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Jockey profile

Mr N. McParlan

987 rides in the lifetime window · 481 individual horses
As at 15 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Rides today
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
68–987
Wins / Runs
6.9%
Strike rate
n=987
208 (21%)
Placed
0.98
Fair A/E
n=986 · 0.79 incl. margin
−252.43
£1 level stake
n=987 at SP · −25.6%
£862k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
6.3%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 50 times a season, winning on 7% of them — level with the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.98). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 13% (63 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 987 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 15 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance 25.5% when favourite S McParlan: 6.7% from 225 LTO winners: 12.7% Claiming: 7.3% Rides the favourite in 5% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Perth (17.1%, n=41), clear of the rider's 6.9% baseline. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 12.7% (n=63, Fair A/E 0.99). S McParlan supplies 23% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (6.7%, A/E 1.15) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also reads well in Class 4 (17.5%, n=63). The record reads poorly in Flat races — 1.9% over 104 rides, 5pts below the baseline. 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 6.9% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
4.6%−2.3
n=474 · A/E 0.90 · £1 −254.34
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
12.7%+5.8
n=63 · A/E 0.99 · £1 −24.22
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
6.5%−0.4
n=279 · A/E 0.95 · £1 +32.63
When favourite
25.5%
n=47 · A/E 0.88 · £1 −17.42
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
7.3%+0.4
n=791 · A/E 1.00 · £1 −143.83
Big fields · 14+ runners
5.3%−1.6
n=374 · A/E 1.07 · £1 −152.75
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
5.1%−1.8
n=39 · A/E 0.97 · £1 −27.10

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 6.9% 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
With J G Cosgrave 18% vs 6.9% · n=61
In Class 4 17.5% vs 6.9% · n=63
At Perth 17.1% vs 6.9% · n=41
With Gerald Stephen Quinn 14.8% vs 6.9% · n=54
On last-time-out winners 12.7% vs 6.9% · n=63
In Flat races 1.9% vs 6.9% · n=104
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 348 19 5.5% −181.19
Hurdle 279 23 8.2% −1.74
Chase 256 24 9.4% −58.50
Flat 104 2 1.9% −11.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 373 25 6.7% −47.69
Good 278 21 7.6% −53.02
Heavy 148 12 8.1% −81.95
Good to Soft 124 8 6.5% −13.87
Good to Firm 49 2 4.1% −40.90
Standard (AW) 10 0 0% −10.00
Firm 5 0 0% −5.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Downpatrick 156 7 4.5% −57.50
Down Royal 154 16 10.4% −41.15
Punchestown 104 3 2.9% −25.00
Fairyhouse 74 3 4.1% −55.10
Navan 47 3 6.4% −19.00
Perth 41 7 17.1% +87.88
Galway 35 3 8.6% +11.00
Thurles 28 5 17.9% +1.90
Kilbeggan 28 1 3.6% −23.67
Leopardstown 25 1 4% −18.00
Naas 23 1 4.3% −18.00
Bellewstown 21 0 0% −21.00
Ayr 20 0 0% −20.00
Roscommon 20 0 0% −20.00
Wexford 19 1 5.3% −11.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 63 11 17.5% +95.28
Class 1 36 1 2.8% −34.10
Class 5 36 2 5.6% −17.50
Class 2 16 2 12.5% +3.00
Class 3 9 2 22.2% +5.73
Class 6 6 0 0% −6.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 55 14 25.5% 0.92 −18.92
2nd–3rd fav 150 26 17.3% 1.19 −7.51
4th–6th fav 299 19 6.4% 0.96 −101.00
7th+ in betting 483 9 1.9% 0.70 −125.00
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
85.4% completed · 535 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 256 77% 16 7 35 1 0
Hurdle 279 93.2% 8 1 9 1 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
Mount Colah (IRE) 37 9 15 18 Nov 21
Deadheat (FR) 18 2 6 9 Nov 26
Strong Euro (IRE) 15 0 2 8 Nov 12
Triolet (IRE) 14 1 5 27 Aug 18
Slew Charm (FR) 14 1 4 30 May 14
Walkers Point (IRE) 13 1 3 25 Aug 21
Quiet Account (IRE) 13 1 5 29 Oct 18
Carsonstown Boy (IRE) 13 2 5 29 Mar 16
Decor Irlandais (FR) 12 2 4 30 Jul 21
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
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 481 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 3 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, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
72638771057513
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
23% of all rides
6.7% SR · A/E 1.15
TrainerRWSR£1
S McParlan 225 15 6.7% +17.33
C A McBratney 110 8 7.3% −37.23
J G Cosgrave 61 11 18% −7.35
Thomas Gibney 55 6 10.9% +108.33
Gerald Stephen Quinn 54 8 14.8% −15.49
Noel C Kelly 51 4 7.8% −24.25
Sarah Dawson 40 1 2.5% −21.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
76
Archived wins
2
Pattern / graded wins
£937k
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
Beneficial (GB) 17.2% · 10–58
Progeny have won 10.4% of 17,047 runs since 2008 (1,155 horses).
Buck's Boum (FR) 10.7% · 3–28
Progeny have won 10.9% of 1,390 runs since 2015 (178 horses).
Presenting (GB) 4% · 1–25
Progeny have won 11% of 20,055 runs since 2008 (1,686 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24.3% from 136.
Watar (IRE) 8.7% · 2–23
Progeny have won 8.2% of 564 runs since 2017 (59 horses). Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 11.5% from 183. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 170.
Golan (IRE) 9.1% · 2–22
Progeny have won 8.7% of 3,151 runs since 2008 (288 horses). Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.4% from 258.
Jimble (FR) 9.1% · 2–22
Progeny have won 8.6% of 625 runs since 2008 (43 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 1,074 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,074 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 27 February 2005 to 15 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
15 Nov 26 Navan (IRE) Eillis (IRE)T: S. R. B. Crawford Coolmore N.H. Sires Hurricane Lane Irish EBF Mares Flat Race (Listed)Class 1 · 16f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 3rd 50/1
09 Nov 26 Punchestown (IRE) Deadheat (FR)T: Sean McParlan Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Steeplechase24.5f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 7th 16/1
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

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 68 of 987 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 6.9% (as at 15 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Mr N. McParlan do best at?
Perth by strike rate: 7 wins from 41 rides (17.1%) since 2008. 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 225 rides since 2008 — 23% of the total. That pairing has won 15 (6.7%).
Is Mr N. McParlan 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 N. McParlan's Fair A/E?
0.98, from 986 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 15 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).