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Jockey profile

Richard Oliver

51 rides in the last 5 seasons · 38 individual horses
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Last ride Jul 2024 100% of rides on the flat
Last 5 seasons Lifetime (2009→)
from 1 Jan 2022
1–51
Wins / Runs
2%
Strike rate
n=51
7 (14%)
Placed
0.56
Fair A/E
n=51 · 0.47 incl. margin
−30.00
£1 level stake
n=51 at SP · −58.8%
£27,722
Prize money (window)
Strike by season
0%
KTB at a glance First rides: 2.6%

Riding patterns

the angles behind the record · vs 2% baseline
First ride on the horse · first captured pairing
2.6%+0.6
n=38 · A/E 0.79 · £1 −17.00
Fresh horses · 61+ days off
0%−2.0
n=7 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −7.00
Big fields · 14+ runners
0%−2.0
n=5 · A/E 0.00 · £1 −5.00

Each tile is the record in that situation vs the 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
In Flat races 2% vs 2% · n=51 · A/E 0.56
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
Standard (AW) 22 0 0% −22.00
Good to Firm 11 1 9.1% +10.00
Good 9 0 0% −9.00
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

Courses

CourseRWSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 9 0 0% −9.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 7 0 0% −7.00
Southwell (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Beverley 5 0 0% −5.00
Ripon 3 1 33.3% +18.00
Catterick 3 0 0% −3.00
Hamilton 3 0 0% −3.00
Doncaster 3 0 0% −3.00
Pontefract 2 0 0% −2.00
Leicester 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Thirsk 2 0 0% −2.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00

Class

ClassRWSR£1
Class 5 20 1 5% +1.00
Class 4 16 0 0% −16.00
Class 6 11 0 0% −11.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

Market position

In the bettingRWSRA/E£1
2nd–3rd fav 3 0 0% 0.00 −3.00
4th–6th fav 14 1 7.1% 1.44 +7.00
7th+ in betting 34 0 0% 0.00 −34.00
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
Belle Fourche (IRE) 3 0 2 7 Oct 23
Hyrcanian (IRE) 3 0 0 16 Aug 23
Silver Frettle (GB) 2 0 0 16 Jul 24
Aurora's Doublesix (IRE) 2 0 0 5 Jul 24
Lyndsanda (IRE) 2 0 0 11 Sep 23
Hortzadar (GB) 2 0 0 26 Aug 23
Muscika (GB) 2 0 0 10 Jun 23
Lastingham (GB) 2 0 0 31 May 23
May Blossom (GB) 2 0 0 20 May 23
Star Shield (GB) 2 0 0 25 Jan 23
Holly Blackmore (IRE) 2 0 0 5 Jan 23
Fortuitous Star (IRE) 1 0 0 25 Jul 24
All 38 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, 5 seasons
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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
David O'Meara 21 0 0% −21.00
K R Burke 15 1 6.7% +6.00
Mark Walford 5 0 0% −5.00
Seb Spencer 2 0 0% −2.00
Mike Murphy & Michael Keady 2 0 0% −2.00
Philip Kirby 1 0 0% −1.00
David C Griffiths 1 0 0% −1.00
Adrian Paul Keatley 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Bailey 1 0 0% −1.00
R Mike Smith 1 0 0% −1.00
Lawrence Mullaney 1 0 0% −1.00
Muted rows are under 30 rides.

Career highlights

lifetime archive, 2009→
8
Archived wins
£101k
Prize money
2017
Best season · 6 wins
Queen In Waiting (IRE) — Read Silvestre De Sousa At 188bet Handicap Newmarket · Jun 2017 · Class 2
£12,938
Little Cupcake (GB) — Prix de la Base Aerienne 105 (Prix Jack-Hubert Barbe) Evreux · Aug 2014
£5,000
Biloxi Boy (IRE) — British EBF 40th Anniversary Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Ripon · Jun 2023 · Class 5
£4,711
Notable horses
Queen In Waiting (IRE) Kerry Icon (GB) Biloxi Boy (IRE) Ski Blast (GB) Aclimatise (GB) Il Sicario (IRE)

Sires of the horses ridden

progeny record · win % by ground and trip
Dandy Man (IRE) 0% · 0–6
Progeny have won 9.1% of 14,980 runs since 2013 (930 horses). Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 170.
Brazen Beau (AUS) 0% · 0–3
Progeny have won 10.2% of 2,475 runs since 2019 (186 horses). Weakest on Good to Soft going: 3.7% from 162. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 15.8% from 158.
Bungle Inthejungle (GB) 0% · 0–3
Progeny have won 8.8% of 4,248 runs since 2018 (353 horses). Weakest on Heavy going: 2.4% from 123. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 2.4% from 124.
Gutaifan (IRE) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 8.9% of 3,768 runs since 2019 (302 horses).
Havana Grey (GB) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 13.2% of 4,599 runs since 2022 (419 horses). Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 16.2% from 105. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10% from 422.
Helmet (AUS) 0% · 0–2
Progeny have won 9.4% of 4,852 runs since 2016 (351 horses). Strongest on Heavy going: 12.8% from 148.
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 151 · newest first

The latest 50 of 151 archived rides, newest first. The full record runs from 22 April 2009 to 25 July 2024.

DateCourseHorseRaceFinishSP
25 Jul 24 Doncaster Fortuitous Star (IRE)T: Mark Walford Eco Power Handicap (Rnd)Class 6 · 8f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 13th 66/1
16 Jul 24 Beverley Silver Frettle (GB)T: Seb Spencer AceOdds Bet Calculator EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race)Class 5 · 5f · Soft · 7 ran 7th 200/1
15 Jul 24 Wolverhampton (AW) Rhapsody In Blue (GB)T: Mike Murphy & Michael Keady Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race)Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 9th 250/1
05 Jul 24 Beverley Aurora's Doublesix (IRE)T: Mark Walford Busstop 70s Disco After Racing EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race)Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 9th 200/1
15 Jun 24 Chester Misemerald (IRE)T: Philip Kirby Horseradish Catering & Events Roodee HandicapClass 2 · 7.5f · Soft · 13 ran 4th 50/1
07 Jun 24 Haydock Mad Mode (GB)T: Mark Walford Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2)Class 4 · 11.5f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 4th 80/1
05 Jun 24 Ripon Silver Frettle (GB)T: Seb Spencer Janet And Mark Leach Wedding Celebration EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)Class 5 · 5f · Good · 10 ran 9th 100/1
28 May 24 Leicester Edenmore Lad (IRE)T: Mike Murphy & Michael Keady Ronan Keating Ladies' Day 15th June HandicapClass 6 · 7f · Heavy · 13 ran 13th 50/1
18 May 24 Thirsk Aurora's Doublesix (IRE)T: Mark Walford Marion Gibson Brown Memorial - Irish EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1)Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 10th 66/1
15 May 24 York Whatacracker (GB)T: Mark Walford Stuey Weston & Friends Getting Out HandicapClass 4 · 12f · Good · 20 ran 12th 66/1
14 May 24 Ayr Bloomin Robbery (IRE)T: R Mike Smith Family Days At Ayr Racecourse HandicapClass 6 · 7f · Good · 13 ran 9th 100/1
18 Mar 24 Newcastle (AW) Bestie (GB)T: Adrian Paul Keatley Bet 10 Get 40 At Betmgm Handicap (Rider Restricted Race)Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 7th 9/2
13 Oct 23 Newcastle (AW) Petra Celera (IRE)T: K R Burke Northumbria Leisure For Personal Service NurseryClass 5 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 12th 40/1
07 Oct 23 Wolverhampton (AW) Belle Fourche (IRE)T: David O'Meara Price Promise At bet365 HandicapClass 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 3rd 11/1
26 Sep 23 Newcastle (AW) Lady Masar (GB)T: K R Burke quinnbet.com Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race)Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 8th 33/1
23 Sep 23 Wolverhampton (AW) Belle Fourche (IRE)T: David O'Meara Download The At The Races App HandicapClass 5 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 7th 18/1
11 Sep 23 Newcastle (AW) Lyndsanda (IRE)T: K R Burke Amy Washbourne Bloom Digitally NurseryClass 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 7th 25/1
09 Sep 23 Thirsk The Crafty Mole (GB)T: David O'Meara Personal Touches Retirement EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2)Class 4 · 7f · Good · 10 ran 9th 40/1
26 Aug 23 Redcar Hortzadar (GB)T: David O'Meara Host & Stay HandicapClass 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 13th 28/1
16 Aug 23 Beverley Hyrcanian (IRE)T: K R Burke 60 Years Of Porsche 911 EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1)Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 9th 33/1

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 Oliver's strike rate?
Richard Oliver has won 1 of 51 rides since 2022, a strike rate of 2% (as at 6 November 2026). Figures are computed from our own results archive.
What is Richard Oliver's Fair A/E?
0.56, from 51 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 6 November 2026, computed from our own results archive (2005 onwards; aggregates from 2008).