What is Mark Walsh's strike rate?

Mark Walsh has won 853 of 6,335 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 13.5% (as at 13 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does Mark Walsh do best at?

Killarney by strike rate: 34 wins from 189 rides (18%) 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 Walsh ride most for?

Joseph Patrick O'Brien, with 488 rides since 2008 — 8% of the total. That pairing has won 86 (17.6%).

Is Mark Walsh in form?

Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 10 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.

What is Mark Walsh's Fair A/E?

1.07, from 6,332 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.

Jockey profile

Mark Walsh

6,335 rides in the lifetime window · 1,813 individual horses

As at 13 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last ride yesterday 100% of rides over jumps

Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)

from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it

853–6,335

Wins / Runs

13.5%

Strike rate

n=6,335

2,085 (33%)

Placed

1.07

Fair A/E

n=6,332 · 0.86 incl. margin

−1,820.70

£1 level stake

n=6,335 at SP · −28.7%

£22.1m

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

17.7%

KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 330 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 14% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.07). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 22% (930 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 6,335 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 13 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance 39.9% when favourite Joseph Patrick O'Brien: 17.6% from 488 LTO winners: 21.5% Rides the favourite in 16% of races

The read

Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 21.5% (n=930, Fair A/E 1.11), but claiming rides have been a poor signal at 4.5% (n=44, Fair A/E 1.23). Joseph Patrick O'Brien supplies 8% of the rides and edges the rider's average (17.6% vs 13.5%, A/E 1.07) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. 181 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase at Cheltenham (Mar 2025, £364,314). The standout partner of the record: Dinoblue (FR) — 12 wins from 22 rides together.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 13.5% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

10.8%−2.7

n=1,779 · A/E 1.02 · £1 −779.87

Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win

21.5%+8.0

n=930 · A/E 1.11 · £1 −83.93

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

13%−0.5

n=1,564 · A/E 1.06 · £1 −463.35

When favourite

39.9%

n=993 · A/E 1.23 · £1 +23.19

Claiming rides · riding with a claim

4.5%−9.0

n=44 · A/E 1.23 · £1 −28.50

Big fields · 14+ runners

10%−3.5

n=3,241 · A/E 1.10 · £1 −1,119.80

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

14.2%+0.7

n=1,278 · A/E 1.03 · £1 −255.70

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 13.5% 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 25.8% vs 13.5% · n=388

On last-time-out winners 21.5% vs 13.5% · n=930

With debutants 6.7% vs 13.5% · n=253

With Padraig Roche 20.4% vs 13.5% · n=147

With C&D winners 19.1% vs 13.5% · n=450

When claiming 4.5% vs 13.5% · 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 4,094 540 13.2% −1,200.43

Chase 2,233 313 14% −612.27

NH Flat 5 0 0% −5.00

Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Soft 2,645 366 13.8% −738.05

Heavy 1,622 198 12.2% −661.72

Good 1,196 172 14.4% −246.37

Good to Soft 649 85 13.1% −138.99

Good to Firm 202 31 15.3% −20.57

Firm 21 1 4.8% −15.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Punchestown 831 106 12.8% −264.10

Fairyhouse 679 85 12.5% −280.89

Navan 475 54 11.4% −194.73

Leopardstown 389 47 12.1% −95.55

Naas 384 64 16.7% −137.66

Galway 300 32 10.7% −112.45

Gowran Park 295 29 9.8% −169.16

Cork 249 29 11.6% −106.34

Clonmel 248 28 11.3% −118.99

Limerick 227 40 17.6% −40.56

Kilbeggan 221 38 17.2% +9.00

Thurles 219 26 11.9% −70.36

Listowel 199 24 12.1% −52.14

Killarney 189 34 18% +15.21

Tipperary 178 27 15.2% −33.39

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 1 1,262 178 14.1% −254.20

Class 2 21 3 14.3% −0.38

Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 1,154 424 36.7% 1.20 −21.73

2nd–3rd fav 1,734 274 15.8% 1.02 −299.97

4th–6th fav 1,687 109 6.5% 0.91 −540.00

7th+ in betting 1,760 46 2.6% 0.78 −959.00

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.

Distance

DistanceRWSR£1

2m1f – 2m4f 2,458 327 13.3% −793.65

1m5f – 2m 2,239 313 14% −803.96

2m5f – 3m 1,381 175 12.7% −167.85

Over 3m 257 38 14.8% −55.24

By season

By seasonRWSR£1

2008 283 16 5.7% −109.92

2009 362 18 5% −198.04

2010 271 25 9.2% −158.87

2011 320 26 8.1% −136.71

2012 353 28 7.9% −187.24

2013 385 40 10.4% −126.41

2014 449 67 14.9% −79.36

2015 383 59 15.4% −76.74

2016 422 63 14.9% −72.24

2017 386 53 13.7% −77.07

2018 434 62 14.3% −88.25

2019 319 53 16.6% −81.36

2020 328 44 13.4% −126.97

2021 366 68 18.6% −4.99

2022 338 60 17.8% −82.03

2023 226 46 20.4% −11.48

2024 281 49 17.4% −78.37

2025 243 43 17.7% −48.19

2026 186 33 17.7% −76.46

Handicaps

HandicapsRWSR£1

Handicaps 2,782 312 11.2% −610.22

Field size

Field sizeRWSR£1

17+ runners 1,765 161 9.1% −689.31

14-16 runners 1,476 162 11% −430.49

11-13 runners 1,136 158 13.9% −301.20

8-10 runners 1,088 159 14.6% −259.75

5-7 runners 746 178 23.9% −104.62

2-4 runners 124 35 28.2% −35.33

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

88.5% completed · 6,327 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)

CodeRCompFURPUBDOth

Chase 2,233 83.1% 108 34 221 12 3

Hurdle 4,094 91.5% 68 25 231 11 12

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

Any Second Now (IRE) 35 4 14 21 Apr 25

Baby Whizz (IRE) 31 4 6 13 Mar 16

Bob Lingo (IRE) 28 4 10 10 Nov 13

Sir Bob (IRE) 27 4 10 20 Mar 25

Down Under (IRE) 25 6 13 1 Oct 16

Double Seven (IRE) 25 6 8 31 Jan 16

Fakir D'oudairies (FR) 22 6 13 25 May 26

Dinoblue (FR) 22 12 18 1 May 26

Little King Robin (IRE) 22 8 15 18 Feb 15

A Great View (IRE) 21 4 8 28 Dec 23

Oscar Knight (IRE) 19 3 6 22 Feb 20

Irish Bulletin (IRE) 19 2 6 14 Sep 17

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 1,813 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 14 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

Small sample

0 from 10

Only 10 rides in the last 14 days — too few to read against the baseline (gate: n≥15). The card states the sample and stays neutral.

By month

strike by month, lifetime

JFMAMJJASOND

131511111312121814161313

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 yardJoseph Patrick O'Brien

8% of all rides
17.6% SR · A/E 1.07

TrainerRWSR£1

Joseph Patrick O'Brien 488 86 17.6% −110.09

W P Mullins 388 100 25.8% −80.37

F Flood 370 36 9.7% −53.09

Gordon Elliott 269 42 15.6% −31.58

E Bolger 241 39 16.2% −52.58

E J O'Grady 231 22 9.5% −117.30

Martin Brassil 230 34 14.8% −11.51

Thomas Mullins 184 25 13.6% −14.69

Edward P Harty 161 23 14.3% +8.58

Padraig Roche 147 30 20.4% +33.86

T M Walsh 133 19 14.3% −45.47

Henry De Bromhead 132 24 18.2% −33.07

Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→

878

Archived wins

181

Pattern / graded wins

£22.5m

Prize money

2021

Best season · 68 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.

Inothewayurthinkin (IRE) — Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Cheltenham · Mar 2025 · Grade 1

£364,314

Espoir D'allen (FR) — Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) Cheltenham · Mar 2019 · Grade 1

£253,434

Fact To File (FR) — Ryanair Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy) (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Cheltenham · Mar 2025 · Grade 1

£211,195

Notable horses

Dinoblue (FR) Little King Robin (IRE) Elimay (FR) Glenquin Castle (IRE) Hercule Du Seuil (FR) Down Under (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Flemensfirth (USA) 12.3% · 38–310

Progeny have won 11.8% of 17,297 runs since 2008 (1,595 horses).

Milan (GB) 13.1% · 36–275

Progeny have won 11.3% of 16,890 runs since 2008 (1,465 horses).

Presenting (GB) 9.7% · 26–267

Progeny have won 11% of 20,053 runs since 2008 (1,686 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24.3% from 136.

Oscar (IRE) 10% · 25–250

Progeny have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since 2008 (1,456 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 18.1% from 105.

Beneficial (GB) 14.6% · 33–226

Progeny have won 10.4% of 17,047 runs since 2008 (1,155 horses).

Galileo (IRE) 18.4% · 38–206

Progeny have won 14.5% of 18,201 runs since 2008 (1,776 horses). Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.4% from 890.

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 13 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 7,005 · newest first

The latest 50 of 7,005 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 3 January 2005 to 12 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

12 Nov 26 Thurles (IRE) Jennyfromtheblock (IRE)T: E McNamara Book Your Christmas Party Here On December 19th Mares Handicap Hurdle20f · Good · 10 ran BD 22/1

10 Nov 26 Fairyhouse (IRE) Kel Histoire (FR)T: W. P. Mullins Irish National Hunt Steeplechase CLG Beginners Steeplechase20f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 6th 10/1

08 Nov 26 Naas (IRE) Arcadian Emperor (FR)T: W. P. Mullins Into Kildare Beginners Steeplechase16f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 3rd 12/1

08 Nov 26 Naas (IRE) Park Of Kings (IRE)T: Paul Nolan Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Brown Lad Handicap Hurdle (Listed)Class 1 · 20f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 17th 28/1

08 Nov 26 Naas (IRE) Mywayofthinkin (IRE)T: Gavin Cromwell Mongey Communications Novice Handicap Steeplechase20f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 8th 14/1

07 Nov 26 Aintree Mange Tout (FR)T: Gordon Elliott William Hill Molyneux Hurdle Race (Grade 2) (Formerly Registered As The Elite Hurdle) (GBB Race)Class 1 · 17f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 2nd 4/1

05 Nov 26 Clonmel (IRE) Hopeful Hero (IRE)T: T Hogan Clonmel Oil Service Station Handicap Hurdle24f · Good · 7 ran 2nd 3/1F

04 Nov 26 Wexford (IRE) Saveforarainyday (IRE)T: Gavin Cromwell racingtv.com/freetrial Beginners Chase15.5f · Yielding · 9 ran 5th 11/1

04 Nov 26 Wexford (IRE) Hey Now (GB)T: Andrew McNamara Botanica International Rated Novice Hurdle16.5f · Yielding · 8 ran 4th 11/2

01 Nov 26 Cork (IRE) Vicar Street (IRE)T: W. P. Mullins Paddy Power Betting Shops Irish EBF Novice Steeplechase (Grade 3)Class 1 · 20f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran 3rd 5/1

30 Oct 26 Down Royal (IRE) Alliteration (IRE)T: J P Dempsey Irish Stallion Farms EBF Feathard Lady Mares Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)Class 1 · 17f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 7th 16/1

25 Oct 26 Galway (IRE) Springboard (IRE)T: Michael J McDonagh Brasserie On The Corner Handicap Steeplechase18f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 9th 5/2

25 Oct 26 Galway (IRE) Dgalwaygallivantor (IRE)T: Gavin Cromwell COLM QUINN BMW Handicap Steeplechase22.5f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 7th 9/1

18 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Beckistine (IRE)T: M A Molloy Limerick Show Handicap Hurdle19.5f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 1st 4/1

18 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Aboras Mahler (IRE)T: E McNamara PwC Mares Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 3rd 11/1

17 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Quint Major (IRE)T: M A Molloy Master Chefs Handicap Hurdle17f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 7th 12/1

17 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Dallas Star (FR)T: Emmet Mullins Master Chefs Novice Hurdle (Listed)Class 1 · 21.5f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran 2nd 5/4F

17 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Jennyfromtheblock (IRE)T: E McNamara #Thisisracing Maiden Hurdle19f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 1st 7/4F

17 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Marco Du Seuil (FR)T: Gordon Elliott Follow Us On Instagram Maiden Hurdle17f · Yielding · 16 ran 3rd 5/4F

14 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Take The Free (IRE)T: E Bolger TRM Nutrition - No.1 In Europe, Trusted Worldwide Handicap Hurdle20f · Good · 13 ran REF 12/1

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).

KTB’s figures

the forward record · since 5 Oct 2026

KTB’s figures on this rider’s mounts since 6 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 5 runs (won 0, 1 did not run) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 5 runs (won 0) · fastest on KTB Speed in 8 runs (won 1, 2 did not run) · to 9 Nov 2026.

Each pick was a KTB figure’s choice before the off — the published KTB Selection, the top-rated horse on KTB Rating, the fastest on KTB Speed — settled against the result the next morning and never worked out again; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races only. A record of weeks so far: read it as a count, not a verdict.

Quick answers

What is Mark Walsh's strike rate?: Mark Walsh has won 853 of 6,335 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 13.5% (as at 13 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Mark Walsh do best at?: Killarney by strike rate: 34 wins from 189 rides (18%) 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 Walsh ride most for?: Joseph Patrick O'Brien, with 488 rides since 2008 — 8% of the total. That pairing has won 86 (17.6%).
Is Mark Walsh in form?: Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 10 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Mark Walsh's Fair A/E?: 1.07, from 6,332 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.