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Jockey profile

Lee Topliss

1,042 rides in the lifetime window · 576 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride May 2014 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.
110–1,042
Wins / Runs
10.6%
Strike rate
n=1,042
296 (28%)
Placed
0.99
n=1,038 · 0.86 incl. margin
−345.83
£1 level stake
n=1,042 at SP · −33.2%
£731k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
4.5%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 150 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 11% 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 18% (105 rides). Rode mostly for Richard Fahey — 52% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 1,042 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance 33.7% when favourite Richard Fahey: 11.5% from 540 First rides: 10.9% LTO winners: 18.1% Claiming: 10.9% Rode the favourite in 8% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Musselburgh (16.7%, n=60), clear of the rider's 10.6% baseline. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 18.1% (n=105, Fair A/E 1.10), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 4.8% (n=230, Fair A/E 0.78). Richard Fahey supplied 52% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (11.5%, A/E 1.01) — the market has that partnership priced right. The record read poorly in Class 2 — 4.6% over 108 rides, 6pts below the baseline. The standout partner of the record was Oddysey (IRE) — 5 wins from 12 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 10.6% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
10.9%+0.3
n=576 · A/E 1.07 · £1 −150.42
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
18.1%+7.5
n=105 · A/E 1.10 · £1 −25.47
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
9.5%−1.1
n=126 · A/E 1.21 · £1 −34.25
When favourite
33.7%
n=86 · A/E 1.16 · £1 −4.00
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
10.9%+0.3
n=817 · A/E 1.03 · £1 −247.95
Big fields · 14+ runners
4.8%−5.8
n=230 · A/E 0.78 · £1 −135.25
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−10.6
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 10.6% 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
With Paul Midgley 0% vs 10.6% · n=35
On last-time-out winners 18.1% vs 10.6% · n=105
With Michael Dods 17.4% vs 10.6% · n=92
In Class 2 4.6% vs 10.6% · n=108
With headgear back on 3.1% vs 10.6% · n=32
At Musselburgh 16.7% vs 10.6% · n=60
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
Good 312 26 8.3% −122.84
Good to Firm 248 30 12.1% −63.22
Good to Soft 192 21 10.9% −64.09
Standard (AW) 149 21 14.1% −22.75
Soft 107 8 7.5% −66.83
Heavy 27 3 11.1% −0.50
Firm 7 1 14.3% −5.60

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 84 10 11.9% −21.25
Newcastle 74 8 10.8% −24.08
Hamilton 70 6 8.6% −47.17
Redcar 68 5 7.4% −20.25
Ayr 67 7 10.4% −18.60
York 66 5 7.6% −34.25
Musselburgh 60 10 16.7% −0.13
Doncaster 58 3 5.2% −40.50
Haydock 53 5 9.4% −21.84
Beverley 52 5 9.6% −30.37
Thirsk 47 4 8.5% −31.05
Catterick 43 7 16.3% +11.00
Ripon 40 2 5% −29.50
Southwell (AW) 38 6 15.8% +2.75
Carlisle 38 4 10.5% −2.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 351 44 12.5% −100.59
Class 6 247 26 10.5% −61.77
Class 4 224 24 10.7% −70.22
Class 2 108 5 4.6% −71.00
Class 3 99 9 9.1% −35.00
Class 7 7 2 28.6% −1.25
Class 1 4 0 0% −4.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 105 35 33.3% 1.22 −0.79
2nd–3rd fav 257 41 16% 0.98 −51.54
4th–6th fav 318 29 9.1% 1.11 −33.50
7th+ in betting 362 5 1.4% 0.36 −260.00
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
Mohawk Ridge (GB) 13 3 7 9 Oct 12
Oddysey (IRE) 12 5 8 29 Sep 13
Half A Billion (IRE) 11 2 8 28 Jul 13
Mr Optimistic (GB) 10 2 2 5 Jul 12
Extraterrestrial (GB) 9 1 1 26 Aug 13
Prime Exhibit (GB) 9 1 3 21 Apr 12
Carlitos Spirit (IRE) 9 2 2 25 Aug 11
Sunrise Safari (IRE) 8 1 3 5 Nov 11
New Hampshire (USA) 7 1 4 15 Sep 12
Media Stars (GB) 7 1 2 1 Aug 12
Size (IRE) 6 3 4 29 Aug 13
Baldemar (GB) 6 2 3 26 Jul 13
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 576 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.

By month

strike by month, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
1241311101611106101027
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 yardRichard Fahey
52% of all rides
11.5% SR · A/E 1.01
TrainerRWSR£1
Richard Fahey 540 62 11.5% −186.11
Michael Dods 92 16 17.4% −13.05
Paul Midgley 35 0 0% −35.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2007→
110
Archived wins
£731k
Prize money
2010
Best season · 31 wins
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.
Kingsgate Choice (IRE) — 32Red.com Sprint (Handicap) York · May 2013 · Class 2
£31,125
Irish Heartbeat (IRE) — Brakes Fresh Ideas Handicap Doncaster · Sep 2010 · Class 2
£12,952
Justonefortheroad (GB) — totesport.com Thirsk Hunt Cup (Handicap) Thirsk · Apr 2011 · Class 2
£12,952

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Acclamation (GB) 21.6% · 8–37
Progeny have won 10% of 19,711 runs since 2008 (1,327 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 195.
Bahamian Bounty (GB) 17.9% · 5–28
Progeny have won 9.6% of 9,353 runs since 2008 (598 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 1% from 202.
Kyllachy (GB) 7.1% · 2–28
Progeny have won 9.9% of 13,847 runs since 2008 (800 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.8% from 468.
Royal Applause (GB) 9.5% · 2–21
Progeny have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since 2008 (774 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 3.4% from 323.
Compton Place (GB) 20% · 4–20
Progeny have won 8.5% of 8,347 runs since 2008 (515 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 11.5% from 165.
Selkirk (USA) 15.8% · 3–19
Progeny have won 11.3% of 4,371 runs since 2008 (333 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 7.9% from 228. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.7% from 143.
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 1,048 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,048 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 24 April 2007 to 24 May 2014.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
16 May 14 Hamilton Oak Bluffs (IRE)T: Richard Fahey Famous Grouse Bannockburn HandicapClass 6 · 6f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 12th 11/1
16 May 14 Hamilton Millgate (GB)T: Richard Fahey Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Maiden StakesClass 5 · 5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6th 14/1
10 May 14 Thirsk Her Red Devil (IRE)T: Richard Fahey Abf The Soldiers' Charity HandicapClass 6 · 8f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 10th 16/1
12 Apr 14 Wolverhampton (AW) Our Boy Jack (IRE)T: Richard Fahey Ladbrokes HandicapClass 4 · 8.5f · Standard · 6 ran 6th 15/2
06 Feb 14 Wolverhampton (AW) Crisis Averted (IRE)T: Richard Fahey 32red HandicapClass 4 · 6f · Standard · 5 ran 3rd 9/4
31 Jan 14 Wolverhampton (AW) Dakota Canyon (IRE)T: Richard Fahey Ladbrokes HandicapClass 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 9 ran 5th 17/2

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 Lee Topliss's strike rate?
Lee Topliss has won 110 of 1,042 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 10.6% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Lee Topliss do best at?
Musselburgh by strike rate: 10 wins from 60 rides (16.7%) 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 Lee Topliss ride most for?
Richard Fahey, with 540 rides since 2008 — 52% of the total. That pairing has won 62 (11.5%).
What is Lee Topliss's Fair A/E?
0.99, from 1,038 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).