What is Colm O'Donoghue's strike rate?

Colm O'Donoghue has won 287 of 3,207 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 8.9% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does Colm O'Donoghue do best at?

Roscommon by strike rate: 13 wins from 90 rides (14.4%) 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 Colm O'Donoghue ride most for?

Mrs John Harrington, with 638 rides since 2008 — 20% of the total. That pairing has won 85 (13.3%).

What is Colm O'Donoghue's Fair A/E?

1.04, from 3,203 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

Colm O'Donoghue

3,207 rides in the lifetime window · 1,637 individual horses

As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last ride Sep 2019 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.

287–3,207

Wins / Runs

8.9%

Strike rate

n=3,207

809 (25%)

Placed

1.04

Fair A/E

n=3,203 · 0.84 incl. margin

−776.46

£1 level stake

n=3,207 at SP · −24.2%

£13.2m

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

9.8%

KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 270 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 1.04). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 15% (302 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 3,207 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Fired Jun–Aug 34.7% when favourite Mrs John Harrington: 13.3% from 638 LTO winners: 15.2% Rode the favourite in 6% of races

The read

The record is strongest at Ballinrobe (20%, n=50) and Roscommon (14.4%, n=90) — all clear of the rider's 8.9% baseline. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 15.2% (n=302, Fair A/E 1.15). Mrs John Harrington supplied 20% of the rides and edges the rider's average (13.3% vs 8.9%, A/E 1.21) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. 65 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at Curragh (Jun 2011, £725,000). The standout partner of the record was Alpha Centauri (IRE) — 6 wins from 10 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fired Jun–Aug.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 8.9% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

7.7%−1.2

n=1,605 · A/E 1.08 · £1 −413.31

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

15.2%+6.3

n=302 · A/E 1.15 · £1 −27.39

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

6.7%−2.2

n=465 · A/E 0.88 · £1 −207.23

When favourite

34.7%

n=193 · A/E 1.22 · £1 +10.72

Big fields · 14+ runners

6.1%−2.8

n=1,431 · A/E 1.00 · £1 −454.05

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

9.5%+0.6

n=620 · A/E 1.03 · £1 −53.55

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 8.9% 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.

Notable angles

vs their own baseline

At Ballinrobe 20% vs 8.9% · n=50

On last-time-out winners 15.2% vs 8.9% · n=302

With Mrs John Harrington 13.3% vs 8.9% · n=638

At Roscommon 14.4% vs 8.9% · n=90

With horses switching code 4.2% vs 8.9% · n=144

With Edward P Harty 2.8% vs 8.9% · n=36

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

Soft 766 76 9.9% −65.74

Good 725 69 9.5% −125.40

Good to Firm 620 60 9.7% −186.97

Standard (AW) 475 37 7.8% −158.59

Good to Soft 313 24 7.7% −123.72

Heavy 280 19 6.8% −112.04

Firm 28 2 7.1% −4.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Curragh 486 42 8.6% −90.95

Dundalk (AW) 460 35 7.6% −152.59

Leopardstown 391 27 6.9% −174.68

Naas 201 19 9.5% −69.19

Navan 161 16 9.9% −8.17

Gowran Park 156 13 8.3% −75.00

Galway 124 10 8.1% +4.00

Cork 122 12 9.8% −24.50

Tipperary 117 11 9.4% −7.00

Fairyhouse 116 11 9.5% +3.60

Killarney 106 13 12.3% −30.99

Roscommon 90 13 14.4% +26.75

Limerick 69 8 11.6% −13.20

Listowel 66 6 9.1% −7.75

Down Royal 59 6 10.2% −33.79

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 1 620 59 9.5% −53.55

Class 2 53 2 3.8% −21.00

Class 4 25 5 20% −7.45

Class 3 21 5 23.8% +4.05

Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 238 77 32.4% 1.22 +6.97

2nd–3rd fav 647 102 15.8% 1.10 −57.43

4th–6th fav 963 66 6.9% 0.93 −240.50

7th+ in betting 1,359 42 3.1% 0.87 −485.50

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

Maundy Money (GB) 22 3 8 26 Sep 11

Jamesie (IRE) 21 5 10 30 Sep 16

St Brelades Bay (IRE) 18 4 7 30 Sep 18

Marshall Jennings (IRE) 16 2 4 7 Oct 18

Santo Padre (IRE) 16 4 7 10 Aug 12

I'm So Fancy (IRE) 14 4 7 1 Sep 18

Master Speaker (IRE) 14 0 6 15 Jul 17

Dandy Boy (ITY) 14 4 7 20 Aug 14

Almadaa (GB) 13 0 4 21 Jul 16

Maal (IRE) 13 1 4 12 Jul 12

He's Got Rhythm (IRE) 13 2 4 21 Oct 11

Spirit Of Xaar (IRE) 13 1 4 26 Jun 11

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 1,637 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 7 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

100114109111011748·

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 yardMrs John Harrington

20% of all rides
13.3% SR · A/E 1.21

TrainerRWSR£1

Mrs John Harrington 638 85 13.3% −20.77

David Marnane 584 54 9.2% −102.42

A P O'Brien 566 58 10.2% −29.77

P D Deegan 82 6 7.3% −24.75

John M Oxx 73 6 8.2% −54.47

K J Condon 69 3 4.3% −25.67

Edward Lynam 68 6 8.8% −20.50

Adrian McGuinness 53 3 5.7% −27.50

M Halford 38 4 10.5% −3.67

P J Prendergast 37 2 5.4% −30.29

Edward P Harty 36 1 2.8% −31.50

A Oliver 30 4 13.3% +2.50

Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→

339

Archived wins

Pattern / graded wins

£14.8m

Prize money

2018

Best season · 42 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.

Treasure Beach (GB) — Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (group 1) Curragh · Jun 2011 · Group 1

£725,000

Alpha Centauri (IRE) — Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques le Marois (3yo+ No Geldings) (Turf) Deauville (FR) · Aug 2018 · Group 1

£505,664

Alpha Centauri (IRE) — Coronation Stakes (Fillies' Group 1) (British Champions Series) Ascot · Jun 2018 · Group 1

£305,525

Notable horses

Alpha Centauri (IRE) Jamesie (IRE) St Brelades Bay (IRE) Santo Padre (IRE) I'm So Fancy (IRE) Dandy Boy (ITY)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Galileo (IRE) 7.9% · 18–227

Progeny have won 14.5% of 18,201 runs since 2008 (1,776 horses). Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.4% from 890.

Danehill Dancer (IRE) 9.5% · 9–95

Progeny have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since 2008 (783 horses). Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.

Kodiac (GB) 16.9% · 13–77

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.

Big Bad Bob (IRE) 8.2% · 6–73

Progeny have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since 2009 (314 horses).

Invincible Spirit (IRE) 15.9% · 10–63

Progeny have won 11.9% of 20,863 runs since 2008 (1,574 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 844.

Acclamation (GB) 7.1% · 4–56

Progeny have won 10% of 19,711 runs since 2008 (1,327 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 195.

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 4,077 · newest first

The latest 50 of 4,077 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 26 March 2005 to 21 September 2019.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

21 Sep 19 Ayr Bacchus (GB)T: Brian Meehan William Hill Ayr Gold Cup (heritage Handicap)Class 2 · 6f · Good · 24 ran 22nd 33/1

21 Sep 19 Ayr Alkaraama (USA)T: Sir Michael Stoute William Hill Ayr Silver Cup HandicapClass 2 · 6f · Good · 24 ran 7th 5/1F

21 Sep 19 Ayr Atheeb (GB)T: Sir Michael Stoute Millar Callaghan Engineering 20th Anniversary EBF NurseryClass 2 · 8f · Good · 10 ran 6th 11/2

17 Aug 19 Cork Throwaway Line (IRE)T: Joseph G Murphy Barry's Tea Supporting Marymount Hospice Handicap (50-85)7f · Good · 17 ran 15th 50/1

17 Aug 19 Cork Strawberry Morn (IRE)T: W McCreery Matchbook Irish EBF Maiden (Plus 10)6f · Good · 21 ran 9th 66/1

16 Aug 19 Curragh Differentiate (IRE)T: A Oliver Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden (Plus 10)7f · Soft · 29 ran 28th 33/1

15 Aug 19 Leopardstown Clockers Corner (IRE)T: John M Oxx All Saints Irish Ebf Maiden7f · Good · 15 ran 8th 33/1

15 Aug 19 Leopardstown Demimonde (IRE)T: John M Oxx Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden (Plus 10)7f · Good · 14 ran 10th 25/1

14 Aug 19 Gowran Park Cnoc An Oir (IRE)T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien Irish Stallion Farms EBF Hurry Harriet Stakes (Fillies & Mares' Listed)9.5f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran 8th 33/1

10 Aug 19 Haydock Contrive (IRE)T: Roger Varian British Stallion Studs EBF Dick Hern Stakes (Fillies & Mares' Listed)Class 1 · 8f · Heavy · 7 ran 6th 33/1

10 Aug 19 Haydock Al Erayg (IRE)T: Tim Easterby Vulcan Village HandicapClass 3 · 8f · Heavy · 13 ran 2nd 12/1

08 Aug 19 Leopardstown Azophi (IRE)T: John M Oxx Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden13f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7th 20/1

08 Aug 19 Leopardstown Giuseppe Garibaldi (IRE)T: John M Oxx Grenke Finance Ballyroan Stakes (Group 3)12f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 6th 20/1

05 Aug 19 Naas Aced It (IRE)T: John M Oxx Kildare Post Maiden10f · Good · 12 ran 4th 8/1

03 Aug 19 Newmarket Clarion (GB)T: Sir Michael Stoute British EBF Maritime Cargo Fillies' HandicapClass 3 · 10f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1st 7/1

03 Aug 19 Newmarket Motagally (GB)T: Charles Hills Federation Of Bloodstock Agents HandicapClass 3 · 7f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 4th 12/1

03 Aug 19 Newmarket A La Voile (GB)T: Sir Michael Stoute Newmarket Equine Hospital British EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (Plus 10)Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5th 16/1

03 Aug 19 Newmarket Infinite Grace (GB)T: David O'Meara European Bloodstock News British EBF Fillies' NurseryClass 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 7th 14/1

03 Aug 19 Newmarket Crystal Moonlight (GB)T: Sir Michael Stoute British Stallion Studs EBF Chalice Stakes (Listed) (Fillies And Mares)Class 1 · 12f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7th 20/1

29 Jul 19 Galway Galtee Mist (IRE)T: Joseph G Murphy Claytonhotelgalway.ie Handicap (60-80)7f · Good · 15 ran 1st 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 Colm O'Donoghue's strike rate?: Colm O'Donoghue has won 287 of 3,207 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 8.9% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Colm O'Donoghue do best at?: Roscommon by strike rate: 13 wins from 90 rides (14.4%) 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 Colm O'Donoghue ride most for?: Mrs John Harrington, with 638 rides since 2008 — 20% of the total. That pairing has won 85 (13.3%).
What is Colm O'Donoghue's Fair A/E?: 1.04, from 3,203 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.