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Jockey profile

Mr Matthew Smith

58 rides in the lifetime window · 34 individual horses
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride May 2012 98% 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.
2–58
Wins / Runs
3.4%
Strike rate
n=58
7 (12%)
Placed
0.57
Fair A/E
n=58 · 0.50 incl. margin
−41.50
£1 level stake
n=58 at SP · −71.6%
£10,863
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB at a glance First rides: 6.1% Claiming: 3.5%

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 3.4% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
6.1%+2.7
n=33 · A/E 1.01 · £1 −16.50
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
3.6%+0.2
n=28 · A/E 0.50 · £1 −24.50
When favourite
0%
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
3.5%+0.1
n=57 · A/E 0.58 · £1 −40.50
Big fields · 14+ runners
0%−3.4
n=6 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −6.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 3.4% 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.

Notable angles

vs their own baseline
On first rides for the horse 6.1% vs 3.4% · n=33
When claiming 3.5% vs 3.4% · n=57 · A/E 0.58
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 41 2 4.9% −24.50
Hurdle 15 0 0% −15.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 29 0 0% −29.00
Good to Soft 12 0 0% −12.00
Good to Firm 8 1 12.5% +5.00
Soft 6 1 16.7% −2.50
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Fakenham 11 1 9.1% −7.50
Huntingdon 10 0 0% −10.00
Southwell 5 0 0% −5.00
Market Rasen 4 0 0% −4.00
Fontwell 4 1 25% +9.00
Folkestone 3 0 0% −3.00
Stratford 3 0 0% −3.00
Leicester 3 0 0% −3.00
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Wetherby 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 6 23 1 4.3% −19.50
Class 4 18 0 0% −18.00
Class 5 14 1 7.1% −1.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 2 0 0% 0.00 −2.00
2nd–3rd fav 8 1 12.5% 0.81 −4.50
4th–6th fav 23 1 4.3% 0.89 −10.00
7th+ in betting 25 0 0% 0.00 −25.00
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
64.3% completed · 56 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 41 58.5% 2 1 13 0 1
Hurdle 15 80% 0 0 3 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
Star Double (ITY) 8 0 2 10 Feb 11
Henry's Hero (GB) 5 0 0 9 Apr 12
Pouilly (FR) 4 0 0 14 Mar 11
Patrick Dee (GB) 3 0 0 9 Mar 12
Doc Reason (IRE) 3 1 1 16 Mar 11
Fraudster (UAE) 2 0 0 16 Mar 12
Cortinas (GER) 2 0 0 1 Jan 12
Billytheship (IRE) 2 0 0 26 Dec 11
King Of The Titans (IRE) 2 0 0 24 Mar 11
Red In Bed (IRE) 2 0 1 25 May 10
Blushing Hilary (IRE) 2 0 1 26 Dec 08
Unowatimeen (IRE) 1 0 0 15 May 12
All 34 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
080000050·000
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
TrainerRWSR£1
Fleur Hawes 16 1 6.3% −12.50
David Thompson 6 0 0% −6.00
Chris Dwyer 6 0 0% −6.00
Patrick Gilligan 5 1 20% +8.00
Christine Dunnett 5 0 0% −5.00
Sarah Humphrey 5 0 0% −5.00
Miss Katie Thory 3 0 0% −3.00
Matthew Smith 3 0 0% −3.00
Terry Clement 2 0 0% −2.00
Kevin Morgan 1 0 0% −1.00
Nick Kent 1 0 0% −1.00
K Robins 1 0 0% −1.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
12
Archived wins
£56,511
Prize money
2006
Best season · 8 wins
In our archive from its very first year (2005), so this career almost certainly began earlier than our record does. The figures above count 2005 onwards only — what the archive holds, not a full-career total. 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.
Cheveley Flyer (GB) — Ludlow Racing Partnership Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Ludlow · Oct 2006 · Class 4
£4,554
Sarahs Quay (IRE) — E.B.F./Tattersalls (Ireland) Mares' Novices' Chase (Qual) Sedgefield · Feb 2006 · Class 4
£4,384
Three Ships (GB) — Oxygen Novices' Hurdle Market Rasen · Jun 2005 · Class 4
£3,346
Notable horses
Three Ships (GB) Dance World (GB) Nounou (GB) Doc Reason (IRE) Kiora Bay (GB) Almanshood (USA)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Bob Back (USA) 0% · 0–8
Progeny have won 11.8% of 3,724 runs since 2008 (338 horses).
Mujahid (USA) 0% · 0–5
Progeny have won 9.7% of 2,375 runs since 2008 (131 horses). Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.3% from 333.
Network (GER) 0% · 0–4
Progeny have won 14.1% of 3,768 runs since 2008 (380 horses). Weakest beyond 3m (all codes): 10.2% from 274.
Dr Massini (IRE) 33.3% · 1–3
Progeny have won 10.6% of 4,942 runs since 2008 (406 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 14% from 421.
Jade Robbery (USA) 0% · 0–3
Progeny have won 11.4% of 404 runs since 2008 (27 horses).
Silver Patriarch (IRE) 0% · 0–3
Progeny have won 7.8% of 2,609 runs since 2008 (262 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 11.3% from 274. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 11.3% from 300.
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 184 · newest first

The latest 50 of 184 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 6 January 2005 to 15 May 2012.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
15 May 12 Southwell Unowatimeen (IRE)T: J J O'Shea Irene Lindley's Polio Appeal Open Hunters' ChaseClass 5 · 20.5f · Good · 11 ran F 16/1
09 Apr 12 Huntingdon Henry's Hero (GB)T: Chris Dwyer Roy Staddon 65th Birthday Celebration Selling Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4th 5/1
16 Mar 12 Fakenham Fraudster (UAE)T: Fleur Hawes William Bulwer-Long Memorial Novices' Fox Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 21f · Good · 6 ran PU 25/1
16 Mar 12 Fakenham Southwark Newsman (GB)T: Christine Dunnett North Norfolk Radio Selling HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good · 10 ran PU 150/1
09 Mar 12 Leicester Patrick Dee (GB)T: Christine Dunnett Kirkby Mallory Maiden ChaseClass 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 7 ran PU 100/1
02 Mar 12 Doncaster My Farmer Girl (GB)T: Kevin Morgan 32Red Casino E.B.F. Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 19.5f · Good · 5 ran 4th 33/1
29 Feb 12 Folkestone Henry's Hero (GB)T: Chris Dwyer Canterbury Horse Rescue Maiden HurdleClass 5 · 17.5f · Good · 13 ran 7th 100/1
28 Feb 12 Leicester Keen Whip (GB)T: Julia Saunders Cottesmore Maiden Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 22.5f · Good · 5 ran 3rd 22/1
24 Feb 12 Warwick If And When (GB)T: Christine Dunnett Charlie Longsdon Racing Juvenile HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 12th 125/1
23 Feb 12 Huntingdon L'oudon (FR)T: Miss Katie Thory Pointtopoint.co.uk Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6th 33/1
17 Feb 12 Fakenham Patrick Dee (GB)T: Christine Dunnett Andy Don Memorial Beginners' ChaseClass 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 6 ran PU 100/1
15 Feb 12 Southwell Henry's Hero (GB)T: Chris Dwyer Use Unique Profiling Tools With BetAngel Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 5th 100/1
27 Jan 12 Fontwell Patrick Dee (GB)T: Christine Dunnett chancelloroftheformchecker.co.uk Beginners' ChaseClass 4 · 19f · Heavy · 6 ran PU 100/1
04 Jan 12 Southwell During The War (USA)T: Chris Dwyer Membership Of Southwell Golf Club Novices' ChaseClass 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran PU 100/1
01 Jan 12 Catterick Cortinas (GER)T: David Thompson Catterickbridge.co.uk Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 19f · Soft · 7 ran UR 25/1
26 Dec 11 Market Rasen Billytheship (IRE)T: David Thompson Clugston Lincolnshire National (Handicap Chase)Class 4 · 27.5f · Soft · 8 ran 7th 12/1
17 Dec 11 Haydock Billytheship (IRE)T: David Thompson Maxilead Metals Face It Make Up 'Fixed Brush' Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 19f · Heavy · 9 ran 7th 33/1
16 Dec 11 Uttoxeter Henry's Hero (GB)T: Chris Dwyer Total Construction Supplies Cares Approved Novices' ChaseClass 4 · 20f · Soft · 11 ran PU 200/1
04 Dec 11 Warwick Henry's Hero (GB)T: Chris Dwyer bathstore.com Northampton Beginners' ChaseClass 4 · 16f · Good · 4 ran 3rd 100/1
25 Nov 11 Musselburgh Cortinas (GER)T: David Thompson Nodram Chase (Handicap)Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 4th 25/1

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 Matthew Smith's strike rate?
Mr Matthew Smith has won 2 of 58 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 3.4% (as at 28 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is Mr Matthew Smith's Fair A/E?
0.57, from 58 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 28 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).