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Mark Galligan

49 rides in the lifetime window · 38 individual horses
As at 15 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride May 2022 92% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2014→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
7–49
Wins / Runs
14.3%
Strike rate
n=49
12 (25%)
Placed
1.67
Fair A/E
n=49 · 1.43 incl. margin
+27.00
£1 level stake
n=49 at SP · +55.1%
£41,111
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
7.7%
KTB at a glance First rides: 15.8% Claiming: 17.1%

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 14.3% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
15.8%+1.5
n=38 · A/E 1.87 · £1 +17.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
33.3%+19.0
n=3 · A/E 1.59 · £1 +0.50
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
12.5%−1.8
n=8 · A/E 2.61 · £1 +26.00
When favourite
75%
n=4 · A/E 3.23 · £1 +9.00
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
17.1%+2.8
n=41 · A/E 2.08 · £1 +35.00
Big fields · 14+ runners
16.7%+2.4
n=6 · A/E 2.83 · £1 −2.50

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 14.3% 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
When claiming 17.1% vs 14.3% · n=41
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 29 4 13.8% +34.50
Chase 8 1 12.5% −4.00
NH Flat 8 1 12.5% −4.00
Flat 4 1 25% +0.50

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 18 2 11.1% +21.00
Good to Soft 13 3 23.1% +16.00
Soft 9 1 11.1% −5.50
Heavy 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +2.50
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Newcastle 6 0 0% −6.00
Ayr 3 0 0% −3.00
Huntingdon 3 0 0% −3.00
Perth 2 1 50% +3.00
Ludlow 2 2 100% +5.50
Lingfield 2 0 0% −2.00
Fakenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 2 1 50% +32.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 28 4 14.3% +35.50
Class 4 9 2 22.2% −0.50
Class 3 5 1 20% −1.00
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 4 3 75% 3.23 +9.00
2nd–3rd fav 10 2 20% 1.05 −2.00
4th–6th fav 9 0 0% 0.00 −9.00
7th+ in betting 26 2 7.7% 2.49 +29.00
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
86.5% completed · 37 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 8 62.5% 2 1 0 0 0
Hurdle 29 93.1% 0 1 0 1 0
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
Songbird's Tale (GB) 4 1 2 5 May 22
Wilhelm Vonvenster (FR) 4 1 1 11 Mar 22
Positive Touch (IRE) 3 0 0 20 Jan 20
Oh Land Abloom (IRE) 2 0 1 22 Nov 20
Cape Hideaway (GB) 2 1 2 24 Aug 19
Goohar (IRE) 2 1 1 26 Oct 18
Pammi (GB) 1 0 0 2 Apr 22
Rickety Gate (GB) 1 0 0 10 Mar 22
Nordic Express (GB) 1 0 0 15 Feb 22
Rainy City (IRE) 1 0 0 1 Feb 22
Miss Charlton (GB) 1 0 0 11 Jan 22
Court Dreaming (IRE) 1 0 0 1 Jan 22
All 38 horses ridden in this window. 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
132511250040000100
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
TrainerRWSR£1
Nicky Richards 9 1 11.1% +25.00
Henry Daly 8 3 37.5% +3.50
Neil King 4 0 0% −4.00
Tim Vaughan 4 1 25% +1.00
Paul Collins 4 1 25% +17.00
Dai Williams 3 0 0% −3.00
Kevin Frost 3 1 33.3% +1.50
Jim Goldie 2 0 0% −2.00
J H Scott 1 0 0% −1.00
Henry Hogarth 1 0 0% −1.00
Peter Winks 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Walford 1 0 0% −1.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2014→
7
Archived wins
£41,111
Prize money
2018
Best season · 3 wins
Goohar (IRE) — His Royal Highness The Prince Of Wales Challenge Trophy Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase Ludlow · Feb 2018 · Class 3
£9,109
Cape Hideaway (GB) — perthlodge.co.uk Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Perth · Jul 2019 · Class 4
£4,098
Songbird's Tale (GB) — Wor Bella Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Hexham · Mar 2022 · Class 5
£4,030
Notable horses
Songbird's Tale (GB) Wilhelm Vonvenster (FR) Cape Hideaway (GB) Goohar (IRE) The Throstles (GB) Stoney Mountain (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Sulamani (IRE) 20% · 1–5
Progeny have won 11.5% of 4,248 runs since 2008 (278 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 8.1% from 479. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 15.4% from 240.
Apsis (GB) 25% · 1–4
Progeny have won 8.3% of 785 runs since 2010 (91 horses). Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 12.2% from 115. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 4.5% from 112.
Misternando (GB) 0% · 0–3
Progeny have won 7.4% of 122 runs since 2010 (21 horses).
Fair Mix (IRE) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 7.3% of 2,578 runs since 2008 (251 horses).
Kalanisi (IRE) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 10.5% of 6,754 runs since 2008 (648 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 16.1% from 355.
King's Theatre (IRE) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 14.4% of 12,129 runs since 2008 (746 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 4.8% from 125. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.9% from 203.
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 15 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

all 49 archived runs · newest first

Every one of Mark Galligan's 49 archived rides, from 8 July 2014 to 5 May 2022, newest first — 7 winners among them.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
05 May 22 Huntingdon Songbird's Tale (GB)T: Paul Collins Pertemps Medical Professionals Mental Health Mares' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 25f · Good · 11 ran 5th 10/1
09 Apr 22 Newcastle Songbird's Tale (GB)T: Paul Collins Gainford Pods In The Park Package Conditional Jockeys' Training Series Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 23.5f · Good · 11 ran 3rd 11/1
02 Apr 22 Ayr Pammi (GB)T: Jim Goldie Trump Turnberry 'Hands & Heels' Finale Handicap Hurdle (Conditional/Amateur)Class 3 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 6th 22/1
17 Mar 22 Hexham Songbird's Tale (GB)T: Paul Collins Wor Bella Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)Class 5 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1st 20/1
11 Mar 22 Newcastle Wilhelm Vonvenster (FR)T: Nicky Richards Quinnbet Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 6th 9/1
11 Mar 22 Newcastle Songbird's Tale (GB)T: Paul Collins Cazoo Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 23.5f · Good · 13 ran 6th 80/1
10 Mar 22 Carlisle Rickety Gate (GB)T: Nicky Richards racingtv.com 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditional Jockeys And Amateur Riders)Class 5 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8th 6/1
15 Feb 22 Ayr Nordic Express (GB)T: Ian Duncan Virgin Bet Conditional Jockeys' Mares' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 20.5f · Heavy · 13 ran 8th 200/1
10 Feb 22 Doncaster Wilhelm Vonvenster (FR)T: Nicky Richards Virgin Bet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16.5f · Good · 12 ran UR 9/1
01 Feb 22 Newcastle Rainy City (IRE)T: Jim Goldie Cazoo Search Drive Smile Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 22f · Good · 16 ran 8th 50/1
11 Jan 22 Doncaster Miss Charlton (GB)T: Mark Walford Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap Hurdle (Conditional And Amateur Jockeys) (Div 2)Class 5 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 11th 100/1
03 Jan 22 Musselburgh Wilhelm Vonvenster (FR)T: Nicky Richards Betway Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 15.5f · Soft · 12 ran 4th 20/1
01 Jan 22 Musselburgh Court Dreaming (IRE)T: Nicky Richards Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4th 22/1
18 Dec 21 Newcastle Rubytwo (GB)T: Nicky Richards bet365 Mares' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20.5f · Good · 8 ran 3rd 7/2
09 Dec 21 Newcastle Saint Jude (IRE)T: Andrew Wilson MansionBet Bet 10 Get 20 Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 11th 50/1
29 Nov 21 Ayr River Meadow (IRE)T: Nicky Richards Don't Miss A Beat With RacingTV NH Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys' And Amateur Riders' Race) (GBB Race)Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 7th 5/2
23 Nov 21 Sedgefield Grand Enterprise (GB)T: Henry Hogarth Follow MansionBetRace On Twitter 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditional And Amateur Jockeys)Class 5 · 17f · Good · 10 ran 5th 5/1
16 Nov 21 Fakenham Scottsdale (GB)T: Peter Winks Racing Partnership Conditional Jockeys' Handicap ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Good · 5 ran F 14/1
11 Nov 21 Sedgefield Wilhelm Vonvenster (FR)T: Nicky Richards Spray Technologies Paints And Aerosols Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)Class 5 · 17f · Good · 8 ran 1st 33/1
28 Jul 21 Perth Taking Flight (IRE)T: Nicky Richards Visit Racingtv.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 5th 5/1

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 Galligan's strike rate?
Mark Galligan has won 7 of 49 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 14.3% (as at 15 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is Mark Galligan's Fair A/E?
1.67, from 49 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 15 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).