Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Chris Ward

Chris Ward

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Chris Ward is a jockey with 505 career rides 53 winners. He rides at a 10.5% strike rate. He has placed 189 times. He has earned £429.5k in prize money. His strongest track is Fakenham (3w from 7r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

10.5%

Total Wins

53

Total Runs

505

Places

189

Place %

37.4%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

15 seasons
2010201120122013201420152016201720192020202120222023202420250246849.92
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2025-07-13StratfordEsme & Ellie Allsopp Handicap HurdleFloating Rock (GER)4718.5ffGood To Firm
2025-07-13Stratford2025 Mary Cecilia Beddows Memorial Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)Tillmouth (FR)5816.5ffGood To Firm
2025-07-13StratfordNext Sunday Is Ladies Day Novices' Limited Handicap HurdleHitthekettle (IRE)4722ffGood To Firm
2024-12-11HerefordJoin The Hereford Racing Club Conditional Jockeys' Handicap ChaseJac Jumper (FR)21321ffGood To Soft
2024-12-10FontwellBetGoodwin Novices' Handicap HurdleArctic Saint (IRE)4921.5ffSoft
2024-12-10FontwellBetGoodwin Best UK Bookie Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Shes All Pride (IRE)7919ffSoft
2024-11-29NewburyCoral Long Distance Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)Flight Deck (IRE)4424ffSoft
2024-11-22CatterickScan Your tote Bet With Raceday-Ready Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)Battle Of Omdurman (GB)3715.5ffGood
2024-11-19FakenhamWeatherbys Hamilton Handicap HurdleMagistrato (FR)4516ffSoft
2024-11-18LeicesterJoin Racing TV Now Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleArctic Saint (IRE)31020.5ffGood To Soft
2024-11-17FontwellBetGoodwin Southern National Handicap ChaseHauraki Gulf (GB)7927.5ffGood
2024-11-13AyrLiveScore Bet Best Odds Daily Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Immortal Fame (IRE)1320.5ffGood
2024-11-13AyrLiveScore Bet Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)Shes All Pride (IRE)3616ffGood
2024-11-09AintreeBoyleSports Choose Wisely Handicap ChaseMagistrato (FR)2816ffGood
2024-11-05WarwickJETS Richard Davis Awards Handicap ChaseImac Wood (FR)6820ffGood
2024-11-03HuntingdonJumps Is Back With Rhino.Bet Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Jac Jumper (FR)4623.5ffGood
2024-10-30Newton AbbotCelebrating David Freeman's 35 Years Service Handicap HurdleFlight Deck (IRE)2921.5ffHeavy
2024-10-29Bangor-on-DeeWeatherbys Stallion Book Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Immortal Fame (IRE)21020.5ffSoft
2024-10-27WincantonAlhampton Inn Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)Battle Of Omdurman (GB)41015ffGood
2024-10-26CheltenhamWilliam Hill Betting Done Properly Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Hauraki Gulf (GB)2524ffGood

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Uttoxeter—————8%
Stratford—————8%
Worcester—————13%
Warwick—————11%
Bangor-on-Dee—————8%
Ludlow—————4%
Hereford—————9%
Fontwell—————18%

Going Performance

Based on 505 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Good
26W / 239R11%
Soft
12W / 100R12%
Good To Soft
8W / 96R8%
Heavy
5W / 38R13%
Good To Firm
2W / 28R7%
Very Soft
0W / 3R0%
Standard To Slow
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 505 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Middle
16W / 159R10%
Staying
37W / 346R11%

Course Specialists

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

#1Fakenham
3W / 7R43%
#2Aintree
2W / 8R25%
#3Plumpton
2W / 9R22%
#4Leicester
3W / 14R21%
#5Fontwell
4W / 22R18%
#6Huntingdon
3W / 18R17%
#7Chepstow
2W / 13R15%
#8Southwell
2W / 14R14%
#9Worcester
5W / 39R13%
#10Wincanton
1W / 8R13%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C60481216

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec05101520

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Dr Richard Newland
25W / 132R19%
#2Deborah Cole
12W / 114R11%
#3Robin Dickin
6W / 77R8%
#4John O'Shea
3W / 9R33%
#5Martin Keighley
2W / 11R18%
#6Tony Forbes
2W / 16R13%
#7Sarah Hollinshead
2W / 40R5%
#8Henry Oliver
1W / 8R13%
#9Michael Gates
0W / 9R0%
#10Tracey Leeson
0W / 21R0%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Knowle Racing Stables Limited
12W / 106R11%
#2Paul Jenkins
5W / 16R31%
#3N G H Ayliffe
3W / 8R38%
#4C E Stedman R J Corsan
3W / 9R33%
#5The Five Nations Partnership
3W / 16R19%
#6John Margaret Cooper Law Disorder
2W / 2R100%
#7P Jenkins C E Stedman
2W / 3R67%
#8The Berrow Hill Partnership
2W / 7R29%
#9Paul L Drinkwater
2W / 9R22%
#10Peter Green
2W / 13R15%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

504

Wins

53

Win Rate

11%

AW

Runs

1

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

503

Wins

53

Win %

11%

Place %

38%

Flat

Runs

2

Wins

0

Win %

0%

Place %

0%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Dunraven Windows Handicap Hurdle

Connectivity (IRE) · Chepstow · 26 Apr 2013

£12k
#2

Claim Free Bet Offers At thebookiesoffers.co.uk Handicap Hurdle

Boondooma (IRE) · Chepstow · 11 Oct 2014

£9.7k
#3

Oswestry Bone Cancer Centre Appeal Handicap Hurdle

Bombadero (IRE) · Ludlow · 2 Apr 2015

£7.8k
#4

Big Tolns Fernott, Big Day Out Handicap Chase

Magistrato (FR) · Newton Abbot · 5 Jul 2024

£6.8k
#5

Read Harry Cobden's Blog At Planetsportbet Handicap Chase

Imac Wood (FR) · Hereford · 15 Jan 2024

£6.5k
#6

Bet totetrifecta On All Races Handicap Hurdle (For The Leicestershire Bronze Fox)

Act Of Kalanisi (IRE) · Leicester · 27 Dec 2013

£6.5k
#7

Vickers.Bet Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Hauraki Gulf (GB) · Sedgefield · 12 Jan 2024

£5.9k
#8

LiveScore Bet Best Odds Daily Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Immortal Fame (IRE) · Ayr · 13 Nov 2024

£5.3k
#9

Cottesmore Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Hauraki Gulf (GB) · Leicester · 27 Feb 2024

£4.8k
#10

Watch RacingTV With Free Trial Now Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Quiet Thunder (IRE) · Stratford · 14 Jun 2022

£4.7k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

6.4/1

Shortest Winner

0.3/1

Biggest Winner

50/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
17
2/1–4/1
16
4/1–8/1
13
8/1–16/1
3
16/1+
4

Draw Performance

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

No draw data yet.