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Jockey profile

Declan Cannon

1,179 rides in the lifetime window · 614 individual horses
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Oct 2013 100% of rides on the flat
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.
84–1,179
Wins / Runs
7.1%
Strike rate
n=1,179
273 (23%)
Placed
0.98
n=1,170 · 0.83 incl. margin
−311.18
£1 level stake
n=1,179 at SP · −26.4%
£441k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
8.1%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 200 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 7% of them — level with the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.98). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 14% (98 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,179 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Fired Jan–Mar 31.7% when favourite Alan McCabe: 9.7% from 207 LTO winners: 14.3% Rode the favourite in 3% of races
The read

It is weakest at Lingfield (AW) (0% over 38 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 14.3% (n=98, Fair A/E 0.99), but horses returning fresh after 61+ days have been a poor signal at 3.9% (n=129, Fair A/E 0.76). The market has consistently overbet rides in big fields of 14 or more: 4% strike, Fair A/E 0.85 and −102.50 to a £1 stake over 198 rides — those runners underperformed what the price implied. Alan McCabe supplied 18% of the rides and edges the rider's average (9.7% vs 7.1%, A/E 1.32) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The standout partner of the record was Just Paul (IRE) — 5 wins from 7 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fired Jan–Mar.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 7.1% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
5.9%−1.2
n=606 · A/E 0.89 · £1 −212.63
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
14.3%+7.2
n=98 · A/E 0.99 · £1 −17.42
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
3.9%−3.2
n=129 · A/E 0.76 · £1 −60.25
When favourite
31.7%
n=41 · A/E 1.29 · £1 +5.79
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
7.1%+0.0
n=1,083 · A/E 0.98 · £1 −287.18
Big fields · 14+ runners
4%−3.1
n=198 · A/E 0.85 · £1 −102.50

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 7.1% 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 Philip Kirby 32.3% vs 7.1% · n=31
On last-time-out winners 14.3% vs 7.1% · n=98
At Lingfield (AW) 0% vs 7.1% · n=38
With first-time headgear 0% vs 7.1% · n=31
With C&D winners 11% vs 7.1% · n=181
With headgear back on 11.9% vs 7.1% · 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
Flat 1,178 84 7.1% −310.18
Hurdle 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Standard (AW) 389 29 7.5% −57.37
Good to Firm 295 24 8.1% −113.50
Good 247 21 8.5% +4.19
Good to Soft 120 5 4.2% −66.50
Soft 80 3 3.8% −52.00
Heavy 40 2 5% −18.00
Firm 8 0 0% −8.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 167 13 7.8% +23.00
Southwell (AW) 123 12 9.8% −6.37
Redcar 70 5 7.1% −24.50
Catterick 66 6 9.1% +15.50
Beverley 63 4 6.3% −22.50
Newcastle 57 4 7% −23.25
Kempton (AW) 55 3 5.5% −42.00
Musselburgh 49 4 8.2% −35.09
Pontefract 43 3 7% −18.00
Ripon 42 3 7.1% −27.80
Doncaster 42 2 4.8% −31.00
Thirsk 41 4 9.8% +2.25
Lingfield (AW) 38 0 0% −38.00
Hamilton 37 4 10.8% +52.33
Nottingham 33 1 3% −18.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 6 507 32 6.3% −67.64
Class 5 412 32 7.8% −181.00
Class 4 164 11 6.7% −42.42
Class 3 46 3 6.5% −3.50
Class 2 40 3 7.5% −19.50
Class 7 10 3 30% +2.88

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 51 16 31.4% 1.34 +11.29
2nd–3rd fav 187 30 16% 1.05 −13.97
4th–6th fav 335 24 7.2% 0.93 −39.50
7th+ in betting 606 14 2.3% 0.72 −269.00
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.

Horses ridden

same window as header · most-raced first
HorseRWPlLast ran
Sharakti (IRE) 15 3 7 28 Jul 11
Tamarind Hill (IRE) 15 2 5 21 Oct 10
Broctune Papa Gio (GB) 14 4 8 6 Oct 12
Follow The Flag (IRE) 14 2 6 1 Oct 10
Aegean Destiny (GB) 12 1 3 27 Sep 13
Cornus (GB) 11 3 4 22 Oct 12
Miserere Mei (IRE) 11 0 2 17 Sep 12
Angel Voices (IRE) 11 2 4 30 Dec 08
Outlaw Torn (IRE) 10 1 4 17 Sep 12
Aggbag (GB) 10 2 5 12 Aug 10
General Feeling (IRE) 10 2 2 14 Jul 08
Arizona John (IRE) 9 1 2 9 Sep 12
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 614 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
1399677787207
A flat rider: the season runs Mar–Oct. Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Riding for

same window · biggest samples first
Main yardAlan McCabe
18% of all rides
9.7% SR · A/E 1.32
TrainerRWSR£1
Alan McCabe 207 20 9.7% +30.00
Richard Guest 109 4 3.7% −79.50
K R Burke 65 4 6.2% −46.50
Nigel Tinkler 64 3 4.7% −49.75
Bryn Palling 63 6 9.5% −4.00
John Mackie 37 3 8.1% −5.50
Philip Kirby 31 10 32.3% +25.36
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
87
Archived wins
£461k
Prize money
2010
Best season · 30 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.
Imprimis Tagula (IRE) — Bet Totepool To Support Your Sport Handicap Southwell (AW) · Dec 2009 · Class 2
£16,241
Cornus (GB) — Countrystyle Group Folkestone Hammer (Handicap) Folkestone · Jun 2010 · Class 4
£12,952
Imprimis Tagula (IRE) — Bet Live In Play At Totesport.com Handicap Wolverhampton (AW) · Dec 2009 · Class 2
£11,216

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Compton Place (GB) 7.4% · 2–27
Progeny have won 8.5% of 8,347 runs since 2008 (515 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 11.5% from 165.
Kyllachy (GB) 4% · 1–25
Progeny have won 9.9% of 13,847 runs since 2008 (800 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.8% from 468.
Fath (USA) 9.5% · 2–21
Progeny have won 8.9% of 2,349 runs since 2008 (98 horses). Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14.3% from 112. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.2% from 167.
Tobougg (IRE) 23.8% · 5–21
Progeny have won 8.5% of 6,096 runs since 2008 (464 horses).
Bertolini (USA) 5% · 1–20
Progeny have won 8% of 7,851 runs since 2008 (518 horses).
Auction House (USA) 15.8% · 3–19
Progeny have won 6.8% of 1,734 runs since 2008 (142 horses). Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 10% from 100.
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 1,287 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,287 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 16 April 2005 to 9 October 2013.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
09 Oct 13 Nottingham Tinsill (GB)T: Nigel Tinkler 32Red Casino NurseryClass 4 · 5f · Good · 10 ran 4th 20/1
08 Oct 13 Catterick Erica Starprincess (GB)T: George Moore Skyram Handicap (Div 2)Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 7th 12/1
29 Sep 13 Musselburgh Just Paul (IRE)T: Philip Kirby RSP Consulting Engineers HandicapClass 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 1st 9/2
20 Sep 13 Newcastle Charles De Mille (GB)T: George Moore bookmakers.co.uk Handicap (Str)Class 6 · 8f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 7th 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 Declan Cannon's strike rate?
Declan Cannon has won 84 of 1,179 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 7.1% (as at 28 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Declan Cannon do best at?
Hamilton by strike rate: 4 wins from 37 rides (10.8%) 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 Declan Cannon ride most for?
Alan McCabe, with 207 rides since 2008 — 18% of the total. That pairing has won 20 (9.7%).
What is Declan Cannon's Fair A/E?
0.98, from 1,170 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).