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Mr Ben James

41 rides in the lifetime window · 32 individual horses
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Nov 2017 100% of rides on the flat
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2015→)
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.
7–41
Wins / Runs
17.1%
Strike rate
n=41
13 (32%)
Placed
1.59
Fair A/E
n=41 · 1.34 incl. margin
+35.62
£1 level stake
n=41 at SP · +86.9%
£33,562
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
22.2%
KTB at a glance First rides: 18.8% Claiming: 18.9%

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 17.1% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
18.8%+1.7
n=32 · A/E 1.62 · £1 +34.62
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
66.7%+49.6
n=3 · A/E 2.60 · £1 +3.62
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
0%−17.1
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00
When favourite
16.7%
n=6 · A/E 0.61 · £1 −3.38
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
18.9%+1.8
n=37 · A/E 1.86 · £1 +39.62
Big fields · 14+ runners
9.1%−8.0
n=11 · A/E 1.07 · £1 −8.38

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 17.1% 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
Good 12 1 8.3% −9.38
Standard (AW) 10 1 10% +24.00
Soft 8 2 25% +3.00
Good to Soft 7 2 28.6% +16.00
Good to Firm 3 1 33.3% +3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Nottingham 6 0 0% −6.00
Windsor 5 2 40% +8.00
Lingfield (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Leicester 3 1 33.3% +10.00
Goodwood 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton (AW) 3 1 33.3% +31.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Chester 2 1 50% +8.00
York 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 1 1 100% +1.62
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 6 17 1 5.9% −10.00
Class 5 15 4 26.7% +10.62
Class 4 9 2 22.2% +35.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 6 1 16.7% 0.61 −3.38
2nd–3rd fav 8 3 37.5% 2.27 +9.00
4th–6th fav 11 2 18.2% 2.47 +12.00
7th+ in betting 16 1 6.3% 1.56 +18.00
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
Baltic Prince (IRE) 5 1 2 24 Oct 16
Safira Menina (GB) 3 1 1 28 Aug 17
The Gay Cavalier (GB) 2 0 0 28 Aug 16
Opus Too (IRE) 2 0 0 19 Feb 16
Norwegian Reward (IRE) 2 0 0 6 Jun 15
Lazarus (IRE) 1 0 0 8 Nov 17
Top Diktat (GB) 1 0 0 1 Nov 17
Champagne Bob (GB) 1 1 1 30 Oct 17
Ice Dancing (IRE) 1 0 0 27 Oct 17
Betsalottie (GB) 1 1 1 23 Oct 17
Ritasun (FR) 1 0 0 27 Aug 17
Epeius (IRE) 1 0 0 23 Aug 17
All 32 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
JFMAMJJASOND
00··050017502225·
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
Tony Carroll 7 1 14.3% +3.00
John Ryan 6 1 16.7% +0.00
Michael Bell 4 1 25% −1.38
Martin Smith 3 1 33.3% +31.00
Conrad Allen 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Tate 2 0 0% −2.00
Richard Hannon 2 1 50% +2.00
Ivan Furtado 1 0 0% −1.00
Gary Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
John Bridger 1 1 100% +6.00
Linda Perratt 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Dwyer 1 0 0% −1.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2015→
7
Archived wins
£33,562
Prize money
2017
Best season · 4 wins
Baltic Prince (IRE) — Budweiser Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Riders) Chester · Sep 2015 · Class 4
£6,239
Safira Menina (GB) — 32Red Amateur Riders' Handicap Kempton (AW) · Nov 2016 · Class 4
£4,523
Champagne Bob (GB) — Fosse Way Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Riders) Leicester · Oct 2017 · Class 5
£3,743
Notable horses
Baltic Prince (IRE) Safira Menina (GB) Champagne Bob (GB) Betsalottie (GB) See The Sea (IRE) The Major (GB)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Baltic King (GB) 20% · 1–5
Progeny have won 9.7% of 1,458 runs since 2008 (93 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 4.8% from 147. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.3% from 254.
Lawman (FR) 0% · 0–3
Progeny have won 8.9% of 9,423 runs since 2008 (730 horses).
Paco Boy (IRE) 33.3% · 1–3
Progeny have won 9.2% of 3,449 runs since 2008 (269 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 3.9% from 103.
Royal Applause (GB) 0% · 0–3
Progeny have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since 2008 (774 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 3.4% from 323.
Henrythenavigator (USA) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 9.6% of 2,714 runs since 2008 (217 horses).
Hernando (FR) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 12.1% of 3,531 runs since 2008 (273 horses). Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.5% from 120.
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 41 archived runs · newest first

Every one of Mr Ben James's 41 archived rides, from 12 May 2015 to 8 November 2017, newest first — 7 winners among them.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
08 Nov 17 Nottingham Lazarus (IRE)T: Amy Murphy AJA Gentleman Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Riders)Class 5 · 10f · Soft · 11 ran 10th 28/1
01 Nov 17 Nottingham Top Diktat (GB)T: Gary Moore AJA Amateur Riders' HandicapClass 6 · 10f · Good · 15 ran 10th 16/1
30 Oct 17 Leicester Champagne Bob (GB)T: Richard Price Fosse Way Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Riders)Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 1st 12/1
27 Oct 17 Doncaster Ice Dancing (IRE)T: Michael Bell Best Odds Guaranteed At 188Bet Amateur Jockeys Association Amateur Riders' HandicapClass 5 · 10f · Good To Soft · 19 ran 17th 6/1
23 Oct 17 Windsor Betsalottie (GB)T: John Bridger Ivor Laws Memorial Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Riders)Class 6 · 11.5f · Soft · 12 ran 1st 6/1
28 Aug 17 Epsom Downs Safira Menina (GB)T: Martin Smith Poundland Saves The Day Amateurs' Derby Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Riders)Class 4 · 12f · Good · 8 ran 4th 12/1
27 Aug 17 Goodwood Ritasun (FR)T: Harry Whittington Goodwood Amateur Riders' HandicapClass 5 · 9f · Good · 11 ran 8th 10/1
23 Aug 17 Carlisle Epeius (IRE)T: Ben Haslam Betfair Amateur Riders' Handicap (Novice Amateur Riders)Class 6 · 6f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7th 7/2F
18 Aug 17 Nottingham Snowy Winter (USA)T: Archie Watson Betfair Novice Flat Amateur Riders' HandicapClass 6 · 10f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3rd 7/2
13 Aug 17 Windsor Thahab Ifraj (IRE)T: Alexandra Dunn Royal Windsor Amateur Riders' HandicapClass 5 · 11.5f · Good · 10 ran 3rd 10/1
10 Aug 17 Sandown Dream Machine (IRE)T: Michael Bell Slug And Lettuce 2-4-1 Cocktails Amateur Riders' HandicapClass 4 · 10f · Soft · 7 ran 2nd 3/1
09 Aug 17 Pontefract See The Sea (IRE)T: Richard Hannon Samantha Kerley Birthday Handicap (Gentleman Amateurs)Class 5 · 10f · Soft · 5 ran 1st 3/1
13 Jul 17 Doncaster Waiting For Richie (GB)T: Tom Tate We-Fit! Worksop's Insulated Conservatory Roofing Systems Amateur Riders' HandicapClass 5 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5th EvensF
03 Jul 17 Wolverhampton (AW) Varun's Bride (IRE)T: Richard Hannon Betfair Novice Flat Amateur Riders' HandicapClass 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 13 ran 13th 9/4F
15 Jun 17 Newbury The Major (GB)T: Michael Bell Wiser Academy Amateur Riders' HandicapClass 5 · 10f · Good · 16 ran 1st 13/8F
27 May 17 York Destroyer (GB)T: Tom Tate John Wright Electrical Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Riders)Class 4 · 7f · Good · 19 ran 2nd 14/1
27 Jan 17 Lingfield (AW) General Hazard (IRE)T: Michael Bell Betway Amateur Riders' HandicapClass 5 · 12f · Standard · 11 ran 2nd 11/4F
11 Jan 17 Kempton (AW) Safira Menina (GB)T: Martin Smith 100% Profit Boost At 32RedSport.com Amateur Riders' HandicapClass 4 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 6th 12/1
01 Nov 16 Kempton (AW) Safira Menina (GB)T: Martin Smith 32Red Amateur Riders' HandicapClass 4 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 1st 33/1
26 Oct 16 Nottingham Shining Romeo (GB)T: Denis Quinn AJA Amateur Riders' HandicapClass 6 · 10f · Good · 15 ran UR 16/1

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 Ben James's strike rate?
Mr Ben James has won 7 of 41 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 17.1% (as at 28 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is Mr Ben James's Fair A/E?
1.59, from 41 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).