What is Sam James's strike rate?

Sam James has won 567 of 5,688 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 10% (as at 12 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does Sam James do best at?

Musselburgh by strike rate: 55 wins from 258 rides (21.3%) 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 James ride most for?

Grant Tuer, with 852 rides since 2008 — 15% of the total. That pairing has won 107 (12.6%).

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?

1.00, from 5,658 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 James

5,688 rides in the lifetime window · 2,350 individual horses

As at 12 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last ride 6 days ago 100% of rides on the flat

Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)

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

567–5,688

Wins / Runs

10%

Strike rate

n=5,688

1,600 (28%)

Placed

1.00

Fair A/E

n=5,658 · 0.85 incl. margin

−1,493.16

£1 level stake

n=5,688 at SP · −26.3%

£8.09m

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

12%

KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 300 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 10% of them — level with the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.00). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 17% (544 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 5,688 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 12 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance 31.8% when favourite Grant Tuer: 12.6% from 852 LTO winners: 17.1% Rides the favourite in 8% of races

The read

The record is strongest at Musselburgh (21.3%, n=258), clear of the rider's 10% baseline. It is weakest at Cork (0% over 39 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 17.1% (n=544, Fair A/E 1.03), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 5% (n=1,250, Fair A/E 0.89). Grant Tuer supplies 15% of the rides and edges the rider's average (12.6% vs 10%, A/E 1.09) — 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.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 10% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

9.7%−0.3

n=2,350 · A/E 1.09 · £1 −594.31

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

17.1%+7.1

n=544 · A/E 1.03 · £1 −94.11

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

8%−2.0

n=798 · A/E 0.96 · £1 −269.15

When favourite

31.8%

n=440 · A/E 1.04 · £1 −42.17

Claiming rides · riding with a claim

7.7%−2.3

n=1,146 · A/E 1.03 · £1 −362.11

Big fields · 14+ runners

5%−5.0

n=1,250 · A/E 0.89 · £1 −543.20

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

9.6%−0.4

n=187 · A/E 0.96 · £1 −34.30

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 10% 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

At Musselburgh 21.3% vs 10% · n=258

On last-time-out winners 17.1% vs 10% · n=544

With K R Burke 16.2% vs 10% · n=817

At Curragh 2.6% vs 10% · n=156

At Cork 0% vs 10% · n=39

With Desmond McDonogh 0% vs 10% · n=38

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) 1,686 148 8.8% −508.38

Good 1,361 147 10.8% −365.74

Good to Firm 1,112 132 11.9% −156.95

Soft 725 63 8.7% −239.31

Good to Soft 610 61 10% −169.38

Heavy 182 15 8.2% −47.90

Firm 12 1 8.3% −5.50

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Newcastle (AW) 732 55 7.5% −229.42

Wolverhampton (AW) 327 29 8.9% −140.53

Southwell (AW) 290 33 11.4% −98.79

Thirsk 286 21 7.3% −73.00

Catterick 274 32 11.7% −36.81

Musselburgh 258 55 21.3% +75.85

Hamilton 246 36 14.6% −12.62

Redcar 246 26 10.6% −8.89

Dundalk (AW) 238 23 9.7% −3.14

York 230 16 7% −47.50

Ayr 227 23 10.1% −76.31

Ripon 200 23 11.5% −73.25

Beverley 199 24 12.1% −50.19

Carlisle 197 29 14.7% −58.08

Curragh 156 4 2.6% −123.50

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 5 1,457 154 10.6% −351.80

Class 6 1,200 123 10.3% −245.34

Class 4 989 122 12.3% −216.46

Class 3 411 45 10.9% −76.74

Class 2 375 34 9.1% −152.58

Class 1 187 18 9.6% −34.30

Class 7 9 0 0% −9.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 514 151 29.4% 1.02 −73.29

2nd–3rd fav 1,195 210 17.6% 1.09 −85.10

4th–6th fav 1,790 141 7.9% 0.97 −397.27

7th+ in betting 2,189 65 3% 0.84 −937.50

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.

Distance

DistanceRWSR£1

6f – 7f 2,455 255 10.4% −489.54

1m – 1m1f 1,232 102 8.3% −495.53

Under 6f 904 102 11.3% −251.30

1m2f – 1m4f 852 76 8.9% −253.32

1m5f – 2m 225 31 13.8% +12.03

2m1f – 2m4f 20 1 5% −15.50

By season

By seasonRWSR£1

2008 55 3 5.5% −28.00

2009 89 3 3.4% −69.50

2010 222 12 5.4% −86.50

2011 319 21 6.6% −126.00

2012 252 22 8.7% −40.64

2013 143 12 8.4% −60.55

2014 209 25 12% +19.58

2015 208 21 10.1% −23.38

2016 291 21 7.2% −143.92

2017 260 17 6.5% −157.84

2018 181 11 6.1% −75.00

2019 272 30 11% −40.84

2020 228 14 6.1% −88.25

2021 443 57 12.9% −99.82

2022 589 66 11.2% −132.42

2023 634 75 11.8% −117.29

2024 513 46 9% −103.93

2025 365 61 16.7% +29.52

2026 415 50 12% −148.38

Handicaps

HandicapsRWSR£1

Handicaps 4,075 386 9.5% −946.77

Field size

Field sizeRWSR£1

8-10 runners 1,811 187 10.3% −551.77

11-13 runners 1,579 149 9.4% −190.59

5-7 runners 964 145 15% −200.75

14-16 runners 839 46 5.5% −352.70

17+ runners 411 16 3.9% −190.50

2-4 runners 84 24 28.6% −6.85

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

Lezardrieux (GB) 42 8 17 27 Feb 25

Scottish Summit (IRE) 33 5 14 17 Aug 24

Showtime Mahomes (GB) 30 4 10 6 Nov 26

Eldelbar (SPA) 30 3 14 15 Oct 22

Lion Tower (IRE) 28 6 14 21 Apr 24

Strandfield Lady (IRE) 28 4 10 14 Jul 13

Im Dapper Too (GB) 23 4 10 30 Aug 19

Illusionist (GER) 22 2 6 9 Apr 24

Blufferonthebus (IRE) 20 3 8 8 Oct 26

Rocket Rod (IRE) 20 2 6 24 Feb 26

Gunnerside (IRE) 20 5 11 6 Dec 24

Etikaal (GB) 20 2 7 24 Aug 21

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 2,350 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 10 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

0 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, lifetime

JFMAMJJASOND

10871211101013107710

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 yardGrant Tuer

15% of all rides
12.6% SR · A/E 1.09

TrainerRWSR£1

Grant Tuer 852 107 12.6% −129.86

K R Burke 817 132 16.2% −109.87

David O'Meara 532 50 9.4% −164.55

Geoffrey Harker 285 25 8.8% −16.42

Kevin Prendergast 214 20 9.3% −53.80

Craig Lidster 176 19 10.8% −43.37

Phillip Makin 158 14 8.9% −61.04

Katie Scott 141 11 7.8% −13.02

John Davies 139 7 5% −106.92

David Loughnane 113 8 7.1% −65.50

Jim Goldie 96 12 12.5% −1.25

Keith Dalgleish 91 9 9.9% −17.60

Muted rows are under 30 rides.

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

Kodiac (GB) 8.5% · 11–130

Progeny have won 10.4% of 23,604 runs since 2010 (1,666 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 254.

Dark Angel (IRE) 7.6% · 9–119

Progeny have won 11.3% of 21,957 runs since 2011 (1,596 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 15% from 107.

Exceed and Excel (AUS) 12% · 12–100

Progeny have won 11.9% of 16,039 runs since 2008 (1,161 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on Soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.

Dandy Man (IRE) 14.6% · 14–96

Progeny have won 9.1% of 14,990 runs since 2013 (930 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 171.

Mehmas (IRE) 14.9% · 14–94

Progeny have won 11.5% of 8,243 runs since 2020 (755 horses).

Acclamation (GB) 9.7% · 9–93

Progeny have won 10% of 19,719 runs since 2008 (1,327 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 195.

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 12 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 5,688 · newest first

The latest 50 of 5,688 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 19 March 2008 to 6 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

06 Nov 26 Newcastle (AW) Showtime Mahomes (GB)T: Grant Tuer Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Stakes (Div I)Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 14 ran 4th 14/1

06 Nov 26 Newcastle (AW) Mobilizing (IRE)T: K. R. Burke AW Trials Day - Lingfield 2nd Jan 2027 EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race)Class 3 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 10th 100/30

06 Nov 26 Newcastle (AW) Beauty For Love (IRE)T: Charlie Johnston AWC Season 14 Has Begun Nursery Handicap StakesClass 5 · 8f · Standard · 5 ran 3rd 9/4

04 Nov 26 Musselburgh Mudamer (IRE)T: Geoffrey Harker Nairns Oatcakes Handicap StakesClass 3 · 7f · Soft · 12 ran 12th 33/1

04 Nov 26 Musselburgh Battosai (IRE)T: Jack Morland Burton Roofing Merchants Handicap Stakes (Div I)Class 6 · 12.5f · Soft · 11 ran 8th 18/1

31 Oct 26 Newmarket Sizzling Affair (IRE)T: K. R. Burke British Stallion Studs Ebf Montrose Fillies' Stakes (Listed Race)Class 1 · 8f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9th 7/2

30 Oct 26 Newcastle (AW) Viviana (GB)T: Charlie Johnston Aw Trials Day - Lingfield 2nd Jan 2027 Handicap Stakes (Div I)Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 9th 18/1

30 Oct 26 Newcastle (AW) Lone Piper (GB)T: Phillip Makin Awc Season 14 Has Begun Handicap StakesClass 5 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran 7th 50/1

30 Oct 26 Newcastle (AW) Sir Yoshi (IRE)T: Geoffrey Harker Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap StakesClass 3 · 5f · Standard · 12 ran 4th 20/1

30 Oct 26 Newcastle (AW) Keogie (IRE)T: Geoffrey Harker All-weather Championship Is Back Novice Stakes (gbb Race)Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 5th 11/2

27 Oct 26 Catterick Impressor (IRE)T: Phillip Makin Celebrating Helen MacKinnon's LX Years Handicap Stakes (Div I)Class 6 · 6f · Soft · 10 ran 4th 13/2

26 Oct 26 Redcar Impressor (IRE)T: Phillip Makin Thanks And See You Next Season Handicap Stakes (Div I)Class 6 · 6f · Heavy · 14 ran 6th 12/1

26 Oct 26 Redcar Corallience (IRE)T: David Menuisier Wear Your Poppy With Pride Novice Stakes (gbb/gbbplus Race)Class 3 · 10f · Heavy · 10 ran PU 50/1

26 Oct 26 Redcar Binksy Boy (IRE)T: Phillip Makin racingtv.com/Freetrial British Ebf Novice Stakes (gbb Race)Class 3 · 7f · Soft · 11 ran 8th 200/1

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

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 9 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 3 runs (won 1) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 3 runs (won 1) · fastest on KTB Speed in 3 runs (won 1) · to 6 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 James's strike rate?: Sam James has won 567 of 5,688 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 10% (as at 12 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Sam James do best at?: Musselburgh by strike rate: 55 wins from 258 rides (21.3%) 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 James ride most for?: Grant Tuer, with 852 rides since 2008 — 15% of the total. That pairing has won 107 (12.6%).
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?: 1.00, from 5,658 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.