What is Ben Dalton's strike rate?

Ben Dalton has won 56 of 1,280 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 4.4% (as at 28 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does Ben Dalton do best at?

Kilbeggan by strike rate: 8 wins from 60 rides (13.3%) since 2008. Read from the 15 courses with the most rides on the same basis, and only those with at least 30 — a small sample cannot top the list, and a rarely-visited course is not in the comparison.

Which yard does Ben Dalton ride most for?

Conor O'Dwyer, with 220 rides since 2008 — 17% of the total. That pairing has won 8 (3.6%).

What is Ben Dalton's Fair A/E?

0.78, from 1,280 rides with a computed fair probability since 2008. 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.

Jockey profile

Ben Dalton

1,280 rides in the lifetime window · 604 individual horses

As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last ride Dec 2017 98% of rides over jumps

Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)

No rides in the last 5 seasons — showing the lifetime record, from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it.

56–1,280

Wins / Runs

4.4%

Strike rate

n=1,280

252 (20%)

Placed

0.78

Fair A/E

n=1,280 · 0.61 incl. margin

−586.31

£1 level stake

n=1,280 at SP · −45.8%

£957k

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 130 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 4% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.78). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 9% (59 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,280 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance 18.2% when favourite Conor O'Dwyer: 3.6% from 220 First rides: 4.5% LTO winners: 8.5% Rode the favourite in 3% of races

The read

The record is strongest at Kilbeggan (13.3%, n=60) and Wexford (11.1%, n=54) — all clear of the rider's 4.4% baseline. It is weakest at Down Royal (0% over 70 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 8.5% (n=59, Fair A/E 0.83). The market has consistently overbet horses returning fresh after 61+ days: 2.4% strike, Fair A/E 0.56 and −172.12 to a £1 stake over 246 rides — those runners underperformed what the price implied. Conor O'Dwyer supplied 17% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (3.6%, A/E 0.58). The rider also read well beyond 3m (14.3%, n=42). 3 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Ladbrokes Irish Grand National Chase at Fairyhouse (Apr 2013, £141,000).

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 4.4% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

4.5%+0.1

n=604 · A/E 0.92 · £1 −239.37

Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win

8.5%+4.1

n=59 · A/E 0.83 · £1 −26.00

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

2.4%−2.0

n=246 · A/E 0.56 · £1 −172.12

When favourite

18.2%

n=33 · A/E 0.84 · £1 −14.31

Claiming rides · riding with a claim

4.2%−0.2

n=1,112 · A/E 0.77 · £1 −502.69

Big fields · 14+ runners

3.5%−0.9

n=750 · A/E 0.76 · £1 −406.10

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

4.7%+0.3

n=64 · A/E 0.89 · £1 +15.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 4.4% 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

Beyond 3m 14.3% vs 4.4% · n=42

At Kilbeggan 13.3% vs 4.4% · n=60

With John O Clifford 13.3% vs 4.4% · n=30

With headgear back on 11.6% vs 4.4% · n=43

At Wexford 11.1% vs 4.4% · n=54

At Down Royal 0% vs 4.4% · n=70

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 900 33 3.7% −570.22

Chase 337 22 6.5% +15.91

Flat 24 1 4.2% −13.00

NH Flat 19 0 0% −19.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Soft 424 20 4.7% −182.50

Good 347 15 4.3% −111.12

Heavy 297 15 5.1% −130.69

Good to Firm 122 4 3.3% −91.50

Good to Soft 85 2 2.4% −65.50

Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00

Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Limerick 102 6 5.9% −47.60

Fairyhouse 86 5 5.8% +11.50

Punchestown 82 1 1.2% −76.50

Down Royal 70 0 0% −70.00

Cork 68 3 4.4% −39.00

Gowran Park 68 2 2.9% −33.00

Navan 67 3 4.5% −24.50

Clonmel 63 4 6.3% −8.50

Ballinrobe 60 1 1.7% −55.00

Kilbeggan 60 8 13.3% +102.88

Downpatrick 59 3 5.1% −41.50

Tramore 57 1 1.8% −42.00

Thurles 55 2 3.6% −25.00

Wexford 54 6 11.1% −11.75

Roscommon 47 4 8.5% −12.25

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 1 65 3 4.6% +14.00

Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00

Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

Class 4 1 1 100% +0.91

Class 5 1 1 100% +10.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 48 8 16.7% 0.84 −19.81

2nd–3rd fav 132 12 9.1% 0.71 −72.00

4th–6th fav 313 20 6.4% 0.94 −91.50

7th+ in betting 787 16 2% 0.67 −403.00

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

86.3% completed · 1,237 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)

CodeRCompFURPUBDOth

Chase 337 78.9% 18 21 29 1 2

Hurdle 900 89.1% 12 14 60 7 5

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

Sumkindasuprstar (IRE) 18 4 11 12 Oct 14

Prosperity Square (IRE) 16 2 9 3 Aug 14

Uncle Tom Cobley (IRE) 16 0 8 4 Aug 13

Scavenger Lad (IRE) 16 0 2 16 Apr 13

Sole Witness (IRE) 15 2 5 12 Apr 14

Moving On (IRE) 15 1 3 3 Jan 13

Maighnealta (IRE) 14 2 6 1 Sep 17

Leah Claire (IRE) 13 2 7 20 Apr 14

Torremuelle (IRE) 13 1 3 21 Feb 14

Baily View (IRE) 13 0 4 24 Mar 12

Timaras Princess (IRE) 12 0 0 20 Aug 13

Shek O Lad (GB) 10 0 3 11 Jul 17

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 604 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 4 times. Horses with fewer runs aren't listed; search finds any horse since 2005. 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, lifetime

JFMAMJJASOND

335726454347

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 yardConor O'Dwyer

17% of all rides
3.6% SR · A/E 0.58

TrainerRWSR£1

Conor O'Dwyer 220 8 3.6% −146.10

Desmond McDonogh 71 4 5.6% −12.50

C A McBratney 63 5 7.9% −21.09

M F Morris 32 3 9.4% +12.50

John O Clifford 30 4 13.3% +32.00

Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2008→

Archived wins

Pattern / graded wins

£957k

Prize money

2012

Best season · 15 wins

Liberty Counsel (IRE) — Ladbrokes Irish Grand National Chase (Grade A) Fairyhouse · Apr 2013 · Grade A

£141,000

Sword Fish (IRE) — Paddy Power Cork Grand National Handicap Chase (0-150) (grade B) Cork · Nov 2013 · Grade B

£32,500

Sumkindasuprstar (IRE) — Webster Cup Chase (Grade 2) Navan · Apr 2013 · Grade 2

£24,375

Notable horses

Sumkindasuprstar (IRE) Sorted (IRE) Prosperity Square (IRE) Sole Witness (IRE) Maighnealta (IRE) Leah Claire (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

King's Theatre (IRE) 0% · 0–48

Progeny have won 14.4% of 12,129 runs since 2008 (746 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 4.8% from 125. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.9% from 203.

Presenting (GB) 2.1% · 1–47

Progeny have won 11% of 20,050 runs since 2008 (1,686 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24.3% from 136.

Flemensfirth (USA) 2.6% · 1–39

Progeny have won 11.9% of 17,282 runs since 2008 (1,594 horses).

Oscar (IRE) 3.1% · 1–32

Progeny have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since 2008 (1,456 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 18.1% from 105.

Beneficial (GB) 0% · 0–29

Progeny have won 10.4% of 17,044 runs since 2008 (1,155 horses).

Gulland (GB) 14.3% · 4–28

Progeny have won 5.8% of 226 runs since 2008 (15 horses).

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 28 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 1,280 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,280 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 20 September 2008 to 28 December 2017.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

28 Dec 17 Limerick Hyman Roth (IRE)T: David Harry Kelly Woodlands House Hotel Adare Maiden Hurdle16f · Heavy · 17 ran 11th 100/1

26 Dec 17 Down Royal Pack The Punch (IRE)T: Desmond McDonogh I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle19.5f · Heavy · 12 ran PU 28/1

26 Dec 17 Down Royal One Cool Clarkson (GB)T: Neil McKnight Adam & Ann Armstrong Memorial Handicap Chase (0-102)19.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 7th 14/1

14 Dec 17 Tramore Pump Road (IRE)T: John Gerard Lonergan www.tramore-racecourse.com Handicap Hurdle (80-95)16f · Heavy · 12 ran 4th 11/2

09 Dec 17 Navan Taggle Og (IRE)T: David Harry Kelly Dunmoe Mares Maiden Hurdle20f · Soft · 25 ran 18th 50/1

02 Nov 17 Clonmel Pump Road (IRE)T: John Gerard Lonergan Clonmel Handicap Hurdle (80-95)16.5f · Soft · 15 ran 6th 50/1

02 Nov 17 Clonmel Glamorous Gold (IRE)T: N Stokes Cahir Mares Maiden Hurdle20f · Soft · 18 ran 14th 100/1

29 Oct 17 Wexford Howluckycanwebe (IRE)T: Desmond McDonogh Casey Cattle Slats Maiden Hurdle16f · Heavy · 11 ran 5th 20/1

26 Oct 17 Thurles Glamorous Gold (IRE)T: N Stokes Thurles Mares Maiden Hurdle16f · Yielding · 17 ran 10th 100/1

28 Sep 17 Clonmel Mother's Best (IRE)T: N Stokes Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Handicap Hurdle (80-109)24f · Soft · 13 ran 11th 14/1

08 Sep 17 Kilbeggan Back Off Mate (IRE)T: A L T Moore Like Kilbeggan On Facebook Handicap Chase25f · Soft · 11 ran 6th 28/1

08 Sep 17 Kilbeggan There Was A Time (IRE)T: Edward P Harty Midland Breeders Supporting Kilbeggan Beginners Chase20f · Soft · 11 ran 9th 25/1

07 Sep 17 Clonmel Jazz Mine (IRE)T: John Gerard Lonergan Kilsheelan Mares Maiden Hurdle20f · Good · 13 ran 3rd 11/1

02 Sep 17 Wexford Mother's Best (IRE)T: N Stokes M2 Construction Mares Maiden Hurdle24f · Good · 12 ran 2nd 8/1

02 Sep 17 Wexford Flemenspower (IRE)T: Miss Denise Marie O'Shea Garry Flood Landscaping Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-102)16f · Good · 14 ran 14th 40/1

01 Sep 17 Down Royal Maighnealta (IRE)T: Desmond McDonogh Hovis Handicap Hurdle (80-109)22f · Yielding · 14 ran 6th 16/1

14 Aug 17 Ballinrobe Maighnealta (IRE)T: Desmond McDonogh Broderick's Electrical Handicap Hurdle (80-116)21.5f · Yielding · 7 ran 5th 16/1

12 Aug 17 Kilbeggan Jazz Mine (IRE)T: John Gerard Lonergan Joe Cooney Memorial Mares Novice Hurdle19.5f · Good · 5 ran 4th 66/1

03 Aug 17 Galway Morga (IRE)T: Desmond McDonogh Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap (Grade A)16f · Yielding · 20 ran 5th 33/1

02 Aug 17 Galway Little Haarth (IRE)T: Desmond McDonogh TheTote.com Handicap Hurdle (81-123)21f · Good · 20 ran 13th 16/1

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 Ben Dalton's strike rate?: Ben Dalton has won 56 of 1,280 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 4.4% (as at 28 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Ben Dalton do best at?: Kilbeggan by strike rate: 8 wins from 60 rides (13.3%) since 2008. Read from the 15 courses with the most rides on the same basis, and only those with at least 30 — a small sample cannot top the list, and a rarely-visited course is not in the comparison.
Which yard does Ben Dalton ride most for?: Conor O'Dwyer, with 220 rides since 2008 — 17% of the total. That pairing has won 8 (3.6%).
What is Ben Dalton's Fair A/E?: 0.78, from 1,280 rides with a computed fair probability since 2008. 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.