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Mr James Ridley

95 rides in the lifetime window · 47 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride May 2019 100% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
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.
6–95
Wins / Runs
6.3%
Strike rate
n=95
22 (23%)
Placed
0.80
Fair A/E
n=95 · 0.70 incl. margin
−26.00
£1 level stake
n=95 at SP · −27.4%
£31,384
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB at a glance First rides: 6.4%

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 6.3% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
6.4%+0.1
n=47 · A/E 0.95 · £1 −23.50
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
0%−6.3
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
11.1%+4.8
n=27 · A/E 1.65 · £1 −2.50
When favourite
33.3%
n=3 · A/E 1.19 · £1 +1.00
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
5.5%−0.8
n=91 · A/E 0.68 · £1 −29.50
Big fields · 14+ runners
0%−6.3
n=18 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −18.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 6.3% 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
In Class 5 11.8% vs 6.3% · n=34
With Matt Sheppard 10% vs 6.3% · n=40
In Chase races 7.7% vs 6.3% · n=65 · A/E 0.84
When claiming 5.5% vs 6.3% · n=91 · A/E 0.68
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
Chase 65 5 7.7% −30.00
Hurdle 24 1 4.2% +10.00
NH Flat 6 0 0% −6.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 43 2 4.7% −2.50
Good to Soft 21 1 4.8% −17.00
Soft 14 1 7.1% −1.00
Good to Firm 8 2 25% +3.50
Heavy 8 0 0% −8.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Worcester 19 2 10.5% −5.00
Cheltenham 10 1 10% −6.00
Ludlow 8 0 0% −8.00
Stratford 6 1 16.7% +7.00
Hereford 6 2 33.3% +32.00
Exeter 6 0 0% −6.00
Bangor-on-Dee 5 0 0% −5.00
Leicester 5 0 0% −5.00
Newbury 4 0 0% −4.00
Chepstow 4 0 0% −4.00
Warwick 4 0 0% −4.00
Towcester 4 0 0% −4.00
Uttoxeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Folkestone 2 0 0% −2.00
Aintree 2 0 0% −2.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 34 4 11.8% +15.50
Class 4 27 0 0% −27.00
Class 6 24 1 4.2% −17.50
Class 3 6 1 16.7% +7.00
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 4 1 25% 0.97 +0.00
2nd–3rd fav 14 1 7.1% 0.38 −10.00
4th–6th fav 33 3 9.1% 1.13 −6.00
7th+ in betting 44 1 2.3% 0.86 −10.00
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
83.1% completed · 89 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 65 80% 4 1 8 0 0
Hurdle 24 91.7% 0 0 2 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
Noble Ben (IRE) 10 1 1 29 Apr 15
Schindler's Prince (IRE) 9 0 2 27 Apr 16
Daneva (IRE) 7 1 3 24 Oct 13
Turn Up (IRE) 7 1 3 29 Jul 11
Big Georgie (IRE) 4 0 0 3 May 19
Achimota (IRE) 4 0 1 13 Nov 13
Shoudhavenownbettr (IRE) 4 1 2 5 Jun 11
For Sahkey Moony (IRE) 3 0 0 18 Dec 12
Bleuvito (IRE) 3 0 1 1 Jun 12
Pin D'Estruval (FR) 3 0 1 15 Jun 11
Jock Des Mottes (FR) 2 0 0 13 Aug 13
Up There (IRE) 2 0 0 2 Jun 12
All 47 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
0008110170013100
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 yardMatt Sheppard
42% of all rides
10% SR · A/E 1.03
TrainerRWSR£1
Matt Sheppard 40 4 10% +18.50
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2007→
6
Archived wins
£32,522
Prize money
2011
Best season · 3 wins
This card is the full archive census (2005→); the statistics in the header aggregate from 2008 — the floor that guarantees every horse a complete captured career — so this card can legitimately show more wins than the header.
Ikorodu Road (GB) — totequadpot Four Places In Four Races Handicap Chase (For The John H. Kenny Memorial Cup) Stratford · Oct 2013 · Class 3
£9,495
Noble Ben (IRE) — Cheltenham Racecourse Conference And Events Hunters' Chase Cheltenham · May 2011 · Class 5
£2,186
Turn Up (IRE) — Better Win Prices Every Race At coral.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase Worcester · Jul 2011 · Class 5
£1,916
Notable horses
Noble Ben (IRE) Daneva (IRE) Turn Up (IRE) Shoudhavenownbettr (IRE) Ikorodu Road (GB) Stone (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Beneficial (GB) 10% · 1–10
Progeny have won 10.4% of 17,046 runs since 2008 (1,155 horses).
Oscar Schindler (IRE) 0% · 0–9
Progeny have won 7.1% of 718 runs since 2008 (82 horses).
Saddlers' Hall (IRE) 14.3% · 1–7
Progeny have won 7.7% of 4,861 runs since 2008 (460 horses).
Turtle Island (IRE) 14.3% · 1–7
Progeny have won 7.5% of 3,325 runs since 2008 (309 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 10.7% from 215.
Exit To Nowhere (USA) 0% · 0–5
Progeny have won 8.5% of 2,787 runs since 2008 (290 horses). Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 155.
Churlish Charm (GB) 25% · 1–4
Progeny have won 9.7% of 31 runs since 2008 (6 horses).
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 6 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 98 · newest first

The latest 50 of 98 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 3 May 2007 to 3 May 2019.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
03 May 19 Cheltenham Big Georgie (IRE)T: J M Ridley KTDA Racing Open Hunters' ChaseClass 4 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4th 14/1
04 Apr 19 Taunton Big Georgie (IRE)T: J M Ridley Pontispool Equine Sports Centre Maiden Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 23f · Good · 7 ran 3rd 14/1
18 May 18 Aintree Behomebymidnight (GB)T: S Evans Goffs UK Spring Sale P2P Bumper Standard NH Flat Race (Amateurs)Class 3 · 17f · Good · 14 ran 14th 66/1
10 May 18 Worcester Fair Alice (GB)T: Martin Wilesmith 7bets4free.com Fixed Brush Hurdle Series Mares' Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)Class 5 · 20f · Good · 9 ran PU 100/1
29 Jan 18 Hereford Midnight Frensi (GB)T: Martin Wilesmith Westons Cider Maiden HurdleClass 4 · 21.5f · Soft · 12 ran PU 200/1
24 Mar 17 Newbury Lookslikerainted (IRE)T: Martin Wilesmith Bjp Insurance Brokers Open Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3rd 33/1
27 Apr 16 Cheltenham Schindler's Prince (IRE)T: J M Ridley Cheltenham Challenge Supporting Ccp Open Hunters' ChaseClass 4 · 32.5f · Good · 19 ran 8th 100/1
18 Feb 16 Leicester Big Georgie (IRE)T: J M Ridley Dick Saunders Novices' Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 22.5f · Heavy · 5 ran 4th 9/4
15 May 15 Aintree Twister Mix (GB)T: J M Ridley DBS Spring Sales 'Point-To-Point' Bumper Final (Maiden NH Flat Race For Amateur Riders)Class 3 · 17f · Good · 20 ran 17th 100/1
29 Apr 15 Cheltenham Noble Ben (IRE)T: J M Ridley John Ellis Memorial Hunters' ChaseClass 5 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 12th 66/1
18 Apr 15 Bangor-on-Dee Champagne Over (GB)T: Henry Oliver Wrexham Lager Standard NH Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys And Amateur Riders)Class 6 · 16.5f · Good · 12 ran 10th 25/1
26 Mar 15 Ffos Las Jamrham (IRE)T: Miss S McQueen Llewellyn Humphreys Novices' Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 21f · Heavy · 8 ran 4th 12/1
06 Mar 15 Leicester Noble Ben (IRE)T: J M Ridley Thrusters Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 9th 100/1
31 May 14 Stratford Another Flutter (IRE)T: Matt Sheppard North Cotswold Brewery Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 17f · Good · 6 ran 2nd 4/1
21 May 14 Worcester Schindler's Prince (IRE)T: Mrs H S M Ridley Hargreave Hale Stockbrokers Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 23f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7th 16/1
30 Apr 14 Cheltenham Schindler's Prince (IRE)T: Mrs H S M Ridley Thank You Gareth Evans Open Hunters' ChaseClass 4 · 32.5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran PU 33/1
30 Apr 14 Cheltenham Noble Ben (IRE)T: Mrs H S M Ridley Shloer Hunters' ChaseClass 5 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 10th 20/1
25 Apr 14 Chepstow Barney Dunne (IRE)T: R Meyrick Dunraven Bowl Novices' Hunters' Chase (For The Dunraven Windows South And West Wales Point-To-Point Championship)Class 5 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran PU 40/1
10 Apr 14 Towcester Big Georgie (IRE)T: Mrs H S M Ridley Visit The Forum On gg.com Maiden Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 20f · Good · 6 ran 3rd 10/1
26 Mar 14 Exeter Noble Ben (IRE)T: Mrs H S M Ridley Higos For Your Travel Insurance Open Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 19f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4th 33/1

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 Ridley's strike rate?
Mr James Ridley has won 6 of 95 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 6.3% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is Mr James Ridley's Fair A/E?
0.80, from 95 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 6 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).