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Jockey profile

Alain Cawley

123 rides in the last 5 seasons · 61 individual horses
As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Sep 2022 99% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2022
10–123
Wins / Runs
8.1%
Strike rate
n=123
21 (17%)
Placed
0.93
Fair A/E
n=123 · 0.82 incl. margin
+41.13
£1 level stake
n=123 at SP · +33.4%
£145k
Prize money (window)
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 20 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 8% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 0.93). Rides mostly for Micky Hammond — 62% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 123 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 15 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Micky Hammond: 10.5% from 76
The read

Micky Hammond supplies 62% of the rides and edges the rider's average (10.5% vs 8.1%, A/E 1.16) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also reads well in Hurdle races (12.7%, n=63) and off a 31-60-day break (11.8%, n=34). The market has also underrated the rider over 2m1f – 2m4f: Fair A/E 1.24 across 51 rides (9.8% strike, +79.13 to a £1 stake). The record reads poorly in Chase races — 4.2% over 48 rides, 3.9pts below the baseline. 11 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown (Feb 2010, £103,500). The standout partner of the record: Knocknamona (IRE) — 7 wins from 30 rides together.

Written from the figures on this page — every claim carries its sample. Descriptive, not a tip.

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 8.1% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
5.7%−2.4
n=35 · A/E 0.82 · £1 −24.75
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
11.1%+3.0
n=9 · A/E 0.73 · £1 −5.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
0%−8.1
n=14 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −14.00
When favourite
50%
n=4 · A/E 1.49 · £1 +2.88
Big fields · 14+ runners
8.3%+0.2
n=12 · A/E 1.62 · £1 +5.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−8.1
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 8.1% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, not tips. 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.

Notable angles

vs their own baseline
In Hurdle races 12.7% vs 8.1% · n=63
In Chase races 4.2% vs 8.1% · n=48
Off a 31-60-day break 11.8% vs 8.1% · n=34
With Micky Hammond 10.5% vs 8.1% · n=76
On first rides for the horse 5.7% vs 8.1% · n=35
Over 2m1f – 2m4f 9.8% vs 8.1% · n=51 · A/E 1.24
Descriptive splits ranked by divergence × sample — insight, not instruction. Every angle carries its N; nothing under 30 runs qualifies. Rows within 2pts of the baseline appear only when the market-relative read (Fair A/E) diverges, and show it.

Record by conditions

same window as header

Race type

TypeRWSR£1
Hurdle 63 8 12.7% +71.63
Chase 48 2 4.2% −18.50
NH Flat 11 0 0% −11.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good to Soft 45 4 8.9% −23.25
Good 44 3 6.8% +48.38
Soft 29 1 3.4% −3.00
Heavy 4 2 50% +20.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Sedgefield 25 3 12% +63.25
Catterick 15 0 0% −15.00
Newcastle 15 2 13.3% +14.50
Wetherby 12 2 16.7% +16.00
Hexham 12 0 0% −12.00
Carlisle 8 0 0% −8.00
Market Rasen 6 1 16.7% −3.12
Perth 4 0 0% −4.00
Kelso 4 1 25% +4.50
Ayr 3 0 0% −3.00
Musselburgh 3 0 0% −3.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Huntingdon 2 0 0% −2.00
Cartmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 58 4 6.9% +0.00
Class 4 47 4 8.5% +48.63
Class 3 15 1 6.7% −11.50
Class 2 2 1 50% +5.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 7 2 28.6% 1.09 −0.12
2nd–3rd fav 23 3 13% 0.83 −9.25
4th–6th fav 58 2 3.4% 0.47 −38.50
7th+ in betting 35 3 8.6% 2.92 +89.00
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
75.7% completed · 111 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 48 72.9% 0 0 13 0 0
Hurdle 63 77.8% 0 0 13 0 1
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
Penpal (FR) 6 0 1 6 May 22
Who's The Guv'nor (IRE) 5 0 0 6 May 22
Getaway Jewel (IRE) 5 0 1 3 May 22
Geryville (FR) 5 1 2 22 Apr 22
Lalochezia (IRE) 5 1 1 28 Mar 22
Rory And Me (FR) 4 1 2 3 Jun 22
Larry Looby (IRE) 4 0 0 17 May 22
Bulldoze (IRE) 4 0 0 31 Mar 22
Golden Chancer (GB) 3 0 0 30 May 22
Och One More Gin (IRE) 3 0 0 11 May 22
Monaghan Boy (IRE) 3 0 0 30 Apr 22
Great Raffles (FR) 3 2 2 8 Apr 22
The 60 most-raced of 61 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
6137100100··0···
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 yardMicky Hammond
62% of all rides
10.5% SR · A/E 1.16
TrainerRWSR£1
Micky Hammond 76 8 10.5% +72.63
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
236
Archived wins
11
Pattern / graded wins
£3.09m
Prize money
2009
Best season · 28 wins
In our archive from its very first year (2005), so this career almost certainly began earlier than our record does. The figures above count 2005 onwards only — what the archive holds, not a full-career total. This card is the full archive census (2005→); the statistics in the header aggregate from 2008 — the floor that guarantees every horse a complete captured career — so this card can legitimately show more wins than the header.
Joncol (IRE) — Hennessy Gold Cup (Grade 1) Leopardstown · Feb 2010 · Grade 1
£103,500
Joncol (IRE) — John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase (Grade 1) Punchestown · Dec 2009 · Grade 1
£61,200
The Shunter (IRE) — bet365 Morebattle Hurdle (Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race) Kelso · Mar 2021 · Class 2
£46,920
Notable horses
Knocknamona (IRE) Here Comes Sally (IRE) Ukrainian Star (IRE) Cuan Na Grai (IRE) Our Cat (IRE) Shinrock Paddy (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Gold Well (GB) 0% · 0–8
Progeny have won 12.2% of 5,647 runs since 2008 (363 horses).
Court Cave (IRE) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 10.1% of 7,921 runs since 2008 (551 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 6.9% from 934.
Getaway (GER) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 11.3% of 10,898 runs since 2008 (1,025 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.7% from 131.
Kingsalsa (USA) 16.7% · 1–6
Progeny have won 9.3% of 2,989 runs since 2008 (284 horses). Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.7% from 110.
Muhtathir (GB) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 11.3% of 4,709 runs since 2008 (494 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 7.9% from 967.
Rail Link (GB) 20% · 1–5
Progeny have won 10.5% of 2,916 runs since 2008 (285 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 13.5% from 341. Weakest on Heavy going: 7.2% from 237. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.7% from 228.
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 15 Oct 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

latest 50 of 3,183 · newest first

The latest 50 of 3,183 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 20 May 2005 to 7 September 2022.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
07 Sep 22 Doncaster Fiftyshadesaresdev (FR)T: Micky Hammond Ubettabelieveit Leger Legends Classified Stakes (Str)Class 5 · 8f · Good · 16 ran 16th 18/1
03 Jun 22 Market Rasen Rory And Me (FR)T: Micky Hammond Donate To Racing Welfare Online Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 18.5f · Good · 6 ran 1st 15/8F
30 May 22 Cartmel Fightfortheroses (IRE)T: Ben Haslam Tony Connell Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)Class 5 · 22f · Good · 9 ran PU 13/2
30 May 22 Cartmel Golden Chancer (GB)T: Daragh Bourke Tony Connell Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)Class 5 · 22f · Good · 10 ran PU 18/1
17 May 22 Hexham Amber Run (IRE)T: Micky Hammond Newcastle Diamonds At Northumberland County Show Novices' Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4th 9/1
17 May 22 Hexham Larry Looby (IRE)T: Micky Hammond Download The N-e Bet App Today Novices' Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4th 13/2
11 May 22 Perth Och One More Gin (IRE)T: Daragh Bourke Murrayshall Country Estate Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 7th 250/1
10 May 22 Sedgefield Profiles Mix (FR)T: Micky Hammond Paxtons For JCB Fastrac Hire Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)Class 5 · 17f · Good · 6 ran 6th 20/1
10 May 22 Sedgefield Lleyton (IRE)T: Justin Landy Paxtons Kverneland Machinery & Genuine Parts Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 17f · Good · 12 ran 3rd 28/1
07 May 22 Hexham Enfin Phil (FR)T: Micky Hammond J S Hubbuck Memorial Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU 25/1
06 May 22 Market Rasen Who's The Guv'nor (IRE)T: Micky Hammond Read The Richard Hannon Unibet Blog Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 21.5f · Good · 11 ran 6th 9/1
06 May 22 Market Rasen Penpal (FR)T: Micky Hammond Try Our New Price Boosts At Unibet Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 20.5f · Good · 15 ran PU 15/2
04 May 22 Kelso The Hogan Stand (FR)T: John Joseph Hanlon Shirley Winthrop Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 6th 16/1
04 May 22 Kelso Golden Chancer (GB)T: Daragh Bourke Aitken Turnbull Architects Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 22.5f · Good · 9 ran 7th 50/1
03 May 22 Sedgefield Countess Olivia (IRE)T: Micky Hammond Watch Chester On Sky Sports Racing Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)Class 5 · 17f · Good · 4 ran 4th 14/1
03 May 22 Sedgefield Amber Run (IRE)T: Micky Hammond Hathaway Roofing Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 27f · Good · 9 ran 4th 16/1
03 May 22 Sedgefield Shaws Bridge (IRE)T: Micky Hammond Family Salter Celebrates Niamh Ringing The Bell Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)Class 3 · 19.5f · Good · 4 ran 4th 20/1
03 May 22 Sedgefield Getaway Jewel (IRE)T: Micky Hammond Download The Vickers.Bet App Novices' Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 17f · Good · 6 ran 2nd 8/1
30 Apr 22 Hexham Larry Looby (IRE)T: Micky Hammond Racegoers Club Supporting Racing Welfare Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 20f · Good · 11 ran 9th 12/1
30 Apr 22 Hexham Monaghan Boy (IRE)T: Micky Hammond Bobby Roberts Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)Class 4 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 8th 20/1

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 Alain Cawley's strike rate?
Alain Cawley has won 10 of 123 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 8.1% (as at 15 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which yard does Alain Cawley ride most for?
Micky Hammond, with 76 rides since 2022 — 62% of the total. That pairing has won 8 (10.5%).
What is Alain Cawley's Fair A/E?
0.93, from 123 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 15 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).