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Jockey profile

Richard Smith

243 rides in the lifetime window · 163 individual horses
As at 29 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride May 2011 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.
9–243
Wins / Runs
3.7%
Strike rate
n=243
41 (17%)
Placed
0.56
Fair A/E
n=240 · 0.47 incl. margin
−162.75
£1 level stake
n=243 at SP · −67.0%
£59,287
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 60 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 4% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.56).

Deterministic profile computed from 243 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 29 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Tom Dascombe: 1.3% from 79
The read

The market has consistently overbet first rides on a horse: 3.3% strike, Fair A/E 0.50 and −97.75 to a £1 stake over 152 rides — those runners underperformed what the price implied. Tom Dascombe supplied 33% of the rides and sits below the rider's average (1.3% vs 3.7%, A/E 0.18). The rider also read well in Class 6 (8.7%, n=69) and on Good going (7.9%, n=38). The market has consistently overbet the rider on Good to Firm going: Fair A/E 0.20 across 84 rides (1.2% strike, −80.25 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperformed what the price implied.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 3.7% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
3.3%−0.4
n=152 · A/E 0.50 · £1 −97.75
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
0%−3.7
n=13 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −13.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
3.1%−0.6
n=32 · A/E 0.67 · £1 −27.00
When favourite
37.5%
n=8 · A/E 1.20 · £1 +0.75
Big fields · 14+ runners
2%−1.7
n=50 · A/E 0.63 · £1 −9.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−3.7
n=8 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −8.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 3.7% 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
In Class 6 8.7% vs 3.7% · n=69
On Good going 7.9% vs 3.7% · n=38
On Good to Firm going 1.2% vs 3.7% · n=84
With Tom Dascombe 1.3% vs 3.7% · n=79
Over 1m2f – 1m4f 6.1% vs 3.7% · n=33
In Class 5 2% vs 3.7% · n=101 · A/E 0.30
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

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good to Firm 84 1 1.2% −80.25
Standard (AW) 66 3 4.5% −53.75
Good 38 3 7.9% +11.25
Good to Soft 24 1 4.2% −13.00
Soft 14 1 7.1% −10.00
Firm 12 0 0% −12.00
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Kempton (AW) 26 2 7.7% −16.50
Windsor 20 0 0% −20.00
Lingfield (AW) 19 0 0% −19.00
Salisbury 19 0 0% −19.00
Brighton 18 2 11.1% −8.25
Bath 15 0 0% −15.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 15 1 6.7% −12.25
Newbury 14 0 0% −14.00
Leicester 9 1 11.1% −6.75
Warwick 9 1 11.1% +32.00
Chepstow 8 0 0% −8.00
Haydock 7 0 0% −7.00
Goodwood 6 0 0% −6.00
Folkestone 6 2 33.3% +9.00
Ripon 6 0 0% −6.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 101 2 2% −57.75
Class 6 69 6 8.7% −34.75
Class 4 47 1 2.1% −44.25
Class 2 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 1 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 3 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 7 3 0 0% −3.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 11 3 27.3% 0.89 −2.25
2nd–3rd fav 26 4 15.4% 0.96 −6.50
4th–6th fav 73 1 1.4% 0.22 −62.00
7th+ in betting 133 1 0.8% 0.25 −92.00
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
Joan's Legacy (GB) 5 0 0 28 Feb 10
The Wee Chief (IRE) 5 1 1 28 Jan 10
Tagula Sands (IRE) 5 0 0 14 Jan 09
Diapason (IRE) 4 1 1 2 May 11
Missrepresentation (GB) 4 0 0 24 Jul 09
Frosty's Gift (GB) 4 0 0 9 Jun 09
Silky Steps (IRE) 4 0 2 3 Oct 08
Mamichor (GB) 4 0 0 19 Aug 08
Diego Rivera (GB) 4 0 2 25 Jul 08
Hoppy's Flyer (FR) 3 0 1 2 Jun 10
My Jeanie (IRE) 3 0 0 7 Dec 09
Clear Hand (GB) 3 0 1 4 Sep 09
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 163 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
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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 yardTom Dascombe
33% of all rides
1.3% SR · A/E 0.18
TrainerRWSR£1
Tom Dascombe 79 1 1.3% −76.75
Richard Hannon Snr 53 1 1.9% −49.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
23
Archived wins
£193k
Prize money
2008
Best season · 6 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.
Grand Prix (GB) — Cheshire Life Nursery Handicap Chester · Sep 2006 · Class 3
£10,094
Little Miss Gracie (GB) — E.B.F. Fillies' Conditions Stakes Hamilton · Jun 2005 · Class 3
£9,025
Black Moma (IRE) — Variety Club Day Tomorrow Nursery H'cap Sandown · Aug 2006 · Class 4
£4,534
Notable horses
Black Moma (IRE) Magroom (GB) Piccostar (GB) Mamichor (GB) The Wee Chief (IRE) Musango (GB)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
King Charlemagne (USA) 12.5% · 1–8
Progeny have won 7.4% of 1,605 runs since 2008 (116 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 3.7% from 189. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 10.9% from 156.
Piccolo (GB) 12.5% · 1–8
Progeny have won 7.8% of 6,904 runs since 2008 (393 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 11.6% from 164. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.5% from 258.
Diktat (GB) 0% · 0–7
Progeny have won 8.2% of 4,931 runs since 2008 (337 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.4% from 431. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 5.1% from 156.
Bahamian Bounty (GB) 16.7% · 1–6
Progeny have won 9.6% of 9,353 runs since 2008 (598 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 1% from 202.
Desert Prince (IRE) 16.7% · 1–6
Progeny have won 9.1% of 2,734 runs since 2008 (178 horses). Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.6% from 425.
Hawk Wing (USA) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 8.5% of 4,330 runs since 2008 (330 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 29 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 610 · newest first

The latest 50 of 610 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 5 January 2005 to 18 May 2011.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
18 May 11 Kempton (AW) Fantasy Fry (GB)T: Tom Dascombe Service Desk Institute HandicapClass 4 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 11th 40/1
17 May 11 Kempton (AW) Full Pelt (USA)T: Tom Dascombe Irish Night At Kempton 03.08.11 Median Auction Maiden StakesClass 6 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 9th 66/1
02 May 11 Kempton (AW) Diapason (IRE)T: Tom Dascombe Peter Andre 06.07.11 Fillies' HandicapClass 4 · 6f · Standard · 7 ran 6th 15/2
19 Apr 11 Bath Fantasy Fry (GB)T: Tom Dascombe Celebrating 200yrs Of Racing At Lansdown HandicapClass 4 · 5f · Firm · 5 ran 4th 14/1
19 Apr 11 Bath Spring Daisy (IRE)T: Tom Dascombe British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing E.B.F. Median Auction Maiden StakesClass 5 · 5f · Firm · 6 ran 5th 12/1
09 Aug 10 Thirsk Princess Dayna (GB)T: Tom Dascombe European Breeders' Fund Maiden StakesClass 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 4th 100/1
01 Aug 10 Chester Cuban Quality (USA)T: Tom Dascombe M&s Money E.b.f. Maiden StakesClass 4 · 7f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7th 14/1
30 Jul 10 Haydock Snow Legend (IRE)T: Tom Dascombe Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet Maiden Auction StakesClass 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7th 40/1
23 Jul 10 Newmarket Silly Billy (IRE)T: Sylvester Kirk sportingbet.com NurseryClass 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 6th 10/1
21 Jul 10 Leicester Back For Tea (IRE)T: Tom Dascombe Northcliffe Media Maiden Auction StakesClass 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 8th 100/1
17 Jul 10 Ripon Mrs Mogg (GB)T: Tom Dascombe Mike Boon Memorial Maiden Handicap (Div 1)Class 5 · 6f · Good · 10 ran 2nd 5/1
17 Jul 10 Ripon Madam Mayem (GB)T: Tom Dascombe E.B.F. Stowe Family Law LLP Maiden Fillies' StakesClass 4 · 5f · Good · 10 ran 9th 50/1
16 Jul 10 Newbury Blackleyf (IRE)T: Tom Dascombe Highclere Thoroughbred Racing E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Str)Class 4 · 7f · Good · 17 ran 12th 50/1
12 Jul 10 Ayr Diapason (IRE)T: Tom Dascombe Watch Live Racing At Victorchandler.com Fillies' HandicapClass 4 · 6f · Good · 8 ran 8th 11/1
09 Jul 10 Chester My Mate Al (GB)T: Tom Dascombe Tetley Bitter Conditions StakesClass 2 · 5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 6th 50/1
06 Jul 10 Wolverhampton (AW) Lucky Tricks (GB)T: Sylvester Kirk Bet Multiples - Betdaq Maiden Auction Stakes (Div 2)Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 9th 66/1
05 Jul 10 Ripon March Forth (GB)T: Tom Dascombe Toteexacta Maiden StakesClass 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 7th 33/1
05 Jul 10 Ripon Deva Le Deva (IRE)T: Tom Dascombe Play Croquet At Ripon Spa Hotel Maiden Auction Fillies' StakesClass 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5th 33/1
24 Jun 10 Leicester Snow Legend (IRE)T: Tom Dascombe Osbaston Maiden Auction StakesClass 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8th 16/1
23 Jun 10 Bath Blackleyf (IRE)T: Tom Dascombe E.B.F. And Bathwick Tyres Bristol Maiden StakesClass 5 · 5.5f · Firm · 8 ran UR 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 Richard Smith's strike rate?
Richard Smith has won 9 of 243 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 3.7% (as at 29 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which yard does Richard Smith ride most for?
Tom Dascombe, with 79 rides since 2008 — 33% of the total. That pairing has won 1 (1.3%).
What is Richard Smith's Fair A/E?
0.56, from 240 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 29 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).