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Jockey profile

Dylan Whelan

173 rides in the lifetime window · 105 individual horses
As at 13 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 50 days ago 99% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2019→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
13–173
Wins / Runs
7.5%
Strike rate
n=173
48 (28%)
Placed
0.85
Fair A/E
n=173 · 0.72 incl. margin
−106.82
£1 level stake
n=173 at SP · −61.7%
£164k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
2.2%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 10 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 8% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.85).

Deterministic profile computed from 173 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 13 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance First rides: 7.6% Claiming: 7.7%
The read

Rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 1.5% (n=68, Fair A/E 0.40). The rider also reads well in Class 5 (14.7%, n=34) and off a 31-60-day break (12.5%, n=40). The record reads poorly over 1m5f – 2m — 3.9% over 51 rides, 3.6pts below the baseline.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 7.5% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
7.6%+0.1
n=105 · A/E 0.88 · £1 −64.44
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
25%+17.5
n=12 · A/E 0.90 · £1 −4.65
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
7.4%−0.1
n=27 · A/E 1.02 · £1 −18.17
When favourite
40%
n=10 · A/E 1.20 · £1 +3.85
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
7.7%+0.2
n=169 · A/E 0.86 · £1 −102.82
Big fields · 14+ runners
1.5%−6.0
n=68 · A/E 0.40 · £1 −63.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−7.5
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 7.5% 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
In Class 5 14.7% vs 7.5% · n=34
Off a 31-60-day break 12.5% vs 7.5% · n=40
With horses switching code 3% vs 7.5% · n=33
Over 1m5f – 2m 3.9% vs 7.5% · n=51
Over 2m5f – 3m 10% vs 7.5% · n=40
On Soft going 5.1% vs 7.5% · n=39
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 138 9 6.5% −89.05
Chase 29 4 13.8% −11.77
NH Flat 5 0 0% −5.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 72 6 8.3% −51.32
Good to Soft 40 3 7.5% −16.00
Soft 39 2 5.1% −29.50
Heavy 22 2 9.1% −10.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Cork 12 0 0% −12.00
Clonmel 11 1 9.1% −6.00
Market Rasen 11 2 18.2% −6.27
Wexford 10 1 10% −0.50
Punchestown 9 0 0% −9.00
Killarney 8 0 0% −8.00
Tramore 8 0 0% −8.00
Hereford 7 0 0% −7.00
Limerick 7 0 0% −7.00
Southwell 7 1 14.3% −2.00
Kilbeggan 7 0 0% −7.00
Huntingdon 6 0 0% −6.00
Fakenham 6 1 16.7% −2.00
Navan 5 0 0% −5.00
Fontwell 4 2 50% +5.83

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 34 5 14.7% −8.67
Class 4 27 4 14.8% −7.27
Class 3 7 2 28.6% −0.38
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 13 4 30.8% 1.04 +0.85
2nd–3rd fav 38 7 18.4% 1.09 −4.67
4th–6th fav 39 1 2.6% 0.33 −29.50
7th+ in betting 83 1 1.2% 0.48 −73.50
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 · 167 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 29 86.2% 1 0 2 1 0
Hurdle 138 87% 1 5 10 0 2
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
Miss Donna (IRE) 6 0 1 16 Jul 26
Rocambolas (FR) 6 2 4 9 Jul 23
Storm And Glory (IRE) 6 0 0 20 Jul 21
Drumadeise (IRE) 5 0 0 22 Aug 26
Encashment (GB) 5 0 1 1 Dec 22
Elusive Prince (IRE) 4 0 0 19 Apr 26
Gentleman Valley (FR) 4 3 3 3 Aug 23
The Eminent Goose (GB) 4 0 1 21 May 23
Perle Rose (IRE) 4 0 0 13 Jul 19
Dromana Mist (IRE) 3 1 1 16 May 26
The Folkes Tiara (IRE) 3 0 0 26 Dec 25
For Gina (GB) 3 0 2 10 May 24
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 105 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 1 time. 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
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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
TrainerRWSR£1
Declan Queally 26 1 3.8% −21.00
Ben Pauling 26 6 23.1% +0.35
Henry De Bromhead 23 0 0% −23.00
Patrick John Kiely 11 1 9.1% −1.50
Neil Mulholland 11 1 9.1% −6.00
Emma Lavelle 9 1 11.1% −4.67
Lucy Wadham 8 2 25% +2.50
Philip Fenton 6 0 0% −6.00
P Corkery 5 0 0% −5.00
Vincent Laurence Halley 5 0 0% −5.00
P J Breen 4 0 0% −4.00
Jake Thomas Coulson 3 0 0% −3.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2019→
13
Archived wins
£164k
Prize money
2023
Best season · 8 wins
Trincomalee (GB) — Gamble Plant Norfolk National Handicap Chase Fakenham · May 2024 · Class 3
£13,288
Lovely Moon (IRE) — Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Clonmel · Dec 2021
£7,375
Dromana Mist (IRE) — Wexford Racecourse Mares Maiden Hurdle Wexford · May 2026
£7,068
Notable horses
Gentleman Valley (FR) Rocambolas (FR) Dromana Mist (IRE) Rebel Intentions (IRE) Abbeyhill (IRE) Steven Seagull (GB)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Fame And Glory (GB) 0% · 0–8
Progeny have won 12.5% of 6,217 runs since 2016 (504 horses).
Malinas (GER) 12.5% · 1–8
Progeny have won 14.1% of 3,965 runs since 2010 (420 horses).
Shirocco (GER) 12.5% · 1–8
Progeny have won 11.1% of 9,206 runs since 2010 (927 horses). Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
Diamond Boy (FR) 0% · 0–7
Progeny have won 11.9% of 2,305 runs since 2016 (288 horses).
Milan (GB) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 11.3% of 16,890 runs since 2008 (1,465 horses).
Muhtathir (GB) 33.3% · 2–6
Progeny have won 11.3% of 4,722 runs since 2008 (494 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 7.9% from 967.
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 13 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 173 · newest first

The latest 50 of 173 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 31 May 2019 to 24 September 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
24 Sep 26 Listowel (IRE) Churchwarden (IRE)T: Henry de Bromhead Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle16f · Good · 13 ran 9th 5/1
19 Sep 26 Navan (IRE) Ma Belle Etoile (IRE)T: Henry de Bromhead SIS, Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Hurdle16f · Good · 13 ran 8th 16/1
11 Sep 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) Fedneys Park (IRE)T: Henry De Bromhead Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Steeplechase17f · Yielding · 16 ran 13th 12/1
28 Aug 26 Wexford (IRE) Sonas (IRE)T: Henry De Bromhead Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle17f · Good · 12 ran 2nd 28/1
22 Aug 26 Killarney (IRE) Drumadeise (IRE)T: P Corkery Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle20f · Good · 15 ran 14th 28/1
08 Aug 26 Wexford (IRE) Sonas (IRE)T: Henry De Bromhead Wexford Fillies Maiden Hurdle17f · Good · 11 ran 8th 12/1
07 Aug 26 Wexford (IRE) Drumadeise (IRE)T: P Corkery Pat Farrell Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div II)20f · Good · 14 ran UR 33/1
03 Aug 26 Cork (IRE) Woodie Wiley (IRE)T: Conor Houlihan Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle18f · Good · 18 ran 10th 40/1
24 Jul 26 Kilbeggan (IRE) Lord Lackendarra (IRE)T: P J Breen Hurley Family Maiden Hurdle24.5f · Good · 9 ran PU 66/1
22 Jul 26 Wexford (IRE) Trasna Na Pairce (IRE)T: Henry De Bromhead Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Steeplechase15.5f · Good · 7 ran 4th 15/2
17 Jul 26 Killarney (IRE) Special Cadeau (GB)T: Henry De Bromhead BOYLE Sports Daily Money Back Meeting Handicap Steeplechase17f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 7th 12/1
16 Jul 26 Killarney (IRE) Miss Donna (IRE)T: Patrick John Kiely Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (Div II)20.5f · Good · 14 ran 6th 8/1
10 Jul 26 Cork Withabitofluk (GB)T: Henry De Bromhead Follow Us On X Maiden Hurdle24f · Good · 11 ran 2nd 4/1
10 Jul 26 Cork Drumadeise (IRE)T: P Corkery Kelkab Ltd. Handicap Hurdle (0-100)17f · Good · 23 ran 15th 66/1
10 Jul 26 Cork Good Onya Mate (IRE)T: Henry De Bromhead Ashgrove Renewables Maiden Hurdle17f · Good · 14 ran 5th 4/1
08 Jun 26 Roscommon Stoneyford Lady (IRE)T: Henry De Bromhead Sweeney Oil Handicap Chase16.5f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran 5th 20/1
07 Jun 26 Punchestown Latopix (FR)T: Henry De Bromhead Lily & Wild Mares Maiden Hurdle21.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 2nd 9/2
06 Jun 26 Punchestown Woodie Wiley (IRE)T: Conor Houlihan Castlestone Holiday Homes (Pro/Am) Flat Race16.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran SU 50/1
06 Jun 26 Punchestown Drumadeise (IRE)T: P Corkery Ladbrokes 'Big Daily Boosts On Racing' Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)16.5f · Good To Yielding · 22 ran 13th 80/1
05 Jun 26 Clonmel Miss Donna (IRE)T: Patrick John Kiely Paul Kavanagh Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100)22.5f · Good · 15 ran 3rd 16/1

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 Dylan Whelan's strike rate?
Dylan Whelan has won 13 of 173 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 7.5% (as at 13 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is Dylan Whelan's Fair A/E?
0.85, from 173 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 13 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).