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Jockey profile

Cathy Gannon

3,778 rides in the lifetime window · 1,958 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride May 2016 100% of rides on the flat
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.
333–3,778
Wins / Runs
8.8%
Strike rate
n=3,778
964 (26%)
Placed
1.05
Fair A/E
n=3,753 · 0.91 incl. margin
−587.27
£1 level stake
n=3,778 at SP · −15.5%
£1.96m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
8.6%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 420 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 9% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.05). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 12% (267 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 3,778 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fired Apr–May 32.7% when favourite David Evans: 10.8% from 872 LTO winners: 11.6% Rode the favourite in 5% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Ffos Las (15.9%, n=82), clear of the rider's 8.8% baseline. It is weakest at Ascot (0% over 48 rides) — the widest gap in the record. In Group and Graded company the record reads poorly at 3.3% (n=61, Fair A/E 0.71). Horses returning fresh after 61+ days are the standout value angle: 7.1% strikes only just below baseline, but Fair A/E 1.24 and +74.38 to a £1 stake over 393 rides — a record the market has persistently underpriced. The market has consistently overbet rides on last-time-out winners: 11.6% strike, Fair A/E 0.83 and −106.01 to a £1 stake over 267 rides — those runners underperformed what the price implied. David Evans supplied 23% of the rides and edges the rider's average (10.8% vs 8.8%, A/E 1.16) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The record read poorly off a break of 180+ days — 2% over 147 rides, 6.8pts below the baseline. 2 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Garland Homes EBF Summer Fillies Handicap at Curragh (Jun 2005, £58,590). The standout partner of the record was Norville (IRE) — 6 wins from 23 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fired Apr–May.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 8.8% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
7.8%−1.0
n=1,935 · A/E 1.08 · £1 −144.16
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
11.6%+2.8
n=267 · A/E 0.83 · £1 −106.01
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
7.1%−1.7
n=393 · A/E 1.24 · £1 +74.38
When favourite
32.7%
n=205 · A/E 1.14 · £1 +2.47
Big fields · 14+ runners
4.4%−4.4
n=525 · A/E 0.96 · £1 −158.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
3.3%−5.5
n=61 · A/E 0.71 · £1 −33.50

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 8.8% 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.

Notable angles

vs their own baseline
With Alan Bailey 21.1% vs 8.8% · n=57
At Ascot 0% vs 8.8% · n=48
Off a break of 180+ days 2% vs 8.8% · n=147
At Ffos Las 15.9% vs 8.8% · n=82
With Andrew Balding 16.7% vs 8.8% · n=42
At Goodwood 1.7% vs 8.8% · n=58
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

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Standard (AW) 1,340 113 8.4% −222.31
Good to Firm 961 79 8.2% −210.91
Good 684 66 9.6% −25.82
Good to Soft 271 24 8.9% −37.96
Soft 268 20 7.5% −124.50
Firm 208 25 12% +14.73
Heavy 46 6 13% +19.50

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 579 47 8.1% −210.78
Bath 322 29 9% −87.77
Kempton (AW) 295 29 9.8% +78.00
Lingfield (AW) 278 22 7.9% −25.38
Chepstow 259 32 12.4% +24.13
Brighton 190 21 11.1% −57.61
Windsor 159 17 10.7% +22.25
Leicester 144 15 10.4% +82.62
Southwell (AW) 140 11 7.9% −32.40
Salisbury 134 9 6.7% −49.36
Yarmouth 119 13 10.9% −15.00
Chester 115 9 7.8% −35.50
Warwick 97 11 11.3% +63.62
Nottingham 94 10 10.6% +25.12
Ffos Las 82 13 15.9% +10.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 6 1,410 136 9.6% −66.58
Class 5 1,381 126 9.1% −189.54
Class 4 557 47 8.4% −129.00
Class 2 176 7 4% −129.38
Class 3 171 14 8.2% −51.27
Class 1 61 2 3.3% −33.50
Class 7 19 1 5.3% +15.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 248 79 31.9% 1.16 +5.72
2nd–3rd fav 628 108 17.2% 1.07 −28.99
4th–6th fav 1,227 86 7% 0.91 −346.00
7th+ in betting 1,675 60 3.6% 1.10 −218.00
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.

Horses ridden

same window as header · most-raced first
HorseRWPlLast ran
Norville (IRE) 23 6 12 26 Aug 11
Transfixed (IRE) 20 4 7 6 Jan 11
Wind Flow (GB) 17 5 11 16 Oct 09
Chinese Democracy (USA) 16 2 6 27 Jul 11
Hawk Moth (IRE) 15 1 4 23 May 16
Dinkum Diamond (IRE) 15 2 5 7 May 16
Whitecrest (GB) 15 1 9 14 Sep 13
Style And Panache (IRE) 15 1 3 14 Jun 12
Hollow Green (IRE) 15 4 5 30 Sep 10
Sarangoo (GB) 14 4 8 21 May 16
Star Rover (IRE) 14 1 5 9 Oct 11
Corrib (IRE) 14 1 6 10 Sep 11
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 1,958 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 8 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
79610108101087813
A flat rider: the season runs Mar–Oct. Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Riding for

same window · biggest samples first
Main yardDavid Evans
23% of all rides
10.8% SR · A/E 1.16
TrainerRWSR£1
David Evans 872 94 10.8% −48.75
Bryn Palling 167 6 3.6% −97.50
Mick Channon 165 13 7.9% −49.56
Eve Johnson Houghton 123 14 11.4% −55.36
Malcolm Saunders 100 14 14% +22.25
John Spearing 96 8 8.3% −49.62
Henry Candy 84 7 8.3% −23.83
Tony Carroll 69 5 7.2% −25.00
Jo Hughes 64 7 10.9% −15.75
Ronald Harris 63 9 14.3% +34.75
Julia Feilden 60 8 13.3% +5.50
Chris Dwyer 58 6 10.3% −18.88
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
361
Archived wins
2
Pattern / graded wins
£2.43m
Prize money
2011
Best season · 71 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.
Artist's Muse (IRE) — Garland Homes EBF Summer Fillies Handicap Curragh · Jun 2005
£58,590
Dingle View (IRE) — Go And Go Round Tower Stakes (group 3) Curragh · Aug 2010 · Group 3
£39,000
Artist's Muse (IRE) — UAE Racing & Equestrian Federation Handicap Curragh · Oct 2005
£21,158
Notable horses
Norville (IRE) Wind Flow (GB) Transfixed (IRE) Hollow Green (IRE) Sarangoo (GB) Ocean Countess (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Kodiac (GB) 16.9% · 12–71
Progeny have won 10.4% of 23,598 runs since 2010 (1,666 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 254.
Compton Place (GB) 3.1% · 2–65
Progeny have won 8.5% of 8,347 runs since 2008 (515 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 11.5% from 165.
Piccolo (GB) 18.5% · 12–65
Progeny have won 7.8% of 6,904 runs since 2008 (393 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 11.6% from 164. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.5% from 258.
Trans Island (GB) 11.1% · 6–54
Progeny have won 9% of 4,741 runs since 2008 (295 horses).
Kheleyf (USA) 11.3% · 6–53
Progeny have won 8.7% of 10,549 runs since 2008 (676 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 12.2% from 131. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 880.
Camacho (GB) 11.5% · 6–52
Progeny have won 8.1% of 9,325 runs since 2009 (596 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 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

latest 50 of 4,503 · newest first

The latest 50 of 4,503 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 20 March 2005 to 25 May 2016.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
25 May 16 Lingfield Figurante (IRE)T: Jamie Osborne Racing Welfare Fillies' Handicap (Div 1)Class 5 · 7f · Good · 10 ran 1st 6/1
24 May 16 Wolverhampton (AW) Frivolous Prince (IRE)T: David Evans Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter HandicapClass 6 · 12f · Standard · 8 ran 2nd 8/1
23 May 16 Leicester Hawk Moth (IRE)T: John Spearing Coplow HandicapClass 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 5th 6/1
23 May 16 Leicester Dismantle (IRE)T: Grace Harris Hickling Selling StakesClass 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 8th 16/1
23 May 16 Leicester Madam Prancealot (IRE)T: David Evans Ragdale Maiden Auction Stakes (Div 2)Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 7th 33/1
23 May 16 Leicester Little Nosegay (IRE)T: David Evans Ragdale Maiden Auction Stakes (Div 1)Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 12th 16/1
22 May 16 Nottingham Tarakkom (FR)T: Peter Hiatt Most Reliable Bet DG Taxis Handicap (Div 1)Class 5 · 14f · Good · 9 ran 8th 9/1
21 May 16 Chepstow Dizzey Heights (IRE)T: Stuart Kittow Follow At dreamteamfc For Latest Football Gossip HandicapClass 5 · 12f · Soft · 7 ran 4th 9/4F
21 May 16 Chepstow Foylesideview (IRE)T: Harry Chisman Dreamteamfc.com HandicapClass 6 · 12f · Soft · 12 ran 7th 16/1
21 May 16 Chepstow Coup De Vent (GB)T: John O'Shea at sunsport For All Breaking Sports News HandicapClass 5 · 10f · Soft · 5 ran 5th 8/1
21 May 16 Chepstow Sarangoo (GB)T: Malcolm Saunders at sunfave For Your Latest Racing News HandicapClass 4 · 7f · Soft · 9 ran 8th 8/1
21 May 16 Goodwood Noble Peace (GB)T: Henry Candy Al Basti Equiworld Supporting Greatwood Stakes (Handicap)Class 2 · 7f · Good · 14 ran 10th 20/1
20 May 16 Goodwood Hestina (FR)T: Peter Chapple-Hyam Ebf Breeders' Series Fillies' HandicapClass 3 · 12f · Good · 9 ran 6th 7/2
19 May 16 Sandown Le Tissier (GB)T: Andrew Balding Betvictor Million Pound Goal Young Stayers HandicapClass 4 · 14f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 6th 25/1
19 May 16 Goodwood Play Gal (GB)T: David Evans Veolia Height Of Fashion Stakes (Fillies' Listed)Class 1 · 10f · Good · 9 ran 3rd 25/1
19 May 16 Goodwood Sark (IRE)T: David Evans Wright Joinery Company HandicapClass 4 · 9f · Good · 10 ran 5th 14/1
19 May 16 Goodwood Anonymous John (IRE)T: David Evans winnerevents.com HandicapClass 2 · 7f · Good · 14 ran 12th 50/1
18 May 16 Ayr Chain Of Daisies (GB)T: Henry Candy British Stallion Studs EBF Tennent's Rothesay Stakes (Listed)Class 1 · 10f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7th 6/1
17 May 16 Lingfield (AW) Espoir (GB)T: David Evans Priestley HandicapClass 6 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 9th 14/1
16 May 16 Windsor Martyna (GB)T: John Spearing Oakley Court Hotel Maiden Fillies' StakesClass 5 · 8f · Good · 12 ran 12th 40/1

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 Cathy Gannon's strike rate?
Cathy Gannon has won 333 of 3,778 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 8.8% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Cathy Gannon do best at?
Ffos Las by strike rate: 13 wins from 82 rides (15.9%) 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 Cathy Gannon ride most for?
David Evans, with 872 rides since 2008 — 23% of the total. That pairing has won 94 (10.8%).
What is Cathy Gannon's Fair A/E?
1.05, from 3,753 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.
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).