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Jockey profile

Mark Crehan

661 rides in the lifetime window · 421 individual horses
As at 14 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 148 days ago 100% of rides on the flat
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2018→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
78–661
Wins / Runs
11.8%
Strike rate
n=661
197 (30%)
Placed
1.01
Fair A/E
n=658 · 0.86 incl. margin
−117.51
£1 level stake
n=661 at SP · −17.8%
£676k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 30 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 12% of them — level with the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.01). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 25% (83 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 661 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 14 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Feb–Mar 34.6% when favourite George Boughey: 20.5% from 112 LTO winners: 25.3% Claiming: 12.5% Rides the favourite in 12% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Southwell (AW) (22.5%, n=40) and Newcastle (AW) (20%, n=35) — all clear of the rider's 11.8% baseline. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 25.3% (n=83, Fair A/E 1.15), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 6.3% (n=80, Fair A/E 0.94). George Boughey supplies 17% of the rides and beats the rider's average (20.5% vs 11.8%, A/E 1.25) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also reads well off a 0-7-day break (18.3%, n=71). The standout partner of the record: Khatm (GB) — 5 wins from 8 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fires Feb–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 11.8% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
10.2%−1.6
n=421 · A/E 1.03 · £1 −100.91
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
25.3%+13.5
n=83 · A/E 1.15 · £1 −13.77
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
8.4%−3.4
n=95 · A/E 0.89 · £1 −43.40
When favourite
34.6%
n=78 · A/E 1.05 · £1 −8.88
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
12.5%+0.7
n=606 · A/E 1.06 · £1 −73.11
Big fields · 14+ runners
6.3%−5.5
n=80 · A/E 0.94 · £1 +21.83
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−11.8
n=6 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −6.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 11.8% 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
On last-time-out winners 25.3% vs 11.8% · n=83
With George Boughey 20.5% vs 11.8% · n=112
At Southwell (AW) 22.5% vs 11.8% · n=40
With Richard Hannon 2.3% vs 11.8% · n=44
At Newcastle (AW) 20% vs 11.8% · n=35
Off a 0-7-day break 18.3% vs 11.8% · n=71
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) 370 40 10.8% −192.64
Good to Firm 98 15 15.3% +24.05
Good 86 11 12.8% +41.50
Soft 58 6 10.3% −0.42
Good to Soft 32 4 12.5% +19.25
Firm 9 1 11.1% −5.75
Heavy 8 1 12.5% −3.50

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 97 11 11.3% −27.86
Lingfield (AW) 68 4 5.9% −50.92
Chelmsford City (AW) 63 6 9.5% −36.95
Kempton (AW) 56 3 5.4% −41.67
Southwell (AW) 40 9 22.5% −14.44
Newcastle (AW) 35 7 20% −9.80
Haydock 20 3 15% −9.23
Yarmouth 20 3 15% −10.50
Brighton 16 2 12.5% −6.00
Leicester 15 5 33.3% +14.38
Ripon 15 3 20% +2.75
Bath 13 2 15.4% −5.75
Doncaster 12 2 16.7% +5.25
Nottingham 12 1 8.3% −8.00
Lingfield 11 0 0% −11.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 6 230 24 10.4% −64.14
Class 5 210 30 14.3% +19.44
Class 4 110 11 10% −64.16
Class 3 35 6 17.1% −0.25
Class 2 24 2 8.3% −10.00
Class 1 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 7 4 1 25% −1.90

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 90 29 32.2% 1.05 −10.88
2nd–3rd fav 171 33 19.3% 1.20 −5.13
4th–6th fav 198 10 5.1% 0.63 −110.00
7th+ in betting 202 6 3% 0.94 +8.50
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
Zapper Cass (FR) 10 3 4 13 Apr 19
Songkran (IRE) 8 1 2 23 Nov 21
Khatm (GB) 8 5 7 2 Sep 21
Lion Hearted (IRE) 8 5 5 2 Jan 20
Channel Packet (GB) 8 2 5 8 Apr 19
La Campanella (IRE) 7 0 0 5 Jun 26
Purple Paddy (GB) 7 1 1 25 Jan 22
Glamorous Force (GB) 6 2 2 12 Mar 22
Bolton Abbey (IRE) 6 1 3 20 Oct 21
Three C's (IRE) 6 1 3 6 Mar 21
Parikarma (IRE) 5 0 2 2 Mar 22
Oscula (IRE) 5 2 4 9 Jul 21
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 421 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, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
7182113141210491487
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 yardGeorge Boughey
17% of all rides
20.5% SR · A/E 1.25
TrainerRWSR£1
George Boughey 112 23 20.5% +4.52
Michael Appleby 100 16 16% +5.33
Richard Hannon 44 1 2.3% +23.00
Ed Dunlop 38 6 15.8% +4.25
Roger Fell 35 3 8.6% −13.85
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2018→
78
Archived wins
£676k
Prize money
2021
Best season · 45 wins
Oscula (IRE) — Cazoo Woodcote EBF Stakes (Conditions Race) (GBB Race) Epsom Downs · Jun 2021 · Class 2
£23,193
Serengeti (FR) — Naas Racecourse Handicap Naas · Oct 2025
£12,980
Emphasis (IRE) — Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden Killarney · Jul 2024
£11,800
Notable horses
Khatm (GB) Lion Hearted (IRE) Zapper Cass (FR) Channel Packet (GB) Glamorous Force (GB) Oscula (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Kodiac (GB) 4.3% · 1–23
Progeny have won 10.4% of 23,605 runs since 2010 (1,665 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 255.
Galileo Gold (GB) 26.7% · 4–15
Progeny have won 10.6% of 2,049 runs since 2021 (176 horses).
Lope De Vega (IRE) 40% · 6–15
Progeny have won 13.7% of 12,244 runs since 2014 (1,107 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.4% from 962.
Swiss Spirit (GB) 6.7% · 1–15
Progeny have won 9.5% of 3,650 runs since 2017 (243 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 4.5% from 245. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 3.7% from 136.
Adaay (IRE) 15.4% · 2–13
Progeny have won 9.1% of 2,968 runs since 2020 (192 horses). Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6% from 499.
Slade Power (IRE) 7.7% · 1–13
Progeny have won 9.5% of 2,942 runs since 2018 (208 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 6.3% from 127.
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 14 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 661 · newest first

The latest 50 of 661 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 21 February 2018 to 19 June 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
19 Jun 26 Down Royal Royal Saxo (FR)T: A J Martin Proparamedics And Medicall Handicap7f · Soft · 9 ran 9th 40/1
05 Jun 26 Fairyhouse La Campanella (IRE)T: Gerard Keane Racing Again Next Friday Handicap (0-60) (Div 2)10f · Good · 15 ran 5th 25/1
23 Jan 26 Dundalk (AW) La Campanella (IRE)T: Gerard Keane Join Us On Our Social Channels Handicap (0-60)8f · Standard · 13 ran 7th 33/1
09 Jan 26 Dundalk (AW) Powerful Rosie (GER)T: Liz Doyle Racing Next Tuesday 13th January Maiden10.5f · Standard · 12 ran 7th 200/1
09 Jan 26 Dundalk (AW) La Campanella (IRE)T: Gerard Keane New Saddle Bar At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) (Div 1)8f · Standard · 14 ran 11th 8/1
05 Dec 25 Dundalk (AW) La Campanella (IRE)T: Gerard Keane Friday Night Lights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) (Div 2)8f · Standard · 14 ran 5th 50/1
26 Nov 25 Dundalk (AW) Figurehead (IRE)T: Michael G Cleary Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap (0-60)16f · Standard · 11 ran 10th 16/1
19 Nov 25 Dundalk (AW) La Campanella (IRE)T: Gerard Keane Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (0-60) (Div 1)10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 12th 66/1
22 Oct 25 Navan Is She Now (IRE)T: V C Ward Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com Handicap (0-60)14f · Soft · 23 ran 4th 16/1
20 Oct 25 Gowran Park Archers Bay (IRE)T: A P O'Brien Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden8.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 3rd 22/1
19 Oct 25 Leopardstown La Campanella (IRE)T: Gerard Keane Fruit Shoot Maiden9f · Heavy · 13 ran 8th 200/1
18 Oct 25 Leopardstown Il Corsaro (IRE)T: A P O'Brien Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden (Smullen Series)8f · Yielding · 11 ran 5th 8/1
17 Oct 25 Dundalk (AW) Haughty (GB)T: Mrs Lorna Fowler Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) (Div 2)7f · Standard · 11 ran 6th 33/1
11 Oct 25 Naas Serengeti (FR)T: A P O'Brien Naas Racecourse Handicap7f · Yielding · 13 ran 1st 9/1
28 Sep 25 Curragh La Campanella (IRE)T: Gerard Keane Tote Always SP Or Better Maiden6f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 10th 50/1
27 Sep 25 Curragh Savile Row (IRE)T: A P O'Brien Kildare House Hotel Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden6f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 4th 11/2
18 Sep 25 Naas Savile Row (IRE)T: A P O'Brien Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden6f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 2nd 7/2
16 Sep 25 Punchestown Haughty (GB)T: Mrs Lorna Fowler See You On The 14th & 15th October Handicap (0-60) (Div 2)9.5f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 9th 22/1
16 Sep 25 Punchestown Cape Cod (IRE)T: A P O'Brien Punchestown Is Back Maiden8f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 3rd 7/1
09 Sep 25 Galway Archers Bay (IRE)T: A P O'Brien Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden8.5f · Soft · 8 ran 8th 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 Mark Crehan's strike rate?
Mark Crehan has won 78 of 661 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 11.8% (as at 14 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Mark Crehan do best at?
Southwell (AW) by strike rate: 9 wins from 40 rides (22.5%) 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 Mark Crehan ride most for?
George Boughey, with 112 rides since 2008 — 17% of the total. That pairing has won 23 (20.5%).
What is Mark Crehan's Fair A/E?
1.01, from 658 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 14 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).