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Jockey profile

Mr J A Fahey

143 rides in the lifetime window · 72 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride May 2011 94% 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.
8–143
Wins / Runs
5.6%
Strike rate
n=143
25 (18%)
Placed
1.01
Fair A/E
n=143 · 0.74 incl. margin
−55.95
£1 level stake
n=143 at SP · −39.1%
£215k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
16.7%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 40 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 6% of them — level with the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.01). Rode mostly for Seamus Fahey — 49% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 143 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Seamus Fahey: 5.7% from 70 Claiming: 5.8%
The read

First rides on a horse have been a poor signal at 0% (n=64, Fair A/E 0.00). Seamus Fahey supplied 49% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (5.7%, A/E 0.98) — the market has that partnership priced right. The rider also read well off a 15-30-day break (10.3%, n=39) and on Heavy going (10%, n=30). 2 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Paddy Power Handicap Chase at Leopardstown (Dec 2008, £108,600). The standout partner of the record was Wheresben (IRE) — 9 wins from 32 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 5.6% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
0%−5.6
n=64 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −64.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
11.1%+5.5
n=9 · A/E 1.35 · £1 +2.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
3.4%−2.2
n=29 · A/E 0.81 · £1 −12.00
When favourite
25%
n=4 · A/E 0.97 · £1 −2.20
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
5.8%+0.2
n=139 · A/E 1.04 · £1 −51.95
Big fields · 14+ runners
3.1%−2.5
n=97 · A/E 0.73 · £1 −41.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
25%+19.4
n=8 · A/E 4.24 · £1 +37.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 5.6% 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
On first rides for the horse 0% vs 5.6% · n=64
With debutants 0% vs 5.6% · n=30
Off a 15-30-day break 10.3% vs 5.6% · n=39
On Heavy going 10% vs 5.6% · n=30
With horses switching code 2.9% vs 5.6% · n=34
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 70 3 4.3% −38.00
Hurdle 46 2 4.3% −41.45
Chase 19 3 15.8% +31.50
Flat 8 0 0% −8.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 63 3 4.8% −6.50
Heavy 30 3 10% −13.20
Good 20 0 0% −20.00
Good to Soft 11 0 0% −11.00
Firm 8 0 0% −8.00
Good to Firm 8 2 25% +5.75
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Punchestown 20 0 0% −20.00
Limerick 15 0 0% −15.00
Kilbeggan 10 0 0% −10.00
Cork 10 0 0% −10.00
Navan 9 2 22.2% +13.00
Naas 9 2 22.2% +13.50
Leopardstown 8 2 25% +30.00
Fairyhouse 8 0 0% −8.00
Down Royal 5 0 0% −5.00
Thurles 5 0 0% −5.00
Clonmel 5 0 0% −5.00
Listowel 5 0 0% −5.00
Galway 4 1 25% −1.25
Gowran Park 4 0 0% −4.00
Sligo 4 1 25% −2.20

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 8 2 25% +37.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 6 1 16.7% 0.74 −4.20
2nd–3rd fav 16 3 18.8% 1.31 −3.75
4th–6th fav 24 1 4.2% 0.67 −13.00
7th+ in betting 97 3 3.1% 1.08 −35.00
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 · 65 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 19 63.2% 2 1 3 0 1
Hurdle 46 91.3% 1 0 3 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
Wheresben (IRE) 12 3 5 23 Feb 11
The Bay Lad (IRE) 10 1 5 25 Apr 09
He'llberemembered (IRE) 8 2 6 15 Sep 10
Vicky Lane (IRE) 7 0 4 28 Aug 08
Heavenly Bound (IRE) 5 0 0 25 Apr 11
Hidden Crack (GB) 5 0 1 1 Mar 09
Pride Of The Artic (IRE) 4 1 1 25 Apr 11
Get It Sorted (IRE) 4 0 0 27 May 09
Annees D'Or (IRE) 4 0 0 12 Sep 08
Caolaneoin (IRE) 3 1 2 4 May 11
Taipology (IRE) 3 0 0 1 Nov 08
Brave Eva (IRE) 3 0 0 29 May 08
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 72 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
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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 yardSeamus Fahey
49% of all rides
5.7% SR · A/E 0.98
TrainerRWSR£1
Seamus Fahey 70 4 5.7% −15.50
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
14
Archived wins
2
Pattern / graded wins
£300k
Prize money
2008
Best season · 4 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.
Wheresben (IRE) — Paddy Power Handicap Chase Leopardstown · Dec 2008 · Grade B
£108,600
Wheresben (IRE) — Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Handicap Chase Navan · Mar 2008 · Grade C
£33,852
Wheresben (IRE) — Nolan & Brophy Handicap Hurdle (0-140) Naas · Mar 2007
£19,530
Notable horses
Wheresben (IRE) He'llberemembered (IRE) The Bay Lad (IRE) Pride Of The Artic (IRE) Caolaneoin (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Flemensfirth (USA) 21.4% · 3–14
Progeny have won 11.9% of 17,288 runs since 2008 (1,595 horses).
Blue Ocean (USA) 15.4% · 2–13
Progeny have won 7.5% of 253 runs since 2008 (19 horses).
Supreme Leader (GB) 9.1% · 1–11
Progeny have won 9.2% of 2,984 runs since 2008 (349 horses).
Victory Note (USA) 0% · 0–7
Progeny have won 8.8% of 635 runs since 2008 (77 horses). Strongest on Good going: 11.8% from 119. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 17.8% from 135. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 4.5% from 157.
Lahib (USA) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 7.6% of 1,699 runs since 2008 (176 horses).
Revoque (IRE) 0% · 0–5
Progeny have won 8% of 1,805 runs since 2008 (202 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 12.8% from 265. Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 5% from 100.
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 266 · newest first

The latest 50 of 266 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 16 February 2005 to 6 May 2011.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
06 May 11 Punchestown Ballybough Gael (IRE)T: Richard Kehoe KFM Hunters Chase for the Bishopscourt Cup20f · Yielding · 18 ran F 50/1
04 May 11 Punchestown Caolaneoin (IRE)T: Seamus Fahey betchronicle.com Champion I.N.H. Flat Race (Grade 1)16f · Good · 15 ran 14th 16/1
25 Apr 11 Cork Heavenly Bound (IRE)T: Seamus Fahey Munster Hunters Chase20f · Good · 9 ran PU 8/1
25 Apr 11 Cork Pride Of The Artic (IRE)T: Peter Fahey Friday Evening Racing At Cork Racecourse (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle24f · Good · 20 ran PU 6/1
09 Apr 11 Tramore The Hardy Man (IRE)T: Seamus Fahey Dungarvan Hunters Chase22f · Good · 8 ran 5th 25/1
31 Mar 11 Cork Tawrific Laois (IRE)T: Seamus Fahey Fegentri World Championship (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95)20f · Yielding · 24 ran 14th 14/1
17 Mar 11 Wexford Missus Archie (IRE)T: John C McConnell Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Mares Flat Race16f · Soft · 10 ran 9th 22/1
10 Mar 11 Clonmel Sulki Rose (IRE)T: H Fitzpatrick Ardfinnan Flat Race16.5f · Soft · 13 ran 5th 33/1
09 Mar 11 Naas Pride Of The Artic (IRE)T: Peter Fahey Tote Trifecta Rollover Flat Race19f · Yielding · 12 ran 1st 16/1
23 Feb 11 Fairyhouse Wheresben (IRE)T: Seamus Fahey At The Races Bobbyjo Chase (grade 2)25f · Heavy · 9 ran PU 50/1
12 Feb 11 Leopardstown Caolaneoin (IRE)T: Seamus Fahey Kilternan (Pro/Am) Flat Race16f · Heavy · 9 ran 1st 3/1
16 Jan 11 Fairyhouse Caolaneoin (IRE)T: Seamus Fahey Rockview (Q.R.) Flat Race16f · Heavy · 12 ran 2nd 16/1
18 Dec 10 Navan Green Grenello (GB)T: Seamus Fahey 2011 Navan Membership 'The Ideal Christmas Gift' Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft · 13 ran 12th 33/1
14 Oct 10 Punchestown Waittillitellyou (IRE)T: P Meany Ingoldsby (Q.R.) Handicap Chase (0-102)25f · Good · 12 ran RR 12/1
15 Sep 10 Listowel He'llberemembered (IRE)T: P G Fahey Ballygarry House Hotel Novice Hurdle20f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 6th 14/1
29 Aug 10 Galway He'llberemembered (IRE)T: P G Fahey Kenny Group Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1st 7/4
20 Aug 10 Killarney He'llberemembered (IRE)T: P G Fahey M.l. Lynch Civil Engineering Ltd. Maiden Hurdle17f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 3rd 7/2J
21 Jun 10 Kilbeggan Littletown Lass (IRE)T: William J Fitzpatrick Tyrrellspass Flat Race16f · Firm · 10 ran 4th 8/1
26 May 10 Punchestown Pride Of The Artic (IRE)T: Jarlath P Fahey Visit Punchestown.com Maiden Hurdle20f · Good · 25 ran 8th 50/1
17 May 10 Roscommon Pride Of The Artic (IRE)T: Jarlath P Fahey Kepak INH Flat Race20f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 12th 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 J A Fahey's strike rate?
Mr J A Fahey has won 8 of 143 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 5.6% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which yard does Mr J A Fahey ride most for?
Seamus Fahey, with 70 rides since 2008 — 49% of the total. That pairing has won 4 (5.7%).
What is Mr J A Fahey's Fair A/E?
1.01, from 143 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).