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Mr Sam Waley-Cohen

12 rides in the last 5 seasons · 9 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Sep 2022 92% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2022
2–12
Wins / Runs
16.7%
Strike rate
n=12
4 (33%)
Placed
0.76
Fair A/E
n=12 · 0.67 incl. margin
+40.17
£1 level stake
n=12 at SP · +334.8%
£523k
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 16.7% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
0%−16.7
n=7 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −7.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
0%−16.7
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
33.3%+16.6
n=3 · A/E 1.01 · £1 −1.83
When favourite
33.3%
n=3 · A/E 0.62 · £1 −1.83
Big fields · 14+ runners
20%+3.3
n=5 · A/E 2.08 · £1 +46.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
50%+33.3
n=2 · A/E 15.90 · £1 +49.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 16.7% 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
Chase 8 2 25% +44.17
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 4 1 25% +47.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 1 100% +0.17

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Newbury 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Aintree 2 1 50% +49.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 1 100% +0.17

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 3 1 33.3% −1.83
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 1 2 1 50% +49.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 4 1 25% 0.57 −2.83
2nd–3rd fav 4 0 0% 0.00 −4.00
4th–6th fav 2 0 0% 0.00 −2.00
7th+ in betting 2 1 50% 15.90 +49.00
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
60% completed · 10 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 8 75% 0 0 2 0 0
Hurdle 2 0% 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
Jett (IRE) 3 1 1 7 Apr 22
Noble Yeats (IRE) 2 1 1 9 Apr 22
Sandy Paradise (IRE) 1 0 0 7 Sep 22
Maitree Express (GB) 1 0 0 1 Apr 22
Mister Coffey (FR) 1 0 1 17 Mar 22
Icone D'aubrelle (FR) 1 0 0 4 Mar 22
Touchy Feely (GB) 1 0 1 4 Mar 22
Piccadilly Lilly (GB) 1 0 0 19 Feb 22
Igor (GB) 1 0 0 5 Feb 22
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
Robert Waley-Cohen 5 1 20% −3.83
Emmet Mullins 2 1 50% +49.00
Nicky Henderson 2 0 0% −2.00
Alan King 1 0 0% −1.00
Neil Mulholland 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Hannon 1 0 0% −1.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
75
Archived wins
6
Pattern / graded wins
£3.04m
Prize money
2014
Best season · 10 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.
Noble Yeats (IRE) — Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) Aintree · Apr 2022 · Grade 3
£500,000
Long Run (FR) — totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) Cheltenham · Mar 2011 · Class 1
£285,050
Long Run (FR) — William Hill King George VI Chase (Grade 1) Kempton · Dec 2012 · Class 1
£113,900
Notable horses
Long Run (FR) Paint The Clouds (GB) Rajdhani Express (GB) The Young Master (GB) Oscar Time (IRE) Impulsive Star (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Flemensfirth (USA) 33.3% · 1–3
Progeny have won 11.9% of 17,288 runs since 2008 (1,595 horses).
Authorized (IRE) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 13.5% of 7,032 runs since 2011 (543 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 9.3% from 1,044. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 19.8% from 126. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.4% from 267.
Yeats (IRE) 50% · 1–2
Progeny have won 11.9% of 9,844 runs since 2013 (707 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.
Cokoriko (FR) 0% · 0–1
Progeny have won 13.2% of 2,310 runs since 2017 (381 horses).
Footstepsinthesand (GB) 0% · 0–1
Progeny have won 10.2% of 12,809 runs since 2009 (938 horses). Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
Kayf Tara (GB) 0% · 0–1
Progeny have won 12.6% of 13,756 runs since 2008 (1,148 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
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 481 · newest first

The latest 50 of 481 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 15 January 2005 to 7 September 2022.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
07 Sep 22 Doncaster Sandy Paradise (IRE)T: Richard Hannon Ubettabelieveit Leger Legends Classified Stakes (Str)Class 5 · 8f · Good · 16 ran 10th 9/1
09 Apr 22 Aintree Noble Yeats (IRE)T: Emmet Mullins Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 34.5f · Good To Soft · 40 ran 1st 50/1
07 Apr 22 Aintree Jett (IRE)T: Robert Waley-Cohen Randox Foxhunters' Open Hunters' ChaseClass 2 · 21f · Good To Soft · 23 ran PU 5/2F
01 Apr 22 Newbury Maitree Express (GB)T: Robert Waley-Cohen Irwin Mitchell Open Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4th 4/1
17 Mar 22 Cheltenham Mister Coffey (FR)T: Nicky Henderson Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase (Sponsored By The JRL Group) (GBB Race)Class 2 · 26f · Soft · 20 ran 2nd 5/1J
15 Mar 22 Cheltenham Noble Yeats (IRE)T: Emmet Mullins Ultima Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 25f · Good To Soft · 24 ran 9th 14/1
04 Mar 22 Newbury Touchy Feely (GB)T: Nicky Henderson West Berkshire Mencap Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)Class 5 · 16.5f · Soft · 10 ran 2nd 9/2
04 Mar 22 Newbury Icone D'aubrelle (FR)T: Neil Mulholland BetVictor Proud Sponsors Of Newbury Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 6 ran F 3/1
27 Feb 22 Fontwell Jett (IRE)T: Robert Waley-Cohen Manor Elite Horse Box Open Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 26f · Soft · 4 ran 2nd 8/15F
19 Feb 22 Ascot Piccadilly Lilly (GB)T: Alan King Dingley's Promise Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 2 · 19.5f · Soft · 11 ran PU 12/1
18 Feb 22 Kelso Jett (IRE)T: Robert Waley-Cohen Lynne's 65th Open Hunters' ChaseClass 5 · 23.5f · Heavy · 4 ran 1st 1/6F
05 Feb 22 Wetherby Igor (GB)T: Robert Waley-Cohen Stratstone Harrogate Open Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 24f · Good · 5 ran PU 6/1
29 Dec 21 Newbury Hardi Du Mesnil (FR)T: Olly Murphy MansionBet Watch And Bet 'Introductory' Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 13 ran 2nd 10/1
27 Nov 21 Newbury Elusive Belle (IRE)T: Nicky Henderson Watch Racing Free Online At Ladbrokes Handicap Chase (For The Jim Joel Memorial Trophy) (GBB Race)Class 2 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 5th 14/1
05 Nov 21 Warwick Chabichou Dupoitou (GB)T: Philip Hobbs Jewson Rugby British EBF Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16f · Good · 16 ran 15th 12/1
22 Oct 21 Cheltenham Petite Power (IRE)T: Fergal O'Brien Andy Stewart Memorial Amateur Jockeys' Handicap ChaseClass 3 · 25f · Good · 17 ran 10th 16/1
28 May 21 Stratford Adrien Du Pont (FR)T: Paul Nicholls Pertemps Network Stratford Foxhunters Champion Hunters' ChaseClass 2 · 27.5f · Good · 7 ran 4th 15/8
28 May 21 Stratford Capitaine (FR)T: Georgina Nicholls Ppsa Open Hunters' ChaseClass 5 · 17f · Good · 9 ran 7th 7/1
15 Apr 21 Cheltenham Wind From The West (GB)T: Warren Greatrex Spreadex Sports Betting Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)Class 2 · 17f · Good · 11 ran 8th 10/1
13 Apr 21 Southwell Kabuki (GB)T: Robert Waley-Cohen Follow Racingwelfare On Social Mares' Standard NH Flat Race (Conditionals/Amateurs) (GBB Race)Class 5 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 12th 7/1

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 Sam Waley-Cohen's strike rate?
Mr Sam Waley-Cohen has won 2 of 12 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 16.7% (as at 6 November 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 6 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).