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Jockey profile

Joshua Halford

189 rides in the last 5 seasons · 142 individual horses
As at 13 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 70 days ago
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2022→)
from 1 Jan 2022
22–189
Wins / Runs
11.6%
Strike rate
n=189
55 (29%)
Placed
1.23
Fair A/E
n=189 · 0.99 incl. margin
+26.74
£1 level stake
n=189 at SP · +14.1%
£273k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
9.9%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 40 times a season, winning on 12% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.23).

Deterministic profile computed from 189 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 13 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Gordon Elliott: 17.2% from 64 First rides: 12%
The read

First rides on a horse are the standout value angle: 12% strikes only just above baseline, but Fair A/E 1.24 and +39.33 to a £1 stake over 142 rides — a record the market has persistently underpriced. Gordon Elliott supplies 34% of the rides and beats the rider's average (17.2% vs 11.6%, A/E 1.25) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also reads well on Soft going (17.4%, n=46) and in NH Flat races (14.9%, n=67). The record reads poorly in Hurdle races — 8.1% over 62 rides, 3.5pts below the baseline. One Group or Graded win sits in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Race & Stay At Punchestown Champion I.N.H. Flat Race at Punchestown (Apr 2026, £58,900).

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 11.6% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
12%+0.4
n=142 · A/E 1.24 · £1 +39.33
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
23.1%+11.5
n=13 · A/E 1.25 · £1 −2.86
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
10.8%−0.8
n=37 · A/E 1.27 · £1 +16.00
When favourite
46.2%
n=13 · A/E 1.36 · £1 +0.58
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
10.9%−0.7
n=174 · A/E 1.18 · £1 +13.91
Big fields · 14+ runners
9.3%−2.3
n=86 · A/E 1.52 · £1 +21.33
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
14.3%+2.7
n=7 · A/E 2.67 · £1 +8.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 11.6% 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
With Gordon Elliott 17.2% vs 11.6% · n=64
On Soft going 17.4% vs 11.6% · n=46
In Hurdle races 8.1% vs 11.6% · n=62
In NH Flat races 14.9% vs 11.6% · n=67
In Chase races 15.6% vs 11.6% · n=32
With horses switching code 8.1% vs 11.6% · n=37
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
NH Flat 67 10 14.9% +64.88
Hurdle 62 5 8.1% −13.84
Chase 32 5 15.6% −9.30
Flat 28 2 7.1% −15.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 81 9 11.1% −23.11
Soft 46 8 17.4% +94.41
Good to Soft 29 3 10.3% −17.97
Heavy 28 2 7.1% −21.59
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Kilbeggan 16 0 0% −16.00
Punchestown 16 3 18.8% +41.91
Sligo 13 1 7.7% −4.00
Killarney 11 1 9.1% −8.50
Galway 11 0 0% −11.00
Wexford 10 4 40% +5.49
Bellewstown 9 1 11.1% +10.00
Clonmel 9 1 11.1% −0.50
Fairyhouse 8 1 12.5% +18.00
Thurles 7 0 0% −7.00
Down Royal 7 3 42.9% +25.91
Limerick 7 1 14.3% −2.50
Naas 7 0 0% −7.00
Navan 7 0 0% −7.00
Leopardstown 6 1 16.7% −1.50

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 7 1 14.3% +8.00
Class 5 2 1 50% −0.27
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 17 7 41.2% 1.32 +0.91
2nd–3rd fav 37 7 18.9% 1.24 −0.67
4th–6th fav 63 5 7.9% 1.00 +21.50
7th+ in betting 72 3 4.2% 1.52 +5.00
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
86.2% completed · 94 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 32 75% 3 1 3 0 1
Hurdle 62 91.9% 1 3 0 1 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
Times A Wastin (IRE) 6 0 1 16 Jun 25
Sameasiteverwas (IRE) 6 0 0 8 Jul 23
Slieve Bearnagh (IRE) 5 2 4 3 Nov 24
Elzaamsan (IRE) 4 1 2 5 Sep 24
Reginalds Tower (IRE) 4 0 1 20 Oct 22
Finnicky Filly (IRE) 3 0 1 8 Jun 26
Solitary Man (IRE) 3 1 1 1 Jun 26
Last Round (IRE) 3 1 1 1 May 26
Battleoverdoyen (IRE) 3 0 1 3 Jun 24
Manoir De Mirande (FR) 2 0 0 4 Sep 26
Ardgillan (IRE) 2 1 1 26 Aug 26
Phildante (IRE) 2 1 1 24 Aug 26
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 142 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 1 time. 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, 5 seasons
JFMAMJJASOND
0015101717117188207
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
34% of all rides
17.2% SR · A/E 1.25
TrainerRWSR£1
Gordon Elliott 64 11 17.2% +32.21
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2022→
22
Archived wins
1
Pattern / graded wins
£273k
Prize money
2026
Best season · 8 wins
With Nolimit (FR) — Race & Stay At Punchestown Champion I.N.H. Flat Race (Grade 1) Punchestown · Apr 2026 · Grade 1
£58,900
Ballybrittas (IRE) — Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Steeplechase Wexford (IRE) · Jul 2026
£10,200
Pride Of Place (IRE) — John & Terry Moriarty Memorial (Q.R.) Handicap Chase Listowel · Sep 2025
£9,440
Notable horses
Slieve Bearnagh (IRE) Ballyfad (IRE) Elzaamsan (IRE) Solitary Man (IRE) Last Round (IRE) Ardgillan (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Getaway (GER) 33.3% · 3–9
Progeny have won 11.3% of 11,033 runs since 2016 (1,034 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.1% from 134.
Sageburg (IRE) 0% · 0–9
Progeny have won 10% of 3,491 runs since 2012 (416 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 13.4% from 389. Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 2.7% from 295. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.2% from 356.
Walk In The Park (IRE) 0% · 0–7
Progeny have won 13.4% of 7,091 runs since 2011 (711 horses).
Sholokhov (IRE) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 12.5% of 4,285 runs since 2008 (424 horses). Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.
Vadamos (FR) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 9.6% of 2,124 runs since 2020 (227 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 5.6% from 160.
Yeats (IRE) 16.7% · 1–6
Progeny have won 11.9% of 9,857 runs since 2013 (709 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.
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 13 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 189 · newest first

The latest 50 of 189 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 13 February 2022 to 4 September 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
04 Sep 26 Kilbeggan (IRE) Manoir De Mirande (FR)T: Gordon Elliott Midland Veterinary Beginners Steeplechase20.5f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran F 3/1
04 Sep 26 Kilbeggan (IRE) Pretty Wild (IRE)T: E Bolger Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle19.5f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 3rd 5/1
31 Aug 26 Downpatrick (IRE) Tell Nobody Nothin (IRE)T: Noel Meade AJC Group Handicap Hurdle22f · Good · 10 ran 8th 13/2
28 Aug 26 Down Royal (IRE) Georgia Celena (IRE)T: John C McConnell Tayto Group Limited Handicap Hurdle24f · Good · 15 ran 12th 11/1
28 Aug 26 Down Royal (IRE) Wackestone (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Pepsico (Walkers Snacks) Maiden Hurdle20f · Good · 8 ran 3rd 7/4J
26 Aug 26 Bellewstown (IRE) Ardgillan (IRE)T: M M Lynch Money Back Daily Specials With Tote.ie Handicap Hurdle20.5f · Good · 16 ran 1st 18/1
26 Aug 26 Bellewstown (IRE) Chantilly Wings (IRE)T: Cian Collins Bet With Tote On Racing & Sports Maiden Hurdle20.5f · Good · 14 ran 4th 11/4
26 Aug 26 Bellewstown (IRE) Howdoyalikeherhome (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Claiming Hurdle20.5f · Good · 13 ran 4th 11/2
24 Aug 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) Phildante (IRE)T: Eoin Doyle Jerry McDonnell Memorial Handicap Hurdle22.5f · Good · 16 ran 11th 6/1
24 Aug 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) Manoir De Mirande (FR)T: Gordon Elliott Hollymount Nursing Home Handicap Hurdle18.5f · Good · 5 ran 3rd 4/1
22 Aug 26 Killarney (IRE) Rexem (IRE)T: John C McConnell Canella Lane Handicap Steeplechase (Listed)Class 1 · 21f · Good · 10 ran 6th 13/2
22 Aug 26 Killarney (IRE) Ballindenisk (IRE)T: John Joseph Murphy Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle20f · Good · 15 ran 11th 5/1C
20 Aug 26 Killarney (IRE) Smallcraftwarning (IRE)T: John Patrick Ryan Easyfix Equine Handicap Steeplechase23.5f · Good · 12 ran 5th 20/1
19 Aug 26 Sligo (IRE) Dream Shaper (IRE)T: I Madden Francie 'Banger' Burns Handicap Hurdle20.5f · Good · 10 ran F 8/1
19 Aug 26 Sligo (IRE) Max Time (IRE)T: I Madden McDermott Farm Machinery Handicap Hurdle20.5f · Good · 16 ran 6th 25/1
14 Aug 26 Tramore (IRE) U Asking Me (IRE)T: Eoin Doyle I.P.R.S. Handicap Steeplechase22f · Good · 13 ran F 20/1
08 Aug 26 Kilbeggan (IRE) Ardgillan (IRE)T: M M Lynch Kieran Kelly Memorial Handicap Hurdle16f · Good · 13 ran 10th 22/1
08 Aug 26 Kilbeggan (IRE) Calamint (IRE)T: Adrian Murray Well Of Moate Maiden Hurdle16f · Good · 11 ran 5th 25/1
07 Aug 26 Wexford (IRE) Poppycon (IRE)T: Eoin Doyle Pat Farrell Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div II)20f · Good · 14 ran 10th 3/1F
07 Aug 26 Wexford (IRE) La Rocca Lass (IRE)T: Dermot Day Treo Eile Mares Handicap Hurdle17f · Good · 14 ran 10th 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 Joshua Halford's strike rate?
Joshua Halford has won 22 of 189 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 11.6% (as at 13 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which yard does Joshua Halford ride most for?
Gordon Elliott, with 64 rides since 2022 — 34% of the total. That pairing has won 11 (17.2%).
What is Joshua Halford's Fair A/E?
1.23, from 189 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 13 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).