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Jockey profile

Mr R O Harding

456 rides in the lifetime window · 329 individual horses
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Jul 2019
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
No rides in the last 5 seasons — showing the lifetime record, from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it.
22–456
Wins / Runs
4.8%
Strike rate
n=456
70 (15%)
Placed
0.84
Fair A/E
n=455 · 0.65 incl. margin
−241.61
£1 level stake
n=455 at SP · −53.1%
£281k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 40 times a season, winning on 5% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.84).

Deterministic profile computed from 456 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Fired Feb–Mar W J Burke: 1.8% from 57
The read

The market has consistently overbet claiming rides: 3.7% strike, Fair A/E 0.70 and −241.00 to a £1 stake over 410 rides — those runners underperformed what the price implied. W J Burke supplied 13% of the rides and sits below the rider's average (1.8% vs 4.8%, A/E 0.28). The rider also read well in Chase races (12%, n=125) and beyond 3m (11.9%, n=42). The record read poorly off a 61-180-day break — 0% over 33 rides, 4.8pts below the baseline. Seasonally, the rider fired Feb–Mar.

Written from the figures on this page — every claim carries its sample. Descriptive, not a tip.

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 4.8% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
3.4%−1.4
n=321 · A/E 0.74 · £1 −175.83
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
13.6%+8.8
n=22 · A/E 1.26 · £1 +7.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
3.7%−1.1
n=82 · A/E 0.59 · £1 −63.33
When favourite
28.6%
n=14 · A/E 0.75 · £1 −8.44
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
3.7%−1.1
n=410 · A/E 0.70 · £1 −241.00
Big fields · 14+ runners
4%−0.8
n=302 · A/E 0.95 · £1 −143.67
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−4.8
n=9 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −9.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 4.8% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, not tips. 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 Chase races 12% vs 4.8% · n=125
Beyond 3m 11.9% vs 4.8% · n=42
Off a 8-14-day break 11.9% vs 4.8% · n=42
With Miss M Harding 0% vs 4.8% · n=38
Off a 61-180-day break 0% vs 4.8% · n=33
Over 2m5f – 3m 8.6% vs 4.8% · n=70
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 190 4 2.1% −143.67
Chase 125 15 12% −23.44
Hurdle 72 1 1.4% −45.00
Flat 69 2 2.9% −29.50

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Heavy 124 6 4.8% −94.33
Good 118 6 5.1% −57.67
Soft 111 6 5.4% −26.11
Good to Soft 58 3 5.2% −35.50
Good to Firm 35 1 2.9% −18.00
Firm 5 0 0% −5.00
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Cork 68 2 2.9% −61.83
Punchestown 56 2 3.6% −38.67
Limerick 55 2 3.6% −36.00
Fairyhouse 22 2 9.1% −9.50
Tipperary 21 2 9.5% +19.00
Cheltenham 21 3 14.3% +10.00
Clonmel 21 2 9.5% −3.00
Gowran Park 20 0 0% −20.00
Thurles 18 0 0% −18.00
Listowel 18 0 0% −18.00
Galway 17 0 0% −17.00
Killarney 13 0 0% −13.00
Ballinrobe 12 0 0% −12.00
Tramore 12 0 0% −12.00
Wexford 12 2 16.7% +18.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 2 18 2 11.1% −3.00
Class 1 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 3 6 2 33.3% +15.00
Class 5 5 1 20% +0.50
Class 6 3 2 66.7% −0.11
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 17 5 29.4% 0.84 −6.44
2nd–3rd fav 46 6 13% 1.02 −1.67
4th–6th fav 95 5 5.3% 0.84 −50.50
7th+ in betting 297 6 2% 0.71 −183.00
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
72.1% completed · 197 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 125 67.2% 8 5 27 1 0
Hurdle 72 80.6% 4 2 8 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
Moscow Breeze (IRE) 14 0 4 19 May 11
Salsify (IRE) 9 4 6 24 Feb 18
Island Master (IRE) 8 1 2 19 Oct 17
Cloudy Lane (GB) 7 2 3 4 Apr 13
Theresathingwrong (IRE) 6 0 2 21 Apr 10
She's Got Grit (IRE) 5 2 4 14 Nov 13
Ballysassian (IRE) 5 0 0 7 Nov 13
Trendy Native (GB) 5 0 0 10 Mar 13
Jolly Flyer (IRE) 5 0 0 20 Dec 09
My Murphy (IRE) 4 0 1 2 Apr 18
Sherchanceit (IRE) 4 0 1 9 Nov 08
Dont Cod Yourself (IRE) 4 0 0 30 Sep 08
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 329 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.

By month

strike by month, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
01465534400113
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 yardW J Burke
13% of all rides
1.8% SR · A/E 0.28
TrainerRWSR£1
W J Burke 57 1 1.8% −48.00
Miss M Harding 38 0 0% −38.00
Terence O'Brien 33 2 6.1% −22.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
30
Archived wins
£442k
Prize money
2006
Best season · 5 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.
BallaBriggs (IRE) — Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Amateur Riders) Cheltenham · Mar 2010 · Class 2
£33,011
You're Special (USA) — Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Handicap Chase Cheltenham · Mar 2006 · Class 2
£30,010
Hot Weld (GB) — Letheby & Christopher Nat Hunt Chase Novices' Cup (Amateurs) Cheltenham · Mar 2006 · Class 2
£30,010
Notable horses
Salsify (IRE) Cloudy Lane (GB) She's Got Grit (IRE) What A Moment (IRE) Island Master (IRE) Hot Weld (GB)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Presenting (GB) 9.1% · 3–33
Progeny have won 11% of 20,050 runs since 2008 (1,686 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24.3% from 136.
Beneficial (GB) 17.9% · 5–28
Progeny have won 10.4% of 17,044 runs since 2008 (1,155 horses).
Flemensfirth (USA) 9.5% · 2–21
Progeny have won 11.9% of 17,282 runs since 2008 (1,594 horses).
Turtle Island (IRE) 10.5% · 2–19
Progeny have won 7.5% of 3,325 runs since 2008 (309 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 10.7% from 215.
Moscow Society (USA) 0% · 0–17
Progeny have won 8.3% of 2,521 runs since 2008 (255 horses).
Oscar (IRE) 0% · 0–15
Progeny have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since 2008 (1,456 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 18.1% from 105.
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 28 Oct 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 667 · newest first

The latest 50 of 667 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 19 January 2005 to 31 July 2019.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
31 Jul 19 Galway Right Approval (IRE)T: Leonard Paul Flynn Play The Tote Trifecta (Q.R.) Maiden12f · Good · 18 ran 17th 100/1
29 Jul 19 Galway Newcross (IRE)T: A J Martin Connacht Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap (70-100) (Premier Handicap)17f · Good · 20 ran 16th 14/1
11 May 19 Cork Shuil Le Cheile (IRE)T: Eugene M O'Sullivan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race16f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 10th 66/1
03 May 19 Punchestown I'mstillyourbaby (IRE)T: P A Fahy GVA Donal O'Buachalla Property Advisors Flat Race18f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 13th 66/1
30 Apr 19 Punchestown Stormy Judge (IRE)T: P A Fahy Sanctuary Synthetics Flat Race16.5f · Yielding To Soft · 25 ran 8th 33/1
23 Apr 19 Fairyhouse Barangarou (IRE)T: P A Fahy Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race20f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran 14th 66/1
12 Apr 19 Ballinrobe Mister Fogpatches (IRE)T: P A Fahy Connacht Tribune Flat Race17.5f · Good · 16 ran 3rd 20/1
17 Mar 19 Wexford I'mstillyourbaby (IRE)T: P A Fahy Tomcoole Farm Ltd (Pro/Am) Flat Race20f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 5th 50/1
07 Mar 19 Thurles Casamari Abbey (IRE)T: P A Fahy Fethard Flat Race16f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 8th 10/1
07 Feb 19 Thurles Casamari Abbey (IRE)T: P A Fahy Munster Flat Race16f · Good · 16 ran 2nd 25/1
31 Dec 18 Punchestown Tens Or Better (IRE)T: P A Fahy Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race18f · Good · 14 ran 1st 10/3
27 Dec 18 Limerick Festival Opera (IRE)T: J P Dempsey Earl Of Harrington Memorial Maiden Hunters Chase22.5f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran PU 10/1
26 Dec 18 Limerick Lanadelnay (IRE)T: Leonard Paul Flynn Lyons Of Limerick Jaguar & Land Rover Mares Flat Race16f · Soft · 13 ran PU 66/1
30 Nov 18 Limerick Warrior Assassin (IRE)T: Philip M Byrne Mr Binman Christmas Racing Festival 26th-29th December (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-109)21f · Yielding · 12 ran 4th 33/1
25 Nov 18 Navan Tens Or Better (IRE)T: P A Fahy Coolmore N.H. Sires Irish EBF Mares Flat Race (Listed)16f · Good · 11 ran 5th 33/1
16 Nov 18 Cheltenham Lovely Job (IRE)T: Fergal O'Brien Markel Insurance Amateur Riders' Handicap ChaseClass 3 · 25f · Good · 11 ran 5th 7/1
12 Nov 18 Thurles Criq Sun (FR)T: Mrs Lorna Fowler Go Racing At Thurles Racecourse Flat Race20f · Good · 6 ran 3rd 6/1
10 Nov 18 Naas Clear Left (IRE)T: Shane Ryder Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race16f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 5th 33/1
31 Aug 18 Curragh Archer's Up (GB)T: Gavin Cromwell Paddy Power Amateur Riders Derby (Q.R.) Handicap (50-85)12f · Good To Yielding · 22 ran 7th 25/1
07 Aug 18 Roscommon Gateway To Europe (GB)T: Brian Nolan Ireland's Hidden Heartlands Flat Race16.5f · Good · 18 ran 8th 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 R O Harding's strike rate?
Mr R O Harding has won 22 of 456 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 4.8% (as at 28 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Mr R O Harding do best at?
Punchestown by strike rate: 2 wins from 56 rides (3.6%) 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 R O Harding ride most for?
W J Burke, with 57 rides since 2008 — 13% of the total. That pairing has won 1 (1.8%).
What is Mr R O Harding's Fair A/E?
0.84, from 455 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 28 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).