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Jockey profile

Ian Mongan

2,619 rides in the lifetime window · 1,118 individual horses
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Sep 2018 100% of rides on the flat
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.
267–2,619
Wins / Runs
10.2%
Strike rate
n=2,619
760 (29%)
Placed
1.04
n=2,606 · 0.89 incl. margin
−482.42
£1 level stake
n=2,619 at SP · −18.4%
£2.34m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 240 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 10% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.04). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 17% (231 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 2,619 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Fired Dec–Mar 35.3% when favourite Pat Phelan: 9.4% from 340 LTO winners: 16.5% Rode the favourite in 8% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Salisbury (17.5%, n=63), clear of the rider's 10.2% baseline. It is weakest at Sandown (2.2% over 89 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 16.5% (n=231, Fair A/E 1.08), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 4% (n=422, Fair A/E 0.72). Pat Phelan supplied 13% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (9.4%, A/E 0.95). The rider also read well on Soft going (16.3%, n=166). 11 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Juddmonte International Stakes at York (Aug 2011, £396,970). The standout partner of the record was Baddam (GB) — 5 wins from 25 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fired Dec–Mar.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 10.2% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
9.6%−0.6
n=1,058 · A/E 1.10 · £1 −176.48
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
16.5%+6.3
n=231 · A/E 1.08 · £1 −26.48
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
9.2%−1.0
n=434 · A/E 1.07 · £1 −54.76
When favourite
35.3%
n=204 · A/E 1.17 · £1 +11.59
Big fields · 14+ runners
4%−6.2
n=422 · A/E 0.72 · £1 −196.25
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
9.6%−0.6
n=73 · A/E 1.09 · £1 −35.94

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 10.2% 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 Sir Henry Cecil 20.5% vs 10.2% · n=258
At Sandown 2.2% vs 10.2% · n=89
On last-time-out winners 16.5% vs 10.2% · n=231
With George Margarson 18.5% vs 10.2% · n=54
On Soft going 16.3% vs 10.2% · n=166
At Salisbury 17.5% vs 10.2% · n=63
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 2,617 267 10.2% −480.42
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
Hurdle 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Standard (AW) 1,325 130 9.8% −155.73
Good to Firm 499 47 9.4% −159.31
Good 414 29 7% −162.79
Soft 166 27 16.3% +30.12
Good to Soft 158 18 11.4% −40.20
Heavy 29 9 31% +13.79
Firm 28 7 25% −8.30

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Kempton (AW) 602 64 10.6% +5.53
Lingfield (AW) 497 50 10.1% −44.75
Wolverhampton (AW) 154 12 7.8% −64.26
Windsor 146 18 12.3% +0.47
Brighton 98 9 9.2% −43.00
Lingfield 90 9 10% −48.79
Sandown 89 2 2.2% −63.00
Epsom Downs 88 10 11.4% −30.55
Goodwood 83 8 9.6% +5.94
Newmarket 74 5 6.8% −37.25
Folkestone 68 9 13.2% −9.90
Salisbury 63 11 17.5% +16.21
Newbury 62 4 6.5% −19.50
Ascot 50 5 10% −4.00
Nottingham 50 4 8% −28.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 944 101 10.7% −194.05
Class 6 748 70 9.4% −206.77
Class 4 562 64 11.4% +59.52
Class 3 152 14 9.2% −87.01
Class 2 109 7 6.4% −14.00
Class 1 73 7 9.6% −35.94
Class 7 31 4 12.9% −4.17

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 258 85 32.9% 1.17 +13.44
2nd–3rd fav 537 83 15.5% 1.00 −69.36
4th–6th fav 868 61 7% 0.89 −287.50
7th+ in betting 956 38 4% 1.12 −139.00
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
Dvinsky (USA) 22 1 6 14 Feb 13
Super Duplex (GB) 20 3 8 4 Jun 13
Hip Hip Hooray (GB) 18 3 7 14 Feb 13
Do More Business (IRE) 18 2 9 11 Jul 12
Musashi (IRE) 18 2 5 16 May 12
Green Earth (IRE) 17 3 5 21 May 13
Addwaitya (GB) 17 0 3 2 Sep 11
Dakiyah (IRE) 17 2 5 31 Oct 10
Marmooq (GB) 17 4 9 14 Jan 10
Leadenhall Lass (IRE) 16 1 5 7 Jun 13
Eagle Nebula (GB) 16 3 6 14 Dec 12
Cossack Prince (GB) 16 2 3 15 Sep 12
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 1,118 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 8 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
13141311101099910813
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 yardPat Phelan
13% of all rides
9.4% SR · A/E 0.95
TrainerRWSR£1
Pat Phelan 340 32 9.4% −77.84
Sir Henry Cecil 258 53 20.5% +4.28
Laura Mongan 231 19 8.2% −31.79
Paul Howling 160 10 6.3% −97.42
Jo Crowley 145 18 12.4% +81.70
Stuart Kittow 91 9 9.9% −33.87
Simon Dow 67 4 6% −35.88
John Akehurst 63 8 12.7% +19.75
Brett Johnson 56 5 8.9% −16.00
Clive Cox 56 5 8.9% −35.00
George Margarson 54 10 18.5% +10.08
David Nicholls 53 7 13.2% −5.25
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
406
Archived wins
11
Pattern / graded wins
£3.47m
Prize money
2012
Best season · 68 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.
Twice Over (GB) — Juddmonte International Stakes (British Champions' Series) (Group 1) York · Aug 2011 · Group 1
£396,970
Baddam (GB) — Queen Alexandra Stakes (Conditions Race) Ascot · Jun 2006 · Class 2
£34,276
Baddam (GB) — Ascot Stakes (Handicap) Ascot · Jun 2006 · Class 2
£34,276

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Dubai Destination (USA) 17.2% · 10–58
Progeny have won 11% of 6,950 runs since 2008 (521 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.9% from 136.
Cape Cross (IRE) 8.9% · 5–56
Progeny have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since 2008 (988 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
Bertolini (USA) 5.8% · 3–52
Progeny have won 8% of 7,851 runs since 2008 (518 horses).
Dansili (GB) 21.6% · 11–51
Progeny have won 13.7% of 11,842 runs since 2008 (983 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 16.8% from 101. Weakest on Heavy going: 7.9% from 428. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.1% from 209.
Trans Island (GB) 4.1% · 2–49
Progeny have won 9% of 4,741 runs since 2008 (295 horses).
Kyllachy (GB) 4.7% · 2–43
Progeny have won 9.9% of 13,847 runs since 2008 (800 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.8% from 468.
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 4,177 · newest first

The latest 50 of 4,177 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 3 January 2005 to 12 September 2018.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
19 Jun 13 Kempton (AW) Gilded Age (GB)T: Chris Gordon Edward Kidger HandicapClass 6 · 16f · Standard · 12 ran 12th 20/1
13 Jun 13 Yarmouth Ray of Joy (GB)T: J R Jenkins SIS Live Fillies' HandicapClass 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 3 ran 3rd 5/1
07 Jun 13 Lingfield Fletcher Christian (GB)T: John Gallagher Jim Beam Bourbon HandicapClass 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5th 4/1
06 Jun 13 Sandown Sergeant Ablett (IRE)T: Luke Dace Tellisford HandicapClass 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 13th 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 Ian Mongan's strike rate?
Ian Mongan has won 267 of 2,619 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 10.2% (as at 28 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Ian Mongan do best at?
Salisbury by strike rate: 11 wins from 63 rides (17.5%) 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 Ian Mongan ride most for?
Pat Phelan, with 340 rides since 2008 — 13% of the total. That pairing has won 32 (9.4%).
What is Ian Mongan's Fair A/E?
1.04, from 2,606 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).