What is Sam Ewing's strike rate?

Sam Ewing has won 153 of 1,617 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 9.5% (as at 28 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does Sam Ewing do best at?

Downpatrick by strike rate: 10 wins from 66 rides (15.2%) 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 Sam Ewing ride most for?

Gordon Elliott, with 791 rides since 2022 — 49% of the total. That pairing has won 88 (11.1%).

Is Sam Ewing in form?

Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 10 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.

What is Sam Ewing's Fair A/E?

0.99, from 1,616 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.

Jockey profile

Sam Ewing

1,617 rides in the last 5 seasons · 842 individual horses

As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last ride 2 days ago 93% of rides over jumps

Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2020→)

from 1 Jan 2022

153–1,617

Wins / Runs

9.5%

Strike rate

n=1,617

437 (27%)

Placed

0.99

Fair A/E

n=1,616 · 0.81 incl. margin

−458.95

£1 level stake

n=1,617 at SP · −28.4%

£4.02m

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

9.5%

KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 320 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 10% of them — level with the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 0.99). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 15% (183 rides). Rides mostly for Gordon Elliott — 49% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 1,617 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance Fires Sep–Oct 35.2% when favourite Gordon Elliott: 11.1% from 791 LTO winners: 15.3% Claiming: 9.7% Group/Graded: 11.5% Rides the favourite in 8% of races

The read

It is weakest at Thurles (2.5% over 40 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 15.3% (n=183, Fair A/E 1.04), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 6.2% (n=760, Fair A/E 0.90). Gordon Elliott supplies 49% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (11.1%, A/E 0.99) — the market has that partnership priced right. The rider also reads well off a break of 180+ days (15.5%, n=129). The record reads poorly beyond 3m — 2.9% over 70 rides, 6.6pts below the baseline. 31 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle at Punchestown (May 2025, £177,000). Seasonally, the rider fires Sep–Oct.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 9.5% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

7.9%−1.6

n=815 · A/E 0.87 · £1 −289.68

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

15.3%+5.8

n=183 · A/E 1.04 · £1 −8.45

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

9.4%−0.1

n=339 · A/E 1.07 · £1 −75.24

When favourite

35.2%

n=122 · A/E 1.01 · £1 −23.59

Claiming rides · riding with a claim

9.7%+0.2

n=103 · A/E 1.14 · £1 −25.00

Big fields · 14+ runners

6.2%−3.3

n=760 · A/E 0.90 · £1 −255.50

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

11.5%+2.0

n=262 · A/E 1.14 · £1 +37.47

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 9.5% 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

With Noel Meade 17.5% vs 9.5% · n=103

On last-time-out winners 15.3% vs 9.5% · n=183

With S R B Crawford 2.7% vs 9.5% · n=73

Off a break of 180+ days 15.5% vs 9.5% · n=129

Beyond 3m 2.9% vs 9.5% · n=70

At Thurles 2.5% vs 9.5% · n=40

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 1,067 98 9.2% −341.79

Chase 428 43 10% −84.49

Flat 117 12 10.3% −27.67

NH Flat 5 0 0% −5.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Soft 633 52 8.2% −126.61

Good 391 43 11% −125.18

Good to Soft 266 30 11.3% −61.33

Heavy 242 21 8.7% −111.66

Standard (AW) 77 6 7.8% −34.67

Good to Firm 8 1 12.5% +0.50

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Punchestown 146 14 9.6% +44.00

Fairyhouse 135 6 4.4% −81.00

Navan 119 15 12.6% −38.96

Galway 90 11 12.2% −12.62

Leopardstown 79 11 13.9% +49.69

Dundalk (AW) 72 6 8.3% −29.67

Limerick 70 6 8.6% −46.11

Down Royal 70 9 12.9% −42.05

Cork 68 3 4.4% −49.50

Naas 68 4 5.9% −44.75

Downpatrick 66 10 15.2% +10.79

Listowel 63 7 11.1% −33.39

Kilbeggan 56 3 5.4% −25.00

Gowran Park 53 3 5.7% −31.50

Wexford 48 2 4.2% −20.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 1 279 30 10.8% +20.47

Class 2 19 3 15.8% +1.00

Class 4 18 4 22.2% −4.95

Class 3 14 1 7.1% −9.67

Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 143 47 32.9% 1.00 −32.09

2nd–3rd fav 329 52 15.8% 0.98 −66.86

4th–6th fav 476 34 7.1% 0.98 −150.00

7th+ in betting 669 20 3% 0.99 −210.00

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

87.1% completed · 1,495 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)

CodeRCompFURPUBDOth

Chase 428 82.7% 23 18 32 0 1

Hurdle 1,067 88.8% 26 11 76 2 4

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

Ambitious Fellow (IRE) 12 3 4 1 Aug 26

Sign From Above (IRE) 11 2 3 25 Sep 26

Duffle Coat (IRE) 11 1 4 24 Sep 25

Golden Temple (IRE) 10 2 3 13 Oct 26

A Law Of Her Own (IRE) 10 2 3 15 Oct 25

Astelia (IRE) 9 1 7 14 Oct 26

Someone's Wish (IRE) 9 0 2 27 Dec 25

Emily Love (IRE) 8 2 4 3 Oct 26

Bearami Creek (IRE) 8 1 2 10 May 26

Avalo (IRE) 7 1 4 14 Oct 26

Raydamann (FR) 7 1 4 4 Sep 25

Search For Glory (IRE) 7 1 1 21 Apr 25

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 842 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 4 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

Small sample

1 from 10

Only 10 rides in the last 14 days — too few to read against the baseline (gate: n≥15). The card states the sample and stays neutral.

By month

strike by month, 5 seasons

JFMAMJJASOND

877515101091113811

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 yardGordon Elliott

49% of all rides
11.1% SR · A/E 0.99

TrainerRWSR£1

Gordon Elliott 791 88 11.1% −161.86

Peter Fahey 182 19 10.4% +11.95

Noel Meade 103 18 17.5% +17.60

S R B Crawford 73 2 2.7% −64.75

Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2020→

212

Archived wins

Pattern / graded wins

£4.69m

Prize money

2024

Best season · 58 wins

Teahupoo (FR) — Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle (Grade 1) Punchestown · May 2025 · Grade 1

£177,000

Favori De Champdou (FR) — Paddy Power Chase (Extended Handicap Chase) (0-150) (Listed) Leopardstown · Dec 2025 · Listed

£110,000

Affordale Fury (IRE) — Savills Chase (Grade 1) Leopardstown · Dec 2025 · Grade 1

£103,250

Notable horses

Shecouldbeanything (IRE) Master Matt (GB) Ambitious Fellow (IRE) The Yellow Clay (IRE) Peregrine Run (IRE) Ecliptic Moon (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Walk In The Park (IRE) 14.9% · 10–67

Progeny have won 13.3% of 6,978 runs since 2008 (696 horses).

Fame And Glory (GB) 12.5% · 6–48

Progeny have won 12.5% of 6,208 runs since 2008 (504 horses).

Yeats (IRE) 8.9% · 4–45

Progeny have won 11.9% of 9,825 runs since 2008 (705 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 818.

Doyen (IRE) 7% · 3–43

Progeny have won 11.5% of 7,355 runs since 2008 (605 horses).

Getaway (GER) 0% · 0–35

Progeny have won 11.3% of 10,931 runs since 2008 (1,028 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.3% from 133.

Sea The Stars (IRE) 11.8% · 4–34

Progeny have won 15.7% of 9,953 runs since 2008 (1,112 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on Heavy going: 9.2% from 456. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.

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 28 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 2,215 · newest first

The latest 50 of 2,215 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 7 July 2020 to 26 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

26 Oct 26 Galway (IRE) Sportinthepark (IRE)T: Noel Meade W.b. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle22f · Heavy · 12 ran 5th 9/2

25 Oct 26 Wexford (IRE) Llem's (FR)T: Gordon Elliott William Hill Challenge Series Maiden Hurdle17f · Soft · 13 ran 9th 40/1

25 Oct 26 Wexford (IRE) Ten Gears (IRE)T: Gavin Cromwell Irish Stallion Farms EBF Academy Hurdle18f · Soft · 8 ran PU 5/1

25 Oct 26 Wexford (IRE) Scalpnagoon (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Jim And Kay Whitty Memorial Handicap Steeplechase19.5f · Soft · 10 ran 1st 16/1

25 Oct 26 Wexford (IRE) Maverick Mack (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott William Hill Challenge Series Irish EBF Beginners Steeplechase19.5f · Soft · 13 ran PU 22/1

18 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Humble Brag (IRE)T: Donal Hassett Limerick Show Handicap Hurdle19.5f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 8th 7/2F

17 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Build A Bridge (IRE)T: Rory Anthony Devine Master Chefs Handicap Hurdle17f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 2nd 5/2

17 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) My Forever Annie (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cailin Alainn Mares Hurdle (Listed)Class 1 · 23.5f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran 6th 25/1

17 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Mia In Milan (IRE)T: D E Fitzgerald #Thisisracing Maiden Hurdle19f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 6th 7/1

17 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Not A Whisper (IRE)T: Peter Fahey Follow Us On Instagram Maiden Hurdle17f · Yielding · 16 ran 11th 100/1

14 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Avalo (IRE)T: Peter Fahey TRM Nutrition - No.1 In Europe, Trusted Worldwide Handicap Hurdle20f · Good · 13 ran 5th 7/2C

14 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Astelia (IRE)T: Peter Fahey Matchbook Betting Exchange Mares Handicap Hurdle16.5f · Good · 5 ran 2nd 11/4

13 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) King Of The Greys (IRE)T: Peter Fahey William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (Div II)20f · Good · 17 ran 3rd 13/2

13 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Bethpage Theatre (IRE)T: Peter Fahey William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (Div I)20f · Good · 15 ran PU 40/1

13 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Ealu Tapa (IRE)T: Peter Fahey William Hill Challenge Series Maiden Hurdle20f · Good · 13 ran 2nd 13/8F

13 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Golden Temple (IRE)T: Noel Meade William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle23.5f · Good · 18 ran PU 28/1

11 Oct 26 Cork (IRE) Cappa Hill (IRE)T: Sean Joseph Allen Co-Op Superstores Handicap Steeplechase17.5f · Good · 8 ran 4th 7/2

11 Oct 26 Cork (IRE) Boston Benjamin (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Co-Op Superstores 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle15.5f · Good · 10 ran 9th 50/1

10 Oct 26 Fairyhouse (IRE) Ancient Myth (IRE)T: N F Glynn Protection & Prosperity Financial Services Supporting Louth GAA Handicap Hurdle16f · Good · 15 ran 7th 22/1

10 Oct 26 Fairyhouse (IRE) Charlie Luciano (IRE)T: Noel Meade Malone Windows Supporting Louth GAA Handicap Steeplechase24.5f · Good · 9 ran 3rd 20/1

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 Ewing's strike rate?: Sam Ewing has won 153 of 1,617 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 9.5% (as at 28 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Sam Ewing do best at?: Downpatrick by strike rate: 10 wins from 66 rides (15.2%) 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 Sam Ewing ride most for?: Gordon Elliott, with 791 rides since 2022 — 49% of the total. That pairing has won 88 (11.1%).
Is Sam Ewing in form?: Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 10 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Sam Ewing's Fair A/E?: 0.99, from 1,616 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.