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David Hickey

35 rides in the lifetime window · 22 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Oct 2021
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2013→)
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.
1–35
Wins / Runs
2.9%
Strike rate
n=35
2 (6%)
Placed
0.85
Fair A/E
n=35 · 0.67 incl. margin
−6.00
£1 level stake
n=35 at SP · −17.1%
£7,720
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 2.9% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
0%−2.9
n=22 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −22.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
0%−2.9
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
0%−2.9
n=15 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −15.00
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
2.9%+0.0
n=35 · A/E 0.85 · £1 −6.00
Big fields · 14+ runners
4%+1.1
n=25 · A/E 1.40 · £1 +4.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 2.9% 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.

Record by conditions

same window as header

Race type

TypeRWSR£1
Hurdle 24 1 4.2% +5.00
Flat 9 0 0% −9.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 13 0 0% −13.00
Good 12 1 8.3% +17.00
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Ballinrobe 7 1 14.3% +22.00
Naas 3 0 0% −3.00
Tipperary 3 0 0% −3.00
Roscommon 3 0 0% −3.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Sligo 2 0 0% −2.00
Bellewstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
2nd–3rd fav 3 0 0% 0.00 −3.00
4th–6th fav 2 0 0% 0.00 −2.00
7th+ in betting 30 1 3.3% 1.41 −1.00
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
80% completed · 25 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 1 0% 1 0 0 0 0
Hurdle 24 83.3% 0 0 4 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
Barney King (IRE) 9 1 2 4 Nov 15
La Norma (IRE) 2 0 0 23 Apr 21
Border Battle (IRE) 2 0 0 16 Sep 20
Coral Blue (IRE) 2 0 0 14 Sep 20
Bobby K (IRE) 2 0 0 31 Aug 20
Milano Express (IRE) 2 0 0 17 Jul 15
Joyce's Lilt (IRE) 1 0 0 7 Oct 21
Kilashee (IRE) 1 0 0 17 Oct 20
Swarez (IRE) 1 0 0 5 Jul 19
Belanbrooke (IRE) 1 0 0 15 Jun 19
Bonarc (IRE) 1 0 0 16 Mar 19
Ancient Highway (IRE) 1 0 0 19 Jul 15
All 22 horses ridden in this window. 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
TrainerRWSR£1
John G Carr 9 1 11.1% +20.00
Michael William O'Meara 5 0 0% −5.00
S M Duffy 4 0 0% −4.00
P A Fahy 4 0 0% −4.00
John Patrick Ryan 3 0 0% −3.00
C P Donoghue 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul John Gilligan 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Stafford 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis W Cullen 1 0 0% −1.00
Ms Sandra Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
D T Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
A J McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2013→
1
Archived wins
£7,720
Prize money
2014
Best season · 1 win
Barney King (IRE) — Audi Ballina Ballinrobe Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) Ballinrobe · Jun 2014
£5,520
Notable horses
Barney King (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Sayarshan (FR) 11.1% · 1–9
Progeny have won 5.4% of 388 runs since 2008 (51 horses).
Big Bad Bob (IRE) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since 2009 (314 horses).
Dabirsim (FR) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 7.4% of 4,165 runs since 2017 (448 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 3.9% from 256. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 209. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 2.7% from 146.
Elzaam (AUS) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 9.2% of 4,530 runs since 2016 (374 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.9% from 327.
Milan (GB) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 11.3% of 16,876 runs since 2008 (1,463 horses).
Siyouni (FR) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 13% of 8,357 runs since 2014 (978 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 9.2% from 457.
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

all 35 archived runs · newest first

Every one of David Hickey's 35 archived rides, from 7 July 2013 to 7 October 2021, newest first — one winner among them.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
07 Oct 21 Thurles Joyce's Lilt (IRE)T: Michael William O'Meara Horse & Jockey Maiden16f · Yielding · 15 ran 14th 250/1
23 Apr 21 Cork La Norma (IRE)T: Michael William O'Meara Follow Us On Twitter Handicap7f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 15th 125/1
28 Mar 21 Naas La Norma (IRE)T: Michael William O'Meara Cappella Sansevero At Compas Stallions Handicap7f · Soft · 16 ran 14th 80/1
17 Oct 20 Ballinrobe Kilashee (IRE)T: John Patrick Ryan Donnelly's Of Barna Maiden Hurdle22f · Soft · 11 ran 9th 33/1
16 Sep 20 Cork Border Battle (IRE)T: S M Duffy Racing Again September 29th Handicap (45-65) (Div 2)12f · Good · 14 ran 13th 33/1
14 Sep 20 Tipperary Coral Blue (IRE)T: S M Duffy Racing Again October 3rd & 4th Maiden12.5f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 13th 50/1
11 Sep 20 Limerick Coral Blue (IRE)T: S M Duffy Henry Street Maiden11.5f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 9th 22/1
05 Sep 20 Navan Border Battle (IRE)T: S M Duffy Racing Again 10th September Handicap (45-65)14f · Yielding · 16 ran 9th 50/1
31 Aug 20 Roscommon Bobby K (IRE)T: Michael William O'Meara Castlerea Handicap7f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 4th 25/1
07 Aug 20 Tipperary Bobby K (IRE)T: Michael William O'Meara Tipperary Handicap (50-85)7.5f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 5th 100/1
05 Jul 19 Wexford Swarez (IRE)T: Paul Stafford Crown Bar Handicap Chase (0-109)20f · Good · 11 ran F 16/1
15 Jun 19 Downpatrick Belanbrooke (IRE)T: John Patrick Ryan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle19f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 7th 33/1
16 Mar 19 Limerick Bonarc (IRE)T: John Patrick Ryan Buy Twilight Racing Tickets Online (Pro/Am) Flat Race16f · Heavy · 10 ran 10th 66/1
04 Nov 15 Fairyhouse Barney King (IRE)T: John G Carr Book Winter Festival Tickets Online At Fairyhouse.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-102)20f · Yielding · 16 ran 9th 25/1
21 Jul 15 Ballinrobe Barney King (IRE)T: John G Carr Mcwilliam Park Hotel Handicap Hurdle (80-95)20.5f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 7th 4/1
19 Jul 15 Tipperary Ancient Highway (IRE)T: P A Fahy Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109)20f · Good · 15 ran 7th 7/1
17 Jul 15 Kilbeggan Milano Express (IRE)T: P A Fahy Coola Maiden Hurdle16f · Good · 14 ran 5th 25/1
04 Jul 15 Bellewstown Milano Express (IRE)T: P A Fahy Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95)20f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 13th 18/1
09 Jun 15 Roscommon Barney King (IRE)T: John G Carr Ivan Connaughton Auctioneer Handicap Hurdle (80-95)16f · Good · 18 ran 2nd 14/1
03 Jun 15 Punchestown Tafkeer (IRE)T: P A Fahy Festival Dreams Begin In Ireland With Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Maiden Hurdle20f · Good · 17 ran PU 100/1

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 Hickey's strike rate?
David Hickey has won 1 of 35 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 2.9% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is David Hickey's Fair A/E?
0.85, from 35 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).