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Jockey profile

Alan O'Sullivan

507 rides in the last 5 seasons · 312 individual horses
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Won yesterday Last ride yesterday 95% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2020→)
from 1 Jan 2022
42–507
Wins / Runs
8.3%
Strike rate
n=507
131 (26%)
Placed
1.06
Fair A/E
n=506 · 0.84 incl. margin
−192.36
£1 level stake
n=507 at SP · −37.9%
£698k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
8.6%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 100 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 8% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.06).

Deterministic profile computed from 507 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Aug–Sep 12.1% when favourite Eugene M O'Sullivan: 4.6% from 87 First rides: 9.4% Claiming: 8.5% Rides the favourite in 7% of races
The read

It is weakest at Limerick (0% over 31 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Horses returning fresh after 61+ days have been a poor signal at 4.5% (n=89, Fair A/E 0.71). The market has consistently overbet rides in big fields of 14 or more: 4.9% strike, Fair A/E 0.76 and −140.34 to a £1 stake over 244 rides — those runners underperform what the price implies. Eugene M O'Sullivan supplies 17% of the rides and sits below the rider's average (4.6% vs 8.3%, A/E 0.96). The record reads poorly over 1m5f – 2m — 4.2% over 142 rides, 4.1pts below the baseline. Seasonally, the rider fires Aug–Sep.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 8.3% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
9.4%+1.1
n=307 · A/E 1.24 · £1 −72.97
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
8.7%+0.4
n=23 · A/E 0.62 · £1 −16.42
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
4.5%−3.8
n=89 · A/E 0.71 · £1 −59.00
When favourite
12.1%
n=33 · A/E 0.48 · £1 −20.72
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
8.5%+0.2
n=485 · A/E 1.09 · £1 −174.86
Big fields · 14+ runners
4.9%−3.4
n=244 · A/E 0.76 · £1 −140.34
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−8.3
n=11 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −11.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 8.3% 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
With first-time headgear 0% vs 8.3% · n=42
At Limerick 0% vs 8.3% · n=31
Over 1m5f – 2m 4.2% vs 8.3% · n=142
At Clonmel 2.7% vs 8.3% · n=37
With horses switching code 12.5% vs 8.3% · n=96
At Killarney 3% vs 8.3% · n=33
This filter uses derived form angles computed for 8.2% of the archive so far (as at 8 Nov 2026); the sample will grow as sequencing completes.
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 267 27 10.1% −70.94
Chase 107 6 5.6% −71.12
NH Flat 106 6 5.7% −63.30
Flat 27 3 11.1% +13.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 217 17 7.8% −79.82
Soft 133 13 9.8% −45.29
Good to Soft 110 9 8.2% −36.75
Heavy 44 2 4.5% −30.50
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +2.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Cork 58 6 10.3% −16.46
Listowel 41 5 12.2% +25.50
Wexford 38 4 10.5% −14.30
Clonmel 37 1 2.7% −28.00
Ballinrobe 36 2 5.6% −22.50
Killarney 33 1 3% −24.50
Galway 33 3 9.1% −15.17
Limerick 31 0 0% −31.00
Punchestown 29 0 0% −29.00
Kilbeggan 24 3 12.5% −7.25
Downpatrick 19 1 5.3% −17.43
Sligo 14 0 0% −14.00
Roscommon 14 1 7.1% −8.50
Thurles 13 1 7.7% −4.50
Fairyhouse 12 2 16.7% +2.50

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 11 0 0% −11.00
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 2 1 50% +2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 38 6 15.8% 0.66 −15.89
2nd–3rd fav 102 18 17.6% 1.19 −4.30
4th–6th fav 129 13 10.1% 1.36 +5.33
7th+ in betting 238 5 2.1% 0.83 −177.50
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.

Jumping record

completion over obstacles · same window as header
85% completed · 374 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 107 74.8% 0 7 20 0 0
Hurdle 267 89.1% 3 6 16 1 3
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
Hopeful Hero (IRE) 8 1 4 19 Sep 26
Cloudy Fountain (IRE) 8 1 3 19 Mar 26
The Dooner Citizen (IRE) 8 1 2 10 May 25
Delta Melody (IRE) 7 0 0 22 Aug 24
Made U Look (IRE) 6 0 0 4 Aug 26
King Ferdinand (IRE) 6 1 1 3 Aug 26
Themanintheanorak (IRE) 6 1 2 31 Jul 26
Earths Furies (IRE) 6 0 2 3 Jun 24
Ad Caelum (IRE) 5 1 1 3 Nov 26
Lake Okeechobee (IRE) 5 0 2 26 Oct 26
Kilmond Knight (IRE) 5 0 0 23 Sep 26
Corkbeg (IRE) 5 0 1 14 Aug 26
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 312 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

Steady
2 from 18 11.1% · +2.8pts vs baseline
Last 14 days11.1%
5-season base8.3%
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
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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 yardEugene M O'Sullivan
17% of all rides
4.6% SR · A/E 0.96
TrainerRWSR£1
Eugene M O'Sullivan 87 4 4.6% −37.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2020→
42
Archived wins
£701k
Prize money
2026
Best season · 24 wins
Filey Bay (IRE) — Connacht Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap (70-100) Galway · Jul 2025
£64,900
Cobra Queen (IRE) — Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle Ballinrobe (IRE) · Sep 2026
£15,601
Gino Bella (IRE) — John O'Flynn Motors 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle Cork (IRE) · Aug 2026
£15,000
Notable horses
Gino Bella (IRE) Lisleigh Lad (IRE) Cloudy Fountain (IRE) Hopeful Hero (IRE) The Dooner Citizen (IRE) Themanintheanorak (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Yeats (IRE) 0% · 0–22
Progeny have won 11.9% of 9,849 runs since 2013 (707 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.
Milan (GB) 14.3% · 3–21
Progeny have won 11.3% of 16,883 runs since 2008 (1,463 horses).
Order Of St George (IRE) 4.8% · 1–21
Progeny have won 9.5% of 1,193 runs since 2023 (205 horses).
Walk In The Park (IRE) 10.5% · 2–19
Progeny have won 13.4% of 7,054 runs since 2011 (707 horses).
Ocovango (GB) 0% · 0–18
Progeny have won 9.5% of 3,015 runs since 2019 (308 horses). Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 13.8% from 196.
Dansant (GB) 21.4% · 3–14
Progeny have won 7.9% of 545 runs since 2014 (64 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 11.8% from 110.
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 8 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 521 · newest first

The latest 50 of 521 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 8 July 2020 to 7 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
07 Nov 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Good Bye Milan (IRE)T: Gillian Scott Pat Carroll's Pub Kilkenny Mares Handicap Hurdle (Div I)20f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 1st 18/1
07 Nov 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Firebrand (GER)T: John Patrick Ryan GAIN Equine Nutrition Novice Handicap Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 3rd 6/1
07 Nov 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Princess Aveen (IRE)T: W R Crawford Gerry Comerford Drilling Beginners Steeplechase20f · Good · 10 ran 6th 9/2
05 Nov 26 Clonmel (IRE) Onefortheditch (IRE)T: Eamonn Francis Gallagher Prior Park Service Station Clonmel Handicap Steeplechase17f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran UR 100/30F
05 Nov 26 Clonmel (IRE) J'arrive De L'est (FR)T: Emmet Mullins Clonmel Oil Service Station Handicap Hurdle24f · Good · 7 ran 1st 8/1
05 Nov 26 Clonmel (IRE) The Yellow Capri (IRE)T: Eugene M O'Sullivan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle19.5f · Good · 12 ran 8th 250/1
04 Nov 26 Wexford (IRE) Rebel Queen (IRE)T: Colin Motherway Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Hurdle (0-100)20f · Yielding · 13 ran 8th 66/1
04 Nov 26 Wexford (IRE) Lucky Valley (IRE)T: Michael Barry Start Your Free Trial On Racing Tv Now Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Yielding · 14 ran 3rd 28/1
03 Nov 26 Fairyhouse (IRE) Jolly Potter (FR)T: James Andrew Fahey William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (Div I)20f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 3rd 15/2
03 Nov 26 Fairyhouse (IRE) Ad Caelum (IRE)T: John Patrick Ryan Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Steeplechase24.5f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 4th 10/1
01 Nov 26 Cork (IRE) Another Ocana (IRE)T: L J Archdeacon Ballymaloe Foods Handicap Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 21 ran 8th 28/1
01 Nov 26 Cork (IRE) Westie's Eile (IRE)T: Jonathan Sweeney Paddy Power 'Did You Watch The Breeders Cup At All?' Mares Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran 8th 40/1
31 Oct 26 Down Royal (IRE) Labondance (FR)T: Emmet Mullins Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Now Handicap Steeplechase24f · Good · 12 ran UR 20/1
31 Oct 26 Down Royal (IRE) Red Glory (IRE)T: Henry de Bromhead Kildress Plumbing Handicap Hurdle17f · Good · 12 ran 6th 22/1
30 Oct 26 Down Royal (IRE) Good World (IRE)T: Eoin Griffin Eventsec Handicap Hurdle24.5f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 14th 50/1
26 Oct 26 Galway (IRE) Lake Okeechobee (IRE)T: Eugene M O'Sullivan COLM QUINN BMW Handicap Hurdle24f · Heavy · 19 ran 6th 10/1
26 Oct 26 Galway (IRE) Teed Up (IRE)T: Emmet Mullins W.b. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle22f · Heavy · 12 ran 4th 7/2F
26 Oct 26 Galway (IRE) Young Mans Game (IRE)T: Matthew A Daly Corrib Oil Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Soft To Heavy · 20 ran 9th 200/1
25 Oct 26 Wexford (IRE) Coffeemorninggirls (IRE)T: Paul Nolan Bet With Tote On Racing & Sports Maiden Hurdle20.5f · Soft · 11 ran 4th 12/1
25 Oct 26 Wexford (IRE) Cathryns Ruby (IRE)T: Patrick T Foley Download The Tote App Handicap Hurdle17f · Soft · 13 ran 1st 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).

KTB’s figures

the forward record · since 5 Oct 2026

KTB’s figures on this rider’s mounts since 9 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 4 runs (won 1, 1 did not run) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 5 runs (won 3, 1 did not run) · fastest on KTB Speed in 5 runs (won 1) · to 7 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 Alan O'Sullivan's strike rate?
Alan O'Sullivan has won 42 of 507 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 8.3% (as at 8 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Alan O'Sullivan do best at?
Listowel by strike rate: 5 wins from 41 rides (12.2%) 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 Alan O'Sullivan ride most for?
Eugene M O'Sullivan, with 87 rides since 2022 — 17% of the total. That pairing has won 4 (4.6%).
Is Alan O'Sullivan in form?
In the last 14 days: 18 rides, 2 winners, a strike rate of 11.1%. That is in line with the baseline of 8.3% since 2022.
What is Alan O'Sullivan's Fair A/E?
1.06, from 506 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 8 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).