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Jockey profile

E J O'Connell

1,197 rides in the lifetime window · 484 individual horses
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Jul 2014 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.
96–1,197
Wins / Runs
8%
Strike rate
n=1,197
306 (26%)
Placed
1.25
Fair A/E
n=1,197 · 0.96 incl. margin
−282.06
£1 level stake
n=1,197 at SP · −23.6%
£1.09m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
1.9%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 170 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 8% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.25). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 16% (88 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,197 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Fired Jul–Oct 21.6% when favourite J J Lambe: 7.1% from 311 LTO winners: 15.9% Claiming: 8.6% Rode the favourite in 3% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Tramore (17.6%, n=34), clear of the rider's 8% baseline. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 15.9% (n=88, Fair A/E 1.50), but in Group and Graded company the record reads poorly at 1.8% (n=55, Fair A/E 0.43). J J Lambe supplied 26% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (7.1%, A/E 0.99) — the market has that partnership priced right. The record read poorly in Class 1 — 1.7% over 59 rides, 6.3pts below the baseline. One Group or Graded win sits in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Kevin Mcmanus Bookmaker Grimes Hurdle at Tipperary (Jul 2013, £40,625). Seasonally, the rider fired Jul–Oct.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 8% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
5.6%−2.4
n=481 · A/E 1.17 · £1 −185.75
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
15.9%+7.9
n=88 · A/E 1.50 · £1 +11.50
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
5.5%−2.5
n=272 · A/E 1.19 · £1 −115.50
When favourite
21.6%
n=37 · A/E 0.83 · £1 −17.09
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
8.6%+0.6
n=701 · A/E 1.30 · £1 −131.47
Big fields · 14+ runners
6.7%−1.3
n=748 · A/E 1.34 · £1 −213.67
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
1.8%−6.2
n=55 · A/E 0.43 · £1 −29.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 8% 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
On last-time-out winners 15.9% vs 8% · n=88
At Tramore 17.6% vs 8% · n=34
With K J Condon 16% vs 8% · n=50
With headgear back on 14.5% vs 8% · n=55
In Class 1 1.7% vs 8% · n=59
With debutants 1.7% vs 8% · n=59
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 823 64 7.8% −199.09
Chase 321 29 9% −66.47
NH Flat 42 1 2.4% −25.00
Flat 11 2 18.2% +8.50

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 345 36 10.4% +6.40
Soft 337 17 5% −191.29
Good to Firm 195 20 10.3% −29.50
Heavy 194 8 4.1% −123.17
Good to Soft 105 13 12.4% +55.50
Firm 15 1 6.7% −7.00
Standard (AW) 6 1 16.7% +7.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Down Royal 114 7 6.1% −50.00
Downpatrick 96 9 9.4% −0.50
Fairyhouse 67 2 3% −55.00
Punchestown 67 2 3% −41.00
Ballinrobe 65 5 7.7% −28.88
Limerick 63 4 6.3% −29.00
Kilbeggan 56 7 12.5% +23.00
Navan 56 6 10.7% −13.35
Cork 53 3 5.7% −13.00
Wexford 49 3 6.1% −35.62
Sligo 48 6 12.5% −11.17
Roscommon 41 5 12.2% +1.00
Gowran Park 41 3 7.3% −9.00
Galway 40 3 7.5% −13.50
Clonmel 35 3 8.6% −6.50

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 59 1 1.7% −33.00
Class 4 41 3 7.3% −17.50
Class 5 15 2 13.3% −5.62
Class 3 7 1 14.3% −3.75
Class 6 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 2 2 1 50% +6.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 58 12 20.7% 0.92 −19.47
2nd–3rd fav 150 28 18.7% 1.42 +0.41
4th–6th fav 331 41 12.4% 1.78 +105.00
7th+ in betting 658 15 2.3% 0.72 −368.00
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
87.1% completed · 1,144 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 321 76% 28 7 38 1 3
Hurdle 823 91.4% 13 6 44 4 4
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
Breeze With Ease (IRE) 23 1 8 2 May 13
Yachvili (IRE) 18 2 4 6 May 12
Fantastic Gold (GB) 15 2 6 13 Jul 14
Vivaldi (IRE) 15 2 8 14 May 11
Silk Hall (UAE) 13 2 4 20 Jun 14
Table Forty Six (IRE) 13 1 2 14 Jun 13
Spa Wells (IRE) 13 1 6 28 Jul 12
Coldstonesober (IRE) 12 2 5 22 Jul 14
Street Runner (GB) 12 3 4 1 Nov 13
Flying Bella (GB) 12 1 2 24 Aug 12
City Line (IRE) 11 0 6 4 Jul 14
Roadtoabbeyfeale (IRE) 11 2 5 13 Oct 13
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 484 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 5 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
4246561311141067
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 yardJ J Lambe
26% of all rides
7.1% SR · A/E 0.99
TrainerRWSR£1
J J Lambe 311 22 7.1% −119.25
Eoin Griffin 116 9 7.8% −32.67
C A McBratney 94 4 4.3% −65.00
K J Condon 50 8 16% +35.00
Denis W Cullen 32 3 9.4% −13.50
M O Cullinane 32 2 6.3% −20.00
Karl Thornton 30 3 10% +7.50
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2007→
96
Archived wins
1
Pattern / graded wins
£1.09m
Prize money
2011
Best season · 32 wins
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.
Silk Hall (UAE) — Kevin Mcmanus Bookmaker Grimes Hurdle (grade 3) Tipperary · Jul 2013 · Grade 3
£40,625
Ballyfinboy (IRE) — Lord Hemphill Memorial Handicap Chase Galway · Aug 2013
£21,125
Sebadee (IRE) — Sheahans Bar Killorglin Handicap Hurdle (0-140) Killarney · Jul 2011
£16,250
Notable horses
Street Runner (GB) Sebadee (IRE) Blazing Beacon (IRE) Twin Plan (IRE) City Hustler (USA) Yachvili (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Flemensfirth (USA) 19.4% · 6–31
Progeny have won 11.9% of 17,282 runs since 2008 (1,594 horses).
Oscar (IRE) 10% · 3–30
Progeny have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since 2008 (1,456 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 18.1% from 105.
Beneficial (GB) 16.7% · 4–24
Progeny have won 10.4% of 17,044 runs since 2008 (1,155 horses).
Great Palm (USA) 12.5% · 3–24
Progeny have won 6.8% of 1,946 runs since 2008 (256 horses). Strongest on Good to Soft going: 9.9% from 262.
Luso (GB) 16.7% · 4–24
Progeny have won 6.7% of 3,516 runs since 2008 (389 horses).
Fourstars Allstar (USA) 4.3% · 1–23
Progeny have won 7.1% of 940 runs since 2008 (120 horses). Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 10.6% from 113.
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 1,209 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,209 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 29 May 2007 to 22 July 2014.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
22 Jul 14 Ballinrobe Coldstonesober (IRE)T: J R Finn Mcgrath Limestone Works Ltd. Handicap Hurdle20f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 8th 20/1
21 Jul 14 Ballinrobe Definite Response (IRE)T: John Brassil Bet Online At Thetote.com Mares Maiden Hurdle17f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 7th 33/1
20 Jul 14 Tipperary Ballyfinboy (IRE)T: J R Finn Live The Dream With Tote Galway Plate Trial Handicap Chase20f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 10th 40/1
20 Jul 14 Tipperary Definite Charles (IRE)T: John Brassil Tipperary Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran 18th 100/1
18 Jul 14 Kilbeggan My Forever Friend (IRE)T: Thomas Cooper Michael Moore Car Sales Mercedes-benz Handicap Hurdle (80-102)24.5f · Good · 14 ran 10th 20/1
16 Jul 14 Killarney Molinero (IRE)T: J R Finn Ladbrokes Handicap Chase (0-102)20.5f · Good · 15 ran 7th 20/1
16 Jul 14 Killarney Glenteeneasaigh (IRE)T: Thomas Cooper Irish Examiner Beginners Chase17f · Good · 11 ran 7th 40/1
14 Jul 14 Downpatrick Katie Lu (IRE)T: Thomas J Farrell Come Visit Down Mares Maiden Hurdle18f · Good · 7 ran 4th 10/1
13 Jul 14 Sligo Fantastic Gold (GB)T: M O Cullinane Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Mares Novice Hurdle16f · Good · 5 ran 3rd 13/2
11 Jul 14 Cork Carpet Elegance (IRE)T: Thomas J Farrell Mallow Print Handicap Hurdle (80-102)16f · Good · 13 ran 7th 6/1
06 Jul 14 Bellewstown Five Hawk Wings (IRE)T: S J Mahon Bellewstown Golf Course Handicap Hurdle (80-109)24f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 7th 20/1
06 Jul 14 Bellewstown Coldstonesober (IRE)T: J R Finn Seamus Mulvaney Crockafotha Handicap Hurdle (81-123)20f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 3rd 14/1
04 Jul 14 Bellewstown City Line (IRE)T: Karl Thornton Irishmirror.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-109)17f · Good · 16 ran BD 8/1
23 Jun 14 Kilbeggan Father Melvin (IRE)T: J R Finn T & V Novice Hurdle24f · Good · 8 ran PU 66/1
23 Jun 14 Kilbeggan Coldstonesober (IRE)T: J R Finn Carmel Fay Memorial Handicap Hurdle16f · Good · 11 ran 5th 14/1
20 Jun 14 Down Royal Ballyfinboy (IRE)T: J R Finn Live The Dream With Tote Galway Plate Trial Handicap Chase20f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 10th 11/1
20 Jun 14 Down Royal Silk Hall (UAE)T: J J Lambe Down Royal Punter Pack Hurdle20f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2nd 14/1
18 Jun 14 Wexford Pollywollydoodle (IRE)T: Eoin Griffin Courtown Beginners Chase19f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 3rd 4/1
15 Jun 14 Downpatrick Coldstonesober (IRE)T: J R Finn J For Jaguar Handicap Chase21.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1st 8/1
09 Jun 14 Roscommon Lord Of Isenay (FR)T: J T R Dreaper Ladies Day At Roscommon On July 7th Beginners Chase21f · Good · 16 ran F 25/1

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 E J O'Connell's strike rate?
E J O'Connell has won 96 of 1,197 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 8% (as at 28 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does E J O'Connell do best at?
Kilbeggan by strike rate: 7 wins from 56 rides (12.5%) 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 E J O'Connell ride most for?
J J Lambe, with 311 rides since 2008 — 26% of the total. That pairing has won 22 (7.1%).
What is E J O'Connell's Fair A/E?
1.25, from 1,197 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).