What is William Buick's strike rate?

William Buick has won 690 of 2,894 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 23.8% (as at 31 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does William Buick do best at?

Haydock by strike rate: 30 wins from 87 rides (34.5%) 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 William Buick ride most for?

C Appleby, with 968 rides since 2022 — 33% of the total. That pairing has won 328 (33.9%).

Is William Buick in form?

In the last 14 days: 18 rides, 4 winners, a strike rate of 22.2%. That is in line with the baseline of 23.8% since 2022.

What is William Buick's Fair A/E?

1.10, from 2,883 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

William Buick

2,894 rides in the last 5 seasons · 1,749 individual horses

As at 31 Oct 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 2022

690–2,894

Wins / Runs

23.8%

Strike rate

n=2,894

1,288 (45%)

Placed

1.10

Fair A/E

n=2,883 · 0.95 incl. margin

−281.37

£1 level stake

n=2,894 at SP · −9.7%

£36.2m

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

23.8%

KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 580 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 24% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.10). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 30% (787 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 2,894 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 31 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance Fires Sep–Dec Fresh horses: 23.9% 43.4% when favourite C Appleby: 33.9% from 968 LTO winners: 29.7% Rides the favourite in 32% of races

The read

The record is strongest at Haydock (34.5%, n=87), clear of the rider's 23.8% baseline. It is weakest at Longchamp (FR) (10.5% over 38 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 29.7% (n=787, Fair A/E 1.17), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 13.1% (n=405, Fair A/E 1.18). C Appleby supplies 33% of the rides and beats the rider's average (33.9% vs 23.8%, A/E 1.15) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also reads well off a 0-7-day break (45.8%, n=48). 438 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Investec Derby at Epsom Downs (Jun 2018, £850,650). The standout partner of the record: Rebel's Romance (IRE) — 8 wins from 10 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fires Sep–Dec.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 23.8% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

22.4%−1.4

n=1,618 · A/E 1.07 · £1 −222.79

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

29.7%+5.9

n=787 · A/E 1.17 · £1 −26.15

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

23.9%+0.1

n=560 · A/E 1.14 · £1 −21.71

When favourite

43.4%

n=933 · A/E 1.14 · £1 −16.32

Big fields · 14+ runners

13.1%−10.7

n=405 · A/E 1.18 · £1 −90.71

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

22%−1.8

n=796 · A/E 1.07 · £1 −133.25

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 23.8% 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

Off a 0-7-day break 45.8% vs 23.8% · n=48

With C Appleby 33.9% vs 23.8% · n=968

At Ascot 12.7% vs 23.8% · n=284

With Charlie Johnston 10% vs 23.8% · n=60

At Longchamp (FR) 10.5% vs 23.8% · n=38

At Haydock 34.5% vs 23.8% · n=87

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

Good 885 228 25.8% +33.41

Good to Firm 866 190 21.9% −107.32

Standard (AW) 464 124 26.7% −111.06

Good to Soft 355 76 21.4% −29.60

Soft 277 65 23.5% −50.75

Heavy 45 7 15.6% −14.05

Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Newmarket 373 107 28.7% +49.74

Ascot 284 36 12.7% −126.91

Kempton (AW) 253 80 31.6% −20.89

Newmarket 226 73 32.3% +46.41

Newbury 226 47 20.8% −13.35

Sandown 194 37 19.1% −52.82

Goodwood 179 30 16.8% −69.15

York 158 31 19.6% −7.78

Windsor 105 27 25.7% +5.97

Doncaster 101 26 25.7% +39.49

Yarmouth 98 29 29.6% −0.55

Haydock 87 30 34.5% +38.38

Lingfield (AW) 82 16 19.5% −44.92

Chelmsford City (AW) 53 8 15.1% −21.88

Leicester 50 13 26% −6.64

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 1 798 175 21.9% −135.25

Class 4 617 160 25.9% −78.77

Class 2 608 135 22.2% +75.43

Class 5 440 109 24.8% −98.43

Class 3 353 90 25.5% −23.31

Class 6 77 21 27.3% −20.04

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 1,022 438 42.9% 1.16 +26.80

2nd–3rd fav 1,010 186 18.4% 1.02 −131.97

4th–6th fav 626 57 9.1% 1.02 −80.20

7th+ in betting 236 9 3.8% 0.91 −96.00

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.

Horses ridden

same window as header · most-raced first

HorseRWPlLast ran

Notable Speech (GB) 14 7 8 22 Aug 26

Fifth Column (IRE) 12 3 4 17 Oct 26

Ancient Wisdom (FR) 11 3 8 25 Oct 25

Ombudsman (IRE) 10 7 9 17 Oct 26

Cover Up (IRE) 10 3 4 4 Oct 26

Wise Approach (IRE) 10 3 4 30 Sep 26

Military Order (IRE) 10 4 4 17 Jun 25

Diamond Rain (GB) 9 5 6 24 Jul 26

Jumby (IRE) 9 1 4 2 May 25

Time To Turn (GB) 8 3 5 9 Oct 26

Symbol Of Honour (GB) 8 3 5 15 Aug 26

Trawlerman (IRE) 8 4 8 28 Jul 26

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 1,749 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 5 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

Steady

4 from 18 22.2% · −1.6pts vs baseline

Last 14 days22.2%

5-season base23.8%

Shown only when the 14-day window is large enough to mean anything (n≥15). A cold run renders the same card with a quiet badge — never hidden.

By month

strike by month, 5 seasons

JFMAMJJASOND

1005513262218262327262639

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 yardC Appleby

33% of all rides
33.9% SR · A/E 1.15

TrainerRWSR£1

C Appleby 968 328 33.9% +18.39

George Boughey 256 55 21.5% −30.33

John & Thady Gosden 210 56 26.7% +21.96

Andrew Balding 87 23 26.4% +15.61

Simon & Ed Crisford 85 14 16.5% −38.53

Charles Hills 81 16 19.8% +9.32

Richard Hughes 72 12 16.7% −11.35

Ian Williams 62 8 12.9% −26.79

Charlie Johnston 60 6 10% −32.83

Eve Johnson Houghton 50 7 14% −12.05

Ed Walker 39 9 23.1% +10.96

William Haggas 35 5 14.3% −14.62

Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2006→

2,220

Archived wins

438

Pattern / graded wins

£84.4m

Prize money

2022

Best season · 207 wins

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.

Masar (IRE) — Investec Derby (Group 1) Epsom Downs · Jun 2018 · Group 1

£850,650

Ombudsman (IRE) — Juddmonte International Stakes (Group 1) York · Aug 2025 · Group 1

£748,218

Ombudsman (IRE) — Qatar Racing Champion Stakes (Group 1) Ascot · Oct 2026 · Group 1

£737,230

Notable horses

Rebel's Romance (IRE) Hawkbill (USA) Notable Speech (GB) Hatton Flight (GB) Ombudsman (IRE) Buccellati (GB)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Dubawi (IRE) 31.1% · 106–341

Progeny have won 18.4% of 12,963 runs since 2008 (1,528 horses). Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.

Frankel (GB) 30.7% · 46–150

Progeny have won 18% of 7,525 runs since 2008 (879 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 12.8% from 329. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.3% from 268.

Kingman (GB) 26.9% · 32–119

Progeny have won 14.6% of 7,505 runs since 2008 (777 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 11.1% from 964. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9.1% from 121.

Lope De Vega (IRE) 27.2% · 28–103

Progeny have won 13.8% of 12,198 runs since 2008 (1,106 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.4% from 958.

Sea The Stars (IRE) 23% · 20–87

Progeny have won 15.7% of 9,964 runs since 2008 (1,115 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on Heavy going: 9.2% from 456. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.

Night Of Thunder (IRE) 30% · 24–80

Progeny have won 16.3% of 5,092 runs since 2008 (563 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 158.

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 31 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 11,567 · newest first

The latest 50 of 11,567 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 10 August 2006 to 25 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

25 Oct 26 Saint-Cloud (FR) Al Nayyir (GB)T: Tom Clover Prix Royal-oak (group 1)Class 1 · 15.5f · Soft · 8 ran 8th 5/1

25 Oct 26 Saint-Cloud (FR) Al Jabbar (IRE)T: Charlie Appleby Criterium de Saint-Cloud (Group 1)Class 1 · 10f · Soft · 7 ran 5th 8/1

25 Oct 26 Saint-Cloud (FR) Fortuna Diamond (GB)T: H-A Pantall Prix Perth (Group 3)Class 1 · 8f · Soft · 10 ran 3rd 12/1

25 Oct 26 Saint-Cloud (FR) First Law (IRE)T: Charlie Appleby Criterium International (Group 1)Class 1 · 8f · Soft · 7 ran 6th 100/30

24 Oct 26 Doncaster Castlemont (IRE)T: Charlie Appleby William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)Class 2 · 10f · Heavy · 14 ran 1st 6/1

24 Oct 26 Doncaster Lir Speciale (IRE)T: Brian Ellison William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap StakesClass 3 · 8f · Heavy · 10 ran 8th 3/1F

24 Oct 26 Doncaster National Honour (IRE)T: Charlie Appleby Spooky Spectacular Fireworks At Doncaster Racecourse Nursery Handicap StakesClass 3 · 7f · Heavy · 4 ran 2nd 4/11F

24 Oct 26 Doncaster Crystal Queen (IRE)T: Richard & Peter Fahey William Hill Remembering Sue Wright Prospect Stakes (registered As The Doncaster Stakes) (Listed Race)Class 1 · 6f · Heavy · 7 ran 3rd 9/1

24 Oct 26 Doncaster Al Hudaiba (GB)T: Charlie Appleby William Hill Futurity Trophy Stakes (Group 1)Class 1 · 8f · Heavy · 7 ran 7th 5/1

23 Oct 26 Doncaster Age Of Reason (FR)T: Charlie Appleby British Stallion Studs Ebf Novice Stakes (gbb Race)Class 3 · 8f · Heavy · 10 ran 3rd 9/2

23 Oct 26 Doncaster Desert Romance (GB)T: Charlie Appleby "What Are The Odds" By Alan Newman Ebf Maiden Fillies' Stakes (gbb Race)Class 3 · 7f · Heavy · 8 ran 3rd 4/6F

23 Oct 26 Doncaster Palladas (GB)T: Charlie Appleby William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap StakesClass 2 · 7f · Heavy · 9 ran 4th 1/1F

21 Oct 26 Newmarket Muqarrabin (GB)T: Charlie Appleby British Stallion Studs EBF Future Stayers Novice Stakes (Sire And Dam-Restricted Race) (GBB/GBBPlus Race)Class 3 · 8f · Soft · 5 ran 1st 5/6F

21 Oct 26 Newmarket Callianassa (IRE)T: Brian Ellison Copybet Follow Us On X Fillies' Handicap StakesClass 3 · 8f · Soft · 5 ran 1st 2/1J

21 Oct 26 Newmarket Noble Prince (GB)T: Charlie Appleby British Stallion Studs Ebf Future Stayers Nursery Handicap Stakes (Sire And Dam Restricted Race) (GBBPlus Race)Class 2 · 10f · Soft · 6 ran 1st 5/1

21 Oct 26 Newmarket Future Role (GB)T: Charlie Appleby Copybet Proudly Backs Uk Horse Racing Maiden Stakes (gbb/gbbplus Race)Class 3 · 10f · Soft · 7 ran 5th 6/4F

21 Oct 26 Newmarket Altius (GB)T: Charlie Appleby Copybet For Champions League Profit Boosts Novice Stakes (Colts And Geldings Only)Class 3 · 7f · Soft · 5 ran 2nd 8/13F

19 Oct 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Al Zanati (GB)T: Charlie Appleby Race And Rest - Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Conditions Stakes (GBB Race)Class 2 · 8.5f · Standard · 6 ran 2nd 15/8J

17 Oct 26 Ascot Fifth Column (IRE)T: John & Thady Gosden Balmoral Handicap Stakes (sponsored By Qatar Racing)Class 2 · 8f · Good · 20 ran 1st 22/1

17 Oct 26 Ascot Ombudsman (IRE)T: John & Thady Gosden Qatar Racing Champion Stakes (Group 1)Class 1 · 10f · Good · 6 ran 1st 5/4F

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 5 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 12 runs (won 3, 1 did not run) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 12 runs (won 5) · fastest on KTB Speed in 3 runs (won 1) · to 24 Oct 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 William Buick's strike rate?: William Buick has won 690 of 2,894 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 23.8% (as at 31 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does William Buick do best at?: Haydock by strike rate: 30 wins from 87 rides (34.5%) 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 William Buick ride most for?: C Appleby, with 968 rides since 2022 — 33% of the total. That pairing has won 328 (33.9%).
Is William Buick in form?: In the last 14 days: 18 rides, 4 winners, a strike rate of 22.2%. That is in line with the baseline of 23.8% since 2022.
What is William Buick's Fair A/E?: 1.10, from 2,883 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.