Sam James
Jockey record & statistics — 2015-01-05 to 2026-06-06, from a decade of UK & Irish racing data.
-24.7%
Level-stake ROI (SP)
Over this period Sam James has won 433 of 4084 races (a 10.6% strike rate, an actual/expected ratio of 0.86 versus the market). Below is the full breakdown by course, going and recent form.
Record by course
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|
| 707 | 54 | 7.6% |
| 274 | 26 | 9.5% |
| 270 | 18 | 6.7% |
| 260 | 31 | 11.9% |
| 252 | 30 | 11.9% |
| 219 | 23 | 10.5% |
| 213 | 45 | 21.1% |
| 212 | 29 | 13.7% |
| 197 | 15 | 7.6% |
| 186 | 20 | 10.8% |
| 177 | 26 | 14.7% |
| 176 | 22 | 12.5% |
| 171 | 19 | 11.1% |
| 140 | 13 | 9.3% |
| 124 | 12 | 9.7% |
Record by going
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|
| 1322 | 116 | 8.8% |
| 1054 | 126 | 12.0% |
| 826 | 83 | 10.0% |
| 808 | 102 | 12.6% |
| 74 | 6 | 8.1% |
Most successful horses
| Horse | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|
| 41 | 8 | 19.5% |
| 27 | 6 | 22.2% |
| 17 | 6 | 35.3% |
| 31 | 5 | 16.1% |
| 18 | 5 | 27.8% |
| 11 | 5 | 45.5% |
| 11 | 5 | 45.5% |
| 10 | 5 | 50.0% |
| 28 | 4 | 14.3% |
| 23 | 4 | 17.4% |
| 17 | 4 | 23.5% |
| 14 | 4 | 28.6% |
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Recent runs
| Date | Course | Horse | Finish | SP |
|---|
| 2026-06-06 | Epsom | Poet Master (IRE) | 3 | 12.0 |
| 2026-06-05 | Epsom | Hickory Lad (IRE) | 1 | 4.3 |
| 2026-06-05 | Epsom | Ice Max (GB) | 4 | 7.0 |
| 2026-06-05 | Epsom | Call Margot (IRE) | 2 | 19.0 |
| 2026-06-04 | Hamilton | Impressor (IRE) | 3 | 15.0 |
| 2026-06-04 | Hamilton | Little Lady Karen (GB) | 3 | 7.0 |
| 2026-06-03 | Ripon | Travis (GB) | 12 | 26.0 |
| 2026-06-02 | Pontefract | Saucy Jane (GB) | 2 | 23.0 |
| 2026-05-31 | Thirsk | Sir Yoshi (IRE) | 9 | 41.0 |
| 2026-05-31 | Thirsk | Fast Fred (GB) | 4 | 11.0 |
| 2026-05-31 | Thirsk | Acrisius (GB) | 16 | 34.0 |
| 2026-05-31 | Thirsk | Rosberg (GB) | 4 | 7.0 |
| 2026-05-31 | Thirsk | Straight Ahead (GB) | 4 | 29.0 |
| 2026-05-31 | Thirsk | Thankfully (IRE) | 5 | 6.0 |
| 2026-05-30 | Beverley | Urchin (GB) | 2 | 1.5 |
| 2026-05-30 | Beverley | Billyb (FR) | 7 | 13.0 |
| 2026-05-30 | Beverley | Bullington Bry (GB) | 10 | 23.0 |
| 2026-05-29 | Wolverhampton (AW) | High Storm (GB) | 4 | 6.5 |
| 2026-05-28 | Ripon | Captain Bruce (IRE) | 8 | 67.0 |
| 2026-05-28 | Ripon | Country Artiste (IRE) | 10 | 29.0 |
Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-01-05–2026-06-06. Strike rate and ROI are historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.