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Jockey profile

Daniel King

1,703 rides in the last 5 seasons · 673 individual horses
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 2 days ago
from 1 Jan 2022
154–1,703
Wins / Runs
9%
Strike rate
n=1,703
453 (27%)
Placed
1.08
n=1,703 · 0.87 incl. margin
−531.75
£1 level stake
n=1,703 at SP · −31.2%
£2.47m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
11.9%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 340 times a season, winning on 9% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.08). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 15% (120 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,703 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Sep–Nov 33.3% when favourite Denis Gerard Hogan: 9.4% from 513 LTO winners: 15% Claiming: 9.1% Rides the favourite in 8% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Dundalk (AW) (15.9%, n=113), clear of the rider's 9% baseline. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 15% (n=120, Fair A/E 1.13). Denis Gerard Hogan supplies 30% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (9.4%, A/E 1.08) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also reads well off a 0-7-day break (17.5%, n=126) and on Standard (AW) going (16.7%, n=120). 7 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Tote Galway Plate at Galway (IRE) (Jul 2026, £162,000). The standout partner of the record: Oscars Brother (IRE) — 5 wins from 17 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fires Sep–Nov.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 9% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
7.8%−1.2
n=663 · A/E 1.16 · £1 −236.61
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
15%+6.0
n=120 · A/E 1.13 · £1 −39.02
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
7%−2.0
n=302 · A/E 1.00 · £1 −109.36
When favourite
33.3%
n=129 · A/E 1.28 · £1 +2.33
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
9.1%+0.1
n=603 · A/E 1.11 · £1 −121.50
Big fields · 14+ runners
7.5%−1.5
n=899 · A/E 1.16 · £1 −289.34
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
6.7%−2.3
n=105 · A/E 1.13 · £1 −49.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 9% 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
Off a 0-7-day break 17.5% vs 9% · n=126
On Standard (AW) going 16.7% vs 9% · n=120
With C&D winners 16% vs 9% · n=144
At Dundalk (AW) 15.9% vs 9% · n=113
On last-time-out winners 15% vs 9% · n=120
With new recruits 3% vs 9% · n=100
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 1,060 90 8.5% −348.79
Chase 350 31 8.9% −95.18
Flat 293 33 11.3% −87.78

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 567 40 7.1% −218.42
Good 497 58 11.7% −51.50
Good to Soft 278 20 7.2% −126.56
Heavy 239 16 6.7% −107.49
Standard (AW) 120 20 16.7% −25.78
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Limerick 140 15 10.7% −31.50
Dundalk (AW) 113 18 15.9% −29.28
Cork 103 9 8.7% −34.53
Kilbeggan 92 7 7.6% −30.92
Punchestown 90 4 4.4% −71.37
Fairyhouse 89 5 5.6% −11.40
Listowel 79 4 5.1% −34.00
Ballinrobe 78 11 14.1% +19.90
Clonmel 78 8 10.3% −23.34
Galway 75 7 9.3% −8.50
Killarney 74 9 12.2% −14.42
Tramore 68 10 14.7% −8.87
Thurles 67 7 10.4% −2.00
Wexford 63 2 3.2% −42.00
Gowran Park 62 5 8.1% −32.75

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 111 7 6.3% −55.00
Class 3 11 1 9.1% −8.00
Class 2 7 1 14.3% −2.67
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 157 46 29.3% 1.18 −10.67
2nd–3rd fav 315 51 16.2% 1.08 −48.58
4th–6th fav 478 38 7.9% 1.09 −75.50
7th+ in betting 753 19 2.5% 0.87 −397.00
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
89.3% completed · 1,410 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 350 82.9% 22 13 23 2 0
Hurdle 1,060 91.4% 27 12 50 1 1
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
Drumgill (IRE) 25 3 5 11 Oct 26
Mount Frisco (IRE) 20 2 8 19 Apr 26
Smallcraftwarning (IRE) 17 4 8 14 Oct 26
Oscars Brother (IRE) 17 5 10 28 Apr 26
Kilashee (IRE) 17 1 7 30 Oct 25
Macgiloney (IRE) 17 2 4 3 Aug 25
Ballyadam Destiny (GB) 16 1 9 13 Jan 24
Grange Walk (IRE) 15 1 4 4 Sep 26
Way Down South (IRE) 14 3 4 18 Oct 26
Likable Chancer (IRE) 14 2 7 20 Apr 26
Henning (IRE) 14 3 6 4 Jul 24
Bal De Rio (FR) 14 3 5 30 Aug 23
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 673 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 6 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.

Current form

significance-gated

Last 14 days

Steady
3 from 27 11.1% · +2.1pts vs baseline
Last 14 days11.1%
5-season base9%
Shown only when the 14-day window is large enough to mean anything (n≥15). A cold run renders the same card with a quiet badge — never hidden.

By month

strike by month, 5 seasons
JFMAMJJASOND
911767101381012124
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
30% of all rides
9.4% SR · A/E 1.08
TrainerRWSR£1
Denis Gerard Hogan 513 48 9.4% −141.17
John Patrick Ryan 245 17 6.9% −104.43
A J Martin 118 10 8.5% −58.26
M A Molloy 37 5 13.5% −2.57
Gillian Scott 37 3 8.1% −7.75
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2021→
159
Archived wins
7
Pattern / graded wins
£2.54m
Prize money
2026
Best season · 49 wins
King Alexander (IRE) — Tote Galway Plate (Handicap Steeplechase) (Grade 3) Galway (IRE) · Jul 2026 · Grade 3
£162,000
Putapoundinthejar (IRE) — Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap (Grade 3) Galway (IRE) · Jul 2026 · Grade 3
£162,000
Frankendael (GB) — MCG Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Listowel · Sep 2024 · Listed
£59,000

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Elusive Pimpernel (USA) 9.1% · 4–44
Progeny have won 7.6% of 3,119 runs since 2008 (315 horses).
Milan (GB) 6.8% · 3–44
Progeny have won 11.3% of 16,843 runs since 2008 (1,463 horses).
Kalanisi (IRE) 7.9% · 3–38
Progeny have won 10.5% of 6,742 runs since 2008 (648 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 16.1% from 355.
Malinas (GER) 13.2% · 5–38
Progeny have won 14.2% of 3,938 runs since 2008 (419 horses).
Westerner (GB) 0% · 0–32
Progeny have won 12.1% of 11,823 runs since 2008 (941 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 8.5% from 188.
Dark Angel (IRE) 14.3% · 4–28
Progeny have won 11.3% of 21,876 runs since 2008 (1,594 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 15% from 107.
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 20 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 1,768 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,768 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 25 June 2021 to 18 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
17 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Zuzukel (FR)T: A. J. Martin Master Chefs Handicap Hurdle17f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 11th 33/1

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 Daniel King's strike rate?
Daniel King has won 154 of 1,703 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 9% (as at 20 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Daniel King do best at?
Dundalk (AW) by strike rate: 18 wins from 113 rides (15.9%) since 2022. 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 Daniel King ride most for?
Denis Gerard Hogan, with 513 rides since 2022 — 30% of the total. That pairing has won 48 (9.4%).
Is Daniel King in form?
In the last 14 days: 27 rides, 3 winners, a strike rate of 11.1%. That is in line with the baseline of 9% since 2022.
What is Daniel King's Fair A/E?
1.08, from 1,703 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 20 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).