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Jockey profile

David Bergin

302 rides in the lifetime window · 171 individual horses
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Dec 2013 100% of rides on the flat
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2011→)
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.
29–302
Wins / Runs
9.6%
Strike rate
n=302
79 (26%)
Placed
0.85
Fair A/E
n=301 · 0.71 incl. margin
−122.96
£1 level stake
n=302 at SP · −40.7%
£213k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
8.3%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 100 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 10% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.85). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 34% (41 rides). Rode mostly for David O'Meara — 60% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 302 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Fired Jul–Aug 26.1% when favourite David O'Meara: 11.6% from 181 LTO winners: 34.1% Claiming: 9.9% Rode the favourite in 15% of races
The read

Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 34.1% (n=41, Fair A/E 1.61), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 6% (n=84, Fair A/E 0.90). David O'Meara supplied 60% of the rides and edges the rider's average (11.6% vs 9.6%, A/E 0.90). The rider also read well at trips under 6f (23.1%, n=65) and off a 0-7-day break (19.7%, n=61). The record read poorly over 1m2f – 1m4f — 0% over 38 rides, 9.6pts below the baseline. The market has consistently overbet the rider on Soft going: Fair A/E 0.22 across 52 rides (1.9% strike, −39.00 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperformed what the price implied. Seasonally, the rider fired Jul–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 9.6% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
9.4%−0.2
n=171 · A/E 0.91 · £1 −64.12
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
34.1%+24.5
n=41 · A/E 1.61 · £1 +17.41
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
9.4%−0.2
n=32 · A/E 1.21 · £1 −11.17
When favourite
26.1%
n=46 · A/E 0.98 · £1 −9.71
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
9.9%+0.3
n=283 · A/E 0.88 · £1 −109.96
Big fields · 14+ runners
6%−3.6
n=84 · A/E 0.90 · £1 −27.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 9.6% 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
On last-time-out winners 34.1% vs 9.6% · n=41
At trips under 6f 23.1% vs 9.6% · n=65
Off a 0-7-day break 19.7% vs 9.6% · n=61
Over 1m2f – 1m4f 0% vs 9.6% · n=38
On Soft going 1.9% vs 9.6% · n=52
Off a 31-60-day break 3% vs 9.6% · n=33
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
Good to Firm 76 11 14.5% −9.67
Standard (AW) 67 5 7.5% −42.45
Good 58 6 10.3% −14.52
Soft 52 1 1.9% −39.00
Good to Soft 27 4 14.8% −2.92
Heavy 14 1 7.1% −8.50
Firm 8 1 12.5% −5.90

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 35 2 5.7% −25.25
Redcar 32 3 9.4% −9.50
Thirsk 22 0 0% −22.00
Southwell (AW) 17 2 11.8% −4.00
Doncaster 16 2 12.5% +3.00
Catterick 16 1 6.3% −12.25
Beverley 16 5 31.3% +6.49
Newcastle 15 1 6.7% −11.50
York 14 3 21.4% +19.75
Dundalk (AW) 11 0 0% −11.00
Ayr 11 1 9.1% −5.50
Ripon 10 1 10% −6.50
Hamilton 9 1 11.1% −6.50
Haydock 8 1 12.5% +5.00
Nottingham 7 1 14.3% +1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 6 90 12 13.3% −27.94
Class 5 83 8 9.6% −49.52
Class 4 51 3 5.9% −36.25
Class 3 22 3 13.6% +9.75
Class 2 18 2 11.1% +14.00
Class 7 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 55 12 21.8% 0.87 −18.71
2nd–3rd fav 60 10 16.7% 1.06 −10.75
4th–6th fav 81 4 4.9% 0.61 −38.50
7th+ in betting 106 3 2.8% 0.68 −55.00
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
Elusive Bonus (IRE) 16 4 5 16 Oct 13
Fear Nothing (GB) 8 3 5 15 Oct 12
Jo'burg (USA) 7 0 3 12 Oct 13
Aubrietia (GB) 7 3 4 22 Sep 13
Bunce (IRE) 5 0 2 23 Aug 13
Aragorn Icon (IRE) 5 0 1 16 Jun 12
Berlusca (IRE) 4 0 1 9 Dec 13
Lexington Place (GB) 4 3 3 20 Sep 13
Miss Bunter (GB) 4 1 3 9 Aug 13
Roker Park (IRE) 4 0 1 30 Oct 12
Sharaarah (IRE) 3 1 1 14 Dec 13
Ingleby Angel (IRE) 3 2 2 10 Oct 13
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 171 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 2 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
33001201521119670
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 O'Meara
60% of all rides
11.6% SR · A/E 0.90
TrainerRWSR£1
David O'Meara 181 21 11.6% −41.44
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2011→
29
Archived wins
£213k
Prize money
2012
Best season · 16 wins
Mont Ras (IRE) — Clipper Logistics Handicap York · Aug 2013 · Class 2
£46,688
Ingleby Angel (IRE) — Watch Racing UK On Sky 432 Straight-Mile Championship Final (Handicap) Redcar · Oct 2013 · Class 2
£12,450
Ingleby Angel (IRE) — Frank And Tom Fitzgerald Handicap Haydock · Sep 2013 · Class 3
£8,086
Notable horses
Elusive Bonus (IRE) Fear Nothing (GB) Aubrietia (GB) Lexington Place (GB) Ingleby Angel (IRE) Majuro (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Elusive City (USA) 22.2% · 4–18
Progeny have won 9.7% of 8,425 runs since 2008 (636 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 6.4% from 1,122.
Dutch Art (GB) 36.4% · 4–11
Progeny have won 12.1% of 8,108 runs since 2008 (600 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 18.1% from 700. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9% from 365.
Exceed and Excel (AUS) 30% · 3–10
Progeny have won 11.9% of 16,030 runs since 2008 (1,161 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on Soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
Invincible Spirit (IRE) 0% · 0–8
Progeny have won 11.9% of 20,840 runs since 2008 (1,573 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 843.
Johannesburg (USA) 0% · 0–8
Progeny have won 9.8% of 2,562 runs since 2008 (191 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 244. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 3.8% from 104.
Bahamian Bounty (GB) 14.3% · 1–7
Progeny have won 9.6% of 9,353 runs since 2008 (598 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 1% from 202.
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 28 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 302 · newest first

The latest 50 of 302 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 1 August 2011 to 14 December 2013.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
14 Dec 13 Wolverhampton (AW) Back In The Frame (GB)T: David O'Meara Best Odds At Bookmakers.co.uk HandicapClass 6 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 11th 33/1
14 Dec 13 Wolverhampton (AW) Sharaarah (IRE)T: David O'Meara Compare Bookmakers At Bookmakers.co.uk HandicapClass 3 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 8th 18/1
13 Dec 13 Southwell (AW) Maupiti Express (FR)T: David O'Meara 32Red Casino Claiming StakesClass 6 · 8f · Standard · 6 ran 2nd 9/2
10 Dec 13 Southwell (AW) Sharaarah (IRE)T: David O'Meara bookmakers.co.uk HandicapClass 3 · 5f · Standard · 14 ran 14th 6/1
09 Dec 13 Wolverhampton (AW) Berlusca (IRE)T: David O'Meara Coral Mobile 'Just Three Clicks To Bet' HandicapClass 4 · 9.5f · Standard · 7 ran 2nd 7/1
09 Dec 13 Wolverhampton (AW) Cape of Hope (IRE)T: David O'Meara Compare Bookmakers At Bookmakers.co.uk HandicapClass 5 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 4th 10/3
02 Dec 13 Wolverhampton (AW) Maupiti Express (FR)T: David O'Meara 32redpoker.com Claiming StakesClass 6 · 9.5f · Standard · 8 ran 4th 16/1
02 Dec 13 Wolverhampton (AW) Song Of The Siren (GB)T: David O'Meara 32red HandicapClass 5 · 16.5f · Standard · 6 ran 6th 25/1
26 Nov 13 Wolverhampton (AW) Mandarin Bar (GB)T: David O'Meara 32Red Fillies' HandicapClass 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 10th 14/1
15 Nov 13 Wolverhampton (AW) Platinum Proof (USA)T: David O'Meara Coral Mobile 'Just Three Clicks To Bet' Classified StakesClass 6 · 9.5f · Standard · 10 ran 7th 10/1
15 Nov 13 Wolverhampton (AW) Angel Grigio (GB)T: David O'Meara bookmakers.co.uk Handicap (Div 1)Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 4th 20/1
14 Nov 13 Southwell (AW) Sharaarah (IRE)T: David O'Meara Compare Bookmakers At bookmakers.co.uk Handicap (Div 2)Class 4 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran 1st 6/1
09 Nov 13 Doncaster Kung Hei Fat Choy (USA)T: James Given Betfred Hat Trick Heaven Apprentice Handicap (Final Round Of The Go Racing In Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Series)Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 21 ran 17th 25/1
08 Nov 13 Wolverhampton (AW) Simply Black (IRE)T: David O'Meara 32Red Maiden Auction StakesClass 6 · 5f · Standard · 7 ran 5th 3/1
07 Nov 13 Wolverhampton (AW) Ismaali (GB)T: James Given Ladbrokes Maiden StakesClass 5 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran 6th 100/1
06 Nov 13 Kempton (AW) Platinum Proof (USA)T: David O'Meara Book The Restaurant For Christmas Festival HandicapClass 6 · 12f · Standard · 10 ran 7th 13/2
18 Oct 13 Redcar Broctune Papa Gio (GB)T: Keith Reveley Download The Free Racing UK App Handicap (Div 2)Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 13 ran 5th 8/1
16 Oct 13 Nottingham Elusive Bonus (IRE)T: David O'Meara Fortinet Bronze Partner HandicapClass 6 · 5f · Heavy · 15 ran 8th 4/1F
14 Oct 13 Musselburgh Gandalak (FR)T: David O'Meara Mcewan Fraser HandicapClass 3 · 7f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 5th 12/1
14 Oct 13 Musselburgh Distant Sun (USA)T: Linda Perratt 32red.com Apprentice Riders' HandicapClass 6 · 5f · Good · 12 ran 8th 16/1

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 David Bergin's strike rate?
David Bergin has won 29 of 302 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 9.6% (as at 28 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does David Bergin do best at?
Redcar by strike rate: 3 wins from 32 rides (9.4%) 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 David Bergin ride most for?
David O'Meara, with 181 rides since 2008 — 60% of the total. That pairing has won 21 (11.6%).
What is David Bergin's Fair A/E?
0.85, from 301 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 28 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).