What is Sam Ewing's strike rate?

Sam Ewing has won 216 of 2,231 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 9.7% (as at 9 November 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 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 Sam Ewing ride most for?

Gordon Elliott, with 823 rides since 2008 — 37% of the total. That pairing has won 93 (11.3%).

Is Sam Ewing in form?

In the last 14 days: 16 rides, 4 winners, a strike rate of 25%. That is above the baseline of 9.7% since 2008.

What is Sam Ewing's Fair A/E?

1.03, from 2,230 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

Sam Ewing

2,231 rides in the lifetime window · 1,183 individual horses

As at 9 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

In form — 4 winners last 14 days Won yesterday Rides today

Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2020→)

from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it

216–2,231

Wins / Runs

9.7%

Strike rate

n=2,231

601 (27%)

Placed

1.03

Fair A/E

n=2,230 · 0.84 incl. margin

−567.07

£1 level stake

n=2,231 at SP · −25.4%

£4.74m

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

10.6%

KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 120 times a season, across both codes, winning on 10% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.03). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 17% (244 rides). The rider is in form now — 4 winners in the last fortnight, above their own baseline.

Deterministic profile computed from 2,231 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 9 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Fires May–Jun 34.3% when favourite Gordon Elliott: 11.3% from 823 LTO winners: 16.8% Claiming: 10% Rides the favourite in 8% of races

The read

It is weakest at Thurles (2.3% over 44 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 16.8% (n=244, Fair A/E 1.14), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 6.7% (n=1,112, Fair A/E 0.95). In Group and Graded company the record are the standout value angle: 11.4% strikes only just above baseline, but Fair A/E 1.15 and +41.47 to a £1 stake over 273 rides — a record the market has persistently underpriced. Right now the rider is firing: 4 winners from 16 rides in the last 14 days (25%, 15.3pts above the 9.7% baseline). Gordon Elliott supplies 37% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (11.3%, A/E 1.02) — the market has that partnership priced right. The record reads poorly beyond 3m — 2.9% over 70 rides, 6.8pts below the baseline. The market has consistently overbet the rider off a 61-180-day break: Fair A/E 0.72 across 261 rides (5.4% strike, −83.49 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperform what the price implies. 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 May–Jun.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 9.7% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

8.6%−1.1

n=1,183 · A/E 0.97 · £1 −342.82

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

16.8%+7.1

n=244 · A/E 1.14 · £1 −12.97

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

8.8%−0.9

n=422 · A/E 1.04 · £1 −99.99

When favourite

34.3%

n=172 · A/E 1.06 · £1 −27.96

Claiming rides · riding with a claim

10%+0.3

n=641 · A/E 1.14 · £1 −122.45

Big fields · 14+ runners

6.7%−3.0

n=1,112 · A/E 0.95 · £1 −358.70

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

11.4%+1.7

n=273 · A/E 1.15 · £1 +41.47

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 9.7% 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 16.8% vs 9.7% · n=244

With Noel Meade 17.4% vs 9.7% · n=115

With S R B Crawford 2.7% vs 9.7% · n=75

Beyond 3m 2.9% vs 9.7% · n=70

At Thurles 2.3% vs 9.7% · n=44

Off a 61-180-day break 5.4% vs 9.7% · n=261

This filter uses derived form angles computed for 84% of the archive so far (as at 9 Nov 2026); the sample will grow as sequencing completes.

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 1,089 102 9.4% −346.71

Flat 701 70 10% −129.87

Chase 436 44 10.1% −85.49

NH Flat 5 0 0% −5.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Soft 758 57 7.5% −216.61

Good 559 60 10.7% −134.18

Good to Soft 304 37 12.2% −51.75

Heavy 299 27 9% −104.83

Standard (AW) 288 33 11.5% −62.20

Good to Firm 23 2 8.7% +2.50

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Dundalk (AW) 283 33 11.7% −57.20

Fairyhouse 156 9 5.8% −84.17

Navan 155 17 11% −65.46

Punchestown 148 14 9.5% +42.00

Leopardstown 129 14 10.9% +19.69

Galway 112 13 11.6% −8.62

Down Royal 99 13 13.1% −35.05

Naas 96 6 6.3% −66.00

Limerick 91 9 9.9% −36.61

Gowran Park 86 6 7% −37.50

Cork 84 5 6% −47.00

Listowel 70 8 11.4% −28.39

Downpatrick 66 10 15.2% +10.79

Killarney 58 3 5.2% −21.38

Curragh 57 4 7% +2.33

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 1 290 31 10.7% +24.47

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 209 66 31.6% 1.05 −40.21

2nd–3rd fav 450 70 15.6% 0.99 −95.36

4th–6th fav 641 50 7.8% 1.05 −153.50

7th+ in betting 931 30 3.2% 1.04 −278.00

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

Master Matt (GB) 14 3 5 10 Aug 22

Duffle Coat (IRE) 13 1 6 24 Sep 25

Ambitious Fellow (IRE) 12 3 4 1 Aug 26

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

Golden Temple (IRE) 10 2 3 13 Oct 26

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

Bearami Creek (IRE) 9 1 2 7 Nov 26

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

Hightown Heights (IRE) 8 2 3 25 Feb 22

Herodotus (IRE) 8 0 1 26 Nov 21

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 1,183 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 5 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

In form

4 from 16 25% · +15.3pts vs baseline

Last 14 days25%

Lifetime base9.7%

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, lifetime

JFMAMJJASOND

8865131110910121111

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

37% of all rides
11.3% SR · A/E 1.02

TrainerRWSR£1

Gordon Elliott 823 93 11.3% −152.36

Peter Fahey 201 23 11.4% +14.28

Noel Meade 115 20 17.4% +15.35

G M Lyons 77 11 14.3% −3.27

S R B Crawford 75 2 2.7% −66.75

Matthew J Smith 68 9 13.2% −3.27

James McAuley 52 5 9.6% −13.62

Gavin Cromwell 31 2 6.5% −23.25

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

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2020→

216

Archived wins

Pattern / graded wins

£4.74m

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) 16.2% · 11–68

Progeny have won 13.4% of 7,068 runs since 2011 (711 horses).

Fame And Glory (GB) 12.2% · 6–49

Progeny have won 12.5% of 6,214 runs since 2016 (504 horses).

Yeats (IRE) 8.3% · 4–48

Progeny have won 11.9% of 9,851 runs since 2013 (707 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.

Doyen (IRE) 7% · 3–43

Progeny have won 11.6% of 7,385 runs since 2009 (606 horses).

Sea The Stars (IRE) 13.5% · 5–37

Progeny have won 15.7% of 9,987 runs since 2013 (1,118 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on Heavy going: 9.4% from 459. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.

Zoffany (IRE) 13.5% · 5–37

Progeny have won 9.9% of 10,781 runs since 2015 (799 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 9 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 2,230 · newest first

The latest 50 of 2,230 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 7 July 2020 to 9 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

09 Nov 26 Punchestown (IRE) Silk's Legacy (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Academy Hurdle18.5f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran PU 17/2

08 Nov 26 Naas (IRE) The Mourne Rambler (IRE)T: Noel Meade Cavan Developments Supporting St Marys GAA Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 1st 1/4F

08 Nov 26 Naas (IRE) Takenasred (IRE)T: S. R. B. Crawford Mongey Communications Novice Handicap Steeplechase20f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 2nd 16/1

07 Nov 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Bearami Creek (IRE)T: Peter Fahey Pat Carroll's Pub Kilkenny Mares Handicap Hurdle (Div I)20f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 9th 16/1

07 Nov 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Huntin Boots (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott PRL Group Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 1st 2/1F

07 Nov 26 Gowran Park (IRE) King Of Westeros (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Gerry Comerford Drilling Beginners Steeplechase20f · Good · 10 ran PU 28/1

07 Nov 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Miss Fourie (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Steeplechase16f · Good · 4 ran 3rd 3/1

03 Nov 26 Fairyhouse (IRE) Mickey Cohen (IRE)T: Noel Meade Christmas Parties At Fairyhouse December 12th Handicap Hurdle24f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 1st 15/2

03 Nov 26 Fairyhouse (IRE) King Of The Greys (IRE)T: Peter Fahey William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (Div II)20f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 1st 100/30F

03 Nov 26 Fairyhouse (IRE) Poets Rambler (IRE)T: Noel Meade Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 3rd 11/1

01 Nov 26 Cork (IRE) Not A Whisper (IRE)T: Peter Fahey Paddy Power 'Did You Watch The Breeders Cup At All?' Mares Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran 14th 150/1

31 Oct 26 Down Royal (IRE) Dinoland (FR)T: W R Crawford Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Now Handicap Steeplechase24f · Good · 12 ran 2nd 100/30F

31 Oct 26 Down Royal (IRE) Ben Hur (IRE)T: Noel Meade Kildress Plumbing Handicap Hurdle17f · Good · 12 ran UR 6/5F

31 Oct 26 Down Royal (IRE) Fay Og (IRE)T: W R Crawford Lisburn And Castlereagh City Council 3-Y-O Hurdle17f · Good · 8 ran 6th 80/1

30 Oct 26 Down Royal (IRE) Blake (GB)T: Noel Meade bottlegreen Hurdle (Listed)Class 1 · 17f · Good To Yielding · 4 ran 2nd 6/4J

30 Oct 26 Down Royal (IRE) The Stags (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle22.5f · Yielding · 9 ran 6th 16/1

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

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 2 runs (won 2) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 5 runs (won 2) · fastest on KTB Speed in 4 runs (won 2, 2 did not run) · to 8 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 Sam Ewing's strike rate?: Sam Ewing has won 216 of 2,231 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 9.7% (as at 9 November 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 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 Sam Ewing ride most for?: Gordon Elliott, with 823 rides since 2008 — 37% of the total. That pairing has won 93 (11.3%).
Is Sam Ewing in form?: In the last 14 days: 16 rides, 4 winners, a strike rate of 25%. That is above the baseline of 9.7% since 2008.
What is Sam Ewing's Fair A/E?: 1.03, from 2,230 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.