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Jockey profile

Derek McCormack

392 rides in the lifetime window · 231 individual horses
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Nov 2021
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.
14–392
Wins / Runs
3.6%
Strike rate
n=392
52 (13%)
Placed
0.70
Fair A/E
n=381 · 0.56 incl. margin
−220.70
£1 level stake
n=388 at SP · −56.9%
£153k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 30 times a season, winning on 4% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.70).

Deterministic profile computed from 392 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Fired Sep–Nov Noel Lawlor: 7.5% from 53
The read

The market has consistently overbet claiming rides: 2.9% strike, Fair A/E 0.71 and −209.90 to a £1 stake over 375 rides — those runners underperformed what the price implied. Noel Lawlor supplied 14% of the rides and edges the rider's average (7.5% vs 3.6%, A/E 1.16) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also read well on Good to Firm going (7.1%, n=42). The market has consistently overbet the rider over 1m – 1m1f: Fair A/E 0.19 across 124 rides (0.8% strike, −119.00 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperformed what the price implied. Seasonally, the rider fired Sep–Nov.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 3.6% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
3.5%−0.1
n=231 · A/E 0.78 · £1 −132.90
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
0%−3.6
n=10 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −10.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
3.6%+0.0
n=84 · A/E 1.18 · £1 −28.00
When favourite
37.5%
n=8 · A/E 2.56 · £1 +4.30
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
2.9%−0.7
n=375 · A/E 0.71 · £1 −209.90
Big fields · 14+ runners
3.6%+0.0
n=192 · A/E 1.01 · £1 −92.90
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−3.6
n=5 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −5.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 3.6% 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 horses switching code 9.7% vs 3.6% · n=31
With Noel Lawlor 7.5% vs 3.6% · n=53
Over 1m – 1m1f 0.8% vs 3.6% · n=124
With John Joseph Murphy 0% vs 3.6% · n=39
On Good to Firm going 7.1% vs 3.6% · n=42
On Soft going 1.1% vs 3.6% · n=92
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 350 10 2.9% −190.00
Hurdle 31 2 6.5% −23.90
Chase 10 2 20% −5.80
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Standard (AW) 123 4 3.3% −78.00
Soft 92 1 1.1% −83.00
Good 64 2 3.1% −37.00
Heavy 48 3 6.3% −28.70
Good to Firm 42 3 7.1% +26.00
Good to Soft 22 0 0% −20.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Dundalk 121 4 3.3% −76.00
Gowran Park 31 1 3.2% −19.00
Leopardstown 28 0 0% −28.00
Curragh 27 1 3.7% −1.00
Naas 21 0 0% −21.00
Bellewstown 18 0 0% −18.00
Navan 18 1 5.6% −9.00
Cork 15 0 0% −15.00
Tipperary 13 1 7.7% +8.00
Killarney 12 0 0% −12.00
Limerick 11 0 0% −11.00
Fairyhouse 9 1 11.1% +12.00
Galway 9 0 0% −9.00
Ballinrobe 7 0 0% −7.00
Down Royal 6 1 16.7% +20.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 9 3 33.3% 2.00 +3.30
2nd–3rd fav 25 2 8% 0.70 −11.50
4th–6th fav 76 1 1.3% 0.22 −66.50
7th+ in betting 278 6 2.2% 0.82 −146.00
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
Corker Hill (IRE) 19 3 7 25 May 16
Seeking Truth (IRE) 8 0 2 2 Nov 18
Elusive Gent (IRE) 8 1 3 15 Nov 13
Kimbay (IRE) 7 1 2 20 Nov 15
Ruby Ray (IRE) 7 0 0 31 Oct 14
Ciao (IRE) 6 0 2 26 Oct 18
Relay (GB) 6 0 1 27 Aug 13
Scorpion Black (IRE) 5 1 1 12 Aug 20
Basilica (GB) 5 0 1 19 May 15
Waterloo Sunrise (IRE) 5 1 2 13 Dec 13
Three Majors (IRE) 4 0 2 15 Feb 19
Forza Libranno (FR) 4 0 0 23 Nov 18
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 231 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, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
8000280010850
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 yardNoel Lawlor
14% of all rides
7.5% SR · A/E 1.16
TrainerRWSR£1
Noel Lawlor 53 4 7.5% −8.00
J T Gorman 52 2 3.8% −5.00
D K Weld 45 1 2.2% −33.00
John Joseph Murphy 39 0 0% −39.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
16
Archived wins
£176k
Prize money
2013
Best season · 4 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.
Corker Hill (IRE) — Curragh Supporting The Jack & Jill Foundation Handicap Curragh (IRE) · Jun 2015
£11,385
In Theory (GB) — Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (50-80) Curragh · Oct 2005
£9,329
Mystic Liberdade (FR) — Prix De La Croix Dauphine (Hurdle) (Claimer) (4yo Fillies) (Turf) Enghien (FR) · Nov 2011
£9,103
Notable horses
Corker Hill (IRE) Elusive Gent (IRE) Kimbay (IRE) Scorpion Black (IRE) Waterloo Sunrise (IRE) Carpet Elegance (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Rakti (GB) 14.3% · 3–21
Progeny have won 8.7% of 1,054 runs since 2008 (64 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 12.1% from 214. Weakest on Soft going: 5.2% from 192. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 13.3% from 218.
Shamardal (USA) 8.3% · 1–12
Progeny have won 14.8% of 10,411 runs since 2008 (1,008 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 11.7% from 1,287. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
Acclamation (GB) 0% · 0–11
Progeny have won 10% of 19,685 runs since 2008 (1,326 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 194.
Lord Shanakill (USA) 0% · 0–11
Progeny have won 9.6% of 1,619 runs since 2008 (108 horses).
Elusive City (USA) 10% · 1–10
Progeny have won 9.7% of 8,421 runs since 2008 (636 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 6.4% from 1,122.
Windsor Knot (IRE) 11.1% · 1–9
Progeny have won 8.5% of 1,319 runs since 2008 (81 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.8% from 109. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 127.
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 22 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 508 · newest first

The latest 50 of 508 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 20 March 2005 to 17 November 2021.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
17 Nov 21 Dundalk (AW) Wow (IRE)T: Charles Weld Crowne Plaza Hotel Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Maiden6f · Standard · 12 ran 11th 100/1
18 Sep 21 Gowran Park Giladah (IRE)T: D K Weld Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden8f · Yielding · 16 ran 9th 40/1
01 Sep 21 Gowran Park Rodman (IRE)T: Charles Weld Join The Gowran Park Racing Club Maiden9.5f · Good · 13 ran 8th 40/1
13 Aug 21 Curragh Rodman (IRE)T: Charles Weld DMG Media Maiden10f · Yielding · 22 ran 9th 66/1
15 Jul 21 Leopardstown Rodman (IRE)T: Charles Weld Manguard Plus Maiden9f · Good · 9 ran 6th 28/1
02 Jun 21 Curragh Kazakdaria (IRE)T: D K Weld Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Fillies Maiden12f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 6th 50/1
09 Sep 20 Cork Rose Tinted Sand (IRE)T: D K Weld Thanks To All The Frontline Workers From Cork Racecourse Fillies Maiden8f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 9th 100/1
12 Aug 20 Gowran Park Scorpion Black (IRE)T: D K Weld Bet 10 Get 20 With MansionBet Handicap (45-65) (Div 2)9.5f · Good · 14 ran 5th 11/2
09 Jul 20 Navan Watergrange Fairy (IRE)T: Thomas Cleary Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden (Plus 10)5.5f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran 10th 150/1
08 Jul 20 Gowran Park Scorpion Black (IRE)T: D K Weld Supporting The Irish Jockeys Fund Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)8f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 4th 14/1
05 Jul 20 Cork Gudmanlarry (IRE)T: Patrick Martin Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden8f · Yielding · 18 ran 13th 200/1
04 Jul 20 Naas Zawara (IRE)T: D K Weld Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden8f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 2nd 16/1
15 Jun 20 Roscommon Urban Boom (IRE)T: D Donovan www.roscommonracecourse.ie Handicap (45-65)7f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 11th 28/1
11 Jun 20 Gowran Park Scorpion Black (IRE)T: D K Weld Download The BoyleSports App Handicap (45-65) (Div 2)7f · Good · 14 ran 10th 8/1
31 Jan 20 Dundalk (AW) No Nay Yellow (IRE)T: Padraig Roche Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)6f · Standard · 14 ran 13th 40/1
31 Jan 20 Dundalk (AW) Bar Room Bore (IRE)T: Fergal Birrane Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 12th 40/1
20 Dec 19 Dundalk (AW) Sweet Affection (IRE)T: D K Weld Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Maiden8f · Standard · 13 ran 4th 6/1
03 Dec 19 Dundalk (AW) No Nay Yellow (IRE)T: Padraig Roche Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Handicap (45-70)8f · Standard · 14 ran 13th 66/1
15 Nov 19 Dundalk (AW) Depardieu (GB)T: M C Grassick Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Nursery Handicap (Plus 10)8f · Standard · 14 ran 8th 20/1
06 Nov 19 Dundalk (AW) Cactus Tree (IRE)T: M C Grassick Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Claiming Race6f · Standard · 14 ran 12th 33/1

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 Derek McCormack's strike rate?
Derek McCormack has won 14 of 392 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 3.6% (as at 22 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Derek McCormack do best at?
Dundalk by strike rate: 4 wins from 121 rides (3.3%) 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 Derek McCormack ride most for?
Noel Lawlor, with 53 rides since 2008 — 14% of the total. That pairing has won 4 (7.5%).
What is Derek McCormack's Fair A/E?
0.70, from 381 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 22 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).