What is David Splaine's strike rate?

David Splaine has won 66 of 1,410 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 4.7% (as at 28 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does David Splaine do best at?

Cork by strike rate: 12 wins from 136 rides (8.8%) 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 Splaine ride most for?

John Joseph Murphy, with 199 rides since 2008 — 14% of the total. That pairing has won 9 (4.5%).

What is David Splaine's Fair A/E?

0.90, from 1,410 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 Splaine

1,410 rides in the lifetime window · 680 individual horses

As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last ride Dec 2019 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.

66–1,410

Wins / Runs

4.7%

Strike rate

n=1,410

237 (17%)

Placed

0.90

Fair A/E

n=1,410 · 0.69 incl. margin

−525.93

£1 level stake

n=1,410 at SP · −37.3%

£1.04m

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 120 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 5% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.90). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 13% (72 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,410 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance Fired Mar–May John Joseph Murphy: 4.5% from 199 LTO winners: 12.5% Claiming: 4.8%

The read

The record is strongest at Cork (8.8%, n=136), clear of the rider's 4.7% baseline. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 12.5% (n=72, Fair A/E 1.11). The market has consistently overbet horses returning fresh after 61+ days: 2.8% strike, Fair A/E 0.65 and −216.00 to a £1 stake over 289 rides — those runners underperformed what the price implied. John Joseph Murphy supplied 14% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (4.5%, A/E 0.96). 4 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Guinness Handicap Chase at Punchestown (Apr 2015, £60,000). Seasonally, the rider fired Mar–May.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 4.7% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

3.9%−0.8

n=667 · A/E 0.93 · £1 −221.75

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

12.5%+7.8

n=72 · A/E 1.11 · £1 +5.50

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

2.8%−1.9

n=289 · A/E 0.65 · £1 −216.00

When favourite

19.2%

n=26 · A/E 0.87 · £1 −7.43

Claiming rides · riding with a claim

4.8%+0.1

n=1,150 · A/E 0.95 · £1 −374.43

Big fields · 14+ runners

4.4%−0.3

n=904 · A/E 1.09 · £1 −292.43

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

6.5%+1.8

n=62 · A/E 1.18 · £1 −28.50

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 4.7% 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 Adrian McGuinness 14% vs 4.7% · n=50

With C&D winners 13.6% vs 4.7% · n=59

On last-time-out winners 12.5% vs 4.7% · n=72

With Michael J McDonagh 12.5% vs 4.7% · n=32

At Cork 8.8% vs 4.7% · n=136

With first-time headgear 0% vs 4.7% · n=64

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 1,050 47 4.5% −437.18

Chase 318 17 5.3% −114.75

NH Flat 33 2 6.1% +35.00

Flat 9 0 0% −9.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Soft 437 22 5% −137.50

Heavy 395 17 4.3% −214.18

Good 371 18 4.9% −100.50

Good to Firm 123 3 2.4% −74.50

Good to Soft 79 6 7.6% +5.75

Firm 5 0 0% −5.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Limerick 141 5 3.5% −73.25

Cork 136 12 8.8% +18.25

Tramore 113 6 5.3% −50.00

Thurles 102 4 3.9% −66.50

Clonmel 101 3 3% −75.43

Punchestown 78 4 5.1% −16.00

Fairyhouse 68 2 2.9% −35.50

Killarney 65 3 4.6% −39.00

Gowran Park 65 4 6.2% −24.00

Kilbeggan 50 0 0% −50.00

Wexford 50 1 2% −35.00

Ballinrobe 50 3 6% −29.50

Navan 47 1 2.1% −43.00

Tipperary 46 0 0% −46.00

Galway 41 3 7.3% +30.50

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 1 63 4 6.3% −29.50

Class 4 10 1 10% +41.00

Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00

Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00

Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 42 6 14.3% 0.70 −18.93

2nd–3rd fav 143 20 14% 1.08 −24.50

4th–6th fav 285 19 6.7% 0.97 −60.50

7th+ in betting 940 21 2.2% 0.79 −422.00

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

83.8% completed · 1,368 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)

CodeRCompFURPUBDOth

Chase 318 70.8% 31 21 38 2 1

Hurdle 1,050 87.8% 31 17 75 2 3

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

Boland's Corner (GER) 22 1 6 9 May 14

Coolfighter (GER) 17 4 5 17 Aug 17

Mill Quest (IRE) 14 1 5 18 Feb 18

Pivot Bridge (GB) 14 3 6 27 Apr 16

Veneziano Springs (FR) 13 1 5 29 Nov 19

Face Value (GB) 13 2 3 28 Mar 16

Mick The Jiver (GB) 11 3 5 1 Apr 18

Destined For Fame (IRE) 11 0 1 11 Aug 11

Matchbook (IRE) 10 1 4 2 Jul 11

Consharon Boy (IRE) 9 1 4 17 Mar 18

Hes Our Vinnie (IRE) 9 1 2 28 Dec 17

Masterchippy (IRE) 9 0 0 7 Jul 17

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 680 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 4 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

339765484323

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 yardJohn Joseph Murphy

14% of all rides
4.5% SR · A/E 0.96

TrainerRWSR£1

John Joseph Murphy 199 9 4.5% −83.00

Terence O'Brien 115 8 7% −64.00

Adrian McGuinness 50 7 14% +63.00

N Dooly 47 4 8.5% −17.00

John Patrick Ryan 47 1 2.1% −34.00

Ruaidhri Joseph Tierney 44 1 2.3% −27.00

Edward Stanners 38 3 7.9% +21.00

Michael J McDonagh 32 4 12.5% +20.00

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

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→

Archived wins

Pattern / graded wins

£1.05m

Prize money

2013

Best season · 16 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.

Ballyadam Approach (IRE) — Guinness Handicap Chase (Grade A) Punchestown · Apr 2015 · Grade A

£60,000

Mick The Jiver (GB) — Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Novice Handicap Chase Final (grade B) Navan · Mar 2017 · Grade B

£38,350

Ballyadam Approach (IRE) — BoyleSports Novice Handicap Chase (Grade B) Fairyhouse · Apr 2015 · Grade B

£32,500

Notable horses

Coolfighter (GER) Pivot Bridge (GB) Mick The Jiver (GB) Oneeightofamile (IRE) Face Value (GB) Old Peak Road (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Oscar (IRE) 1.8% · 1–55

Progeny have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since 2008 (1,456 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 18.1% from 105.

Milan (GB) 3.7% · 2–54

Progeny have won 11.3% of 16,860 runs since 2008 (1,463 horses).

Flemensfirth (USA) 2.7% · 1–37

Progeny have won 11.9% of 17,282 runs since 2008 (1,594 horses).

Benefical (GB) 0% · 0–34

Progeny have won 10.4% of 17,044 runs since 2008 (1,155 horses).

Presenting (GB) 6.5% · 2–31

Progeny have won 11% of 20,050 runs since 2008 (1,686 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24.3% from 136.

King's Theatre (IRE) 8% · 2–25

Progeny have won 14.4% of 12,129 runs since 2008 (746 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 4.8% from 125. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.9% from 203.

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 1,460 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,460 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 24 April 2005 to 26 December 2019.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

26 Dec 19 Leopardstown At The Acorn (IRE)T: A J Martin 'Bet Through The Free Racing Post App' Handicap Chase17f · Yielding · 16 ran 6th 6/1

26 Dec 19 Leopardstown Inneen Oscar (IRE)T: Robert Widger Thorntons Recycling Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft · 18 ran 17th 100/1

29 Nov 19 Limerick Veneziano Springs (FR)T: Terence O'Brien Fexco Asset Finance Handicap Hurdle (80-123)16f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 8th 8/1

13 Dec 18 Tramore Veneziano Springs (FR)T: Terence O'Brien Sponsorship Packages At Tramore Racecourse Beginners Chase21.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 1st 4/1

09 Dec 18 Cork Automatic (IRE)T: W J Burke Charleville Cheese Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft To Heavy · 24 ran 10th 100/1

09 Dec 18 Cork Uluru Park (IRE)T: Brendan W Duke Galtee 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft To Heavy · 23 ran 12th 100/1

18 Nov 18 Cork Qui Bono (IRE)T: Brendan W Duke I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Beginners Chase21f · Yielding · 18 ran 13th 33/1

01 Apr 18 Cork Mick The Jiver (GB)T: Eoghan O'Grady Munster Waste Management Handicap Hurdle (80-116)24f · Heavy · 12 ran 5th 2/1F

01 Apr 18 Cork Articulum (IRE)T: Terence O'Brien Fbd Insurance Handicap Hurdle (0-145) (grade B)19f · Soft To Heavy · 17 ran 4th 9/2

01 Apr 18 Cork Lakemilan (IRE)T: Terence O'Brien Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Beginners Chase20f · Soft · 11 ran 5th 12/1

29 Mar 18 Clonmel Veneziano Springs (FR)T: Terence O'Brien Slievenamon Beginners Chase16.5f · Heavy · 11 ran F 9/4F

23 Mar 18 Navan Articulum (IRE)T: Terence O'Brien Irish Racing Writers Kingsfurze Novice Hurdle (listed)16f · Heavy · 8 ran 2nd 7/1

19 Mar 18 Limerick Still Alive (GB)T: A J McNamara Follow Limerick Racecourse On Twitter (C & G) Maiden Hurdle16f · Heavy · 13 ran 7th 33/1

17 Mar 18 Wexford Consharon Boy (IRE)T: Terence O'Brien Barry Ennis Memorial Novice Handicap Chase16f · Heavy · 5 ran 2nd 9/2

10 Mar 18 Gowran Park Mick The Jiver (GB)T: Eoghan O'Grady Toals.com Bookmakers Leinster National Handicap Chase (Grade A)23f · Heavy · 15 ran 8th 25/1

22 Feb 18 Thurles Articulum (IRE)T: Terence O'Brien Thurles Racecourse Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)20f · Soft · 6 ran 4th 4/1

20 Feb 18 Clonmel Veneziano Springs (FR)T: Terence O'Brien Microdogid Beginners Chase20f · Heavy · 10 ran 2nd 9/2

20 Feb 18 Clonmel Ballikanan (FR)T: Terence O'Brien Derrygrath Maiden Hurdle16f · Heavy · 16 ran 10th 50/1

18 Feb 18 Navan Mill Quest (IRE)T: Terence O'Brien P.s. Supplies Doors & Floors Mares Handicap Hurdle20f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 5th 8/1

17 Feb 18 Gowran Park Still Alive (GB)T: A J McNamara Sea Moon & Shantou At Burgage Stud Maiden Hurdle16f · Heavy · 14 ran 8th 66/1

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 Splaine's strike rate?: David Splaine has won 66 of 1,410 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 4.7% (as at 28 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does David Splaine do best at?: Cork by strike rate: 12 wins from 136 rides (8.8%) 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 Splaine ride most for?: John Joseph Murphy, with 199 rides since 2008 — 14% of the total. That pairing has won 9 (4.5%).
What is David Splaine's Fair A/E?: 0.90, from 1,410 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.