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Mr Aaron James

31 rides in the lifetime window · 14 individual horses
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Feb 2015 100% of rides on the flat
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2011→)
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.
4–31
Wins / Runs
12.9%
Strike rate
n=31
7 (23%)
Placed
2.32
Fair A/E
n=31 · 1.99 incl. margin
−3.67
£1 level stake
n=31 at SP · −11.8%
£8,057
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 12.9% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
7.1%−5.8
n=14 · A/E 1.41 · £1 −9.67
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
50%+37.1
n=2 · A/E 4.63 · £1 +3.50
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
16.7%+3.8
n=6 · A/E 3.13 · £1 −1.67
When favourite
100%
n=1 · A/E 5.24 · £1 +3.33
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
10.7%−2.2
n=28 · A/E 1.90 · £1 −11.67
Big fields · 14+ runners
12.5%−0.4
n=8 · A/E 2.60 · £1 −3.67

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 12.9% 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.

Record by conditions

same window as header

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Standard (AW) 12 1 8.3% −5.50
Good to Firm 11 0 0% −11.00
Good 6 2 33.3% +10.50
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 1 100% +3.33

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 8 1 12.5% −1.50
Southwell (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Beverley 4 0 0% −4.00
Redcar 3 0 0% −3.00
Doncaster 3 0 0% −3.00
Musselburgh 3 1 33.3% +2.50
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 1 100% +10.00
Catterick 1 1 100% +3.33
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 6 27 4 14.8% +0.33
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 1 1 100% 5.24 +3.33
2nd–3rd fav 1 1 100% 6.30 +4.50
4th–6th fav 8 2 25% 2.99 +9.50
7th+ in betting 21 0 0% 0.00 −21.00
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
Stamp Duty (IRE) 6 1 1 7 Feb 15
Strikemaster (IRE) 6 2 4 20 Aug 14
Revolving World (IRE) 4 0 1 5 Feb 13
Sir George (IRE) 3 0 0 26 Aug 13
Fama Mac (GB) 2 1 1 23 Sep 14
Zoom In (GB) 2 0 0 28 May 13
Magnolia Ridge (IRE) 1 0 0 4 Sep 14
Freedom Flying (GB) 1 0 0 10 Jul 14
Bond Blade (GB) 1 0 0 28 Jan 13
Charmel's Delight (GB) 1 0 0 28 Jan 13
Thoroughly Red (IRE) 1 0 0 16 Aug 12
Betteras Bertie (GB) 1 0 0 8 Aug 12
All 14 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, lifetime
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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
TrainerRWSR£1
Lee James 13 2 15.4% +3.50
Suzzanne France 12 1 8.3% −5.50
Neville Bycroft 2 1 50% +2.33
Tony Coyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Kristin Stubbs 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael Chapman 1 0 0% −1.00
Geoff Oldroyd 1 0 0% −1.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2011→
4
Archived wins
£8,057
Prize money
2012
Best season · 2 wins
Fama Mac (GB) — catterickbridge.co.uk Amateur Riders' Handicap (Div 1) Catterick · Oct 2012 · Class 6
£1,976
Strikemaster (IRE) — Betfair Novice Flat Amateur Handicap (Novice Amateur Riders) Thirsk · Aug 2013 · Class 6
£1,872
Stamp Duty (IRE) — Bet On Today's Football At bluesq.com Amateur Riders' Handicap (Div 2) Wolverhampton (AW) · Feb 2012 · Class 6
£1,647
Notable horses
Strikemaster (IRE) Stamp Duty (IRE) Fama Mac (GB)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Ad Valorem (USA) 16.7% · 1–6
Progeny have won 9.1% of 1,585 runs since 2008 (101 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 12.3% from 618. Weakest on Good to Firm going: 5.2% from 248.
Xaar (GB) 33.3% · 2–6
Progeny have won 6.1% of 2,429 runs since 2008 (218 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 10.7% from 122.
Spinning World (USA) 0% · 0–4
Progeny have won 10.3% of 914 runs since 2008 (61 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 13.3% from 181. Weakest on Good going: 5.4% from 202.
Mujadil (USA) 0% · 0–3
Progeny have won 8.2% of 2,379 runs since 2008 (132 horses). Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 11.7% from 111.
Fraam (GB) 50% · 1–2
Progeny have won 9.3% of 2,027 runs since 2008 (136 horses).
Indesatchel (IRE) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 8% of 1,391 runs since 2008 (106 horses). Strongest on Soft going: 12.9% from 171.
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

all 31 archived runs · newest first

Every one of Mr Aaron James's 31 archived rides, from 8 February 2011 to 7 February 2015, newest first — 4 winners among them.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
07 Feb 15 Wolverhampton (AW) Stamp Duty (IRE)T: Suzzanne France Ladbrokes Amateur Riders' HandicapClass 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 13 ran 8th 14/1
23 Sep 14 Beverley Fama Mac (GB)T: Neville Bycroft Brian And Jason Merrington Memorial Amateur Riders' Handicap (Div 1)Class 6 · 10f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 12th 25/1
04 Sep 14 Haydock Magnolia Ridge (IRE)T: Kristin Stubbs Betfred Please Donate On Your Way Out Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Riders)Class 5 · 11.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 5th 18/1
20 Aug 14 Musselburgh Strikemaster (IRE)T: Lee James Jet Petrol Diamond Jubilee Amateur Riders' Handicap (Qualifier for the 15,000 Betfair Scottish Stayers Series Final)Class 6 · 14f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 9th 25/1
10 Jul 14 Doncaster Freedom Flying (GB)T: Lee James 188Bet Amateur Jockeys' Association Handicap (Amateur Riders)Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 10 ran 9th 50/1
08 Feb 14 Wolverhampton (AW) Stamp Duty (IRE)T: Suzzanne France Ladbrokes Amateur Riders' Handicap (Div 2)Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 8 ran 5th 33/1
26 Aug 13 Ripon Sir George (IRE)T: Suzzanne France Betfair Novice Flat Amateur Riders' Handicap (Novice Amateur Riders)Class 6 · 10f · Good · 14 ran 11th 33/1
12 Aug 13 Thirsk Strikemaster (IRE)T: Lee James Betfair Novice Flat Amateur Handicap (Novice Amateur Riders)Class 6 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 1st 10/1
31 Jul 13 Redcar Sir George (IRE)T: Suzzanne France Betfair Novice Flat Amateur Riders' Handicap (Novice Amateur Riders)Class 6 · 8f · Good · 17 ran 10th 20/1
11 Jul 13 Doncaster Strikemaster (IRE)T: Lee James Amateur Jockeys' Association Handicap (Amateur Riders)Class 6 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 3rd 25/1
28 May 13 Redcar Zoom In (GB)T: Lee James Voltigeur Restaurant 2 Courses For 10.95 Amateur Riders' Maiden HandicapClass 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 15th 50/1
09 Feb 13 Wolverhampton (AW) Sir George (IRE)T: Suzzanne France coral.co.uk Amateur Riders' HandicapClass 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 10 ran 9th 9/1
05 Feb 13 Southwell (AW) Revolving World (IRE)T: Lee James Bookie Free Bets With Bookmakers.co.uk Amateur Riders' HandicapClass 6 · 11f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 4th 12/1
28 Jan 13 Wolverhampton (AW) Bond Blade (GB)T: Suzzanne France Claim Free Bets Today At bookmakers.co.uk Amateur Riders' Handicap (Div 2)Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 11th 20/1
28 Jan 13 Wolverhampton (AW) Charmel's Delight (GB)T: Geoff Oldroyd Claim Free Bets Today At bookmakers.co.uk Amateur Riders' Handicap (Div 1)Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 8th 16/1
09 Oct 12 Catterick Fama Mac (GB)T: Neville Bycroft catterickbridge.co.uk Amateur Riders' Handicap (Div 1)Class 6 · 5f · Soft · 15 ran 1st 10/3F
16 Aug 12 Beverley Stamp Duty (IRE)T: Suzzanne France White Rose Saddlery Amateur Riders' Handicap (Div 2)Class 6 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 11th 14/1
16 Aug 12 Beverley Thoroughly Red (IRE)T: Suzzanne France White Rose Saddlery Amateur Riders' Handicap (Div 1)Class 6 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 12th 40/1
08 Aug 12 Pontefract Betteras Bertie (GB)T: Tony Coyle Pontefract Gentlemen's Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Riders)Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4th 12/1
05 Jun 12 Redcar Zoom In (GB)T: Lee James Voltigeur Restaurant 2 Courses For 10.95 Amateur Riders' Maiden HandicapClass 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 10th 50/1

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 Mr Aaron James's strike rate?
Mr Aaron James has won 4 of 31 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 12.9% (as at 28 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is Mr Aaron James's Fair A/E?
2.32, from 31 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).