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Jockey profile

Oisin Murphy

3,911 rides in the last 5 seasons · 2,184 individual horses
As at 10 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 3 days ago 100% of rides on the flat
from 1 Jan 2022
789–3,911
Wins / Runs
20.2%
Strike rate
n=3,911
1,775 (45%)
Placed
1.06
n=3,897 · 0.90 incl. margin
−479.75
£1 level stake
n=3,911 at SP · −12.3%
£30.8m
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
20.4%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 780 times a season, almost all on the flat, winning on 20% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.06).

Deterministic profile computed from 3,911 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 10 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Feb–Mar 35.6% when favourite Andrew Balding: 20.7% from 1,257 First rides: 20.9% Rides the favourite in 28% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Salisbury (31.1%, n=103), clear of the rider's 20.2% baseline. It is weakest at Newmarket (12.2% over 245 rides) — the widest gap in the record. Rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 10.2% (n=549, Fair A/E 0.96). Andrew Balding supplies 32% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (20.7%, A/E 1.06) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. 212 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown (Sep 2018, £712,500). The standout partner of the record: Roaring Lion (USA) — 7 wins from 11 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fires 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 20.2% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
20.9%+0.7
n=2,107 · A/E 1.08 · £1 −243.47
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
20.4%+0.2
n=716 · A/E 0.92 · £1 −185.49
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
19.7%−0.5
n=630 · A/E 1.05 · £1 −63.75
When favourite
35.6%
n=1,103 · A/E 1.06 · £1 −114.63
Big fields · 14+ runners
10.2%−10.0
n=549 · A/E 0.96 · £1 −157.16
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
15.7%−4.5
n=701 · A/E 1.10 · £1 −31.60

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 20.2% 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
With Saeed bin Suroor 39.7% vs 20.2% · n=68
With James Fanshawe 40% vs 20.2% · n=45
With Simon & Ed Crisford 34% vs 20.2% · n=47
At Salisbury 31.1% vs 20.2% · n=103
At Longchamp (FR) 9.2% vs 20.2% · n=65
At Newmarket 12.2% vs 20.2% · n=245
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
Flat 3,910 789 20.2% −478.75
Hurdle 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Standard (AW) 1,246 284 22.8% −176.82
Good 916 178 19.4% −74.03
Good to Firm 915 176 19.2% −127.97
Good to Soft 388 63 16.2% −60.71
Soft 342 65 19% −42.37
Heavy 104 23 22.1% +2.15

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Kempton (AW) 569 126 22.1% −112.95
Newmarket 245 30 12.2% −74.50
Ascot 243 32 13.2% −47.27
Windsor 243 59 24.3% −27.75
Wolverhampton (AW) 212 58 27.4% +2.25
Newbury 201 39 19.4% +3.16
Goodwood 200 36 18% −42.87
Sandown 196 27 13.8% −75.23
Lingfield (AW) 188 42 22.3% −54.00
York 175 30 17.1% +17.74
Doncaster 142 27 19% +0.83
Southwell (AW) 124 20 16.1% −50.30
Salisbury 103 32 31.1% +27.89
Epsom 102 26 25.5% +22.02
Newmarket 97 20 20.6% −17.96

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 851 208 24.4% −24.19
Class 5 743 185 24.9% −108.96
Class 1 702 110 15.7% −32.60
Class 2 683 119 17.4% −46.55
Class 6 450 81 18% −128.99
Class 3 408 79 19.4% −89.24

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 1,214 424 34.9% 1.07 −106.97
2nd–3rd fav 1,395 262 18.8% 1.05 −166.01
4th–6th fav 913 88 9.6% 1.07 −72.57
7th+ in betting 389 15 3.9% 0.92 −134.20
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
Amazonian Dream (IRE) 17 3 9 27 Jul 26
See The Fire (GB) 15 3 8 30 Jul 26
Running Lion (GB) 15 4 8 17 Sep 25
Coltrane (IRE) 14 3 6 4 Oct 25
Asfoora (AUS) 13 3 4 21 Aug 26
Sunway (FR) 13 2 4 12 Sep 25
Dance In The Storm (GB) 12 3 5 9 Oct 26
Flora Of Bermuda (IRE) 12 1 5 22 Aug 26
Tropical Storm (GB) 11 2 4 4 Apr 26
Regal Envoy (IRE) 10 5 7 29 Jun 26
Purosangue (GB) 10 0 5 20 Sep 25
Miss Information (IRE) 10 4 7 12 Jul 25
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 2,184 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 6 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
4 from 14
Only 14 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
243124192019191921192120
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
32% of all rides
20.7% SR · A/E 1.06
TrainerRWSR£1
Andrew Balding 1,257 260 20.7% −101.13
Hugo Palmer 205 55 26.8% +39.38
John & Thady Gosden 168 41 24.4% −26.28
Rod Millman 134 27 20.1% −12.84
Charlie Johnston 85 9 10.6% −47.15
David Menuisier 73 12 16.4% −18.59
Saeed bin Suroor 68 27 39.7% +34.78
Ed Walker 60 15 25% +7.19
Richard Hughes 60 14 23.3% −25.91
Michael Bell 54 12 22.2% −0.83
Hughie Morrison 52 11 21.2% −9.62
Simon & Ed Crisford 47 16 34% +14.05
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2013→
1,993
Archived wins
212
Pattern / graded wins
£57.3m
Prize money
2019
Best season · 222 wins
Roaring Lion (USA) — QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes (Group 1) Leopardstown · Sep 2018 · Group 1
£712,500
Roaring Lion (USA) — Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Group 1) (Sponsored By Qipco) (Str) Ascot · Oct 2018 · Group 1
£655,709
Roaring Lion (USA) — Juddmonte International Stakes (Group 1) York · Aug 2018 · Group 1
£602,544

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Kingman (GB) 23.3% · 27–116
Progeny have won 14.5% of 7,533 runs since 2018 (779 horses). Weakest on Soft going: 11% from 970. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 8.9% from 123.
Dark Angel (IRE) 23.4% · 26–111
Progeny have won 11.3% of 21,953 runs since 2011 (1,596 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 15% from 107.
Frankel (GB) 18% · 18–100
Progeny have won 18% of 7,544 runs since 2016 (882 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 12.8% from 329. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.2% from 270.
Lope De Vega (IRE) 21.5% · 20–93
Progeny have won 13.8% of 12,236 runs since 2014 (1,110 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.4% from 961.
Sea The Stars (IRE) 17.6% · 16–91
Progeny have won 15.7% of 9,988 runs since 2013 (1,119 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on Heavy going: 9.4% from 459. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
Havana Grey (GB) 23.8% · 19–80
Progeny have won 13.2% of 4,611 runs since 2022 (420 horses). Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 16.2% from 105. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 9.9% from 424.
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 10 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 11,280 · newest first

The latest 50 of 11,280 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 14 May 2013 to 7 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

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).

KTB’s figures

the forward record · since 5 Oct 2026

KTB’s figures on this rider’s mounts since 7 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 13 runs (won 8) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 15 runs (won 9) · fastest on KTB Speed in 11 runs (won 3, 1 did not run) · to 7 Nov 2026.

Each pick was a KTB figure’s choice before the off — the published KTB Selection, the top-rated horse on KTB Rating, the fastest on KTB Speed — settled against the result the next morning and never worked out again; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races only. A record of weeks so far: read it as a count, not a verdict.

Quick answers

What is Oisin Murphy's strike rate?
Oisin Murphy has won 789 of 3,911 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 20.2% (as at 10 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Oisin Murphy do best at?
Salisbury by strike rate: 32 wins from 103 rides (31.1%) 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 Oisin Murphy ride most for?
Andrew Balding, with 1,257 rides since 2022 — 32% of the total. That pairing has won 260 (20.7%).
Is Oisin Murphy in form?
Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 14 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Oisin Murphy's Fair A/E?
1.06, from 3,897 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 10 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).