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Jockey profile

Marcus Foley

208 rides in the lifetime window · 127 individual horses
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Aug 2009 100% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
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.
12–208
Wins / Runs
5.8%
Strike rate
n=208
41 (20%)
Placed
0.65
Fair A/E
n=208 · 0.56 incl. margin
−132.33
£1 level stake
n=208 at SP · −63.6%
£117k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
2.9%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 100 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 6% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.65). In big fields of 14 or more the record reads 8% (64 rides). Rode mostly for Nicky Henderson — 40% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 208 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Nicky Henderson: 10.8% from 83 First rides: 7.4%
The read

Nicky Henderson supplied 40% of the rides and beats the rider's average (10.8% vs 5.8%, A/E 0.79). The record read poorly over 2m5f – 3m — 2.2% over 46 rides, 3.6pts below the baseline. The standout partner of the record was Terramarique (IRE) — 8 wins from 16 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 5.8% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
7.4%+1.6
n=95 · A/E 0.98 · £1 −53.50
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
8.3%+2.5
n=12 · A/E 0.38 · £1 −9.25
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
3.4%−2.4
n=58 · A/E 0.50 · £1 −46.50
When favourite
26.7%
n=15 · A/E 0.76 · £1 −1.83
Big fields · 14+ runners
7.8%+2.0
n=64 · A/E 1.28 · £1 −27.25
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−5.8
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 5.8% 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
With horses switching code 0% vs 5.8% · n=48
With Nicky Henderson 10.8% vs 5.8% · n=83
With Richard Rowe 2% vs 5.8% · n=50
Over 2m5f – 3m 2.2% vs 5.8% · n=46
In Class 3 2.6% vs 5.8% · n=38
On Good to Soft going 7.9% vs 5.8% · n=63
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 109 6 5.5% −68.25
Chase 75 4 5.3% −48.83
NH Flat 23 2 8.7% −14.25
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good to Soft 63 5 7.9% −33.58
Good 59 3 5.1% −41.00
Soft 38 2 5.3% −24.75
Good to Firm 31 2 6.5% −16.00
Heavy 14 0 0% −14.00
Firm 3 0 0% −3.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Wincanton 16 1 6.3% −4.00
Fontwell 14 0 0% −14.00
Plumpton 14 1 7.1% −7.00
Huntingdon 13 2 15.4% +2.00
Kempton 12 0 0% −12.00
Newbury 11 0 0% −11.00
Towcester 11 0 0% −11.00
Cheltenham 9 2 22.2% −0.75
Folkestone 9 0 0% −9.00
Ascot 9 1 11.1% +1.00
Chepstow 8 1 12.5% −3.50
Uttoxeter 7 0 0% −7.00
Worcester 7 1 14.3% +1.00
Newton Abbot 7 0 0% −7.00
Taunton 6 0 0% −6.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 105 8 7.6% −51.33
Class 3 38 1 2.6% −28.00
Class 5 27 0 0% −27.00
Class 2 16 1 6.3% −10.00
Class 6 13 1 7.7% −9.75
Class 1 9 1 11.1% −6.25

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 19 4 21.1% 0.68 −5.83
2nd–3rd fav 38 5 13.2% 0.88 −5.50
4th–6th fav 59 2 3.4% 0.48 −41.00
7th+ in betting 92 1 1.1% 0.39 −80.00
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
63.6% completed · 184 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 75 61.3% 8 2 19 0 0
Hurdle 109 65.1% 4 1 31 2 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
Funny Fellow (GB) 11 1 3 17 Mar 09
Mortar (GB) 6 0 1 3 Nov 08
Terramarique (IRE) 5 1 1 11 Aug 09
Allez Frank (GER) 5 0 1 13 Jul 09
Noble Bily (FR) 5 0 2 23 May 09
French Opera (GB) 5 1 3 2 Apr 09
Acertack (IRE) 5 0 1 23 Jul 08
Lord Appellare (IRE) 4 0 1 26 Nov 08
Copsale Lad (GB) 4 0 0 22 Nov 08
A Sea Commander (GER) 4 1 1 21 Aug 08
Moonlit Path (GB) 3 0 0 22 Apr 09
Thetearsthaticry (IRE) 3 0 0 19 Apr 09
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 127 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 1 time. 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
648120170001604
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 yardNicky Henderson
40% of all rides
10.8% SR · A/E 0.79
TrainerRWSR£1
Nicky Henderson 83 9 10.8% −34.33
Richard Rowe 50 1 2% −43.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
74
Archived wins
£619k
Prize money
2005
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.
Aigle D'or (GB) — Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) Cheltenham · Jan 2008 · Class 1
£17,106
Presenting Express (IRE) — Vodafone Handicap Chase Newbury · Mar 2006 · Class 3
£15,658
Umbrella Man (IRE) — Betfair.com Irish Day Handicap Chase Stratford · Mar 2006 · Class 3
£12,526
Notable horses
Terramarique (IRE) Scots Grey (GB) Dangerousdanmagru (IRE) Tisseman (IRE) Major Euro (IRE) Umbrella Man (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Defacto (USA) 9.1% · 1–11
Progeny have won 5.7% of 53 runs since 2008 (14 horses).
Anshan (GB) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 9.6% of 4,216 runs since 2008 (387 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 14.2% from 520.
Supreme Leader (GB) 0% · 0–8
Progeny have won 9.2% of 2,984 runs since 2008 (349 horses).
Silver Patriarch (IRE) 0% · 0–7
Progeny have won 7.8% of 2,609 runs since 2008 (262 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 11.3% from 274. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 11.3% from 300.
Namaqualand (USA) 16.7% · 1–6
Progeny have won 11.6% of 241 runs since 2008 (18 horses).
Weld (GB) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 7.1% of 281 runs since 2008 (34 horses).
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 22 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 720 · newest first

The latest 50 of 720 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 2 January 2005 to 11 August 2009.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
11 Aug 09 Newton Abbot Terramarique (IRE)T: Oliver Sherwood Richard Frost Memorial Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 26.5f · Good · 13 ran PU 10/1
13 Jul 09 Newton Abbot Allez Frank (GER)T: Alan Jones Horsebettingindex.com Beginners' ChaseClass 4 · 21f · Good · 9 ran PU 16/1
11 Jun 09 Uttoxeter Shakalakaboomboom (IRE)T: Nicky Henderson Jenkinsons Caterers First Choice For Weddings Maiden Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 16f · Good · 14 ran 12th 4/1
04 Jun 09 Newton Abbot Hot Choc (IRE)T: John Ryall Come Racing Here 8th June Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)Class 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2nd 28/1
28 May 09 Wetherby Bahia Blanca (FR)T: Nicky Henderson T.B.A. Golf Day Mares' Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 20f · Good To Firm · 5 ran PU 13/2
23 May 09 Cartmel Noble Bily (FR)T: Alan Jones Mr And Mrs J Bull Wedding Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6th 17/2
18 May 09 Newton Abbot Thebentlysmasher (GB)T: Alan Jones 31st May, Car Boot Standard Open NH Race (Div 2)Class 6 · 17f · Good · 10 ran 10th 33/1
18 May 09 Newton Abbot Ship's Hill (IRE)T: Nicky Henderson Newtonabbotracing.com Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 18.5f · Good · 10 ran 5th 12/1
16 May 09 Bangor-on-Dee Lucky Angler (IRE)T: Mark Campion Malam 'National Hunt' Maiden HurdleClass 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran PU 50/1
13 May 09 Fontwell Mr Ironman (GB)T: Alan Jones freebets.co.uk Free Online Betting Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 19f · Good To Firm · 13 ran PU 14/1
07 May 09 Wincanton Terramarique (IRE)T: Nicky Henderson Holbrook House Restaurant & Spa Handicap ChaseClass 3 · 25f · Good · 10 ran PU 13/2
05 May 09 Exeter King of Tricks (GB)T: Helen Nelmes Farmers Friend Of Exeter Maiden HurdleClass 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 14th 100/1
30 Apr 09 Hereford Tollishill (IRE)T: Nicky Henderson Wonderful HPA Intermediate Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 5th 5/4F
23 Apr 09 Fontwell Benartic (IRE)T: Nicky Henderson Free Pimms On Ladies Night Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 17.5f · Good · 9 ran 3rd 9/4
22 Apr 09 Southwell Moonlit Path (GB)T: Nicky Henderson Membership At Southwell Golf Club Mares' Maiden HurdleClass 5 · 20.5f · Good · 13 ran 4th 4/1
20 Apr 09 Kempton Noble Bily (FR)T: Alan Jones Betlive & In-running at Williamhill.com Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 20.5f · Good · 10 ran 3rd 14/1
20 Apr 09 Kempton Muffett's Dream (GB)T: John Bridger Play Roulette at Williamhill.com Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good · 18 ran 15th 100/1
19 Apr 09 Wincanton Thetearsthaticry (IRE)T: Alan Jones Bathwick Tyres Supports Heros Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran PU 7/1
13 Apr 09 Chepstow Russian Regent (IRE)T: Nicky Henderson Freebets.co.uk Free Bets Standard Open NH Flat Race (Div 1)Class 6 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 6th 16/1
13 Apr 09 Chepstow Lucky Angler (IRE)T: Mark Campion Wineaux.co.uk 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran PU 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 Marcus Foley's strike rate?
Marcus Foley has won 12 of 208 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 5.8% (as at 22 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which yard does Marcus Foley ride most for?
Nicky Henderson, with 83 rides since 2008 — 40% of the total. That pairing has won 9 (10.8%).
What is Marcus Foley's Fair A/E?
0.65, from 208 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 22 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).