What is Sam James's strike rate?

Sam James has won 298 of 2,502 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 11.9% (as at 26 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does Sam James do best at?

Musselburgh by strike rate: 34 wins from 152 rides (22.4%) 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 James ride most for?

K R Burke, with 725 rides since 2022 — 29% of the total. That pairing has won 122 (16.8%).

Is Sam James 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 James's Fair A/E?

1.03, from 2,488 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 James

2,502 rides in the last 5 seasons · 1,086 individual horses

As at 26 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last ride 4 days ago 100% of rides on the flat

Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)

from 1 Jan 2022

298–2,502

Wins / Runs

11.9%

Strike rate

n=2,502

741 (30%)

Placed

1.03

Fair A/E

n=2,488 · 0.89 incl. margin

−458.50

£1 level stake

n=2,502 at SP · −18.3%

£5.16m

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

12.5%

KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 500 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 12% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.03). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 19% (267 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 2,502 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 26 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance Fires Jul–Sep 33.9% when favourite K R Burke: 16.8% from 725 LTO winners: 19.1% Rides the favourite in 9% of races

The read

The record is strongest at Musselburgh (22.4%, n=152) and Redcar (18.6%, n=97) — all clear of the rider's 11.9% baseline. It is weakest at York (6.3% over 142 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 19.1% (n=267, Fair A/E 1.03), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 8.2% (n=280, Fair A/E 1.35). K R Burke supplies 29% of the rides and edges the rider's average (16.8% vs 11.9%, A/E 1.07) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. 18 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Qipco British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes at Ascot (Oct 2023, £301,272). The standout partner of the record: Lezardrieux (GB) — 8 wins from 42 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fires Jul–Sep.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 11.9% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

11.9%+0.0

n=1,019 · A/E 1.10 · £1 −228.70

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

19.1%+7.2

n=267 · A/E 1.03 · £1 −44.51

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

10.5%−1.4

n=371 · A/E 1.09 · £1 −65.68

When favourite

33.9%

n=236 · A/E 1.03 · £1 −18.76

Big fields · 14+ runners

8.2%−3.7

n=280 · A/E 1.35 · £1 −6.07

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

10.7%−1.2

n=150 · A/E 0.97 · £1 −26.80

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 11.9% 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

At Musselburgh 22.4% vs 11.9% · n=152

On last-time-out winners 19.1% vs 11.9% · n=267

With K R Burke 16.8% vs 11.9% · n=725

At Redcar 18.6% vs 11.9% · n=97

With Keith Dalgleish 4.1% vs 11.9% · n=49

At York 6.3% vs 11.9% · n=142

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) 794 73 9.2% −230.71

Good 670 90 13.4% −121.97

Good to Firm 434 67 15.4% +35.51

Good to Soft 295 36 12.2% −64.91

Soft 242 24 9.9% −68.52

Heavy 67 8 11.9% −7.90

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Newcastle (AW) 435 35 8% −90.20

Southwell (AW) 187 24 12.8% −46.89

Musselburgh 152 34 22.4% +58.03

Thirsk 144 10 6.9% −46.50

York 142 9 6.3% −41.50

Wolverhampton (AW) 126 10 7.9% −63.62

Hamilton 125 19 15.2% +1.36

Catterick 125 15 12% −15.89

Carlisle 114 18 15.8% −24.46

Ayr 110 8 7.3% −37.75

Ripon 104 18 17.3% −10.25

Beverley 101 18 17.8% −12.44

Redcar 97 18 18.6% +44.36

Pontefract 94 11 11.7% −20.94

Doncaster 75 6 8% −25.08

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 5 712 92 12.9% −70.11

Class 6 609 59 9.7% −121.80

Class 4 569 73 12.8% −117.47

Class 2 235 31 13.2% −61.58

Class 3 222 27 12.2% −55.74

Class 1 150 16 10.7% −26.80

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 269 83 30.9% 0.98 −42.13

2nd–3rd fav 610 121 19.8% 1.14 +8.23

4th–6th fav 865 72 8.3% 1.01 −115.10

7th+ in betting 758 22 2.9% 0.84 −309.50

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

Showtime Mahomes (GB) 24 3 7 8 Sep 26

Blufferonthebus (IRE) 20 3 8 8 Oct 26

Lezardrieux (GB) 18 2 5 27 Feb 25

Mersea (FR) 17 6 10 1 Aug 25

Bellarchi (IRE) 17 3 7 29 Apr 25

Bicep (IRE) 17 4 5 17 Jul 24

Lion Tower (IRE) 17 2 6 21 Apr 24

Glorious Angel (IRE) 16 2 5 4 Mar 25

Westmorian (GB) 16 2 5 5 Jun 24

Sophia's Starlight (FR) 15 3 4 26 Jul 25

Concert Boy (IRE) 14 0 5 30 Sep 26

Liamarty Dreams (GB) 14 1 2 30 Sep 25

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 1,086 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 7 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

121091311121315131187

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

Main yardK R Burke

29% of all rides
16.8% SR · A/E 1.07

TrainerRWSR£1

K R Burke 725 122 16.8% −76.02

Grant Tuer 498 55 11% −78.61

Craig Lidster 173 19 11% −40.37

Katie Scott 137 9 6.6% −29.02

Geoffrey Harker 94 10 10.6% +14.37

Phillip Makin 91 10 11% −20.29

Keith Dalgleish 49 2 4.1% −24.00

Gemma Tutty 45 7 15.6% +17.10

Roger Fell 44 4 9.1% −23.68

Kevin Ryan 40 4 10% −1.00

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

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2008→

567

Archived wins

Pattern / graded wins

£8.09m

Prize money

2023

Best season · 75 wins

Poptronic (GB) — Qipco British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) Ascot · Oct 2023 · Group 1

£301,272

Almass (IRE) — M.McNamara & Co. Builders Dublin & Galway H'cap (Premier) Galway · Aug 2008

£97,650

Zeus Olympios (GB) — Juddmonte Summer Mile Stakes (Group 2) (Rnd) Ascot · Jul 2026 · Group 2

£93,572

Notable horses

Lezardrieux (GB) Lion Tower (IRE) Mersea (FR) Scottish Summit (IRE) Gunnerside (IRE) Poet Master (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Dark Angel (IRE) 8% · 7–88

Progeny have won 11.3% of 21,890 runs since 2008 (1,594 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 15% from 107.

Mehmas (IRE) 15.3% · 13–85

Progeny have won 11.6% of 8,139 runs since 2008 (747 horses).

Havana Grey (GB) 20.3% · 13–64

Progeny have won 13.3% of 4,551 runs since 2008 (417 horses). Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 16.3% from 104. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10.2% from 411.

Kodiac (GB) 9.5% · 6–63

Progeny have won 10.4% of 23,554 runs since 2008 (1,665 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.

Showcasing (GB) 6.5% · 4–62

Progeny have won 10.1% of 11,604 runs since 2008 (997 horses). Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 109.

Dandy Man (IRE) 17.5% · 10–57

Progeny have won 9.1% of 14,935 runs since 2008 (930 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 170.

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 26 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 5,674 · newest first

The latest 50 of 5,674 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 19 March 2008 to 22 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

22 Oct 26 Southwell (AW) Grateful Spirit (GB)T: K. R. Burke AWC Season 14 Has Begun EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race)Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 6th 10/1

19 Oct 26 Southwell (AW) Mayflower Billy (GB)T: Jessica Macey bettingsites.co.uk New Betting Sites Handicap StakesClass 6 · 8f · Standard · 14 ran 12th 15/2

19 Oct 26 Southwell (AW) Wesam (IRE)T: Saeed bin Suroor bettingsites.co.uk Find Your New Bookmaker Handicap StakesClass 4 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran 9th 11/1

19 Oct 26 Southwell (AW) Miss Havisham (IRE)T: Kevin Ryan bettingsites.co.uk Free Bets Offers Nursery Handicap StakesClass 5 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 2nd 25/1

19 Oct 26 Southwell (AW) Siouxpersonic (IRE)T: Julie Camacho bettingsites.co.uk Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap StakesClass 5 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 9th 33/1

19 Oct 26 Southwell (AW) Time To Play (IRE)T: K. R. Burke bettingsites.co.uk Best Betting Offers EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)Class 3 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 11th 25/1

17 Oct 26 Catterick Sir Yoshi (IRE)T: Geoffrey Harker William Hill Catterick Dash Handicap StakesClass 2 · 5f · Good · 12 ran 5th 14/1

17 Oct 26 Catterick Diamont Katie (IRE)T: K. R. Burke William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap Stakes (Div I)Class 4 · 7f · Good · 10 ran 3rd 13/2

17 Oct 26 Catterick Royale Union (IRE)T: K. R. Burke Every Race Live On Racing TV Novice Stakes (GBB Race)Class 4 · 6f · Good · 7 ran 2nd 8/1

16 Oct 26 Newcastle (AW) Farabove The Limit (IRE)T: Phillip Makin quinnbet.com Handicap StakesClass 5 · 12.5f · Standard · 12 ran 1st 3/1

12 Oct 26 Musselburgh Simple Star (IRE)T: Gary Rutherford Racing TV Handicap StakesClass 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5th 15/2

12 Oct 26 Musselburgh Archangel Josepi (IRE)T: Katie Scott Musselburgh Members Handicap StakesClass 6 · 7f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5th 66/1

12 Oct 26 Musselburgh Carnival Of Light (GB)T: Charlie Johnston British Stallion Stud EBF Fillies' Handicap StakesClass 3 · 7f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2nd 7/2

12 Oct 26 Musselburgh Fear And Fast (GB)T: Jim Goldie Watch On Racing TV Handicap StakesClass 6 · 5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 1st 17/2

12 Oct 26 Musselburgh Liveadream (GB)T: Phillip Makin Kick Start Your Career With The SRA Selling StakesClass 4 · 7f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3rd 22/1

12 Oct 26 Musselburgh Vegasmile (IRE)T: K. R. Burke British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)Class 3 · 7f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 1st 1/4F

10 Oct 26 York Tele Red (GB)T: K. R. Burke Sky Bet Peter Nolan Handicap StakesClass 4 · 8f · Soft · 20 ran 9th 33/1

10 Oct 26 York Hickory Lad (IRE)T: Phillip Makin Sky Bet Rockingham Stakes (Listed Race)Class 1 · 6f · Soft · 10 ran 6th 15/2

09 Oct 26 York Mehmas Star (IRE)T: K. R. Burke William Hill Epic Boosts Ebf Novice Stakes (gbb Race)Class 3 · 6f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 5th 8/1

09 Oct 26 York Waasil (GB)T: K. R. Burke British Ebf £100,000 Final (colts And Geldings)Class 2 · 7f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 9th 7/2

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 James's strike rate?: Sam James has won 298 of 2,502 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 11.9% (as at 26 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Sam James do best at?: Musselburgh by strike rate: 34 wins from 152 rides (22.4%) 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 James ride most for?: K R Burke, with 725 rides since 2022 — 29% of the total. That pairing has won 122 (16.8%).
Is Sam James 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 James's Fair A/E?: 1.03, from 2,488 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.