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Mr J P O'Rourke

44 rides in the last 5 seasons · 26 individual horses
As at 12 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 18 days ago 93% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2009→)
from 1 Jan 2022
3–44
Wins / Runs
6.8%
Strike rate
n=44
6 (14%)
Placed
0.84
Fair A/E
n=44 · 0.69 incl. margin
−5.00
£1 level stake
n=44 at SP · −11.4%
£31,311
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB at a glance Claiming: 7%

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 6.8% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
3.8%−3.0
n=26 · A/E 0.58 · £1 −19.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
0%−6.8
n=2 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −2.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
20%+13.2
n=5 · A/E 5.76 · £1 +6.00
When favourite
0%
n=5 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −5.00
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
7%+0.2
n=43 · A/E 0.88 · £1 −4.00
Big fields · 14+ runners
12.5%+5.7
n=16 · A/E 2.66 · £1 +2.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 6.8% 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 NH Flat races 9.1% vs 6.8% · n=33
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 33 3 9.1% +6.00
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 19 3 15.8% +20.00
Good 12 0 0% −12.00
Good to Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Wexford 8 0 0% −8.00
Punchestown 5 1 20% +2.00
Listowel 5 1 20% +16.00
Cork 4 0 0% −4.00
Fairyhouse 4 1 25% +7.00
Clonmel 3 0 0% −3.00
Leopardstown 3 0 0% −3.00
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 5 0 0% 0.00 −5.00
2nd–3rd fav 2 0 0% 0.00 −2.00
4th–6th fav 15 3 20% 3.17 +24.00
7th+ in betting 22 0 0% 0.00 −22.00
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
75% completed · 8 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Hurdle 8 75% 1 0 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
Coup D'etat (IRE) 9 0 1 30 Jul 25
Zanoosh (IRE) 3 1 1 8 Jun 25
Slaney Valley (IRE) 2 0 0 25 Oct 26
Gusserane (IRE) 2 0 0 30 Jul 26
Reinado (IRE) 2 0 0 26 Dec 24
Savante (IRE) 2 1 1 19 Jul 24
Private Policy (IRE) 2 0 0 19 Apr 24
Due Course (IRE) 2 0 0 17 Nov 23
Chosen Templar (IRE) 2 1 1 20 Sep 23
Rhaenyra (IRE) 2 0 1 20 May 23
Telegram Sam (IRE) 1 0 0 25 May 26
Jetaway Mountain (IRE) 1 0 0 7 May 26
All 26 horses ridden in this window. 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, 5 seasons
JFMAMJJASOND
0·0100200033000
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
C A Murphy 23 2 8.7% −5.00
P O'Rourke 19 1 5.3% +2.00
W J Martin 1 0 0% −1.00
Adrian Murray 1 0 0% −1.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2009→
3
Archived wins
£39,871
Prize money
2025
Best season · 1 win
Zanoosh (IRE) — Hire2K Irish EBF Mares Flat Race Fairyhouse · Apr 2025
£8,850
Savante (IRE) — Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race Punchestown · Jun 2024
£7,080
Chosen Templar (IRE) — Listowel Vintners Association Flat Race Listowel · Sep 2023
£7,080
Notable horses
Zanoosh (IRE) Savante (IRE) Chosen Templar (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Mahler (GB) 0% · 0–9
Progeny have won 10.8% of 8,894 runs since 2014 (790 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 15.1% from 119.
Jet Away (GB) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 11.3% of 2,565 runs since 2018 (277 horses).
Harzand (IRE) 33.3% · 1–3
Progeny have won 13.3% of 1,109 runs since 2020 (141 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 16.8% from 101. Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 7.1% from 126. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 16.8% from 250. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 9% from 122.
Sageburg (IRE) 0% · 0–3
Progeny have won 10% of 3,489 runs since 2012 (416 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 13.4% from 389. Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 2.7% from 295. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.2% from 355.
Hillstar (GB) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 7.3% of 756 runs since 2021 (89 horses).
Joshua Tree (IRE) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 12.2% of 847 runs since 2018 (115 horses). Strongest on Good going: 22.2% from 162. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 17.6% from 125.
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 12 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 134 · newest first

The latest 50 of 134 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 28 September 2009 to 25 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
25 Oct 26 Wexford (IRE) Slaney Valley (IRE)T: P O'Rourke Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race17.5f · Soft · 8 ran PU 200/1
07 Aug 26 Wexford (IRE) Slaney Valley (IRE)T: P O'Rourke Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race16.5f · Good · 12 ran PU 125/1
30 Jul 26 Galway (IRE) Gusserane (IRE)T: P O'Rourke Guinness Time Flat Race18f · Good · 16 ran 11th 125/1
01 Jun 26 Listowel Gusserane (IRE)T: P O'Rourke Bryan MacMahon (Pro/Am) Flat Race20f · Yielding · 10 ran 6th 40/1
25 May 26 Ballinrobe Telegram Sam (IRE)T: Adrian Murray McHale Orbital Flat Race16.5f · Good · 11 ran 4th 22/1
07 May 26 Wexford Jetaway Mountain (IRE)T: C A Murphy Racing Again 16th May (C & G) Point-To-Point Flat Race17f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 6th 13/2
12 Jan 26 Punchestown Lake Isle (IRE)T: C A Murphy Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race16f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 5th 66/1
28 Dec 25 Leopardstown Regno (IRE)T: C A Murphy Forest Fest Flat Race16f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 5th 18/1
27 Dec 25 Leopardstown Diamond Kal (IRE)T: C A Murphy Paddy Power The Flat One Flat Race20f · Yielding · 9 ran 7th 9/1
26 Sep 25 Listowel Blanchett (IRE)T: C A Murphy Shanahan Power Irish EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race16f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 13th 40/1
30 Jul 25 Galway Coup D'etat (IRE)T: P O'Rourke Tote 50,000 Guaranteed Placepot Today Maiden Hurdle22f · Good · 16 ran F 125/1
11 Jul 25 Cork Coup D'etat (IRE)T: P O'Rourke Follow Us On Twitter Maiden Hurdle24f · Good · 18 ran 6th 11/1
04 Jul 25 Wexford The Cistercian (IRE)T: C A Murphy Omnipro Flat Race17f · Good · 14 ran 6th 7/1
08 Jun 25 Punchestown Zanoosh (IRE)T: C A Murphy Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race16.5f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 4th 11/8F
02 Jun 25 Listowel Coup D'etat (IRE)T: P O'Rourke John B. Keane (C & G) Maiden Hurdle16f · Good · 15 ran PU 3/1
10 May 25 Cork Coup D'etat (IRE)T: P O'Rourke Racing Again May 20th Maiden Hurdle24.5f · Good · 13 ran 6th 12/1
22 Apr 25 Fairyhouse Zanoosh (IRE)T: C A Murphy Hire2K Irish EBF Mares Flat Race20f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 1st 10/1
20 Apr 25 Cork Coup D'etat (IRE)T: P O'Rourke Finbarr Quaid Electrical (Pro/Am) Flat Race19f · Yielding · 14 ran 6th 50/1
26 Dec 24 Leopardstown Reinado (IRE)T: C A Murphy Race And Stay Flat Race16f · Yielding · 11 ran 8th 22/1
01 Dec 24 Fairyhouse Reinado (IRE)T: C A Murphy Bar One Racing 'Bet Builder On Self Service Betting Terminals' (Pro/Am) Flat Race16.5f · Yielding · 7 ran 4th 12/1

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 P O'Rourke's strike rate?
Mr J P O'Rourke has won 3 of 44 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 6.8% (as at 12 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is Mr J P O'Rourke's Fair A/E?
0.84, from 44 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 12 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).