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Sam Holdsworth

21 runners in the lifetime window · 7 individual horses
As at 3 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last runner Mar 2022 100% of runners over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
0–21
Wins / Runs
0%
Strike rate
n=21
0 (0%)
Placed
0.00
Fair A/E
n=21 · 0.00 incl. margin
−21.00
£1 level stake
n=21 at SP · −100.0%
£700
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%

Small sample — fewer than 30 runs in this window. Read the Ns before the percentages.

Yard patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 0% baseline
Fresh · 61+ days off
0%+0.0
n=8 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −8.00
New recruits · first run for the yard
0%+0.0
n=5 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −5.00
Debutants · first career start
0%+0.0
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
First-time headgear · true-first definition
0%+0.0
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00
Headgear returns · back on after a bare run
0%+0.0
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00
Claiming riders · a claimer in the saddle
0%+0.0
n=18 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −18.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 0% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, for you to weigh. Tiles under 30 runs render muted. Headgear figures use the true-first definition (first gear appearance in the captured career); returns are gear back on after a bare run. Claiming riders are runs where the booked rider carried a weight claim. Group / Graded covers pattern and listed races. The same beliefs, tested across every yard and every GB and Irish race since 2005: Racing myths.

Record by conditions

same window as header

Race type

TypeRWSR£1
Hurdle 15 0 0% −15.00
Chase 6 0 0% −6.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good to Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Good 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Exeter 8 0 0% −8.00
Newton Abbot 5 0 0% −5.00
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 5 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
4th–6th fav 6 0 0% 0.00 −6.00
7th+ in betting 15 0 0% 0.00 −15.00
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.

Jumping record

completion over obstacles · same window as header
47.6% completed · 21 obstacle runners (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 6 16.7% 0 0 5 0 0
Hurdle 15 60% 0 0 6 0 0
Chases and hurdles only — bumpers have no obstacles, so completion is not a question there. F fell · UR unseated rider · PU pulled up · BD brought down · Oth covers refusals, slip-ups, run-outs and the rare disqualification. Non-runners are excluded throughout. Rows under n=30 are shown faded. A descriptive record, not a tip.

Horses trained

same window as header · most-raced first
HorseRWPlLast ran
Portentoso (GER)from Erwan Grall · then Chris Honour 7 0 0 24 Mar 22
Airton (GB)from David Pipe 5 0 0 24 Mar 22
Missyladie (FR) 4 0 0 2 Nov 21
Waziri (IRE)from Matt Sheppard 2 0 0 18 Apr 11
Always Tea Time (GB) 1 0 0 22 Apr 21
Skylander (IRE)from David Pipe · then Miss A M Bacon 1 0 0 16 May 18
Jopero (GB)from Richard Woollacott 1 0 0 14 Apr 15
All 7 horses sent out in this window. 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.
Where they came from · where they went next

Of the 7 horses listed, 5 arrived from another yard in our archive, most often from David Pipe (2); 2 had their first archived run for this yard.

2 have since run for another yard; 5 have no later run for another yard in our archive.

Read from each listed horse's whole archived career (2005 onwards), not only this window, and counted over the horses listed above, not the whole string. “First archived run” means our archive holds nothing earlier, not that the horse was unraced. A horse with no later run elsewhere may still be here, be off the track, or have run somewhere our archive does not cover — none of that is asserted.

Jockey bookings

same window · biggest samples first
RiderRWSR£1
Thomasina Eyston 13 0 0% −13.00
Bryan Carver 2 0 0% −2.00
Harry Kimber 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr R Woollacott 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Darren Edwards 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss Hannah Welch 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Frederick Procter 1 0 0% −1.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Sires in the string

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Santiago (GER) 0% · 0–7
Progeny have won 10.7% of 112 runs since 2013 (13 horses).
Champs Elysees (GB) 0% · 0–5
Progeny have won 11.5% of 7,125 runs since 2013 (521 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 7.9% from 391. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.5% from 387.
Born King (JPN) 0% · 0–4
Progeny have won 9.7% of 124 runs since 2015 (17 horses).
Mtoto (GB) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 8.7% of 1,003 runs since 2008 (82 horses). Strongest on Good to Soft going: 13.3% from 135. Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 4.9% from 203. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 2.9% from 103.
Flemensfirth (USA) 0% · 0–1
Progeny have won 11.8% of 17,285 runs since 2008 (1,595 horses).
Indian Haven (GB) 0% · 0–1
Progeny have won 8.2% of 1,800 runs since 2008 (153 horses). Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.1% from 157.
Top line: the yard'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 3 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

all 32 archived runs · newest first

Every one of Sam Holdsworth's 32 archived runners, from 11 July 2005 to 24 March 2022, newest first — no winners among them.

Best finish: 5th of 13 — Missyladie (FR), Newton Abbot, 13 Apr 2021.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
24 Mar 22 Chepstow Portentoso (GER)J: Thomasina Eyston Ashcroft Services Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 19.5f · Good · 15 ran 10th 80/1
24 Mar 22 Chepstow Airton (GB)J: Harry Kimber Brett Martin Conditional Jockeys' Training Series Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 11th 200/1
19 Feb 22 Wincanton Portentoso (GER)J: Thomasina Eyston Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 21.5f · Soft · 18 ran 13th 40/1
08 Feb 22 Taunton Portentoso (GER)J: Thomasina Eyston Free Racing 14th March Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 19f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 7th 125/1
18 Jan 22 Exeter Portentoso (GER)J: Thomasina Eyston Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 10th 80/1
26 Dec 21 Huntingdon Portentoso (GER)J: Thomasina Eyston Alconbury Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20.5f · Heavy · 13 ran PU 100/1
16 Dec 21 Exeter Airton (GB)J: Mr Frederick Procter Like Racing Tv On Facebook Now Amateur Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 21.5f · Soft · 13 ran PU 66/1
03 Dec 21 Exeter Airton (GB)J: Thomasina Eyston betting.bet Pony Racing Authority Graduates Handicap Hurdle (Conditional Jockeys and Amateur Riders)Class 5 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU 80/1
10 Nov 21 Exeter Airton (GB)J: Harry Kimber Exeter Racecourse Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 23f · Good To Soft · 15 ran PU 66/1
02 Nov 21 Exeter Missyladie (FR)J: Thomasina Eyston Betway 'Future Stars' Silver Bowl Novices' Chase (GBB Race)Class 2 · 24f · Good To Soft · 4 ran PU 125/1
05 Jul 21 Worcester Portentoso (GER)J: Thomasina Eyston Read Kevin Blake On attheraces.com Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 7th 66/1
21 Jun 21 Newton Abbot Portentoso (GER)J: Thomasina Eyston Visit attheraces.com Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 5 ran PU 13/2
21 May 21 Worcester Missyladie (FR)J: Thomasina Eyston MansionBet Proud To Support British Racing Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 23f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6th 40/1
05 May 21 Newton Abbot Missyladie (FR)J: Thomasina Eyston Sky Sports Racing On Sky 415 Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 3 · 21.5f · Good · 9 ran 5th 33/1
22 Apr 21 Exeter Always Tea Time (GB)J: Bryan Carver Final Furlough At Heavitree Brewery PLC Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran PU 50/1
13 Apr 21 Newton Abbot Airton (GB)J: Bryan Carver Watch Sky Sports Racing In HD Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 21.5f · Good · 14 ran PU 20/1
13 Apr 21 Newton Abbot Missyladie (FR)J: Thomasina Eyston Sky Sports Racing On Sky 415 Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 13 ran 5th 33/1
16 May 18 Newton Abbot Skylander (IRE)J: Thomasina Eyston Totnes And Bridgetown Chase Company Open Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 26f · Good · 6 ran PU 14/1
14 Apr 15 Exeter Jopero (GB)J: Miss Hannah Welch Ladies Day 5th May Novices' Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 24f · Good To Firm · 14 ran PU 100/1
18 Apr 11 Exeter Waziri (IRE)J: Mr R Woollacott Totnes And Bridgetown Open Hunters' ChaseClass 6 · 19f · Good To Firm · 12 ran PU 100/1

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 Sam Holdsworth's strike rate?
Sam Holdsworth has won 0 of 21 runners since 2008, a strike rate of 0% (as at 3 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive. A small sample — fewer than 30 runners, so read the count before the percentage.
Fair A/E compares wins with a margin-stripped market expectation. Favourite-heavy samples — top yards, leading riders — naturally read a few points warm, so 1.05 means "beat the margin-free market read", not "the market underrates this by 5%". Three sample sizes are reported and never blended: runs (n), the ROI basis (n at SP), and the fair-A/E basis (n with a computed fair probability).

Strike rate is wins over all runs (n). ROI is £1 level stakes at SP over runs with a parseable price (n at SP). Fair A/E is wins over margin-stripped market expectation, over runs with a computed fair probability (n fair). The three Ns can legitimately differ and are always shown. Figures as at 3 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).