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Jockey profile

Rob Hornby

3,504 rides in the last 5 seasons · 1,891 individual horses
As at 10 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 3 days ago 100% of rides on the flat
from 1 Jan 2022
358–3,504
Wins / Runs
10.2%
Strike rate
n=3,504
967 (28%)
Placed
0.97
n=3,489 · 0.83 incl. margin
−543.70
£1 level stake
n=3,504 at SP · −15.5%
£8.83m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
11.2%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 700 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 10% of them — level with the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 0.97). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 18% (360 rides). The rider is quiet just now — 2 winners in the last fortnight, below their own baseline.

Deterministic profile computed from 3,504 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 10 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance 28% when favourite Jonathan Portman: 10.8% from 565 LTO winners: 18.1% Rides the favourite in 8% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Ffos Las (20.3%, n=74) and Nottingham (18.9%, n=127) — all clear of the rider's 10.2% baseline. It is weakest at York (1.9% over 52 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 18.1% (n=360, Fair A/E 1.10), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 5.9% (n=337, Fair A/E 1.03). Right now the rider is in a quiet spell: 2 from 33 rides in the last 14 days (6.1%, 4.1pts below the 10.2% baseline). Jonathan Portman supplies 16% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (10.8%, A/E 1.07) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also reads well on Firm going (17%, n=47). 33 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Darley July Cup Stakes at Newmarket (Jul 2022, £356,422). The standout partner of the record: Chalk Mountain (GB) — 6 wins from 31 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 10.2% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
8.4%−1.8
n=1,764 · A/E 0.92 · £1 −347.81
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
18.1%+7.9
n=360 · A/E 1.10 · £1 −41.41
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
8.9%−1.3
n=551 · A/E 0.91 · £1 −165.80
When favourite
28%
n=296 · A/E 0.85 · £1 −87.88
Big fields · 14+ runners
5.9%−4.3
n=337 · A/E 1.03 · £1 −81.55
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
11.1%+0.9
n=190 · A/E 1.12 · £1 +11.96

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 10.2% 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
On last-time-out winners 18.1% vs 10.2% · n=360
At Ffos Las 20.3% vs 10.2% · n=74
At Nottingham 18.9% vs 10.2% · n=127
At York 1.9% vs 10.2% · n=52
At Haydock 2.4% vs 10.2% · n=42
On Firm going 17% vs 10.2% · n=47
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
Standard (AW) 1,503 149 9.9% −364.17
Good to Firm 669 86 12.9% +27.06
Good 619 53 8.6% −96.25
Good to Soft 315 22 7% −183.84
Soft 244 28 11.5% −37.13
Heavy 107 12 11.2% +64.88
Firm 47 8 17% +45.75

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Kempton (AW) 492 43 8.7% −77.82
Wolverhampton (AW) 313 35 11.2% −94.49
Lingfield (AW) 311 18 5.8% −191.12
Windsor 255 25 9.8% +22.68
Southwell (AW) 209 29 13.9% +21.90
Newbury 187 13 7% −93.05
Bath 174 16 9.2% −38.19
Chelmsford City (AW) 156 17 10.9% −53.96
Nottingham 127 24 18.9% +40.38
Salisbury 126 17 13.5% +22.70
Newmarket 112 8 7.1% −28.12
Goodwood 110 6 5.5% −61.40
Newmarket 96 13 13.5% +18.21
Leicester 93 13 14% +11.46
Sandown 86 8 9.3% −48.42

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 1,090 121 11.1% −145.31
Class 4 844 89 10.5% −129.77
Class 6 807 83 10.3% −185.27
Class 2 308 29 9.4% +7.63
Class 3 262 15 5.7% −99.94
Class 1 190 21 11.1% +11.96

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 356 95 26.7% 0.86 −103.05
2nd–3rd fav 768 127 16.5% 0.98 −134.45
4th–6th fav 1,177 97 8.2% 1.06 +36.80
7th+ in betting 1,203 39 3.2% 1.08 −343.00
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
Chalk Mountain (GB) 31 6 13 2 Nov 26
Two Tempting (IRE) 27 2 11 23 Sep 26
Rumstar (GB) 23 5 9 4 Oct 26
Thunderous Love (GB) 22 3 6 20 Oct 26
Sweet Reward (IRE) 22 2 5 1 Aug 26
Strike (GB) 22 2 8 5 Jun 26
Newfangled (IRE) 20 2 9 28 Sep 26
Personal Best (GB) 15 2 8 4 Nov 26
Thapa VC (IRE) 14 2 3 27 Apr 26
New Heights (GB) 14 1 4 12 Sep 24
Beyond Equal (GB) 13 0 5 16 Nov 24
Star Chorus (IRE) 12 3 3 31 Oct 26
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 1,891 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.

Current form

significance-gated

Last 14 days

Quiet spell
2 from 33 6.1% · −4.1pts vs baseline
Last 14 days6.1%
5-season base10.2%
Shown only when the 14-day window is large enough to mean anything (n≥15). A cold run renders the same card with a quiet badge — never hidden.

By month

strike by month, 5 seasons
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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
16% of all rides
10.8% SR · A/E 1.07
TrainerRWSR£1
Jonathan Portman 565 61 10.8% −39.97
Ralph Beckett 482 62 12.9% −151.32
Andrew Balding 313 35 11.2% −95.04
Hughie Morrison 129 13 10.1% −48.97
Stuart Kittow 121 10 8.3% −49.62
Charles Hills 94 10 10.6% −18.09
Amanda Perrett 58 9 15.5% +5.75
Mark Rimell 58 8 13.8% −8.12
Charlie Wallis 52 6 11.5% −6.50
Mike Murphy 51 8 15.7% +55.75
Clive Cox 47 8 17% +11.50
Marcus Tregoning 40 4 10% −0.50
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2013→
721
Archived wins
33
Pattern / graded wins
£12.9m
Prize money
2026
Best season · 88 wins
Alcohol Free (IRE) — Darley July Cup Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) Newmarket · Jul 2022 · Group 1
£356,422
Westover (GB) — Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (4yo+) (Turf) Saint-Cloud (FR) · Jul 2023 · Group 1
£202,265
Scope (IRE) — Prix Royal-Oak (3yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) Longchamp (FR) · Oct 2021 · Group 1
£178,563

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Frankel (GB) 20% · 16–80
Progeny have won 18% of 7,544 runs since 2016 (882 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 12.8% from 329. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.2% from 270.
New Bay (GB) 6.4% · 5–78
Progeny have won 14.3% of 4,005 runs since 2020 (426 horses). Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 10.8% from 102.
Time Test (GB) 10.6% · 7–66
Progeny have won 11% of 3,163 runs since 2021 (337 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 6.9% from 334. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 14.9% from 323.
Kingman (GB) 7.8% · 5–64
Progeny have won 14.5% of 7,533 runs since 2018 (779 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 11% from 970. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 8.9% from 123.
Havana Grey (GB) 14.3% · 9–63
Progeny have won 13.2% of 4,611 runs since 2022 (420 horses). Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 16.2% from 105. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 9.9% from 424.
Zoustar (AUS) 27% · 17–63
Progeny have won 10.8% of 2,770 runs since 2022 (316 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 331. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 3.6% from 194.
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 10 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 7,053 · newest first

The latest 50 of 7,053 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 29 May 2013 to 7 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
07 Nov 26 Southwell (AW) Berkshire Tango (IRE)T: Andrew Balding AWC Finals Day At Newcastle 26th March Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)Class 3 · 8f · Standard · 14 ran 11th 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).

KTB’s figures

the forward record · since 5 Oct 2026

KTB’s figures on this rider’s mounts since 5 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 13 runs (won 0, 2 did not run) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 9 runs (won 0) · fastest on KTB Speed in 7 runs (won 1) · to 7 Nov 2026.

Each pick was a KTB figure’s choice before the off — the published KTB Selection, the top-rated horse on KTB Rating, the fastest on KTB Speed — settled against the result the next morning and never worked out again; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races only. A record of weeks so far: read it as a count, not a verdict.

Quick answers

What is Rob Hornby's strike rate?
Rob Hornby has won 358 of 3,504 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 10.2% (as at 10 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Rob Hornby do best at?
Nottingham by strike rate: 24 wins from 127 rides (18.9%) 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 Rob Hornby ride most for?
Jonathan Portman, with 565 rides since 2022 — 16% of the total. That pairing has won 61 (10.8%).
Is Rob Hornby in form?
In the last 14 days: 33 rides, 2 winners, a strike rate of 6.1%. That is below the baseline of 10.2% since 2022.
What is Rob Hornby's Fair A/E?
0.97, from 3,489 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 10 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).