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Jockey profile

Oliver Dayman

251 rides in the lifetime window · 114 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Aug 2011 100% of rides over jumps
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.
21–251
Wins / Runs
8.4%
Strike rate
n=251
79 (32%)
Placed
0.98
Fair A/E
n=251 · 0.84 incl. margin
−77.90
£1 level stake
n=251 at SP · −31.0%
£110k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
9.4%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 60 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 8% of them — level with the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.98). Rode mostly for Alison Thorpe — 49% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 251 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Alison Thorpe: 13% from 123 Claiming: 8.5%
The read

Horses returning fresh after 61+ days have been a poor signal at 2.3% (n=43, Fair A/E 0.59). Alison Thorpe supplied 49% of the rides and edges the rider's average (13% vs 8.4%, A/E 1.23) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also read well over 2m5f – 3m (14.8%, n=61) and in Class 5 (11.6%, n=95).

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 8.4% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
7.3%−1.1
n=109 · A/E 1.04 · £1 −33.59
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
12.5%+4.1
n=24 · A/E 0.77 · £1 −3.06
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
2.3%−6.1
n=43 · A/E 0.59 · £1 −31.00
When favourite
40%
n=15 · A/E 1.31 · £1 +2.10
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
8.5%+0.1
n=247 · A/E 1.00 · £1 −73.90
Big fields · 14+ runners
5.6%−2.8
n=71 · A/E 1.07 · £1 −20.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 8.4% 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 horses switching code 0% vs 8.4% · n=36
Over 2m5f – 3m 14.8% vs 8.4% · n=61
With Alison Thorpe 13% vs 8.4% · n=123
With Peter Bowen 3.8% vs 8.4% · n=52
In Class 5 11.6% vs 8.4% · n=95
On Good to Soft going 11.4% vs 8.4% · n=35
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 209 20 9.6% −41.90
Chase 27 1 3.7% −21.00
NH Flat 15 0 0% −15.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 96 6 6.3% −51.25
Good to Firm 67 5 7.5% −24.09
Soft 41 3 7.3% −25.50
Good to Soft 35 4 11.4% +7.44
Heavy 10 2 20% +7.50
Firm 2 1 50% +8.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Newton Abbot 25 6 24% +21.94
Uttoxeter 20 2 10% −5.50
Worcester 19 1 5.3% −7.00
Stratford 18 2 11.1% −6.00
Ffos Las 17 0 0% −17.00
Ludlow 15 1 6.7% −8.00
Hereford 14 1 7.1% −2.00
Fontwell 14 1 7.1% −8.50
Chepstow 12 1 8.3% −5.00
Exeter 10 0 0% −10.00
Taunton 10 2 20% +17.00
Towcester 8 2 25% −2.59
Wincanton 8 0 0% −8.00
Bangor-on-Dee 7 0 0% −7.00
Market Rasen 6 0 0% −6.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 111 8 7.2% −51.06
Class 5 95 11 11.6% +3.66
Class 3 26 2 7.7% −11.50
Class 6 12 0 0% −12.00
Class 2 7 0 0% −7.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 17 6 35.3% 1.22 +0.10
2nd–3rd fav 44 5 11.4% 0.75 −16.00
4th–6th fav 87 9 10.3% 1.32 +20.00
7th+ in betting 103 1 1% 0.33 −82.00
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
88.1% completed · 236 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 27 74.1% 0 2 5 0 0
Hurdle 209 90% 4 4 13 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
Tabaran (FR) 14 4 9 23 Jun 10
Can't Remember (GB) 13 2 4 12 Apr 11
Particle (IRE) 9 1 5 20 Aug 09
Elusive Muse (GB) 7 1 3 2 Apr 11
Murcar (GB) 7 0 3 7 Mar 11
Indiana Gold (FR) 7 1 2 1 Nov 10
Swiss Art (IRE) 7 2 4 7 Oct 10
Special Cuvee (GB) 6 0 1 18 May 11
King's Realm (IRE) 5 1 4 23 Jun 11
Final Flyer (IRE) 5 0 3 2 Jun 11
Dishdasha (IRE) 5 1 3 10 Oct 10
Mister Fantastic (GB) 4 0 2 29 Jun 11
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 114 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, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
6118117913128000
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 yardAlison Thorpe
49% of all rides
13% SR · A/E 1.23
TrainerRWSR£1
Alison Thorpe 123 16 13% +5.60
Peter Bowen 52 2 3.8% −28.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
23
Archived wins
£126k
Prize money
2010
Best season · 12 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.
Tabaran (FR) — Par Inn Handicap Hurdle Newton Abbot · May 2010 · Class 3
£6,495
Dishdasha (IRE) — Allens Park Homes Handicap Hurdle Stratford · Jun 2010 · Class 3
£6,337
Happy Hussar (IRE) — Weatherbys Handicap Chase Exeter · Jan 2005 · Class 4
£5,355
Notable horses
Tabaran (FR) Can't Remember (GB) Swiss Art (IRE) Happy Hussar (IRE) Particle (IRE) Elusive Muse (GB)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Polish Precedent (USA) 28.6% · 4–14
Progeny have won 7.3% of 838 runs since 2008 (80 horses). Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 11% from 145.
Overbury (IRE) 15.4% · 2–13
Progeny have won 10.7% of 4,657 runs since 2008 (423 horses).
Diktat (GB) 0% · 0–12
Progeny have won 8.2% of 4,931 runs since 2008 (337 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.4% from 431. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 5.1% from 156.
King's Best (USA) 8.3% · 1–12
Progeny have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since 2008 (574 horses). Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.
Beneficial (GB) 0% · 0–10
Progeny have won 10.4% of 17,046 runs since 2008 (1,155 horses).
Exit To Nowhere (USA) 11.1% · 1–9
Progeny have won 8.5% of 2,787 runs since 2008 (290 horses). Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 155.
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 6 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 289 · newest first

The latest 50 of 289 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 3 January 2005 to 21 August 2011.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
21 Aug 11 Newton Abbot Little Wadham (GB)T: William Reed totepool A Better Way To Bet Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 17f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 7th 50/1
01 Aug 11 Newton Abbot Feeling (IRE)T: Dai Burchell Welcome Back Sean Dooner Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 17f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 3rd 25/1
10 Jul 11 Stratford Kissing Clara (IRE)T: Alison Thorpe Birmingham Mail Juvenile HurdleClass 4 · 16.5f · Good · 10 ran 5th 25/1
29 Jun 11 Worcester Mister Fantastic (GB)T: Dai Burchell Bet Totepool At Totesport.com Selling HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good · 16 ran 7th 8/1
28 Jun 11 Stratford Feeling (IRE)T: Dai Burchell Ladies With Bottle At Bordeaux Undiscovered Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16.5f · Good · 16 ran 12th 28/1
28 Jun 11 Stratford Kissing Clara (IRE)T: Alison Thorpe Follow Us On Twitter At Nickswine Juvenile Claiming HurdleClass 5 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 5th 11/1
28 Jun 11 Stratford Mountain Forest (GER)T: Dai Burchell Bordeaux-undiscovered.co.uk Maiden HurdleClass 4 · 16.5f · Good · 14 ran UR 50/1
26 Jun 11 Uttoxeter Friendly Love (GB)T: Dai Burchell Triplefast International 20th Anniversary Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good · 14 ran 5th 40/1
23 Jun 11 Ffos Las King's Realm (IRE)T: Alison Thorpe Theakston's Pub Is The Hub Lightfoot Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 2nd 5/1
19 Jun 11 Hereford Rampant Ronnie (USA)T: Alison Thorpe Robert Magee And Associates Ltd Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 2nd 7/1
19 Jun 11 Hereford Going Nowhere Fast (IRE)T: Alison Thorpe Bet Mobile At Victor Chandler Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 3rd 14/1
15 Jun 11 Worcester Watch Out (GB)T: Dai Burchell Business Promotional Opportunities At Worcester Racecourse Selling Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good · 16 ran 3rd 16/1
15 Jun 11 Worcester Leopard Hills (IRE)T: Alison Thorpe Winterfold House School 0-13 Years Novices' Claiming HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good · 14 ran 3rd 9/4F
02 Jun 11 Wetherby King's Realm (IRE)T: Alison Thorpe Wetherby Racecourse For All Outdoor Events Maiden Claiming HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 1st 7/4F
02 Jun 11 Wetherby Final Flyer (IRE)T: Alison Thorpe Cocktails In The Caribbean Marquee Selling HurdleClass 5 · 21.5f · Good · 8 ran 3rd 5/2F
30 May 11 Towcester Leopard Hills (IRE)T: Alison Thorpe Jenkinsons Caterers Claiming HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2nd 3/1
28 May 11 Stratford Friendly Love (GB)T: Dai Burchell Help For Heroes Novices' HurdleClass 3 · 16.5f · Good · 12 ran 9th 200/1
25 May 11 Newton Abbot Mister Fantastic (GB)T: Dai Burchell Next Car Boot Sale Here 29 May Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 3rd 14/1
18 May 11 Worcester Special Cuvee (GB)T: Alison Thorpe Cruk Relay For Life Worcester Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 20f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 5th 9/1
17 May 11 Towcester Leopard Hills (IRE)T: Alison Thorpe 'Mazda3' Novices' Selling HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 1st 10/11F

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 Oliver Dayman's strike rate?
Oliver Dayman has won 21 of 251 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 8.4% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which yard does Oliver Dayman ride most for?
Alison Thorpe, with 123 rides since 2008 — 49% of the total. That pairing has won 16 (13%).
What is Oliver Dayman's Fair A/E?
0.98, from 251 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 6 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).