What is William Pyle's strike rate?

William Pyle has won 106 of 1,307 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 8.1% (as at 12 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does William Pyle do best at?

Musselburgh by strike rate: 11 wins from 77 rides (14.3%) 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 Pyle ride most for?

Craig Lidster, with 252 rides since 2008 — 19% of the total. That pairing has won 27 (10.7%).

Is William Pyle in form?

Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 9 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.

What is William Pyle's Fair A/E?

0.84, from 1,304 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 Pyle

1,307 rides in the lifetime window · 591 individual horses

As at 12 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last ride 5 days ago 100% of rides on the flat

Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2020→)

from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it

106–1,307

Wins / Runs

8.1%

Strike rate

n=1,307

373 (29%)

Placed

0.84

Fair A/E

n=1,304 · 0.72 incl. margin

−532.98

£1 level stake

n=1,307 at SP · −40.8%

£1.41m

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

5.6%

KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 70 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 8% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.84). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 20% (118 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,307 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 12 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Fires Feb–Mar 24.5% when favourite Craig Lidster: 10.7% from 252 LTO winners: 20.3% Claiming: 9% Rides the favourite in 8% of races

The read

The record is strongest at Musselburgh (14.3%, n=77), clear of the rider's 8.1% baseline. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 20.3% (n=118, Fair A/E 1.19), but horses returning fresh after 61+ days have been a poor signal at 2% (n=147, Fair A/E 0.35). Rides in big fields of 14 or more are the standout value angle: 7.3% strikes only just below baseline, but Fair A/E 1.31 and +26.00 to a £1 stake over 192 rides — a record the market has persistently underpriced. Craig Lidster supplies 19% of the rides and edges the rider's average (10.7% vs 8.1%, A/E 1.04) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also reads well off a 0-7-day break (14.4%, n=118). The record reads poorly off a break of 180+ days — 0% over 35 rides, 8.1pts below the baseline. The market has consistently overbet the rider off a 61-180-day break: Fair A/E 0.43 across 112 rides (2.7% strike, −60.00 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 8.1% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

6.9%−1.2

n=591 · A/E 0.88 · £1 −227.37

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

20.3%+12.2

n=118 · A/E 1.19 · £1 −11.72

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

2%−6.1

n=147 · A/E 0.35 · £1 −95.00

When favourite

24.5%

n=106 · A/E 0.84 · £1 −25.05

Claiming rides · riding with a claim

9%+0.9

n=948 · A/E 0.90 · £1 −315.26

Big fields · 14+ runners

7.3%−0.8

n=192 · A/E 1.31 · £1 +26.00

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

0%−8.1

n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 8.1% 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

On last-time-out winners 20.3% vs 8.1% · n=118

With Iain Jardine 21.4% vs 8.1% · n=42

Off a 0-7-day break 14.4% vs 8.1% · n=118

Off a break of 180+ days 0% vs 8.1% · n=35

At Musselburgh 14.3% vs 8.1% · n=77

Off a 61-180-day break 2.7% vs 8.1% · n=112

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) 412 33 8% −195.84

Good 349 30 8.6% −138.55

Good to Firm 222 19 8.6% −23.84

Good to Soft 166 14 8.4% −75.62

Soft 118 7 5.9% −77.88

Heavy 40 3 7.5% −21.25

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Newcastle (AW) 202 17 8.4% −92.84

Southwell (AW) 106 9 8.5% −33.62

Ayr 86 8 9.3% −49.42

Catterick 86 5 5.8% −67.37

Redcar 84 7 8.3% −35.99

Wolverhampton (AW) 84 4 4.8% −62.88

Musselburgh 77 11 14.3% −16.47

Thirsk 66 7 10.6% −12.50

Beverley 63 6 9.5% −30.67

Hamilton 61 4 6.6% −31.00

York 58 3 5.2% −27.75

Doncaster 56 3 5.4% +45.50

Ripon 50 5 10% +9.50

Pontefract 41 3 7.3% −19.38

Carlisle 40 2 5% −27.88

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 6 557 46 8.3% −279.14

Class 5 378 32 8.5% −177.29

Class 4 231 17 7.4% −33.80

Class 2 71 8 11.3% −12.25

Class 3 66 3 4.5% −26.50

Class 1 4 0 0% −4.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 128 31 24.2% 0.87 −26.30

2nd–3rd fav 251 41 16.3% 0.97 −38.68

4th–6th fav 411 21 5.1% 0.65 −241.00

7th+ in betting 517 13 2.5% 0.80 −227.00

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

Arduis Invicta (IRE) 11 2 5 22 Oct 26

Gweedore (GB) 11 2 5 21 May 26

Alreet Cha (IRE) 11 1 5 25 Oct 25

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 591 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

Small sample

0 from 9

Only 9 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

12131067136910653

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

19% of all rides
10.7% SR · A/E 1.04

TrainerRWSR£1

Craig Lidster 252 27 10.7% −60.56

David & Nicola Barron 104 5 4.8% −69.25

Tracy Waggott 97 8 8.2% −58.62

Katie Scott 87 6 6.9% −57.05

Ruth Carr 78 10 12.8% −6.63

David Loughnane 66 5 7.6% −39.00

Kevin Frost 49 2 4.1% +40.00

Michael & David Easterby 46 3 6.5% −21.00

Jim Goldie 46 2 4.3% −31.00

Iain Jardine 42 9 21.4% +32.00

Kevin & Lauren Frost 36 2 5.6% −21.50

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

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2020→

106

Archived wins

£1.41m

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 14,990 runs since 2013 (930 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 171.

Kodiac (GB) 13.5% · 5–37

Progeny have won 10.4% of 23,604 runs since 2010 (1,666 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 254.

Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) 9.4% · 3–32

Progeny have won 10.3% of 11,888 runs since 2010 (949 horses). Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 305.

Profitable (IRE) 9.4% · 3–32

Progeny have won 9.6% of 4,450 runs since 2021 (358 horses).

Bobby's Kitten (USA) 17.9% · 5–28

Progeny have won 7.9% of 1,675 runs since 2020 (144 horses).

Showcasing (GB) 19.2% · 5–26

Progeny have won 10.2% of 11,664 runs since 2014 (1,000 horses). Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 109.

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 12 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 1,307 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,307 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 28 September 2020 to 7 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

07 Nov 26 Southwell (AW) Fools Rush In (IRE)T: Ruth Carr Midnite Building The Future Of Betting Handicap StakesClass 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 9th 20/1

05 Nov 26 Southwell (AW) Commander Keith (IRE)T: Kevin & Lauren Frost Midnite It's Actually Pretty Good Nursery Handicap StakesClass 6 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 12th 4/1

04 Nov 26 Musselburgh Cargin Bhui (IRE)T: David & Nicola Barron Nairns Oatcakes Handicap StakesClass 3 · 7f · Soft · 12 ran 7th 22/1

04 Nov 26 Musselburgh Parole Officer (GB)T: Ewan Whillans Burton Roofing Merchants Handicap Stakes (Div I)Class 6 · 12.5f · Soft · 11 ran 7th 22/1

04 Nov 26 Musselburgh Justmyluck (GB)T: Linda Perratt Veronika Walker: Moments That Matter Handicap StakesClass 5 · 5f · Soft · 11 ran 4th 25/1

31 Oct 26 Southwell (AW) Millbuie (GB)T: Ewan Whillans Arc All Weather Bonus Is Back Handicap Stakes (Div II)Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 14 ran 11th 40/1

31 Oct 26 Southwell (AW) Archangel Josepi (IRE)T: Katie Scott ARC All Weather Bonus Is Back Handicap Stakes (Div I)Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 2nd 28/1

30 Oct 26 Newcastle (AW) Starliner (IRE)T: Linda Perratt AW Trials Day - Lingfield 2nd Jan 2027 Handicap Stakes (Div II)Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 5th 9/2

30 Oct 26 Newcastle (AW) Taradif (IRE)T: Jessica Macey Aw Trials Day - Lingfield 2nd Jan 2027 Handicap Stakes (Div I)Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 10th 25/1

29 Oct 26 Southwell (AW) Popeye Doyle (FR)T: Jessica Bedi All-Weather Championship Is Back Handicap StakesClass 5 · 8f · Standard · 13 ran 8th 50/1

27 Oct 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Sailor Batt (IRE)T: David & Nicola Barron Saisons D'Or 100th Race Handicap Stakes (Div I)Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 5th 28/1

27 Oct 26 Wolverhampton (AW) White Rose Warrior (GB)T: Craig Lidster AWC Season 14 Has Begun Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands C And D) (GBB/GBBPlus Race)Class 4 · 8.5f · Standard · 12 ran 5th 50/1

26 Oct 26 Redcar Degale (GB)T: David & Nicola Barron Thanks And See You Next Season Handicap Stakes (Div II)Class 6 · 6f · Heavy · 14 ran 9th 13/2

26 Oct 26 Redcar Oselton (GB)T: Craig Lidster Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Saves Lives Selling Handicap StakesClass 5 · 7f · Heavy · 12 ran 6th 16/1

24 Oct 26 Southwell (AW) He's An Angel (GB)T: Kevin & Lauren Frost Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap StakesClass 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 11th 22/1

24 Oct 26 Southwell (AW) Dumfries (GB)T: Ruth Carr Aw Trails Day - Lingfield 2nd Jan 2027 Handicap StakesClass 6 · 8f · Standard · 13 ran 3rd 12/1

23 Oct 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Fools Rush In (IRE)T: Ruth Carr AW Trials Day - Lingfield 2nd January 2027 Handicap Stakes (Div I)Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 10 ran 10th 33/1

22 Oct 26 Southwell (AW) Arduis Invicta (IRE)T: Craig Lidster Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Stakes (Div II)Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 4th 7/1

22 Oct 26 Southwell (AW) Desdemona (GB)T: Michael Attwater Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Apprentice Handicap StakesClass 6 · 5f · Standard · 11 ran 8th 18/1

20 Oct 26 Newcastle (AW) Hectic (GB)T: Liam Bailey Midnite It's Actually Pretty Good Apprentice Handicap StakesClass 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 7th 11/2

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 12 Oct 2026: top-rated on KTB Rating in 3 runs (won 0) · fastest on KTB Speed in 2 runs (won 0) · to 15 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 Pyle's strike rate?: William Pyle has won 106 of 1,307 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 8.1% (as at 12 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does William Pyle do best at?: Musselburgh by strike rate: 11 wins from 77 rides (14.3%) 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 Pyle ride most for?: Craig Lidster, with 252 rides since 2008 — 19% of the total. That pairing has won 27 (10.7%).
Is William Pyle in form?: Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 9 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is William Pyle's Fair A/E?: 0.84, from 1,304 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.