What is Richard Hughes's strike rate?

Richard Hughes has won 1,227 of 6,788 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 18.1% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does Richard Hughes do best at?

Brighton by strike rate: 41 wins from 156 rides (26.3%) 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 Richard Hughes ride most for?

Richard Hannon Snr, with 3,045 rides since 2008 — 45% of the total. That pairing has won 625 (20.5%).

What is Richard Hughes's Fair A/E?

1.06, from 6,755 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.

Jockey profile

Richard Hughes

6,788 rides in the lifetime window · 3,244 individual horses

As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last ride Sep 2016 100% of rides on the flat

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.

1,227–6,788

Wins / Runs

18.1%

Strike rate

n=6,788

2,789 (41%)

Placed

1.06

Fair A/E

n=6,755 · 0.91 incl. margin

−886.59

£1 level stake

n=6,788 at SP · −13.1%

£26.8m

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 750 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 18% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.06). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 24% (1,046 rides). Rode mostly for Richard Hannon Snr — 45% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 6,788 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance 37.2% when favourite Richard Hannon Snr: 20.5% from 3,045 LTO winners: 23.6% Rode the favourite in 23% of races

The read

The record is strongest at Folkestone (31.9%, n=72) and Brighton (26.3%, n=156) — all clear of the rider's 18.1% baseline. It is weakest at Longchamp (FR) (6.3% over 32 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 23.6% (n=1,046, Fair A/E 1.17), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 10% (n=1,251, Fair A/E 0.97). Richard Hannon Snr supplied 45% of the rides and edges the rider's average (20.5% vs 18.1%, A/E 1.15) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. 219 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Goffs Million Sprint at Curragh (Sep 2009, £985,000). The standout partner of the record was Paco Boy (IRE) — 7 wins from 15 rides together.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 18.1% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

17.5%−0.6

n=3,118 · A/E 1.02 · £1 −463.84

Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win

23.6%+5.5

n=1,046 · A/E 1.17 · £1 −4.92

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

17.8%−0.3

n=872 · A/E 1.16 · £1 −53.06

When favourite

37.2%

n=1,541 · A/E 1.11 · £1 −65.95

Big fields · 14+ runners

10%−8.1

n=1,251 · A/E 0.97 · £1 −328.03

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

15.6%−2.5

n=1,068 · A/E 1.07 · £1 −221.10

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 18.1% 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 Folkestone 31.9% vs 18.1% · n=72

With headgear back on 5.2% vs 18.1% · n=97

With Tony Carroll 5.7% vs 18.1% · n=35

With Gary Moore 6.8% vs 18.1% · n=44

At Brighton 26.3% vs 18.1% · n=156

At Longchamp (FR) 6.3% vs 18.1% · n=32

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

Flat 6,774 1227 18.1% −872.59

Hurdle 11 0 0% −11.00

NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Good to Firm 1,933 367 19% −213.56

Good 1,756 307 17.5% −221.58

Standard (AW) 1,539 270 17.5% −311.94

Good to Soft 694 132 19% +2.17

Soft 661 113 17.1% −118.74

Firm 117 24 20.5% +9.82

Heavy 88 14 15.9% −32.76

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Kempton (AW) 932 160 17.2% −136.79

Windsor 628 133 21.2% −79.51

Newbury 575 95 16.5% −91.25

Goodwood 571 111 19.4% +3.10

Ascot 443 53 12% −79.32

Lingfield (AW) 415 75 18.1% −131.96

Salisbury 397 91 22.9% −5.16

Newmarket 389 51 13.1% −7.63

Sandown 370 66 17.8% −47.96

Newmarket 237 47 19.8% −0.22

Wolverhampton (AW) 171 33 19.3% −31.69

Bath 158 34 21.5% −6.08

Brighton 156 41 26.3% −3.13

Epsom Downs 150 27 18% −28.21

Doncaster 144 22 15.3% −10.96

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 5 1,996 433 21.7% −192.94

Class 4 1,551 281 18.1% −81.34

Class 1 1,073 167 15.6% −226.10

Class 6 803 154 19.2% −187.74

Class 2 775 99 12.8% −135.45

Class 3 553 86 15.6% −75.05

Class 7 15 3 20% +13.50

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 1,785 635 35.6% 1.12 −58.27

2nd–3rd fav 2,302 401 17.4% 1.03 −258.32

4th–6th fav 1,799 155 8.6% 1.00 −321.00

7th+ in betting 902 36 4% 0.91 −249.00

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.

Horses ridden

same window as header · most-raced first

HorseRWPlLast ran

Magic City (IRE) 18 4 9 23 Aug 14

Rebecca Romero (GB) 17 4 10 27 Aug 14

Heliodor (USA) 17 2 4 22 Sep 10

Scintillo (GB) 17 3 5 18 Oct 09

Viewpoint (IRE) 15 1 1 18 Apr 15

Producer (GB) 15 5 8 26 Sep 14

Martyr (GB) 15 3 6 13 Oct 12

Paco Boy (IRE) 15 7 11 3 Oct 10

Orchard Supreme (GB) 15 0 1 14 Sep 10

Pether's Moon (IRE) 14 3 7 2 May 15

Sky Lantern (IRE) 14 6 9 4 Oct 14

Democretes (GB) 14 2 11 18 Sep 14

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 3,244 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 9 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, lifetime

JFMAMJJASOND

101320191818201719161815

A flat rider: the season runs Mar–Oct. Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Riding for

same window · biggest samples first

Main yardRichard Hannon Snr

45% of all rides
20.5% SR · A/E 1.15

TrainerRWSR£1

Richard Hannon Snr 3,045 625 20.5% −189.32

Richard Hannon 625 119 19% −118.28

Sylvester Kirk 158 24 15.2% −22.62

Hughie Morrison 125 29 23.2% +16.90

Mick Channon 99 13 13.1% −37.30

William Haggas 86 18 20.9% −29.60

Brian Meehan 82 13 15.9% −19.74

Jeremy Noseda 77 13 16.9% −26.71

J R Jenkins 70 8 11.4% −23.75

David Evans 68 11 16.2% −6.12

Sir Michael Stoute 60 13 21.7% −3.95

Ed Dunlop 50 6 12% −17.38

Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→

1,605

Archived wins

219

Pattern / graded wins

£33.0m

Prize money

2013

Best season · 209 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.

Lucky General (IRE) — Goffs Million Sprint Curragh · Sep 2009

£985,000

Soul City (IRE) — Parknasilla Hotel Goffs (C&G) Million Stakes Curragh · Sep 2008

£985,000

Olympic Glory (IRE) — Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored By Qipco) (British Champions Mile) (Group 1) (Str) Ascot · Oct 2013 · Group 1

£601,126

Notable horses

Paco Boy (IRE) Canford Cliffs (IRE) Sky Lantern (IRE) Monsieur Chevalier (IRE) Toronado (IRE) Olympic Glory (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Acclamation (GB) 21.5% · 40–186

Progeny have won 10% of 19,711 runs since 2008 (1,327 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 195.

Invincible Spirit (IRE) 23.7% · 41–173

Progeny have won 11.9% of 20,863 runs since 2008 (1,574 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 844.

Kyllachy (GB) 16.9% · 27–160

Progeny have won 9.9% of 13,847 runs since 2008 (800 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.8% from 468.

Oasis Dream (GB) 21.2% · 31–146

Progeny have won 11.8% of 18,040 runs since 2008 (1,511 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 17.3% from 150. Weakest on Heavy going: 8.5% from 484. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.1% from 792.

Exceed and Excel (AUS) 20% · 28–140

Progeny have won 11.9% of 16,036 runs since 2008 (1,161 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on Soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.

Danehill Dancer (IRE) 13% · 18–138

Progeny have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since 2008 (783 horses). Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.

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 9,381 · newest first

The latest 50 of 9,381 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 4 January 2005 to 7 September 2016.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

07 Sep 16 Doncaster Bluff Crag (GB)T: Andrew Balding Clipper Logistics Leger Legends Classified Stakes (Str)Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 4th 9/4F

01 Aug 15 Goodwood Fox Trotter (IRE)T: Brian Meehan Qatar Stakes (Handicap)Class 2 · 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 4th 7/1

01 Aug 15 Goodwood Hairdryer (GB)T: Richard Hannon Qatar EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Plus 10)Class 2 · 7f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 6th 11/4J

01 Aug 15 Goodwood Ninjago (GB)T: Richard Hannon Qatar Stewards' Cup (Heritage Handicap)Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 27 ran 16th 8/1

01 Aug 15 Goodwood Bright Approach (IRE)T: John Gosden Qatar Nassau Stakes (British Champions Series) (Fillies' Group 1)Class 1 · 10f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 8th 33/1

01 Aug 15 Goodwood Senrima (IRE)T: Brian Meehan Educate A Child Stakes (Handicap)Class 2 · 12f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 10th 7/1

01 Aug 15 Goodwood Barnet Fair (GB)T: David Nicholls Qatar Stewards' Sprint Stakes (Handicap) (Consolation Race For The Qatar Stewards' Cup)Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 27 ran 2nd 14/1

31 Jul 15 Goodwood Master Zephyr (GB)T: Roger Charlton Betfred Mobile Stakes (Handicap)Class 3 · 11f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 4th 10/1

31 Jul 15 Goodwood Touchline (GB)T: Michael Bell L'Ormarins Queens Plate Stakes (Registered As The Oak Tree Stakes) (Fillies' Group 3)Class 1 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 9th 20/1

31 Jul 15 Goodwood Belvoir Bay (GB)T: Richard Hannon Betfred Supports Jack Berry House NurseryClass 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 1st 9/2

31 Jul 15 Goodwood Gm Hopkins (GB)T: John Gosden Betfred Mile (Heritage Handicap) (Formerly Known As The Golden Mile)Class 2 · 8f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 9th 8/1

31 Jul 15 Goodwood Kool Kompany (IRE)T: Richard Hannon Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes (Group 3)Class 1 · 8f · Good · 10 ran 2nd 11/1

31 Jul 15 Goodwood Windshear (GB)T: Richard Hannon Betfred Glorious Stakes (Group 3)Class 1 · 12f · Good · 7 ran 3rd 18/1

30 Jul 15 Goodwood Judicial (IRE)T: Roger Charlton Tatler Stakes (Handicap)Class 3 · 5f · Good · 16 ran 16th 10/1

30 Jul 15 Goodwood Ground Control (IRE)T: Richard Hannon Telegraph Nursery Stakes (Handicap)Class 2 · 7f · Good · 16 ran 7th 25/1

30 Jul 15 Goodwood Sunset Dream (IRE)T: Richard Hannon EBF British Stallion Studs New Ham Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Plus 10 Race)Class 2 · 7f · Good · 14 ran 14th 12/1

30 Jul 15 Goodwood Island Remede (GB)T: Ed Dunlop Markel Insurance Fillies' Stakes (Registered As The Lillie Langtry Stakes)Class 1 · 14f · Good · 14 ran 13th 25/1

30 Jul 15 Goodwood Gibeon (IRE)T: Richard Hannon Land Rover Stakes (Handicap)Class 2 · 10f · Good · 14 ran 1st 11/1

29 Jul 15 Goodwood Ishiamber (GB)T: George Baker Nat West Stakes (Handicap)Class 3 · 7f · Good · 18 ran 7th 9/1

29 Jul 15 Goodwood Nancy From Nairobi (GB)T: Mick Channon EBF Stallions Veuve Clicquot Fillies' Stakes (Handicap)Class 3 · 9f · Good · 14 ran 2nd 12/1

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 Richard Hughes's strike rate?: Richard Hughes has won 1,227 of 6,788 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 18.1% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Richard Hughes do best at?: Brighton by strike rate: 41 wins from 156 rides (26.3%) 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 Richard Hughes ride most for?: Richard Hannon Snr, with 3,045 rides since 2008 — 45% of the total. That pairing has won 625 (20.5%).
What is Richard Hughes's Fair A/E?: 1.06, from 6,755 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.