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Stephen McCarthy

31 rides in the lifetime window · 19 individual horses
As at 29 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Mar 2017 100% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2015→)
No rides in the last 5 seasons — showing the lifetime record, from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it.
1–31
Wins / Runs
3.2%
Strike rate
n=31
5 (16%)
Placed
0.40
Fair A/E
n=31 · 0.35 incl. margin
−26.67
£1 level stake
n=31 at SP · −86.0%
£6,304
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 3.2% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
0%−3.2
n=19 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −19.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
0%−3.2
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
0%−3.2
n=6 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −6.00
When favourite
0%
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
3.2%+0.0
n=31 · A/E 0.40 · £1 −26.67
Big fields · 14+ runners
0%−3.2
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 3.2% 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.

Record by conditions

same window as header

Race type

TypeRWSR£1
Hurdle 24 1 4.2% −19.67
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 17 0 0% −17.00
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Heavy 2 1 50% +2.33

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Southwell 7 0 0% −7.00
Hexham 6 0 0% −6.00
Sedgefield 5 0 0% −5.00
Carlisle 3 0 0% −3.00
Cartmel 3 0 0% −3.00
Catterick 3 0 0% −3.00
Wetherby 2 0 0% −2.00
Market Rasen 2 1 50% +2.33

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 15 1 6.7% −10.67
Class 4 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 3 0 0% 0.00 −3.00
2nd–3rd fav 6 1 16.7% 1.14 −1.67
4th–6th fav 9 0 0% 0.00 −9.00
7th+ in betting 13 0 0% 0.00 −13.00
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
92.9% completed · 28 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 4 100% 0 0 0 0 0
Hurdle 24 91.7% 0 1 1 0 0
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
Optical High (GB) 8 1 3 30 Nov 16
Brother Scott (GB) 3 0 1 4 Nov 16
Squablin (GB) 2 0 0 6 Mar 17
Mister Jones (GB) 2 0 0 21 Jun 15
Flemerina (IRE) 2 0 0 9 Jun 15
Tell Us A Tale (GB) 1 0 0 13 Dec 16
Absolute (IRE) 1 0 0 15 Nov 16
Groomed (IRE) 1 0 0 27 Oct 16
Mr Moonshine (IRE) 1 0 0 12 Oct 16
Monzino (USA) 1 0 0 31 Aug 16
Duc de Seville (IRE) 1 0 0 31 Aug 16
The Society Man (IRE) 1 0 1 27 Aug 16
All 19 horses 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.

By month

strike by month, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
000·00·000033
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
TrainerRWSR£1
Sue Smith 27 1 3.7% −22.67
Michael Chapman 4 0 0% −4.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2015→
1
Archived wins
£6,304
Prize money
2015
Best season · 1 win
Optical High (GB) — Racing Fx Online Handicap Hurdle Market Rasen · Dec 2015 · Class 5
£2,599
Notable horses
Optical High (GB)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Rainbow High (GB) 12.5% · 1–8
Progeny have won 6.6% of 560 runs since 2008 (48 horses). Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.9% from 132. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 3.2% from 158.
Flemensfirth (USA) 0% · 0–3
Progeny have won 11.9% of 17,282 runs since 2008 (1,594 horses).
Kirkwall (GB) 0% · 0–3
Progeny have won 9.6% of 562 runs since 2008 (44 horses). Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.8% from 164. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.9% from 136.
Revoque (IRE) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 8% of 1,805 runs since 2008 (202 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 12.8% from 265. Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 5% from 100.
Val Royal (FR) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 8.8% of 2,015 runs since 2008 (127 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 5% from 140.
Beauchamp King (GB) 0% · 0–1
Progeny have won 6.1% of 197 runs since 2008 (29 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 29 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

all 31 archived runs · newest first

Every one of Stephen McCarthy's 31 archived rides, from 7 May 2015 to 6 March 2017, newest first — one winner among them.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
06 Mar 17 Southwell Squablin (GB)T: Sue Smith grandnational2017.com Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 7 ran 5th 25/1
19 Feb 17 Market Rasen Squablin (GB)T: Sue Smith 32Red Casino Mares' Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 6 ran 5th 150/1
13 Dec 16 Catterick Tell Us A Tale (GB)T: Sue Smith Racing Again 28th December Intermediate Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 9th 100/1
30 Nov 16 Catterick Optical High (GB)T: Sue Smith Racing To School Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 11 ran UR 22/1
15 Nov 16 Southwell Absolute (IRE)T: Sue Smith Southwell January To December Annual Membership Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 15.5f · Good · 16 ran 12th 8/1
04 Nov 16 Hexham Brother Scott (GB)T: Sue Smith Weatherbys Hamilton Conditional Jockeys' Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 20f · Soft · 8 ran 3rd 7/2F
27 Oct 16 Sedgefield Groomed (IRE)T: Sue Smith Wanted Metal Recycling Ltd Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20f · Good · 13 ran 10th 66/1
12 Oct 16 Wetherby Mr Moonshine (IRE)T: Sue Smith Bet365 Charlie Hall Meeting 28 & 29 October Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 21.5f · Good · 8 ran 7th 14/1
31 Aug 16 Southwell Duc de Seville (IRE)T: Michael Chapman Southwell Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 20.5f · Good · 5 ran 4th 200/1
31 Aug 16 Southwell Monzino (USA)T: Michael Chapman 18 To 30 Golf Membership Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 15.5f · Good · 13 ran 10th 100/1
27 Aug 16 Cartmel Dark Diamond (IRE)T: Michael Chapman EWGA Racing Excellence 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditional Jockeys And Amateur Riders)Class 5 · 17f · Good · 12 ran 6th 9/1
27 Aug 16 Cartmel The Society Man (IRE)T: Michael Chapman Grant Thornton Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 21f · Good · 8 ran 3rd 12/1
11 Jun 16 Hexham Brother Scott (GB)T: Sue Smith St Martins Care Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 20f · Good · 10 ran 4th 9/1
24 May 16 Hexham Brother Scott (GB)T: Sue Smith St John Lee Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Good · 11 ran 7th 12/1
27 Mar 16 Sedgefield Optical High (GB)T: Sue Smith Betfred 'happy Easter' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 27f · Soft · 10 ran PU 9/1
26 Mar 16 Carlisle Charlie Wingnut (IRE)T: Sue Smith toteexacta Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 25f · Good · 8 ran 4th 9/2
25 Feb 16 Sedgefield Karisma King (GB)T: Sue Smith John Wade Group Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 6th 5/1
09 Feb 16 Sedgefield Optical High (GB)T: Sue Smith Hardwick Arms Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 27f · Soft · 13 ran 2nd 11/1
26 Jan 16 Wetherby Optical High (GB)T: Sue Smith Wetherbyracing.co.uk Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 24f · Heavy · 11 ran 6th 4/1F
28 Dec 15 Catterick Be A Dreamer (GB)T: Sue Smith Go Racing In Yorkshire Winter Festival Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 25.5f · Soft · 9 ran 5th 6/1

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 Stephen McCarthy's strike rate?
Stephen McCarthy has won 1 of 31 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 3.2% (as at 29 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is Stephen McCarthy's Fair A/E?
0.40, from 31 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.
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 29 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).