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Jockey profile

Nick Scholfield

869 rides in the last 5 seasons · 393 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Apr 2025 100% of rides over jumps
from 1 Jan 2022
76–869
Wins / Runs
8.7%
Strike rate
n=869
207 (24%)
Placed
0.90
n=868 · 0.78 incl. margin
−306.42
£1 level stake
n=869 at SP · −35.3%
£1.08m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
8%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 170 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 9% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 0.90). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 12% (77 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 869 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Jun–Aug 27% when favourite Christian Williams: 6.9% from 160 LTO winners: 11.7% Rides the favourite in 9% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Uttoxeter (21.7%, n=60), clear of the rider's 8.7% baseline. It is weakest at Taunton (0% over 33 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 11.7% (n=77, Fair A/E 0.60), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 1.9% (n=105, Fair A/E 0.43). Christian Williams supplies 18% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (6.9%, A/E 0.82). The rider also reads well over 2m5f – 3m (13.7%, n=227) and on Heavy going (13.8%, n=80). 28 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Betfair Hurdle at Newbury (Feb 2023, £87,219). The standout partner of the record: On The Bridge (IRE) — 8 wins from 27 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fires Jun–Aug.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 8.7% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
7.8%−0.9
n=319 · A/E 1.07 · £1 −138.61
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
11.7%+3.0
n=77 · A/E 0.60 · £1 −23.57
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
8.1%−0.6
n=186 · A/E 1.05 · £1 −56.89
When favourite
27%
n=74 · A/E 0.83 · £1 −19.55
Big fields · 14+ runners
1.9%−6.8
n=105 · A/E 0.43 · £1 −80.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
3.3%−5.4
n=30 · A/E 0.54 · £1 −25.67

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 8.7% 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.

Notable angles

vs their own baseline
At Uttoxeter 21.7% vs 8.7% · n=60
With Jonjo O'Neill 20% vs 8.7% · n=45
At Taunton 0% vs 8.7% · n=33
Over 2m5f – 3m 13.7% vs 8.7% · n=227
With new recruits 3.2% vs 8.7% · n=62
On Heavy going 13.8% vs 8.7% · n=80
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 544 41 7.5% −238.97
Chase 256 30 11.7% −33.11
NH Flat 68 5 7.4% −33.34
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 324 24 7.4% −118.72
Good to Soft 238 15 6.3% −122.09
Soft 224 26 11.6% −49.32
Heavy 80 11 13.8% −13.29
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Uttoxeter 60 13 21.7% +54.45
Worcester 50 3 6% −35.42
Chepstow 49 4 8.2% −30.00
Newton Abbot 41 3 7.3% −25.60
Wincanton 41 2 4.9% −35.63
Exeter 39 5 12.8% +19.88
Stratford 38 5 13.2% +30.00
Ffos Las 34 5 14.7% +19.83
Taunton 33 0 0% −33.00
Market Rasen 30 3 10% −8.62
Warwick 30 1 3.3% −25.67
Hereford 28 1 3.6% −16.00
Fontwell 28 2 7.1% −24.47
Bangor-on-Dee 28 2 7.1% −16.00
Huntingdon 27 1 3.7% −22.67

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 418 34 8.1% −222.60
Class 5 281 27 9.6% −49.55
Class 3 95 11 11.6% −0.10
Class 1 40 2 5% −25.67
Class 2 34 2 5.9% −7.50

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 84 22 26.2% 0.83 −20.72
2nd–3rd fav 164 29 17.7% 1.03 −15.20
4th–6th fav 289 18 6.2% 0.87 −76.50
7th+ in betting 332 7 2.1% 0.80 −194.00
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
82.3% completed · 800 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 256 74.6% 5 1 58 0 1
Hurdle 544 85.8% 7 1 69 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
Faded Fantasy (IRE) 19 1 4 10 Mar 25
Butler's Brief (IRE) 17 3 6 24 Sep 24
William Ewart (IRE) 14 2 7 14 Oct 24
Regal Blue (IRE) 11 3 4 21 Dec 24
Chosen Hero (IRE) 10 1 5 31 Jan 25
Great Name That (IRE) 9 1 5 8 Feb 25
Hot Rod Lincoln (IRE) 8 2 2 8 Feb 25
Ballyrashane (IRE) 8 1 2 21 Oct 24
Invictus Allen (FR) 8 1 3 14 Oct 24
Brook Bay (IRE) 8 0 2 25 Jul 24
Hungry Hill (IRE) 8 2 4 18 Sep 23
Smith's Bay (GB) 8 0 3 22 Aug 22
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 393 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 4 times. 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, 5 seasons
JFMAMJJASOND
14139291214165334
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
18% of all rides
6.9% SR · A/E 0.82
TrainerRWSR£1
Christian Williams 160 11 6.9% −67.85
Sue Smith 71 8 11.3% −29.89
Archie Watson 65 6 9.2% −31.05
Alastair Ralph 49 5 10.2% −18.00
Jonjo O'Neill 45 9 20% +10.41
Polly Gundry 33 1 3% −20.00
Alexandra Dunn 31 2 6.5% −18.50
Paul Henderson 30 3 10% −12.25
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2006→
673
Archived wins
28
Pattern / graded wins
£7.24m
Prize money
2012
Best season · 72 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.
Aucunrisque (FR) — Betfair Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Newbury · Feb 2023 · Class 1
£87,219
Irving (GB) — Betfair Price Rush Hurdle Haydock · Nov 2015 · Class 2
£61,900
Taranis (FR) — Argento Chase (Grade 2) Cheltenham · Jan 2010 · Class 1
£57,010

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Sageburg (IRE) 17.5% · 7–40
Progeny have won 10% of 3,488 runs since 2012 (416 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 13.4% from 389. Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 2.7% from 295. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.2% from 355.
Milan (GB) 13.2% · 5–38
Progeny have won 11.3% of 16,876 runs since 2008 (1,463 horses).
Yeats (IRE) 10.3% · 3–29
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.
Getaway (GER) 3.6% · 1–28
Progeny have won 11.3% of 10,994 runs since 2016 (1,031 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.1% from 134.
Mahler (GB) 0% · 0–28
Progeny have won 10.8% of 8,878 runs since 2014 (788 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 15.1% from 119.
Flemensfirth (USA) 11.5% · 3–26
Progeny have won 11.9% of 17,288 runs since 2008 (1,595 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 6,136 · newest first

The latest 50 of 6,136 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 24 November 2006 to 5 April 2025.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
02 Mar 25 Huntingdon Abraaj (FR)T: Simon Pearce Fail To Plan, Plan To Fail Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU 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 Nick Scholfield's strike rate?
Nick Scholfield has won 76 of 869 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 8.7% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Nick Scholfield do best at?
Uttoxeter by strike rate: 13 wins from 60 rides (21.7%) since 2022. 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 Nick Scholfield ride most for?
Christian Williams, with 160 rides since 2022 — 18% of the total. That pairing has won 11 (6.9%).
What is Nick Scholfield's Fair A/E?
0.90, from 868 rides with a computed fair probability since 2022. 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).