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Jockey profile

Mr Ciaran Fennessy

112 rides in the lifetime window · 83 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Jul 2016 90% 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.
12–112
Wins / Runs
10.7%
Strike rate
n=112
27 (24%)
Placed
1.48
Fair A/E
n=112 · 1.10 incl. margin
−38.83
£1 level stake
n=112 at SP · −34.7%
£85,257
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
50%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 10 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 11% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.48).

Deterministic profile computed from 112 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Claiming: 10.9%
The read

The rider also read well on Heavy going (21.6%, n=37). The record read poorly over 1m5f – 2m — 5.1% over 39 rides, 5.6pts below the baseline.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 10.7% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
8.8%−1.9
n=80 · A/E 1.50 · £1 −26.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
33.3%+22.6
n=6 · A/E 1.33 · £1 −2.33
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
10%−0.7
n=30 · A/E 1.93 · £1 −4.00
When favourite
70%
n=10 · A/E 2.13 · £1 +7.17
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
10.9%+0.2
n=110 · A/E 1.48 · £1 −36.83
Big fields · 14+ runners
8.6%−2.1
n=81 · A/E 1.47 · £1 −33.25

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 10.7% 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 Heavy going 21.6% vs 10.7% · n=37
Over 1m5f – 2m 5.1% vs 10.7% · n=39
On Soft going 5.7% vs 10.7% · n=35
With debutants 6.1% vs 10.7% · n=33
In NH Flat races 8.6% vs 10.7% · n=58
On first rides for the horse 8.8% vs 10.7% · n=80 · A/E 1.50
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
NH Flat 58 5 8.6% −33.50
Chase 27 5 18.5% +17.67
Hurdle 16 2 12.5% −12.00
Flat 11 0 0% −11.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Heavy 37 8 21.6% +6.50
Soft 35 2 5.7% −24.33
Good 23 2 8.7% −4.00
Good to Firm 12 0 0% −12.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Cork 35 4 11.4% −17.00
Limerick 16 1 6.3% −14.00
Tipperary 12 1 8.3% −10.33
Clonmel 8 1 12.5% +5.00
Punchestown 8 2 25% +11.50
Fairyhouse 4 1 25% +9.00
Gowran Park 4 0 0% −4.00
Tramore 3 0 0% −3.00
Tralee 3 0 0% −3.00
Galway 3 0 0% −3.00
Thurles 3 0 0% −3.00
Downpatrick 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 2 0 0% −2.00
Roscommon 2 0 0% −2.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 1 1 100% +1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 10 7 70% 2.13 +7.17
2nd–3rd fav 14 2 14.3% 1.18 −1.00
4th–6th fav 24 2 8.3% 1.51 +2.00
7th+ in betting 64 1 1.6% 0.55 −47.00
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
69.8% completed · 43 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 27 63% 2 1 7 0 0
Hurdle 16 81.3% 1 1 1 0 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
Irish Soul (IRE) 4 1 1 26 Oct 09
Nevskij (IRE) 3 1 1 21 Apr 14
Bridies Boy (IRE) 3 0 0 21 Apr 14
Bashful Beauty (IRE) 3 0 0 25 Aug 13
Wedding Present (IRE) 3 1 3 1 Apr 13
Caoimhe's Delight (IRE) 3 2 3 29 Dec 12
Hurricane Ben (IRE) 2 1 1 12 May 16
Colls Corner (IRE) 2 0 0 19 Feb 15
Pops Well (IRE) 2 1 2 21 Apr 14
Court Frontier (IRE) 2 0 1 18 Sep 13
Inishturk Lad (GB) 2 0 0 1 Apr 13
Garuda Flyer (IRE) 2 0 0 28 Nov 12
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 83 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
50142074·1300291411
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
Eugene M O'Sullivan 22 0 0% −22.00
Sean O O'Brien 11 6 54.5% +19.50
Miss G Lee 5 0 0% −5.00
C Hennessy 4 1 25% +9.00
Michael Winters 4 1 25% +0.00
Michael Barry 4 0 0% −4.00
Ms Michelle Duggan 4 0 0% −4.00
David Edward Finn 4 0 0% −4.00
Norman Lee 4 0 0% −4.00
C F Swan 3 0 0% −3.00
A J Martin 3 0 0% −3.00
Paul O'Flynn 3 1 33.3% +6.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2006→
14
Archived wins
£96,008
Prize money
2016
Best season · 3 wins
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.
Border Breeze (USA) — Coolmore Vinnie Roe Hunters Chase Cork · Apr 2007
£7,601
Caoimhe's Delight (IRE) — Online Booking Mares Maiden Hurdle Limerick · Dec 2012
£6,900
Skeheenarinky (IRE) — Ingoldsby (Q.R.) Handicap Chase (0-102) Punchestown · Oct 2010
£6,555
Notable horses
Caoimhe's Delight (IRE) Irish Soul (IRE) Nevskij (IRE) Wedding Present (IRE) Border Breeze (USA) Hurricane Ben (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Beneficial (GB) 33.3% · 3–9
Progeny have won 10.4% of 17,046 runs since 2008 (1,155 horses).
Oscar (IRE) 20% · 1–5
Progeny have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since 2008 (1,456 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 18.1% from 105.
Saddlers' Hall (IRE) 0% · 0–5
Progeny have won 7.7% of 4,861 runs since 2008 (460 horses).
Blueprint (IRE) 50% · 2–4
Progeny have won 9.9% of 1,670 runs since 2008 (137 horses).
Dushyantor (USA) 25% · 1–4
Progeny have won 9.7% of 1,917 runs since 2008 (149 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 14.2% from 162. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 13.7% from 139.
Humbel (USA) 0% · 0–4
Progeny have won 7.1% of 562 runs since 2008 (63 horses). Strongest on Good going: 10.7% from 150. Weakest on Heavy going: 3.6% from 110. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.8% from 131.
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 141 · newest first

The latest 50 of 141 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 9 July 2006 to 5 July 2016.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
05 Jul 16 Uttoxeter Violoniste (FR)T: Ronan M P McNally Betfred 'proud To Sponsor At Uttoxeter' Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 20f · Good · 12 ran 1st EvensF
12 May 16 Tipperary Johnnys Edge (IRE)T: Sean O O'Brien p2p.ie New Mobile Site (C & G) Point-To-Point Flat Race18f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 12th 4/1
12 May 16 Tipperary Hurricane Ben (IRE)T: James G Sheehan Glenview And Rathbarry Stud Novice Hunters Chase23f · Yielding To Soft · 5 ran 1st 4/6F
28 Mar 16 Cork Impulsive Star (IRE)T: Sean O O'Brien Pegus Horse Feed Point-to-point Flat Race19f · Heavy · 9 ran 1st 5/4F
28 Mar 16 Cork Strideout Euro (IRE)T: Ms Michelle Duggan Coolmore N.h. Sires Leading Light & Ocovango Maiden Hunters Chase24f · Heavy · 11 ran PU 14/1
05 Mar 16 Gowran Park Hurricane Ben (IRE)T: James G Sheehan Raceday Packages At gowranpark.ie Point-To-Point Flat Race18f · Soft · 9 ran 8th 12/1
29 Oct 15 Clonmel Run For Ger (IRE)T: David Edward Finn Powerstown Demesne (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95)16.5f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran 6th 9/1
18 May 15 Roscommon Oisin James (IRE)T: Miss Denise Marie O'Shea Kepak Flat Race20f · Yielding · 14 ran 9th 66/1
19 Feb 15 Clonmel Colls Corner (IRE)T: Michael Barry Kilmolash (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95)16.5f · Soft · 14 ran PU 25/1
15 May 14 Tipperary Go Philosophical (IRE)T: Patrick Crowley p2p.ie (C & G) Point-To-Point Flat Race18f · Yielding · 19 ran 10th 20/1
09 May 14 Cork Supreme Vinnie (IRE)T: Miss Denise Marie O'Shea Social Package Flat Race16f · Yielding · 17 ran 4th 25/1
21 Apr 14 Cork Is She Home (IRE)T: Kevin O'Sullivan Cork & Waterford Mares Point-to-point Flat Race16f · Yielding · 16 ran 11th 7/1
21 Apr 14 Cork Nevskij (IRE)T: Paul O'Flynn Jack Tyner Memorial Hunters Chase20f · Yielding · 12 ran PU 4/1
21 Apr 14 Cork Jansboy (GB)T: Michael Winters Corkracecourse.ie (Q.R.) Beginners Chase20f · Yielding · 13 ran 3rd 8/1
21 Apr 14 Cork Lonesome Glory (IRE)T: Paul Patrick Moloney Coolmore N.h. Sires Imperial Monarch & Recital Maiden Hunters Chase24f · Yielding · 16 ran PU 20/1
21 Apr 14 Cork Scarton (GB)T: Paul O'Flynn Fegentri World Championship (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-102)19f · Yielding · 16 ran 11th 16/1
21 Apr 14 Cork Pops Well (IRE)T: Paul O'Flynn Glenview & Rathbarry Studs Mares Maiden Hunters Chase24f · Yielding · 20 ran 1st 8/1
21 Apr 14 Cork Bridies Boy (IRE)T: Ms Michelle Duggan Friday Evening Racing At Cork Racecourse (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle24f · Yielding · 20 ran F 50/1
26 Dec 13 Limerick Wilde 'n Wide (IRE)T: A J McNamara Ggl Security 24/7 Alarm & Cctv Monitoring Flat Race16f · Heavy · 17 ran 10th 25/1
20 Nov 13 Fairyhouse Colls Corner (IRE)T: Michael Barry 25 Punter's Pack Premier Jump Racing Weekend Handicap Hurdle (80-109)20f · Soft · 16 ran 9th 25/1

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 Mr Ciaran Fennessy's strike rate?
Mr Ciaran Fennessy has won 12 of 112 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 10.7% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Mr Ciaran Fennessy do best at?
Cork by strike rate: 4 wins from 35 rides (11.4%) 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.
What is Mr Ciaran Fennessy's Fair A/E?
1.48, from 112 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).