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Jockey profile

Josh Williamson

495 rides in the last 5 seasons · 340 individual horses
As at 19 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride yesterday 93% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2022→)
from 1 Jan 2022
52–495
Wins / Runs
10.5%
Strike rate
n=495
130 (26%)
Placed
1.07
Fair A/E
n=495 · 0.87 incl. margin
−81.01
£1 level stake
n=495 at SP · −16.4%
£807k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
9.2%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 100 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 11% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.07). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 22% (51 rides). Rides mostly for Gordon Elliott — 41% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 495 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 19 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance 30.8% when favourite Gordon Elliott: 11.8% from 203 First rides: 11.5% LTO winners: 21.6% Rides the favourite in 8% of races
The read

It is weakest at Punchestown (2.4% over 42 rides) — the largest sample in the record, and the widest gap. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 21.6% (n=51, Fair A/E 1.20), but in Group and Graded company the record reads poorly at 2.4% (n=42, Fair A/E 0.44). First rides on a horse are the standout value angle: 11.5% strikes only just above baseline, but Fair A/E 1.20 and +6.86 to a £1 stake over 340 rides — a record the market has persistently underpriced. Gordon Elliott supplies 41% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (11.8%, A/E 0.90). The rider also reads well on Heavy going (17.1%, n=70). The record reads poorly in Class 1 — 2.2% over 45 rides, 8.3pts below the baseline. One Group or Graded win sits in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Tattersalls Ireland George Mernagh Memorial Sales Bumper at Fairyhouse (Apr 2025, £59,000).

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 10.5% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
11.5%+1.0
n=340 · A/E 1.20 · £1 +6.86
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
21.6%+11.1
n=51 · A/E 1.20 · £1 −9.32
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
4.7%−5.8
n=86 · A/E 0.62 · £1 −64.50
When favourite
30.8%
n=39 · A/E 0.89 · £1 −11.60
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
10.3%−0.2
n=458 · A/E 1.05 · £1 −69.94
Big fields · 14+ runners
5.5%−5.0
n=236 · A/E 0.86 · £1 −52.38
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
2.4%−8.1
n=42 · A/E 0.44 · £1 −38.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 10.5% 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
On last-time-out winners 21.6% vs 10.5% · n=51
In Class 1 2.2% vs 10.5% · n=45
At Punchestown 2.4% vs 10.5% · n=42
In Group / Graded races 2.4% vs 10.5% · n=42
On Heavy going 17.1% vs 10.5% · n=70
At Wexford 2.8% vs 10.5% · n=36
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 243 33 13.6% +44.60
NH Flat 128 11 8.6% −60.86
Chase 87 4 4.6% −45.50
Flat 37 4 10.8% −19.25

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 171 20 11.7% +83.13
Soft 169 11 6.5% −128.01
Good to Soft 81 8 9.9% −24.57
Heavy 70 12 17.1% −12.06
Good to Firm 3 1 33.3% +1.50
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Punchestown 42 1 2.4% −35.00
Wexford 36 1 2.8% −30.00
Fairyhouse 32 5 15.6% −5.85
Limerick 29 3 10.3% −16.06
Leopardstown 27 3 11.1% −18.12
Killarney 26 3 11.5% −14.00
Listowel 24 4 16.7% +6.38
Galway 24 1 4.2% −15.00
Downpatrick 23 4 17.4% +37.50
Cork 21 4 19% +92.00
Clonmel 20 6 30% +15.51
Kilbeggan 19 2 10.5% −11.50
Ballinrobe 19 1 5.3% +7.00
Down Royal 18 1 5.6% −10.00
Navan 17 0 0% −17.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 45 1 2.2% −41.00
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +3.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 46 13 28.3% 0.87 −15.60
2nd–3rd fav 107 24 22.4% 1.37 −0.91
4th–6th fav 134 10 7.5% 1.01 −46.50
7th+ in betting 208 5 2.4% 0.83 −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.

Jumping record

completion over obstacles · same window as header
83.6% completed · 330 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 87 72.4% 5 7 11 1 0
Hurdle 243 87.7% 9 4 17 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
Hardline (IRE) 8 0 1 7 Aug 24
Smokey Putnum (IRE) 7 0 2 10 Jun 23
Mode Avion (FR) 5 1 2 7 Aug 26
Apples Jane (IRE) 5 0 2 12 Mar 26
Time In A Bottle (GB) 5 0 2 6 Oct 25
Friary Road (IRE) 5 2 2 1 Feb 25
Can't Resist It (GB) 5 0 1 19 Oct 23
Hob's Angel (IRE) 4 1 2 9 Oct 26
Hitthehayson (IRE) 4 0 1 4 Jul 26
Le Fanu (IRE) 4 1 1 2 Jul 26
Favori De Champdou (FR) 4 0 2 30 Nov 25
Music Of Life (IRE) 4 0 1 27 Nov 25
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 340 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.

Current form

significance-gated

Last 14 days

Small sample
0 from 11
Only 11 rides in the last 14 days — too few to read against the baseline (gate: n≥15). The card states the sample and stays neutral.

By month

strike by month, 5 seasons
JFMAMJJASOND
1471161411129913186
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 yardGordon Elliott
41% of all rides
11.8% SR · A/E 0.90
TrainerRWSR£1
Gordon Elliott 203 24 11.8% −124.30
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2022→
52
Archived wins
1
Pattern / graded wins
£807k
Prize money
2026
Best season · 23 wins
I'm Slippy (IRE) — Tattersalls Ireland George Mernagh Memorial Sales Bumper Fairyhouse · Apr 2025
£59,000
Casheldale Lad (IRE) — William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Listowel · Sep 2025 · Listed
£59,000
Tenuta (IRE) — Prix du Morbihan (Chmpt des Apprentis & Jeunes Jockeys) (Handicap Hurdle) (Turf) Compiegne (FR) · May 2026
£20,739
Notable horses
Portarlington (IRE) Friary Road (IRE) Keep Him Company (FR) Mode Avion (FR) Hob's Angel (IRE) Le Fanu (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Walk In The Park (IRE) 3.3% · 1–30
Progeny have won 13.2% of 6,929 runs since 2008 (688 horses).
Soldier of Fortune (IRE) 7.1% · 1–14
Progeny have won 11.3% of 5,810 runs since 2008 (678 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
Mahler (GB) 7.7% · 1–13
Progeny have won 10.8% of 8,836 runs since 2008 (784 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 15.1% from 119.
Blue Bresil (FR) 16.7% · 2–12
Progeny have won 12.1% of 3,487 runs since 2008 (454 horses).
Yeats (IRE) 0% · 0–12
Progeny have won 11.9% of 9,807 runs since 2008 (704 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 6.9% from 203. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 816.
Getaway (GER) 0% · 0–11
Progeny have won 11.3% of 10,912 runs since 2008 (1,026 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.7% from 131.
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 19 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 495 · newest first

The latest 50 of 495 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 26 December 2022 to 18 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
18 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Ann Bulkley (IRE)T: M F Morris Limerick Show Handicap Hurdle19.5f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran F 20/1
18 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) French Adventure (FR)T: David M O'Brien PwC Mares Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 4th 50/1
17 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Set The Tone (IRE)T: David M O'Brien Greenpark Limerick Handicap Hurdle (Div II)21.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 12th 20/1
17 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Youknowthecode (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott #Thisisracing Maiden Hurdle19f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 5th 6/1
14 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Quest For Answers (IRE)T: M F Morris Matchbook €50,000 Graduation Series Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Good · 15 ran 2nd 22/1
13 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Mount Hotham (IRE)T: John Joseph Hanlon William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (Div II)20f · Good · 17 ran 12th 40/1
13 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Westin Pimpernel (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (Div I)20f · Good · 15 ran 5th 40/1
11 Oct 26 Cork (IRE) Nobody (IRE)T: Brendan Maurice Walsh Friends Of Castlemagner LGFA Rated Novice Steeplechase17.5f · Good · 7 ran UR 150/1
10 Oct 26 Fairyhouse (IRE) Chesterbaylad (IRE)T: Ms Helen P Markham Protection & Prosperity Financial Services Supporting Louth GAA Handicap Hurdle16f · Good · 15 ran 10th 9/1
09 Oct 26 Downpatrick (IRE) Mastermind (IRE)T: Ms Helen P Markham Northern Ireland On Course Bookmakers Association Handicap Steeplechase23.5f · Good · 14 ran 3rd 33/1
09 Oct 26 Downpatrick (IRE) Hob's Angel (IRE)T: James M Barcoe Tennent's NI Handicap Hurdle22f · Good · 14 ran UR 17/2
05 Oct 26 Fairyhouse (IRE) Bigcitydreams (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Adare Manor Opportunity Mares Maiden Hurdle20f · Good · 10 ran 10th 66/1
04 Oct 26 Killarney (IRE) Backinabit (IRE)T: Denis Gerard Hogan Killarney Races Handicap Steeplechase23.5f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran PU 9/1
04 Oct 26 Killarney (IRE) Inches Away (IRE)T: Paul Cashman Gortnavogue Ltd. T/A Seamus Weldon Handicap Hurdle17f · Good · 16 ran 9th 22/1
02 Oct 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Talas Kera (IRE)T: John G Carr Racing TV Handicap Hurdle (Div II)20f · Good · 13 ran 2nd 9/1
02 Oct 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Shortt Fuse (IRE)T: Ms Helen P Markham Racing TV Handicap Hurdle (Div I)20f · Good · 20 ran 13th 50/1
02 Oct 26 Gowran Park (IRE) French Adventure (FR)T: David M O'Brien Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 10th 80/1
01 Oct 26 Clonmel (IRE) El Arco (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Glenary Handicap Hurdle23f · Good · 15 ran 11th 9/1
01 Oct 26 Clonmel (IRE) Hello Johnjoe (IRE)T: Andrew McNamara Slievenamon Claiming Hurdle19.5f · Good · 13 ran 9th 66/1
30 Sep 26 Sligo (IRE) Set The Tone (IRE)T: David M O'Brien Brenda Anderson Memorial Handicap Steeplechase21f · Good · 15 ran 7th 12/1

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 Josh Williamson's strike rate?
Josh Williamson has won 52 of 495 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 10.5% (as at 19 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Josh Williamson do best at?
Fairyhouse by strike rate: 5 wins from 32 rides (15.6%) since 2022. 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 Josh Williamson ride most for?
Gordon Elliott, with 203 rides since 2022 — 41% of the total. That pairing has won 24 (11.8%).
Is Josh Williamson in form?
Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 11 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Josh Williamson's Fair A/E?
1.07, from 495 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 19 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).