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James Murray

27 rides in the lifetime window · 21 individual horses
As at 15 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Won yesterday Last ride yesterday 100% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2026→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
4–27
Wins / Runs
14.8%
Strike rate
n=27
8 (30%)
Placed
1.03
Fair A/E
n=27 · 0.90 incl. margin
+2.30
£1 level stake
n=27 at SP · +8.5%
£38,129
Prize money (window)

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 14.8% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
16.7%+1.9
n=24 · A/E 1.14 · £1 +5.30
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
0%−14.8
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
16.7%+1.9
n=6 · A/E 1.50 · £1 +15.00
When favourite
100%
n=1 · A/E 2.00 · £1 +0.80
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
14.8%+0.0
n=27 · A/E 1.03 · £1 +2.30
Big fields · 14+ runners
0%−14.8
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 14.8% 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.

Record by conditions

same window as header

Race type

TypeRWSR£1
Hurdle 13 1 7.7% +8.00
Chase 12 3 25% −3.70
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 22 4 18.2% +7.30
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Cartmel 7 2 28.6% −1.95
Ffos Las 3 0 0% −3.00
Sedgefield 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 1 100% +2.25
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 1 100% +20.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 12 2 16.7% −6.95
Class 5 12 1 8.3% +9.00
Class 3 3 1 33.3% +0.25

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 1 1 100% 2.00 +0.80
2nd–3rd fav 13 2 15.4% 0.85 −6.50
4th–6th fav 10 0 0% 0.00 −10.00
7th+ in betting 3 1 33.3% 18.24 +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
88% completed · 25 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 12 91.7% 1 0 0 0 0
Hurdle 13 84.6% 1 0 1 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
Stratagem (FR) 4 2 2 31 Aug 26
Akrramm (GB) 2 0 0 29 Oct 26
Lermoos Legend (GB) 2 0 1 8 Sep 26
Fairlawn Flyer (GB) 2 0 0 7 Jul 26
Slaney Opera (IRE) 1 1 1 14 Nov 26
Muskerry Rock (IRE) 1 0 0 13 Nov 26
Ballykinlar (IRE) 1 0 0 13 Nov 26
Letterston Lily (GB) 1 0 0 8 Nov 26
Berkshire Smudge (IRE) 1 0 0 29 Oct 26
God Of Fire (IRE) 1 0 1 26 Oct 26
Peace Motivator (GB) 1 0 0 14 Sep 26
Yanka Blue (IRE) 1 0 0 14 Sep 26
All 21 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.

Current form

significance-gated

Last 14 days

Small sample
1 from 4
Only 4 rides in the last 14 days — too few to read against the baseline (gate: n≥15). The card states the sample and stays neutral.

Riding for

same window · biggest samples first
TrainerRWSR£1
Mickey Bowen 18 2 11.1% −12.95
Barry Murphy 2 0 0% −2.00
John Wainwright 2 2 100% +22.25
Rebecca Curtis 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Haslam 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss A Willmott 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00
Debra Hamer 1 0 0% −1.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2026→
4
Archived wins
£38,129
Prize money
2026
Best season · 4 wins
Stratagem (FR) — Hugh Cavendish Veterans' Handicap Chase Cartmel · May 2026 · Class 3
£8,186
Stratagem (FR) — RF Miller & Co Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) Cartmel · Jul 2026 · Class 4
£4,991
Follow The Leader (IRE) — Marjorie Thompsett Auntie Marj Memorial Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Hexham · Jun 2026 · Class 5
£4,520
Notable horses
Stratagem (FR) Follow The Leader (IRE) Slaney Opera (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Sunday Break (JPN) 50% · 2–4
Progeny have won 9.6% of 1,123 runs since 2008 (155 horses). Strongest on Good going: 12.7% from 220. Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 5.6% from 231.
Sholokhov (IRE) 66.7% · 2–3
Progeny have won 12.5% of 4,289 runs since 2008 (424 horses). Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.
Dr Massini (IRE) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 10.6% of 4,942 runs since 2008 (406 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 14% from 421.
Midnight Legend (GB) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 14.2% of 8,312 runs since 2008 (494 horses).
Shirocco (GER) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 11.1% of 9,215 runs since 2010 (928 horses). Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
Too Darn Hot (GB) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 13.9% of 2,372 runs since 2023 (324 horses). Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.4% from 117.
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 15 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

all 27 archived runs · newest first

Every one of James Murray's 27 archived rides, from 22 April 2026 to 14 November 2026, newest first — 4 winners among them.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
14 Nov 26 Wetherby Slaney Opera (IRE)T: John Wainwright Boyle Sports Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Steeple Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)Class 4 · 24f · Good · 4 ran 1st 9/4
13 Nov 26 Southwell Muskerry Rock (IRE)T: Mickey Bowen Celebrate With Sponsorship At Southwell Racecourse Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 5 · 24.5f · Good · 6 ran 3rd 13/2
13 Nov 26 Southwell Ballykinlar (IRE)T: Mickey Bowen BWB Consulting - Women In Engineering Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)Class 4 · 26f · Good · 5 ran F 9/2
08 Nov 26 Sandown Letterston Lily (GB)T: Mickey Bowen Visit oddschecker.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 3 · 20f · Good · 6 ran 4th 100/30
29 Oct 26 Ffos Las Berkshire Smudge (IRE)T: Rebecca Curtis Golwg Gwendraeth Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 5 · 16f · Heavy · 7 ran 5th 12/1
29 Oct 26 Ffos Las Akrramm (GB)T: Mickey Bowen Dandara Maiden Hurdle Race (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 5th 100/1
26 Oct 26 Hereford God Of Fire (IRE)T: Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill BETTING.BET Free Racing Tips 'hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle Race(conditional & Amateur Jockeys') (Part Of The Racing Excellence Series)Class 5 · 19.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 3rd 4/1
20 Sep 26 Plumpton Akrramm (GB)T: Mickey Bowen Prestige Security Executive Protection Maiden Hurdle Race (GBB Race)Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 6 ran PU 11/2
14 Sep 26 Sedgefield Peace Motivator (GB)T: Barry Murphy Sedgefield Racecourse For Outdoor Events Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 5 · 17f · Good · 10 ran F 125/1
14 Sep 26 Sedgefield Yanka Blue (IRE)T: Barry Murphy Paxtons No1 Caseih Dealer Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 5 · 20f · Good · 10 ran 4th 12/1
08 Sep 26 Bangor-on-Dee Lermoos Legend (GB)T: Mickey Bowen Twilight Racing On The Dee Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 5 ran 2nd 5/1
31 Aug 26 Cartmel Stratagem (FR)T: Mickey Bowen Wicks Group Cavendish Cup Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)Class 3 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3rd 11/1
25 Aug 26 Stratford Roccana Rose (GB)T: Mickey Bowen Hollow Bottom National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (Conditional & Amateur Jockeys) (GBB Race)Class 5 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2nd 11/4
20 Jul 26 Cartmel Stratagem (FR)T: Mickey Bowen RF Miller & Co Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)Class 4 · 25.5f · Good · 3 ran 1st 4/5F
18 Jul 26 Cartmel Lermoos Legend (GB)T: Mickey Bowen Charnley's Home & Garden Centre Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)Class 4 · 21f · Good · 6 ran 3rd 4/1
18 Jul 26 Cartmel Star Turn (GB)T: Mickey Bowen Sun Racing Summer Jumps Championship Handicap Steeple ChaseClass 5 · 25.5f · Good · 10 ran 5th 9/2
10 Jul 26 Worcester Hold Your Fort (IRE)T: Debra Hamer CopyBet Overnight Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 23f · Good · 9 ran 5th 9/2
07 Jul 26 Uttoxeter Fairlawn Flyer (GB)T: Mickey Bowen Peter Smith Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 4 · 24f · Good · 6 ran 3rd 9/2
26 Jun 26 Cartmel Lightening Company (IRE)T: Ben Haslam Cartmel Priory Cofe School Amateur Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 17f · Good · 9 ran 5th 11/2
26 Jun 26 Cartmel Stratagem (FR)T: Mickey Bowen Lakes Luxury Loo's Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 4 · 25.5f · Good · 6 ran 3rd 5/1

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 James Murray's strike rate?
James Murray has won 4 of 27 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 14.8% (as at 15 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive. A small sample — fewer than 30 rides, so read the count before the percentage.
Is James Murray in form?
Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 4 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
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 15 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).