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Jockey profile

Davy Russell

301 rides in the last 5 seasons · 171 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Sep 2023 100% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2022
54–301
Wins / Runs
17.9%
Strike rate
n=301
146 (49%)
Placed
0.99
Fair A/E
n=301 · 0.82 incl. margin
−55.10
£1 level stake
n=301 at SP · −18.3%
£2.02m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
15.6%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 60 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 18% of them — level with the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 0.99). First rides on a horse are a strength: 22% on the first captured pairing (107 rides). Rides mostly for Gordon Elliott — 96% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 301 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fresh horses: 19.7% 38.2% when favourite Gordon Elliott: 17.9% from 290 First rides: 21.5% Rides the favourite in 23% of races
The read

It is weakest at Cheltenham (5.7% over 35 rides) — the widest gap in the record. First rides on a horse have been a positive signal at 21.5% (n=107, Fair A/E 1.13), but in Group and Graded company the record reads poorly at 13.8% (n=109, Fair A/E 0.87). Gordon Elliott supplies 96% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (17.9%, A/E 0.99) — the market has that partnership priced right. The rider also reads well on Heavy going (25%, n=32). The record reads poorly on Good to Soft going — 11.1% over 54 rides, 6.8pts below the baseline. 243 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Randox Health Grand National Handicap Chase at Aintree (Apr 2019, £500,000). The standout partner of the record: Solwhit (FR) — 9 wins from 17 rides together.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 17.9% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
21.5%+3.6
n=107 · A/E 1.13 · £1 −18.25
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
19.5%+1.6
n=77 · A/E 0.84 · £1 −11.27
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
19.7%+1.8
n=61 · A/E 1.03 · £1 −5.96
When favourite
38.2%
n=68 · A/E 1.07 · £1 −9.03
Big fields · 14+ runners
18.4%+0.5
n=125 · A/E 1.24 · £1 −6.84
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
13.8%−4.1
n=109 · A/E 0.87 · £1 −26.29

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 17.9% 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.

Notable angles

vs their own baseline
At Cheltenham 5.7% vs 17.9% · n=35
With horses switching code 29% vs 17.9% · n=31
At Punchestown 9.4% vs 17.9% · n=32
On Good to Soft going 11.1% vs 17.9% · n=54
On Heavy going 25% vs 17.9% · n=32
At Fairyhouse 11.9% vs 17.9% · n=42
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 212 38 17.9% −45.55
Chase 84 16 19% −4.55
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 166 29 17.5% −15.44
Good to Soft 54 6 11.1% −32.08
Good 49 11 22.4% −8.24
Heavy 32 8 25% +0.66

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Fairyhouse 42 5 11.9% −19.75
Cheltenham 35 2 5.7% −27.62
Punchestown 32 3 9.4% −22.65
Galway 22 3 13.6% −7.62
Leopardstown 21 6 28.6% +39.75
Navan 20 6 30% +3.98
Naas 15 3 20% −8.50
Aintree 14 3 21.4% −2.83
Listowel 14 4 28.6% −1.32
Down Royal 14 4 28.6% +6.60
Gowran Park 13 2 15.4% −9.73
Thurles 10 1 10% −7.80
Cork 8 4 50% +8.29
Clonmel 7 2 28.6% +5.00
Kilbeggan 5 1 20% +0.50

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 114 15 13.2% −31.29
Class 2 7 1 14.3% −2.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 75 27 36% 1.05 −12.28
2nd–3rd fav 120 21 17.5% 0.95 −16.82
4th–6th fav 70 4 5.7% 0.75 −30.00
7th+ in betting 36 2 5.6% 1.36 +4.00
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
86.8% completed · 296 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 84 85.7% 5 2 5 0 0
Hurdle 212 87.3% 8 0 17 1 1
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
Gevrey (FR) 8 3 4 26 Nov 22
Galvin (IRE) 6 1 2 15 Apr 23
Three Stripe Life (IRE) 6 2 4 4 Dec 22
Knocknagappagh (IRE) 5 0 2 24 Jan 23
Ash Tree Meadow (FR) 5 1 3 21 Oct 22
Motown Maggie (IRE) 5 1 4 3 Oct 22
Irish Point (FR) 4 3 3 15 Apr 23
Pied Piper (GB) 4 1 3 17 Mar 23
Hollow Games (IRE) 4 0 0 14 Mar 23
Fil Dor (FR) 4 0 3 4 Feb 23
Pats Choice (IRE) 4 1 3 29 Nov 22
Happy D'ex (FR) 4 0 1 20 Nov 22
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, 5 seasons
JFMAMJJASOND
182110130·181127162330
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 yardGordon Elliott
96% of all rides
17.9% SR · A/E 0.99
TrainerRWSR£1
Gordon Elliott 290 52 17.9% −48.60
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
1,408
Archived wins
243
Pattern / graded wins
£32.9m
Prize money
2011
Best season · 118 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.
Tiger Roll (IRE) — Randox Health Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Aintree · Apr 2019 · Grade 3
£500,000
Tiger Roll (IRE) — Randox Health Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Aintree · Apr 2018 · Grade 3
£500,000
Carriacou (FR) — Zeturf Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris (5yo+) (Turf) Auteuil (FR) · May 2019 · Grade 1
£332,432
Notable horses
Solwhit (FR) Presenting Percy (GB) Quito De La Roque (FR) Galvin (IRE) Roi Du Mee (FR) Thyne Again (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Saddler Maker (IRE) 23.5% · 4–17
Progeny have won 16.8% of 2,173 runs since 2010 (181 horses). Weakest beyond 3m (all codes): 11.3% from 222.
Yeats (IRE) 47.1% · 8–17
Progeny have won 11.9% of 9,844 runs since 2013 (707 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.
Getaway (GER) 7.1% · 1–14
Progeny have won 11.3% of 10,994 runs since 2016 (1,031 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.1% from 134.
Walk In The Park (IRE) 16.7% · 2–12
Progeny have won 13.4% of 7,040 runs since 2011 (707 horses).
Doyen (IRE) 9.1% · 1–11
Progeny have won 11.6% of 7,381 runs since 2009 (606 horses).
Leading Light (IRE) 27.3% · 3–11
Progeny have won 8.2% of 2,214 runs since 2018 (226 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 4.6% from 241.
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

latest 50 of 8,487 · newest first

The latest 50 of 8,487 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 2 January 2005 to 17 September 2023.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
17 Sep 23 Doncaster Culcor (GB)T: David O'Meara Vickers.Bet Leger Legends Classified Stakes (Str)Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 14th 12/1
15 Apr 23 Aintree Pour Les Filles (GB)T: Gordon Elliott Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 17f · Good To Soft · 20 ran 5th 13/2
15 Apr 23 Aintree Galvin (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 34.5f · Good To Soft · 39 ran UR 22/1
15 Apr 23 Aintree Irish Point (FR)T: Gordon Elliott Turners Mersey Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 1st 5/1
14 Apr 23 Aintree Absolute Notions (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Winners Wear Cavani Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 24.5f · Soft · 15 ran PU 3/1F
14 Apr 23 Aintree Found A Fifty (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Poundland Top Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8th 10/3
14 Apr 23 Aintree Gerri Colombe (FR)T: Gordon Elliott Air Charter Service Mildmay Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 25f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1st 4/6F
13 Apr 23 Aintree Magic Dawn (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Goffs UK Nickel Coin Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 17f · Good To Soft · 20 ran 18th 12/1
13 Apr 23 Aintree Zanahiyr (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott William Hill Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 3rd 14/1
17 Mar 23 Cheltenham Search For Glory (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 24f · Soft · 20 ran PU 33/1
17 Mar 23 Cheltenham Pied Piper (GB)T: Gordon Elliott McCoy Contractors County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 17f · Soft · 24 ran 2nd 12/1
16 Mar 23 Cheltenham Halka Du Tabert (FR)T: Gordon Elliott Jack de Bromhead Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Dawn Run Mares' Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 17f · Soft · 21 ran 3rd 12/1
16 Mar 23 Cheltenham Teahupoo (FR)T: Gordon Elliott Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 24f · Soft · 11 ran 2nd 9/4F
16 Mar 23 Cheltenham Fury Road (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Ryanair Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 20.5f · Soft · 9 ran 6th 10/1
16 Mar 23 Cheltenham Maxxum (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 24f · Soft · 23 ran 14th 9/2
16 Mar 23 Cheltenham Mighty Potter (FR)T: Gordon Elliott Turners Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Golden Miller) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 20f · Soft · 7 ran 3rd 4/6F
15 Mar 23 Cheltenham No Time To Wait (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 21 ran 8th 33/1
15 Mar 23 Cheltenham Galvin (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Glenfarclas Chase (Cross Country Chase) (GBB Race)Class 2 · 30f · Soft · 16 ran 2nd 11/4
15 Mar 23 Cheltenham Sa Fureur (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 21f · Soft · 26 ran PU 13/2F
15 Mar 23 Cheltenham American Mike (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Baring Bingham) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 21f · Soft · 10 ran 7th 28/1

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 Davy Russell's strike rate?
Davy Russell has won 54 of 301 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 17.9% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Davy Russell do best at?
Fairyhouse by strike rate: 5 wins from 42 rides (11.9%) since 2022. 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 Davy Russell ride most for?
Gordon Elliott, with 290 rides since 2022 — 96% of the total. That pairing has won 52 (17.9%).
What is Davy Russell's Fair A/E?
0.99, from 301 rides with a computed fair probability since 2022. 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).