyam 37 3 8.1% −22.00
David Evans 34 1 2.9% −30.00
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
Exceed and Excel (AUS) 15.2% · 5–33
Progeny have won 11.9% of 16,040 runs since 2008 (1,161 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on Soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
Profitable (IRE) 9.1% · 3–33
Progeny have won 9.5% of 4,452 runs since 2021 (358 horses).
Muhaarar (GB) 37.9% · 11–29
Progeny have won 11.5% of 4,840 runs since 2019 (415 horses).
Dandy Man (IRE) 7.7% · 2–26
Progeny have won 9.1% of 14,991 runs since 2013 (930 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 171.
Far Above (IRE) 4.2% · 1–24
Progeny have won 8.6% of 651 runs since 2024 (71 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 2.9% from 104.
Kodiac (GB) 8.3% · 2–24
Progeny have won 10.4% of 23,606 runs since 2010 (1,666 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 255.
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 14 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 1,419 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,419 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 22 September 2018 to 4 November 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 129 of 1,419 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 9.1% (as at 14 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Laura Pearson do best at?
Windsor by strike rate: 7 wins from 36 rides (19.4%) 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 Laura Pearson ride most for?
David Loughnane, with 402 rides since 2008 — 28% of the total. That pairing has won 42 (10.4%).
Is Laura Pearson in form?
Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 1 ride, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Laura Pearson's Fair A/E?
0.99, from 1,415 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 14 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).