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Jockey profile

Mr J L Gleeson

534 rides in the last 5 seasons · 363 individual horses
As at 14 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 6 days ago
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2020→)
from 1 Jan 2022
91–534
Wins / Runs
17%
Strike rate
n=534
217 (41%)
Placed
1.17
Fair A/E
n=534 · 0.96 incl. margin
−49.78
£1 level stake
n=534 at SP · −9.3%
£1.22m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
15%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 110 times a season, winning on 17% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.17). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 22% (50 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 534 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 14 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Aug–Sep Fresh horses: 20% 45.1% when favourite Henry de Bromhead: 25% from 84 LTO winners: 22% Rides the favourite in 15% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Cork (30.3%, n=33), clear of the rider's 17% baseline. It is weakest at Fairyhouse (6.3% over 32 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 22% (n=50, Fair A/E 1.02), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 12.2% (n=172, Fair A/E 1.29). Claiming rides are the standout value angle: 16.6% strikes only just below baseline, but Fair A/E 1.18 and +13.52 to a £1 stake over 308 rides — a record the market has persistently underpriced. Henry de Bromhead supplies 16% of the rides and beats the rider's average (25% vs 17%, A/E 1.32) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The record reads poorly in Hurdle races — 5.6% over 71 rides, 11.4pts below the baseline. 6 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Race & Stay At Punchestown Champion I.N.H. Flat Race at Punchestown (Apr 2023, £59,000). The standout partner of the record: A Dream To Share (IRE) — 6 wins from 7 rides together. 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 17% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
16.7%−0.3
n=360 · A/E 1.15 · £1 −69.51
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
22%+5.0
n=50 · A/E 1.02 · £1 −11.03
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
20%+3.0
n=105 · A/E 1.39 · £1 −12.31
When favourite
45.1%
n=82 · A/E 1.23 · £1 −0.76
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
16.6%−0.4
n=308 · A/E 1.18 · £1 +13.52
Big fields · 14+ runners
12.2%−4.8
n=172 · A/E 1.29 · £1 +20.75
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
16.7%−0.3
n=36 · A/E 1.30 · £1 +0.43

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 17% 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
In Hurdle races 5.6% vs 17% · n=71
At Cork 30.3% vs 17% · n=33
With Joseph Patrick O'Brien 28.3% vs 17% · n=46
At Fairyhouse 6.3% vs 17% · n=32
With Henry de Bromhead 25% vs 17% · n=84
With first-time headgear 26.7% vs 17% · n=30
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 342 65 19% −39.09
Flat 93 21 22.6% +47.19
Hurdle 71 4 5.6% −33.00
Chase 28 1 3.6% −24.88

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 200 37 18.5% +30.40
Good 156 29 18.6% −32.88
Good to Soft 92 16 17.4% +7.25
Heavy 70 8 11.4% −42.05
Standard (AW) 13 0 0% −13.00
Good to Firm 3 1 33.3% +0.50

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Punchestown 59 8 13.6% −27.11
Cork 33 10 30.3% +32.82
Fairyhouse 32 2 6.3% −20.00
Galway 32 4 12.5% +46.00
Listowel 31 6 19.4% −9.07
Leopardstown 27 4 14.8% −4.50
Wexford 26 6 23.1% −2.75
Clonmel 23 2 8.7% −12.00
Limerick 23 7 30.4% +8.95
Naas 20 5 25% +1.20
Navan 18 1 5.6% −10.00
Killarney 18 5 27.8% −1.04
Ballinrobe 17 3 17.6% +9.50
Down Royal 17 2 11.8% −12.62
Gowran Park 16 1 6.3% −14.20

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 38 6 15.8% −1.57
Class 2 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 3 1 33.3% −0.80
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 92 39 42.4% 1.19 −5.01
2nd–3rd fav 181 38 21% 1.24 +4.73
4th–6th fav 155 11 7.1% 0.97 −56.50
7th+ in betting 106 3 2.8% 0.95 +7.00
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
80.8% completed · 99 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 28 71.4% 4 1 3 0 0
Hurdle 71 84.5% 2 3 5 0 1
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
Liberated Light (IRE) 26 3 7 26 Sep 26
The Names Jock (IRE) 9 0 2 22 Jul 25
A Dream To Share (IRE) 7 6 6 19 Jun 25
Miss Aytan (IRE) 7 0 0 18 Aug 24
Le Labo (IRE) 6 2 3 28 Apr 26
Ordered Lives (IRE) 6 0 0 6 Dec 22
Garahon (FR) 5 0 2 30 Oct 25
Amboyna (IRE) 5 0 4 8 Jun 25
Churchfield Sunset (IRE) 5 2 3 6 Apr 25
Meitheal (IRE) 5 2 4 27 Dec 24
Hi Stranger (IRE) 5 0 1 4 May 23
Light Up The Dark (GB) 4 2 2 27 Jul 26
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 363 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

Small sample
0 from 2
Only 2 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, 5 seasons
JFMAMJJASOND
9102316241317232212715
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 yardHenry de Bromhead
16% of all rides
25% SR · A/E 1.32
TrainerRWSR£1
Henry de Bromhead 84 21 25% −4.68
John E & Thomas Kiely 65 7 10.8% −28.96
Emmet Mullins 56 11 19.6% −18.78
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 46 13 28.3% +1.55
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2020→
95
Archived wins
6
Pattern / graded wins
£1.26m
Prize money
2025
Best season · 24 wins
A Dream To Share (IRE) — Race & Stay At Punchestown Champion I.N.H. Flat Race (Grade 1) Punchestown · Apr 2023 · Grade 1
£59,000
A Dream To Share (IRE) — Shabra Charity Oliver Brady Memorial Future Stars (C & G) I.N.H. Flat Race (Grade 2) Leopardstown · Feb 2023 · Grade 2
£59,000
Abbeyglen (FR) — Goffs Defender Bumper Punchestown · Apr 2026
£59,000
Notable horses
A Dream To Share (IRE) Liberated Light (IRE) Hi Stranger (IRE) Le Labo (IRE) Churchfield Sunset (IRE) Meitheal (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Muhaarar (GB) 27.3% · 9–33
Progeny have won 11.5% of 4,840 runs since 2019 (415 horses).
Mount Nelson (GB) 10% · 2–20
Progeny have won 10% of 6,290 runs since 2012 (538 horses).
Walk In The Park (IRE) 35% · 7–20
Progeny have won 13.4% of 7,102 runs since 2011 (712 horses).
Soldier of Fortune (IRE) 15.4% · 2–13
Progeny have won 11.3% of 5,905 runs since 2013 (688 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
Blue Bresil (FR) 33.3% · 4–12
Progeny have won 12.1% of 3,569 runs since 2013 (469 horses).
Diamond Boy (FR) 9.1% · 1–11
Progeny have won 11.9% of 2,305 runs since 2016 (288 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 14 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 562 · newest first

The latest 50 of 562 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 11 October 2020 to 8 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
08 Nov 26 Naas (IRE) Casey Quest (IRE)T: Yvonne Latta Bet With Tote On Racing & Sports Irish EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race16f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 2nd 22/1
05 Nov 26 Clonmel (IRE) Distraction (IRE)T: David A Kiely racingtv.com/freetrial Flat Race16.5f · Good · 12 ran 10th 7/2
31 Oct 26 Down Royal (IRE) Chaparro (IRE)T: Conor David Maxwell SIS, Proud Sponsors Of Irish Racing (Pro/Am) Flat Race17f · Good · 14 ran 4th 12/1
30 Oct 26 Down Royal (IRE) Gaelic Seer (IRE)T: John E & Thomas Kiely WTW Willis Flat Race17f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 5th 50/1
22 Oct 26 Clonmel (IRE) Pahlavi (IRE)T: John Joseph Hanlon Kilclooney Woods (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle17f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 14th 10/1
20 Oct 26 Curragh (IRE) Contorsion (USA)T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien Every Race, Every Moment 1xBet.ie Amateur Riders Derby (Q.R.) Race12f · Yielding · 8 ran 1st 9/2
17 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Getaway Dreams (IRE)T: James Joseph Mangan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race17f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 8th 66/1
14 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Frisco Lad (IRE)T: Henry de Bromhead Matchbook €50,000 Graduation Series Flat Race16.5f · Good · 11 ran 5th 9/4J
14 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) My Cullen (IRE)T: John Joseph Hanlon Matchbook Betting Exchange (Q.R.) Handicap Steeplechase21.5f · Good · 8 ran 2nd 9/1
13 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Junction Road (IRE)T: Henry de Bromhead Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race16f · Good · 14 ran 13th 11/4
11 Oct 26 Cork (IRE) Kilbeg Jimmy (IRE)T: John Queally Fitzgerald's Woodlands House Hotel (Pro/Am) Flat Race19f · Good · 7 ran 5th 40/1
02 Oct 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Lola O C (IRE)T: Henry de Bromhead Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mucklemeg Mares Flat Race (Listed)Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 10 ran 7th 11/4
01 Oct 26 Clonmel (IRE) Howyasox (IRE)T: John Queally Kilmore Maiden Hurdle19.5f · Good · 11 ran 5th 11/2
28 Sep 26 Roscommon (IRE) Aruntotheace (IRE)T: Martin Brassil GavinLynchRacing.com Flat Race15.5f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 2nd 12/1
27 Sep 26 Curragh (IRE) Dark Summit (GB)T: Paul W Flynn Kwiff Supercharged Betting (Q.R.) Handicap10f · Heavy · 18 ran 16th 7/1
26 Sep 26 Listowel (IRE) Distraction (IRE)T: David A Kiely Listowel Printing Works Slan Abhaile (Pro/Am) Flat Race16f · Good · 6 ran 2nd 11/1
26 Sep 26 Listowel (IRE) Toor Khov (IRE)T: Ms M Flynn John & Terry Moriarty Memorial (Q.R.) Handicap Steeplechase24f · Good · 14 ran 12th 18/1
26 Sep 26 Listowel (IRE) Liberated Light (IRE)T: John E & Thomas Kiely Kathleen Walsh Memorial Handicap Hurdle22f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 9th 7/2F
25 Sep 26 Listowel (IRE) Delta (GB)T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien Listowel Races Supporters Club Failte Abhaile (Q.R.) Race In Memory Of Pat Scanlon14f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 7th 7/2
25 Sep 26 Listowel (IRE) Viva Laa Vida (IRE)T: Henry de Bromhead Shanahan Power Irish EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race16f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 4th 9/4

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 14 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 1 run (won 0) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 1 run (won 0) · fastest on KTB Speed in 1 run (won 0) · to 5 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 Mr J L Gleeson's strike rate?
Mr J L Gleeson has won 91 of 534 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 17% (as at 14 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Mr J L Gleeson do best at?
Cork by strike rate: 10 wins from 33 rides (30.3%) 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 Mr J L Gleeson ride most for?
Henry de Bromhead, with 84 rides since 2022 — 16% of the total. That pairing has won 21 (25%).
Is Mr J L Gleeson in form?
Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 2 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Mr J L Gleeson's Fair A/E?
1.17, from 534 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 14 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).