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Jockey profile

Jody McGarvey

585 rides in the last 5 seasons · 359 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Sep 2025 100% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2022
25–585
Wins / Runs
4.3%
Strike rate
n=585
77 (13%)
Placed
0.80
Fair A/E
n=585 · 0.65 incl. margin
−387.85
£1 level stake
n=585 at SP · −66.3%
£467k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
7.5%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 120 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 4% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 0.80). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 15% (40 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 585 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Apr–May Fresh horses: 5.3% John Joseph Hanlon: 2.9% from 136 LTO winners: 15%
The read

The record is strongest at Wexford (9.7%, n=31), clear of the rider's 4.3% baseline. It is weakest at Navan (0% over 43 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 15% (n=40, Fair A/E 1.19). The market has consistently overbet first rides on a horse: 3% strike, Fair A/E 0.71 and −208.27 to a £1 stake over 304 rides — those runners underperform what the price implies. John Joseph Hanlon supplies 23% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (2.9%, A/E 0.77). The rider also reads well in Chase races (8.1%, n=160). The record reads poorly off a 8-14-day break — 0% over 61 rides, 4.3pts below the baseline. 17 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Ryanair Novice Chase at Punchestown (Apr 2017, £67,850). The standout partner of the record: Skyace (IRE) — 5 wins from 14 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fires Apr–May.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 4.3% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
3%−1.3
n=304 · A/E 0.71 · £1 −208.27
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
15%+10.7
n=40 · A/E 1.19 · £1 −2.43
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
5.3%+1.0
n=151 · A/E 1.08 · £1 −93.67
When favourite
40%
n=25 · A/E 1.31 · £1 +7.65
Big fields · 14+ runners
3.5%−0.8
n=318 · A/E 0.90 · £1 −200.90
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
3.6%−0.7
n=55 · A/E 0.62 · £1 −41.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 4.3% 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
With W P Mullins 19.4% vs 4.3% · n=31
On last-time-out winners 15% vs 4.3% · n=40
In Chase races 8.1% vs 4.3% · n=160
At Wexford 9.7% vs 4.3% · n=31
Off a 8-14-day break 0% vs 4.3% · n=61
At Navan 0% vs 4.3% · n=43
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 423 12 2.8% −300.40
Chase 160 13 8.1% −85.45
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 239 7 2.9% −195.17
Good to Soft 129 9 7% −27.43
Heavy 123 5 4.1% −98.50
Good 93 4 4.3% −65.75
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Punchestown 64 3 4.7% +2.50
Navan 43 0 0% −43.00
Fairyhouse 39 2 5.1% −25.00
Limerick 35 0 0% −35.00
Naas 34 1 2.9% −28.00
Wexford 31 3 9.7% −14.00
Downpatrick 31 2 6.5% −9.50
Down Royal 31 1 3.2% −27.75
Cork 28 2 7.1% −20.27
Tramore 27 2 7.4% −19.50
Ballinrobe 27 3 11.1% −13.00
Kilbeggan 24 2 8.3% −6.90
Galway 21 0 0% −21.00
Killarney 21 2 9.5% −14.43
Leopardstown 21 0 0% −21.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 59 2 3.4% −45.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 28 10 35.7% 1.23 +4.65
2nd–3rd fav 52 7 13.5% 0.94 −16.50
4th–6th fav 128 5 3.9% 0.65 −82.00
7th+ in betting 377 3 0.8% 0.38 −294.00
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
76.8% completed · 583 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 160 68.1% 9 5 37 0 0
Hurdle 423 80.1% 8 4 68 0 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
Mi Lucky Cailin (IRE) 9 0 4 3 Apr 25
Take All (IRE) 8 1 2 26 Nov 23
Fort Randall (IRE) 7 0 0 21 Jan 25
Teescomponentsyess (IRE) 7 0 2 27 Jan 24
Ho My Lord (FR) 6 0 1 25 Apr 25
Sonny Fella (GB) 6 0 0 13 Mar 25
I Am Maximus (FR) 6 2 2 1 Feb 25
Prince Palace (FR) 6 0 3 27 Oct 24
Hunt Museum (IRE) 6 0 1 18 May 24
Harvey's Quay (IRE) 5 0 0 27 Mar 25
Gamigin (IRE) 5 0 1 2 Mar 25
That's Me Finished (IRE) 5 2 2 27 Jan 25
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 359 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, 5 seasons
JFMAMJJASOND
532568883002
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 yardJohn Joseph Hanlon
23% of all rides
2.9% SR · A/E 0.77
TrainerRWSR£1
John Joseph Hanlon 136 4 2.9% −99.00
Gordon Elliott 81 2 2.5% −70.75
Noel C Kelly 72 3 4.2% −50.00
W P Mullins 31 6 19.4% −7.20
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2008→
173
Archived wins
17
Pattern / graded wins
£2.82m
Prize money
2017
Best season · 29 wins
Great Field (FR) — Ryanair Novice Chase (Grade 1) Punchestown · Apr 2017 · Grade 1
£67,850
Skyace (IRE) — Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Mares Novice Hurdle Championship Final (Grade 1) Fairyhouse · Apr 2021 · Grade 1
£59,000
I Am Maximus (FR) — Bar One Racing Drinmore Novice Chase (Grade 1) Fairyhouse · Dec 2023 · Grade 1
£50,150
Notable horses
Skyace (IRE) Great Field (FR) Royal Flight (IRE) Canadian Steel (IRE) Daigreen (IRE) Plinth (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Walk In The Park (IRE) 8.7% · 2–23
Progeny have won 13.4% of 7,040 runs since 2011 (707 horses).
Getaway (GER) 5.6% · 1–18
Progeny have won 11.3% of 10,994 runs since 2016 (1,031 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.1% from 134.
Milan (GB) 0% · 0–17
Progeny have won 11.3% of 16,876 runs since 2008 (1,463 horses).
Court Cave (IRE) 7.1% · 1–14
Progeny have won 10.1% of 7,956 runs since 2008 (553 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
Doyen (IRE) 0% · 0–14
Progeny have won 11.6% of 7,381 runs since 2009 (606 horses).
Soldier of Fortune (IRE) 0% · 0–13
Progeny have won 11.3% of 5,880 runs since 2013 (684 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
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 6 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 2,691 · newest first

The latest 50 of 2,691 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 4 August 2008 to 14 September 2025.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
14 Sep 25 Doncaster Legend Forever (GB)T: Adrian Paul Keatley IPM Group Leger Legends Classified Stakes (Str)Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 11th 80/1
01 May 25 Punchestown Mirazur West (IRE)T: W P Mullins Frontline Security Handicap Chase (Listed)16.5f · Yielding · 23 ran 3rd 3/1F
30 Apr 25 Punchestown Centreofattention (IRE)T: Nicky Henderson Louis Fitzgerald Hotel Hurdle19.5f · Yielding · 10 ran 8th 25/1
25 Apr 25 Kilbeggan Ho My Lord (FR)T: Padraig Roche Racing Again Friday May 16th Beginners Chase22.5f · Yielding · 13 ran 4th 11/4F
25 Apr 25 Kilbeggan Park That (IRE)T: E Bolger Spring Two Day N.H. Race Meeting Maiden Hurdle16f · Yielding · 14 ran 1st 11/10F
21 Apr 25 Cork My Gaffer (IRE)T: John Patrick Ryan Coolmore N.H. Sires Luxembourg Handicap Chase17f · Yielding · 7 ran 5th 8/1
21 Apr 25 Cork Inthenickoftime (IRE)T: E Bolger Leisure Domes Ltd Marquee Hire Handicap Hurdle (0-100)16f · Yielding · 18 ran 6th 25/1
21 Apr 25 Cork Qaasid (IRE)T: John Joseph Hanlon Fitzgeralds Woodlands House Hotel & Spa Adare Maiden Hurdle24f · Yielding · 18 ran 9th 11/1
20 Apr 25 Cork Mirazur West (IRE)T: W P Mullins Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase17f · Yielding · 11 ran 1st 8/11F
20 Apr 25 Cork Woodview Lad (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Dermot Casey Tree Care Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft · 15 ran 3rd 14/1
06 Apr 25 Fairyhouse Sticwiththeprocess (GB)T: T M Walsh Fairyhouse Easter Festival, It's Tradition Novice Handicap Hurdle20f · Yielding · 10 ran 3rd 5/1
06 Apr 25 Fairyhouse Qaasid (IRE)T: John Joseph Hanlon Easter Festival 19th - 21st April Maiden Hurdle20f · Yielding · 16 ran 4th 28/1
05 Apr 25 Aintree Coko Beach (FR)T: Gordon Elliott Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 34.5f · Good To Soft · 34 ran PU 40/1
03 Apr 25 Naas Mi Lucky Cailin (IRE)T: William J McLernon Mulvaney Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle19f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 6th 9/1
03 Apr 25 Naas Shuffle The Deck (IRE)T: T M Walsh Colm White Bookmakers Rated Novice Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 1st 5/1
03 Apr 25 Naas Creadan Grace (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 14th 125/1
03 Apr 25 Naas High Court Cave (IRE)T: Noel C Kelly Pat O'Hare Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)16f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran 14th 33/1
01 Apr 25 Limerick Needs Must (IRE)T: Gordon Elliott Limerick Maiden Hurdle17f · Good · 16 ran 7th 25/1
27 Mar 25 Clonmel Harvey's Quay (IRE)T: E J O'Grady Careys Castle Handicap Chase23f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran PU 14/1
27 Mar 25 Clonmel Pride Of Place (IRE)T: E Bolger Kilmanahan Beginners Chase16.5f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran UR 16/1

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 Jody McGarvey's strike rate?
Jody McGarvey has won 25 of 585 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 4.3% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Jody McGarvey do best at?
Wexford by strike rate: 3 wins from 31 rides (9.7%) since 2022. 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 Jody McGarvey ride most for?
John Joseph Hanlon, with 136 rides since 2022 — 23% of the total. That pairing has won 4 (2.9%).
What is Jody McGarvey's Fair A/E?
0.80, from 585 rides with a computed fair probability since 2022. 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 6 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).