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Sam Curling

125 rides in our archive record, 2005–2007 · 84 individual horses
As at 29 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Jun 2007 100% of rides over jumps
Archive record 2005–2007
No rides from 1 Jan 2008, where our aggregate statistics normally begin — showing the full archive record instead, 2 Jan 2005 to 8 Jun 2007. 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.
7–125
Wins / Runs
5.6%
Strike rate
n=125
28 (22%)
Placed
0.75
Fair A/E
n=125 · 0.63 incl. margin
−26.57
£1 level stake
n=125 at SP · −21.3%
£53,106
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
5.9%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode 125 times in our archive record (2005–2007), almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 6% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across that record (Fair A/E 0.75).

Deterministic profile computed from 125 archived runs (archive record 2005–2007) · updated 29 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Claiming: 6.7%
The read

The market has consistently overbet claiming rides: 6.7% strike, Fair A/E 0.84 and −6.57 to a £1 stake over 105 rides — those runners underperformed what the price implied. The rider also read well on Good going (10.6%, n=47). The market has consistently overbet the rider in Hurdle races: Fair A/E 0.56 across 85 rides (3.5% strike, −19.00 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 5.6% baseline
When favourite
33.3%
n=6 · A/E 0.87 · £1 −2.07
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
6.7%+1.1
n=105 · A/E 0.84 · £1 −6.57
Big fields · 14+ runners
5.9%+0.3
n=51 · A/E 1.09 · £1 −17.17
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−5.6
n=3 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −3.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 5.6% 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
With Nicky Henderson 13.9% vs 5.6% · n=36
On Good going 10.6% vs 5.6% · n=47
On Good to Soft going 2.9% vs 5.6% · n=34
In Hurdle races 3.5% vs 5.6% · n=85
Over 1m5f – 2m 7.1% vs 5.6% · n=56 · A/E 0.75
When claiming 6.7% vs 5.6% · n=105 · A/E 0.84
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 85 3 3.5% −19.00
NH Flat 23 3 13% +6.93
Chase 17 1 5.9% −14.50

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 47 5 10.6% −0.57
Good to Soft 34 1 2.9% −8.00
Good to Firm 16 0 0% −16.00
Soft 15 0 0% −15.00
Heavy 11 1 9.1% +15.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Huntingdon 13 3 23.1% +28.83
Newbury 7 0 0% −7.00
Worcester 7 1 14.3% −4.90
Kempton 6 0 0% −6.00
Fontwell 6 0 0% −6.00
Taunton 6 0 0% −6.00
Towcester 6 0 0% −6.00
Exeter 5 1 20% +21.00
Ludlow 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheltenham 5 0 0% −5.00
Warwick 5 0 0% −5.00
Plumpton 4 0 0% −4.00
Doncaster 4 0 0% −4.00
Newton Abbot 4 0 0% −4.00
Wincanton 4 0 0% −4.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 43 2 4.7% −6.50
Class 3 31 2 6.5% +1.00
Class 5 22 0 0% −22.00
Class 6 17 3 17.6% +12.93
Class 1 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 2 5 0 0% −5.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 9 3 33.3% 1.09 +0.93
2nd–3rd fav 15 1 6.7% 0.40 −12.50
4th–6th fav 31 0 0% 0.00 −31.00
7th+ in betting 70 3 4.3% 1.39 +16.00
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
76.5% completed · 102 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 17 47.1% 0 1 8 0 0
Hurdle 85 82.4% 2 0 13 0 0
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
Shirazi (GB) 10 0 1 21 Apr 07
Candarli (IRE) 5 1 4 22 Aug 06
Bubbling Under (IRE) 4 0 0 11 Apr 07
Back For The Craic (IRE) 4 1 2 31 Jan 07
Tanikos (FR) 4 0 2 8 Dec 06
Bugle Major (IRE) 3 0 0 4 Apr 07
Granny's Footsteps (IRE) 3 0 1 22 Mar 07
Griffin's Legacy (GB) 3 0 0 29 Dec 06
Mightymuller (IRE) 3 0 1 7 Oct 06
All Star (GER) 3 1 1 7 Jan 06
Checked Shirt (GB) 2 0 0 8 Jun 07
He's A Star (GB) 2 0 0 3 May 07
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 84 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, 2005–2007
JFMAMJJASOND
2186000·000120
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 yardNicky Henderson
29% of all rides
13.9% SR · A/E 1.00
TrainerRWSR£1
Nicky Henderson 36 5 13.9% +2.43
D R Gandolfo 36 2 5.6% +24.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
7
Archived wins
£53,106
Prize money
2005
Best season · 3 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.
All Star (GER) — totescoop6 Handicap Hurdle (0-120) Huntingdon · Nov 2005 · Class 3
£13,812
Maharbal (FR) — Conference Centre Handicap Hurdle Exeter · Jan 2005 · Class 3
£5,281
Back For The Craic (IRE) — Silver Bell Maiden Chase Leicester · Jan 2007 · Class 4
£3,904
Notable horses
Candarli (IRE) Back For The Craic (IRE) All Star (GER) Galoshes (GB) Sir Jimmy Shand (IRE) Au Courant (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Mtoto (GB) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 8.7% of 2,041 runs since 2005 (151 horses).
Presenting (GB) 0% · 0–7
Progeny have won 10.9% of 22,745 runs since 2005 (1,876 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24% from 150.
Polish Precedent (USA) 16.7% · 1–6
Progeny have won 7.8% of 2,165 runs since 2005 (166 horses). Strongest on Good to Soft going: 11.4% from 264.
Bob Back (USA) 20% · 1–5
Progeny have won 11.4% of 5,246 runs since 2005 (458 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 14.8% from 461.
Dushyantor (USA) 0% · 0–5
Progeny have won 9.6% of 2,070 runs since 2005 (163 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 13.3% from 188. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 13.6% from 140.
Anshan (GB) 0% · 0–4
Progeny have won 8.9% of 6,232 runs since 2005 (572 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 12.3% from 862.
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 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 125 · newest first

The latest 50 of 125 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 2 January 2005 to 8 June 2007.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
08 Jun 07 Towcester Checked Shirt (GB)T: Fiona Kehoe gg.com 'National Hunt' Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good · 15 ran 13th 100/1
03 Jun 07 Southwell Avadi (IRE)T: Paul Dalton Innov-8 Ltd Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 21.5f · Good · 13 ran 11th 50/1
22 May 07 Towcester Investment Pearl (IRE)T: D R Gandolfo gg.com Conditional Jockeys' Mares' Only Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good · 17 ran PU 40/1
03 May 07 Huntingdon He's A Star (GB)T: Sarah Humphrey Installed Masters Lodge Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran PU 33/1
28 Apr 07 Market Rasen Checked Shirt (GB)T: Fiona Kehoe betdirectpoker.com Get Involved HBLB Standard NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 17.5f · Good · 15 ran 11th 16/1
27 Apr 07 Perth The Representative (IRE)T: Nicky Henderson Evening Express Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 5 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 3rd 7/1
27 Apr 07 Perth Scots Dragoon (GB)T: Nicky Henderson Scot Ads 'National Hunt' Maiden HurdleClass 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 11th 6/1
22 Apr 07 Wincanton Rooster's Reunion (IRE)T: D R Gandolfo Bathwick Tyres Taunton Handicap ChaseClass 3 · 15.5f · Firm · 7 ran PU 10/1
21 Apr 07 Bangor-on-Dee Shirazi (GB)T: D R Gandolfo Colliers Powerful Welsh Cheddar Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 23f · Good · 10 ran 8th 12/1
11 Apr 07 Hereford Bubbling Under (IRE)T: Emma Lavelle Conditionals' Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 25.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran PU 20/1
04 Apr 07 Gowran Park Bugle Major (IRE)T: Mrs Audra Busteed Great Oak Maiden Hurdle16f · Good · 20 ran 16th 33/1
29 Mar 07 Towcester Shirazi (GB)T: D R Gandolfo And So To Bed Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 24f · Good · 10 ran 9th 9/1
28 Mar 07 Towcester Dizzy Future (GB)T: Martin Bosley gg.com Tipzone Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 19f · Good · 16 ran 15th 14/1
24 Mar 07 Bangor-on-Dee L'Apprenti Sorcier (FR)T: Sean Curran Gap Personnel Maiden NH Flat Race (Cond/Amat)Class 6 · 16.5f · Good · 15 ran 11th 33/1
22 Mar 07 Ludlow Granny's Footsteps (IRE)T: D R Gandolfo Foxes Mares' Only Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 24f · Good · 11 ran PU 50/1
18 Mar 07 Fontwell Schemer Fagan (IRE)T: Paul Henderson Stephanie Gibbons Birthday Conditionals' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 21.5f · Good · 14 ran PU 25/1
16 Mar 07 Fakenham He's A Star (GB)T: Sarah Humphrey Easco Conditional Jockeys' Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)Class 4 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 5th 25/1
11 Mar 07 Warwick Eastern Leader (IRE)T: Graeme McPherson Racing UK Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Heavy · 14 ran PU 100/1
03 Mar 07 Newbury Romping Home (IRE)T: Nicky Henderson DBS Spring Sales Bumper Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 2 · 16.5f · Soft · 21 ran 5th 33/1
01 Mar 07 Ludlow Shirazi (GB)T: D R Gandolfo betterbetcorbett.co.uk Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 24f · Soft · 10 ran 3rd 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 Sam Curling's strike rate?
Sam Curling has won 7 of 125 rides between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 5.6% (as at 29 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive. Our archive begins in 2005, so anything earlier is not counted.
What is Sam Curling's Fair A/E?
0.75, from 125 rides with a computed fair probability between 2005 and 2007. 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). This profile has no runs from 2008, so every figure on this page counts from the start of the archive instead.