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Jockey profile

Robert Stephens

240 rides in our archive record, 2005–2006 · 146 individual horses
As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Feb 2006 100% of rides over jumps
Archive record 2005–2006
No rides from 1 Jan 2008, where our aggregate statistics normally begin — showing the full archive record instead, 6 Jan 2005 to 4 Feb 2006. Figures that need a horse's earlier runs (debuts, time since a run, first-time headgear, new connections, last-time-out winners) are left out: for runs this early our archive cannot see what came before.
22–240
Wins / Runs
9.2%
Strike rate
n=240
57 (24%)
Placed
1.17
Fair A/E
n=240 · 1.00 incl. margin
−80.42
£1 level stake
n=240 at SP · −33.5%
£170k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
8.3%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode 240 times in our archive record (2005–2006), almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 9% of them — beating the margin-free market read across that record (Fair A/E 1.17).

Deterministic profile computed from 240 archived runs (archive record 2005–2006) · updated 15 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Philip Hobbs: 12.9% from 62
The read

Philip Hobbs supplied 26% of the rides and edges the rider's average (12.9% vs 9.2%, A/E 1.17) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also read well on Good to Firm going (12.8%, n=47) and in Class 3 (12.5%, n=64). The record read poorly on Good going — 4.3% over 70 rides, 4.9pts below the baseline.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 9.2% baseline
When favourite
33.3%
n=15 · A/E 1.25 · £1 +3.83
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
7.8%−1.4
n=218 · A/E 1.02 · £1 −101.92
Big fields · 14+ runners
6.9%−2.3
n=101 · A/E 1.22 · £1 −52.25
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−9.2
n=7 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −7.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 9.2% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, not tips. Tiles under 30 runs render muted. Claiming rides are runs where the rider carried a weight claim. Group / Graded covers pattern and listed races. Tiles that depend on a horse's earlier runs (debuts, time off, first-time headgear, new connections, last-time-out winners) are not shown on an archive-era record: for runs this early our archive cannot see what came before.

Notable angles

vs their own baseline
On Good going 4.3% vs 9.2% · n=70
With Philip Hobbs 12.9% vs 9.2% · n=62
On Good to Firm going 12.8% vs 9.2% · n=47
In Class 3 12.5% vs 9.2% · n=64
Over 1m5f – 2m 6.3% vs 9.2% · n=80
Over 2m5f – 3m 11.9% vs 9.2% · n=67
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 155 14 9% −46.50
Chase 60 7 11.7% −12.67
NH Flat 25 1 4% −21.25

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 70 3 4.3% −53.67
Good to Soft 61 7 11.5% −9.75
Good to Firm 47 6 12.8% +2.00
Soft 46 4 8.7% −12.00
Heavy 13 2 15.4% −4.00
Firm 3 0 0% −3.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Chepstow 21 1 4.8% −12.00
Worcester 21 1 4.8% −6.00
Wincanton 21 4 19% +9.08
Newton Abbot 14 2 14.3% −2.00
Fontwell 14 2 14.3% −4.50
Exeter 14 1 7.1% −10.00
Stratford 11 0 0% −11.00
Cheltenham 11 0 0% −11.00
Hereford 11 3 27.3% +23.50
Taunton 10 1 10% −5.50
Uttoxeter 10 1 10% −4.00
Newbury 10 2 20% +1.00
Towcester 9 0 0% −9.00
Ludlow 8 0 0% −8.00
Warwick 7 1 14.3% +4.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 113 11 9.7% −39.50
Class 3 64 8 12.5% −7.67
Class 6 23 1 4.3% −19.25
Class 5 17 2 11.8% +9.00
Class 2 15 0 0% −15.00
Class 1 8 0 0% −8.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 20 6 30% 1.21 +3.83
2nd–3rd fav 31 8 25.8% 1.61 +8.75
4th–6th fav 62 4 6.5% 0.79 −22.00
7th+ in betting 127 4 3.1% 1.04 −71.00
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
74.9% completed · 215 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 60 66.7% 4 1 15 0 0
Hurdle 155 78.1% 6 3 23 0 2
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
Tom Sayers (IRE) 10 3 4 19 Jan 06
Tirikumba (GB) 8 2 5 23 Nov 05
Dancinginthestreet (GB) 7 1 3 6 Nov 05
Saorsie (GB) 7 0 2 14 Aug 05
Walcot Lad (IRE) 6 2 5 17 Jan 06
Solve It Sober (IRE) 6 1 3 22 Oct 05
Mr Fluffy (GB) 5 1 1 21 Aug 05
Bottom Drawer (GB) 5 0 0 14 Jun 05
Dun Locha Castle (IRE) 5 0 2 6 Mar 05
Isam Top (FR) 4 1 3 31 Jan 06
Xellance (IRE) 4 0 0 5 Nov 05
McBain (USA) 4 1 1 25 Oct 05
The 60 most-raced of 146 horses ridden in this window. 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, 2005–2006
JFMAMJJASOND
910810910100020140
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 yardPhilip Hobbs
26% of all rides
12.9% SR · A/E 1.17
TrainerRWSR£1
Philip Hobbs 62 8 12.9% −20.42
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
22
Archived wins
£170k
Prize money
2005
Best season · 20 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. On this page the header statistics and this card both count from the archive floor (2005), so they agree.
Island Sound (GB) — Handicap Hurdle Wincanton · Jan 2005 · Class 3
£9,396
McBain (USA) — Scott Wilson Handicap Hurdle Uttoxeter · Oct 2005 · Class 3
£8,593
Motorway (IRE) — Conditionals' Handicap Hurdle Newbury · Nov 2005 · Class 4
£8,192
Notable horses
Tom Sayers (IRE) Tirikumba (GB) Walcot Lad (IRE) Dancinginthestreet (GB) Solve It Sober (IRE) Mr Fluffy (GB)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Toulon (GB) 30% · 3–10
Progeny have won 9.8% of 734 runs since 2005 (68 horses).
Le Moss (IRE) 25% · 2–8
Progeny have won 8.6% of 105 runs since 2005 (16 horses).
Emperor Jones (USA) 0% · 0–7
Progeny have won 5.9% of 763 runs since 2005 (63 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 8.9% from 191. Weakest on Soft going: 1.9% from 105. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 10.5% from 162.
Groom Dancer (USA) 14.3% · 1–7
Progeny have won 7.8% of 2,528 runs since 2005 (186 horses). Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 4.1% from 295.
Carefree Dancer (USA) 16.7% · 1–6
Progeny have won 12.5% of 8 runs since 2005 (1 horse). A small sample.
Jurado (USA) 33.3% · 2–6
Progeny have won 10.1% of 756 runs since 2005 (62 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.1% from 140.
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 2005, as at 15 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 240 · newest first

The latest 50 of 240 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 6 January 2005 to 4 February 2006.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
04 Feb 06 Uttoxeter Titian Flame (IRE)T: Dai Burchell Weatherbys Insurance Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 13 ran F 8/1
02 Feb 06 Wincanton Flight Leader (IRE)T: Colin Tizzard Wincanton Racecourse Standard NH Flat Race (Cond/Am)Class 6 · 15.5f · Good · 15 ran 6th 40/1
31 Jan 06 Folkestone Isam Top (FR)T: Martin John Hogan Weatherbys Bank Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 17.5f · Soft · 12 ran 3rd 9/1
30 Jan 06 Southwell Mr Ironman (GB)T: Richard Guest Experience Nottinghamshire Maiden NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 16f · Good · 14 ran 8th 12/1
30 Jan 06 Southwell Honey's Gift (GB)T: George Margarson Betfred Mares' Only Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 4th 8/1
28 Jan 06 Chepstow L'Orphelin (GB)T: Colin Tizzard Letherby & Christopher Conditionals Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 2nd 8/1
28 Jan 06 Chepstow Killing Me Softly (GB)T: John Gallagher Letheby & Christopher Handicap HurdleClass 2 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran 5th 14/1
26 Jan 06 Warwick Hoober (GB)T: John Gallagher Racing UK Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran 9th 100/1
21 Jan 06 Wincanton Cousin Nicky (GB)T: Philip Hobbs Gasforce Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 7th 40/1
20 Jan 06 Chepstow Probus Lady (GB)T: Chris Down Letheby & Christopher Mares' Only Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran PU 66/1
19 Jan 06 Taunton Tom Sayers (IRE)T: Philip Hobbs Get The Price At Gg-odds.com Handicap ChaseClass 3 · 27f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8th 20/1
17 Jan 06 Fontwell Walcot Lad (IRE)T: A Ennis Clinically Proven Cortaflex Handicap ChaseClass 3 · 19f · Soft · 7 ran 1st 4/1
17 Jan 06 Fontwell Honey's Gift (GB)T: George Margarson Crown Champion Tipster 'Colin Sheppard' Mares' Handicap HdleClass 4 · 17.5f · Soft · 9 ran 4th 7/1
14 Jan 06 Wetherby Killing Me Softly (GB)T: John Gallagher Antigua & Barbuda Handicap HurdleClass 2 · 19.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 2nd 6/1
12 Jan 06 Catterick Maunby Reveller (GB)T: P C Haslam Bradford Juvenile Novices' Selling HurdleClass 5 · 15.5f · Good · 15 ran 7th 5/1
11 Jan 06 Newbury Handel With Care (IRE)T: Rodney Farrant Gordon Passey Memorial 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 5 · 12.5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 6th 16/1
11 Jan 06 Newbury Captain Corelli (GB)T: Philip Hobbs Weatherbys Insurance Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 3rd 5/6F
10 Jan 06 Leicester Exclusive Air (USA)T: H H G Owen Dove Selling Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran PU 33/1
10 Jan 06 Leicester Financial Future (GB)T: C Roberts Nomad Novices' HurdleClass 3 · 16f · Soft · 22 ran 14th 100/1
09 Jan 06 Taunton Montu (GB)T: Karen George Orchard Restaurant Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 23f · Good · 15 ran PU 40/1

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 Robert Stephens's strike rate?
Robert Stephens has won 22 of 240 rides between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 9.2% (as at 15 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive. Our archive begins in 2005, so anything earlier is not counted.
Which yard does Robert Stephens ride most for?
Philip Hobbs, with 62 rides between 2005 and 2006 — 26% of the total. That pairing has won 8 (12.9%).
What is Robert Stephens's Fair A/E?
1.17, from 240 rides with a computed fair probability between 2005 and 2006. 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 15 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008). This profile has no runs from 2008, so every figure on this page counts from the start of the archive instead.