What is R Walsh's strike rate?

R Walsh has won 1,441 of 5,176 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 27.8% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.

Which course does R Walsh do best at?

Gowran Park by strike rate: 48 wins from 145 rides (33.1%) 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 R Walsh ride most for?

W P Mullins, with 2,367 rides since 2008 — 46% of the total. That pairing has won 789 (33.3%).

What is R Walsh's Fair A/E?

1.13, from 5,171 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.

Jockey profile

R Walsh

5,176 rides in the lifetime window · 1,869 individual horses

As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily

Last ride May 2019 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.

1,441–5,176

Wins / Runs

27.8%

Strike rate

n=5,176

2,687 (52%)

Placed

1.13

Fair A/E

n=5,171 · 0.92 incl. margin

−617.54

£1 level stake

n=5,176 at SP · −11.9%

£40.1m

Prize money (window)

Strike by season

24.2%

KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 430 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 28% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.13). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 37% (1,363 rides). Rode mostly for W P Mullins — 46% of rides in the window.

Deterministic profile computed from 5,176 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 6 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Fired Nov–Feb Fresh horses: 32.3% 42.6% when favourite W P Mullins: 33.3% from 2,367 LTO winners: 37.4% Rode the favourite in 45% of races

The read

The record is strongest at Taunton (50%, n=54), clear of the rider's 27.8% baseline. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 37.4% (n=1,363, Fair A/E 1.17), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 20.8% (n=2,117, Fair A/E 1.20). W P Mullins supplied 46% of the rides and beats the rider's average (33.3% vs 27.8%, A/E 1.15) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The record read poorly beyond 3m — 16% over 206 rides, 11.8pts below the baseline. 400 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Grand National Handicap Chase at Aintree (Apr 2005, £406,000). The standout partner of the record was Hurricane Fly (IRE) — 18 wins from 23 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fired Nov–Feb.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 27.8% baseline

First ride on the horse · first captured pairing

27.6%−0.2

n=1,688 · A/E 1.20 · £1 −193.22

Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win

37.4%+9.6

n=1,363 · A/E 1.17 · £1 −55.68

Fresh horses · 61+ days off

32.3%+4.5

n=1,305 · A/E 1.23 · £1 −120.91

When favourite

42.6%

n=2,336 · A/E 1.15 · £1 −142.69

Big fields · 14+ runners

20.8%−7.0

n=2,117 · A/E 1.20 · £1 −410.34

Group / Graded races · pattern & listed

27.4%−0.4

n=1,265 · A/E 1.07 · £1 −220.59

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 27.8% 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 J A Nash 5.6% vs 27.8% · n=54

At Taunton 50% vs 27.8% · n=54

With new recruits 42% vs 27.8% · n=226

On last-time-out winners 37.4% vs 27.8% · n=1,363

Beyond 3m 16% vs 27.8% · n=206

With T M Walsh 15.7% vs 27.8% · n=166

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 3,326 935 28.1% −370.96

Chase 1,734 484 27.9% −234.63

NH Flat 99 22 22.2% +5.05

Flat 17 0 0% −17.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1

Soft 1,781 506 28.4% −216.65

Good 1,330 326 24.5% −250.16

Heavy 1,052 342 32.5% −106.76

Good to Soft 785 212 27% −25.63

Good to Firm 195 52 26.7% +3.16

Firm 20 2 10% −16.50

Standard (AW) 13 1 7.7% −5.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1

Punchestown 526 155 29.5% −49.60

Cheltenham 411 94 22.9% −23.10

Fairyhouse 341 102 29.9% −32.05

Leopardstown 282 77 27.3% −46.56

Thurles 234 72 30.8% −13.91

Navan 208 63 30.3% −48.96

Clonmel 190 54 28.4% −22.86

Galway 183 48 26.2% −16.81

Limerick 179 46 25.7% −16.68

Cork 174 50 28.7% +4.69

Listowel 156 38 24.4% −19.29

Gowran Park 145 48 33.1% −10.36

Aintree 144 29 20.1% −30.45

Naas 136 33 24.3% −50.07

Killarney 136 35 25.7% +3.12

Class

ClassRWSR£1

Class 1 1,643 446 27.1% −201.89

Class 2 242 57 23.6% −29.76

Class 3 214 73 34.1% +0.82

Class 4 176 62 35.2% −5.99

Class 5 46 18 39.1% +15.64

Class 6 19 3 15.8% −9.97

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1

Favourite 2,544 1047 41.2% 1.15 −136.40

2nd–3rd fav 1,738 327 18.8% 1.09 −228.84

4th–6th fav 702 60 8.5% 1.00 −186.30

7th+ in betting 192 7 3.6% 0.74 −66.00

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

89.1% completed · 5,060 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)

CodeRCompFURPUBDOth

Chase 1,734 82.2% 125 28 146 7 3

Hurdle 3,326 92.6% 94 24 117 7 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

Ballycasey (IRE) 24 8 12 17 Oct 18

Hurricane Fly (IRE) 23 18 20 7 Jun 15

Un De Sceaux (FR) 21 15 17 8 Dec 18

Your Busy (IRE) 21 1 10 6 May 17

Twinlight (FR) 20 8 10 29 Mar 16

Old Castletown (IRE) 18 5 9 6 Aug 18

Big Buck's (FR) 18 18 18 1 Dec 12

Faugheen (IRE) 16 10 12 4 Apr 19

Djakadam (FR) 16 5 12 26 Apr 17

Rupert Lamb (GB) 16 3 5 15 Sep 16

Poquelin (FR) 16 6 8 13 Apr 12

Scotsirish (IRE) 16 5 8 27 Dec 11

Showing the 60 most-raced of the 1,869 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 10 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.

By month

strike by month, lifetime

JFMAMJJASOND

313127252422242625273531

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 yardW P Mullins

46% of all rides
33.3% SR · A/E 1.15

TrainerRWSR£1

W P Mullins 2,367 789 33.3% −213.88

Paul Nicholls 1,079 315 29.2% −52.11

A J Martin 421 90 21.4% −72.86

T M Walsh 166 26 15.7% −53.80

Gordon Elliott 61 19 31.1% −6.72

J A Nash 54 3 5.6% −39.50

Henry De Bromhead 51 13 25.5% −6.42

Michael Hourigan 43 8 18.6% +10.75

Paul Nolan 33 7 21.2% −3.67

P A Fahy 31 7 22.6% −6.14

E McNamara 31 7 22.6% +28.00

Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→

1,965

Archived wins

400

Pattern / graded wins

£52.1m

Prize money

2008

Best season · 206 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.

Hedgehunter (IRE) — Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Aintree · Apr 2005 · Class 1

£406,000

Kauto Star (FR) — Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) Cheltenham · Mar 2009 · Class 1

£270,798

Burrows Saint (FR) — Boylesports Irish Grand National Chase (Grade A) Fairyhouse · Apr 2019 · Grade A

£270,000

Notable horses

Hurricane Fly (IRE) Big Buck's (FR) Kauto Star (FR) Un De Sceaux (FR) Annie Power (IRE) Quevega (FR)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip

Presenting (GB) 30.4% · 58–191

Progeny have won 11% of 20,052 runs since 2008 (1,686 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 24.3% from 136.

King's Theatre (IRE) 32.1% · 44–137

Progeny have won 14.4% of 12,129 runs since 2008 (746 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 4.8% from 125. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.9% from 203.

Flemensfirth (USA) 23.8% · 30–126

Progeny have won 11.9% of 17,288 runs since 2008 (1,595 horses).

Beneficial (GB) 25% · 29–116

Progeny have won 10.4% of 17,046 runs since 2008 (1,155 horses).

Old Vic (GB) 27% · 30–111

Progeny have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since 2008 (630 horses).

Robin Des Champs (FR) 43.2% · 38–88

Progeny have won 13.3% of 4,007 runs since 2008 (425 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 7,481 · newest first

The latest 50 of 7,481 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 2 January 2005 to 1 May 2019.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP

01 May 19 Punchestown Kemboy (FR)T: W P Mullins Coral Punchestown Gold Cup (Grade 1)24.5f · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran 1st 13/8F

01 May 19 Punchestown Allaho (FR)T: W P Mullins Irish Daily Mirror Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)24f · Yielding · 12 ran 2nd 11/4F

01 May 19 Punchestown Crack Tiepy (FR)T: W P Mullins Louis Fitzgerald Hotel Hurdle20f · Yielding · 8 ran PU 16/1

01 May 19 Punchestown Voix Des Tiep (FR)T: W P Mullins Connolly's Red Mills Irish Ebf Auction Hurdle Series Final20f · Yielding · 12 ran 5th 4/1

30 Apr 19 Punchestown Getabird (IRE)T: W P Mullins Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase (Grade 1)24.5f · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran PU 4/1

30 Apr 19 Punchestown Min (FR)T: W P Mullins Boylesports Champion Chase (Grade 1)16f · Yielding · 6 ran 2nd 8/13F

30 Apr 19 Punchestown Buildmeupbuttercup (GB)T: W P Mullins Killashee Handicap Hurdle (grade B)16.5f · Yielding · 12 ran PU 6/1

30 Apr 19 Punchestown Klassical Dream (FR)T: W P Mullins Herald Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)16.5f · Yielding · 6 ran 1st 8/13F

29 Apr 19 Naas Castletownshend (IRE)T: T M Walsh Celebrating Sean Mairtin's 100th Birthday Maiden6f · Good To Yielding · 23 ran 8th 8/1

23 Apr 19 Fairyhouse Mr Adjudicator (GB)T: W P Mullins RYBO Handicap Hurdle (Grade A)16f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran PU 4/1F

23 Apr 19 Fairyhouse My Sister Sarah (IRE)T: W P Mullins I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle Series Final (Grade B)24f · Good To Yielding · 23 ran 6th 4/1F

23 Apr 19 Fairyhouse Pravalaguna (FR)T: W P Mullins Boylesports Grand National Festival John & Chich Fowler Memorial Ebf Mares Chase (grade 3)20f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran 2nd 2/1

22 Apr 19 Fairyhouse Burrows Saint (FR)T: W P Mullins Boylesports Irish Grand National Chase (Grade A)29f · Good To Yielding · 30 ran 1st 6/1F

22 Apr 19 Fairyhouse Eight And Bob (GB)T: W P Mullins Fairyhouse Steel Handicap Hurdle (0-140)22f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 11th 4/1F

22 Apr 19 Fairyhouse French Made (FR)T: W P Mullins Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2)16f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 1st 6/1

21 Apr 19 Fairyhouse Voix Du Reve (FR)T: W P Mullins Ryanair Gold Cup Novice Chase (Grade 1)20f · Good To Yielding · 5 ran 1st 9/4

21 Apr 19 Fairyhouse Kildorrery (IRE)T: T M Walsh Boylesports Novice Handicap Chase (Grade B)16.5f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 3rd 8/1

21 Apr 19 Fairyhouse Eglantine Du Seuil (FR)T: W P Mullins Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Novice Hurdle Championship Final (Grade 1)20f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 3rd 4/1

14 Apr 19 Tramore Pylonthepressure (IRE)T: W P Mullins Tom Murphy Car Sales Race Day 31st May Chase21f · Heavy · 7 ran F 7/2

14 Apr 19 Tramore Ontheropes (IRE)T: W P Mullins Betvictor Free Entry April 15th Maiden Hurdle21f · Soft · 13 ran 1st 6/4F

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 R Walsh's strike rate?: R Walsh has won 1,441 of 5,176 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 27.8% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does R Walsh do best at?: Gowran Park by strike rate: 48 wins from 145 rides (33.1%) 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 R Walsh ride most for?: W P Mullins, with 2,367 rides since 2008 — 46% of the total. That pairing has won 789 (33.3%).
What is R Walsh's Fair A/E?: 1.13, from 5,171 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.