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Jockey profile

Paul McGiff

42 rides in the lifetime window · 30 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Nov 2014 100% of rides on the flat
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2011→)
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.
1–42
Wins / Runs
2.4%
Strike rate
n=42
9 (21%)
Placed
0.41
Fair A/E
n=40 · 0.33 incl. margin
−37.00
£1 level stake
n=42 at SP · −88.1%
£7,580
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB at a glance First rides: 3.3%

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 2.4% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
3.3%+0.9
n=30 · A/E 0.56 · £1 −25.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
0%−2.4
n=7 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −7.00
When favourite
0%
n=1 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −1.00
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
0%−2.4
n=41 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −41.00
Big fields · 14+ runners
0%−2.4
n=7 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −7.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 2.4% 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
When claiming 0% vs 2.4% · n=41
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 14 1 7.1% −9.00
Good to Firm 10 0 0% −10.00
Standard (AW) 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Ripon 6 1 16.7% −1.00
Thirsk 6 0 0% −6.00
Beverley 5 0 0% −5.00
Southwell (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Doncaster 3 0 0% −3.00
Redcar 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Hamilton 2 0 0% −2.00
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 6 15 1 6.7% −10.00
Class 5 11 0 0% −11.00
Class 4 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 2 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 1 0 0% 0.00 −1.00
2nd–3rd fav 7 1 14.3% 1.22 −2.00
4th–6th fav 10 0 0% 0.00 −10.00
7th+ in betting 24 0 0% 0.00 −24.00
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
Tribal Myth (IRE) 4 0 1 25 Jun 13
Cheyenne Red (IRE) 3 0 1 13 Dec 13
Delores Rocket (GB) 3 0 0 26 Jul 13
Advanced (GB) 3 0 0 18 Apr 13
Norse Blues (GB) 2 0 0 8 Nov 14
Warapito (GB) 2 0 0 4 Jul 14
Sea Cliff (IRE) 2 0 1 14 Nov 12
Hitchens (IRE) 1 0 0 16 Aug 14
Fieldgunner Kirkup (GER) 1 0 0 2 Aug 14
Jofranka (GB) 1 0 1 25 Jul 14
Jamesbo's Girl (GB) 1 0 1 5 Jul 14
Knight Of Glin (GB) 1 0 0 19 May 14
All 30 horses ridden in this window. 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
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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
TrainerRWSR£1
Kevin Ryan 16 0 0% −16.00
David Barron 9 0 0% −9.00
Michael Herrington 3 0 0% −3.00
Andrew Crook 3 0 0% −3.00
Richard Guest 2 0 0% −2.00
Ian Williams 1 0 0% −1.00
Tracy Waggott 1 0 0% −1.00
Neville Bycroft 1 0 0% −1.00
Alistair Whillans 1 0 0% −1.00
Ian Semple 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Fahey 1 0 0% −1.00
Tim Easterby 1 1 100% +4.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2011→
1
Archived wins
£7,580
Prize money
2012
Best season · 1 win
Another Citizen (IRE) — Sundown Sky Apprentice Classified Selling Stakes Ripon · Jun 2012 · Class 6
£1,941
Notable horses
Another Citizen (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Johannesburg (USA) 0% · 0–4
Progeny have won 9.8% of 2,562 runs since 2008 (191 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 244. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 3.8% from 104.
Night Shift (USA) 0% · 0–4
Progeny have won 8.7% of 2,176 runs since 2008 (140 horses).
Firebreak (GB) 0% · 0–3
Progeny have won 8.4% of 2,474 runs since 2009 (150 horses).
Namid (GB) 0% · 0–3
Progeny have won 8.2% of 4,102 runs since 2008 (276 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 2.4% from 164. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 0.8% from 119.
Acclamation (GB) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 10% of 19,711 runs since 2008 (1,327 horses). Strongest on Firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 195.
Byron (GB) 50% · 1–2
Progeny have won 9.4% of 3,248 runs since 2010 (225 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 172.
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

all 42 archived runs · newest first

Every one of Paul McGiff's 42 archived rides, from 6 December 2011 to 8 November 2014, newest first — one winner among them.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
08 Nov 14 Doncaster Norse Blues (GB)T: David Barron Betfred Bingo Apprentice Handicap (Final Round Of The Go Racing In Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Series)Class 3 · 7f · Heavy · 21 ran 19th 25/1
10 Oct 14 York Norse Blues (GB)T: David Barron Future Cleaning Services Apprentice HandicapClass 4 · 7f · Good To Soft · 19 ran 18th 16/1
16 Aug 14 Ripon Hitchens (IRE)T: David Barron William Hill Great St Wilfrid HandicapClass 2 · 6f · Good · 19 ran 12th 33/1
02 Aug 14 Thirsk Fieldgunner Kirkup (GER)T: David Barron Peter Bell Memorial HandicapClass 3 · 7f · Soft · 9 ran 5th 7/1
25 Jul 14 Thirsk Jofranka (GB)T: David Barron Racing Excellence 'hands And Heels' Apprentice Series HandicapClass 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 2nd 3/1
05 Jul 14 Carlisle Jamesbo's Girl (GB)T: David Barron Atkins Whitehaven Rewarding Its Outstanding Performers Apprentice HandicapClass 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2nd 5/1
04 Jul 14 Warwick Warapito (GB)T: Richard Guest Ardencote Manor Hotel, Country Club & Spa Maiden Auction StakesClass 5 · 6f · Good · 12 ran 11th 100/1
18 Jun 14 Hamilton Warapito (GB)T: Richard Guest British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden StakesClass 5 · 6f · Good · 8 ran 8th 100/1
19 May 14 Redcar Knight Of Glin (GB)T: David Barron Ladies' Day On Saturday 21st June Median Auction Maiden StakesClass 6 · 8f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7th 20/1
17 May 14 Thirsk Waffle (IRE)T: David Barron Weatherbys Private Banking HandicapClass 2 · 5f · Good · 11 ran 7th 22/1
17 Apr 14 Ripon Expose (GB)T: Michael Appleby Malosa Medical Apprentice Handicap (Part Of The Go Racing In Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Series)Class 4 · 5f · Good · 10 ran 3rd 3/1F
12 Apr 14 Thirsk Sirvino (GB)T: David Barron New 'Thomas Lord Dine & View Restaurant' HandicapClass 2 · 12f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 5th 40/1
13 Dec 13 Southwell (AW) Cheyenne Red (IRE)T: Michael Herrington Compare Bookmakers At bookmakers.co.uk Apprentice Handicap (Div 1)Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 13 ran 12th 25/1
14 Oct 13 Musselburgh Cheyenne Red (IRE)T: Michael Herrington 32red.com Apprentice Riders' HandicapClass 6 · 5f · Good · 12 ran 9th 12/1
29 Sep 13 Musselburgh Cheyenne Red (IRE)T: Michael Herrington Royal Scots Apprentice Handicap (Div 2)Class 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2nd 16/1
17 Aug 13 Ripon Nasharra (IRE)T: Kevin Ryan William Hill Silver Trophy Handicap (Consolation Race For The William Hill Great St Wilfrid Stakes)Class 2 · 6f · Good · 20 ran 19th 40/1
10 Aug 13 Redcar Tinctoria (GB)T: Kevin Ryan Market Cross Jewellers Claiming StakesClass 6 · 8f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 4th 25/1
29 Jul 13 Ayr Funky Munky (GB)T: Alistair Whillans Racing Replay, All Today's Racing Sky 432 Apprentice HandicapClass 6 · 8f · Soft · 9 ran 7th 25/1
27 Jul 13 Newcastle Dean Iarracht (IRE)T: Tracy Waggott collingwood.gi Apprentice HandicapClass 6 · 10f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 2nd 7/1
26 Jul 13 Thirsk Cruise Tothelimit (IRE)T: Ian Williams Racing Excellence 'hands And Heels' Apprentice Series HandicapClass 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 2nd 4/1

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 McGiff's strike rate?
Paul McGiff has won 1 of 42 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 2.4% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is Paul McGiff's Fair A/E?
0.41, from 40 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).