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Jockey profile

Mr N. McParlan

178 rides in the last 5 seasons · 92 individual horses
As at 9 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 27 days ago 90% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2022
16–178
Wins / Runs
9%
Strike rate
n=178
36 (20%)
Placed
1.10
Fair A/E
n=178 · 0.93 incl. margin
−67.24
£1 level stake
n=178 at SP · −37.8%
£147k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
6.7%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 40 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 9% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.10). When claiming the record reads 20% (49 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 178 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 9 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance S McParlan: 10.5% from 57 Claiming: 20.4%
The read

Claiming rides have been a positive signal at 20.4% (n=49, Fair A/E 1.38), but first rides on a horse have been a poor signal at 4.8% (n=84, Fair A/E 0.85). S McParlan supplies 32% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (10.5%, A/E 1.64) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also reads well in Class 4 (21.2%, n=33) and over 1m5f – 2m (14.5%, n=55). 2 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase at Cheltenham (Mar 2018, £41,972). The standout partner of the record: Mount Colah (IRE) — 9 wins from 37 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 9% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
4.8%−4.2
n=84 · A/E 0.85 · £1 −53.00
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
26.7%+17.7
n=15 · A/E 1.37 · £1 +9.48
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
8.1%−0.9
n=62 · A/E 0.93 · £1 −26.62
When favourite
37.5%
n=8 · A/E 1.01 · £1 −2.49
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
20.4%+11.4
n=49 · A/E 1.38 · £1 +8.26
Big fields · 14+ runners
7.1%−1.9
n=42 · A/E 1.75 · £1 −5.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−9.0
n=3 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −3.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 9% 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
When claiming 20.4% vs 9% · n=49
In Class 4 21.2% vs 9% · n=33
Over 1m5f – 2m 14.5% vs 9% · n=55
Off a 15-30-day break 15.2% vs 9% · n=33
With Gerald Stephen Quinn 14% vs 9% · n=50
On first rides for the horse 4.8% vs 9% · n=84
This filter uses derived form angles computed for 60.2% of the archive so far (as at 9 Nov 2026); the sample will grow as sequencing completes.
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
Hurdle 62 7 11.3% −25.99
NH Flat 53 5 9.4% −12.75
Chase 46 4 8.7% −11.50
Flat 17 0 0% −17.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 65 3 4.6% −43.60
Good 64 8 12.5% −2.77
Good to Soft 36 5 13.9% −7.87
Heavy 7 0 0% −7.00
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Downpatrick 40 2 5% −27.50
Perth 24 5 20.8% +0.63
Down Royal 15 2 13.3% +0.00
Punchestown 13 0 0% −13.00
Fairyhouse 11 0 0% −11.00
Navan 6 1 16.7% +7.00
Kilbeggan 6 0 0% −6.00
Hexham 6 1 16.7% −2.50
Naas 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheltenham 5 1 20% +8.00
Wexford 4 0 0% −4.00
Laytown (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Ayr 4 0 0% −4.00
Cartmel 4 1 25% +11.00
Bellewstown 3 0 0% −3.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 33 7 21.2% +4.03
Class 5 11 2 18.2% +7.50
Class 2 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 3 5 2 40% +9.73
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 8 3 37.5% 1.01 −2.49
2nd–3rd fav 37 7 18.9% 1.25 +0.75
4th–6th fav 58 5 8.6% 1.25 −3.50
7th+ in betting 75 1 1.3% 0.53 −62.00
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
87% completed · 108 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 46 78.3% 2 1 7 0 0
Hurdle 62 93.5% 3 1 0 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
Deadheat (FR) 12 0 2 2 Oct 26
Drumlee Myth (IRE) 11 2 5 2 Oct 26
Invictus World (FR) 10 2 2 17 Aug 24
Le Malin (FR) 9 1 3 15 Aug 26
Cirque Royal (GB) 6 2 2 17 Aug 24
Gorthill (FR) 5 1 3 22 May 26
Scary Askari (GB) 5 0 1 4 Nov 25
Tamlaght Eyes (IRE) 5 0 0 14 May 25
Takt De Touques (FR) 5 3 4 21 Dec 24
Ballyphilip (IRE) 4 1 1 17 Mar 26
Cabra Lady (IRE) 4 2 4 26 Sep 24
Wholly Boley (IRE) 4 0 0 13 Aug 23
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 92 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, 5 seasons
JFMAMJJASOND
000726011106131115
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 yardS McParlan
32% of all rides
10.5% SR · A/E 1.64
TrainerRWSR£1
S McParlan 57 6 10.5% −6.50
Gerald Stephen Quinn 50 7 14% −14.74
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
76
Archived wins
2
Pattern / graded wins
£934k
Prize money
2015
Best season · 9 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.
Missed Approach (IRE) — Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase Cheltenham · Mar 2018 · Class 2
£41,972
Mount Colah (IRE) — Foxrock Handicap Chase (grade C) Navan · Dec 2014 · Grade C
£19,500
Mount Colah (IRE) — Thurles Racecourse Supporters Club Chase (listed) Thurles · Jan 2015 · Listed
£16,900
Notable horses
Mount Colah (IRE) Big Zoomo (IRE) Takt De Touques (FR) Deadheat (FR) Carsonstown Boy (IRE) Decor Irlandais (FR)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Buck's Boum (FR) 0% · 0–19
Progeny have won 11% of 1,384 runs since 2015 (178 horses).
Watar (IRE) 11.1% · 2–18
Progeny have won 8% of 562 runs since 2017 (59 horses). Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 11% from 182. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 169.
Nicaron (GER) 20% · 2–10
Progeny have won 8.5% of 448 runs since 2011 (73 horses).
Martaline (GB) 11.1% · 1–9
Progeny have won 14.2% of 7,348 runs since 2008 (723 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 9.4% from 128. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10% from 120.
Getaway (GER) 25% · 2–8
Progeny have won 11.3% of 11,010 runs since 2016 (1,032 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 23.1% from 134.
Cape Cross (IRE) 33.3% · 2–6
Progeny have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since 2008 (988 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
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 9 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 1,072 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,072 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 27 February 2005 to 13 October 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
13 Oct 26 Punchestown (IRE) Cantgetaway (IRE)T: Sean McParlan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race16f · Good · 14 ran 11th 40/1
02 Oct 26 Hexham Deadheat (FR)T: Sean McParlan Lee "Bazza" Jenkinson Memorial Handicap Steeple ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Good · 7 ran 2nd 13/2
02 Oct 26 Hexham Drumlee Myth (IRE)T: Sean McParlan Martin Bowler Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 5 · 20f · Good · 6 ran 1st 5/2
10 Sep 26 Laytown (IRE) Musical Act (IRE)T: Ciaran Murphy Money Back Daily Specials With Tote.ie (Q.R.) Handicap7f · Standard · 10 ran 10th 80/1
10 Sep 26 Laytown (IRE) Bold Optimist (IRE)T: Daniel McLoughlin Bet With Tote On Racing & Sports (Q.R.) Handicap6f · Standard · 10 ran 8th 8/1
02 Sep 26 Navan (IRE) Cala Gracioneta (IRE)T: Matthew J Smith Kilberry (Q.R.) Handicap16f · Good · 16 ran 8th 5/1
28 Aug 26 Down Royal (IRE) Bresil Belle (IRE)T: Noel C Kelly Hovis Ireland Mares Flat Race17.5f · Good · 11 ran 10th 28/1
21 Aug 26 Kilbeggan (IRE) Deadheat (FR)T: S McParlan New Forest Estate & Golf Club Handicap Steeplechase26f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 3rd 40/1
21 Aug 26 Kilbeggan (IRE) Anns Getaway (IRE)T: S McParlan Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle On 29th August Maiden Hurdle16f · Good · 13 ran 10th 250/1
15 Aug 26 Perth Le Malin (FR)T: S McParlan Brooks Macdonald Handicap Steeple ChaseClass 5 · 24f · Good · 7 ran 4th 11/2
15 Aug 26 Perth Drumlee Myth (IRE)T: S McParlan Malcolm Group Handicap Hurdle RaceClass 5 · 24f · Good · 11 ran 6th 11/4F
08 Aug 26 Kilbeggan (IRE) Anns Getaway (IRE)T: S McParlan Well Of Moate Maiden Hurdle16f · Good · 11 ran 10th 150/1
20 Jul 26 Cartmel Le Malin (FR)T: S McParlan RF Miller & Co Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)Class 4 · 25.5f · Good · 3 ran 3rd 7/2
20 Jul 26 Cartmel Drumlee Myth (IRE)T: S McParlan Molson Coors Handicap Hurdle Race (Div I)Class 5 · 22f · Good · 9 ran 1st 14/1
03 Jul 26 Wexford Deadheat (FR)T: S McParlan Save The Date 7th August Ladies Day Handicap Chase (0-100)19.5f · Good · 13 ran 10th 50/1
03 Jul 26 Wexford Lakota Blue (FR)T: S McParlan Clearwater Construction Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1)17f · Good · 13 ran 9th 20/1
13 Jun 26 Downpatrick Mevoila A Vassy (FR)T: Gerald Stephen Quinn Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Flat Race19f · Good · 8 ran 6th 17/2
13 Jun 26 Downpatrick Western Model (IRE)T: Andrew Kinirons Denvir's Of Downpatrick (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1)22f · Good · 14 ran 3rd 20/1
22 May 26 Downpatrick Gorthill (FR)T: Stephen Carlin Albert Bartlett Hunters Chase29f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 5th 11/1
22 May 26 Downpatrick Weespoof (IRE)T: Gerald Stephen Quinn Down Royal Corporation Of Horsebreeders Maiden Hunters Chase23.5f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 4th 7/1

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 N. McParlan's strike rate?
Mr N. McParlan has won 16 of 178 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 9% (as at 9 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Mr N. McParlan do best at?
Downpatrick by strike rate: 2 wins from 40 rides (5%) 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 N. McParlan ride most for?
S McParlan, with 57 rides since 2022 — 32% of the total. That pairing has won 6 (10.5%).
What is Mr N. McParlan's Fair A/E?
1.10, from 178 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 9 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).