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Jockey profile

D F Flannery

187 rides in the lifetime window · 106 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Aug 2013 100% 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.
7–187
Wins / Runs
3.7%
Strike rate
n=187
26 (14%)
Placed
0.83
Fair A/E
n=187 · 0.61 incl. margin
−126.10
£1 level stake
n=187 at SP · −67.4%
£129k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 30 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 0.83). The edge shows sharpest with horses returning fresh: 6% off breaks of two months or more (54 runs).

Deterministic profile computed from 187 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fresh horses: 5.6% Claiming: 3.9%
The read

The market has consistently overbet rides in big fields of 14 or more: 3.4% strike, Fair A/E 0.85 and −108.10 to a £1 stake over 147 rides — those runners underperformed what the price implied. The record read poorly off a 15-30-day break — 0% over 54 rides, 3.7pts below the baseline. 2 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Bluesqcasino.com Handicap Hurdle at Market Rasen (Sep 2005, £27,232). The standout partner of the record was Monty Mint (IRE) — 5 wins from 17 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 3.7% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
1.1%−2.6
n=92 · A/E 0.31 · £1 −81.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
0%−3.7
n=3 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −3.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
5.6%+1.9
n=54 · A/E 1.42 · £1 −30.00
When favourite
66.7%
n=3 · A/E 2.73 · £1 +3.90
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
3.9%+0.2
n=181 · A/E 0.86 · £1 −120.10
Big fields · 14+ runners
3.4%−0.3
n=147 · A/E 0.85 · £1 −108.10
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
16.7%+13.0
n=6 · A/E 2.21 · £1 +4.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 3.7% 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 Thomas Foley 16.7% vs 3.7% · n=30
Off a 15-30-day break 0% vs 3.7% · n=54
On Good going 0% vs 3.7% · n=45
On Heavy going 0% vs 3.7% · n=33
Over 2m5f – 3m 0% vs 3.7% · n=32
Off a 8-14-day break 0% vs 3.7% · n=32
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 126 4 3.2% −90.10
Chase 60 3 5% −35.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 55 1 1.8% −45.00
Good 45 0 0% −45.00
Heavy 33 0 0% −33.00
Good to Firm 19 2 10.5% +5.00
Good to Soft 19 3 15.8% +6.00
Firm 16 1 6.3% −14.10

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Limerick 25 0 0% −25.00
Punchestown 14 1 7.1% −12.10
Clonmel 14 0 0% −14.00
Thurles 13 0 0% −13.00
Gowran Park 13 2 15.4% +1.00
Kilbeggan 12 0 0% −12.00
Tipperary 11 0 0% −11.00
Cork 9 0 0% −9.00
Wexford 8 1 12.5% −1.00
Naas 7 0 0% −7.00
Tramore 7 0 0% −7.00
Fairyhouse 5 0 0% −5.00
Downpatrick 5 0 0% −5.00
Listowel 4 0 0% −4.00
Sligo 4 0 0% −4.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 1 6 1 16.7% +4.00
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 3 2 66.7% 2.73 +3.90
2nd–3rd fav 15 1 6.7% 0.67 −8.00
4th–6th fav 33 4 12.1% 1.66 +14.00
7th+ in betting 136 0 0% 0.00 −136.00
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
82.3% completed · 186 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 60 66.7% 2 5 12 0 1
Hurdle 126 89.7% 2 2 9 0 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
Gentleman Jim (IRE) 10 0 2 2 Oct 10
Il En Reve (FR) 8 0 2 4 Oct 08
Scolboa King (IRE) 7 1 3 30 Oct 08
Lucky Dolphin (IRE) 5 0 0 10 Nov 10
Dancing Hero (IRE) 5 1 3 16 Nov 08
Sans Souci Boy (IRE) 5 0 0 6 Nov 08
Dariak (FR) 5 2 3 16 Oct 08
Buck Breeze (IRE) 4 0 0 7 Dec 08
Ringned (IRE) 4 1 3 4 Oct 08
Morebubbly (IRE) 3 0 0 10 Nov 10
Ciaras Journey (IRE) 3 0 0 18 Sep 10
That's Carroll (IRE) 3 0 0 18 Aug 10
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 106 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, lifetime
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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 yardThomas Foley
16% of all rides
16.7% SR · A/E 1.92
TrainerRWSR£1
Thomas Foley 30 5 16.7% +12.90
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
25
Archived wins
2
Pattern / graded wins
£489k
Prize money
2005
Best season · 8 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.
Rooftop Protest (IRE) — Bluesqcasino.com Handicap Hurdle Market Rasen · Sep 2005 · Class 2
£27,232
Dariak (FR) — Brandon Hotel Handicap Hurdle Tralee · Sep 2008 · Grade C
£24,087
Rooftop Protest (IRE) — Diffusion Event Management Hurdle (Listed) Punchestown · Oct 2005 · Listed
£20,832
Notable horses
Monty Mint (IRE) Sonnyanjoe (IRE) Dariak (FR) Rooftop Protest (IRE) Little Alou (IRE) Scolboa King (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Supreme Leader (GB) 0% · 0–11
Progeny have won 9.2% of 2,984 runs since 2008 (349 horses).
King's Theatre (IRE) 11.1% · 1–9
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) 0% · 0–9
Progeny have won 11% of 20,052 runs since 2008 (1,686 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24.3% from 136.
Denham Red (FR) 0% · 0–8
Progeny have won 16.4% of 592 runs since 2008 (65 horses). Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.2% from 184.
Broken Hearted (GB) 14.3% · 1–7
Progeny have won 7.5% of 655 runs since 2008 (78 horses).
Simply Great (FR) 16.7% · 1–6
Progeny have won 7.4% of 460 runs since 2008 (53 horses). Strongest on Good going: 11.4% from 140. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 1% from 101.
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 668 · newest first

The latest 50 of 668 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 3 January 2005 to 20 August 2013.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
20 Aug 13 Sligo Ballyadam Dancer (IRE)T: John Patrick Ryan Tote 24% Better Than Bookies Maiden Hurdle20f · Yielding · 14 ran 8th 25/1
20 Aug 13 Sligo Willow Grange (IRE)T: John Patrick Ryan Kilcawley Construction Sligo Maiden Hurdle16f · Yielding · 16 ran 6th 33/1
11 Aug 13 Downpatrick Ballyadam Dancer (IRE)T: John Patrick Ryan Lazy Sunday Mares Maiden Hurdle18f · Good · 12 ran 8th 33/1
10 Aug 13 Kilbeggan Willow Grange (IRE)T: John Patrick Ryan Betpack (C & G) Maiden Hurdle19.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 7th 25/1
17 Nov 10 Limerick Jackieandy (GB)T: Michael Winters Askeaton Beginners Chase19.5f · Heavy · 16 ran PU 50/1
10 Nov 10 Naas Morebubbly (IRE)T: F Costello Kill Maiden Hurdle24f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 15th 66/1
10 Nov 10 Naas Lucky Dolphin (IRE)T: F Costello Tipper Road Handicap Hurdle (80-95)16f · Soft To Heavy · 22 ran 15th 25/1
21 Oct 10 Thurles Andrea's Answer (IRE)T: J P Fogarty Premier County Maiden Hurdle16f · Good · 18 ran 11th 33/1
02 Oct 10 Gowran Park Gentleman Jim (IRE)T: J P Fogarty Gowran Christmas Party Meeting 10th December Handicap Hurdle (81-123)16f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 8th 33/1
18 Sep 10 Listowel Ciaras Journey (IRE)T: John Gerard Lonergan M.j. Carroll Arro Maiden Hurdle16f · Good · 18 ran 12th 50/1
02 Sep 10 Clonmel Lucky Dolphin (IRE)T: F Costello Blue & Gold Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 8th 33/1
18 Aug 10 Killarney That's Carroll (IRE)T: F Costello Mcsweeney Arms Hotel Mares Beginners Chase17f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 9th 50/1
13 Aug 10 Tramore Ciaras Journey (IRE)T: John Gerard Lonergan Ernst & Young Maiden Hurdle16f · Firm · 14 ran 8th 50/1
09 Aug 10 Ballinrobe Lucky Dolphin (IRE)T: F Costello Jennings Meats Maiden Hurdle16f · Good · 15 ran 9th 50/1
09 Aug 10 Ballinrobe Morebubbly (IRE)T: F Costello F.b.d. Hurdle20f · Good · 6 ran 6th 50/1
07 Aug 10 Kilbeggan Ciaras Journey (IRE)T: John Gerard Lonergan 'larcc Cancer Support Centre' Mares Maiden Hurdle19f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 14th 25/1
22 Jul 10 Limerick Morebubbly (IRE)T: F Costello Irish Daily Mirror Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 8th 50/1
22 Jul 10 Limerick Lucky Dolphin (IRE)T: F Costello Greenmount Conference Centre Mares Maiden Hurdle20f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 10th 66/1
29 Apr 10 Tipperary Gentleman Jim (IRE)T: J P Fogarty Portrait Gallary At Kilfeacle Stud Handicap Chase (0-102)20f · Good · 17 ran 6th 7/1
11 Apr 10 Limerick Gentleman Jim (IRE)T: J P Fogarty Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-116)19.5f · Soft · 16 ran 2nd 10/1

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 D F Flannery's strike rate?
D F Flannery has won 7 of 187 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 3.7% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is D F Flannery's Fair A/E?
0.83, from 187 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).