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Mr James Smith

26 rides in the lifetime window · 9 individual horses
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Aug 2017
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2012→)
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.
1–26
Wins / Runs
3.8%
Strike rate
n=26
3 (12%)
Placed
0.59
Fair A/E
n=26 · 0.51 incl. margin
−19.50
£1 level stake
n=26 at SP · −75.0%
£5,197
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 3.8% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
0%−3.8
n=9 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −9.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
0%−3.8
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
0%−3.8
n=8 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −8.00
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
4.2%+0.4
n=24 · A/E 0.63 · £1 −17.50
Big fields · 14+ runners
0%−3.8
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 3.8% 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

Race type

TypeRWSR£1
Hurdle 11 1 9.1% −4.50
Chase 9 0 0% −9.00
Flat 6 0 0% −6.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 9 1 11.1% −2.50
Good to Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Sedgefield 3 0 0% −3.00
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Huntingdon 2 1 50% +4.50
Hexham 2 0 0% −2.00
Towcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 5 10 1 10% −3.50
Class 6 6 0 0% −6.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
2nd–3rd fav 5 0 0% 0.00 −5.00
4th–6th fav 14 1 7.1% 1.09 −7.50
7th+ in betting 7 0 0% 0.00 −7.00
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
75% completed · 20 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 9 55.6% 1 1 2 0 0
Hurdle 11 90.9% 0 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
Baltic Pathfinder (IRE) 8 0 0 9 Jun 15
Amber Flush (GB) 5 1 1 15 May 17
Yard Of Ale (GB) 4 0 0 24 Nov 15
Spa's Dancer (IRE) 2 0 0 18 Dec 16
Vosges (FR) 2 0 1 29 Apr 13
Snuker (GB) 2 0 0 3 Jan 13
Buskin River (IRE) 1 0 0 18 Aug 17
Sandy Cove (GB) 1 0 0 2 Apr 17
Melua Maid (IRE) 1 0 1 12 Apr 13
All 9 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
James Ewart 9 0 0% −9.00
Martin Smith 9 1 11.1% −2.50
James Eustace 4 0 0% −4.00
Brian Storey 3 0 0% −3.00
Clare Ellam 1 0 0% −1.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2012→
1
Archived wins
£5,197
Prize money
2015
Best season · 1 win
Amber Flush (GB) — 100% Matches Bonus At winner.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Huntingdon · Oct 2015 · Class 5
£2,599
Notable horses
Amber Flush (GB)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Alflora (IRE) 0% · 0–8
Progeny have won 9.8% of 5,312 runs since 2008 (535 horses).
Sir Harry Lewis (USA) 20% · 1–5
Progeny have won 11.8% of 2,425 runs since 2008 (190 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 17.3% from 306.
Compton Place (GB) 0% · 0–4
Progeny have won 8.5% of 8,347 runs since 2008 (515 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 11.5% from 165.
Danehill Dancer (IRE) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since 2008 (783 horses). Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.
Snurge (IRE) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 8.8% of 1,506 runs since 2008 (135 horses). Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 12.5% from 176. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.8% from 520.
Turgeon (USA) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 12.3% of 3,187 runs since 2008 (341 horses). Weakest beyond 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 267.
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

all 26 archived runs · newest first

Every one of Mr James Smith's 26 archived rides, from 1 December 2012 to 18 August 2017, newest first — one winner among them.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
18 Aug 17 Nottingham Buskin River (IRE)T: James Eustace Betfair Novice Flat Amateur Riders' HandicapClass 6 · 10f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 7th 14/1
15 May 17 Towcester Amber Flush (GB)T: Clare Ellam totetrifecta Amateur Riders' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 19f · Good To Firm · 7 ran PU 40/1
02 Apr 17 Doncaster Sandy Cove (GB)T: James Eustace Counting House Bessacarr Amateur Riders' HandicapClass 5 · 12f · Good · 15 ran 13th 11/1
18 Dec 16 Fakenham Spa's Dancer (IRE)T: James Eustace Racing At Fakenham New Year's Day Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6th 9/1
02 Dec 16 Sandown Spa's Dancer (IRE)T: James Eustace Aspen Insurance Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 7th 66/1
24 Nov 15 Southwell (AW) Yard Of Ale (GB)T: Martin Smith Ladbrokes Amateur Riders' HandicapClass 6 · 8f · Standard · 13 ran 6th 12/1
13 Oct 15 Huntingdon Amber Flush (GB)T: Martin Smith 32redsport.com Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 25f · Good · 14 ran 4th 15/2
06 Oct 15 Catterick Yard Of Ale (GB)T: Martin Smith Racing Again Saturday 17th October Amateur Riders' Handicap (Div 1)Class 6 · 5f · Soft · 11 ran 7th 9/1
05 Oct 15 Windsor Yard Of Ale (GB)T: Martin Smith BCA Day At Royal Windsor Racecourse Stakes (Amateur Riders' Handicap)Class 6 · 5f · Good · 14 ran 7th 16/1
04 Oct 15 Huntingdon Amber Flush (GB)T: Martin Smith 100% Matches Bonus At winner.co.uk Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 25f · Good · 6 ran 1st 11/2
31 Aug 15 Ripon Yard Of Ale (GB)T: Martin Smith Betfair Novice Flat Amateur Riders' Handicap (Novice Amateur Riders)Class 6 · 11f · Good · 12 ran 9th 12/1
16 Aug 15 Southwell Amber Flush (GB)T: Martin Smith Coopers Marquees Ltd Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)Class 5 · 24f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 4th 8/1
28 Jul 15 Worcester Amber Flush (GB)T: Martin Smith Midshire Communications Beginners' ChaseClass 4 · 23f · Good · 7 ran 3rd 10/1
09 Jun 15 Fontwell Baltic Pathfinder (IRE)T: Martin Smith Follow Us On Twitter At starsports_bet Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 21f · Good · 12 ran F 25/1
24 Mar 15 Hexham Baltic Pathfinder (IRE)T: Brian Storey Primary Websites Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU 66/1
19 Feb 15 Sedgefield Baltic Pathfinder (IRE)T: Brian Storey Go Pointing - The Free point-to-point e-magazine Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 5th 33/1
10 Feb 15 Ayr Baltic Pathfinder (IRE)T: Brian Storey BetVictor Svengali Stakes Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 24.5f · Soft · 7 ran 6th 66/1
06 Jan 15 Sedgefield Baltic Pathfinder (IRE)T: James Ewart Happy New Year From Paxtons Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 26.5f · Soft · 7 ran UR 20/1
28 Dec 14 Catterick Baltic Pathfinder (IRE)T: James Ewart Happy Birthday John Tate Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 25f · Good To Soft · 6 ran PU 20/1
02 Dec 14 Sedgefield Baltic Pathfinder (IRE)T: James Ewart Seneca Homes Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 17f · Soft · 6 ran 3rd 13/2

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 Smith's strike rate?
Mr James Smith has won 1 of 26 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 3.8% (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).