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Jockey profile

Jack Cleary

1,029 rides in the lifetime window · 560 individual horses
As at 13 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 7 days ago 100% of rides on the flat
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2020→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
64–1,029
Wins / Runs
6.2%
Strike rate
n=1,029
206 (20%)
Placed
0.87
Fair A/E
n=1,027 · 0.70 incl. margin
−397.19
£1 level stake
n=1,029 at SP · −38.6%
£1.60m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
3.2%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 50 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 0.87). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 9% (65 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,029 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 13 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Sep–Oct 27.8% when favourite A P O'Brien: 13.6% from 228 First rides: 6.8% LTO winners: 9.2% Claiming: 6.4% Rides the favourite in 5% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Cork (17.6%, n=34), clear of the rider's 6.2% baseline. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 9.2% (n=65, Fair A/E 0.77). A P O'Brien supplies 22% of the rides and beats the rider's average (13.6% vs 6.2%, A/E 1.02) — the market has that partnership priced right. The rider also reads well at trips under 6f (11.3%, n=62). The record reads poorly off a 0-7-day break — 1.6% over 63 rides, 4.6pts below the baseline. The market has consistently overbet the rider on Heavy going: Fair A/E 0.30 across 86 rides (2.3% strike, −78.67 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperform what the price implies. 2 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Goffs Million at Curragh (Sep 2025, £495,000). Seasonally, the rider fires Sep–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 6.2% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
6.8%+0.6
n=560 · A/E 0.96 · £1 −209.64
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
9.2%+3.0
n=65 · A/E 0.77 · £1 −4.05
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
6%−0.2
n=149 · A/E 1.25 · £1 −51.67
When favourite
27.8%
n=54 · A/E 0.97 · £1 −14.80
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
6.4%+0.2
n=941 · A/E 0.90 · £1 −349.81
Big fields · 14+ runners
4.5%−1.7
n=528 · A/E 0.89 · £1 −156.92
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
14.3%+8.1
n=14 · A/E 0.94 · £1 −3.88

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 6.2% 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
At Cork 17.6% vs 6.2% · n=34
With A P O'Brien 13.6% vs 6.2% · n=228
With Michael G Cleary 0% vs 6.2% · n=70
At trips under 6f 11.3% vs 6.2% · n=62
Off a 0-7-day break 1.6% vs 6.2% · n=63
On Heavy going 2.3% vs 6.2% · n=86
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
Good 291 21 7.2% −120.83
Standard (AW) 282 15 5.3% −163.09
Soft 275 21 7.6% −21.60
Heavy 86 2 2.3% −78.67
Good to Soft 73 4 5.5% −14.00
Good to Firm 22 1 4.5% +1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 275 15 5.5% −156.09
Curragh 118 5 4.2% +1.50
Leopardstown 84 7 8.3% −46.46
Naas 76 7 9.2% −9.96
Gowran Park 74 3 4.1% −29.00
Navan 61 5 8.2% +20.25
Roscommon 36 2 5.6% −23.50
Cork 34 6 17.6% +29.38
Bellewstown 32 1 3.1% −30.17
Fairyhouse 32 3 9.4% −5.72
Galway 28 0 0% −28.00
Listowel 25 3 12% −12.87
Down Royal 24 1 4.2% −15.50
Limerick 24 2 8.3% −17.38
Sligo 23 1 4.3% −11.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 14 2 14.3% −3.88
Class 6 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 63 17 27% 1.00 −16.30
2nd–3rd fav 164 18 11% 0.75 −76.39
4th–6th fav 244 15 6.1% 0.82 −80.50
7th+ in betting 558 14 2.5% 1.01 −224.00
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
Mullacash Buzz (IRE) 27 4 10 11 May 26
Hastily (GB) 15 1 3 20 May 26
Loingseoir (IRE) 14 2 5 15 Oct 26
Figurehead (IRE) 13 0 2 28 Aug 25
Theresathought (IRE) 11 0 0 29 Sep 23
Beauty Bella (IRE) 9 1 4 17 May 24
Heatstroke (IRE) 9 0 0 2 May 21
Plastic Paddy (GB) 8 0 0 5 Nov 25
Alumni Lia (IRE) 8 0 0 8 Oct 25
Impero (IRE) 8 0 4 15 Aug 24
Mogwli (IRE) 8 2 3 8 Aug 21
Lady Arwen (GB) 7 0 1 29 Oct 26
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 560 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 3 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.

Current form

significance-gated

Last 14 days

Small sample
0 from 8
Only 8 rides in the last 14 days — too few to read against the baseline (gate: n≥15). The card states the sample and stays neutral.

By month

strike by month, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
6628275778412
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 yardA P O'Brien
22% of all rides
13.6% SR · A/E 1.02
TrainerRWSR£1
A P O'Brien 228 31 13.6% −66.27
Michael G Cleary 70 0 0% −70.00
Thomas Dowling 66 4 6.1% −31.50
Adrian Murray 51 1 2% −41.00
M C Grassick 51 4 7.8% +12.00
Tom McGuinness 37 3 8.1% +9.50
Luke Comer 35 1 2.9% −30.00
G. O'Leary 32 2 6.3% −15.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2020→
64
Archived wins
2
Pattern / graded wins
£1.60m
Prize money
2025
Best season · 24 wins
Dorset (IRE) — Goffs Million Curragh · Sep 2025
£495,000
Christmas Day (IRE) — Mongey Communications Eyrefield Stakes (Group 3) Leopardstown · Oct 2025 · Group 3
£35,400
Dorset (IRE) — Killavullan Stakes (Group 3) Leopardstown · Oct 2025 · Group 3
£35,400
Notable horses
Mullacash Buzz (IRE) Loingseoir (IRE) Mogwli (IRE) Gazelle D'or (IRE) Cheers Again (GB) Mississippi River (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Wootton Bassett (GB) 17% · 9–53
Progeny have won 13% of 5,715 runs since 2015 (793 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 162.
No Nay Never (USA) 7.5% · 3–40
Progeny have won 12.1% of 6,381 runs since 2018 (710 horses). Weakest on Good to Soft going: 9.1% from 618. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 187.
War Command (USA) 11.4% · 4–35
Progeny have won 9.6% of 2,281 runs since 2018 (200 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 4.6% from 285.
Camelot (GB) 9.4% · 3–32
Progeny have won 11.7% of 7,746 runs since 2017 (765 horses).
Buratino (IRE) 3.3% · 1–30
Progeny have won 7.5% of 1,890 runs since 2020 (118 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 4.2% from 119.
Frankel (GB) 8% · 2–25
Progeny have won 18% of 7,548 runs since 2016 (883 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 12.8% from 329. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.2% from 271.
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 1,029 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,029 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 8 July 2020 to 6 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
06 Nov 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Showyoutheropes (IRE)T: G. O'Leary BAR 1 Betting 'Acca Boost' Apprentice Handicap12f · Standard · 10 ran 2nd 11/1
04 Nov 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Onyeisi (GB)T: Karl Thornton Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 13th 33/1
04 Nov 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Carry The Dream (GB)T: W P Browne Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Maiden7f · Standard · 8 ran 4th 16/1
04 Nov 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Thurso (GB)T: G. O'Leary Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Claiming Race6f · Standard · 8 ran 5th 28/1
01 Nov 26 Curragh (IRE) Silverhillsox (IRE)T: Kieran P Egan Velo Coffee At The Curragh Maiden12f · Yielding · 19 ran 14th 500/1
01 Nov 26 Curragh (IRE) Lady Mary Heath (IRE)T: Aidan Anthony Howard Isuzu Ireland Handicap7f · Yielding To Soft · 25 ran 19th 7/2F
01 Nov 26 Curragh (IRE) Gazelle D'or (IRE)T: M C Grassick Mongey Communications Sprint Handicap5f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran 5th 9/4F
01 Nov 26 Curragh (IRE) Book Of Kells (IRE)T: Aidan O'Brien Irish EBF Maiden (Smullen Series)8f · Yielding To Soft · 23 ran 8th 15/2
30 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Prada's World (IRE)T: Noel C. Kelly Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap8f · Standard · 14 ran 2nd 10/1
30 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Pure Power (IRE)T: Aidan O'Brien Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden5f · Standard · 13 ran 3rd 6/1
29 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Princeton (IRE)T: Aidan O'Brien Win A Trip To Lapland At Punchestown On Sun 22 November Maiden7f · Yielding · 11 ran 3rd 4/1
29 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Lady Arwen (GB)T: Conor O'Dwyer Punchestown Premiere Weekend Sat 21 & Sun 22 November Handicap8f · Yielding · 14 ran 7th 14/1
29 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Petticoat Bay (USA)T: Aidan O'Brien Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden8f · Yielding · 8 ran 1st 100/30
28 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Shamanka (IRE)T: Harry Cleary Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div II)7f · Standard · 13 ran 8th 20/1
28 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Tantardini (USA)T: Aidan O'Brien Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden7f · Standard · 11 ran 1st 5/2
28 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Nevermindtherain (IRE)T: Aidan O'Brien Irishinjuredjockeys.com Fillies Maiden7f · Standard · 14 ran 2nd 13/8F
23 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Cosmetic (IRE)T: Aidan O'Brien Des Byrne Memorial Maiden10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 10th 10/1
23 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Lake Lugano (IRE)T: Aidan O'Brien Fastfix Quay Celtic 60th Anniversary Nursery Handicap5f · Standard · 10 ran 3rd 7/2
23 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Dervo Annie (IRE)T: Ms Claire O'Connell Halloween Mid-Term Racing Next Week Apprentice Handicap7f · Standard · 14 ran 9th 25/1
23 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Purely (IRE)T: Aidan O'Brien Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Fillies Optional Claiming Race7f · Standard · 9 ran 3rd 100/30

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).

KTB’s figures

the forward record · since 5 Oct 2026

KTB’s figures on this rider’s mounts since 5 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 2 runs (won 0) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 2 runs (won 0) · fastest on KTB Speed in 8 runs (won 0, 1 did not run) · to 28 Oct 2026.

Each pick was a KTB figure’s choice before the off — the published KTB Selection, the top-rated horse on KTB Rating, the fastest on KTB Speed — settled against the result the next morning and never worked out again; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races only. A record of weeks so far: read it as a count, not a verdict.

Quick answers

What is Jack Cleary's strike rate?
Jack Cleary has won 64 of 1,029 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 6.2% (as at 13 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Jack Cleary do best at?
Cork by strike rate: 6 wins from 34 rides (17.6%) 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 Jack Cleary ride most for?
A P O'Brien, with 228 rides since 2008 — 22% of the total. That pairing has won 31 (13.6%).
Is Jack Cleary in form?
Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 8 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Jack Cleary's Fair A/E?
0.87, from 1,027 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).