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Jockey profile

Adam Ellis

35 rides in the last 5 seasons · 16 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Apr 2023 91% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2021→)
from 1 Jan 2022
1–35
Wins / Runs
2.9%
Strike rate
n=35
7 (20%)
Placed
0.81
Fair A/E
n=35 · 0.63 incl. margin
−22.00
£1 level stake
n=35 at SP · −62.9%
£13,635
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 2.9% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
0%−2.9
n=15 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −15.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
0%−2.9
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
0%−2.9
n=4 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −4.00
When favourite
0%
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
2.9%+0.0
n=35 · A/E 0.81 · £1 −22.00
Big fields · 14+ runners
4%+1.1
n=25 · A/E 1.57 · £1 −12.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−2.9
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 2.9% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, for you to weigh. 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.

Record by conditions

same window as header

Race type

TypeRWSR£1
Hurdle 31 1 3.2% −18.00
Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 18 0 0% −18.00
Good 6 1 16.7% +7.00
Heavy 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Kilbeggan 4 1 25% +9.00
Thurles 4 0 0% −4.00
Punchestown 4 0 0% −4.00
Fairyhouse 3 0 0% −3.00
Naas 3 0 0% −3.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Tramore 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Sligo 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 1 0 0% 0.00 −1.00
4th–6th fav 10 1 10% 1.59 +3.00
7th+ in betting 24 0 0% 0.00 −24.00
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
90.6% completed · 32 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0
Hurdle 31 90.3% 0 0 3 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 ridden

same window as header · most-raced first
HorseRWPlLast ran
Ballyglass Beauty (IRE) 9 1 5 20 Apr 23
Pearlofflorida (IRE) 4 0 0 21 Mar 23
The Dabbler (IRE) 3 0 2 4 Dec 22
Sweet Sting (IRE) 3 0 0 19 Feb 22
Annie Beag (IRE) 2 0 0 9 Apr 23
Getabelle (IRE) 2 0 0 17 Jan 23
Will It Be You (IRE) 2 0 0 31 Dec 22
The Sages Answer (IRE) 2 0 0 23 Jan 22
Georgiabell (IRE) 1 0 0 18 Mar 23
Glencourt Valley (IRE) 1 0 0 13 Nov 22
Snugsborough Hall (IRE) 1 0 0 20 Aug 22
Sawbuck (IRE) 1 0 0 15 Jun 22
All 16 horses ridden 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.

By month

strike by month, 5 seasons
JFMAMJJASOND
0000000050000
A jumps rider: the season runs Oct–Apr. Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Riding for

same window · biggest samples first
Main yardLiam P Cusack
86% of all rides
3.3% SR · A/E 0.90
TrainerRWSR£1
Liam P Cusack 30 1 3.3% −17.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2021→
1
Archived wins
£13,955
Prize money
2022
Best season · 1 win
Ballyglass Beauty (IRE) — Celebrating The Life Of Sean Daly Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Kilbeggan · Sep 2022
£6,195
Notable horses
Ballyglass Beauty (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Westerner (GB) 11.1% · 1–9
Progeny have won 12.2% of 11,858 runs since 2009 (945 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 8.5% from 188.
Altruistic (IRE) 0% · 0–4
Progeny have won 5.7% of 122 runs since 2021 (14 horses).
Court Cave (IRE) 0% · 0–3
Progeny have won 10.1% of 7,956 runs since 2008 (553 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
Presenting (GB) 0% · 0–3
Progeny have won 11% of 20,052 runs since 2008 (1,686 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24.3% from 136.
Sageburg (IRE) 0% · 0–3
Progeny have won 10% of 3,488 runs since 2012 (416 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 13.4% from 389. Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 2.7% from 295. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.2% from 355.
Scorpion (IRE) 0% · 0–3
Progeny have won 9.2% of 6,324 runs since 2011 (609 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 14.1% from 142.
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 6 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 43 archived runs · newest first

Every one of Adam Ellis's 43 archived rides, from 22 February 2021 to 20 April 2023, newest first — one winner among them.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
20 Apr 23 Kilbeggan Ballyglass Beauty (IRE)T: Liam P Cusack KilbegganRaces.com Handicap Hurdle (80-109)23.5f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 5th 11/4F
09 Apr 23 Cork Annie Beag (IRE)T: W J Austin O'flynn Motors Mallow Mares Maiden Hurdle19f · Yielding · 13 ran 11th 125/1
21 Mar 23 Clonmel Pearlofflorida (IRE)T: Liam P Cusack Cannonwood Handicap Hurdle (80-95)16f · Heavy · 15 ran 7th 33/1
18 Mar 23 Thurles Ballyglass Beauty (IRE)T: Liam P Cusack Leugh Handicap Hurdle (80-109)23f · Soft · 14 ran 3rd 9/1
18 Mar 23 Thurles Georgiabell (IRE)T: Liam P Cusack Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft · 16 ran PU 150/1
31 Jan 23 Limerick Pearlofflorida (IRE)T: Liam P Cusack Limerick Racecourse Opportunity Mares Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft · 14 ran 9th 66/1
28 Jan 23 Fairyhouse Annie Beag (IRE)T: W J Austin Rich History & Well Chosen At Kedrah House Stud Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft · 25 ran 16th 150/1
17 Jan 23 Clonmel Getabelle (IRE)T: Liam P Cusack Kilsheelan Mares Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Heavy · 17 ran 8th 100/1
01 Jan 23 Tramore Pearlofflorida (IRE)T: Liam P Cusack David Flynn Construction Maiden Hurdle16f · Heavy · 15 ran 11th 125/1
31 Dec 22 Punchestown Will It Be You (IRE)T: Liam P Cusack Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95)16.5f · Soft To Heavy · 22 ran 15th 33/1
04 Dec 22 Fairyhouse The Dabbler (IRE)T: Liam P Cusack Bar One Racing Porterstown Handicap Chase (Grade B)29f · Soft · 12 ran 7th 6/1
24 Nov 22 Thurles Pearlofflorida (IRE)T: Liam P Cusack Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle23f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran PU 66/1
19 Nov 22 Punchestown Ballyglass Beauty (IRE)T: Liam P Cusack Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle (80-109)24.5f · Yielding · 22 ran 2nd 10/1
13 Nov 22 Navan Glencourt Valley (IRE)T: Liam P Cusack Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust (pro/am) Flat Race16f · Yielding · 6 ran 6th 100/1
13 Nov 22 Navan The Dabbler (IRE)T: Liam P Cusack Tynan's Bridge House Handicap Hurdle (80-116)22f · Yielding · 22 ran 3rd 50/1
12 Nov 22 Naas Getabelle (IRE)T: Liam P Cusack Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Mares (pro/am) Flat Race16f · Yielding To Soft · 10 ran 8th 40/1
12 Nov 22 Naas Will It Be You (IRE)T: Liam P Cusack Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle19f · Yielding To Soft · 23 ran 20th 200/1
21 Oct 22 Sligo Ballyglass Beauty (IRE)T: Liam P Cusack Callan Tansey Solicitors Handicap Hurdle (80-109)25.5f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 4th 9/1
23 Sep 22 Listowel Ballyglass Beauty (IRE)T: Liam P Cusack Guinness Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2)24f · Good · 17 ran 3rd 15/2
02 Sep 22 Kilbeggan Ballyglass Beauty (IRE)T: Liam P Cusack Celebrating The Life Of Sean Daly Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95)24.5f · Good · 16 ran 1st 12/1

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 Adam Ellis's strike rate?
Adam Ellis has won 1 of 35 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 2.9% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is Adam Ellis's Fair A/E?
0.81, from 35 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.
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 6 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).