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Jockey profile

G Cotter

311 rides in the lifetime window · 194 individual horses
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride May 2010 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.
6–311
Wins / Runs
1.9%
Strike rate
n=311
34 (11%)
Placed
0.54
Fair A/E
n=311 · 0.39 incl. margin
−231.50
£1 level stake
n=311 at SP · −74.4%
£96,510
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 100 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 2% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.54).

Deterministic profile computed from 311 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance First rides: 2.3%
The read

The market has consistently overbet rides in big fields of 14 or more: 1.9% strike, Fair A/E 0.60 and −192.50 to a £1 stake over 257 rides — those runners underperformed what the price implied. The market has consistently overbet the rider over 1m5f – 2m: Fair A/E 0.21 across 138 rides (0.7% strike, −121.00 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperformed what the price implied. One Group or Graded win sits in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Handicap Chase at Sandown (Apr 2005, £87,000).

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 1.9% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
2.3%+0.4
n=173 · A/E 0.74 · £1 −105.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
22.2%+20.3
n=9 · A/E 3.19 · £1 +13.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
0%−1.9
n=81 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −81.00
When favourite
0%
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
Big fields · 14+ runners
1.9%+0.0
n=257 · A/E 0.60 · £1 −192.50
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−1.9
n=9 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −9.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 1.9% 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
Off a 15-30-day break 4.5% vs 1.9% · n=88
On Good going 4.8% vs 1.9% · n=42
Over 1m5f – 2m 0.7% vs 1.9% · n=138 · A/E 0.21
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 237 5 2.1% −178.50
Chase 70 1 1.4% −49.00
Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 122 3 2.5% −85.50
Heavy 90 1 1.1% −69.00
Good 42 2 4.8% −20.00
Good to Firm 26 0 0% −26.00
Good to Soft 23 0 0% −23.00
Firm 8 0 0% −8.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Punchestown 27 0 0% −27.00
Navan 26 1 3.8% −5.00
Limerick 25 2 8% +5.00
Clonmel 20 0 0% −20.00
Down Royal 20 0 0% −20.00
Fairyhouse 20 0 0% −20.00
Downpatrick 19 0 0% −19.00
Thurles 18 0 0% −18.00
Tramore 17 0 0% −17.00
Gowran Park 16 0 0% −16.00
Cork 15 0 0% −15.00
Naas 15 0 0% −15.00
Wexford 13 0 0% −13.00
Ballinrobe 10 0 0% −10.00
Leopardstown 6 0 0% −6.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 2 0 0% 0.00 −2.00
2nd–3rd fav 18 2 11.1% 0.94 −6.50
4th–6th fav 46 2 4.3% 0.80 −14.00
7th+ in betting 245 2 0.8% 0.33 −209.00
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
83.4% completed · 307 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 70 74.3% 5 0 13 0 0
Hurdle 237 86.1% 5 0 28 0 0
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
Alberoni (IRE) 9 1 4 20 Apr 09
Der Spieler (GER) 8 1 5 23 Jan 10
Brotenstown (IRE) 5 1 1 3 May 10
Watt A Diva (IRE) 5 0 1 6 Mar 10
Persian Buck (IRE) 5 0 0 19 Dec 09
Artic Heir (IRE) 5 0 0 19 Jul 09
Tellhimnow (IRE) 5 1 2 29 Apr 09
Neighbours Wager (IRE) 5 0 0 13 Nov 08
Markey Cee (IRE) 5 0 2 24 Aug 08
Inoma James (IRE) 4 0 1 18 Jan 10
Eye See You Now (IRE) 4 0 0 26 Nov 09
Jennysbeau (IRE) 4 0 1 29 May 09
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 194 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
JFMAMJJASOND
300476040000
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
J G Coogan 28 3 10.7% +0.50
Conor O'Dwyer 17 0 0% −17.00
Peter McCreery 16 1 6.3% +5.00
Seamus Fahey 12 0 0% −12.00
W J Lanigan 10 0 0% −10.00
Eamon Tyrrell 8 1 12.5% +7.00
C P Donoghue 8 0 0% −8.00
G Ahern 8 0 0% −8.00
D Deacon 8 0 0% −8.00
Patrick G Kelly 7 0 0% −7.00
W M Roper 7 0 0% −7.00
Adrian Sexton 7 0 0% −7.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
35
Archived wins
1
Pattern / graded wins
£626k
Prize money
2005
Best season · 19 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.
Jack High (IRE) — Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Sandown · Apr 2005 · Class 1
£87,000
Garvivonnian (IRE) — Totesport Becher Handicap Chase (Listed) Aintree · Nov 2005 · Listed
£57,020
Jack High (IRE) — Tennent's No.1 Chase Down Royal · Mar 2006
£13,820
Notable horses
Jack High (IRE) Miss Caruso (GB) Straycat Strut (IRE) Mr Flowers (IRE) Tingshaw Ring (IRE) The Fonze (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Presenting (GB) 5.3% · 1–19
Progeny have won 11% of 20,049 runs since 2008 (1,686 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24.3% from 136.
Darazari (IRE) 0% · 0–9
Progeny have won 9.7% of 288 runs since 2008 (36 horses).
Key Of Luck (USA) 0% · 0–9
Progeny have won 9.1% of 2,326 runs since 2008 (171 horses). Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 5.1% from 136.
Magical Strike (USA) 11.1% · 1–9
Progeny have won 7.1% of 14 runs since 2008 (1 horse). A small sample.
Oscar (IRE) 0% · 0–9
Progeny have won 10.9% of 16,542 runs since 2008 (1,456 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 18.1% from 105.
Rashar (USA) 0% · 0–9
Progeny have won 6.3% of 997 runs since 2008 (122 horses). Strongest on Good going: 10.4% from 251. Weakest on Heavy going: 2.7% from 219.
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 1,015 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,015 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 3 January 2005 to 3 May 2010.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
03 May 10 Limerick Willies Girl (IRE)T: Lorcan Joseph Donnelly Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Beginners Chase17f · Good · 15 ran 5th 9/1
03 May 10 Limerick Brotenstown (IRE)T: Paul Cashman Super Sunday 16th May Handicap Hurdle (81-116)16f · Good · 18 ran 14th 25/1
03 May 10 Limerick Burriscarra (GB)T: Eamon Tyrrell Special Olympics Maiden Hurdle16f · Good · 17 ran 16th 50/1
22 Apr 10 Punchestown Brotenstown (IRE)T: Paul Cashman Naas Court Hotel Handicap Hurdle (88-130)24f · Good · 25 ran F 33/1
11 Apr 10 Limerick Brotenstown (IRE)T: Paul Cashman Beamish Stout Hurdle16f · Soft · 7 ran 7th 14/1
04 Apr 10 Fairyhouse Miss Tipp (IRE)T: W J Lanigan Ryan's Cleaning Events Specialist Beginners Chase22.5f · Heavy · 12 ran PU 33/1
28 Mar 10 Downpatrick Just Like Freddie (IRE)T: H Smyth Sean Graham Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle18.5f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran 13th 50/1
17 Mar 10 Wexford Ardahullagh (IRE)T: W McCreery New Ross Maiden Hurdle16f · Good · 14 ran 10th 33/1
14 Mar 10 Navan Timisvar (IRE)T: James Leavy Kells Maiden Hurdle20f · Yielding · 19 ran 15th 25/1
14 Mar 10 Navan Shop Dj (IRE)T: Jarlath P Fahey Kilberry Maiden Hurdle16f · Yielding · 29 ran 8th 16/1
06 Mar 10 Gowran Park Watt A Diva (IRE)T: Daniel G Murphy Goresbridge Handicap Hurdle (80-109)16f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran 11th 20/1
28 Feb 10 Leopardstown Here Comes Sally (IRE)T: Paul Martin Pierce www.leopardstown.com Handicap Hurdle (0-140)16f · Soft To Heavy · 20 ran 18th 25/1
18 Feb 10 Clonmel Twilight Princess (IRE)T: Luke Prendergast Demense Maiden Hurdle20f · Heavy · 18 ran 13th 33/1
06 Feb 10 Naas Knockahopple (IRE)T: W J Lanigan Panoramic Restaurant Package At Naas Beginners Chase19f · Heavy · 17 ran PU 33/1
04 Feb 10 Clonmel Gentle Alice (IRE)T: Daniel G Murphy Kilsheelan Mares Novice Hurdle16.5f · Heavy · 12 ran PU 8/1
23 Jan 10 Leopardstown Der Spieler (GER)T: J G Coogan MCR Hurdle (Extended Handicap)16f · Heavy · 30 ran 29th 16/1
18 Jan 10 Thurles Inoma James (IRE)T: D J Barry Molony Cup Handicap Chase (0-102)24f · Heavy · 13 ran 2nd 8/1
17 Jan 10 Fairyhouse Hillman (IRE)T: G Ahern Kehoe Ceilings & Partitions Maiden Hurdle20f · Heavy · 16 ran 6th 33/1
31 Dec 09 Tramore Ballynafagh Lady (IRE)T: Peter McCreery Guillemene Maiden Hurdle20f · Heavy · 14 ran 13th 50/1
31 Dec 09 Tramore Fairy Smart (IRE)T: Peter McCreery Metal Man Novice Hurdle16f · Heavy · 9 ran PU 50/1

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 G Cotter's strike rate?
G Cotter has won 6 of 311 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 1.9% (as at 22 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is G Cotter's Fair A/E?
0.54, from 311 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).