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Jockey profile

Sam Thomas

1 ride in the last 5 seasons
As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Sep 2022 100% of rides on the flat
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2022
0–1
Wins / Runs
0%
Strike rate
n=1
0 (0%)
Placed
0.00
Fair A/E
n=1 · 0.00 incl. margin
−1.00
£1 level stake
n=1 at SP · −100.0%

Small sample — fewer than 30 runs in this window. Read the Ns before the percentages.

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 0% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
0%+0.0
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00
Big fields · 14+ runners
0%+0.0
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 0% 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.

Horses ridden

same window as header · most-raced first
HorseRWPlLast ran
Codify (IRE) 1 0 0 7 Sep 22
The one horse ridden in this window. 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.

Riding for

same window · biggest samples first
TrainerRWSR£1
Clive Cox 1 0 0% −1.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
427
Archived wins
14
Pattern / graded wins
£5.05m
Prize money
2008
Best season · 89 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. This card is the full archive census (2005→); the statistics in the header aggregate from 2008 — the floor that guarantees every horse a complete captured career — so this card can legitimately show more wins than the header.
Denman (IRE) — totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) Cheltenham · Mar 2008 · Class 1
£268,279
Kauto Star (FR) — Betfair Chase (Grade 1) Haydock · Nov 2007 · Grade 1
£114,040
What A Friend (GB) — Lexus Chase (Grade 1) Leopardstown · Dec 2009 · Grade 1
£93,000
Notable horses
Arbeo (IRE) Schuh Shine (IRE) Marodima (FR) The Tother One (IRE) Coach Lane (GB) Lorient Express (FR)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Lawman (FR) 0% · 0–1
Progeny have won 8.9% of 9,414 runs since 2008 (730 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 15 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 3,372 · newest first

The latest 50 of 3,372 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 2 January 2005 to 7 September 2022.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
07 Sep 22 Doncaster Codify (IRE)T: Clive Cox Ubettabelieveit Leger Legends Classified Stakes (Str)Class 5 · 8f · Good · 16 ran 15th 14/1
02 Dec 15 Ludlow Ballybrowneybridge (IRE)T: Sam Thomas EBF Stallions Mares' Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 4 · 16f · Soft · 16 ran 6th 5/2F
13 Feb 15 Fakenham Summertime Lady (GB)T: Ben Pauling Independent Racecourses Ltd Selling Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6th 5/1
25 May 14 Fontwell Here I Am (IRE)T: Diana Grissell Sussex Snowdrop Trust 'care At Home' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 19f · Good · 10 ran 8th 12/1
05 May 14 Kempton Arbeo (IRE)T: Diana Grissell Visit And Dine In The Panoramic Handicap ChaseClass 3 · 24f · Good · 10 ran 8th 16/1
21 Apr 14 Fakenham Wunfurlez (GB)T: Diana Grissell Cecil And Sheila Buttifant Memorial Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 7th 8/1
16 Apr 14 Southwell Here I Am (IRE)T: Diana Grissell Smis Ltd Night Or Day Delivering Winners Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20.5f · Good · 13 ran 12th 16/1
24 Mar 14 Towcester Prime Contender (GB)T: Jennie Candlish Happy 90th Birthday Michael Finn Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 10th 25/1
15 Mar 14 Kempton Here I Am (IRE)T: Diana Grissell Soccer AM Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 8th 100/1
10 Mar 14 Plumpton Wunfurlez (GB)T: Diana Grissell Aspen Insurance 'national Hunt' Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 12 ran 4th 100/1
08 Mar 14 Sandown Arbeo (IRE)T: Diana Grissell William Hill Cheltenham Daily Price Boosts Handicap Chase (Jockey Club Grassroots Jumps Series Qualifier)Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 10 ran PU 5/1
07 Feb 14 Kempton Arbeo (IRE)T: Diana Grissell Betdaq 3% Commission Handicap ChaseClass 3 · 24f · Heavy · 8 ran 6th 12/1
25 Jan 14 Cheltenham Renard (FR)T: Venetia Williams freebets.com Trophy Chase (Grade 3 Handicap)Class 1 · 21f · Heavy · 10 ran 7th 16/1
23 Jan 14 Fakenham Bill The Lad (IRE)T: Paul Cowley East Bilney Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 21f · Heavy · 7 ran 4th 3/1
23 Jan 14 Fakenham Seas Of Green (GB)T: Paul Cowley Beetley Mares' Maiden HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Heavy · 7 ran PU 16/1
18 Jan 14 Ascot By The Boardwalk (IRE)T: Kim Bailey Ebf Stallions 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (qualifier)Class 3 · 21.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 7th 20/1
16 Jan 14 Ludlow Abundantly (GB)T: Venetia Williams Ludlow Mares' Maiden HurdleClass 4 · 21f · Heavy · 11 ran 3rd 8/1
16 Jan 14 Ludlow Duaiseoir (IRE)T: Venetia Williams Clive Pavilion Novices' Limited Handicap ChaseClass 3 · 16f · Heavy · 5 ran REF 11/1
16 Jan 14 Ludlow Huff And Puff (GB)T: Venetia Williams Ludlow For Functions Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Heavy · 13 ran 5th 8/1
05 Jan 14 Plumpton Wunfurlez (GB)T: Diana Grissell At The Races Sky 415 & Ebf Stallions 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (qualifier)Class 3 · 20.5f · Heavy · 5 ran 4th 100/1

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 Thomas's strike rate?
Sam Thomas has won 0 of 1 ride since 2022, a strike rate of 0% (as at 15 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive. A small sample — fewer than 30 rides, so read the count before the percentage.
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 15 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).