What is Michael Stainton's strike rate?

Michael Stainton has won 71 of 1,082 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 6.6% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does Michael Stainton do best at?

Beverley by strike rate: 6 wins from 57 rides (10.5%) 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 Michael Stainton ride most for?

Richard Whitaker, with 340 rides since 2008 — 31% of the total. That pairing has won 28 (8.2%).

What is Michael Stainton's Fair A/E?

0.94, from 1,074 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.

Jockey profile

Michael Stainton

1,082 rides in the lifetime window · 320 individual horses

As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last ride Mar 2020 100% of rides on the flat

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.

71–1,082

Wins / Runs

6.6%

Strike rate

n=1,082

237 (22%)

Placed

0.94

Fair A/E

n=1,074 · 0.80 incl. margin

−386.72

£1 level stake

n=1,082 at SP · −35.7%

£486k

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 80 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 7% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.94). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 14% (65 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,082 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Fired Dec–Feb 38.2% when favourite Richard Whitaker: 8.2% from 340 LTO winners: 13.8% Claiming: 7.6% Rode the favourite in 3% of races

The read

Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 13.8% (n=65, Fair A/E 0.95), but horses returning fresh after 61+ days have been a poor signal at 2.8% (n=142, Fair A/E 0.66). The market has consistently overbet first rides on a horse: 4.5% strike, Fair A/E 0.81 and −170.04 to a £1 stake over 289 rides — those runners underperformed what the price implied. Richard Whitaker supplied 31% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (8.2%, A/E 1.11) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also read well off a 8-14-day break (10.1%, n=267). The record read poorly off a break of 180+ days — 0% over 58 rides, 6.6pts below the baseline. The standout partner of the record was Mey Blossom (GB) — 7 wins from 32 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fired Dec–Feb.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 6.6% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

4.5%−2.1

n=289 · A/E 0.81 · £1 −170.04

Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win

13.8%+7.2

n=65 · A/E 0.95 · £1 −25.29

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

2.8%−3.8

n=142 · A/E 0.66 · £1 −5.00

When favourite

38.2%

n=34 · A/E 1.42 · £1 +6.65

Claiming rides · riding with a claim

7.6%+1.0

n=542 · A/E 1.03 · £1 −163.37

Big fields · 14+ runners

4.1%−2.5

n=243 · A/E 0.90 · £1 −58.50

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

0%−6.6

n=5 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −5.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 6.6% 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

On last-time-out winners 13.8% vs 6.6% · n=65

With C&D winners 12.2% vs 6.6% · n=197

With Jason Ward 14.7% vs 6.6% · n=34

Off a break of 180+ days 0% vs 6.6% · n=58

With debutants 1.5% vs 6.6% · n=65

Off a 8-14-day break 10.1% vs 6.6% · n=267

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) 337 26 7.7% −94.81

Good to Firm 285 17 6% −124.12

Good 206 13 6.3% −47.00

Good to Soft 116 7 6% −43.67

Soft 99 6 6.1% −54.12

Firm 20 0 0% −20.00

Heavy 19 2 10.5% −3.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Wolverhampton (AW) 123 8 6.5% −63.75

Redcar 106 3 2.8% −55.00

Southwell (AW) 97 9 9.3% −6.56

Pontefract 69 3 4.3% −44.50

Kempton (AW) 67 4 6% −37.00

Thirsk 65 6 9.2% +22.88

Ripon 61 4 6.6% −12.00

Beverley 57 6 10.5% −26.50

Catterick 51 4 7.8% −25.79

Newcastle 45 2 4.4% −29.50

Doncaster 40 4 10% +16.50

Haydock 38 1 2.6% −30.00

Lingfield (AW) 38 3 7.9% −28.75

Carlisle 35 2 5.7% −8.50

Nottingham 33 2 6.1% −3.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 5 407 21 5.2% −204.92

Class 6 356 25 7% −146.18

Class 4 187 17 9.1% −43.12

Class 3 63 5 7.9% +35.50

Class 2 39 1 2.6% −20.00

Class 7 25 2 8% −3.00

Class 1 5 0 0% −5.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 40 14 35% 1.37 +3.65

2nd–3rd fav 163 30 18.4% 1.24 +0.13

4th–6th fav 297 12 4% 0.53 −133.50

7th+ in betting 582 15 2.6% 0.82 −257.00

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

Damika (IRE) 40 3 14 15 Dec 12

Mey Blossom (GB) 29 6 10 1 Oct 11

Aussie Blue (IRE) 27 3 8 13 Aug 13

Royal Envoy (IRE) 24 2 5 7 Mar 13

Nevada Desert (IRE) 23 2 5 3 Mar 11

Pipers Piping (IRE) 22 4 12 9 Mar 11

Rio Sands (GB) 20 1 8 30 Sep 11

Celtic Sixpence (IRE) 19 3 7 5 Sep 15

Charles Parnell (IRE) 19 2 5 1 Apr 13

Captain Scooby (GB) 19 3 9 18 Oct 10

Huzzah (IRE) 17 0 2 17 Jan 13

Shaloo Diamond (GB) 16 3 6 10 Oct 09

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 320 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

101476896753011

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 Whitaker

31% of all rides
8.2% SR · A/E 1.11

TrainerRWSR£1

Richard Whitaker 340 28 8.2% −64.54

Chris Fairhurst 104 4 3.8% −32.50

Paul Howling 96 9 9.4% −45.50

David Brown 51 3 5.9% −31.92

K R Burke 45 4 8.9% −31.37

Simon Griffiths 43 2 4.7% −30.00

Nick Kent 41 4 9.8% +24.00

Jason Ward 34 5 14.7% +2.86

Jane Chapple-Hyam 30 3 10% −19.25

Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→

119

Archived wins

£765k

Prize money

2010

Best season · 24 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.

Damika (IRE) — William Hill Great St Wilfrid (Heritage Handicap) Ripon · Aug 2010 · Class 2

£40,502

Damika (IRE) — Ripon Cathedral City Of The Dales Handicap Ripon · Sep 2007 · Class 3

£11,218

Pick A Nice Name (GB) — E.B.F. Park Suite Fillies' Handicap Pontefract · Jul 2007 · Class 3

£9,348

Notable horses

Mey Blossom (GB) Damika (IRE) Nevada Desert (IRE) Pipers Piping (IRE) Ishetoo (GB) Aussie Blue (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Captain Rio (GB) 11.4% · 14–123

Progeny have won 9.5% of 6,912 runs since 2008 (423 horses).

Namid (GB) 5.8% · 3–52

Progeny have won 8.2% of 4,102 runs since 2008 (276 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 2.4% from 164. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 0.8% from 119.

Royal Applause (GB) 8.6% · 3–35

Progeny have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since 2008 (774 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 3.4% from 323.

Acclamation (GB) 0% · 0–32

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) 9.4% · 3–32

Progeny have won 9.6% of 9,353 runs since 2008 (598 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 1% from 202.

Bertolini (USA) 3.8% · 1–26

Progeny have won 8% of 7,851 runs since 2008 (518 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 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 1,605 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,605 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 25 January 2005 to 2 March 2020.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

02 Mar 20 Wolverhampton (AW) Bursea Lady (GB)T: K R Burke Ladbrokes Where The Nation Plays Fillies' Novice StakesClass 5 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 8th 50/1

24 Jan 20 Lingfield (AW) Brogans Bay (IRE)T: Laura Mongan Play 4 To Score At Betway Handicap (Div 2)Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 7th 33/1

01 Nov 19 Newcastle (AW) Velma (GB)T: Chris Fairhurst Ladbrokes Where The Nation Plays Novice Stakes (Plus 10)Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 4th 100/1

28 Sep 19 Ripon Masham Moor (GB)T: Chris Fairhurst Theakston Legendary Ales Ebf Novice StakesClass 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 9th 66/1

19 Sep 19 Ayr Double Reflection (GB)T: K R Burke British Stallion Studs Scottish Premier Series EBF Fillies' HandicapClass 4 · 10f · Good · 12 ran 9th 20/1

17 Sep 19 Newcastle (AW) Lasting Legacy (GB)T: Chris Fairhurst Ontrac Software EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Plus 10)Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 1st 50/1

30 Aug 19 Thirsk Top Attraction (GB)T: Chris Fairhurst Bill Cox Memorial Novice Auction StakesClass 5 · 8f · Good · 8 ran 7th 66/1

21 Aug 19 Carlisle Lasting Legacy (GB)T: Chris Fairhurst British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (Div 1)Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 4th 12/1

08 Aug 19 Newcastle (AW) Top Attraction (GB)T: Chris Fairhurst Hit The Target At betuk.com/Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Median Auction Stakes (Plus 10)Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 12th 100/1

31 Jul 19 Redcar Lasting Legacy (GB)T: Chris Fairhurst Best Flat Races Live On Racing TV British EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10)Class 4 · 6f · Good · 13 ran 7th 25/1

24 Jul 19 Catterick Dragons Will Rise (IRE)T: Micky Hammond Never Miss A Race On Racing TV Handicap (Div 1)Class 6 · 6f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8th 14/1

15 Jul 19 Ripon Light The Fuse (IRE)T: K R Burke Ripon Museums Maiden StakesClass 5 · 5f · Good · 11 ran 11th 10/1

11 Jul 19 Doncaster Florenza (GB)T: Chris Fairhurst Staff Finders Recruitment Yorkshire Fillies' HandicapClass 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 7th 12/1

10 Jul 19 Catterick Tom's Anna (IRE)T: Sean Regan Racing Again 17th July Handicap (Div 2)Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 12th 28/1

08 Jul 19 Ripon Benadalid (GB)T: Chris Fairhurst Ripon, Yorkshire's Garden Racecourse HandicapClass 3 · 10f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4th 9/1

29 Jun 19 York Angel Lane (FR)T: K R Burke Follow Sun Racing On Instagram British EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (Plus 10)Class 3 · 7f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 4th 9/1

29 Jun 19 York Red Tornado (FR)T: Chris Fairhurst Visit sunracing.co.uk For Top Bookmaker Offers HandicapClass 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 12th 25/1

26 Jun 19 Carlisle Benadalid (GB)T: Chris Fairhurst Cumberland Plate HandicapClass 4 · 11f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 13th 16/1

21 Jun 19 Ayr Florenza (GB)T: Chris Fairhurst Tennent's Lager HandicapClass 4 · 7f · Good · 7 ran 4th 7/1

11 Jun 19 Lingfield (AW) Queenoftheclyde (IRE)T: K R Burke Mark Roberts Motion Control Fillies' Novice Stakes (Plus 10)Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 7th 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 Michael Stainton's strike rate?: Michael Stainton has won 71 of 1,082 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 6.6% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Michael Stainton do best at?: Beverley by strike rate: 6 wins from 57 rides (10.5%) 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 Michael Stainton ride most for?: Richard Whitaker, with 340 rides since 2008 — 31% of the total. That pairing has won 28 (8.2%).
What is Michael Stainton's Fair A/E?: 0.94, from 1,074 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.