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Jockey profile

Gary Phillips

529 rides in the lifetime window · 286 individual horses
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Apr 2016 100% of rides on the flat
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.
30–529
Wins / Runs
5.7%
Strike rate
n=529
104 (20%)
Placed
0.88
Fair A/E
n=527 · 0.69 incl. margin
−182.50
£1 level stake
n=529 at SP · −34.5%
£279k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 60 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 6% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.88). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 8% (39 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 529 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Garvan Donnelly: 11.2% from 107 LTO winners: 7.7%
The read

It is weakest at Curragh (0% over 46 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Horses returning fresh after 61+ days have been a poor signal at 2.4% (n=84, Fair A/E 0.52). The market has consistently overbet first rides on a horse: 3.9% strike, Fair A/E 0.70 and −133.00 to a £1 stake over 285 rides — those runners underperformed what the price implied. Garvan Donnelly supplied 20% of the rides and beats the rider's average (11.2% vs 5.7%, A/E 1.47) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also read well off a 0-7-day break (9.5%, n=84). The record read poorly on Soft going — 1.8% over 111 rides, 3.9pts 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 5.7% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
3.9%−1.8
n=285 · A/E 0.70 · £1 −133.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
7.7%+2.0
n=39 · A/E 0.62 · £1 −15.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
2.4%−3.3
n=84 · A/E 0.52 · £1 −52.00
When favourite
14.8%
n=27 · A/E 0.80 · £1 −9.50
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
5.3%−0.4
n=469 · A/E 0.83 · £1 −194.50
Big fields · 14+ runners
4.8%−0.9
n=269 · A/E 0.91 · £1 −110.50
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−5.7
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 5.7% 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 Garvan Donnelly 11.2% vs 5.7% · n=107
At Curragh 0% vs 5.7% · n=46
With headgear back on 0% vs 5.7% · n=35
With C&D winners 9.8% vs 5.7% · n=92
On Soft going 1.8% vs 5.7% · n=111
Off a 0-7-day break 9.5% vs 5.7% · n=84
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

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Standard (AW) 222 16 7.2% −66.00
Soft 111 2 1.8% −93.00
Good 76 5 6.6% −2.50
Good to Firm 62 3 4.8% −35.00
Heavy 33 3 9.1% +30.00
Good to Soft 25 1 4% −16.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 184 11 6% −90.00
Curragh 46 0 0% −46.00
Leopardstown 40 1 2.5% −32.00
Naas 36 2 5.6% −14.50
Gowran Park 25 1 4% −14.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 24 4 16.7% +34.50
Navan 24 0 0% −24.00
Cork 15 0 0% −15.00
Fairyhouse 15 4 26.7% +26.00
Roscommon 14 1 7.1% +9.00
Down Royal 14 1 7.1% +12.00
Tipperary 13 1 7.7% −7.00
Bellewstown 12 1 8.3% −7.00
Sligo 11 1 9.1% +4.00
Lingfield (AW) 9 1 11.1% −5.50

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 6 24 5 20.8% +38.00
Class 5 13 0 0% −13.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 7 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 38 6 15.8% 0.89 −10.50
2nd–3rd fav 61 8 13.1% 1.02 −4.00
4th–6th fav 120 7 5.8% 0.76 −46.00
7th+ in betting 310 9 2.9% 0.86 −122.00
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
Lily's Prince (IRE) 23 4 6 17 Apr 16
Catwilldo (IRE) 16 2 9 17 Oct 15
Samollie (IRE) 14 2 5 27 Sep 13
Share A Secret (GB) 12 2 3 19 Aug 15
Solent Ridge (IRE) 12 1 4 27 Oct 12
Hurricane Twister (IRE) 11 3 4 28 Sep 15
Tarrsille (IRE) 10 0 6 27 Jan 12
Equation Of Time (GB) 9 1 2 2 Oct 15
Oor Jock (IRE) 9 0 3 23 Sep 15
Hughies Bay (IRE) 7 0 0 24 Oct 14
Ningaloo Reef (IRE) 6 1 3 8 Sep 14
Faithful Ruler (USA) 6 2 2 21 Mar 13
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 286 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
16170465359230
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 yardGarvan Donnelly
20% of all rides
11.2% SR · A/E 1.47
TrainerRWSR£1
Garvan Donnelly 107 12 11.2% +2.50
G M Lyons 79 3 3.8% −55.50
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2007→
30
Archived wins
£279k
Prize money
2014
Best season · 8 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.
Hurricane Twister (IRE) — Glenvale Stud Handicap (60-100) Tipperary · Oct 2012
£13,000
Hurricane Twister (IRE) — Follow Listowel Races On Facebook Handicap (60-90) Listowel · May 2015
£11,040
Joe Eile (IRE) — Follow Naas Racecourse On Facebook Handicap (60-90) Naas · Jul 2011
£8,970
Notable horses
Lily's Prince (IRE) Hurricane Twister (IRE) Catwilldo (IRE) Samollie (IRE) Share A Secret (GB) Faithful Ruler (USA)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Strategic Prince (GB) 14% · 6–43
Progeny have won 8.3% of 2,496 runs since 2008 (144 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 4.3% from 141.
One Cool Cat (USA) 15.8% · 3–19
Progeny have won 9.4% of 3,592 runs since 2008 (254 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.4% from 605.
Captain Rio (GB) 25% · 4–16
Progeny have won 9.5% of 6,912 runs since 2008 (423 horses).
Acclamation (GB) 14.3% · 2–14
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.
Shamardal (USA) 0% · 0–13
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.
Namid (GB) 8.3% · 1–12
Progeny have won 8.2% of 4,102 runs since 2008 (276 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 2.4% from 164. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 0.8% from 119.
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 538 · newest first

The latest 50 of 538 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 6 August 2007 to 25 April 2016.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
25 Apr 16 Naas P C Dolly (IRE)T: Garvan Donnelly Join Tote Rewards Median Auction Maiden8f · Good · 14 ran 12th 100/1
25 Apr 16 Naas Like A Prayer (GB)T: Garvan Donnelly Punchestown Preview Evening Handicap (47-65)8f · Good · 20 ran 10th 20/1
24 Apr 16 Gowran Park Like A Prayer (GB)T: Garvan Donnelly 188BET.co.uk Handicap (47-65)8f · Good · 16 ran 6th 20/1
17 Apr 16 Navan Lily's Prince (IRE)T: Garvan Donnelly Navan Welcomes Owners Today Handicap (47-70)6f · Soft To Heavy · 20 ran 12th 20/1
30 Oct 15 Dundalk (AW) Chatterton (IRE)T: Paul W Flynn Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap (47-65)8f · Standard · 14 ran 6th 7/1
28 Oct 15 Dundalk (AW) Miss Temple (IRE)T: Gavin Cromwell Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Handicap (47-65)6f · Standard · 14 ran 3rd 12/1
28 Oct 15 Dundalk (AW) Heartheecho (IRE)T: Karl Thornton www.dundalkstadium.com Claiming Race7f · Standard · 6 ran 6th 66/1
24 Oct 15 Leopardstown Plough Boy (IRE)T: Garvan Donnelly Dimension Engineering Handicap8f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 8th 14/1
23 Oct 15 Dundalk (AW) Captain Cullen (IRE)T: Joseph Anthony Murray Book Your Christmas Party At Dundalk Handicap (70-100)7f · Standard · 12 ran 6th 9/1
23 Oct 15 Dundalk (AW) Ermine Street (USA)T: R K Watson Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Apprentice Handicap (47-65)8f · Standard · 14 ran 10th 40/1
20 Oct 15 Gowran Park Miss Temple (IRE)T: Gavin Cromwell Like Gowran Park On Facebook Handicap (47-65)7f · Good · 16 ran 6th 10/1
20 Oct 15 Gowran Park Rusty Rebel (IRE)T: Patrick Breen www.gowranpark.ie Handicap (47-70)8f · Good · 16 ran 16th 50/1
17 Oct 15 Cork Catwilldo (IRE)T: Garvan Donnelly Follow Us On Twitter Apprentice Handicap (47-65)5f · Yielding · 14 ran 6th 14/1
17 Oct 15 Cork Lily's Prince (IRE)T: Garvan Donnelly Ticket Sales Online Handicap6f · Yielding · 8 ran 7th 8/1
16 Oct 15 Dundalk (AW) Chatterton (IRE)T: Paul W Flynn Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)10.5f · Standard · 13 ran 6th 20/1
16 Oct 15 Dundalk (AW) Kiss The Stars (IRE)T: T G McCourt Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Handicap7f · Standard · 13 ran 9th 16/1
16 Oct 15 Dundalk (AW) Its An Illusion (IRE)T: Garvan Donnelly Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Median Auction Maiden (Plus 10)7f · Standard · 9 ran 9th 80/1
13 Oct 15 Curragh Kilruane Shea (IRE)T: S Curling 2016 Flat Season Begins March 20th At Curragh Racecourse Handicap (47-65)12f · Good To Firm · 27 ran 24th 33/1
13 Oct 15 Curragh Lily's Prince (IRE)T: Garvan Donnelly Book 2016 Curragh Hospitality Handicap5f · Good · 14 ran 9th 16/1
11 Oct 15 Curragh Political Policy (IRE)T: Gavin Cromwell Stephen Quirke Memorial Apprentice Handicap8f · Good · 13 ran 4th 7/1

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 Gary Phillips's strike rate?
Gary Phillips has won 30 of 529 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 5.7% (as at 22 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Gary Phillips do best at?
Dundalk (AW) by strike rate: 11 wins from 184 rides (6%) 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 Gary Phillips ride most for?
Garvan Donnelly, with 107 rides since 2008 — 20% of the total. That pairing has won 12 (11.2%).
What is Gary Phillips's Fair A/E?
0.88, from 527 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).