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Jockey profile

Connor King

1,899 rides in the lifetime window · 956 individual horses
As at 14 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Apr 2023 90% of rides on the flat
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2012→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
138–1,899
Wins / Runs
7.3%
Strike rate
n=1,899
425 (22%)
Placed
0.91
Fair A/E
n=1,896 · 0.74 incl. margin
−763.85
£1 level stake
n=1,899 at SP · −40.2%
£1.79m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 100 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 7% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.91). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 15% (138 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,899 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 14 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance 33% when favourite David Marnane: 12.3% from 285 LTO winners: 15.2% Claiming: 8.4% Rides the favourite in 5% of races
The read

Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 15.2% (n=138, Fair A/E 1.06), but in Group and Graded company the record reads poorly at 1.5% (n=66, Fair A/E 0.30). The market has consistently overbet horses returning fresh after 61+ days: 3.4% strike, Fair A/E 0.52 and −240.88 to a £1 stake over 328 rides — those runners underperform what the price implies. David Marnane supplies 15% of the rides and beats the rider's average (12.3% vs 7.3%, A/E 1.19) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The record reads poorly off a break of 180+ days — 1.5% over 131 rides, 5.8pts below the baseline. One Group or Graded win sits in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the J & B O'Sullivan Builders Kingdom Gold Cup Handicap at Killarney (Aug 2013, £30,000). The standout partner of the record: Almadaa (GB) — 5 wins from 26 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 7.3% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
5.3%−2.0
n=956 · A/E 0.81 · £1 −513.05
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
15.2%+7.9
n=138 · A/E 1.06 · £1 −2.64
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
3.4%−3.9
n=328 · A/E 0.52 · £1 −240.88
When favourite
33%
n=100 · A/E 1.20 · £1 −8.60
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
8.4%+1.1
n=1,046 · A/E 1.03 · £1 −260.21
Big fields · 14+ runners
5.6%−1.7
n=678 · A/E 1.02 · £1 −297.09
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
1.5%−5.8
n=66 · A/E 0.30 · £1 −45.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 7.3% 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
On last-time-out winners 15.2% vs 7.3% · n=138
With A Oliver 15% vs 7.3% · n=40
Off a break of 180+ days 1.5% vs 7.3% · n=131
With David Marnane 12.3% vs 7.3% · n=285
With debutants 1.9% vs 7.3% · n=158
With Brian Ellison 0% vs 7.3% · n=40
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
Flat 1,703 126 7.4% −637.01
Hurdle 162 10 6.2% −98.59
NH Flat 25 1 4% −22.75
Chase 9 1 11.1% −5.50

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Standard (AW) 507 33 6.5% −189.77
Soft 424 30 7.1% −210.28
Good 398 34 8.5% −131.18
Good to Firm 307 26 8.5% −103.87
Heavy 130 10 7.7% −26.50
Good to Soft 129 5 3.9% −98.25
Firm 4 0 0% −4.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Dundalk 498 33 6.6% −180.77
Curragh 141 3 2.1% −114.50
Leopardstown 125 8 6.4% −60.00
Gowran Park 103 8 7.8% −7.25
Naas 96 10 10.4% −15.37
Cork 87 9 10.3% +13.25
Navan 76 4 5.3% −34.75
Killarney 71 8 11.3% −37.37
Tipperary 68 7 10.3% −24.38
Galway 60 4 6.7% −25.00
Limerick 55 3 5.5% −37.50
Fairyhouse 51 2 3.9% −41.75
Sligo 40 4 10% −10.27
Roscommon 39 5 12.8% −5.50
Ballinrobe 38 4 10.5% −23.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 96 8 8.3% −41.00
Class 1 66 1 1.5% −45.00
Class 5 37 2 5.4% −29.75
Class 3 17 0 0% −17.00
Class 2 13 0 0% −13.00
Class 6 6 0 0% −6.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 125 40 32% 1.25 +4.90
2nd–3rd fav 334 48 14.4% 0.95 −57.75
4th–6th fav 570 31 5.4% 0.77 −225.00
7th+ in betting 870 19 2.2% 0.68 −486.00
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
Almadaa (GB) 26 5 9 20 May 16
Strandfield Lady (IRE) 21 4 5 9 Jul 15
Settle For Red (IRE) 16 3 9 16 Mar 17
Colour Blue (IRE) 15 3 6 25 Jun 16
Kodiac's Back (IRE) 14 3 5 3 Feb 17
Maal (IRE) 14 0 5 21 Sep 14
Seanie (IRE) 12 1 4 12 Sep 15
Long Journey Home (IRE) 11 1 2 25 Oct 15
Emperor Bob (IRE) 10 1 2 24 Jun 17
Daredevil Day (IRE) 10 2 6 29 Oct 16
Harry Trotter (IRE) 10 2 4 19 Dec 14
Horsewithnoname (IRE) 10 2 2 28 Nov 14
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 956 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 5 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
596797888673
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 Marnane
15% of all rides
12.3% SR · A/E 1.19
TrainerRWSR£1
David Marnane 285 35 12.3% −20.77
J P Murtagh 139 14 10.1% −33.77
John Joseph Murphy 130 8 6.2% −54.25
David Wachman 94 7 7.4% −51.57
H Rogers 71 7 9.9% −8.75
T G McCourt 60 5 8.3% −7.50
Tim Easterby 48 3 6.3% −28.50
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 44 2 4.5% −32.50
Joseph G Murphy 44 5 11.4% −3.34
A Oliver 40 6 15% −7.50
Brian Ellison 40 0 0% −40.00
W McCreery 36 4 11.1% −15.75
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2012→
138
Archived wins
1
Pattern / graded wins
£1.79m
Prize money
2015
Best season · 40 wins
Jazz Girl (IRE) — J & B O'Sullivan Builders Kingdom Gold Cup Handicap Killarney · Aug 2013
£30,000
Ancient Sands (IRE) — Woodlands 100 Club October Handicap (Premier Handicap) Naas · Oct 2013
£30,000
Colour Blue (IRE) — Dubai Duty Free Jumeirah Creekside Summer Fillies Handicap Curragh · Jun 2015
£30,000
Notable horses
Almadaa (GB) Strandfield Lady (IRE) Settle For Red (IRE) Colour Blue (IRE) Kodiac's Back (IRE) Pullman Brown (USA)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Kodiac (GB) 14.1% · 9–64
Progeny have won 10.4% of 23,605 runs since 2010 (1,665 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 255.
Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) 15% · 9–60
Progeny have won 10.3% of 11,890 runs since 2010 (950 horses). Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 305.
Papal Bull (GB) 5.1% · 2–39
Progeny have won 7.4% of 1,585 runs since 2012 (131 horses). Weakest on Good to Soft going: 3.5% from 173. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 3.3% from 122.
Big Bad Bob (IRE) 5.6% · 2–36
Progeny have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since 2009 (314 horses).
Acclamation (GB) 6.3% · 2–32
Progeny have won 10% of 19,719 runs since 2008 (1,327 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 195.
Exceed and Excel (AUS) 16.7% · 5–30
Progeny have won 11.9% of 16,038 runs since 2008 (1,160 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on Soft going: 7.9% from 1,193.
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 14 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 1,899 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,899 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 27 October 2012 to 21 April 2023.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
21 Apr 23 Kilbeggan Dark Note (GB)T: Andrew Slattery Spring Two Day N.H. Race Meeting Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 5th 10/1
09 Feb 23 Thurles Mon Coeur (IRE)T: Joseph G Murphy thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle15.5f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 5th 7/2
30 Jan 23 Punchestown Mon Coeur (IRE)T: Joseph G Murphy Bar One Racing 'Best Odds Guaranteed All Races' Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft · 22 ran 2nd 14/1
29 Dec 22 Leopardstown Away To Sea (FR)T: Joseph G Murphy Pigsback.com Maiden Hurdle20f · Soft · 12 ran 6th 100/1
01 Dec 22 Thurles John Cannon (GB)T: Joseph G Murphy Richard Brennan Fencing Services Beginners Chase18f · Yielding · 11 ran F 10/1
29 Nov 22 Punchestown Away To Sea (FR)T: Joseph G Murphy William Hill Play Responsibly Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)16.5f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran 8th 33/1
02 Oct 22 Tipperary John Cannon (GB)T: Joseph G Murphy Racing TV Handicap Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 1st 4/1
19 Sep 22 Listowel John Cannon (GB)T: Joseph G Murphy Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle16f · Good · 14 ran 1st 10/11F
09 Sep 22 Ballinrobe Bonnie Kellie (IRE)T: S Curling Burleigh Accountancy Handicap Hurdle (80-116)22f · Good · 10 ran 7th 33/1
05 Sep 22 Galway Francis Marion (IRE)T: Joseph G Murphy Galway Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2)22.5f · Yielding · 17 ran 7th 18/1
05 Sep 22 Galway John Cannon (GB)T: Joseph G Murphy Kenny Developments Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Good · 19 ran 4th 20/1
01 Aug 22 Cork Robins Venture (IRE)T: S Curling Mallow Mares Maiden Hurdle17f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran 15th 150/1
30 Jul 22 Galway Francis Marion (IRE)T: Joseph G Murphy Boylesports Download The App Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Soft · 17 ran 9th 80/1
19 Jul 22 Ballinrobe Francis Marion (IRE)T: Joseph G Murphy Mayo News Maiden Hurdle17.5f · Good · 15 ran 8th 33/1
08 Jul 22 Cork Francis Marion (IRE)T: Joseph G Murphy Buy Tickets On www.corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle17f · Good · 19 ran 9th 18/1
11 Jun 22 Downpatrick Trim To Milan (IRE)T: Gerard Keane Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle19f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 5th 20/1
02 May 22 Down Royal Angels Dawn (IRE)T: S Curling Club Orange Hurdle24f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran BD 11/8F
16 Apr 22 Fairyhouse Ishan (FR)T: S Curling Mongey Communications Maiden Hurdle20f · Good To Yielding · 22 ran 18th 125/1
08 Apr 22 Ballinrobe Kalnoo (IRE)T: S Curling Bowers Bar & Restaurant Mares Maiden Hurdle17.5f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 8th 125/1
12 Mar 22 Gowran Park Kalnoo (IRE)T: S Curling Best Of Luck To The Irish At Cheltenham Mares Maiden Hurdle16f · Heavy · 18 ran 12th 50/1

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 Connor King's strike rate?
Connor King has won 138 of 1,899 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 7.3% (as at 14 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Connor King do best at?
Roscommon by strike rate: 5 wins from 39 rides (12.8%) 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 Connor King ride most for?
David Marnane, with 285 rides since 2008 — 15% of the total. That pairing has won 35 (12.3%).
What is Connor King's Fair A/E?
0.91, from 1,896 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 14 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).