What is Zac Purton's strike rate?

Zac Purton has won 37 of 178 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 20.8% (as at 20 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does Zac Purton do best at?

Sha Tin by strike rate: 25 wins from 119 rides (21%) 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.

What is Zac Purton's Fair A/E?

1.05, from 75 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

Zac Purton

178 rides in the last 5 seasons · 132 individual horses

As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last ride 16 days ago 100% of rides on the flat

Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2012→)

from 1 Jan 2022

37–178

Wins / Runs

20.8%

Strike rate

n=178

87 (49%)

Placed

1.05

Fair A/E

n=75 · 0.86 incl. margin

−15.60

£1 level stake

n=75 at SP · −20.8%

£5.37m

Prize money (window)

KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 40 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 21% of them. First rides on a horse are a strength: 25% on the first captured pairing (132 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 178 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 20 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance 29% when favourite First rides: 25% Rides the favourite in 17% of races

The read

First rides on a horse have been a positive signal at 25% (n=132, Fair A/E 1.22), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 15% (n=80, Fair A/E 0.79). The rider also reads well in Class 4 (24.4%, n=45). The record reads poorly off a 15-30-day break — 13.2% over 38 rides, 7.6pts below the baseline. 2 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the The National Day Cup at Sha Tin (HK) (Oct 2026, £338,722).

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 20.8% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

25%+4.2

n=132 · A/E 1.22 · £1 −4.60

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

21.4%+0.6

n=14 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

16.3%−4.5

n=43 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00

When favourite

29%

n=31 · A/E 0.92 · £1 −6.30

Big fields · 14+ runners

15%−5.8

n=80 · A/E 0.79 · £1 −13.20

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

50%+29.2

n=2 · A/E 1.45 · £1 +1.10

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 20.8% 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

With debutants 27.9% vs 20.8% · n=68

Off a 15-30-day break 13.2% vs 20.8% · n=38

Over 1m – 1m1f 14.6% vs 20.8% · n=48

On first rides for the horse 25% vs 20.8% · n=132

With first-time headgear 25.5% vs 20.8% · n=51

In Class 4 24.4% vs 20.8% · n=45

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 82 17 20.7% −11.70

Good to Firm 68 15 22.1% −2.10

Good to Soft 16 3 18.8% −7.00

Standard (AW) 12 2 16.7% +5.20

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Sha Tin 119 25 21% −5.90

Happy Valley 59 12 20.3% −9.70

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 4 45 11 24.4% −4.90

Class 3 23 3 13% −2.10

Class 5 11 0 0% −9.00

Class 2 5 2 40% −0.70

Class 1 2 1 50% +1.10

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 31 9 29% 0.92 −6.30

2nd–3rd fav 24 6 25% 1.55 +3.60

4th–6th fav 18 1 5.6% 0.65 −10.90

7th+ in betting 2 0 0% 0.00 −2.00

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

Oriental Surprise (AUS) 4 0 4 4 Oct 26

Superb Spirit (AUS) 3 1 3 1 Oct 26

Circuit Champion (GB) 3 0 2 27 Sep 26

Gorgeous Victory (AUS) 3 0 1 13 Sep 26

Storm Mirror (AUS) 3 0 2 13 Sep 26

Beauty Show (AUS) 3 0 2 9 Sep 26

Positive Smile (NZ) 2 0 0 4 Oct 26

Talents Ambition (AUS) 2 1 2 4 Oct 26

Vivacious Win (AUS) 2 0 1 4 Oct 26

Superb Guy (AUS) 2 0 1 4 Oct 26

Quantum Legend (AUS) 2 0 0 4 Oct 26

Amazing Duck (AUS) 2 0 1 1 Oct 26

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 132 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 1 time. 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.

By month

strike by month, 5 seasons

JFMAMJJASOND

····192024·2215··

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

TrainerRWSR£1

C S Shum 24 6 25% −8.00

David A Hayes 19 2 10.5% −11.00

Mark Newnham 14 5 35.7% +4.40

K W Lui 13 2 15.4% −1.30

F C Lor 12 0 0% −5.00

D J Hall 12 3 25% −3.40

David Eustace 10 2 20% −3.00

Jamie Richards 9 3 33.3% +6.10

P C Ng 8 0 0% −5.00

J Size 8 0 0% −4.00

C H Yip 7 2 28.6% +7.20

K L Man 7 2 28.6% −2.00

Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2012→

Archived wins

Pattern / graded wins

£5.57m

Prize money

2026

Best season · 37 wins

Colourful King (AUS) — The National Day Cup (Handicap) Sha Tin (HK) · Oct 2026

£338,722

Ka Ying Rising (NZ) — The HKSAR Chief Executive's Cup (Handicap) - Group 3 Sha Tin (HK) · Sep 2026

£338,722

Little Paradise (AUS) — Premier Cup (Handicap) (Course A) (Turf) Sha Tin (HK) · Jun 2026 · Group 3

£224,214

Notable horses

Nyx Gluck (NZ) Live Wire (AUS) Superb Spirit (AUS) Oldtown (NZ) Talents Ambition (AUS) Silvery Breeze (AUS)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Deep Field (AUS) 18.2% · 2–11

Progeny have won 8.6% of 105 runs since 2008 (41 horses).

Toronado (IRE) 14.3% · 1–7

Progeny have won 10.6% of 3,848 runs since 2008 (416 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 6.9% from 189. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 15.5% from 142.

Capitalist (AUS) 16.7% · 1–6

Progeny have won 8.5% of 82 runs since 2008 (35 horses).

All Too Hard (AUS) 25% · 1–4

Progeny have won 11.5% of 52 runs since 2008 (21 horses).

Blue Point (IRE) 25% · 1–4

Progeny have won 14% of 3,383 runs since 2008 (412 horses). Strongest on Good to Soft going: 17% from 335. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 10.7% from 206.

Mikki Isle (JPN) 0% · 0–4

Progeny have won 0% of 13 runs since 2008 (3 horses). A small sample.

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 20 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 179 · newest first

The latest 50 of 179 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 19 June 2012 to 4 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

04 Oct 26 Sha Tin (HK) Solid State (AUS)T: F C Lor Yau Kom Tau Handicap6f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 2nd —

04 Oct 26 Sha Tin (HK) Celestial Hero (AUS)T: Douglas Whyte Shing Mun Handicap5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 8th —

04 Oct 26 Sha Tin (HK) Quantum Legend (AUS)T: Mark Newnham Shek Wai Kok Handicap8f · Standard · 11 ran 6th —

04 Oct 26 Sha Tin (HK) Flow Water Flow (NZ)T: J Size The Chinese Recreation Club Challenge Cup (Handicap)9f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 6th —

04 Oct 26 Sha Tin (HK) Lady's Love (AUS)T: C W Chang Sham Tseng Handicap7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 1st —

04 Oct 26 Sha Tin (HK) Positive Smile (NZ)T: David A Hayes The Yan Chai Trophy (Handicap)7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 9th —

04 Oct 26 Sha Tin (HK) Vivacious Win (AUS)T: David Eustace Sha Tsui Handicap8f · Standard · 13 ran 10th —

04 Oct 26 Sha Tin (HK) Superb Guy (AUS)T: K W Lui Lo Wai Handicap7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 6th —

04 Oct 26 Sha Tin (HK) Talents Ambition (AUS)T: Mark Newnham Muk Min Ha Handicap8f · Standard · 8 ran 2nd —

04 Oct 26 Sha Tin (HK) Kol (AUS)T: David A Hayes Kwok Shui Handicap6f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 1st —

04 Oct 26 Sha Tin (HK) Oriental Surprise (AUS)T: David A Hayes Chai Wan Kok Handicap8f · Standard · 14 ran 3rd —

01 Oct 26 Sha Tin (HK) Superb Spirit (AUS)T: K W Lui Tianjin Handicap7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 3rd —

01 Oct 26 Sha Tin (HK) Top Dragon (AUS)T: W Y So Beijing Handicap7f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 7th —

01 Oct 26 Sha Tin (HK) Almighty Warrior (IRE)T: K W Lui Chongqing Handicap6f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 13th —

01 Oct 26 Sha Tin (HK) Spirited Steed (AUS)T: K W Lui Chongqing Handicap6f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 10th —

01 Oct 26 Sha Tin (HK) Romantic Fantasy (IRE)T: Jamie Richards Jinan Handicap9f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 9th —

01 Oct 26 Sha Tin (HK) Colourful King (AUS)T: David Eustace The National Day Cup (Handicap)5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1st —

01 Oct 26 Sha Tin (HK) Amazing Duck (AUS)T: Jimmy Ting Shenyang Handicap8f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 4th —

01 Oct 26 Sha Tin (HK) Noble Fans (AUS)T: J Size Nanning Handicap6f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 5th —

01 Oct 26 Sha Tin (HK) Majestic Valour (AUS)T: C S Shum Shanghai Handicap6f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 2nd —

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 Zac Purton's strike rate?: Zac Purton has won 37 of 178 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 20.8% (as at 20 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Zac Purton do best at?: Sha Tin by strike rate: 25 wins from 119 rides (21%) 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.
What is Zac Purton's Fair A/E?: 1.05, from 75 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.