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Jockey profile

Matt Crawley

340 rides in the lifetime window · 161 individual horses
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Mar 2014 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.
23–340
Wins / Runs
6.8%
Strike rate
n=340
80 (24%)
Placed
0.93
Fair A/E
n=340 · 0.81 incl. margin
−153.55
£1 level stake
n=340 at SP · −45.2%
£106k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 50 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 7% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.93).

Deterministic profile computed from 340 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Fired Apr–May Lucy Wadham: 11% from 91
The read

Rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 2.3% (n=86, Fair A/E 0.57). Lucy Wadham supplied 27% of the rides and edges the rider's average (11% vs 6.8%, A/E 0.92). The rider also read well in Chase races (12.5%, n=48) and over 2m1f – 2m4f (10.7%, n=84). The record read poorly in Class 3 — 0% over 35 rides, 6.8pts below the baseline. Seasonally, the rider fired Apr–May.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 6.8% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
5.8%−1.0
n=155 · A/E 1.00 · £1 −65.50
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
13%+6.2
n=23 · A/E 0.89 · £1 −12.75
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
2.9%−3.9
n=70 · A/E 0.50 · £1 −62.30
When favourite
35.3%
n=17 · A/E 1.31 · £1 +2.70
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
6.7%−0.1
n=327 · A/E 0.92 · £1 −148.55
Big fields · 14+ runners
2.3%−4.5
n=86 · A/E 0.57 · £1 −70.50
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−6.8
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 6.8% 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 1.1% vs 6.8% · n=88
In Class 3 0% vs 6.8% · n=35
Off a break of 180+ days 0% vs 6.8% · n=31
In Chase races 12.5% vs 6.8% · n=48
With Lucy Wadham 11% vs 6.8% · n=91
Over 2m1f – 2m4f 10.7% vs 6.8% · n=84
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 240 13 5.4% −142.75
NH Flat 52 4 7.7% −8.50
Chase 48 6 12.5% −2.30

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 108 10 9.3% −16.75
Good to Soft 96 5 5.2% −59.50
Soft 50 2 4% −45.55
Good to Firm 38 3 7.9% −4.25
Heavy 33 3 9.1% −12.50
Standard (AW) 13 0 0% −13.00
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Fakenham 44 4 9.1% +14.25
Huntingdon 43 1 2.3% −36.00
Uttoxeter 29 0 0% −29.00
Market Rasen 28 1 3.6% −20.00
Towcester 20 2 10% −11.50
Southwell 18 3 16.7% −9.05
Fontwell 15 4 26.7% +13.75
Leicester 14 0 0% −14.00
Plumpton 10 1 10% +1.00
Stratford 9 1 11.1% +2.00
Kempton 9 0 0% −9.00
Warwick 8 0 0% −8.00
Wetherby 7 0 0% −7.00
Worcester 6 2 33.3% +2.00
Newbury 6 0 0% −6.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 154 10 6.5% −65.30
Class 5 109 10 9.2% −28.75
Class 6 38 3 7.9% −20.50
Class 3 35 0 0% −35.00
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 21 8 38.1% 1.48 +6.70
2nd–3rd fav 41 5 12.2% 0.69 −12.75
4th–6th fav 105 9 8.6% 1.19 +8.50
7th+ in betting 173 1 0.6% 0.22 −156.00
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
81.9% completed · 288 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 48 72.9% 3 0 10 0 0
Hurdle 240 83.8% 3 3 32 0 1
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
Midnight Macarena (GB) 10 2 4 27 Dec 13
Manshoor (IRE) 9 2 4 7 Jul 13
Liberty Seeker (FR) 8 2 3 17 Mar 11
Daliance (IRE) 6 0 3 24 Jan 14
Torran Sound (GB) 6 0 3 23 Mar 12
Captain Smoothy (GB) 6 1 1 23 Jan 12
Hippodrome (IRE) 6 0 1 17 Mar 11
Patrick Dee (GB) 6 0 0 14 Jan 11
Wicklewood (GB) 6 0 2 1 Jan 11
Kirkum (IRE) 6 0 0 28 Oct 10
Tealissio (GB) 5 0 2 31 Jan 14
Wily Fox (GB) 5 0 2 5 May 12
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 161 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 2 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
8021090811013133
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 yardLucy Wadham
27% of all rides
11% SR · A/E 0.92
TrainerRWSR£1
Lucy Wadham 91 10 11% −4.80
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2006→
26
Archived wins
£121k
Prize money
2011
Best season · 9 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.
Midnight Macarena (GB) — 32red Mares' Handicap Chase Southwell · Nov 2013 · Class 4
£3,769
Eleazar (GER) — James Todd Chartered Accountants Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Fontwell · Oct 2013 · Class 4
£3,769
Manshoor (IRE) — Mick White Birthday Celebration Handicap Hurdle Towcester · Oct 2010 · Class 4
£3,253
Notable horses
Midnight Macarena (GB) Manshoor (IRE) Liberty Seeker (FR) Bajan Sunshine (IRE) Lastroseofsummer (IRE) Arctic Shadow (GB)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Silver Patriarch (IRE) 0% · 0–13
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.
Machiavellian (USA) 18.2% · 2–11
Progeny have won 8% of 1,598 runs since 2008 (74 horses).
Midnight Legend (GB) 20% · 2–10
Progeny have won 14.2% of 8,310 runs since 2008 (494 horses).
Linamix (FR) 22.2% · 2–9
Progeny have won 11.1% of 1,571 runs since 2008 (133 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 14.1% from 156. Weakest on Good to Firm going: 5.4% from 129. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 14.8% from 418. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 5.3% from 113.
Generous (IRE) 0% · 0–8
Progeny have won 10.7% of 3,332 runs since 2008 (251 horses).
Charmer (IRE) 14.3% · 1–7
Progeny have won 8.5% of 153 runs since 2008 (13 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 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 395 · newest first

The latest 50 of 395 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 24 August 2006 to 21 March 2014.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
21 Mar 14 Newbury Aviador (GER)T: Lucy Wadham Hildon 25th Anniversary Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 24.5f · Good · 17 ran 8th 20/1
18 Mar 14 Wetherby Rendezvous Peak (GB)T: Lucy Wadham Wetherby Racecourse Family Sunday - 13th April Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 21.5f · Good · 8 ran 3rd 4/1
18 Mar 14 Wetherby Artifice Sivola (FR)T: Lucy Wadham Watch Racing Uk On Sky 432 Maiden HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good · 17 ran 7th 66/1
14 Mar 14 Fakenham Hortense Mancini (GB)T: Lucy Wadham Colkirk Conditional Jockeys' Maiden HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 8th 20/1
14 Mar 14 Fakenham Wiesentraum (GER)T: Lucy Wadham Prince Carlton Handicap Chase (For The Prince Carlton Challenge Cup)Class 3 · 24f · Good · 6 ran 2nd 7/2
14 Mar 14 Fakenham Mister Frosty (IRE)T: Michael Squance totepool Selling HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 3rd 4/1
13 Mar 14 Towcester Rasheed (GB)T: Lucy Wadham 32Red Tomb Raider Slot Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3rd 7/2
09 Mar 14 Warwick Canuspotit (GB)T: Lucy Wadham 32Red Free 10 Bonus Handicap Hurdle (Jockey Club Grassroots Jumps Series Qualifier)Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 13 ran 4th 12/1
26 Feb 14 Lingfield (AW) Hortense Mancini (GB)T: Lucy Wadham Dormansland Fairtrade Village Mares' Intermediate Open NH Flat Race (AWT)Class 6 · 16f · Standard · 9 ran 6th 6/1
03 Feb 14 Southwell Rendezvous Peak (GB)T: Lucy Wadham Download The Totepool Mobile App 'national Hunt' Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 15.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 4th 33/1
31 Jan 14 Kempton (AW) Tealissio (GB)T: Lucy Wadham Kempton Park Chase Day 22.02.14 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat RaceClass 4 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 16 ran 4th 50/1
31 Jan 14 Kempton (AW) Rasheed (GB)T: Lucy Wadham Kempton For Weddings 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat RaceClass 4 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 4th 16/1
24 Jan 14 Doncaster Daliance (IRE)T: Lucy Wadham Sky Bet 'best Odds Guaranteed' Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 4th 10/3F
23 Jan 14 Fakenham Canuspotit (GB)T: Lucy Wadham Hoe Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 23.5f · Soft · 8 ran 2nd EvensF
02 Jan 14 Huntingdon Dawn Twister (GER)T: Lucy Wadham 32red Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 25f · Heavy · 6 ran 2nd 11/2
01 Jan 14 Fakenham Daliance (IRE)T: Lucy Wadham Pow Grandstand For Private Functions Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 20f · Soft · 8 ran 3rd 5/1
27 Dec 13 Leicester Midnight Macarena (GB)T: Lucy Wadham totequadpot Four Places In Four Races Handicap Chase (For The Leicestershire Silver Fox)Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU 16/1
26 Dec 13 Fontwell Tealissio (GB)T: Lucy Wadham 32Red Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 17.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 6th 5/2F
26 Dec 13 Fontwell Rising Teal (GB)T: Lucy Wadham David Hazelden 65th Birthday Mares' Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 19f · Heavy · 4 ran 3rd 7/2
21 Dec 13 Ascot Daliance (IRE)T: Lucy Wadham Foundation Developments Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 23.5f · Soft · 14 ran 6th 20/1

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 Matt Crawley's strike rate?
Matt Crawley has won 23 of 340 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 6.8% (as at 28 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Matt Crawley do best at?
Fakenham by strike rate: 4 wins from 44 rides (9.1%) 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 Matt Crawley ride most for?
Lucy Wadham, with 91 rides since 2008 — 27% of the total. That pairing has won 10 (11%).
What is Matt Crawley's Fair A/E?
0.93, from 340 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).