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Jockey profile

Philip Donovan

1,321 rides in the lifetime window · 624 individual horses
As at 15 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Rides today 92% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2012→)
from 1 Jan 2008 — the aggregate floor: every horse in the window has a complete captured career behind it
64–1,321
Wins / Runs
4.8%
Strike rate
n=1,321
214 (16%)
Placed
0.91
Fair A/E
n=1,318 · 0.74 incl. margin
−469.42
£1 level stake
n=1,320 at SP · −35.6%
£833k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
4.7%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 70 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 5% of them — a touch below the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 0.91). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 9% (55 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 1,321 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 15 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fresh horses: 5.1% 20.6% when favourite John Patrick Ryan: 3.3% from 181 LTO winners: 9.1% Rides the favourite in 3% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Sligo (12.2%, n=41), clear of the rider's 4.8% baseline. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 9.1% (n=55, Fair A/E 0.69). The market has consistently overbet first rides on a horse: 2.6% strike, Fair A/E 0.60 and −356.75 to a £1 stake over 624 rides — those runners underperform what the price implies. John Patrick Ryan supplies 14% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (3.3%, A/E 0.58). The rider also reads well beyond 3m (12.2%, n=49) and over 2m5f – 3m (8.1%, n=283). The record reads poorly over 1m5f – 2m — 1.1% over 366 rides, 3.7pts below the baseline. 2 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Campion Insurance Tim Duggan Memorial Handicap Chase at Limerick (Dec 2024, £26,550).

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 4.8% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
2.6%−2.2
n=624 · A/E 0.60 · £1 −356.75
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
9.1%+4.3
n=55 · A/E 0.69 · £1 −10.50
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
5.1%+0.3
n=254 · A/E 1.38 · £1 −80.50
When favourite
20.6%
n=34 · A/E 0.82 · £1 −8.75
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
4.7%−0.1
n=1,184 · A/E 0.89 · £1 −461.17
Big fields · 14+ runners
4.5%−0.3
n=661 · A/E 1.14 · £1 −167.30
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
6.9%+2.1
n=29 · A/E 1.47 · £1 −12.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 4.8% 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
Beyond 3m 12.2% vs 4.8% · n=49
At Sligo 12.2% vs 4.8% · n=41
With A. Slattery 10.3% vs 4.8% · n=58
Over 1m5f – 2m 1.1% vs 4.8% · n=366
Over 2m5f – 3m 8.1% vs 4.8% · n=283
With new recruits 0% vs 4.8% · 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 936 43 4.6% −298.05
Chase 261 16 6.1% −120.87
Flat 109 5 4.6% −35.50
NH Flat 15 0 0% −15.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 458 24 5.2% −127.75
Good 380 16 4.2% −164.12
Heavy 225 11 4.9% −95.50
Good to Soft 193 10 5.2% −68.05
Standard (AW) 43 1 2.3% −26.00
Good to Firm 22 2 9.1% +12.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Limerick 119 5 4.2% −64.00
Clonmel 89 2 2.2% −75.50
Cork 80 3 3.8% −49.50
Punchestown 71 2 2.8% −22.00
Kilbeggan 69 5 7.2% +33.83
Thurles 67 5 7.5% +11.75
Ballinrobe 62 5 8.1% +24.62
Wexford 53 1 1.9% −38.00
Dundalk (AW) 43 1 2.3% −26.00
Fairyhouse 43 3 7% −21.50
Sligo 41 5 12.2% +22.00
Tramore 40 2 5% −17.50
Tipperary 37 1 2.7% −11.00
Roscommon 34 1 2.9% −29.50
Naas 32 1 3.1% −21.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 84 4 4.8% −60.50
Class 5 84 7 8.3% +7.00
Class 1 29 2 6.9% −12.00
Class 3 18 1 5.6% −12.00
Class 2 6 1 16.7% +0.50
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 44 10 22.7% 0.97 −5.25
2nd–3rd fav 128 17 13.3% 0.88 −25.67
4th–6th fav 300 13 4.3% 0.64 −157.50
7th+ in betting 848 24 2.8% 1.18 −281.00
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
80.5% completed · 1,197 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 261 75.1% 12 5 45 2 1
Hurdle 936 82.1% 21 15 128 1 3
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
Ferdia (IRE) 18 1 8 30 Sep 22
Captain Jimmy (IRE) 17 3 4 7 May 24
Rippon Lodge (IRE) 15 1 4 16 Nov 21
Nymphhall (IRE) 15 1 2 22 Sep 21
Fire Coral (GB) 13 0 1 5 Jun 26
Go Gill Go (IRE) 13 1 3 30 Mar 23
Mortens Leam (GB) 13 3 4 2 Mar 20
Friends N Commerce (IRE) 12 0 5 10 May 25
The Little Yank (IRE) 9 0 2 27 Dec 25
Slim Marvel (FR) 9 1 3 4 Nov 25
Father Jed (IRE) 9 1 1 17 Jun 24
Ivy Hall (IRE) 9 0 1 1 May 24
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 624 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 4 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
0 from 10
Only 10 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, lifetime
JFMAMJJASOND
565935651644
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 yardJohn Patrick Ryan
14% of all rides
3.3% SR · A/E 0.58
TrainerRWSR£1
John Patrick Ryan 181 6 3.3% −90.50
Neil Mulholland 93 7 7.5% −25.00
Patrick G Kelly 86 4 4.7% −40.50
Denis Gerard Hogan 84 3 3.6% −41.50
A. Slattery 58 6 10.3% +57.45
P D Deegan 43 1 2.3% −39.50
C W J Farrell 41 2 4.9% −19.00
James Grace 38 1 2.6% −21.00
E Sheehy 38 1 2.6% −28.00
Darren Collins 36 3 8.3% +25.00
E J O'Grady 32 0 0% −32.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2012→
64
Archived wins
2
Pattern / graded wins
£833k
Prize money
2025
Best season · 11 wins
Dancing Jeremy (IRE) — Campion Insurance Tim Duggan Memorial Handicap Chase (0-150) (Listed) Limerick · Dec 2024 · Listed
£26,550
Kiltealy Park (IRE) — BoyleSports Mares Handicap Chase (Listed) Fairyhouse · Apr 2025 · Listed
£26,550
Doing Fine (IRE) — Markel Insurance Handicap Chase Cheltenham · Jan 2020 · Class 2
£15,640
Notable horses
Captain Jimmy (IRE) Mortens Leam (GB) Bowgate Street (IRE) Dancing Jeremy (IRE) Killeemore Lad (IRE) Alright Darling (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Scorpion (IRE) 2.4% · 1–42
Progeny have won 9.1% of 6,330 runs since 2011 (609 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 14.1% from 142.
Dylan Thomas (IRE) 5% · 2–40
Progeny have won 10.5% of 7,499 runs since 2011 (533 horses). Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.
Westerner (GB) 2.6% · 1–38
Progeny have won 12.1% of 11,875 runs since 2009 (945 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 8.5% from 188.
Fame And Glory (GB) 3.6% · 1–28
Progeny have won 12.5% of 6,221 runs since 2016 (503 horses).
Mahler (GB) 3.6% · 1–28
Progeny have won 10.8% of 8,902 runs since 2014 (790 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 15.1% from 119.
Court Cave (IRE) 4.8% · 1–21
Progeny have won 10.1% of 7,975 runs since 2008 (553 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
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 15 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 1,321 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,321 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 18 September 2012 to 15 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
15 Nov 26 Navan (IRE) Chipsrdown (IRE)T: A. Slattery Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 15th 50/1
15 Nov 26 Navan (IRE) Sunrush (IRE)T: A. Slattery BAR 1 Casino 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 3rd 6/1
12 Nov 26 Thurles (IRE) Middlethird Marvel (GB)T: Darren Collins Two-Mile Borris Handicap Hurdle (Div II)16f · Good · 17 ran 15th 125/1
12 Nov 26 Thurles (IRE) Bayswater Bloom (IRE)T: Miss Evanna McCutcheon Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com Maiden Hurdle20f · Good · 11 ran UR 12/1
12 Nov 26 Thurles (IRE) Kingston Silver (IRE)T: W J Lanigan Racing Again November 19th Beginners Steeplechase18f · Good · 10 ran 8th 200/1
09 Nov 26 Punchestown (IRE) Easter Snow (IRE)T: Denis Gerard Hogan Matchbook 50/50 Series Mares Maiden Hurdle20.5f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 8th 150/1
09 Nov 26 Punchestown (IRE) Queen Of Astolat (IRE)T: Denis Gerard Hogan Matchbook 50/50 Series 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 8th 66/1
04 Nov 26 Wexford (IRE) Burning Like Fire (IRE)T: Denis Gerard Hogan Start Your Free Trial On Racing Tv Now Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Yielding · 14 ran 2nd 125/1
03 Nov 26 Fairyhouse (IRE) Leva Deva (IRE)T: Darren Collins William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (Div I)20f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 8th 100/1
03 Nov 26 Fairyhouse (IRE) Time Well Chosen (IRE)T: Jack Doyle Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 4th 125/1
01 Nov 26 Cork (IRE) Drom Col Choille (IRE)T: Jack Doyle Paddy Power From The Horse's Mouth Podcast Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 5th 50/1
30 Oct 26 Down Royal (IRE) Maganey (IRE)T: Seamus Neville BetVictor Beginners Steeplechase20f · Good · 7 ran 7th 50/1
30 Oct 26 Down Royal (IRE) Lost Features (IRE)T: Darren Collins Eventsec Handicap Hurdle24.5f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 1st 33/1
25 Oct 26 Wexford (IRE) Chosen Shant (IRE)T: Aengus King Download The Tote App Handicap Hurdle17f · Soft · 13 ran 3rd 14/1
25 Oct 26 Wexford (IRE) Mullaghgloss (IRE)T: A. Slattery William Hill Challenge Series Irish EBF Beginners Steeplechase19.5f · Soft · 13 ran 9th 12/1
23 Oct 26 Sligo (IRE) Full Noise (IRE)T: Gary McGill End Of An Era Handicap Hurdle20.5f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran UR 33/1
23 Oct 26 Sligo (IRE) Bowgate Street (IRE)T: M Flannery Callan Tansey Handicap Hurdle (Div II)17.5f · Yielding · 13 ran 2nd 13/2
22 Oct 26 Clonmel (IRE) King's Son (FR)T: Seamus Neville Clonmel Oil Chase Day November 5th Handicap Steeplechase21f · Good · 15 ran PU 9/1
22 Oct 26 Clonmel (IRE) Bayswater Bloom (IRE)T: Miss Evanna McCutcheon Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle20f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 9th 80/1
17 Oct 26 Limerick (IRE) Trackman Tommy (IRE)T: J P Broderick Greenpark Limerick Handicap Hurdle (Div II)21.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran PU 15/2

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 5 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 3 runs (won 0) · to 12 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 Philip Donovan's strike rate?
Philip Donovan has won 64 of 1,321 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 4.8% (as at 15 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Philip Donovan do best at?
Sligo by strike rate: 5 wins from 41 rides (12.2%) 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 Philip Donovan ride most for?
John Patrick Ryan, with 181 rides since 2008 — 14% of the total. That pairing has won 6 (3.3%).
Is Philip Donovan in form?
Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 10 rides, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Philip Donovan's Fair A/E?
0.91, from 1,318 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 15 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).