What is David Gallon's strike rate?

David Gallon has won 54 of 384 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 14.1% (as at 14 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does David Gallon do best at?

Compiegne (FR) by strike rate: 16 wins from 72 rides (22.2%) 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 Gallon ride most for?

Francois Nicolle, with 192 rides since 2008 — 50% of the total. That pairing has won 36 (18.8%).

What is David Gallon's Fair A/E?

1.08, from 373 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

David Gallon

384 rides in the lifetime window · 198 individual horses

As at 14 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last ride 16 days ago 100% of rides over jumps

Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2011→)

from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it

54–384

Wins / Runs

14.1%

Strike rate

n=384

136 (35%)

Placed

1.08

Fair A/E

n=373 · 0.92 incl. margin

−37.60

£1 level stake

n=379 at SP · −9.9%

£3.40m

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 20 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 14% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.08). The edge shows sharpest with horses returning fresh: 21% off breaks of two months or more (106 runs). Rides mostly for Francois Nicolle — 50% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 384 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 14 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Fires Mar–Apr Fresh horses: 20.8% 32.7% when favourite Francois Nicolle: 18.8% from 192 First rides: 16.7% Rides the favourite in 14% of races

The read

The record is strongest at Compiegne (FR) (22.2%, n=72), clear of the rider's 14.1% baseline. Horses returning fresh after 61+ days have been a positive signal at 20.8% (n=106, Fair A/E 1.71), but in Group and Graded company the record reads poorly at 6.8% (n=146, Fair A/E 0.58). First rides on a horse are the standout value angle: 16.7% strikes only just above baseline, but Fair A/E 1.38 and +12.40 to a £1 stake over 198 rides — a record the market has persistently underpriced. Francois Nicolle supplies 50% of the rides and edges the rider's average (18.8% vs 14.1%, A/E 1.28) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also reads well off a 61-180-day break (24.3%, n=70). The record reads poorly in Class 1 — 6.8% over 146 rides, 7.3pts below the baseline. The market has consistently overbet the rider over 2m5f – 3m: Fair A/E 0.65 across 92 rides (7.6% strike, −29.10 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperform what the price implies. 10 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Prix Montgomery Handicap) at Auteuil (FR) (Oct 2019, £66,892). Seasonally, the rider fires Mar–Apr.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 14.1% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

16.7%+2.6

n=198 · A/E 1.38 · £1 +12.40

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

13%−1.1

n=46 · A/E 0.73 · £1 −4.00

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

20.8%+6.7

n=106 · A/E 1.71 · £1 +56.40

When favourite

32.7%

n=52 · A/E 1.04 · £1 −9.70

Claiming rides · riding with a claim

34.6%+20.5

n=26 · A/E 1.96 · £1 +9.20

Big fields · 14+ runners

8.6%−5.5

n=81 · A/E 1.02 · £1 −8.40

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

6.8%−7.3

n=146 · A/E 0.58 · £1 −75.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 14.1% 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

Off a 61-180-day break 24.3% vs 14.1% · n=70

In Class 1 6.8% vs 14.1% · n=146

In Group / Graded races 6.8% vs 14.1% · n=146

At Compiegne (FR) 22.2% vs 14.1% · n=72

Over 2m5f – 3m 7.6% vs 14.1% · n=92

With A Chaille-Chaille 8.7% vs 14.1% · n=103

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 196 28 14.3% −0.30

Chase 188 26 13.8% −37.30

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Soft 221 32 14.5% −7.70

Heavy 151 20 13.2% −29.60

Good 7 1 14.3% +0.60

Good to Soft 5 1 20% −0.90

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Auteuil (FR) 240 25 10.4% −55.60

Compiegne (FR) 72 16 22.2% +21.40

Enghien (FR) 16 5 31.3% +5.70

Dax (FR) 6 0 0% −5.00

La Teste De Buch 5 1 20% +1.60

Bordeaux Le Bouscat 5 1 20% +3.90

Pau (FR) 5 0 0% −5.00

Dieppe (FR) 4 1 25% +2.30

Nantes 4 1 25% −2.30

Fontainebleau (FR) 3 1 33.3% −0.60

Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00

Toulouse 3 0 0% −3.00

Clairefontaine (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00

Strasbourg (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00

Angers (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 1 146 10 6.8% −75.00

Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00

Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00

Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 53 17 32.1% 1.02 −10.70

2nd–3rd fav 106 19 17.9% 1.11 −6.90

4th–6th fav 114 10 8.8% 0.90 −10.80

7th+ in betting 106 6 5.7% 1.61 −9.20

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

84.4% completed · 384 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)

CodeRCompFURPUBDOth

Chase 188 82.4% 19 5 9 0 0

Hurdle 196 86.2% 6 4 17 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

Porto Pollo (FR) 13 4 9 17 May 20

Dalia Grandchamp (FR) 12 1 3 3 Nov 19

Showly (FR) 10 0 3 24 Sep 24

Ho La La Forez (FR) 9 1 1 8 Jun 24

Borice (FR) 9 1 4 13 Sep 18

Zarflight (FR) 8 2 5 29 Nov 24

Femme D'Action (FR) 8 2 5 16 May 20

The Stomp (FR) 8 2 6 2 Jul 19

Angel's Share (FR) 8 2 6 20 May 18

Not Too Bad (FR) 6 0 3 21 May 23

Grandeur Nature (FR) 5 1 3 8 Apr 23

Road Senam (FR) 5 0 3 2 Nov 19

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 198 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

·2121181116170141390

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 yardFrancois Nicolle

50% of all rides
18.8% SR · A/E 1.28

TrainerRWSR£1

Francois Nicolle 192 36 18.8% +42.00

A Chaille-Chaille 103 9 8.7% −47.90

Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2011→

Archived wins

Pattern / graded wins

£3.40m

Prize money

2017

Best season · 13 wins

C'Est Le Bouquet (FR) — Prix Montgomery (Chase) Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) Auteuil (FR) · Oct 2019 · Grade 3

£66,892

Grandeur Nature (FR) — GSC Masters - Prix Robert de Clermont-Tonnerre (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) Auteuil (FR) · Feb 2023 · Grade 3

£59,735

Dalia Grandchamp (FR) — Prix The Fellow (Prix Edmond Barrachin) (Chase) (4yo) (Turf) Auteuil (FR) · Sep 2017 · Grade 3

£59,615

Notable horses

Porto Pollo (FR) Zarflight (FR) The Stomp (FR) Femme D'Action (FR) Angel's Share (FR) Askabane (FR)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Kapgarde (FR) 3% · 1–33

Progeny have won 12.4% of 6,646 runs since 2008 (727 horses).

Network (GER) 5.3% · 1–19

Progeny have won 14.1% of 3,770 runs since 2008 (380 horses). Weakest beyond 3m (all codes): 10.2% from 275.

Manduro (GER) 26.7% · 4–15

Progeny have won 10.5% of 4,221 runs since 2011 (411 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 6.8% from 1,097. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.5% from 402.

Saint Des Saints (FR) 0% · 0–15

Progeny have won 15% of 5,367 runs since 2008 (645 horses).

Balko (FR) 28.6% · 4–14

Progeny have won 12.7% of 2,667 runs since 2011 (297 horses).

Coastal Path (GB) 28.6% · 4–14

Progeny have won 12.8% of 2,220 runs since 2014 (247 horses). Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.7% from 503. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.1% from 495.

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 384 · newest first

The latest 50 of 384 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 29 September 2011 to 29 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

29 Oct 26 Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) Yezalel (FR)T: L Cadot Prix Du Pont NeufClass 2 · 18.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 6th 66/1

20 Oct 26 Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) La Lettre (FR)T: M Brethous Prix D'auteuil19.5f · Soft · 8 ran 7th 40/1

14 Oct 26 Nantes (FR) Piper's Hill (FR)T: Vincent Chatellier Prix Des Societaires19.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 5th 28/1

08 Oct 26 Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) Arkady (FR)T: Guillaume Soulie Prix Maurice Calve16.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 9th 20/1

08 Oct 26 Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) Magic Davier (FR)T: Mlle A Pelletant Prix Leognan19f · Heavy · 9 ran 4th 100/1

04 Oct 26 Strasbourg (FR) Lollypop De Cotte (FR)T: Pavel Vitek Prix Mid DancerClass 4 · 18f · Heavy · 9 ran 7th 40/1

04 Oct 26 Strasbourg (FR) Piper's Hill (FR)T: Vincent Chatellier Prix D'auteuilClass 4 · 21f · Heavy · 5 ran F 40/1

02 Oct 26 Dax (FR) Yezalel (FR)T: L Cadot Prix De L'adourClass 3 · 17.5f · Soft · 9 ran 6th 9/1

02 Oct 26 Dax (FR) L'odyssee (FR)T: Guillaume Soulie Prix Du Sablar17.5f · Soft · 8 ran 7th 15/2

02 Oct 26 Dax (FR) Lubiana (FR)T: L Cadot Prix Chateau De PoyanneClass 3 · 19f · Soft · 11 ran 7th 18/1

02 Sep 26 Toulouse (FR) Yezalel (FR)T: L Cadot Prix De FrontonClass 3 · 17.5f · Good · 9 ran 5th 33/1

11 Jul 26 La Teste De Buch (FR) Ultra SwingT: A Boisbrunet Prix Red Rum Hurdle4 · 17f · Good · 8 ran 5th 18/1

11 Jul 26 La Teste De Buch (FR) Meleze Hana (FR)T: F Barrao Prix De La Ville D'ares Handicap Hurdle17f · Good · 7 ran 6th 18/1

09 Jul 26 Dieppe (FR) Bacchus D'allier (FR)T: A Boisbrunet Prix De L'ouest Hurdle4 · 17f · Soft · 9 ran 6th 14/1

09 Jul 26 Dieppe (FR) Bacchus D'allierT: A Boisbrunet Prix De L'ouest Hurdle4 · 17f · Soft · 9 ran 6th 14/1

08 Jul 26 Dax (FR) Margaux RougeT: A Boisbrunet Prix Arnaud De Watrigant Hurdle3 · 19f · Good · 7 ran 4th 8/1

30 May 26 Auteuil (FR) Bacchus D'Allier (FR)T: Augustin Adeline De Boisbrunet Prix Beaumanoir (Conditions Hurdle) (Turf)17.5f · Very Soft · 15 ran UR 82/1

13 Apr 26 Auteuil (FR) Divin Kawa (FR)T: L Cadot Prix Daniel Lescalle (Handicap Hurdle) (Turf)18f · Very Soft · 17 ran PU 36/1

13 Apr 26 Auteuil (FR) La Chatelaine (FR)T: L Cadot Prix des Genets (Claiming Hurdle) (Turf)18f · Very Soft · 13 ran 9th 114/1

26 Feb 26 Fontainebleau (FR) Kop De Boulogne (FR)T: Augustin Adeline De Boisbrunet Prix Capitaine Labonde (Conditions) (Hurdle) (Turf)19f · Very Soft · 7 ran 4th 48/10

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 Gallon's strike rate?: David Gallon has won 54 of 384 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 14.1% (as at 14 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does David Gallon do best at?: Compiegne (FR) by strike rate: 16 wins from 72 rides (22.2%) 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 Gallon ride most for?: Francois Nicolle, with 192 rides since 2008 — 50% of the total. That pairing has won 36 (18.8%).
What is David Gallon's Fair A/E?: 1.08, from 373 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.