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Jockey profile

Paul Callaghan

176 rides in the lifetime window · 89 individual horses
As at 29 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Jun 2012 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.
10–176
Wins / Runs
5.7%
Strike rate
n=176
30 (17%)
Placed
1.19
Fair A/E
n=176 · 1.01 incl. margin
−48.50
£1 level stake
n=176 at SP · −27.6%
£58,275
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 40 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 6% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.19).

Deterministic profile computed from 176 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 29 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Fresh horses: 6.7% Robert Johnson: 8.6% from 58 Claiming: 5.8%
The read

Robert Johnson supplied 33% of the rides and edges the rider's average (8.6% vs 5.7%, A/E 1.56) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also read well in Chase races (10.7%, n=56) and in Class 4 (9.2%, n=76). The record read poorly over 1m5f – 2m — 0% over 59 rides, 5.7pts below the baseline.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 5.7% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
4.9%−0.8
n=82 · A/E 1.49 · £1 −49.50
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
16.7%+11.0
n=12 · A/E 2.02 · £1 +1.50
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
6.7%+1.0
n=30 · A/E 2.11 · £1 −10.00
When favourite
50%
n=4 · A/E 2.20 · £1 +5.50
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
5.8%+0.1
n=173 · A/E 1.21 · £1 −45.50
Big fields · 14+ runners
4.6%−1.1
n=65 · A/E 1.26 · £1 −24.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 5.7% 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
Over 1m5f – 2m 0% vs 5.7% · n=59
In Chase races 10.7% vs 5.7% · n=56
In Class 4 9.2% vs 5.7% · n=76
With horses switching code 2.2% vs 5.7% · n=46
Off a 8-14-day break 2.5% vs 5.7% · n=40
With Robert Johnson 8.6% vs 5.7% · n=58
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 99 4 4% −20.00
Chase 56 6 10.7% −7.50
NH Flat 21 0 0% −21.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 56 2 3.6% −35.00
Soft 37 3 8.1% +15.00
Good to Soft 36 2 5.6% −26.50
Good to Firm 25 2 8% +5.00
Heavy 22 1 4.5% −7.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Hexham 22 0 0% −22.00
Sedgefield 20 2 10% −6.50
Kelso 12 0 0% −12.00
Market Rasen 11 2 18.2% +11.00
Wetherby 10 0 0% −10.00
Newcastle 9 1 11.1% −4.00
Catterick 9 0 0% −9.00
Carlisle 8 0 0% −8.00
Southwell 7 1 14.3% +1.00
Cartmel 7 2 28.6% +44.00
Down Royal 6 0 0% −6.00
Huntingdon 5 0 0% −5.00
Musselburgh 4 0 0% −4.00
Ayr 4 1 25% +11.00
Doncaster 4 0 0% −4.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 76 7 9.2% +26.00
Class 5 55 3 5.5% −29.50
Class 3 18 0 0% −18.00
Class 6 13 0 0% −13.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 4 2 50% 2.20 +5.50
2nd–3rd fav 11 2 18.2% 1.62 +6.00
4th–6th fav 47 2 4.3% 0.59 −25.00
7th+ in betting 114 4 3.5% 1.38 −35.00
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
68.4% completed · 155 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 56 64.3% 3 2 15 0 0
Hurdle 99 70.7% 1 2 26 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
Lindseyfield Lodge (IRE) 18 1 5 7 Mar 10
Toulouse Express (IRE) 16 3 4 14 Mar 10
Obara d'Avril (FR) 8 1 4 8 Jun 10
Dark Ben (FR) 6 1 3 4 Nov 10
The Babe Magnet (GB) 6 1 3 28 Dec 08
Boardroom Dancer (IRE) 4 1 1 15 Mar 10
Allegedly Red (GB) 4 0 0 11 Dec 09
Uptown Lad (IRE) 4 1 1 6 Nov 09
Brian The Warrior (IRE) 3 0 0 20 Jun 12
Gentle Paddy (IRE) 3 0 1 23 Feb 12
The Tiddly Tadpole (GB) 3 0 0 21 Nov 10
Uncle Michael (GB) 3 0 0 18 Mar 10
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 89 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
800141711000056
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 yardRobert Johnson
33% of all rides
8.6% SR · A/E 1.56
TrainerRWSR£1
Robert Johnson 58 5 8.6% +6.50
Simon West 30 2 6.7% −12.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
15
Archived wins
£84,316
Prize money
2009
Best season · 7 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.
Toulouse Express (IRE) — Get Racing Uk In Your Pub 08703518834 Handicap Chase Market Rasen · Jan 2010 · Class 4
£4,554
Martha's Kinsman (IRE) — HRH Prince Of Wales Amateurs' Hcp Chase Ludlow · Jan 2007 · Class 4
£4,201
Kempski (GB) — Victor Chandler 08000 787878 Handicap Hurdle Ayr · Jan 2009 · Class 4
£3,903
Notable horses
Toulouse Express (IRE) Lindseyfield Lodge (IRE) Obara d'Avril (FR) Dark Ben (FR) The Babe Magnet (GB) Boardroom Dancer (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Presenting (GB) 5.6% · 1–18
Progeny have won 11% of 20,050 runs since 2008 (1,686 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24.3% from 136.
Toulon (GB) 18.8% · 3–16
Progeny have won 7.1% of 168 runs since 2008 (17 horses).
April Night (FR) 12.5% · 1–8
Progeny have won 11.9% of 614 runs since 2008 (61 horses).
Bob's Return (IRE) 16.7% · 1–6
Progeny have won 8.5% of 2,268 runs since 2008 (219 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 11.8% from 254.
Minster Son (IRE) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 7.7% of 662 runs since 2008 (57 horses). Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 14.7% from 102.
Solar One (FR) 16.7% · 1–6
Progeny have won 14.3% of 56 runs since 2008 (16 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 29 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 271 · newest first

The latest 50 of 271 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 13 February 2005 to 20 June 2012.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
20 Jun 12 Wexford Brian The Warrior (IRE)T: Desmond McDonogh Curracloe Handicap Hurdle (80-95)18f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 11th 20/1
01 Jun 12 Down Royal Realta Rathcabhain (IRE)T: Desmond McDonogh Barclay It Services Handicap Hurdle (80-102)20f · Good To Firm · 20 ran 3rd 20/1
17 Mar 12 Down Royal World Citizen (IRE)T: Desmond McDonogh Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95)20f · Soft · 19 ran 10th 25/1
17 Mar 12 Down Royal Bowmore Rock (IRE)T: Lindsay Woods Daily Mirror Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft · 20 ran PU 66/1
23 Feb 12 Thurles Gentle Paddy (IRE)T: Desmond McDonogh Prime Beef Handicap Hurdle (81-116)16f · Heavy · 10 ran 7th 9/1
01 Feb 12 Down Royal Gentle Paddy (IRE)T: Desmond McDonogh Bet With The Tote Handicap Hurdle (80-109)20f · Heavy · 13 ran 4th 12/1
26 Dec 11 Down Royal Gentle Paddy (IRE)T: Desmond McDonogh Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102)16f · Heavy · 10 ran 3rd 16/1
26 Dec 11 Down Royal Brian The Warrior (IRE)T: Desmond McDonogh Sean Graham Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle16f · Heavy · 19 ran 7th 33/1
10 Dec 11 Navan Brian The Warrior (IRE)T: Desmond McDonogh Kells Maiden Hurdle16f · Soft To Heavy · 21 ran 14th 80/1
08 Oct 11 Fairyhouse World Citizen (IRE)T: Desmond McDonogh Admission Only 5 Mares Maiden Hurdle16f · Good · 16 ran 14th 66/1
24 Jun 11 Market Rasen Tobayornottobay (GB)T: Bruce Hellier Pd Ports' Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 16.5f · Good · 14 ran PU 66/1
19 Jun 11 Hexham Astitchintime (IRE)T: Theresa Gibson Hexham Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 6th 100/1
11 Jun 11 Hexham Tobayornottobay (GB)T: Bruce Hellier Teresa Duchett Mares' Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7th 40/1
04 Jun 11 Hexham The Green Hat (IRE)T: Theresa Gibson Junior Great North Run Novices' ChaseClass 4 · 20f · Good To Firm · 6 ran PU 40/1
22 May 11 Kelso Kalanisi Kid (GB)T: Stuart Coltherd Ssafa Forces Help Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good · 16 ran 14th 100/1
24 Mar 11 Southwell Lisa's Enigma (GB)T: Shaun Harris Southwell-racecourse.co.uk 'national Hunt' Maiden HurdleClass 4 · 20.5f · Good · 13 ran PU 150/1
11 Jan 11 Newcastle Lady Chorister (GB)T: Simon West Meyer Timber.com Mares' Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 15 ran PU 200/1
14 Dec 10 Catterick Of Course (FR)T: Simon West Racinguk.com Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 25.5f · Good · 15 ran PU 7/1
21 Nov 10 Kelso The Tiddly Tadpole (GB)T: Simon West Granny's Birthday Treat From E.F.C. Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 16f · Soft · 15 ran 11th 33/1
19 Nov 10 Musselburgh Grey Assassin (GB)T: Simon West Racing UK 'Newcomers' Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 5 · 15.5f · Good · 12 ran 8th 40/1

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 Paul Callaghan's strike rate?
Paul Callaghan has won 10 of 176 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 5.7% (as at 29 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which yard does Paul Callaghan ride most for?
Robert Johnson, with 58 rides since 2008 — 33% of the total. That pairing has won 5 (8.6%).
What is Paul Callaghan's Fair A/E?
1.19, from 176 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 29 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).