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Mr James Harding

20 rides in the last 5 seasons · 13 individual horses
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Sep 2024 100% of rides on the flat
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2012→)
from 1 Jan 2022
0–20
Wins / Runs
0%
Strike rate
n=20
8 (40%)
Placed
0.00
Fair A/E
n=20 · 0.00 incl. margin
−20.00
£1 level stake
n=20 at SP · −100.0%
£16,707
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%

Small sample — fewer than 30 runs in this window. Read the Ns before the percentages.

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 0% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
0%+0.0
n=11 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −11.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
0%+0.0
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
0%+0.0
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
Big fields · 14+ runners
0%+0.0
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 0% 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) 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Ffos Las 3 0 0% −3.00
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 6 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
2nd–3rd fav 6 0 0% 0.00 −6.00
4th–6th fav 9 0 0% 0.00 −9.00
7th+ in betting 5 0 0% 0.00 −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.

Horses ridden

same window as header · most-raced first
HorseRWPlLast ran
Russian Rumour (IRE) 3 0 2 23 Aug 24
Broad Appeal (GB) 3 0 1 16 Sep 23
New Heights (GB) 2 0 0 21 Sep 24
Hellavapace (GB) 2 0 1 31 Aug 24
Way Of Life (GB) 2 0 1 23 Jan 24
Showy (GB) 1 0 0 6 Jul 24
Rose Light (GB) 1 0 1 9 Oct 23
Two Tempting (IRE) 1 0 1 6 Oct 23
Knight's Gambit (GB) 1 0 0 1 Nov 22
Mark Of Respect (IRE) 1 0 1 17 Sep 22
Le Bayou (FR) 1 0 0 3 Aug 22
Orin Swift (IRE) 1 0 0 2 Aug 22
All 13 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.

Riding for

same window · biggest samples first
TrainerRWSR£1
Jonathan Portman 18 0 0% −18.00
Les Eyre 1 0 0% −1.00
John Bridger 1 0 0% −1.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2012→
14
Archived wins
£77,713
Prize money
2019
Best season · 3 wins
Intense Style (IRE) — Racegoers Club 50th Anniversary Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Riders) Chester · Sep 2018 · Class 4
£5,865
Hewouldwouldnthe (GB) — Hellermanntyton Fixings Handicap (For Gentleman Amateur Riders) Wolverhampton (AW) · May 2018 · Class 5
£3,619
Queen Of Kalahari (GB) — racingtv.com Amateur Riders' Handicap Hamilton · Jun 2019 · Class 6
£3,369
Notable horses
Balmoral Castle (GB) Cuckoo Rock (IRE) Broad Appeal (GB) Russian Rumour (IRE) Nafaayes (IRE) Takitwo (GB)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Make Believe (GB) 0% · 0–3
Progeny have won 11.1% of 3,612 runs since 2008 (298 horses).
Medicean (GB) 0% · 0–3
Progeny have won 10.4% of 9,890 runs since 2008 (682 horses).
Havana Gold (IRE) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 9.5% of 5,058 runs since 2008 (402 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 4.3% from 117. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13% from 523. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.2% from 177.
Hellvelyn (GB) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 7.1% of 1,952 runs since 2008 (162 horses). Strongest on Soft going: 11.7% from 256.
Intello (GER) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 10.6% of 3,485 runs since 2008 (392 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 14.7% from 232. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.4% from 184.
Dabirsim (FR) 0% · 0–1
Progeny have won 7.4% of 4,144 runs since 2008 (448 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 3.9% from 256. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 209. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 2.8% from 144.
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

latest 50 of 112 · newest first

The latest 50 of 112 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 14 June 2012 to 21 September 2024.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
21 Sep 24 Newmarket New Heights (GB)T: Jonathan Portman Turners Amateur Jockeys' Cambridgeshire (Handicap)Class 4 · 9f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7th 8/1
31 Aug 24 Lingfield (AW) Hellavapace (GB)T: Jonathan Portman Libra Utility Drainage Services Amateur Jockeys' HandicapClass 6 · 8f · Standard · 8 ran 2nd 12/1
23 Aug 24 Ffos Las Russian Rumour (IRE)T: Jonathan Portman Ascona Ladies Fuelled By Fashion Amateur Jockeys' HandicapClass 5 · 16f · Heavy · 7 ran 2nd 10/1
06 Jul 24 Nottingham Showy (GB)T: Jonathan Portman ABBA Fever Raceday Amateur Jockeys' HandicapClass 6 · 10f · Good · 11 ran 7th 6/1
14 Jun 24 Goodwood New Heights (GB)T: Jonathan Portman William Hill Epic Value Amateur Jockeys' HandicapClass 4 · 8f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8th 20/1
23 Jan 24 Southwell (AW) Way Of Life (GB)T: Jonathan Portman BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Amateur Jockeys' HandicapClass 4 · 11f · Standard · 9 ran 2nd 5/1
09 Oct 23 Wolverhampton (AW) Rose Light (GB)T: Jonathan Portman Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Amateur Jockeys' Handicap (Div 1)Class 5 · 9.5f · Standard · 10 ran 3rd 5/1
06 Oct 23 Ascot Two Tempting (IRE)T: Jonathan Portman Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards Amateur Jockeys' HandicapClass 3 · 7f · Good · 12 ran 3rd 14/1
16 Sep 23 Bath Broad Appeal (GB)T: Jonathan Portman Signs Express 'Confined' Amateur Jockeys' HandicapClass 6 · 11.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2nd 5/1
13 Aug 23 Windsor Broad Appeal (GB)T: Jonathan Portman At The Races App Market Movers Amateur Jockeys' HandicapClass 6 · 11.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5th 10/1
08 Aug 23 Ffos Las Russian Rumour (IRE)T: Jonathan Portman 3As Leisure Amateur Jockeys' HandicapClass 4 · 14f · Soft · 8 ran 2nd 10/1
17 Jul 23 Wolverhampton (AW) Russian Rumour (IRE)T: Jonathan Portman Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 519 Amateur Jockeys' HandicapClass 5 · 14f · Standard · 5 ran 3rd 11/4
12 Nov 22 Wolverhampton (AW) Hellavapace (GB)T: Jonathan Portman Spreadex Sports Best Premier League Odds Amateur Jockeys' HandicapClass 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 12 ran 5th 12/1
01 Nov 22 Southwell (AW) Knight's Gambit (GB)T: Jonathan Portman Huge Daily Boosts Only At BetUK Amateur Jockeys' HandicapClass 6 · 12f · Standard · 13 ran 12th 4/1
17 Sep 22 Newmarket Mark Of Respect (IRE)T: Jonathan Portman Turners Amateur Jockeys' Cambridgeshire (Handicap)Class 4 · 9f · Good · 20 ran 3rd 7/1
29 Aug 22 Epsom Downs Way Of Life (GB)T: Jonathan Portman Garden Cider Amateurs' Derby Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Jockeys)Class 4 · 12f · Good · 12 ran 10th 16/1
03 Aug 22 Pontefract Le Bayou (FR)T: Les Eyre Solutions4Cleaning Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Jockeys)Class 6 · 10f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 5th 16/1
02 Aug 22 Ffos Las Orin Swift (IRE)T: Jonathan Portman Cazoo Amateur Jockeys' HandicapClass 4 · 14f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 11th 16/1
09 Jun 22 Newbury Broad Appeal (GB)T: Jonathan Portman OCS Goodliffe Amateur Jockeys' Handicap (Div 2)Class 5 · 10f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 7th 14/1
01 May 22 Salisbury Olivia Mary (IRE)T: John Bridger AJN Steelstock 'Steeling The Limelight' Amateur Jockeys' HandicapClass 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 7th 6/1

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 James Harding's strike rate?
Mr James Harding has won 0 of 20 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 0% (as at 28 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive. A small sample — fewer than 30 rides, so read the count before the percentage.
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).