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Jockey profile

Julian Pietropaolo

379 rides in the last 5 seasons · 212 individual horses
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride yesterday 100% of rides on the flat
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2024→)
from 1 Jan 2022
29–379
Wins / Runs
7.7%
Strike rate
n=379
95 (25%)
Placed
1.01
Fair A/E
n=378 · 0.80 incl. margin
−125.48
£1 level stake
n=379 at SP · −33.1%
£425k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
7.4%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 80 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 8% of them — level with the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.01). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 10% (31 rides). The rider is quiet just now — 0 winners in the last fortnight, below their own baseline.

Deterministic profile computed from 379 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Sep–Oct Joseph Patrick O'Brien: 10.2% from 59 First rides: 8.5% LTO winners: 9.7% Claiming: 7.8%
The read

Horses returning fresh after 61+ days have been a poor signal at 0% (n=48, Fair A/E 0.00). The market has consistently overbet rides in big fields of 14 or more: 4.2% strike, Fair A/E 0.67 and −95.75 to a £1 stake over 190 rides — those runners underperform what the price implies. Right now the rider is in a quiet spell: 0 from 24 rides in the last 14 days (0%, 7.7pts below the 7.7% baseline). Joseph Patrick O'Brien supplies 16% of the rides and edges the rider's average (10.2% vs 7.7%, A/E 0.78). The rider also reads well off a 0-7-day break (16.7%, n=42) and on Heavy going (14.7%, n=34). The record reads poorly off a 61-180-day break — 0% over 39 rides, 7.7pts below the baseline. The market has consistently overbet the rider on Good going: Fair A/E 0.49 across 83 rides (3.6% strike, −57.25 to a £1 stake) — runners there underperform what the price implies. 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 7.7% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
8.5%+0.8
n=212 · A/E 1.11 · £1 −43.64
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
9.7%+2.0
n=31 · A/E 0.89 · £1 −13.92
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
0%−7.7
n=48 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −48.00
When favourite
20.7%
n=29 · A/E 0.92 · £1 −8.61
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
7.8%+0.1
n=374 · A/E 1.04 · £1 −120.48
Big fields · 14+ runners
4.2%−3.5
n=190 · A/E 0.67 · £1 −95.75

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 7.7% 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
Off a 0-7-day break 16.7% vs 7.7% · n=42
Off a 61-180-day break 0% vs 7.7% · n=39
On Heavy going 14.7% vs 7.7% · n=34
On Good going 3.6% vs 7.7% · n=83
Over 6f – 7f 11.4% vs 7.7% · n=105
With C&D winners 11.5% vs 7.7% · n=52
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) 122 8 6.6% −31.19
Soft 109 10 9.2% −41.29
Good 83 3 3.6% −57.25
Heavy 34 5 14.7% +2.75
Good to Soft 29 3 10.3% +3.50
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 121 8 6.6% −30.19
Curragh 44 4 9.1% −13.50
Gowran Park 31 2 6.5% −24.25
Cork 23 0 0% −23.00
Naas 19 0 0% −19.00
Killarney 15 2 13.3% +1.00
Navan 15 0 0% −15.00
Down Royal 13 0 0% −13.00
Listowel 12 3 25% +2.08
Leopardstown 12 1 8.3% +0.00
Galway 12 1 8.3% −3.00
Bellewstown 11 3 27.3% +7.88
Roscommon 9 0 0% −9.00
Fairyhouse 7 0 0% −7.00
Tramore 7 0 0% −7.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 34 6 17.6% 0.82 −13.61
2nd–3rd fav 51 9 17.6% 1.22 +1.63
4th–6th fav 101 9 8.9% 1.11 −13.50
7th+ in betting 193 5 2.6% 0.85 −100.00
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
Dragon Of Malta (IRE) 9 3 4 18 Oct 26
Si Senior (IRE) 9 1 2 13 Jan 26
Lough Leane (IRE) 8 0 1 8 Apr 26
Arch Enemy (IRE) 7 1 1 18 Oct 26
Speckled Meadow (IRE) 7 0 2 11 Oct 26
Royal County Glory (IRE) 6 1 3 1 Jun 26
Marians Gal (IRE) 6 1 3 15 May 26
Art Of Unity (GB) 6 2 3 13 Jun 25
Sand Art (IRE) 5 1 1 29 Sep 26
Perry Mason (GB) 5 2 4 3 May 26
Benavente (GB) 5 2 3 27 Mar 26
Endless Dawn (GB) 5 0 0 31 Oct 25
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 212 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.

Current form

significance-gated

Last 14 days

Quiet spell
0 from 24 0% · −7.7pts vs baseline
Last 14 days0%
5-season base7.7%
Shown only when the 14-day window is large enough to mean anything (n≥15). A cold run renders the same card with a quiet badge — never hidden.

By month

strike by month, 5 seasons
JFMAMJJASOND
0023638061211160
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 yardJoseph Patrick O'Brien
16% of all rides
10.2% SR · A/E 0.78
TrainerRWSR£1
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 59 6 10.2% −24.24
Kevin Thomas Coleman 35 4 11.4% +0.60
Maurice Andrew Ahern 33 2 6.1% −19.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2024→
29
Archived wins
£425k
Prize money
2026
Best season · 13 wins
Arch Enemy (IRE) — Bahrain Turf Club October Handicap (Premier Handicap) Leopardstown · Oct 2024
£26,550
Nouvel Espoir (IRE) — Business Plus Handicap Curragh (IRE) · Oct 2026
£12,600
Exchange Student (IRE) — Audi Naas Nursery Handicap Curragh (IRE) · Aug 2026
£12,600
Notable horses
Dragon Of Malta (IRE) Art Of Unity (GB) Benavente (GB) Perry Mason (GB) Si Senior (IRE) Arch Enemy (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Kuroshio (AUS) 7.7% · 1–13
Progeny have won 7.3% of 1,298 runs since 2008 (118 horses). Weakest on Good going: 3.8% from 288.
Bungle Inthejungle (GB) 9.1% · 1–11
Progeny have won 8.8% of 4,223 runs since 2008 (353 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 2.5% from 121. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 2.4% from 124.
Footstepsinthesand (GB) 0% · 0–11
Progeny have won 10.2% of 12,778 runs since 2008 (936 horses). Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
Wootton Bassett (GB) 9.1% · 1–11
Progeny have won 13.1% of 5,631 runs since 2008 (788 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.1% from 161.
Cotai Glory (GB) 10% · 1–10
Progeny have won 11.4% of 3,917 runs since 2008 (389 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 14.6% from 1,396. Weakest on Soft going: 7% from 417.
Dragon Pulse (IRE) 30% · 3–10
Progeny have won 8.9% of 4,260 runs since 2008 (320 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.3% from 570. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5% from 363.
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 20 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 379 · newest first

The latest 50 of 379 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 1 September 2024 to 19 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
19 Oct 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Shay's Dream (IRE)T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien Racing Again November 7th Handicap12f · Soft · 14 ran 3rd 7/2
18 Oct 26 Leopardstown (IRE) Arch Enemy (IRE)T: Patrick Magee Bahrain Turf Club October Handicap11.5f · Good · 15 ran 5th 28/1
18 Oct 26 Leopardstown (IRE) Dragon Of Malta (IRE)T: P F O'Donnell Nord Anglia International School Dublin Foxrock Cup Handicap8.5f · Good · 16 ran 7th 28/1
17 Oct 26 Leopardstown (IRE) Snapequus (IRE)T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap8.5f · Good · 7 ran 3rd 11/1
16 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Polanco (IRE)T: P F O'Donnell Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div II)7f · Standard · 14 ran 4th 11/4F
16 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Spinola Bear (IRE)T: Kieran P Cotter Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div I)7f · Standard · 14 ran 9th 25/1
16 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Matavai Bay (IRE)T: Kevin Thomas Coleman James Crowe 1 Year Memorial Nursery Handicap7f · Standard · 13 ran 8th 14/1
16 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Dusty Rock (IRE)T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Maiden6f · Standard · 9 ran 5th 10/1
16 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Aiteall (IRE)T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Optional Claiming Race10.5f · Standard · 13 ran 4th 7/1
15 Oct 26 Curragh (IRE) One Cool Bear (IRE)T: Adrian McGuinness October Racing With 1xBet.ie Apprentice Handicap5f · Soft · 17 ran 7th 9/1
15 Oct 26 Curragh (IRE) Paradise Lost (IRE)T: Charles O'Brien Isuzu Ireland Handicap14f · Yielding To Soft · 21 ran 6th 14/1
15 Oct 26 Curragh (IRE) Metallic (IRE)T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien DNG Excellence Handicap9f · Yielding To Soft · 19 ran 12th 22/1
15 Oct 26 Curragh (IRE) Nouvel Espoir (IRE)T: James M Barcoe DNG Nationwide Handicap6f · Soft · 13 ran 5th 7/1
12 Oct 26 Roscommon (IRE) James Henry (IRE)T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy Thank You For Your Support Handicap12f · Soft · 16 ran 14th 25/1
12 Oct 26 Roscommon (IRE) Manhattan Dandy (IRE)T: Thomas Coyle Roscommon Racecourse On Facebook Handicap (Div II)7.5f · Soft · 13 ran 10th 18/1
11 Oct 26 Naas (IRE) Speckled Meadow (IRE)T: Don Browne SIS, Supporting Irish Racing Fillies Handicap10.5f · Soft · 11 ran 2nd 10/1
11 Oct 26 Naas (IRE) Shoda (IRE)T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien Colm White Bookmaker Beggar's End Handicap16f · Soft · 17 ran 9th 5/1J
09 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Showyoutheropes (IRE)T: G. O'Leary Halloween Mid-Term Racing At Dundalk Handicap12f · Standard · 7 ran 6th 9/2
09 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Aiteall (IRE)T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 3rd 4/1F
09 Oct 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Hastily (GB)T: Tom McGuinness Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (Div I)7f · Standard · 14 ran 6th 66/1

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 Julian Pietropaolo's strike rate?
Julian Pietropaolo has won 29 of 379 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 7.7% (as at 20 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Julian Pietropaolo do best at?
Curragh by strike rate: 4 wins from 44 rides (9.1%) 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 Julian Pietropaolo ride most for?
Joseph Patrick O'Brien, with 59 rides since 2022 — 16% of the total. That pairing has won 6 (10.2%).
Is Julian Pietropaolo in form?
In the last 14 days: 24 rides, 0 winners, a strike rate of 0%. That is below the baseline of 7.7% since 2022.
What is Julian Pietropaolo's Fair A/E?
1.01, from 378 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 20 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).