What is Richie McGrath's strike rate?

Richie McGrath has won 186 of 1,998 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 9.3% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does Richie McGrath do best at?

Musselburgh by strike rate: 16 wins from 105 rides (15.2%) 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 Richie McGrath ride most for?

Kate Walton, with 276 rides since 2008 — 14% of the total. That pairing has won 35 (12.7%).

What is Richie McGrath's Fair A/E?

1.00, from 1,995 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

Richie McGrath

1,998 rides in the lifetime window · 833 individual horses

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

Last ride Mar 2014 100% of rides over jumps

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.

186–1,998

Wins / Runs

9.3%

Strike rate

n=1,998

505 (25%)

Placed

1.00

Fair A/E

n=1,995 · 0.87 incl. margin

−483.38

£1 level stake

n=1,998 at SP · −24.2%

£1.30m

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

11.5%

KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 290 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 9% of them — level with the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.00). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 16% (185 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,998 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Fired Dec–Feb 32% when favourite Kate Walton: 12.7% from 276 LTO winners: 15.7% Rode the favourite in 6% of races

The read

Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 15.7% (n=185, Fair A/E 1.03), but horses returning fresh after 61+ days have been a poor signal at 5.3% (n=414, Fair A/E 0.71). Kate Walton supplied 14% of the rides and edges the rider's average (12.7% vs 9.3%, A/E 1.33) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. One Group or Graded win sits in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Handicap Chase at Haydock (Feb 2006, £71,275). The standout partner of the record was Stopped Out (GB) — 7 wins from 33 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fired Dec–Feb.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 9.3% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

6.2%−3.1

n=738 · A/E 0.86 · £1 −352.97

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

15.7%+6.4

n=185 · A/E 1.03 · £1 +14.96

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

5.3%−4.0

n=414 · A/E 0.71 · £1 −186.39

When favourite

32%

n=125 · A/E 1.08 · £1 −23.71

Big fields · 14+ runners

5.6%−3.7

n=464 · A/E 0.92 · £1 −100.81

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

4.2%−5.1

n=24 · A/E 0.96 · £1 −3.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 9.3% 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 Pauline Robson 19.3% vs 9.3% · n=57

With Rose Dobbin 0% vs 9.3% · n=54

On last-time-out winners 15.7% vs 9.3% · n=185

With Sue Smith 17.5% vs 9.3% · n=57

With Richard Ford 0% vs 9.3% · n=32

With Jim Goldie 14.8% vs 9.3% · n=196

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 1,162 93 8% −401.44

Chase 665 81 12.2% −125.94

NH Flat 169 12 7.1% +46.00

Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Good 656 58 8.8% −176.43

Good to Soft 515 48 9.3% −93.91

Soft 422 39 9.2% −108.89

Heavy 203 18 8.9% −87.58

Good to Firm 191 22 11.5% −12.57

Standard (AW) 8 0 0% −8.00

Firm 3 1 33.3% +4.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Sedgefield 187 11 5.9% −95.02

Wetherby 187 19 10.2% −6.40

Kelso 173 19 11% −53.20

Newcastle 160 16 10% −36.72

Ayr 142 19 13.4% +2.75

Carlisle 127 7 5.5% −83.64

Hexham 121 12 9.9% −53.15

Market Rasen 116 11 9.5% −38.88

Catterick 109 11 10.1% −8.12

Perth 105 10 9.5% −49.65

Musselburgh 105 16 15.2% +33.33

Doncaster 63 4 6.3% −6.50

Cartmel 53 7 13.2% +31.23

Southwell 50 2 4% −45.28

Haydock 50 5 10% −15.59

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 4 1,020 96 9.4% −343.02

Class 5 378 27 7.1% −145.83

Class 3 330 46 13.9% −8.76

Class 6 114 9 7.9% +7.00

Class 2 102 6 5.9% −26.77

Class 1 54 2 3.7% +34.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 156 43 27.6% 1.00 −39.71

2nd–3rd fav 431 65 15.1% 0.94 −101.17

4th–6th fav 641 56 8.7% 1.15 −53.50

7th+ in betting 770 22 2.9% 0.89 −289.00

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

81.5% completed · 1,827 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)

CodeRCompFURPUBDOth

Chase 665 76.8% 25 16 112 1 0

Hurdle 1,162 84.2% 22 10 149 2 1

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

Stopped Out (GB) 33 7 14 15 Feb 14

Everaard (USA) 28 7 10 10 Feb 14

Border Reiver (GB) 23 4 8 23 May 12

Rumble of Thunder (IRE) 22 4 8 16 Feb 14

Something Silver (GB) 21 2 9 3 Jan 11

Bene Lad (IRE) 19 6 10 9 Mar 13

Monsieur Jourdain (IRE) 17 2 3 21 Feb 12

Embsay Crag (GB) 14 2 4 2 Mar 14

Fairynuff (GB) 14 2 7 14 Apr 13

Morgan Be (GB) 14 3 6 17 Nov 12

Harrys Whim (GB) 13 1 2 24 Jul 13

Still At Lunch (IRE) 13 4 4 19 May 10

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 833 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 6 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

121110117981265712

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 yardKate Walton

14% of all rides
12.7% SR · A/E 1.33

TrainerRWSR£1

Kate Walton 276 35 12.7% +70.12

Jim Goldie 196 29 14.8% +33.69

Tim Easterby 170 18 10.6% −65.74

Philip Kirby 157 20 12.7% +19.79

Chris Grant 140 13 9.3% −63.53

Jonjo O'Neill 94 9 9.6% −22.47

Pauline Robson 57 11 19.3% +4.86

Sue Smith 57 10 17.5% −6.86

Rose Dobbin 54 0 0% −54.00

Henry Hogarth 50 3 6% +2.50

Andrew Parker 45 1 2.2% −33.00

Geoffrey Harker 44 1 2.3% −34.00

Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→

309

Archived wins

Pattern / graded wins

£2.40m

Prize money

2006

Best season · 50 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.

Ossmoses (IRE) — Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Haydock · Feb 2006 · Class 1

£71,275

Malek (IRE) — Borders National Handicap Chase Kelso · Mar 2005 · Class 3

£27,912

Rambling Minster (GB) — Agfa Diamond Handicap Chase Sandown · Feb 2007 · Class 2

£25,052

Notable horses

Stopped Out (GB) Everaard (USA) Morgan Be (GB) Bene Lad (IRE) Royal Glen (IRE) Still At Lunch (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Beneficial (GB) 18.8% · 15–80

Progeny have won 10.4% of 17,046 runs since 2008 (1,155 horses).

Presenting (GB) 4.4% · 2–45

Progeny have won 11% of 20,052 runs since 2008 (1,686 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24.3% from 136.

Royal Applause (GB) 11.4% · 5–44

Progeny have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since 2008 (774 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 3.4% from 323.

Montjoy (USA) 20% · 7–35

Progeny have won 16.9% of 83 runs since 2008 (6 horses).

Dr Massini (IRE) 9.1% · 3–33

Progeny have won 10.6% of 4,942 runs since 2008 (406 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 14% from 421.

Flemensfirth (USA) 0% · 0–31

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 3,270 · newest first

The latest 50 of 3,270 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 3 January 2005 to 13 March 2014.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

13 Mar 14 Hexham Rojo Vivo (GB)T: Henry Hogarth Hexham Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 32f · Soft · 7 ran UR 8/1

13 Mar 14 Hexham Factor Fifty (IRE)T: Philip Kirby Become A Hexham Member Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3rd 15/2

11 Mar 14 Sedgefield Falcon's Legend (GB)T: John Weymes Bookmakers Free Bets With bookmakers.co.uk Mares' Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 17f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 4th 12/1

11 Mar 14 Sedgefield Teo Vivo (FR)T: James Ewart Enjoy The Cheltenham Festival With bookmakers.co.uk Novices' Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran PU 11/1

11 Mar 14 Sedgefield Falcon's Present (GB)T: John Weymes Betfred Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Betfred Hurdle Series Qualifier)Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4th 16/1

06 Mar 14 Carlisle Just Cameron (GB)T: Philip Kirby Apollobet Free Download App Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 17f · Soft · 5 ran 1st 9/4F

05 Mar 14 Catterick Flawless Filly (IRE)T: Rose Dobbin Follow Us On Twitter At CatterickRaces Mares' Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3rd 10/1

05 Mar 14 Catterick Over And Above (IRE)T: Henry Hogarth Dine And View At Catterick Races Novices' Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 25f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 4th 16/1

04 Mar 14 Newcastle Ustica (IRE)T: Philip Kirby Too 'Close' To Call 'Newcomers' Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran 1st 20/1

04 Mar 14 Newcastle Mr Supreme (IRE)T: Keith Reveley CBBF HP, Leasing And Refinance Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 23.5f · Soft · 4 ran 3rd 11/8F

02 Mar 14 Huntingdon Embsay Crag (GB)T: Philip Kirby On The Move With Atacanter Horseboxes Handicap Hurdle (Jockey Club Grassroots Jumps Series Qualifier)Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 7 ran 5th 4/1

01 Mar 14 Doncaster Shadrack (IRE)T: Keith Reveley William Hill - In The App Store Handicap ChaseClass 2 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 5th 13/2

28 Feb 14 Doncaster Croco Bay (IRE)T: Peter Atkinson Betdaq Free Premier League Game Saturdays Novices' ChaseClass 3 · 19f · Good · 4 ran 1st EvensF

25 Feb 14 Catterick Bow Fiddle (IRE)T: Patrick Holmes Watch On 3 Devices Racinguk.com/anywhere Mares' Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 5th 12/1

25 Feb 14 Catterick Pierrers Bounty (IRE)T: Henry Hogarth EPDS Racing Welfare BTO Series 2014 Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7th 13/2

25 Feb 14 Catterick Well Related (GB)T: Henry Hogarth yorkshire-outdoors.co.uk Adventure Activities Maiden HurdleClass 5 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 9th 100/1

19 Feb 14 Doncaster Matthew Riley (IRE)T: Philip Kirby Betdaq 500 In Free Bets Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 2nd 3/1F

16 Feb 14 Market Rasen Rumble of Thunder (IRE)T: Philip Kirby 1st Security Solutions Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 18.5f · Soft · 7 ran 2nd 11/2

15 Feb 14 Ascot Stopped Out (GB)T: Philip Kirby Great British Drama Handicap HurdleClass 2 · 19.5f · Soft · 15 ran PU 25/1

13 Feb 14 Kelso Croco Bay (IRE)T: Peter Atkinson Kelso Annual Members Novices' Limited Handicap ChaseClass 3 · 17f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2nd 4/1

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 Richie McGrath's strike rate?: Richie McGrath has won 186 of 1,998 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 9.3% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Richie McGrath do best at?: Musselburgh by strike rate: 16 wins from 105 rides (15.2%) 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 Richie McGrath ride most for?: Kate Walton, with 276 rides since 2008 — 14% of the total. That pairing has won 35 (12.7%).
What is Richie McGrath's Fair A/E?: 1.00, from 1,995 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.