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Jockey profile

Mr C J Sweeney

128 rides in the lifetime window · 69 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Mar 2015 96% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
No rides in the last 5 seasons — showing the lifetime record, from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it.
20–128
Wins / Runs
15.6%
Strike rate
n=128
44 (34%)
Placed
1.41
Fair A/E
n=128 · 1.06 incl. margin
−34.34
£1 level stake
n=128 at SP · −26.8%
£222k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 20 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 16% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.41). Rode mostly for Rodger Sweeney — 52% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 128 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Rodger Sweeney: 19.7% from 66
The read

First rides on a horse have been a poor signal at 4.8% (n=62, Fair A/E 0.61). Rodger Sweeney supplied 52% of the rides and edges the rider's average (19.7% vs 15.6%, A/E 1.72) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also read well off a 31-60-day break (29%, n=31) and in Chase races (24.4%, n=45). The record read poorly in NH Flat races — 5% over 40 rides, 10.6pts below the baseline. The standout partner of the record was Salsify (IRE) — 6 wins from 17 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 15.6% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
4.8%−10.8
n=62 · A/E 0.61 · £1 −45.75
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
37.5%+21.9
n=16 · A/E 1.81 · £1 +8.10
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
14.3%−1.3
n=28 · A/E 1.33 · £1 −15.72
When favourite
55%
n=20 · A/E 1.81 · £1 +10.83
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
14.4%−1.2
n=118 · A/E 1.33 · £1 −37.84
Big fields · 14+ runners
15.3%−0.3
n=85 · A/E 1.66 · £1 −12.97
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−15.6
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 15.6% 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
Off a 31-60-day break 29% vs 15.6% · n=31
On first rides for the horse 4.8% vs 15.6% · n=62
With debutants 3.1% vs 15.6% · n=32
In NH Flat races 5% vs 15.6% · n=40
In Chase races 24.4% vs 15.6% · n=45
On Heavy going 20.9% vs 15.6% · n=43
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
Chase 45 11 24.4% +13.83
NH Flat 40 2 5% −35.55
Hurdle 38 6 15.8% −12.62
Flat 5 1 20% +0.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Heavy 43 9 20.9% −15.34
Soft 43 6 14% −9.75
Good 23 2 8.7% −12.50
Good to Soft 11 2 18.2% +3.25
Good to Firm 7 1 14.3% +1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Cork 19 1 5.3% −14.00
Punchestown 19 1 5.3% −16.75
Tramore 12 4 33.3% +4.00
Gowran Park 11 0 0% −11.00
Clonmel 10 4 40% +6.98
Limerick 10 2 20% −1.60
Thurles 6 1 16.7% −1.67
Tipperary 6 0 0% −6.00
Cheltenham 5 2 40% +6.00
Wexford 4 0 0% −4.00
Downpatrick 4 0 0% −4.00
Fairyhouse 3 0 0% −3.00
Navan 3 0 0% −3.00
Leopardstown 3 2 66.7% +13.00
Down Royal 3 1 33.3% +6.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 2 8 3 37.5% +5.50
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 26 13 50% 1.80 +13.83
2nd–3rd fav 27 3 11.1% 0.82 −11.17
4th–6th fav 27 4 14.8% 2.16 +11.00
7th+ in betting 48 0 0% 0.00 −48.00
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
83.1% completed · 83 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 45 75.6% 3 0 8 0 0
Hurdle 38 92.1% 0 0 2 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
Salsify (IRE) 17 6 12 13 Mar 15
Fiery Oscar (IRE) 11 5 8 11 Apr 14
Grand Charisma (IRE) 8 1 2 22 Apr 10
Goldstown Boy (IRE) 5 0 0 5 Jul 09
Soft Hands (IRE) 4 0 0 14 Apr 10
Foolish Notions (IRE) 3 0 2 14 Apr 14
Daliyan (IRE) 3 1 2 20 Feb 14
Teelin Star (IRE) 3 1 1 10 Nov 12
Turtle Gale (IRE) 3 1 1 29 Apr 10
Danequest (IRE) 2 0 1 13 Jun 14
Slighamach (IRE) 2 0 1 14 Apr 14
Shamiran (IRE) 2 0 1 20 Mar 14
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 69 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 1 time. 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
046241510250·171700
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 yardRodger Sweeney
52% of all rides
19.7% SR · A/E 1.72
TrainerRWSR£1
Rodger Sweeney 66 13 19.7% −4.19
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
51
Archived wins
£546k
Prize money
2005
Best season · 24 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.
Salsify (IRE) — CGA Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup Cheltenham · Mar 2013 · Class 2
£24,336
Sleeping Night (FR) — Christie's Foxhunter Chase Cheltenham · Mar 2005 · Class 2
£23,200
Salsify (IRE) — Christie's Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup Cheltenham · Mar 2012 · Class 2
£20,986
Notable horses
Salsify (IRE) Fiery Oscar (IRE) Silent Oscar (IRE) Daramas (IRE) Robbie Mac (IRE) Sleeping Night (FR)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Beneficial (GB) 26.9% · 7–26
Progeny have won 10.4% of 17,046 runs since 2008 (1,155 horses).
Oscar (IRE) 26.3% · 5–19
Progeny have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since 2008 (1,456 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 18.1% from 105.
City Honours (USA) 10% · 1–10
Progeny have won 8% of 1,050 runs since 2008 (125 horses).
Anshan (GB) 20% · 1–5
Progeny have won 9.6% of 4,216 runs since 2008 (387 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 14.2% from 520.
Exit To Nowhere (USA) 0% · 0–5
Progeny have won 8.5% of 2,787 runs since 2008 (290 horses). Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 155.
Tamayaz (CAN) 0% · 0–4
Progeny have won 5.4% of 772 runs since 2008 (80 horses).
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 6 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 377 · newest first

The latest 50 of 377 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 3 January 2005 to 13 March 2015.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
13 Mar 15 Cheltenham Salsify (IRE)T: Rodger Sweeney St. James's Place Foxhunter Chase Challenge CupClass 2 · 26.5f · Soft · 24 ran PU 10/1
08 Feb 15 Leopardstown Salsify (IRE)T: Rodger Sweeney Raymond Smith Memorial Hunters Chase24f · Yielding · 9 ran 4th 6/1
13 Jun 14 Clonmel Danequest (IRE)T: Rodger Sweeney Family Fun Evening At Clonmel Races Handicap Hurdle (80-116)16.5f · Good · 18 ran 12th 7/1
21 Apr 14 Cork Wood Pigeon (IRE)T: John Joseph Murphy Pegus Horse Feed Point-to-point Series Final Flat Race20f · Yielding · 6 ran 6th 11/2
21 Apr 14 Cork Chestnut Friar (IRE)T: Martin Hassett Glenview & Rathbarry Studs Mares Maiden Hunters Chase24f · Yielding · 20 ran 2nd 12/1
21 Apr 14 Cork Charles Magnes (FR)T: Mrs Denise Foster Friday Evening Racing At Cork Racecourse (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle24f · Yielding · 20 ran 2nd 5/2
20 Apr 14 Cork Danequest (IRE)T: Rodger Sweeney Munster Waste Management Handicap Hurdle (80-116)16f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 2nd 16/1
14 Apr 14 Tramore Cloudy Rock (IRE)T: Sean O O'Brien Live The Dream With Tote (mares) (pro/am) Flat Race16f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 1st 5/4F
14 Apr 14 Tramore Slighamach (IRE)T: Rodger Sweeney Tote Trifecta Rollover Hunters Chase22f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 8th 9/4
14 Apr 14 Tramore Foolish Notions (IRE)T: Rodger Sweeney 1,760 Average Jackpot Dividend Handicap Hurdle (80-95)16f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 2nd 7/1
11 Apr 14 Wexford Fiery Oscar (IRE)T: Rodger Sweeney Taghmon Athletics Club Raceday Handicap Chase (0-116)25f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 3rd 7/2
23 Mar 14 Downpatrick Slighamach (IRE)T: Rodger Sweeney Celebrate Cheltenham Success Maiden Hunters Chase21.5f · Soft · 12 ran 2nd 12/1
20 Mar 14 Thurles Fiery Oscar (IRE)T: Rodger Sweeney Jimmy Neville Memorial Handicap Chase (0-109)16f · Heavy · 9 ran 1st 10/3
20 Mar 14 Thurles Shamiran (IRE)T: Rodger Sweeney Cashel Beginners Chase22f · Heavy · 8 ran 3rd 9/2
16 Mar 14 Limerick Victoria Hill (IRE)T: Gerard J O'Keeffe Kevin Frost Memorial (pro/am) Flat Race19f · Heavy · 6 ran 4th 14/1
08 Mar 14 Gowran Park Burren River (IRE)T: William P Murphy Derek Lyng & Sports Injury Surgery Tetratema Cup Hunters Chase25f · Soft · 10 ran 3rd 15/8F
01 Mar 14 Navan Shamiran (IRE)T: Rodger Sweeney Follow Navan On Facebook Beginners Chase20f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 5th 5/1
20 Feb 14 Clonmel Foolish Notions (IRE)T: Rodger Sweeney Bishop Auckland Theatre Hooligans (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95)16.5f · Heavy · 15 ran 3rd 8/1
20 Feb 14 Clonmel Daliyan (IRE)T: Rodger Sweeney Clonmel Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Heavy · 16 ran 1st 11/8F
16 Jan 14 Thurles Daliyan (IRE)T: Rodger Sweeney www.thurlesraces.ie Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft · 18 ran 2nd 15/2

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 Mr C J Sweeney's strike rate?
Mr C J Sweeney has won 20 of 128 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 15.6% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which yard does Mr C J Sweeney ride most for?
Rodger Sweeney, with 66 rides since 2008 — 52% of the total. That pairing has won 13 (19.7%).
What is Mr C J Sweeney's Fair A/E?
1.41, from 128 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 6 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).