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David O'Meara

80 rides in the lifetime window · 50 individual horses
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Sep 2013 99% 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.
6–80
Wins / Runs
7.5%
Strike rate
n=80
19 (24%)
Placed
0.92
Fair A/E
n=80 · 0.79 incl. margin
−16.50
£1 level stake
n=80 at SP · −20.6%
£57,477
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 7.5% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
3.1%−4.4
n=32 · A/E 0.73 · £1 −11.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
16.7%+9.2
n=6 · A/E 1.23 · £1 +9.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
20%+12.5
n=10 · A/E 2.78 · £1 +26.00
When favourite
16.7%
n=6 · A/E 0.59 · £1 −0.50
Big fields · 14+ runners
7.7%+0.2
n=26 · A/E 1.42 · £1 +2.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 7.5% 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
With Tim Easterby 15.6% vs 7.5% · n=32
In Hurdle races 2.3% vs 7.5% · n=44
In Class 4 2.9% vs 7.5% · n=34
On first rides for the horse 3.1% vs 7.5% · 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 44 1 2.3% −37.00
Chase 27 5 18.5% +29.50
NH Flat 8 0 0% −8.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good to Soft 27 4 14.8% +13.00
Soft 16 0 0% −16.00
Good to Firm 13 0 0% −13.00
Good 12 1 8.3% −3.50
Heavy 12 1 8.3% +3.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Newcastle 8 1 12.5% +13.00
Market Rasen 8 0 0% −8.00
Doncaster 8 3 37.5% +13.00
Hexham 8 0 0% −8.00
Catterick 6 0 0% −6.00
Bangor-on-Dee 6 0 0% −6.00
Uttoxeter 5 0 0% −5.00
Wetherby 5 0 0% −5.00
Haydock 5 1 20% +1.50
Kelso 5 0 0% −5.00
Huntingdon 4 1 25% +11.00
Carlisle 3 0 0% −3.00
Sedgefield 2 0 0% −2.00
Cartmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 34 1 2.9% −28.50
Class 5 16 1 6.3% +5.00
Class 3 15 3 20% +13.50
Class 2 9 1 11.1% −0.50
Class 6 6 0 0% −6.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 6 1 16.7% 0.59 −0.50
2nd–3rd fav 11 2 18.2% 1.20 +4.00
4th–6th fav 25 2 8% 0.95 −3.00
7th+ in betting 38 1 2.6% 0.93 −17.00
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
64.8% completed · 71 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 27 59.3% 1 1 9 0 0
Hurdle 44 68.2% 2 0 12 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
Woodview (IRE) 7 1 3 3 May 08
Nolwenn (FR) 4 0 1 26 May 08
Edmo Yewkay (IRE) 4 2 2 18 Apr 08
Smugglers Bay (IRE) 4 0 1 15 Mar 08
Jonny's Kick (GB) 3 1 1 25 Apr 08
Lease Lend (GB) 3 1 1 22 Mar 08
Sea Cadet (GB) 3 1 1 22 Mar 08
Short Straw (IRE) 2 0 0 17 May 08
Smoke It (IRE) 2 0 0 10 May 08
Instant Shot (IRE) 2 0 0 29 Mar 08
Chip N Pin (GB) 2 0 1 12 Mar 08
Impact Zone (GB) 2 0 1 11 Mar 08
All 50 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
JFMAMJJASOND
330400···0···
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 yardTim Easterby
40% of all rides
15.6% SR · A/E 1.35
TrainerRWSR£1
Tim Easterby 32 5 15.6% +10.50
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
46
Archived wins
£562k
Prize money
2006
Best season · 20 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.
King Killone (IRE) — totesport 0800 221 221 Novices' Chase Newcastle · Feb 2006 · Class 2
£19,464
Sharp Belline (IRE) — Last Fling Pontin's Handicap Chase Haydock · Dec 2006 · Class 3
£16,265
Little Big Horse (IRE) — Rase Veterinary Centre Handicap Chase Market Rasen · Mar 2006 · Class 3
£14,313
Notable horses
Edmo Yewkay (IRE) Encore Cadoudal (FR) Sharp Belline (IRE) Lease Lend (GB) King Killone (IRE) Pams Oak (GB)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Flemensfirth (USA) 14.3% · 1–7
Progeny have won 11.9% of 17,282 runs since 2008 (1,594 horses).
Erhaab (USA) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 8% of 1,060 runs since 2008 (86 horses).
Celtic Swing (GB) 0% · 0–4
Progeny have won 9.3% of 2,248 runs since 2008 (160 horses).
Lute Antique (FR) 0% · 0–4
Progeny have won 11.4% of 254 runs since 2008 (30 horses).
Revoque (IRE) 25% · 1–4
Progeny have won 8% of 1,805 runs since 2008 (202 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 12.8% from 265. Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 5% from 100.
Sri Pekan (USA) 50% · 2–4
Progeny have won 7.1% of 169 runs since 2008 (21 horses).
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 613 · newest first

The latest 50 of 613 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 3 January 2005 to 11 September 2013.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
11 Sep 13 Doncaster Berlusca (IRE)T: David O'Meara Clipper Logistics Leger Legends Classified Stakes (Str)Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 8th 20/1
26 May 08 Cartmel Nolwenn (FR)T: Richard Ford A F Connell Mares Only Novices' Selling HurdleClass 5 · 17f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5th 6/1
26 May 08 Cartmel Denise's Dip (GB)T: Richard Ford Betxtra At totesport.com Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 22f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 11th 16/1
18 May 08 Market Rasen Danehill Warrior (IRE)T: N Waggott William Wilde Maiden HurdleClass 4 · 17.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran PU 200/1
17 May 08 Bangor-on-Dee Saddlers' Gait (IRE)T: Richard Ford Patrick Burling Developments Mares Only NH Flat RaceClass 5 · 16.5f · Good · 12 ran 10th 33/1
17 May 08 Bangor-on-Dee Short Straw (IRE)T: Richard Ford Oswestry Advertiser And Denbigh Free Press NH Maiden HurdleClass 4 · 16.5f · Good · 12 ran PU 80/1
10 May 08 Hexham Smoke It (IRE)T: Richard Ford New Hexham Website Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 23.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 8th 40/1
10 May 08 Hexham Super Revo (GB)T: Kate Walton Fawdington Suzuki Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 9th 16/1
10 May 08 Hexham Janal (IRE)T: Stuart Coltherd Countryside Skills Courses 'National Hunt' Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 11th 66/1
03 May 08 Uttoxeter WoodviewI (IRE)T: Richard Ford Bet totepool On All UK Racing Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 21f · Good To Soft · 15 ran PU 16/1
30 Apr 08 Worcester Bamby (IRE)T: Sue Smith Ladbrokes Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran 7th 11/4F
25 Apr 08 Bangor-on-Dee Jonny's Kick (GB)T: Tim Easterby George Owen Memorial Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7th 16/1
25 Apr 08 Bangor-on-Dee Mysterious World (IRE)T: Henry Hogarth Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 8th 150/1
24 Apr 08 Perth St Matthew (USA)T: Sue Smith stanjamesuk.com Perth Festival Handicap ChaseClass 2 · 24f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 4th 18/1
21 Apr 08 Hexham Short Straw (IRE)T: Richard Ford At The Races Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 16f · Heavy · 10 ran 6th 8/1
21 Apr 08 Hexham Nolwenn (FR)T: Richard Ford Scottish Newcastle SNPE Mares Only Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Heavy · 10 ran PU 12/1
21 Apr 08 Hexham Woodview (IRE)T: Richard Ford Gee Aker Malayo Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 20f · Heavy · 13 ran PU 8/1
18 Apr 08 Ayr Edmo Yewkay (IRE)T: Tim Easterby Hillhouse Quarry Handicap ChaseClass 2 · 20f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4th 22/1
14 Apr 08 Newcastle Woodview (IRE)T: Richard Ford intersky.com Novices' Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 20f · Heavy · 8 ran F 8/1
13 Apr 08 Kelso Jonny's Kick (GB)T: Tim Easterby Ashleybank Investments Chase (Handicap Chase) (For the Wilfred & Patricia Crawford Memorial Trophy)Class 2 · 25f · Heavy · 12 ran 11th 18/1

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 O'Meara's strike rate?
David O'Meara has won 6 of 80 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 7.5% (as at 28 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is David O'Meara's Fair A/E?
0.92, from 80 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).