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Jockey profile

Joseph Holly

261 rides in the lifetime window · 139 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Apr 2015 100% 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.
14–261
Wins / Runs
5.4%
Strike rate
n=261
42 (16%)
Placed
1.20
Fair A/E
n=261 · 0.87 incl. margin
−108.25
£1 level stake
n=261 at SP · −41.5%
£149k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 30 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 5% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.20).

Deterministic profile computed from 261 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance E McNamara: 3.8% from 78
The read

The record is strongest at Limerick (9.1%, n=44), clear of the rider's 5.4% baseline. First rides on a horse have been a poor signal at 0.8% (n=129, Fair A/E 0.22). E McNamara supplied 30% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (3.8%, A/E 0.87). The rider also read well over 2m5f – 3m (12.5%, n=40) and off a 31-60-day break (12.5%, n=40). The market has also underrated the rider on Heavy going: Fair A/E 2.36 across 69 rides (10.1% strike, +7.00 to a £1 stake). One Group or Graded win sits in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Corkracecourse.ie Handicap Hurdle at Cork (Nov 2013, £17,875).

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 5.4% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
0.8%−4.6
n=129 · A/E 0.22 · £1 −122.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
7.1%+1.7
n=14 · A/E 0.72 · £1 −9.50
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
4.2%−1.2
n=72 · A/E 1.18 · £1 −26.00
When favourite
0%
n=6 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −6.00
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
5.4%+0.0
n=242 · A/E 1.25 · £1 −101.25
Big fields · 14+ runners
4.2%−1.2
n=212 · A/E 1.09 · £1 −97.50
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
14.3%+8.9
n=7 · A/E 2.30 · £1 −2.50

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 5.4% 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
Over 2m5f – 3m 12.5% vs 5.4% · n=40
Off a 31-60-day break 12.5% vs 5.4% · n=40
On first rides for the horse 0.8% vs 5.4% · n=129
On Heavy going 10.1% vs 5.4% · n=69
With John A Supple 9.7% vs 5.4% · n=31
At Limerick 9.1% vs 5.4% · n=44
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 227 12 5.3% −87.25
Chase 17 1 5.9% −11.00
NH Flat 16 1 6.3% −9.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 98 3 3.1% −57.00
Heavy 69 7 10.1% +7.00
Good 56 3 5.4% −33.25
Good to Firm 25 1 4% −12.00
Good to Soft 10 0 0% −10.00
Firm 3 0 0% −3.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Limerick 44 4 9.1% +10.00
Cork 36 3 8.3% −21.75
Clonmel 20 0 0% −20.00
Listowel 17 1 5.9% −5.00
Naas 16 1 6.3% +5.00
Thurles 15 1 6.7% −9.00
Navan 14 1 7.1% −7.50
Kilbeggan 11 0 0% −11.00
Galway 10 0 0% −10.00
Tipperary 9 0 0% −9.00
Punchestown 9 0 0% −9.00
Gowran Park 8 0 0% −8.00
Ballinrobe 8 0 0% −8.00
Tramore 7 1 14.3% +2.00
Down Royal 5 0 0% −5.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 7 1 14.3% −2.50
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 9 2 22.2% 1.42 +2.00
2nd–3rd fav 17 2 11.8% 1.02 −7.25
4th–6th fav 45 4 8.9% 1.29 −10.00
7th+ in betting 190 6 3.2% 1.15 −93.00
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
80.7% completed · 244 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 17 64.7% 1 1 3 1 0
Hurdle 227 81.9% 12 3 19 5 2
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
Coolmill (IRE) 12 3 6 5 Apr 15
Klassy (IRE) 10 2 4 28 Jul 10
Burnswood (IRE) 9 1 4 26 Nov 11
Coole Avenue (IRE) 7 1 2 20 Mar 14
Super Cloud (IRE) 6 0 1 23 Apr 15
Masterofthebree (IRE) 6 0 2 7 Jan 12
Jenny Ran Away (IRE) 6 0 0 13 Jul 11
Rossbro Hall (IRE) 6 0 0 11 May 10
Lilshane (IRE) 5 0 1 8 Feb 14
Derrylea Girl (IRE) 5 1 2 10 Nov 13
Dickie Henderhoop (IRE) 5 0 0 21 Jun 10
Killcara Boy (GB) 4 2 3 25 Jan 12
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 139 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
140901100451190
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 yardE McNamara
30% of all rides
3.8% SR · A/E 0.87
TrainerRWSR£1
E McNamara 78 3 3.8% −49.50
John A Supple 31 3 9.7% +19.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
15
Archived wins
1
Pattern / graded wins
£171k
Prize money
2008
Best season · 6 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.
Coolmill (IRE) — Corkracecourse.ie Handicap Hurdle (grade C) Cork · Nov 2013 · Grade C
£17,875
Coolmill (IRE) — I.n.h. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Novice Hurdle Cork · Oct 2013
£10,350
Klassy (IRE) — Oakbruce Properties Handicap Hurdle (81-109) Limerick · Oct 2008
£9,329
Notable horses
Coolmill (IRE) Klassy (IRE) Killcara Boy (GB) Dashing George (IRE) Burnswood (IRE) Native Vic (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Cloudings (IRE) 16.7% · 3–18
Progeny have won 10.5% of 3,887 runs since 2008 (309 horses). Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 14.6% from 411. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 815.
Beneficial (GB) 9.1% · 1–11
Progeny have won 10.4% of 17,046 runs since 2008 (1,155 horses).
Saddlers' Hall (IRE) 9.1% · 1–11
Progeny have won 7.7% of 4,861 runs since 2008 (460 horses).
Definite Article (GB) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since 2008 (527 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
Kahyasi (IRE) 20% · 2–10
Progeny have won 10.7% of 2,120 runs since 2008 (185 horses).
Milan (GB) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 11.3% of 16,876 runs since 2008 (1,463 horses).
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 376 · newest first

The latest 50 of 376 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 30 January 2005 to 23 April 2015.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
23 Apr 15 Tipperary Super Cloud (IRE)T: D F O'Shea Follow Tipperaryraces On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (80-109)20f · Good · 16 ran 12th 25/1
15 Apr 15 Limerick Oscar Chimes (IRE)T: M T O'Donovan Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle18f · Soft · 15 ran 5th 8/1
15 Apr 15 Limerick Come On The Mall (IRE)T: John A Supple I.n.h. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle19f · Soft · 15 ran 6th 33/1
05 Apr 15 Cork Coolmill (IRE)T: D F O'Shea Easter Handicap Hurdle (0-140) (grade C)19f · Yielding · 17 ran PU 22/1
08 Mar 15 Naas Come On The Mall (IRE)T: John A Supple Tipper Road (Pro/Am) Flat Race16f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 7th 33/1
08 Mar 15 Naas Coolmill (IRE)T: D F O'Shea Naas Supporters Handicap Hurdle19f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 12th 33/1
10 Feb 15 Clonmel Champion Singer (IRE)T: Thomas Cooper Kilsheelan Mares Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 12th 100/1
27 Mar 14 Cork Boland's Corner (GER)T: Ruaidhri Joseph Tierney Ucc Horse Racing Society Handicap Hurdle24f · Heavy · 13 ran 5th 14/1
20 Mar 14 Thurles Coole Avenue (IRE)T: Thomas Cooper Cashel Beginners Chase22f · Heavy · 8 ran 1st 5/1
17 Mar 14 Down Royal Tillargon (GB)T: Anthony Mulholland Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95)20f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran 2nd 8/1
08 Feb 14 Naas Lilshane (IRE)T: Thomas P O'Connor Tote Jackpot Maiden Hurdle19f · Soft To Heavy · 20 ran 9th 50/1
02 Feb 14 Punchestown Coole Avenue (IRE)T: Thomas Cooper Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (qualifier)24f · Heavy · 16 ran 11th 33/1
30 Jan 14 Thurles Glenteeneasaigh (IRE)T: Thomas Cooper I.n.h. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle22f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 14th 33/1
30 Jan 14 Thurles Lilshane (IRE)T: Thomas P O'Connor Thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 14th 33/1
12 Jan 14 Navan Lilshane (IRE)T: Thomas P O'Connor 2014 Navan Membership Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft · 23 ran 6th 50/1
05 Jan 14 Naas Glenteeneasaigh (IRE)T: Thomas Cooper Annual Membership At Naas Maiden Hurdle19f · Soft · 14 ran 4th 66/1
31 Dec 13 Punchestown De Chissler (IRE)T: James Daniel Dullea Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95)16f · Heavy · 14 ran 3rd 15/8F
29 Dec 13 Limerick Coole Avenue (IRE)T: Thomas Cooper Family Fun Beginners Chase22f · Heavy · 8 ran 2nd 14/1
26 Dec 13 Limerick Vic Approach (IRE)T: D E Fitzgerald Anglo Printers Maiden Hurdle22f · Heavy · 17 ran 12th 50/1
22 Dec 13 Thurles Lilshane (IRE)T: Thomas P O'Connor Curaheen (pro/am) Flat Race16f · Soft · 10 ran 3rd 33/1

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 Joseph Holly's strike rate?
Joseph Holly has won 14 of 261 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 5.4% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Joseph Holly do best at?
Limerick by strike rate: 4 wins from 44 rides (9.1%) 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 Joseph Holly ride most for?
E McNamara, with 78 rides since 2008 — 30% of the total. That pairing has won 3 (3.8%).
What is Joseph Holly's Fair A/E?
1.20, from 261 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 6 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).