What is William Buick's strike rate?

William Buick has won 2,145 of 10,939 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 19.6% (as at 13 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does William Buick do best at?

Newmarket by strike rate: 173 wins from 728 rides (23.8%) 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 William Buick ride most for?

C Appleby, with 2,375 rides since 2008 — 22% of the total. That pairing has won 705 (29.7%).

Is William Buick in form?

Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 6 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.

What is William Buick's Fair A/E?

1.09, from 10,892 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

William Buick

10,939 rides in the lifetime window · 6,252 individual horses

As at 13 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

2,145–10,939

Wins / Runs

19.6%

Strike rate

n=10,939

4,469 (41%)

Placed

1.09

Fair A/E

n=10,892 · 0.94 incl. margin

−943.35

£1 level stake

n=10,939 at SP · −8.6%

£83.7m

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

23.9%

KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 580 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 20% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.09). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 24% (2,301 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 10,939 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 13 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Fires Jul–Aug Fresh horses: 19.9% 40.2% when favourite C Appleby: 29.7% from 2,375 LTO winners: 23.9% Rides the favourite in 24% of races

The read

It is weakest at Ascot (13.7% over 862 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 23.9% (n=2,301, Fair A/E 1.09), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 10.9% (n=1,903, Fair A/E 1.13). Claiming rides are the standout value angle: 15.3% strikes only just below baseline, but Fair A/E 1.39 and +31.88 to a £1 stake over 111 rides — a record the market has persistently underpriced. C Appleby supplies 22% of the rides and beats the rider's average (29.7% vs 19.6%, A/E 1.14) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The record reads poorly over 2m1f – 2m4f — 9.4% over 85 rides, 10.2pts below the baseline. 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 Jul–Aug.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 19.6% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

18.4%−1.2

n=6,201 · A/E 1.08 · £1 −685.82

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

23.9%+4.3

n=2,301 · A/E 1.09 · £1 −174.49

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

19.9%+0.3

n=1,913 · A/E 1.14 · £1 −42.51

When favourite

40.2%

n=2,677 · A/E 1.13 · £1 −20.12

Claiming rides · riding with a claim

15.3%−4.3

n=111 · A/E 1.39 · £1 +31.88

Big fields · 14+ runners

10.9%−8.7

n=1,903 · A/E 1.13 · £1 −334.63

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

17.8%−1.8

n=2,456 · A/E 1.08 · £1 −201.34

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 19.6% 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 C Appleby 29.7% vs 19.6% · n=2,375

With B W Hills 5.9% vs 19.6% · n=85

Over 2m1f – 2m4f 9.4% vs 19.6% · n=85

With Ed Dunlop 11% vs 19.6% · n=145

With headgear back on 11.2% vs 19.6% · n=134

At Ascot 13.7% vs 19.6% · n=862

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 to Firm 3,126 589 18.8% −391.85

Good 2,927 594 20.3% +52.33

Standard (AW) 2,231 474 21.2% −394.56

Good to Soft 1,341 257 19.2% +14.04

Soft 1,066 196 18.4% −138.26

Heavy 204 28 13.7% −86.96

Firm 44 7 15.9% +1.91

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Newmarket 1,191 250 21% −8.56

Kempton (AW) 1,071 252 23.5% −114.81

Ascot 862 118 13.7% −82.69

Newmarket 728 173 23.8% +8.85

Newbury 680 115 16.9% −74.48

Sandown 643 116 18% −112.36

Goodwood 619 110 17.8% −12.01

Doncaster 518 109 21% +40.55

Lingfield (AW) 494 93 18.8% −114.89

York 461 73 15.8% −1.96

Windsor 374 75 20.1% −16.46

Yarmouth 356 79 22.2% −37.65

Haydock 326 77 23.6% +18.17

Wolverhampton (AW) 308 70 22.7% −55.94

Leicester 251 52 20.7% −41.12

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 1 2,459 438 17.8% −204.34

Class 5 2,439 532 21.8% −284.34

Class 4 2,427 516 21.3% −220.49

Class 2 1,797 305 17% +45.73

Class 3 1,216 259 21.3% −103.04

Class 6 584 91 15.6% −180.47

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 3,036 1172 38.6% 1.14 +11.85

2nd–3rd fav 3,660 672 18.4% 1.05 −327.50

4th–6th fav 2,712 236 8.7% 1.00 −334.70

7th+ in betting 1,531 65 4.2% 1.01 −293.00

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.

Distance

DistanceRWSR£1

6f – 7f 3,914 760 19.4% −537.41

1m2f – 1m4f 2,942 571 19.4% −283.10

1m – 1m1f 2,579 537 20.8% −203.36

Under 6f 805 150 18.6% +22.13

1m5f – 2m 603 118 19.6% +33.27

2m1f – 2m4f 85 8 9.4% +25.12

2m5f – 3m 11 1 9.1% +0.00

By season

By seasonRWSR£1

2008 562 54 9.6% −150.25

2009 545 66 12.1% −46.96

2010 600 101 16.8% +11.77

2011 635 109 17.2% −53.64

2012 721 137 19% −79.71

2013 672 120 17.9% −50.65

2014 709 127 17.9% −102.19

2015 592 114 19.3% −82.43

2016 447 83 18.6% −25.11

2017 382 83 21.7% +63.84

2018 461 99 21.5% −59.49

2019 211 42 19.9% −62.86

2020 676 144 21.3% −29.12

2021 826 174 21.1% +3.82

2022 768 207 27% −67.73

2023 740 167 22.6% −37.47

2024 497 108 21.7% −94.84

2025 489 113 23.1% −50.02

2026 406 97 23.9% −30.31

Handicaps

HandicapsRWSR£1

Handicaps 5,191 867 16.7% −522.72

Field size

Field sizeRWSR£1

8-10 runners 3,651 736 20.2% −178.98

11-13 runners 2,660 451 17% −234.51

5-7 runners 2,411 632 26.2% −145.11

14-16 runners 1,154 143 12.4% −216.12

17+ runners 749 64 8.5% −118.51

2-4 runners 314 119 37.9% −50.12

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

Gregorian (IRE) 18 5 9 13 Sep 14

Questioning (IRE) 17 1 7 20 Sep 13

D'bai (IRE) 16 4 9 7 Oct 20

A Momentofmadness (GB) 15 3 7 8 Oct 20

Hawkbill (USA) 15 7 8 7 Jul 18

Notable Speech (GB) 14 7 8 22 Aug 26

Camborne (GB) 13 3 4 20 Sep 14

Gatewood (GB) 13 5 10 31 Aug 14

Dick Doughtywylie (GB) 13 1 4 20 Jun 14

Fifth Column (IRE) 12 3 4 17 Oct 26

Al Suhail (GB) 12 4 6 26 Aug 23

Creative Force (IRE) 12 4 6 17 May 23

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 6,252 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 9 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

2 from 6

Only 6 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

603817211919212119182032

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

22% of all rides
29.7% SR · A/E 1.14

TrainerRWSR£1

C Appleby 2,375 705 29.7% −3.76

John Gosden 1,608 322 20% −130.80

Andrew Balding 473 84 17.8% +5.51

Mark Johnston 311 50 16.1% −30.90

Charles Hills 295 49 16.6% +23.41

George Boughey 290 65 22.4% −24.57

John & Thady Gosden 220 56 25.5% +11.96

Jeremy Noseda 201 46 22.9% −16.15

Ian Williams 158 23 14.6% +22.91

Simon & Ed Crisford 158 27 17.1% −67.51

Ed Dunlop 145 16 11% −83.16

Ed Walker 129 29 22.5% +36.18

Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2006→

2,222

Archived wins

438

Pattern / graded wins

£84.5m

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) 29.2% · 264–905

Progeny have won 18.4% of 12,996 runs since 2009 (1,531 horses). Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.

Shamardal (USA) 24.7% · 86–348

Progeny have won 14.7% of 10,414 runs since 2009 (1,008 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 11.7% from 1,289. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.

Oasis Dream (GB) 19.3% · 51–264

Progeny have won 11.7% of 18,052 runs since 2008 (1,511 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 17.3% from 150. Weakest on Heavy going: 8.5% from 485. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.1% from 792.

Exceed and Excel (AUS) 20.7% · 50–241

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.

Invincible Spirit (IRE) 19.7% · 47–238

Progeny have won 11.9% of 20,875 runs since 2008 (1,574 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 844.

Galileo (IRE) 18.8% · 43–229

Progeny have won 14.5% of 18,201 runs since 2008 (1,776 horses). Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.4% from 890.

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 13 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 11,573 · newest first

The latest 50 of 11,573 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 10 August 2006 to 7 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

07 Nov 26 Doncaster Solarize (GB)T: Charlie Johnston Virgin Bet November Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)Class 2 · 12f · Good To Soft · 23 ran 4th 11/1

07 Nov 26 Doncaster Ribbon Of Sea (IRE)T: Charlie Appleby Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Irish EBF Gillies Fillies' Stakes (Listed Race)Class 1 · 10f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 6th 16/1

07 Nov 26 Doncaster Advertised (IRE)T: Grant Tuer Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Wentworth Stakes (Listed Race)Class 1 · 6f · Good To Soft · 20 ran 18th 7/1

04 Nov 26 Kempton (AW) Silken Warrior (IRE)T: Charlie Appleby British EBF Future Stayers Maiden Stakes (Sire And Dam Restricted Race) (GBB/GBBPlus Race)Class 3 · 8f · Standard / Slow · 13 ran 3rd 2/1

04 Nov 26 Kempton (AW) Light Of The Stars (GB)T: Charlie Appleby Unibet/British EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (Div II) (GBB/GBBPlus Race)Class 3 · 8f · Standard / Slow · 12 ran 1st 1/1F

04 Nov 26 Kempton (AW) Valentia Light (GB)T: Charlie Appleby Unibet/British EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (Div I) (GBB/GBBPlus Race)Class 3 · 8f · Standard / Slow · 13 ran 1st 4/1

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

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 2,145 of 10,939 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 19.6% (as at 13 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does William Buick do best at?: Newmarket by strike rate: 173 wins from 728 rides (23.8%) 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 William Buick ride most for?: C Appleby, with 2,375 rides since 2008 — 22% of the total. That pairing has won 705 (29.7%).
Is William Buick in form?: Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 6 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is William Buick's Fair A/E?: 1.09, from 10,892 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.