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Jockey profile

Mr Michael Legg

328 rides in the lifetime window · 157 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Oct 2020 97% of rides over jumps
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.
39–328
Wins / Runs
11.9%
Strike rate
n=328
102 (31%)
Placed
1.13
n=327 · 0.96 incl. margin
−26.52
£1 level stake
n=328 at SP · −8.1%
£313k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 30 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 12% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.13). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 23% (35 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 328 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fired Nov–Jan Fresh horses: 13.1% 41.2% when favourite Colin Tizzard: 13.9% from 79 First rides: 13.4% LTO winners: 22.9% Claiming: 12.7%
The read

The record is strongest at Wincanton (17.8%, n=45), clear of the rider's 11.9% baseline. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 22.9% (n=35, Fair A/E 0.99). Claiming rides are the standout value angle: 12.7% strikes only just above baseline, but Fair A/E 1.24 and +6.86 to a £1 stake over 283 rides — a record the market has persistently underpriced. Colin Tizzard supplied 24% of the rides and edges the rider's average (13.9% vs 11.9%, A/E 1.29) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also read well in NH Flat races (20%, n=55) and on Heavy going (19%, n=42). The market has also underrated the rider over 1m5f – 2m: Fair A/E 1.64 across 83 rides (16.9% strike, +11.37 to a £1 stake). One Group or Graded win sits in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Teenage Cancer Trust Silver Trophy Chase at Cheltenham (Apr 2016, £28,475). Seasonally, the rider fired Nov–Jan.

Written from the figures on this page — every claim carries its sample. Descriptive, not a tip.

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 11.9% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
13.4%+1.5
n=157 · A/E 1.21 · £1 +9.70
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
22.9%+11.0
n=35 · A/E 0.99 · £1 −10.42
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
13.1%+1.2
n=99 · A/E 1.52 · £1 +52.25
When favourite
41.2%
n=34 · A/E 1.28 · £1 +6.85
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
12.7%+0.8
n=283 · A/E 1.24 · £1 +6.86
Big fields · 14+ runners
10.3%−1.6
n=78 · A/E 1.66 · £1 −15.13
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
11.1%−0.8
n=9 · A/E 1.91 · £1 −3.50

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 11.9% 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
With Harry Fry 26.9% vs 11.9% · n=67
On last-time-out winners 22.9% vs 11.9% · n=35
In NH Flat races 20% vs 11.9% · n=55
On Heavy going 19% vs 11.9% · n=42
At Wincanton 17.8% vs 11.9% · n=45
Over 1m5f – 2m 16.9% vs 11.9% · n=83
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
Hurdle 144 13 9% −21.73
Chase 120 14 11.7% −26.79
NH Flat 55 11 20% +26.00
Flat 9 1 11.1% −4.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 123 12 9.8% −24.75
Soft 92 10 10.9% −1.00
Good to Soft 55 8 14.5% −11.92
Heavy 42 8 19% +25.75
Good to Firm 13 1 7.7% −11.60
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Wincanton 45 8 17.8% +14.50
Exeter 39 4 10.3% +18.25
Taunton 31 3 9.7% +3.00
Cheltenham 27 3 11.1% −4.00
Newton Abbot 23 2 8.7% −18.85
Fontwell 21 5 23.8% +25.88
Chepstow 19 0 0% −19.00
Newbury 10 0 0% −10.00
Worcester 10 0 0% −10.00
Ludlow 9 2 22.2% +9.00
Warwick 9 1 11.1% −5.00
Plumpton 8 1 12.5% −6.17
Stratford 7 0 0% −7.00
Kempton 7 1 14.3% −4.38
Hereford 6 0 0% −6.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 102 10 9.8% −30.80
Class 5 90 12 13.3% +25.40
Class 3 54 8 14.8% −3.37
Class 6 46 8 17.4% +12.75
Class 2 26 0 0% −26.00
Class 1 9 1 11.1% −3.50

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 39 15 38.5% 1.24 +5.60
2nd–3rd fav 68 9 13.2% 0.82 −17.12
4th–6th fav 98 10 10.2% 1.30 −1.00
7th+ in betting 123 5 4.1% 1.35 −14.00
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
77.3% completed · 264 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 120 71.7% 4 3 26 0 1
Hurdle 144 81.9% 3 3 20 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
Kiwi Myth (GB) 14 2 5 3 Mar 20
Darwins Theory (IRE) 13 1 4 7 Mar 19
Opening Batsman (IRE) 12 2 4 14 Apr 19
Bound Hill (GB) 12 1 2 14 Nov 17
Russian Song (IRE) 12 0 2 21 Mar 14
Voix D'eau (FR) 11 2 4 29 Jul 18
The Mighty Ash (IRE) 7 0 2 26 Jan 20
Hymn And A Prayer (GB) 6 0 2 15 May 19
Hally's Kitchen (GB) 6 0 0 24 Apr 18
Grand Vision (IRE) 6 1 5 17 Mar 17
Handy Andy (IRE) 6 1 2 21 Oct 16
River Dancing (IRE) 6 0 0 12 Jun 15
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 157 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 1 time. Horses with fewer runs aren't listed; search finds any horse since 2005. 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
15111116100001481713
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 yardColin Tizzard
24% of all rides
13.9% SR · A/E 1.29
TrainerRWSR£1
Colin Tizzard 79 11 13.9% −7.92
Fiona Shaw 74 5 6.8% +12.00
Harry Fry 67 18 26.9% +21.65
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2010→
39
Archived wins
1
Pattern / graded wins
£313k
Prize money
2017
Best season · 7 wins
Voix D'eau (FR) — Teenage Cancer Trust Silver Trophy Chase (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) Cheltenham · Apr 2016 · Grade 2
£28,475
Handy Andy (IRE) — Opus Energy Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase Cheltenham · Nov 2013 · Class 3
£11,992
Presenting Arms (IRE) — Weatherbys Hamilton Handicap Hurdle Wincanton · Dec 2015 · Class 3
£8,229

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Midnight Legend (GB) 11.5% · 3–26
Progeny have won 14.2% of 8,311 runs since 2008 (494 horses).
Kayf Tara (GB) 21.7% · 5–23
Progeny have won 12.6% of 13,756 runs since 2008 (1,148 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Morozov (USA) 14.3% · 2–14
Progeny have won 10.8% of 2,315 runs since 2009 (155 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 434.
Montjeu (IRE) 7.7% · 1–13
Progeny have won 12.3% of 7,971 runs since 2008 (665 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 16.3% from 686.
Moscow Society (USA) 0% · 0–12
Progeny have won 8.3% of 2,521 runs since 2008 (255 horses).
Voix Du Nord (FR) 16.7% · 2–12
Progeny have won 16.8% of 2,009 runs since 2010 (167 horses). Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 20.1% from 497. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.7% from 339.
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 328 · newest first

The latest 50 of 328 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 21 October 2010 to 21 October 2020.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
02 Dec 19 Plumpton Kiwi Myth (GB)T: Fiona Shaw Tysers Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 25.5f · Soft · 8 ran 3rd 11/2
02 Dec 19 Plumpton Highdawn (IRE)T: Fiona Shaw I E P Financial Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 6th 150/1

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 Michael Legg's strike rate?
Mr Michael Legg has won 39 of 328 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 11.9% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Mr Michael Legg do best at?
Wincanton by strike rate: 8 wins from 45 rides (17.8%) since 2008. Read from the 15 courses with the most rides on the same basis, and only those with at least 30 — a small sample cannot top the list, and a rarely-visited course is not in the comparison.
Which yard does Mr Michael Legg ride most for?
Colin Tizzard, with 79 rides since 2008 — 24% of the total. That pairing has won 11 (13.9%).
What is Mr Michael Legg's Fair A/E?
1.13, from 327 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).