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Jockey profile

N G McCullagh

724 rides in the last 5 seasons · 410 individual horses
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 3 days ago 100% of rides on the flat
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2008→)
from 1 Jan 2022
23–724
Wins / Runs
3.2%
Strike rate
n=724
92 (13%)
Placed
0.72
Fair A/E
n=723 · 0.57 incl. margin
−441.50
£1 level stake
n=724 at SP · −61.0%
£844k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
1.3%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 140 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 3% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 0.72).

Deterministic profile computed from 724 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Jul–Aug Charles Weld: 4.2% from 72
The read

Rides on last-time-out winners have been a poor signal at 0% (n=32, Fair A/E 0.00). The market has consistently overbet horses returning fresh after 61+ days: 0.7% strike, Fair A/E 0.21 and −130.00 to a £1 stake over 147 rides — those runners underperform what the price implies. Charles Weld supplies 10% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (4.2%, A/E 1.06) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also reads well off a 0-7-day break (8.6%, n=35). The record reads poorly off a 61-180-day break — 0% over 99 rides, 3.2pts below the baseline. 24 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Friends Of The Curragh Irish Cesarewitch at Curragh (Sep 2025, £324,000). The standout partner of the record: Mountain Coral (IRE) — 6 wins from 34 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fires Jul–Aug.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 3.2% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
2.7%−0.5
n=373 · A/E 0.74 · £1 −238.50
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
0%−3.2
n=32 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −32.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
0.7%−2.5
n=147 · A/E 0.21 · £1 −130.00
When favourite
16.7%
n=12 · A/E 0.77 · £1 −4.00
Big fields · 14+ runners
3.1%−0.1
n=391 · A/E 0.81 · £1 −255.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−3.2
n=27 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −27.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 3.2% 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
Off a 0-7-day break 8.6% vs 3.2% · n=35
Off a 61-180-day break 0% vs 3.2% · n=99
With debutants 0% vs 3.2% · n=90
With J P Murtagh 0% vs 3.2% · n=40
At Naas 6.1% vs 3.2% · n=49
With M Halford 0% vs 3.2% · n=32
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

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 214 8 3.7% −158.00
Standard (AW) 205 6 2.9% −95.00
Soft 167 5 3% −101.00
Heavy 86 3 3.5% −50.50
Good to Soft 35 1 2.9% −20.00
Good to Firm 17 0 0% −17.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 203 6 3% −93.00
Curragh 142 2 1.4% −126.50
Leopardstown 53 1 1.9% −42.00
Naas 49 3 6.1% −4.00
Gowran Park 46 1 2.2% −33.00
Navan 42 2 4.8% −10.00
Cork 40 1 2.5% −34.00
Fairyhouse 28 1 3.6% −20.50
Down Royal 18 2 11.1% −6.50
Galway 18 1 5.6% −3.00
Tipperary 15 0 0% −15.00
Limerick 15 2 13.3% −3.50
Killarney 13 0 0% −13.00
Roscommon 13 0 0% −13.00
Punchestown 7 0 0% −7.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 27 0 0% −27.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 17 4 23.5% 1.19 +3.50
2nd–3rd fav 49 6 12.2% 0.85 −10.50
4th–6th fav 151 4 2.6% 0.39 −98.50
7th+ in betting 507 9 1.8% 0.80 −336.00
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.

Horses ridden

same window as header · most-raced first
HorseRWPlLast ran
Rosato (IRE) 17 2 4 2 Nov 25
Morse (IRE) 10 1 4 19 Oct 25
Verified (IRE) 10 0 1 15 Nov 24
Highland Harvey (IRE) 9 0 0 10 Dec 25
Famous Enough (IRE) 7 1 3 19 Sep 25
Caislean Ni Cuan (IRE) 6 0 0 27 Sep 26
Roman Harry (IRE) 6 1 2 25 Jul 26
Smooth (GB) 6 0 0 26 Sep 25
Zabeir (IRE) 6 0 1 16 Aug 25
No Big Deal (IRE) 6 0 0 26 Apr 25
Spinning Web (IRE) 6 1 3 20 Dec 24
Primo Uomo (IRE) 6 1 3 12 Jul 23
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 410 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, 5 seasons
JFMAMJJASOND
230402852344
A flat rider: the season runs Mar–Oct. Muted months are small samples (under 30 runs) — read them with the caution they deserve.

Riding for

same window · biggest samples first
Main yardCharles Weld
10% of all rides
4.2% SR · A/E 1.06
TrainerRWSR£1
Charles Weld 72 3 4.2% −29.00
K J Condon 53 2 3.8% −38.00
G. O'Leary 41 1 2.4% −24.00
M Halford & T Collins 40 1 2.5% −21.00
J P Murtagh 40 0 0% −40.00
M Halford 32 0 0% −32.00
A J Martin 30 0 0% −30.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
342
Archived wins
24
Pattern / graded wins
£7.75m
Prize money
2005
Best season · 43 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.
Puturhandstogether (IRE) — Friends Of The Curragh Irish Cesarewitch (0-110) (Premier Handicap) Curragh · Sep 2025
£324,000
Royal Diamond (IRE) — Gain Horse Feeds Irish St. Leger (Group 1) Curragh · Sep 2012 · Group 1
£116,000
Hard Rock City (USA) — Oliver Freaney September Handicap Leopardstown · Sep 2005
£65,100
Notable horses
Mountain Coral (IRE) Primo Uomo (IRE) Farmleigh House (IRE) Hard Rock City (USA) Powersville (IRE) Rashaan (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Elzaam (AUS) 3.4% · 1–29
Progeny have won 9.2% of 4,528 runs since 2016 (374 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.9% from 326.
Raven's Pass (USA) 10% · 2–20
Progeny have won 11.2% of 4,940 runs since 2012 (453 horses).
Australia (GB) 5.3% · 1–19
Progeny have won 11.1% of 5,672 runs since 2018 (566 horses). Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.
Highland Reel (IRE) 0% · 0–16
Progeny have won 7.2% of 1,514 runs since 2021 (162 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 10.4% from 144.
Acclamation (GB) 13.3% · 2–15
Progeny have won 10% of 19,709 runs since 2008 (1,327 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 195.
Awtaad (IRE) 0% · 0–15
Progeny have won 11.5% of 2,880 runs since 2020 (210 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 7.7% from 104. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 14.5% from 608. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.1% from 115.
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 4 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 6,552 · newest first

The latest 50 of 6,552 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 20 March 2005 to 1 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
01 Nov 26 Curragh (IRE) Chasing Paradise (IRE)T: J. P. Murtagh QuinnBet Loughbrown Stakes (Group 3)Class 1 · 16.5f · Yielding · 11 ran 5th 80/1
01 Nov 26 Curragh (IRE) Loingseoir (IRE)T: M C Grassick Isuzu Ireland Handicap7f · Yielding To Soft · 25 ran 24th 40/1
04 Oct 26 Curragh (IRE) Treasure Rose (IRE)T: J. P. Murtagh Hailey Equine Irish EBF Brigid's Pastures Stakes (Listed)Class 1 · 6f · Soft · 16 ran 8th 80/1
04 Oct 26 Curragh (IRE) A Lovely Manoeuvre (IRE)T: Ms Margaret Mullins Bermingham Cameras Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden7f · Soft · 12 ran 11th 125/1
27 Sep 26 Curragh (IRE) Too Bossy For Us (IRE)T: W. P. Mullins Friends Of The Curragh Irish Cesarewitch17f · Heavy · 30 ran 23rd 50/1
27 Sep 26 Curragh (IRE) Caislean Ni Cuan (IRE)T: Thomas Mullins Celebrating County Kildare And Lexington Twinning Maiden6f · Heavy · 11 ran 4th 20/1
26 Sep 26 Curragh (IRE) Lohoobb (GB)T: M C Grassick Kwiff More Bang For Your Bet Rated Race7f · Yielding · 9 ran 9th 50/1
21 Sep 26 Listowel (IRE) Royal Saxo (FR)T: A. J. Martin John McGuire Handicap12f · Yielding · 15 ran 6th 40/1
21 Sep 26 Listowel (IRE) Iamimmaculate (IRE)T: G. O'Leary Liam & Joan Healy Memorial Handicap9f · Yielding · 13 ran 2nd 10/1
23 Aug 26 Naas (IRE) Amanirenas (IRE)T: M C Grassick Big Evs At Tally-Ho Handicap5f · Good · 19 ran 17th 50/1
22 Aug 26 Curragh (IRE) Caislean Ni Cuan (IRE)T: Thomas Mullins Friends Of Moorefield GAA Handicap6f · Good · 27 ran 16th 50/1
22 Aug 26 Curragh (IRE) Hamidi (FR)T: J P Murtagh Coolmore Stud St Mark's Basilica Irish EBF Maiden7f · Good · 16 ran 10th 125/1
09 Aug 26 Curragh (IRE) Caislean Ni Cuan (IRE)T: Thomas Mullins Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Handicap6f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 12th 28/1
03 Aug 26 Naas (IRE) Lily Bear (IRE)T: M C Grassick Irish EBF Ballyhane Stakes (Median Sires Series)6f · Good · 11 ran 11th 150/1
01 Aug 26 Galway (IRE) Deralo Ir (FR)T: A J Martin McDonogh Capital Investments Handicap12f · Yielding · 16 ran 16th 66/1
31 Jul 26 Galway (IRE) Priorstown (IRE)T: J P Murtagh Arthur Guinness Handicap8.5f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 16th 22/1
28 Jul 26 Galway (IRE) Caislean Ni Cuan (IRE)T: Thomas Mullins Caulfield Industrial Irish EBF Maiden7f · Yielding · 14 ran 5th 40/1
27 Jul 26 Galway (IRE) Solas Na Gealai (IRE)T: J S Bolger Grá Chocolates Handicap12.5f · Yielding · 15 ran 13th 22/1
25 Jul 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Roman Harry (IRE)T: S M Duffy O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Handicap (Div I)7f · Good · 14 ran 8th 12/1
20 Jul 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) Royal Saxo (FR)T: A J Martin Tote.ie Everyday Is A Money Back Day Handicap13f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 5th 80/1

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 N G McCullagh's strike rate?
N G McCullagh has won 23 of 724 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 3.2% (as at 4 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does N G McCullagh do best at?
Naas by strike rate: 3 wins from 49 rides (6.1%) 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 N G McCullagh ride most for?
Charles Weld, with 72 rides since 2022 — 10% of the total. That pairing has won 3 (4.2%).
Is N G McCullagh 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 N G McCullagh's Fair A/E?
0.72, from 723 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 4 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).