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Jockey profile

Steven Gagan

152 rides in the lifetime window · 53 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Jan 2012 100% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
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.
10–152
Wins / Runs
6.6%
Strike rate
n=152
22 (15%)
Placed
1.22
Fair A/E
n=151 · 1.05 incl. margin
−53.15
£1 level stake
n=152 at SP · −35.0%
£50,960
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 30 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 7% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.22). Rode mostly for Michael Chapman — 50% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 152 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Michael Chapman: 2.6% from 76
The read

First rides on a horse have been a poor signal at 2.2% (n=45, Fair A/E 0.51). Michael Chapman supplied 50% of the rides and sits below the rider's average (2.6% vs 6.6%, A/E 0.50). The rider also read well over 2m5f – 3m (12.2%, n=41). The record read poorly in Chase races — 2.2% over 46 rides, 4.4pts below the baseline.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 6.6% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
2.2%−4.4
n=45 · A/E 0.51 · £1 −33.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
11.1%+4.5
n=9 · A/E 0.91 · £1 −5.25
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
10.5%+3.9
n=19 · A/E 2.19 · £1 +17.10
When favourite
100%
n=2 · A/E 3.53 · £1 +5.10
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
6.6%+0.0
n=151 · A/E 1.22 · £1 −52.15
Big fields · 14+ runners
7.1%+0.5
n=28 · A/E 2.01 · £1 −6.50

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 6.6% 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
With Sue Smith 18.8% vs 6.6% · n=32
Over 2m5f – 3m 12.2% vs 6.6% · n=41
With Michael Chapman 2.6% vs 6.6% · n=76
In Chase races 2.2% vs 6.6% · n=46
On first rides for the horse 2.2% vs 6.6% · n=45
Over 2m1f – 2m4f 2.6% vs 6.6% · n=39
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 94 9 9.6% −1.15
Chase 46 1 2.2% −40.00
NH Flat 12 0 0% −12.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 60 5 8.3% −23.15
Good to Soft 29 3 10.3% +21.50
Good to Firm 27 1 3.7% −20.50
Soft 26 1 3.8% −21.00
Heavy 10 0 0% −10.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Fakenham 17 0 0% −17.00
Newcastle 12 1 8.3% −2.50
Southwell 12 1 8.3% +0.00
Carlisle 10 1 10% −4.00
Cartmel 10 1 10% +24.00
Hexham 10 2 20% +8.00
Ludlow 9 2 22.2% +1.25
Huntingdon 9 0 0% −9.00
Market Rasen 8 1 12.5% −5.90
Catterick 8 1 12.5% −1.00
Doncaster 6 0 0% −6.00
Leicester 5 0 0% −5.00
Ascot 5 0 0% −5.00
Sedgefield 4 0 0% −4.00
Wetherby 4 0 0% −4.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 79 7 8.9% −36.65
Class 5 38 3 7.9% +18.50
Class 3 23 0 0% −23.00
Class 6 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 3 3 100% 3.73 +7.85
2nd–3rd fav 18 3 16.7% 1.23 +1.50
4th–6th fav 53 3 5.7% 0.94 +2.50
7th+ in betting 78 1 1.3% 0.57 −65.00
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
82.9% completed · 140 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 46 78.3% 2 3 5 0 0
Hurdle 94 85.1% 0 4 9 0 1
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
Feeling Peckish (USA) 14 0 0 31 May 10
Galley Slave (IRE) 10 0 1 15 Jul 10
Dark Oasis (GB) 9 2 3 18 Apr 10
Flying Doctor (GB) 7 0 1 31 Jul 11
Peak Seasons (IRE) 7 0 1 23 Jul 10
Whatdoidowiththat (GB) 7 2 2 6 Jun 09
Overyou (GB) 6 2 3 13 Dec 11
Royal Max (IRE) 6 0 1 26 May 10
Vogarth (GB) 6 0 0 4 May 10
Finnegans Rainbow (GB) 5 0 0 19 Feb 10
Plutonium (IRE) 4 0 0 12 Feb 11
Owls Fc (IRE) 4 0 0 5 Mar 10
All 53 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
701170005001908
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
Main yardMichael Chapman
50% of all rides
2.6% SR · A/E 0.50
TrainerRWSR£1
Michael Chapman 76 2 2.6% −65.75
Elliott Cooper 34 2 5.9% +13.00
Sue Smith 32 6 18.8% +9.60
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
13
Archived wins
£79,511
Prize money
2009
Best season · 4 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.
Red Man (IRE) — Gosforth Decorating And Building Services Novices' Chase Sedgefield · May 2006 · Class 4
£5,070
Boulders Beach (IRE) — Membership At Southwell Golf Club Handicap Hurdle Southwell · Apr 2009 · Class 4
£4,944
Dark Oasis (GB) — Ludlow Racing Partnership Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Ludlow · Oct 2009 · Class 4
£4,554
Notable horses
Red Man (IRE) Dark Oasis (GB) Whatdoidowiththat (GB) Overyou (GB) Alfabet Souk (GB) Oso Magic (GB)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Point Given (USA) 0% · 0–14
Progeny have won 3.5% of 254 runs since 2008 (15 horses).
Spartacus (IRE) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 6.5% of 1,325 runs since 2008 (113 horses).
Dubai Destination (USA) 22.2% · 2–9
Progeny have won 11% of 6,950 runs since 2008 (521 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.9% from 136.
Minster Son (IRE) 22.2% · 2–9
Progeny have won 7.7% of 662 runs since 2008 (57 horses). Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 14.7% from 102.
Mark of Esteem (IRE) 0% · 0–7
Progeny have won 8.5% of 2,657 runs since 2008 (199 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 11.7% from 128.
Raise A Grand (IRE) 0% · 0–7
Progeny have won 7.5% of 811 runs since 2008 (50 horses). Strongest on Good to Soft going: 13.9% from 115.
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 6 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 257 · newest first

The latest 50 of 257 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 9 February 2005 to 13 January 2012.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
13 Jan 12 Musselburgh Kickahead (USA)T: Ian Williams Country Refreshments Selling HurdleClass 5 · 15.5f · Good · 6 ran UR 9/2
13 Dec 11 Catterick Overyou (GB)T: Elliott Cooper racinguk.com Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 25.5f · Soft · 13 ran 5th 20/1
09 Dec 11 Doncaster Wor Rom (IRE)T: Elliott Cooper Bet In Play At Victor Chandler Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3rd 14/1
19 Nov 11 Ascot Papillon Parc (GB)T: Elliott Cooper Guy Salmon Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 15.5f · Good · 14 ran 12th 100/1
19 Nov 11 Ascot Overyou (GB)T: Elliott Cooper Ascot Mares' Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 21.5f · Good · 11 ran 6th 16/1
07 Nov 11 Carlisle Papillon Parc (GB)T: Elliott Cooper Conferences At Carlisle Racecourse Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 17f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 7th 40/1
08 Oct 11 Hexham Overyou (GB)T: Elliott Cooper Eldon Square All Yours Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 23.5f · Good · 10 ran 1st 12/1
30 Sep 11 Hexham Quell The Storm (FR)T: Andrew Wilson Priestpopple Selling HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 5th 18/1
22 Sep 11 Perth Overyou (GB)T: Elliott Cooper George Stubbs Insurance Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5th 12/1
25 Aug 11 Cartmel Overyou (GB)T: Elliott Cooper David Williams Mares' Maiden HurdleClass 5 · 22f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1st 33/1
25 Aug 11 Cartmel Quell The Storm (FR)T: Andrew Wilson Carlsberg Selling HurdleClass 5 · 17f · Good To Soft · 4 ran PU 20/1
31 Jul 11 Market Rasen Flying Doctor (GB)T: Elliott Cooper Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16.5f · Good · 13 ran 7th 14/1
20 Jul 11 Worcester Flying Doctor (GB)T: Elliott Cooper 3663.co.uk Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)Class 4 · 20f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 6th 20/1
05 Jul 11 Uttoxeter Flying Doctor (GB)T: Elliott Cooper Casino At bet365 Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)Class 4 · 24f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 9th 20/1
13 Jun 11 Sedgefield Sposalizio (IRE)T: Elliott Cooper Paxtons & Independent Twine For Bale Products Maiden HurdleClass 5 · 19f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 11th 100/1
02 Jun 11 Wetherby Liszt (IRE)T: Elliott Cooper Wetherby Racecourse For All Outdoor Events Maiden Claiming HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 5th 11/2
01 Jun 11 Cartmel Sposalizio (IRE)T: Elliott Cooper Old Park Wood Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 17f · Good · 9 ran 8th 100/1
30 May 11 Cartmel Sposalizio (IRE)T: Elliott Cooper Swan Hotel & Spa Four Years Old Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 17f · Good · 9 ran 7th 80/1
29 Apr 11 Perth Vic's Witch (IRE)T: Elliott Cooper Evening Express Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 5 · 16.5f · Good · 13 ran 11th 66/1
28 Apr 11 Perth Liszt (IRE)T: Elliott Cooper Free Race Replays On Attheraces.com Intermediate HurdleClass 4 · 16.5f · Good · 11 ran 5th 40/1

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 Steven Gagan's strike rate?
Steven Gagan has won 10 of 152 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 6.6% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which yard does Steven Gagan ride most for?
Michael Chapman, with 76 rides since 2008 — 50% of the total. That pairing has won 2 (2.6%).
What is Steven Gagan's Fair A/E?
1.22, from 151 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 6 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).