Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Billy Cray

Billy Cray

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Billy Cray is a jockey with 1102 career rides 80 winners. He rides at a 7.3% strike rate. He has placed 258 times. He has earned £442.3k in prize money. His strongest track is Folkestone (2w from 5r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

7.3%

Total Wins

80

Total Runs

1,102

Places

258

Place %

23.4%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

9 seasons
20062007200820092010201120122013201408162432471013
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2014-10-24Wolverhampton (AW)Monsterbet Selling StakesTantric Lady (GB)9116ffStandard
2014-10-17Wolverhampton (AW)Metatek Aluminium Number Plate Solution Classified StakesRocky Hill Ridge (GB)6139.5ffStandard
2014-09-30Wolverhampton (AW)Sporting Lisbon V Chelsea Price Boost At Bookies.com NurseryTantric Lady (GB)11128.5ffStandard
2014-09-26Wolverhampton (AW)Bet toteexacta Maiden Stakes (Div 1)Princess P (GB)887ffStandard
2014-09-24RedcarHold Your Christmas Party Here NurseryTantric Lady (GB)16168ffGood To Firm
2014-09-15Wolverhampton (AW)Sponsor A Race By Calling 01902 390000 HandicapLord Buffhead (GB)9136ffStandard
2014-09-13Wolverhampton (AW)Book Hospitality At Wolverhampton Racecourse HandicapSofias Number One (USA)6129.5ffStandard
2014-09-07YorkCastles UK Educational And Residential Furniture HandicapMasterful Act (USA)111216.5ffGood To Firm
2014-09-05NewcastleWaterAid Handicap (Div 2)Lewamy (IRE)6167ffGood To Firm
2014-09-05NewcastleESH Construction HandicapDivertimenti (IRE)5126ffGood To Firm
2014-09-01LeicesterSix Hills HandicapDivertimenti (IRE)4106ffGood
2014-08-25WarwickCathie Matecki's Diamond Jubilee HandicapDivertimenti (IRE)396ffSoft
2014-08-21Wolverhampton (AW)10 Free Bet At 32redsport.com Maiden Auction StakesMonsieur Rouge (IRE)10117ffStandard
2014-08-21Wolverhampton (AW)William Beardshaw 'Not Forgotten' Memorial HandicapSpoken Words (GB)10117ffStandard
2014-08-21Wolverhampton (AW)32red Casino HandicapAvonmore Star (GB)13136ffStandard
2014-08-20Southwell (AW)In Memory Of Nev Hardy HandicapLoma Mor (GB)10105ffStandard
2014-08-19LeicesterFoster's Gold HandicapSofias Number One (USA)81310ffGood
2014-08-18Kempton (AW)British Stallion Studs Ebf Maiden StakesRed Flute (GB)8116ffStandard
2014-08-12NottinghamRacing Uk Anywhere Available Now HandicapDivertimenti (IRE)1126ffGood
2014-08-07Southwell (AW)Shane W Darby Memorial HandicapSofias Number One (USA)388ffStandard

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

Win % by course (rows) and distance band (columns). Min 1 run to show a cell.

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Southwell (AW)6%9%3%23%17%
Wolverhampton (AW)11%0%15%14%25%
Lingfield (AW)20%11%0%0%0%0%
Kempton (AW)0%7%17%0%0%13%
Beverley0%9%0%25%0%
Ayr0%14%0%0%0%0%
Redcar13%0%0%21%0%0%
Catterick8%0%0%0%

Going Performance

Based on 1102 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Standard
44W / 408R11%
Good To Firm
8W / 267R3%
Good
15W / 199R8%
Good To Soft
4W / 96R4%
Soft
2W / 58R3%
Standard To Slow
2W / 38R5%
Heavy
2W / 14R14%
Firm
3W / 13R23%
Standard To Fast
0W / 7R0%
Slow
0W / 2R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 1102 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
39W / 669R6%
Mile
30W / 332R9%
Middle
9W / 85R11%
Staying
2W / 16R13%

Course Specialists

Where this jockey rides most successfully (minimum 3 rides at a track).

#1Folkestone
2W / 5R40%
#2Brighton
1W / 4R25%
#3Ascot
1W / 6R17%
#4Chester
2W / 15R13%
#5Southwell (AW)
21W / 182R12%
#6Wolverhampton (AW)
18W / 156R12%
#7Yarmouth
2W / 18R11%
#8Redcar
4W / 39R10%
#9Newbury
1W / 11R9%
#10Salisbury
1W / 11R9%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C6C702468

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0481216

Trainer Partnerships

Most successful trainers this jockey rides for (minimum 3 rides).

#1David Nicholls
20W / 214R9%
#2Dominic Ffrench Davis
19W / 148R13%
#3Richard Guest
9W / 125R7%
#4Garry Woodward
4W / 27R15%
#5Garry Moss
3W / 28R11%
#6Scott Dixon
3W / 57R5%
#7John Harris
2W / 7R29%
#8Peter Salmon
2W / 14R14%
#9Mark Usher
2W / 27R7%
#10Brian Baugh
2W / 44R5%

Owner Partnerships

Top owners whose horses this jockey rides (minimum 2 runners).

#1Paul J Dixon
8W / 83R10%
#2Mrs J E Taylor
7W / 33R21%
#3P B Gallagher
6W / 29R21%
#4J Pownall
4W / 13R31%
#5Bamboozelem
4W / 18R22%
#6The Red Eye Partnership
4W / 21R19%
#7Ron Hull
3W / 29R10%
#8Eamon Maher
2W / 5R40%
#9Viscount Environmental Ltd
2W / 9R22%
#10Brian W Taylor
2W / 9R22%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

AW

Runs

455

Wins

46

Win Rate

10%

Turf

Runs

647

Wins

34

Win Rate

5%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

1102

Wins

80

Win %

7%

Place %

23%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Bluesq.com Stewards' Cup (Heritage Handicap)

Evens And Odds (IRE) · Goodwood · 31 Jul 2010

£62.3k
#2

Matthew Clark Handicap

Dr Red Eye (GB) · Chester · 25 May 2013

£14.2k
#3

Cruise Nightspot Handicap

Dr Red Eye (GB) · Chester · 10 May 2013

£7.8k
#4

Bet Multiples - Betdaq Handicap

Admirable Duque (IRE) · Wolverhampton (AW) · 19 Feb 2010

£6.9k
#5

K J Pike & Sons Ltd Seniors' Sprint Handicap

Brandywell Boy (IRE) · Salisbury · 27 Jun 2010

£6.5k
#6

Hotel & Conferencing At Wolverhampton Handicap

Justcallmehandsome (GB) · Wolverhampton (AW) · 19 May 2008

£5k
#7

New Chapel Handicap

Brandywell Boy (IRE) · Lingfield (AW) · 27 Nov 2009

£4.7k
#8

32red.com Handicap

Dr Red Eye (GB) · Wolverhampton (AW) · 23 Apr 2013

£4.7k
#9

Fsb Telecom Handicap

Brandywell Boy (IRE) · Bath · 12 Jun 2010

£4.4k
#10

Bistro Prices From 37 Handicap

Indian Skipper (IRE) · Kempton (AW) · 13 Jan 2010

£4.2k

Market Performance

Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.

Avg Winner SP

10/1

Shortest Winner

0.4/1

Biggest Winner

50/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
7
2/1–4/1
8
4/1–8/1
28
8/1–16/1
20
16/1+
17

Draw Performance

Win rates by relative draw position (low / mid / high third of the field).

Low
19W / 280R7%
Mid
29W / 376R8%
High
32W / 446R7%