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Jockey profile

Max Kendrick

223 rides in the last 5 seasons · 89 individual horses
As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride May 2025 100% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2013→)
from 1 Jan 2022
6–223
Wins / Runs
2.7%
Strike rate
n=223
28 (13%)
Placed
0.36
Fair A/E
n=222 · 0.31 incl. margin
−177.50
£1 level stake
n=223 at SP · −79.6%
£140k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 40 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 3% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 0.36). The edge shows sharpest with horses returning fresh: 5% off breaks of two months or more (61 runs).

Deterministic profile computed from 223 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 15 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Fresh horses: 4.9% Fergal O'Brien: 5.6% from 71
The read

Fergal O'Brien supplies 32% of the rides and edges the rider's average (5.6% vs 2.7%, A/E 0.47). The rider also reads well off a 61-180-day break (6.3%, n=32). The market has consistently overbet the rider in Class 5: Fair A/E 0.17 across 86 rides (1.2% strike, −81.00 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperform what the price implies. The standout partner of the record: Ratfacemcdougall (IRE) — 7 wins from 33 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 2.7% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
1.4%−1.3
n=69 · A/E 0.28 · £1 −43.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
0%−2.7
n=11 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −11.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
4.9%+2.2
n=61 · A/E 0.69 · £1 −27.62
When favourite
33.3%
n=6 · A/E 0.91 · £1 −1.88
Big fields · 14+ runners
0%−2.7
n=25 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −25.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−2.7
n=3 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −3.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 2.7% 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
Off a 61-180-day break 6.3% vs 2.7% · n=32
With Fergal O'Brien 5.6% vs 2.7% · n=71
With D J Jeffreys 0% vs 2.7% · n=41
On Soft going 0% vs 2.7% · n=40
In Class 5 1.2% vs 2.7% · n=86 · A/E 0.17
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 154 4 2.6% −136.88
Chase 48 2 4.2% −19.62
NH Flat 21 0 0% −21.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 103 3 2.9% −94.00
Good to Soft 65 2 3.1% −54.50
Soft 40 0 0% −40.00
Heavy 13 1 7.7% +13.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Uttoxeter 27 0 0% −27.00
Huntingdon 18 0 0% −18.00
Southwell 15 0 0% −15.00
Hereford 12 0 0% −12.00
Worcester 11 1 9.1% −3.00
Chepstow 9 0 0% −9.00
Fontwell 8 1 12.5% −3.00
Stratford 8 1 12.5% +18.00
Taunton 7 0 0% −7.00
Doncaster 7 0 0% −7.00
Exeter 6 0 0% −6.00
Wincanton 6 0 0% −6.00
Warwick 6 0 0% −6.00
Market Rasen 6 0 0% −6.00
Plumpton 6 0 0% −6.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 109 4 3.7% −70.88
Class 5 86 1 1.2% −81.00
Class 3 20 1 5% −17.62
Class 2 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 6 2 33.3% 0.91 −1.88
2nd–3rd fav 39 3 7.7% 0.47 −23.62
4th–6th fav 78 1 1.3% 0.18 −52.00
7th+ in betting 100 0 0% 0.00 −100.00
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
71.3% completed · 202 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 48 56.3% 2 0 19 0 0
Hurdle 154 76% 2 3 32 0 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
Ted's Friend (IRE) 20 1 5 11 May 25
Ratfacemcdougall (IRE) 11 0 1 12 Sep 23
Stoner's Choice (GB) 9 1 2 11 Nov 24
Leading Theatre (IRE) 9 2 4 20 Mar 23
Kenyan Cowboy (IRE) 8 0 0 23 Mar 23
Bombay Sapphire (IRE) 7 0 1 12 Feb 24
Dr Lockdown (IRE) 7 0 1 7 Dec 23
Tzarmix (FR) 6 0 0 24 Sep 24
Barnay (GB) 6 0 1 27 Jul 23
Gibberwell (IRE) 6 0 0 9 Apr 23
Coilrock (IRE) 5 0 0 4 Jan 24
Kingston King (IRE) 4 0 1 31 Jan 23
The 60 most-raced of 89 horses ridden in this window. 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
JFMAMJJASOND
0045130007700
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 yardFergal O'Brien
32% of all rides
5.6% SR · A/E 0.47
TrainerRWSR£1
Fergal O'Brien 71 4 5.6% −54.00
Jake Thomas Coulson 45 1 2.2% −42.50
D J Jeffreys 41 0 0% −41.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2013→
85
Archived wins
£768k
Prize money
2019
Best season · 18 wins
Ratfacemcdougall (IRE) — ITM Northern Lights Stayers' Hurdle Series Final (Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race) Musselburgh · Mar 2021 · Class 2
£18,768
Themanfrom Minella (IRE) — Higos Insurance Services Somerset National Handicap Chase Wincanton · Jan 2018 · Class 3
£15,746
First Drift (GB) — Peter O'Sullevan Charitable Trust H.O.P.E Programme Seniors' Handicap Hurdle Newbury · Mar 2019 · Class 3
£13,256
Notable horses
Ratfacemcdougall (IRE) Stoner's Choice (GB) First Drift (GB) Global Tour (IRE) Templepark (GB) J'ai Froid (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Dylan Thomas (IRE) 4.5% · 1–22
Progeny have won 10.5% of 7,486 runs since 2008 (533 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.
Shirocco (GER) 0% · 0–14
Progeny have won 11.2% of 9,154 runs since 2008 (920 horses). Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
Robin Des Champs (FR) 0% · 0–11
Progeny have won 13.3% of 4,006 runs since 2008 (425 horses).
Getaway (GER) 0% · 0–9
Progeny have won 11.3% of 10,898 runs since 2008 (1,025 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.7% from 131.
Great Pretender (IRE) 11.1% · 1–9
Progeny have won 13% of 3,528 runs since 2008 (410 horses). Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.
Leading Light (IRE) 22.2% · 2–9
Progeny have won 8.2% of 2,193 runs since 2008 (225 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 4.6% from 241.
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 15 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 970 · newest first

The latest 50 of 970 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 22 October 2013 to 11 May 2025.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
11 May 25 Plumpton Ted's Friend (IRE)T: Fergal O'Brien Lulu And Peter Mendoza Memorial Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 25f · Good · 9 ran 5th 7/2
27 Mar 25 Southwell Ted's Friend (IRE)T: Fergal O'Brien Join Southwell Golf Club Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 7 ran 4th 5/1
10 Mar 25 Stratford Ted's Friend (IRE)T: Fergal O'Brien DragonBet Supporting UK Racecourses Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 10th 11/2
08 Mar 25 Hereford Jasmin Bellevue (FR)T: Nicky Henderson Pricing By Real Bookmakers At DragonBet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 11 ran UR 5/2
21 Feb 25 Warwick Ted's Friend (IRE)T: Fergal O'Brien Aston Villa Foundation Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran 10th 14/1
04 Feb 25 Taunton Ted's Friend (IRE)T: Fergal O'Brien Free Racing On Monday 10th March Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)Class 5 · 19f · Soft · 12 ran 10th 12/1
01 Jan 25 Fakenham Ted's Friend (IRE)T: Fergal O'Brien fakenhamracecourse.co.uk Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2nd 15/2
20 Dec 24 Ascot Jasmin Bellevue (FR)T: Nicky Henderson Howden Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 3 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6th 20/1
12 Nov 24 Hereford Ted's Friend (IRE)T: Fergal O'Brien Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 21.5f · Good · 10 ran 3rd 9/2
11 Nov 24 Kempton Stoner's Choice (GB)T: Fergal O'Brien Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 2 · 21f · Good · 4 ran 2nd 14/1
04 Oct 24 Fontwell Ted's Friend (IRE)T: Fergal O'Brien BetGoodwin Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)Class 5 · 19f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2nd 13/2
24 Sep 24 Warwick Tzarmix (FR)T: Jonjo & A J O'Neill Molson Coors Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)Class 4 · 26f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 5th 11/2
11 Sep 24 Worcester Ted's Friend (IRE)T: Fergal O'Brien FBC Manby Bowdler Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20f · Good · 13 ran 4th 18/1
08 Sep 24 Fontwell Put A Lid On It (GB)T: Fergal O'Brien Wandsworth Gaels GAA Club Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)Class 5 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 5th 6/1
19 Aug 24 Worcester Tzarmix (FR)T: Jonjo & A J O'Neill New Vickers.Bet App Coming Soon Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 23f · Good · 11 ran 4th 11/1
26 Jul 24 Uttoxeter Tzarmix (FR)T: Jonjo & A J O'Neill Alby Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20f · Good · 15 ran 7th 50/1
01 Jul 24 Worcester Put A Lid On It (GB)T: Fergal O'Brien Summer Anthems Pitchcroft Family Event 13/07/2024 Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)Class 5 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 7th 14/1
30 Jun 24 Uttoxeter Ted's Friend (IRE)T: Fergal O'Brien Best Odds Guaranteed At Bet365 Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 13 ran PU 20/1
07 May 24 Southwell Marco's Light (GB)T: Fergal O'Brien Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Mares' Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 1)Class 5 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 8th 25/1
06 May 24 Kempton Tzarmix (FR)T: Jonjo & A J O'Neill Racing TV Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 24.5f · Good · 10 ran 5th 25/1

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 Max Kendrick's strike rate?
Max Kendrick has won 6 of 223 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 2.7% (as at 15 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which yard does Max Kendrick ride most for?
Fergal O'Brien, with 71 rides since 2022 — 32% of the total. That pairing has won 4 (5.6%).
What is Max Kendrick's Fair A/E?
0.36, from 222 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 15 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).