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Jockey profile

Richard Killoran

651 rides in the lifetime window · 378 individual horses
As at 29 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Jun 2013 100% of rides over jumps
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.
80–651
Wins / Runs
12.3%
Strike rate
n=651
182 (28%)
Placed
1.11
n=649 · 0.97 incl. margin
−123.17
£1 level stake
n=651 at SP · −18.9%
£374k
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
2.3%
KTB Rider Profile

Rode around 110 times a season, almost all over hurdles and fences, winning on 12% of them — beating the margin-free market read across the lifetime window (Fair A/E 1.11). Riding last-time-out winners the record reads 27% (79 rides).

Deterministic profile computed from 651 archived runs (lifetime window) · updated 29 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Fired Apr–Jun 41% when favourite Tim Vaughan: 16.1% from 193 LTO winners: 26.6% Claiming: 13.3% Rode the favourite in 12% of races
The read

The record is strongest at Huntingdon (32.4%, n=34), clear of the rider's 12.3% baseline. Rides on last-time-out winners have been a positive signal at 26.6% (n=79, Fair A/E 1.23), but rides in big fields of 14 or more have been a poor signal at 8.4% (n=179, Fair A/E 1.17). Tim Vaughan supplied 30% of the rides and edges the rider's average (16.1% vs 12.3%, A/E 1.11) — the partnership beats the margin-free market read. The rider also read well in Class 6 (24.3%, n=37) and in NH Flat races (21.1%, n=57). The record read poorly off a break of 180+ days — 4% over 75 rides, 8.3pts below the baseline. The standout partner of the record was Little Shilling (IRE) — 6 wins from 9 rides together. Seasonally, the rider fired Apr–Jun.

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

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 12.3% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
12.2%−0.1
n=369 · A/E 1.16 · £1 −71.77
Last-time-out winners · previous run was a win
26.6%+14.3
n=79 · A/E 1.23 · £1 +6.76
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
8.8%−3.5
n=170 · A/E 0.88 · £1 −92.46
When favourite
41%
n=78 · A/E 1.22 · £1 +3.54
Claiming rides · riding with a claim
13.3%+1.0
n=375 · A/E 1.14 · £1 −94.37
Big fields · 14+ runners
8.4%−3.9
n=179 · A/E 1.17 · £1 −29.05
Group / Graded races · pattern & listed
0%−12.3
n=9 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −9.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 12.3% baseline — descriptive splits with the sample always shown, not tips. 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
At Huntingdon 32.4% vs 12.3% · n=34
On last-time-out winners 26.6% vs 12.3% · n=79
In Class 6 24.3% vs 12.3% · n=37
Off a break of 180+ days 4% vs 12.3% · n=75
In NH Flat races 21.1% vs 12.3% · n=57
On Good to Firm going 17.4% vs 12.3% · n=121
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 482 55 11.4% −74.17
Chase 111 13 11.7% −47.15
NH Flat 57 12 21.1% −0.85
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Going

GoingRWSR£1
Good 247 25 10.1% −32.27
Soft 129 12 9.3% −47.75
Good to Firm 121 21 17.4% −3.61
Good to Soft 111 14 12.6% −23.42
Heavy 38 7 18.4% −12.41
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Firm 2 1 50% −0.71

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Uttoxeter 44 5 11.4% +36.00
Ludlow 37 5 13.5% −1.75
Huntingdon 34 11 32.4% +34.60
Stratford 33 3 9.1% −17.00
Fontwell 33 3 9.1% −22.42
Newton Abbot 31 3 9.7% −22.12
Wincanton 29 2 6.9% −10.50
Plumpton 27 7 25.9% +1.71
Chepstow 27 1 3.7% −24.38
Towcester 26 4 15.4% +20.76
Hereford 23 1 4.3% −16.50
Fakenham 20 5 25% −9.09
Ffos Las 20 1 5% −11.00
Cheltenham 20 1 5% −8.00
Worcester 20 3 15% +8.33

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 4 272 33 12.1% −14.03
Class 5 201 27 13.4% −51.58
Class 3 88 10 11.4% −14.11
Class 6 37 9 24.3% +4.55
Class 1 27 0 0% −27.00
Class 2 26 1 3.8% −21.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
Favourite 88 36 40.9% 1.27 +10.62
2nd–3rd fav 122 21 17.2% 1.03 −12.79
4th–6th fav 192 15 7.8% 0.95 −19.00
7th+ in betting 249 8 3.2% 1.03 −102.00
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
77.2% completed · 593 obstacle rides (chases & hurdles)
CodeRCompFURPUBDOth
Chase 111 55% 8 9 31 2 0
Hurdle 482 82.4% 13 9 58 3 2
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
Be Ashored (GB) 14 0 3 22 Aug 12
Joker Choker (IRE) 12 4 4 10 May 13
Canadian Diamond (IRE) 9 2 3 15 May 13
Little Shilling (IRE) 9 6 6 21 Dec 09
Paradise Expected (GB) 8 1 2 12 Mar 11
Decree Nisi (GB) 8 1 3 20 Feb 09
Know The Law (GB) 7 2 4 24 Feb 10
Spiritwind (IRE) 7 0 2 2 Sep 09
Sovereign Spirit (IRE) 6 0 1 21 Apr 13
Saqil (USA) 6 1 1 22 Aug 12
Midnight Fun (GB) 6 4 4 18 Aug 11
Wenger (FR) 6 2 4 7 Nov 10
Showing the 60 most-raced of the 378 horses ridden in this window — each ran at least 2 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
671018141413178151016
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 yardTim Vaughan
30% of all rides
16.1% SR · A/E 1.11
TrainerRWSR£1
Tim Vaughan 193 31 16.1% −45.38
Nicky Henderson 115 18 15.7% −38.63
Shaun Lycett 45 3 6.7% −22.75
Muted rows are under 30 rides and sit behind "Show all".

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2005→
92
Archived wins
£422k
Prize money
2011
Best season · 23 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.
Little Shilling (IRE) — optimumracing.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Fontwell · Dec 2008 · Class 2
£12,524
Midnight Chase (GB) — Welcome To 2009 Handicap Hurdle Fakenham · Jan 2009 · Class 3
£6,505
On The Right Path (GB) — musicMagpie.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Uttoxeter · May 2012 · Class 3
£6,498

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Oscar (IRE) 30.4% · 7–23
Progeny have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since 2008 (1,456 horses). Strongest on Standard (AW) going: 18.1% from 105.
Beat All (USA) 0% · 0–19
Progeny have won 7% of 2,513 runs since 2008 (254 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 11.6% from 320. Weakest on Heavy going: 3.6% from 192. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 12.5% from 120.
King's Theatre (IRE) 23.1% · 3–13
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.
Halling (USA) 16.7% · 2–12
Progeny have won 11% of 6,095 runs since 2008 (409 horses). Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.8% from 187.
Midnight Legend (GB) 41.7% · 5–12
Progeny have won 14.2% of 8,310 runs since 2008 (494 horses).
Bob's Return (IRE) 54.5% · 6–11
Progeny have won 8.5% of 2,268 runs since 2008 (219 horses). Strongest on Good to Firm going: 11.8% from 254.
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 29 Oct 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 795 · newest first

The latest 50 of 795 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 4 January 2005 to 1 June 2013.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
01 Jun 13 Hexham Wild Diamond (IRE)T: Tim Vaughan Film Nova Juvenile HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6th 10/1
01 Jun 13 Hexham Piment D'Estruval (FR)T: Tim Vaughan Great Run Org Selling HurdleClass 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 2nd 7/4F
25 May 13 Ffos Las Milaneen (GB)T: Tim Vaughan Fosters Novices' HurdleClass 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 6th 16/1

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 Killoran's strike rate?
Richard Killoran has won 80 of 651 rides since 2008, a strike rate of 12.3% (as at 29 October 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
Which course does Richard Killoran do best at?
Huntingdon by strike rate: 11 wins from 34 rides (32.4%) 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 Richard Killoran ride most for?
Tim Vaughan, with 193 rides since 2008 — 30% of the total. That pairing has won 31 (16.1%).
What is Richard Killoran's Fair A/E?
1.11, from 649 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 29 October 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).