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Jockey profile

Paul Gallagher

263 rides in the lifetime window · 170 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Jun 2011 100% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2010→)
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.
39–263
Wins / Runs
14.8%
Strike rate
n=263
80 (30%)
Placed
1.40
Fair A/E
n=263 · 1.23 incl. margin
+11.05
£1 level stake
n=263 at SP · +4.2%
£249k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
19.3%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 130 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 15% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.40).

Deterministic profile computed from 263 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fired Mar–Apr Howard Johnson: 28.1% from 64 First rides: 15.3% Claiming: 15.1%
The read

Horses returning fresh after 61+ days have been a poor signal at 3.6% (n=56, Fair A/E 0.49). First rides on a horse are the standout value angle: 15.3% strikes only just above baseline, but Fair A/E 1.55 and +40.05 to a £1 stake over 170 rides — a record the market has persistently underpriced. Howard Johnson supplied 24% of the rides and beats the rider's average (28.1% vs 14.8%, A/E 1.72) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also read well off a 31-60-day break (23.2%, n=56) and in Chase races (21.7%, n=83). The record read poorly in Class 4 — 7.6% over 118 rides, 7.2pts below the baseline. 2 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the matalan.co.uk Red Rum Handicap Chase at Aintree (Apr 2011, £34,206). Seasonally, the rider fired Mar–Apr.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 14.8% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
15.3%+0.5
n=170 · A/E 1.55 · £1 +40.05
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
27.3%+12.5
n=22 · A/E 1.46 · £1 −0.55
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
3.6%−11.2
n=56 · A/E 0.49 · £1 −41.00
When favourite
55%
n=20 · A/E 1.83 · £1 +15.12
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
15.1%+0.3
n=252 · A/E 1.41 · £1 +18.80
Big fields · 14+ runners
8.3%−6.5
n=48 · A/E 1.82 · £1 +20.00
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
50%+35.2
n=4 · A/E 9.00 · £1 +17.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 14.8% 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 Howard Johnson 28.1% vs 14.8% · n=64
With Ferdy Murphy 5.6% vs 14.8% · n=54
In Class 4 7.6% vs 14.8% · n=118
Off a 31-60-day break 23.2% vs 14.8% · n=56
In Chase races 21.7% vs 14.8% · n=83
With horses switching code 7% vs 14.8% · n=43
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 144 16 11.1% −51.49
Chase 83 18 21.7% +39.37
NH Flat 36 5 13.9% +23.17

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 113 15 13.3% +10.58
Soft 46 7 15.2% −7.88
Good to Soft 40 5 12.5% +6.67
Good to Firm 36 7 19.4% −5.32
Heavy 21 5 23.8% +14.00
Standard (AW) 7 0 0% −7.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Sedgefield 41 6 14.6% −8.94
Hexham 28 9 32.1% +13.92
Ayr 25 3 12% −6.00
Kelso 23 2 8.7% −11.67
Carlisle 18 4 22.2% +44.62
Perth 17 2 11.8% −6.00
Wetherby 17 1 5.9% −9.00
Newcastle 13 1 7.7% −8.00
Cartmel 11 1 9.1% −7.75
Southwell 10 1 10% +1.00
Catterick 10 2 20% +15.50
Southwell (AW) 7 0 0% −7.00
Market Rasen 7 0 0% −7.00
Aintree 6 2 33.3% +15.00
Fakenham 6 1 16.7% +1.50

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 118 9 7.6% −74.71
Class 5 63 13 20.6% +25.42
Class 3 42 9 21.4% +8.84
Class 6 21 3 14.3% +31.50
Class 2 12 3 25% +6.00
Class 1 7 2 28.6% +14.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 27 13 48.1% 1.75 +15.87
2nd–3rd fav 63 14 22.2% 1.30 +17.68
4th–6th fav 72 9 12.5% 1.39 +7.50
7th+ in betting 101 3 3% 0.94 −30.00
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
83.7% completed · 227 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 83 79.5% 4 6 7 0 0
Hurdle 144 86.1% 4 2 12 1 1
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
Flighty Mist (GB) 7 2 2 4 Apr 11
Pistol Basc (FR) 5 1 3 15 Dec 10
Ouest Eclair (FR) 5 0 2 16 Nov 10
Perez (IRE) 5 1 1 7 Sep 10
Daasij (IRE) 4 2 2 30 May 11
Matmata de Tendron (FR) 4 1 2 26 Apr 11
Miereveld (GB) 4 1 1 15 Apr 11
Appeal Denied (IRE) 4 0 1 31 Jan 11
Bewery Man (IRE) 4 0 1 24 Aug 10
Montoya's Son (IRE) 3 1 2 26 May 11
Santiago Boy (GB) 3 0 0 22 May 11
Just Maddie (GB) 3 1 1 30 Apr 11
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 170 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
020202011001701400
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 yardHoward Johnson
24% of all rides
28.1% SR · A/E 1.72
TrainerRWSR£1
Howard Johnson 64 18 28.1% +41.35
Ferdy Murphy 54 3 5.6% −35.50
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2010→
39
Archived wins
2
Pattern / graded wins
£249k
Prize money
2011
Best season · 31 wins
Silk Drum (IRE) — matalan.co.uk Red Rum Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Aintree · Apr 2011 · Grade 3
£34,206
Prince De Beauchene (FR) — John Smith's Handicap Chase (Listed) Aintree · Apr 2011 · Listed
£34,206
Door Boy (IRE) — Crabbie's Alcoholic Ginger Beer Handicap Chase Perth · Apr 2011 · Class 2
£13,010
Notable horses
Flighty Mist (GB) Daasij (IRE) Scriptwriter (IRE) Pistol Basc (FR) Perez (IRE) Matmata de Tendron (FR)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Flemensfirth (USA) 25% · 2–8
Progeny have won 11.9% of 17,288 runs since 2008 (1,595 horses).
Missed Flight (GB) 25% · 2–8
Progeny have won 6.7% of 178 runs since 2008 (23 horses).
Oscar (IRE) 12.5% · 1–8
Progeny have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since 2008 (1,456 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 18.1% from 105.
Old Vic (GB) 16.7% · 1–6
Progeny have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since 2008 (630 horses).
Alflora (IRE) 0% · 0–5
Progeny have won 9.8% of 5,312 runs since 2008 (535 horses).
Lord of Appeal (GB) 0% · 0–5
Progeny have won 8.5% of 599 runs since 2008 (75 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 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 263 · newest first

The latest 50 of 263 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 5 February 2010 to 2 June 2011.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
02 Jun 11 Wetherby Silver By Choice (GB)T: Alan Brown Racing Again On Wednesday 12th October Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 8th 100/1
02 Jun 11 Wetherby Rolecarr (IRE)T: Ann Hamilton niddvale.co.uk Vauxhall Van Specialists Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 21.5f · Good · 6 ran 2nd 10/1
01 Jun 11 Cartmel Nisaal (IRE)T: Sandy Forster Isle Of Skye Whisky Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 17f · Good · 12 ran 5th 14/1
01 Jun 11 Cartmel Top Dressing (IRE)T: Howard Johnson Burlington Stone Cartmel Grand Veterans' Handicap ChaseClass 3 · 29.5f · Good · 7 ran 2nd 9/1
30 May 11 Cartmel Daasij (IRE)T: N W Alexander Hadwins Conditional Jockeys' Handicap HurdleClass 4 · 25.5f · Good · 11 ran 1st 9/4F
30 May 11 Cartmel Watch The Wind (GB)T: James Walton Try Totequickpick On All Totepool Bets Beginners' ChaseClass 4 · 21f · Good · 6 ran 6th 66/1
30 May 11 Cartmel Knockaveen (IRE)T: Andrew Crook Peter Keogh Mares' Novices' Selling HurdleClass 5 · 17f · Good · 11 ran 8th 33/1
28 May 11 Cartmel Stanley Bridge (GB)T: Barry Murtagh Kendal Caravans Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 17f · Good · 14 ran BD 14/1
26 May 11 Wetherby Nicky Tam (IRE)T: Henry Hogarth Pre-book Calypso Packages For Next Thursday Handicap ChaseClass 4 · 21.5f · Good · 6 ran PU 8/1
26 May 11 Wetherby Montoya's Son (IRE)T: Howard Johnson Book Your Christmas Party Here Novices' ChaseClass 4 · 19.5f · Good · 4 ran UR 11/4
25 May 11 Sedgefield Langley House (IRE)T: Howard Johnson digibet.com Mares' Maiden Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 17f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5th 9/4F
25 May 11 Sedgefield Monogram (GB)T: Howard Johnson Park Cottage Novices' ChaseClass 4 · 16.5f · Good · 4 ran 3rd 7/2
24 May 11 Hexham Daasij (IRE)T: N W Alexander Hexham Racecourse Caravan Site Handicap HurdleClass 5 · 23.5f · Good · 9 ran 1st 5/2F
24 May 11 Hexham Logans Run (IRE)T: Howard Johnson John Wade Supporting Grace In Winners Bar Handicap ChaseClass 3 · 20f · Good · 10 ran 1st 3/1F
22 May 11 Kelso Sundae Best (IRE)T: Howard Johnson Peter K. Dale Novices' Handicap HurdleClass 3 · 18f · Good · 9 ran 5th 8/1
22 May 11 Kelso Bay Cherry (IRE)T: Howard Johnson Jacques Handicap Chase (For The Wilfred & Patricia Crawford Memorial Trophy)Class 3 · 25f · Good · 9 ran 7th 9/2
22 May 11 Kelso Santiago Boy (GB)T: Linda Perratt Ssafa Forces Help Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good · 16 ran PU 40/1
18 May 11 Sedgefield Nafaath (IRE)T: Howard Johnson Collins Seafoods Beginners' ChaseClass 4 · 19.5f · Good · 8 ran 4th 9/4
18 May 11 Sedgefield Thistledown Rose (GB)T: Jean McGregor Molson Coors Corona Caribbean Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 9 ran PU 300/1
15 May 11 Market Rasen Starbird (GB)T: Mike Sowersby Calverts Carpets York Standard Open NH Flat RaceClass 6 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 4th 33/1

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 Gallagher's strike rate?
Paul Gallagher has won 39 of 263 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 14.8% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Paul Gallagher do best at?
Sedgefield by strike rate: 6 wins from 41 rides (14.6%) 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 Paul Gallagher ride most for?
Howard Johnson, with 64 rides since 2008 — 24% of the total. That pairing has won 18 (28.1%).
What is Paul Gallagher's Fair A/E?
1.40, from 263 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).