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Jockey profile

Mr J L Gleeson

535 rides in the last 5 seasons · 364 individual horses
As at 15 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride yesterday
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2020→)
from 1 Jan 2022
91–535
Wins / Runs
17%
Strike rate
n=535
218 (41%)
Placed
1.17
Fair A/E
n=535 · 0.96 incl. margin
−50.78
£1 level stake
n=535 at SP · −9.5%
£1.22m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
14.9%
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 535 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 15 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
16.6%−0.4
n=361 · A/E 1.14 · £1 −70.51
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 343 65 19% −40.09
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 93 16 17.2% +6.25
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 19 1 5.3% −11.00
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 182 38 20.9% 1.23 +3.73
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 364 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 3
Only 3 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 (414 horses).
Walk In The Park (IRE) 33.3% · 7–21
Progeny have won 13.4% of 7,107 runs since 2011 (713 horses).
Mount Nelson (GB) 10% · 2–20
Progeny have won 9.9% of 6,292 runs since 2012 (538 horses).
Soldier of Fortune (IRE) 15.4% · 2–13
Progeny have won 11.3% of 5,913 runs since 2013 (689 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 3,574 runs since 2013 (472 horses).
Diamond Boy (FR) 9.1% · 1–11
Progeny have won 12% of 2,308 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 15 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 563 · newest first

The latest 50 of 563 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 11 October 2020 to 14 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
14 Nov 26 Navan (IRE) Sir Vinny (IRE)T: David Harry Kelly BAR 1 Betting Best Odds Guaranteed Overnight (Pro/Am) Flat Race16f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 3rd 11/4
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

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 2 runs (won 0) · fastest on KTB Speed in 2 runs (won 0) · to 14 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 535 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 17% (as at 15 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 — 3 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 535 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 15 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).