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Jockey profile

Cathal Landers

132 rides in the last 5 seasons · 68 individual horses
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Jan 2023 100% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2022
6–132
Wins / Runs
4.5%
Strike rate
n=132
22 (17%)
Placed
0.88
Fair A/E
n=132 · 0.70 incl. margin
−83.75
£1 level stake
n=132 at SP · −63.4%
£82,480
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 30 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 5% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 0.88).

Deterministic profile computed from 132 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 28 Oct 2026
The read

The rider also reads well in Chase races (12.5%, n=40) and off a 15-30-day break (8.9%, n=45). The record reads poorly over 1m5f – 2m — 0% over 45 rides, 4.5pts below the baseline. The market has consistently overbet the rider in Hurdle races: Fair A/E 0.28 across 92 rides (1.1% strike, −83.50 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperform what the price implies. 2 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Tim Duggan Memorial Handicap Chase at Limerick (Dec 2017, £29,500).

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 4.5% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
2.1%−2.4
n=48 · A/E 0.86 · £1 −33.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
16.7%+12.2
n=6 · A/E 1.15 · £1 −1.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
0%−4.5
n=29 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −29.00
When favourite
20%
n=5 · A/E 1.07 · £1 +0.00
Big fields · 14+ runners
3.8%−0.7
n=79 · A/E 0.92 · £1 −55.25
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−4.5
n=8 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −8.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 4.5% 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 Chase races 12.5% vs 4.5% · n=40
Over 1m5f – 2m 0% vs 4.5% · n=45
Off a 15-30-day break 8.9% vs 4.5% · n=45
With horses switching code 0% vs 4.5% · n=36
In Hurdle races 1.1% vs 4.5% · n=92
Over 2m1f – 2m4f 7.4% vs 4.5% · n=54
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 92 1 1.1% −83.50
Chase 40 5 12.5% −0.25

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 53 2 3.8% −40.50
Heavy 38 1 2.6% −34.25
Good to Soft 21 2 9.5% +2.50
Good 20 1 5% −11.50

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Clonmel 17 1 5.9% −13.25
Limerick 14 1 7.1% −6.50
Punchestown 11 0 0% −11.00
Cork 10 0 0% −10.00
Gowran Park 10 0 0% −10.00
Naas 10 1 10% −5.00
Tramore 7 2 28.6% +10.00
Fairyhouse 6 0 0% −6.00
Galway 6 0 0% −6.00
Downpatrick 5 0 0% −5.00
Thurles 5 0 0% −5.00
Navan 5 0 0% −5.00
Killarney 4 1 25% +11.00
Sligo 4 0 0% −4.00
Ballinrobe 4 0 0% −4.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 8 0 0% −8.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 8 2 25% 1.31 +0.75
2nd–3rd fav 15 0 0% 0.00 −15.00
4th–6th fav 20 3 15% 2.35 +4.50
7th+ in betting 89 1 1.1% 0.48 −74.00
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
80.3% completed · 132 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 40 80% 2 2 4 0 0
Hurdle 92 80.4% 3 1 13 1 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
Influential Lady (IRE) 8 1 2 26 Nov 22
Krabat (IRE) 8 1 5 13 Nov 22
Happy Dreams (FR) 7 2 2 25 Jan 23
Fly De Megaudais (FR) 6 0 1 26 Dec 22
Positive Thinker (IRE) 6 0 3 11 Dec 22
Harly De Rots (FR) 5 0 0 31 Jan 23
Frazel Express (IRE) 5 1 3 16 Oct 22
Courting Vickie (IRE) 4 0 0 30 Jan 23
Jiving Jerry (IRE) 4 0 1 21 Jan 23
Ventnor (IRE) 4 0 0 17 Jan 23
Kaytana (IRE) 4 0 0 29 Oct 22
Thelonglad (IRE) 3 0 0 29 Dec 22
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 68 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 1 time. 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, 5 seasons
JFMAMJJASOND
06013···130550
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 yardMichael J McDonagh
35% of all rides
6.5% SR · A/E 0.86
TrainerRWSR£1
Michael J McDonagh 46 3 6.5% −29.75
James M Barcoe 40 2 5% −23.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
71
Archived wins
2
Pattern / graded wins
£1.03m
Prize money
2021
Best season · 19 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.
De Benno (IRE) — Tim Duggan Memorial Handicap Chase (0-145) (Grade B) Limerick · Dec 2017 · Grade B
£29,500
Poseidon (IRE) — GMHD Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) Killarney · Aug 2020 · Grade B
£23,600
Allez Kal (IRE) — Kevin McManus Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle (0-140) Cork · Nov 2018
£16,605
Notable horses
High Nellie (IRE) Influential Lady (IRE) Cooldine Bog (IRE) Allez Kal (IRE) Brogine (IRE) Star Of Aragon (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Doyen (IRE) 11.1% · 1–9
Progeny have won 11.5% of 7,358 runs since 2008 (605 horses).
Aolus (GER) 12.5% · 1–8
Progeny have won 6.3% of 63 runs since 2008 (4 horses).
Ocovango (GB) 0% · 0–8
Progeny have won 9.5% of 2,996 runs since 2008 (305 horses). Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 13.9% from 194.
Zanzibari (USA) 28.6% · 2–7
Progeny have won 9.2% of 1,311 runs since 2008 (139 horses). Strongest on Good going: 14.2% from 225. Weakest on Heavy going: 5.3% from 171.
Bonbon Rose (FR) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 13.3% of 465 runs since 2008 (45 horses).
Jeremy (USA) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 11.2% of 6,724 runs since 2008 (425 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 7.5% from 664. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 16.3% from 147. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.8% from 743.
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 1,120 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,120 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 22 October 2005 to 31 January 2023.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
31 Jan 23 Limerick Harly De Rots (FR)T: Michael J McDonagh Limerick Racecourse Claiming Hurdle21f · Soft · 12 ran 10th 150/1
30 Jan 23 Punchestown Courting Vickie (IRE)T: James M Barcoe Bar One Racing 'Exclusive Offers On The Mobile App' Handicap Hurdle (80-95)24f · Soft · 20 ran PU 33/1
26 Jan 23 Gowran Park Battle Of Mirbat (IRE)T: Michael J McDonagh Daly Farrell Chartered Accountants Beginners Chase16f · Soft To Heavy · 3 ran 3rd 28/1
25 Jan 23 Fairyhouse Happy Dreams (FR)T: Michael J McDonagh Jump Into January At Fairyhouse Handicap Hurdle (80-95)19.5f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 9th 4/1
21 Jan 23 Navan Jiving Jerry (IRE)T: James M Barcoe Navan Handicap Hurdle (Grade B)20f · Soft · 13 ran 5th 7/1
21 Jan 23 Navan Twoconduit (IRE)T: John Patrick Ryan Buy Your Navan 2023 Membership Maiden Hurdle20f · Soft · 14 ran 8th 50/1
17 Jan 23 Clonmel Ventnor (IRE)T: James M Barcoe Jossestown Handicap Chase (0-109)16.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 6th 11/1
17 Jan 23 Clonmel Early Arrival (IRE)T: James M Barcoe Tipperary Handicap Hurdle (80-102)20f · Heavy · 15 ran 8th 33/1
17 Jan 23 Clonmel Harly De Rots (FR)T: Michael J McDonagh Monroe Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Heavy · 17 ran 11th 100/1
07 Jan 23 Cork Jiving Jerry (IRE)T: James M Barcoe Racing Again March 23rd Handicap Hurdle20f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 4th 4/1
29 Dec 22 Limerick Robin De Light (IRE)T: Michael J McDonagh Party Time Handicap Hurdle (80-102)19f · Heavy · 17 ran PU 66/1
29 Dec 22 Limerick Thelonglad (IRE)T: Michael J McDonagh Geary's Garage Kilmeedy Maiden Hurdle19f · Heavy · 14 ran 10th 100/1
29 Dec 22 Limerick Harly De Rots (FR)T: Michael J McDonagh Limerick Racecourse Vets Novice Handicap Chase (0-109)22.5f · Heavy · 16 ran UR 16/1
27 Dec 22 Limerick Hunters Song (IRE)T: John Neilan Roches Feeds Handicap Hurdle (80-102)16f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran UR 14/1
27 Dec 22 Limerick Leontine (IRE)T: P F O'Donnell Goggin Buckley Mares Maiden Hurdle20f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran F 250/1
26 Dec 22 Limerick Fly De Megaudais (FR)T: Michael J McDonagh Brc Mcmahon Reinforcements Handicap Chase17.5f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 5th 20/1
26 Dec 22 Limerick Metamorpheus (IRE)T: Timothy Doyle Cj Sheeran 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 3rd 100/1
11 Dec 22 Cork Positive Thinker (IRE)T: Michael J McDonagh Finbarr Quaid Electrical Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-102)20f · Yielding To Soft · 24 ran 2nd 4/1F
08 Dec 22 Clonmel Happy Dreams (FR)T: Michael J McDonagh Next Meeting Thursday January 12th Novice Handicap Chase18f · Soft To Heavy · 6 ran 4th 9/4
06 Dec 22 Tramore Courting Vickie (IRE)T: James M Barcoe Lady's Cove Handicap Chase (0-95)21.5f · Soft · 11 ran 7th 9/1

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 Cathal Landers's strike rate?
Cathal Landers has won 6 of 132 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 4.5% (as at 28 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is Cathal Landers's Fair A/E?
0.88, from 132 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 28 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).