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Jockey profile

Richard Deegan

925 rides in the last 5 seasons · 457 individual horses
As at 9 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride 2 days ago 100% of rides over jumps
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2010→)
from 1 Jan 2022
48–925
Wins / Runs
5.2%
Strike rate
n=925
154 (17%)
Placed
1.07
Fair A/E
n=925 · 0.85 incl. margin
−200.45
£1 level stake
n=925 at SP · −21.7%
£742k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
3.8%
KTB Rider Profile

Rides around 190 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 5% of them — beating the margin-free market read across five seasons (Fair A/E 1.07). In Group and Graded company the record reads 11% (55 runs).

Deterministic profile computed from 925 archived runs (last 5 seasons) · updated 9 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Fires Mar–Apr Fresh horses: 6.1% Paul Nolan: 3.8% from 131 LTO winners: 9.1% Claiming: 9.8% Group/Graded: 10.9%
The read

The record is strongest at Thurles (13.9%, n=36) and Gowran Park (11.4%, n=44) — all clear of the rider's 5.2% baseline. In Group and Graded company the record reads well at 10.9% (n=55, Fair A/E 1.93). Paul Nolan supplies 14% of the rides and matches the rider's average almost exactly (3.8%, A/E 0.73). The rider also reads well in Class 1 (10.2%, n=59). 8 Group and Graded wins sit in the archive record — the biggest prize the rider has landed: the Racing Post Champion I.N.H. Flat Race For The Conyngham Cup at Punchestown (Apr 2018, £59,000). Seasonally, the rider fires 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 5.2% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
3.8%−1.4
n=419 · A/E 1.06 · £1 +24.84
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
9.1%+3.9
n=55 · A/E 0.84 · £1 −32.79
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
6.1%+0.9
n=196 · A/E 1.48 · £1 −7.38
When favourite
15.4%
n=26 · A/E 0.63 · £1 −16.49
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
9.8%+4.6
n=82 · A/E 1.86 · £1 +7.80
Big fields · 14+ runners
3.9%−1.3
n=564 · A/E 1.01 · £1 −83.03
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
10.9%+5.7
n=55 · A/E 1.93 · £1 +10.75

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 5.2% 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 Joseph Patrick O'Brien 13.6% vs 5.2% · n=66
At Thurles 13.9% vs 5.2% · n=36
At Gowran Park 11.4% vs 5.2% · n=44
In Group / Graded races 10.9% vs 5.2% · n=55
In Class 1 10.2% vs 5.2% · n=59
When claiming 9.8% vs 5.2% · n=82
This filter uses derived form angles computed for 60.4% of the archive so far (as at 9 Nov 2026); the sample will grow as sequencing completes.
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 720 35 4.9% −90.53
Chase 205 13 6.3% −109.92

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Soft 370 14 3.8% +35.14
Good 216 11 5.1% −105.50
Heavy 190 15 7.9% −82.34
Good to Soft 148 8 5.4% −46.75
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Punchestown 84 2 2.4% −71.25
Limerick 80 5 6.3% −12.86
Cork 78 5 6.4% −1.00
Wexford 63 2 3.2% −45.00
Fairyhouse 62 3 4.8% −12.50
Clonmel 61 5 8.2% −10.67
Tramore 54 2 3.7% −11.00
Gowran Park 44 5 11.4% −2.17
Naas 42 1 2.4% −36.50
Kilbeggan 41 1 2.4% −34.00
Thurles 36 5 13.9% −8.50
Ballinrobe 31 2 6.5% −15.12
Galway 28 1 3.6% −16.00
Listowel 28 3 10.7% +237.00
Navan 28 1 3.6% −22.50

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 1 59 6 10.2% +6.75
Class 2 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 32 7 21.9% 0.92 −11.11
2nd–3rd fav 90 21 23.3% 1.70 +38.66
4th–6th fav 204 11 5.4% 0.85 −75.00
7th+ in betting 599 9 1.5% 0.75 −153.00
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
86.5% completed · 925 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 205 75.6% 17 13 20 0 0
Hurdle 720 89.6% 12 14 47 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
Lilian Bland (IRE) 18 4 11 17 May 25
Will It Be You (IRE) 13 1 2 25 Nov 25
Arrycan (IRE) 10 0 5 11 Oct 25
The Striker Dylan (IRE) 10 0 3 13 May 25
Backintheroom (IRE) 10 1 2 17 Feb 24
Western Zara (IRE) 9 2 5 3 Feb 25
Ballycommon Chapel (IRE) 9 0 3 3 Dec 24
Bois De Clamart (FR) 9 2 4 27 Oct 23
Three By Two (IRE) 8 1 3 9 Oct 26
Our Boy Rocky (IRE) 8 1 1 20 Dec 25
Contrapposto (IRE) 8 1 3 18 Jul 24
Barryroe Madam (FR) 7 0 0 3 Apr 25
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 457 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 1
Only 1 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, 5 seasons
JFMAMJJASOND
1591050625646
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 yardPaul Nolan
14% of all rides
3.8% SR · A/E 0.73
TrainerRWSR£1
Paul Nolan 131 5 3.8% −103.84
Eoin Christopher McCarthy 112 7 6.3% +196.50
Liam P Cusack 97 4 4.1% −68.50
Liz Doyle 84 7 8.3% −20.00
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 66 9 13.6% +21.25
R Donohoe 47 2 4.3% −32.50
Brian M McMahon 32 1 3.1% −26.50
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2010→
99
Archived wins
8
Pattern / graded wins
£1.54m
Prize money
2022
Best season · 21 wins
Tornado Flyer (IRE) — Racing Post Champion I.N.H. Flat Race For The Conyngham Cup (Grade 1) Punchestown · Apr 2018 · Grade 1
£59,000
Bois De Clamart (FR) — BARONERACING.COM Easter Handicap Hurdle (0-145) (Grade B) Cork · Apr 2022 · Grade B
£26,550
Bois De Clamart (FR) — Holden Plant Rentals Shamrock Handicap Chase (Grade B) Gowran Park · Mar 2022 · Grade B
£26,550
Notable horses
Lilian Bland (IRE) Bois De Clamart (FR) Western Zara (IRE) Carmels Boy (IRE) Mine Now (IRE) Name Me Famous (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Westerner (GB) 5.9% · 2–34
Progeny have won 12.1% of 11,864 runs since 2009 (945 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 8.5% from 188.
Mahler (GB) 0% · 0–28
Progeny have won 10.8% of 8,890 runs since 2014 (790 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 15.1% from 119.
Sageburg (IRE) 8.7% · 2–23
Progeny have won 10% of 3,489 runs since 2012 (416 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 13.4% from 389. Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 2.7% from 295. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.2% from 355.
Doyen (IRE) 9.1% · 2–22
Progeny have won 11.6% of 7,385 runs since 2009 (606 horses).
Yeats (IRE) 4.5% · 1–22
Progeny have won 11.9% of 9,850 runs since 2013 (707 horses). Weakest on Standard (AW) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.
Mountain High (IRE) 19% · 4–21
Progeny have won 9.5% of 2,246 runs since 2011 (184 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 9 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 1,807 · newest first

The latest 50 of 1,807 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 5 April 2010 to 7 November 2026.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
07 Nov 26 Gowran Park (IRE) Moonlight Quest (IRE)T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien PRL Group Maiden Hurdle16f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 11th 25/1
26 Oct 26 Galway (IRE) What About Max (IRE)T: Donal Hassett Corrib Oil Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Soft To Heavy · 20 ran UR 66/1
25 Oct 26 Galway (IRE) Castle Garden (IRE)T: Donal Hassett Glenlo Abbey Hotel & Estate Maiden Hurdle21.5f · Soft · 12 ran BD 150/1
25 Oct 26 Galway (IRE) Leni's Law (IRE)T: Liz Doyle Brasserie On The Corner Handicap Steeplechase18f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 5th 22/1
09 Oct 26 Downpatrick (IRE) Three By Two (IRE)T: Denis Paul Murphy Northern Ireland On Course Bookmakers Association Handicap Steeplechase23.5f · Good · 14 ran 10th 28/1
05 Oct 26 Fairyhouse (IRE) Tippinaway (IRE)T: Eric Larkin Winter Festival November 28th & 29th Handicap Hurdle24f · Good · 13 ran 7th 16/1
11 Sep 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) Strange Currency (IRE)T: Brian M McMahon Michael Cawe Suspended Ceilings Handicap Hurdle22f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 7th 33/1
11 Sep 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) Rosarian (IRE)T: Josh Halley Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle18f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 9th 12/1
07 Sep 26 Galway (IRE) Vangaway (IRE)T: M A Gunn WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle (Div II)22.5f · Yielding · 19 ran PU 80/1
07 Sep 26 Galway (IRE) Arctic Piper (IRE)T: R Donohoe Anglo Printers Handicap Hurdle16.5f · Yielding · 20 ran 11th 66/1
03 Sep 26 Kilbeggan (IRE) Kingston Silver (IRE)T: W J Lanigan SIS Supporting Irish Racing Maiden Hurdle19f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 9th 150/1
28 Aug 26 Wexford (IRE) Auntie Lacey (IRE)T: Paul Nolan Dan & Breda Byrne Memorial Handicap Steeplechase19.5f · Yielding · 9 ran 8th 20/1
28 Aug 26 Wexford (IRE) Clody Diamond (IRE)T: Paul Nolan Traynors Of Wexford Mares Maiden Hurdle24f · Good · 12 ran 7th 13/8F
28 Aug 26 Wexford (IRE) Ardera Gun (IRE)T: Eoin Doyle Treo Eile Handicap Hurdle (Div I)20.5f · Good · 14 ran UR 8/1
28 Aug 26 Wexford (IRE) Owl's Delight (IRE)T: R Donohoe Visitwexford.ie Handicap Hurdle17f · Good · 12 ran 9th 50/1
23 Jul 26 Wexford (IRE) Cinnabar Moth (IRE)T: Liz Doyle Park Run At Wexford Saturday Mornings Handicap Hurdle (Div I)16.5f · Good · 12 ran 9th 20/1
23 Jul 26 Wexford (IRE) Ballinaboola Gold (IRE)T: R Donohoe Cottage Autism Network Handicap Hurdle (Div II)24f · Good · 14 ran 9th 6/1
23 Jul 26 Wexford (IRE) Ballinaboola Hanna (IRE)T: R Donohoe Cottage Autism Network Handicap Hurdle (Div I)24f · Good · 13 ran 12th 25/1
23 Jul 26 Wexford (IRE) Owl's Delight (IRE)T: R Donohoe Kilmore Quay (C & G) Maiden Hurdle16.5f · Good · 13 ran 6th 200/1
22 Jul 26 Wexford (IRE) Arctic Piper (IRE)T: R Donohoe Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Handicap Steeplechase15.5f · Good · 13 ran F 25/1

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 Richard Deegan's strike rate?
Richard Deegan has won 48 of 925 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 5.2% (as at 9 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Richard Deegan do best at?
Thurles by strike rate: 5 wins from 36 rides (13.9%) since 2022. 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 Richard Deegan ride most for?
Paul Nolan, with 131 rides since 2022 — 14% of the total. That pairing has won 5 (3.8%).
Is Richard Deegan in form?
Too few rides in the last 14 days to read — 1 ride, which is not a sample we will draw a conclusion from.
What is Richard Deegan's Fair A/E?
1.07, from 925 rides with a computed fair probability since 2022. 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 9 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).