What is William Pyle's strike rate?

William Pyle has won 103 of 1,210 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 8.5% (as at 19 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does William Pyle do best at?

Musselburgh by strike rate: 11 wins from 73 rides (15.1%) 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 Pyle ride most for?

Craig Lidster, with 249 rides since 2022 — 21% of the total. That pairing has won 27 (10.8%).

Is William Pyle in form?

In the last 14 days: 17 rides, 1 winner, a strike rate of 5.9%. That is in line with the baseline of 8.5% since 2022.

What is William Pyle's Fair A/E?

0.85, from 1,207 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 Pyle

1,210 rides in the last 5 seasons · 541 individual horses

As at 19 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last ride 2 days ago 100% of rides on the flat

Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2020→)

from 1 Jan 2022

103–1,210

Wins / Runs

8.5%

Strike rate

n=1,210

356 (29%)

Placed

0.85

Fair A/E

n=1,207 · 0.74 incl. margin

−460.98

£1 level stake

n=1,210 at SP · −38.1%

£1.37m

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 240 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 9% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 0.85). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 21% (115 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,210 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 19 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance Fires Feb–Mar 25.5% when favourite Craig Lidster: 10.8% from 249 LTO winners: 20.9% Claiming: 9.4% Rides the favourite in 8% of races

The read

The record is strongest at Musselburgh (15.1%, n=73), clear of the rider's 8.5% baseline. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 20.9% (n=115, Fair A/E 1.23), but horses returning fresh after 61+ days have been a poor signal at 2.2% (n=136, Fair A/E 0.36). Rides in big fields of 14 or more are the standout value angle: 7.6% strikes only just below baseline, but Fair A/E 1.33 and +39.00 to a £1 stake over 172 rides — a record the market has persistently underpriced. Craig Lidster supplies 21% of the rides and edges the rider's average (10.8% vs 8.5%, A/E 1.05) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also reads well off a 0-7-day break (14.9%, n=114). The record reads poorly off a break of 180+ days — 0% over 31 rides, 8.5pts below the baseline. The market has consistently overbet the rider over 1m5f – 2m: Fair A/E 0.18 across 52 rides (1.9% strike, −43.00 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperform what the price implies. The standout partner of the record: Kats Bob (GB) — 5 wins from 26 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fires Feb–Mar.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 8.5% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

7.6%−0.9

n=538 · A/E 0.93 · £1 −174.37

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

20.9%+12.4

n=115 · A/E 1.23 · £1 −8.72

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

2.2%−6.3

n=136 · A/E 0.36 · £1 −84.00

When favourite

25.5%

n=102 · A/E 0.87 · £1 −21.05

Claiming rides · riding with a claim

9.4%+0.9

n=875 · A/E 0.91 · £1 −267.26

Big fields · 14+ runners

7.6%−0.9

n=172 · A/E 1.33 · £1 +39.00

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

0%−8.5

n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 8.5% 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

On last-time-out winners 20.9% vs 8.5% · n=115

With Iain Jardine 21.4% vs 8.5% · n=42

Off a 0-7-day break 14.9% vs 8.5% · n=114

Off a break of 180+ days 0% vs 8.5% · n=31

At Musselburgh 15.1% vs 8.5% · n=73

Over 1m5f – 2m 1.9% vs 8.5% · n=52

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

Standard (AW) 367 31 8.4% −168.84

Good 334 30 9% −123.55

Good to Firm 211 18 8.5% −19.84

Good to Soft 161 14 8.7% −70.62

Soft 101 7 6.9% −60.88

Heavy 36 3 8.3% −17.25

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Newcastle (AW) 187 15 8% −95.84

Southwell (AW) 88 9 10.2% −15.62

Ayr 85 8 9.4% −48.42

Catterick 82 5 6.1% −63.37

Musselburgh 73 11 15.1% −12.47

Wolverhampton (AW) 73 4 5.5% −51.88

Redcar 69 7 10.1% −20.99

Thirsk 63 7 11.1% −9.50

Beverley 60 5 8.3% −34.67

York 56 3 5.4% −25.75

Hamilton 56 4 7.1% −26.00

Doncaster 54 3 5.6% +47.50

Ripon 47 5 10.6% +12.50

Pontefract 40 3 7.5% −18.38

Carlisle 39 2 5.1% −26.88

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 6 509 45 8.8% −238.14

Class 5 347 30 8.6% −164.29

Class 4 217 17 7.8% −19.80

Class 2 71 8 11.3% −12.25

Class 3 62 3 4.8% −22.50

Class 1 4 0 0% −4.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 124 31 25% 0.90 −22.30

2nd–3rd fav 240 40 16.7% 0.98 −35.68

4th–6th fav 386 19 4.9% 0.62 −233.00

7th+ in betting 460 13 2.8% 0.89 −170.00

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

Kats Bob (GB) 26 5 12 12 Oct 26

Miss Rainbow (IRE) 21 3 9 24 Jul 26

Mrs Bagerran (IRE) 16 3 9 29 Aug 25

Novak (GB) 16 3 7 10 Oct 24

Without Delay (IRE) 14 2 4 29 Apr 26

Dickieburd (GB) 13 0 4 3 Oct 24

Gweedore (GB) 11 2 5 21 May 26

Alreet Cha (IRE) 11 1 5 25 Oct 25

Arduis Invicta (IRE) 10 2 5 8 Oct 26

Mark's Choice (IRE) 10 1 7 6 Jul 26

Curious Rover (IRE) 9 2 5 16 Oct 26

Doralee (GB) 9 1 3 1 Sep 26

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 541 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 4 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

1 from 17 5.9% · −2.6pts vs baseline

Last 14 days5.9%

5-season base8.5%

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

13131077136910860

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 yardCraig Lidster

21% of all rides
10.8% SR · A/E 1.05

TrainerRWSR£1

Craig Lidster 249 27 10.8% −57.56

David & Nicola Barron 101 5 5% −66.25

Tracy Waggott 97 8 8.2% −58.62

Katie Scott 86 6 7% −56.05

Ruth Carr 75 10 13.3% −3.63

David Loughnane 66 5 7.6% −39.00

Kevin Frost 49 2 4.1% +40.00

Jim Goldie 46 2 4.3% −31.00

Iain Jardine 42 9 21.4% +32.00

Kevin & Lauren Frost 34 2 5.9% −19.50

Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2020→

106

Archived wins

£1.40m

Prize money

2025

Best season · 33 wins

Intervention (GB) — William Hill/MND Association Great St Wilfrid Handicap Ripon · Aug 2025 · Class 2

£51,540

Pilgrim (GB) — Virgin Bet Scottish Sprint Cup Handicap Musselburgh · Apr 2026 · Class 2

£36,078

Alfa Kellenic (GB) — Virgin Bet Ayr Silver Cup Handicap Ayr · Sep 2024 · Class 2

£33,501

Notable horses

Kats Bob (GB) Alfa Kellenic (GB) Miss Rainbow (IRE) Novak (GB) Mrs Bagerran (IRE) Crown's Lady (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Dandy Man (IRE) 22.5% · 9–40

Progeny have won 9.1% of 14,911 runs since 2008 (930 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 170.

Kodiac (GB) 13.5% · 5–37

Progeny have won 10.4% of 23,530 runs since 2008 (1,665 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.

Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) 9.4% · 3–32

Progeny have won 10.3% of 11,867 runs since 2008 (949 horses). Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 305.

Profitable (IRE) 9.4% · 3–32

Progeny have won 9.5% of 4,407 runs since 2008 (356 horses).

Bobby's Kitten (USA) 18.5% · 5–27

Progeny have won 8% of 1,666 runs since 2008 (144 horses).

Havana Grey (GB) 25% · 6–24

Progeny have won 13.3% of 4,525 runs since 2008 (415 horses). Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 16.3% from 104. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10.3% from 406.

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 19 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 1,283 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,283 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 28 September 2020 to 17 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

17 Oct 26 Catterick Accrual (GB)T: Ruth Carr William Hill Catterick Dash Handicap StakesClass 2 · 5f · Good · 12 ran 11th 11/1

17 Oct 26 Catterick Fiscal Policy (IRE)T: Ruth Carr William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap Stakes (Div II)Class 4 · 7f · Good · 9 ran 7th 17/2

16 Oct 26 Newcastle (AW) Powernap (GB)T: Jessica Bedi Quaff Box Handicap StakesClass 6 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 9th 12/1

16 Oct 26 Newcastle (AW) Maynora (GB)T: Craig Lidster Central Employment & Training Partnership Handicap Stakes (Div II)Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 5th 9/2

16 Oct 26 Newcastle (AW) Curious Rover (IRE)T: Katie Scott Northumbria Leisure For Jukeboxes Handicap StakesClass 4 · 5f · Standard · 11 ran 5th 33/1

16 Oct 26 Newcastle (AW) The Floors Munky (GB)T: Gary Rutherford quinnbet.com Handicap StakesClass 5 · 12.5f · Standard · 12 ran 11th 200/1

15 Oct 26 Southwell (AW) Maynora (GB)T: Craig Lidster Free Bets On Attheraces.com Apprentice Handicap StakesClass 6 · 8f · Standard · 14 ran 7th 17/2

14 Oct 26 Kempton (AW) Dinah Myte (GB)T: John Gallagher Bet £20 Get £20 With Unibet Fillies' Handicap Stakes (London Middle Distance Series Qualifier)Class 5 · 11f · Standard / Slow · 9 ran 7th 40/1

13 Oct 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Degale (GB)T: David & Nicola Barron Cavani Champion Style Handicap StakesClass 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 3rd 3/1F

13 Oct 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Snooze Lane (IRE)T: Sarah Hollinshead Download The Raceday Ready App Apprentice Handicap Stakes (Div II)Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 2nd 4/1

12 Oct 26 Newcastle (AW) Kats Bob (GB)T: Ruth Carr Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Stakes (Div II)Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 4th 4/1

12 Oct 26 Newcastle (AW) Brittunculi (GB)T: Tracy Waggott Download The At The Races App Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)Class 3 · 10f · Standard · 7 ran 6th 500/1

09 Oct 26 York Golden Strike (IRE)T: Richard & Peter Fahey Pj Staffing Group Apprentice Handicap StakesClass 4 · 7f · Good To Soft · 20 ran 1st 7/1

09 Oct 26 York Go Vince Go (IRE)T: Tim Easterby Copper Knight Winning-most Horse Handicap StakesClass 3 · 5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 13th 7/1

08 Oct 26 Ayr Arduis Invicta (IRE)T: Craig Lidster Tennent's Lager Handicap StakesClass 4 · 6f · Heavy · 11 ran 10th 16/1

08 Oct 26 Ayr Royal Blaze (GB)T: Ewan Whillans Stella Artois Apprentice Handicap StakesClass 5 · 10f · Heavy · 12 ran 8th 28/1

07 Oct 26 Nottingham Golden Prosperity (IRE)T: Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood Construction Day 14th October Apprentice Handicap StakesClass 6 · 6f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 7th 11/2

05 Oct 26 Pontefract Galba (GB)T: Kevin & Lauren Frost Good Biscuit - Ponte Premiership Champion Handicap StakesClass 5 · 8f · Good · 13 ran 4th 25/1

05 Oct 26 Pontefract Cargin Bhui (IRE)T: David & Nicola Barron Autism In Racing Handicap StakesClass 5 · 6f · Good · 12 ran 5th 33/1

05 Oct 26 Pontefract State of Gold (IRE)T: Craig Lidster Constant Security Serving Yorkshire Racecourses Nursery Handicap StakesClass 5 · 6f · Good · 9 ran 9th 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 William Pyle's strike rate?: William Pyle has won 103 of 1,210 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 8.5% (as at 19 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does William Pyle do best at?: Musselburgh by strike rate: 11 wins from 73 rides (15.1%) 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 Pyle ride most for?: Craig Lidster, with 249 rides since 2022 — 21% of the total. That pairing has won 27 (10.8%).
Is William Pyle in form?: In the last 14 days: 17 rides, 1 winner, a strike rate of 5.9%. That is in line with the baseline of 8.5% since 2022.
What is William Pyle's Fair A/E?: 0.85, from 1,207 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.